used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "You mustn't be in too much of a hurry.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You can't make a fortune gold-hunting in one day, and you've got to save your own strength, and that of your horse.
react verbally
From this reading "It's hard to say," was the answer.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE BUCKING BRONCO "How long do you think it will take us to get to the gold fields?" asked Jed, of the old miner, as they jogged forward.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading THE BUCKING BRONCO "How long do you think it will take us to get to the gold fields?" asked Jed, of the old miner, as they jogged forward.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "You mustn't be in too much of a hurry.
BRONCOnounUS /ˈbrɑːŋkoʊ/
an unbroken or imperfectly broken mustang
From this reading THE BUCKING BRONCO "How long do you think it will take us to get to the gold fields?" asked Jed, of the old miner, as they jogged forward.
BUCKINGverbUS /ˈbʌkɪŋ/
-ing form of “buck” — to strive with determination
From this reading THE BUCKING BRONCO "How long do you think it will take us to get to the gold fields?" asked Jed, of the old miner, as they jogged forward.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading It's a good rule, in this business, to make haste slowly.
can't
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From this reading You can't make a fortune gold-hunting in one day, and you've got to save your own strength, and that of your horse.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading You can't make a fortune gold-hunting in one day, and you've got to save your own strength, and that of your horse.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading THE BUCKING BRONCO "How long do you think it will take us to get to the gold fields?" asked Jed, of the old miner, as they jogged forward.
United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)
From this reading THE BUCKING BRONCO "How long do you think it will take us to get to the gold fields?" asked Jed, of the old miner, as they jogged forward.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading You can't make a fortune gold-hunting in one day, and you've got to save your own strength, and that of your horse.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading THE BUCKING BRONCO "How long do you think it will take us to get to the gold fields?" asked Jed, of the old miner, as they jogged forward.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading THE BUCKING BRONCO "How long do you think it will take us to get to the gold fields?" asked Jed, of the old miner, as they jogged forward.
coins made of gold
From this reading THE BUCKING BRONCO "How long do you think it will take us to get to the gold fields?" asked Jed, of the old miner, as they jogged forward.
gold-hunting
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From this reading You can't make a fortune gold-hunting in one day, and you've got to save your own strength, and that of your horse.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading It's a good rule, in this business, to make haste slowly.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading You can't make a fortune gold-hunting in one day, and you've got to save your own strength, and that of your horse.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading "It's hard to say," was the answer.
overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
From this reading It's a good rule, in this business, to make haste slowly.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading You can't make a fortune gold-hunting in one day, and you've got to save your own strength, and that of your horse.
How
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From this reading THE BUCKING BRONCO "How long do you think it will take us to get to the gold fields?" asked Jed, of the old miner, as they jogged forward.
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading "You mustn't be in too much of a hurry.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "You mustn't be in too much of a hurry.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE BUCKING BRONCO "How long do you think it will take us to get to the gold fields?" asked Jed, of the old miner, as they jogged forward.
It's
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From this reading "It's hard to say," was the answer.
Jed
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From this reading THE BUCKING BRONCO "How long do you think it will take us to get to the gold fields?" asked Jed, of the old miner, as they jogged forward.
joggedverbUS /dʒɑːɡd/
inflected form of “jog” — continue talking or writing in a desultory manner
From this reading THE BUCKING BRONCO "How long do you think it will take us to get to the gold fields?" asked Jed, of the old miner, as they jogged forward.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading THE BUCKING BRONCO "How long do you think it will take us to get to the gold fields?" asked Jed, of the old miner, as they jogged forward.
engage in
From this reading It's a good rule, in this business, to make haste slowly.
minernounUS /ˈmaɪnər/
laborer who works in a mine
From this reading THE BUCKING BRONCO "How long do you think it will take us to get to the gold fields?" asked Jed, of the old miner, as they jogged forward.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "You mustn't be in too much of a hurry.
mustn't
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From this reading "You mustn't be in too much of a hurry.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BUCKING BRONCO "How long do you think it will take us to get to the gold fields?" asked Jed, of the old miner, as they jogged forward.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading THE BUCKING BRONCO "How long do you think it will take us to get to the gold fields?" asked Jed, of the old miner, as they jogged forward.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading You can't make a fortune gold-hunting in one day, and you've got to save your own strength, and that of your horse.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading You can't make a fortune gold-hunting in one day, and you've got to save your own strength, and that of your horse.
a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
From this reading It's a good rule, in this business, to make haste slowly.
except for; apart from
From this reading You can't make a fortune gold-hunting in one day, and you've got to save your own strength, and that of your horse.
express in words
From this reading "It's hard to say," was the answer.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading It's a good rule, in this business, to make haste slowly.
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading You can't make a fortune gold-hunting in one day, and you've got to save your own strength, and that of your horse.
carry out
From this reading THE BUCKING BRONCO "How long do you think it will take us to get to the gold fields?" asked Jed, of the old miner, as they jogged forward.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You can't make a fortune gold-hunting in one day, and you've got to save your own strength, and that of your horse.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BUCKING BRONCO "How long do you think it will take us to get to the gold fields?" asked Jed, of the old miner, as they jogged forward.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE BUCKING BRONCO "How long do you think it will take us to get to the gold fields?" asked Jed, of the old miner, as they jogged forward.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading THE BUCKING BRONCO "How long do you think it will take us to get to the gold fields?" asked Jed, of the old miner, as they jogged forward.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It's a good rule, in this business, to make haste slowly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE BUCKING BRONCO "How long do you think it will take us to get to the gold fields?" asked Jed, of the old miner, as they jogged forward.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "You mustn't be in too much of a hurry.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE BUCKING BRONCO "How long do you think it will take us to get to the gold fields?" asked Jed, of the old miner, as they jogged forward.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It's hard to say," was the answer.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading THE BUCKING BRONCO "How long do you think it will take us to get to the gold fields?" asked Jed, of the old miner, as they jogged forward.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE BUCKING BRONCO "How long do you think it will take us to get to the gold fields?" asked Jed, of the old miner, as they jogged forward.
you've
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From this reading You can't make a fortune gold-hunting in one day, and you've got to save your own strength, and that of your horse.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You can't make a fortune gold-hunting in one day, and you've got to save your own strength, and that of your horse.
