used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading By Robert Winchester Illustrated by Ralph Frederick A right diverting tale of sudden love and battle down on the Texas border, by the competent writing-man who gave us “My Deputy” and “No Flyer Ever Lost.”
a-tall
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From this reading Ma’s been reading herself a lot about these new kind of girls, and she don’t believe it a-tall.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Ma’s been reading herself a lot about these new kind of girls, and she don’t believe it a-tall.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “Doggone,” said Sam Earp, plaintively, “I sure wish Ma was along so’s she could see it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading By Robert Winchester Illustrated by Ralph Frederick A right diverting tale of sudden love and battle down on the Texas border, by the competent writing-man who gave us “My Deputy” and “No Flyer Ever Lost.”
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading By Robert Winchester Illustrated by Ralph Frederick A right diverting tale of sudden love and battle down on the Texas border, by the competent writing-man who gave us “My Deputy” and “No Flyer Ever Lost.”
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Ma’s been reading herself a lot about these new kind of girls, and she don’t believe it a-tall.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading Ma’s been reading herself a lot about these new kind of girls, and she don’t believe it a-tall.
bordernounUS /ˈbɔːrdər/
a line that indicates a boundary
From this reading By Robert Winchester Illustrated by Ralph Frederick A right diverting tale of sudden love and battle down on the Texas border, by the competent writing-man who gave us “My Deputy” and “No Flyer Ever Lost.”
a youthful male person
From this reading Hot damn, boy!
bronzedadjectiveUS /brɑːnzd/
(of skin) having a tan color from exposure to the sun
From this reading The two lean-bodied Texas rangers stood on the sidewalk of Wirton’s main street, their thin, bronzed, grave young faces immobile, watching the girl who had pulled up to the curb in a long high-powered roadster that carried a New York license.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By Robert Winchester Illustrated by Ralph Frederick A right diverting tale of sudden love and battle down on the Texas border, by the competent writing-man who gave us “My Deputy” and “No Flyer Ever Lost.”
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading The two lean-bodied Texas rangers stood on the sidewalk of Wirton’s main street, their thin, bronzed, grave young faces immobile, watching the girl who had pulled up to the curb in a long high-powered roadster that carried a New York license.
competentadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːmpətɪnt/
properly or sufficiently qualified or capable or efficient
From this reading By Robert Winchester Illustrated by Ralph Frederick A right diverting tale of sudden love and battle down on the Texas border, by the competent writing-man who gave us “My Deputy” and “No Flyer Ever Lost.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Doggone,” said Sam Earp, plaintively, “I sure wish Ma was along so’s she could see it.
curbnounUS /kɜːrb/
an edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter)
From this reading The two lean-bodied Texas rangers stood on the sidewalk of Wirton’s main street, their thin, bronzed, grave young faces immobile, watching the girl who had pulled up to the curb in a long high-powered roadster that carried a New York license.
damnadjectiveUS /dæm/
used as expletives
From this reading Hot damn, boy!
DeputynounUS /ˈdepjəti/
someone authorized to exercise the powers of sheriff in emergencies
From this reading By Robert Winchester Illustrated by Ralph Frederick A right diverting tale of sudden love and battle down on the Texas border, by the competent writing-man who gave us “My Deputy” and “No Flyer Ever Lost.”
divertingadjectiveUS /daɪˈvɜːrtɪŋ/
providing enjoyment; pleasantly entertaining
From this reading By Robert Winchester Illustrated by Ralph Frederick A right diverting tale of sudden love and battle down on the Texas border, by the competent writing-man who gave us “My Deputy” and “No Flyer Ever Lost.”
Doggone
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From this reading “Doggone,” said Sam Earp, plaintively, “I sure wish Ma was along so’s she could see it.
don't
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From this reading Ma’s been reading herself a lot about these new kind of girls, and she don’t believe it a-tall.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading By Robert Winchester Illustrated by Ralph Frederick A right diverting tale of sudden love and battle down on the Texas border, by the competent writing-man who gave us “My Deputy” and “No Flyer Ever Lost.”
Earp
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From this reading “Doggone,” said Sam Earp, plaintively, “I sure wish Ma was along so’s she could see it.
at any time
From this reading By Robert Winchester Illustrated by Ralph Frederick A right diverting tale of sudden love and battle down on the Texas border, by the competent writing-man who gave us “My Deputy” and “No Flyer Ever Lost.”
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The two lean-bodied Texas rangers stood on the sidewalk of Wirton’s main street, their thin, bronzed, grave young faces immobile, watching the girl who had pulled up to the curb in a long high-powered roadster that carried a New York license.
FlyernounUS /ˈflaɪər/
an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution
From this reading By Robert Winchester Illustrated by Ralph Frederick A right diverting tale of sudden love and battle down on the Texas border, by the competent writing-man who gave us “My Deputy” and “No Flyer Ever Lost.”
FredericknounUS /ˈfredrɪk/
a town in northern Maryland to the west of Baltimore
From this reading By Robert Winchester Illustrated by Ralph Frederick A right diverting tale of sudden love and battle down on the Texas border, by the competent writing-man who gave us “My Deputy” and “No Flyer Ever Lost.”
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading By Robert Winchester Illustrated by Ralph Frederick A right diverting tale of sudden love and battle down on the Texas border, by the competent writing-man who gave us “My Deputy” and “No Flyer Ever Lost.”
a young female
From this reading The two lean-bodied Texas rangers stood on the sidewalk of Wirton’s main street, their thin, bronzed, grave young faces immobile, watching the girl who had pulled up to the curb in a long high-powered roadster that carried a New York license.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading Ma’s been reading herself a lot about these new kind of girls, and she don’t believe it a-tall.
death of a person
From this reading The two lean-bodied Texas rangers stood on the sidewalk of Wirton’s main street, their thin, bronzed, grave young faces immobile, watching the girl who had pulled up to the curb in a long high-powered roadster that carried a New York license.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The two lean-bodied Texas rangers stood on the sidewalk of Wirton’s main street, their thin, bronzed, grave young faces immobile, watching the girl who had pulled up to the curb in a long high-powered roadster that carried a New York license.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Ma’s been reading herself a lot about these new kind of girls, and she don’t believe it a-tall.
high-poweredadjectiveUS /ˌhaɪˈpaʊərd/
vigorously energetic or forceful
From this reading The two lean-bodied Texas rangers stood on the sidewalk of Wirton’s main street, their thin, bronzed, grave young faces immobile, watching the girl who had pulled up to the curb in a long high-powered roadster that carried a New York license.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading Hot damn, boy!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Doggone,” said Sam Earp, plaintively, “I sure wish Ma was along so’s she could see it.
IllustratedverbUS /ˈɪləstreɪtəd/
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading By Robert Winchester Illustrated by Ralph Frederick A right diverting tale of sudden love and battle down on the Texas border, by the competent writing-man who gave us “My Deputy” and “No Flyer Ever Lost.”
immobileadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈmoʊbəl/
not capable of movement or of being moved
From this reading The two lean-bodied Texas rangers stood on the sidewalk of Wirton’s main street, their thin, bronzed, grave young faces immobile, watching the girl who had pulled up to the curb in a long high-powered roadster that carried a New York license.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The two lean-bodied Texas rangers stood on the sidewalk of Wirton’s main street, their thin, bronzed, grave young faces immobile, watching the girl who had pulled up to the curb in a long high-powered roadster that carried a New York license.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Doggone,” said Sam Earp, plaintively, “I sure wish Ma was along so’s she could see it.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading Ma’s been reading herself a lot about these new kind of girls, and she don’t believe it a-tall.
lean-bodied
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From this reading The two lean-bodied Texas rangers stood on the sidewalk of Wirton’s main street, their thin, bronzed, grave young faces immobile, watching the girl who had pulled up to the curb in a long high-powered roadster that carried a New York license.
licensenounUS /ˈlaɪsəns/
a legal document giving official permission to do something
From this reading The two lean-bodied Texas rangers stood on the sidewalk of Wirton’s main street, their thin, bronzed, grave young faces immobile, watching the girl who had pulled up to the curb in a long high-powered roadster that carried a New York license.
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 two lean-bodied Texas rangers stood on the sidewalk of Wirton’s main street, their thin, bronzed, grave young faces immobile, watching the girl who had pulled up to the curb in a long high-powered roadster that carried a New York license.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading By Robert Winchester Illustrated by Ralph Frederick A right diverting tale of sudden love and battle down on the Texas border, by the competent writing-man who gave us “My Deputy” and “No Flyer Ever Lost.”
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading Ma’s been reading herself a lot about these new kind of girls, and she don’t believe it a-tall.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading By Robert Winchester Illustrated by Ralph Frederick A right diverting tale of sudden love and battle down on the Texas border, by the competent writing-man who gave us “My Deputy” and “No Flyer Ever Lost.”
ManounUS /mɑː/
informal terms for a mother
From this reading “Doggone,” said Sam Earp, plaintively, “I sure wish Ma was along so’s she could see it.
Ma's
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From this reading Ma’s been reading herself a lot about these new kind of girls, and she don’t believe it a-tall.
most important element
From this reading The two lean-bodied Texas rangers stood on the sidewalk of Wirton’s main street, their thin, bronzed, grave young faces immobile, watching the girl who had pulled up to the curb in a long high-powered roadster that carried a New York license.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading By Robert Winchester Illustrated by Ralph Frederick A right diverting tale of sudden love and battle down on the Texas border, by the competent writing-man who gave us “My Deputy” and “No Flyer Ever Lost.”
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading The two lean-bodied Texas rangers stood on the sidewalk of Wirton’s main street, their thin, bronzed, grave young faces immobile, watching the girl who had pulled up to the curb in a long high-powered roadster that carried a New York license.
not any; not one
From this reading By Robert Winchester Illustrated by Ralph Frederick A right diverting tale of sudden love and battle down on the Texas border, by the competent writing-man who gave us “My Deputy” and “No Flyer Ever Lost.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading By Robert Winchester Illustrated by Ralph Frederick A right diverting tale of sudden love and battle down on the Texas border, by the competent writing-man who gave us “My Deputy” and “No Flyer Ever Lost.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading By Robert Winchester Illustrated by Ralph Frederick A right diverting tale of sudden love and battle down on the Texas border, by the competent writing-man who gave us “My Deputy” and “No Flyer Ever Lost.”
plaintivelyadverbUS /ˈpleɪntaɪvli/
in a plaintive manner
From this reading “Doggone,” said Sam Earp, plaintively, “I sure wish Ma was along so’s she could see it.
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading The two lean-bodied Texas rangers stood on the sidewalk of Wirton’s main street, their thin, bronzed, grave young faces immobile, watching the girl who had pulled up to the curb in a long high-powered roadster that carried a New York license.
Ralph
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From this reading By Robert Winchester Illustrated by Ralph Frederick A right diverting tale of sudden love and battle down on the Texas border, by the competent writing-man who gave us “My Deputy” and “No Flyer Ever Lost.”
rangersnounUS /ˈreɪndʒərz/
plural of “ranger” — a member of the Texas state highway patrol; formerly a mounted lawman who maintained order on the frontier
From this reading The two lean-bodied Texas rangers stood on the sidewalk of Wirton’s main street, their thin, bronzed, grave young faces immobile, watching the girl who had pulled up to the curb in a long high-powered roadster that carried a New York license.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading Ma’s been reading herself a lot about these new kind of girls, and she don’t believe it a-tall.
precisely, exactly
From this reading By Robert Winchester Illustrated by Ralph Frederick A right diverting tale of sudden love and battle down on the Texas border, by the competent writing-man who gave us “My Deputy” and “No Flyer Ever Lost.”
roadsternounUS /ˈroʊdstər/
an open automobile having a front seat and a rumble seat
From this reading The two lean-bodied Texas rangers stood on the sidewalk of Wirton’s main street, their thin, bronzed, grave young faces immobile, watching the girl who had pulled up to the curb in a long high-powered roadster that carried a New York license.
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading By Robert Winchester Illustrated by Ralph Frederick A right diverting tale of sudden love and battle down on the Texas border, by the competent writing-man who gave us “My Deputy” and “No Flyer Ever Lost.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Doggone,” said Sam Earp, plaintively, “I sure wish Ma was along so’s she could see it.
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading “Doggone,” said Sam Earp, plaintively, “I sure wish Ma was along so’s she could see it.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “Doggone,” said Sam Earp, plaintively, “I sure wish Ma was along so’s she could see it.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Doggone,” said Sam Earp, plaintively, “I sure wish Ma was along so’s she could see it.
sidewalknounUS /ˈsaɪdwɔːk/
walk consisting of a paved area for pedestrians; usually beside a street or roadway
From this reading The two lean-bodied Texas rangers stood on the sidewalk of Wirton’s main street, their thin, bronzed, grave young faces immobile, watching the girl who had pulled up to the curb in a long high-powered roadster that carried a New York license.
so'snounUS /soʊz/
possessive form of “so” — the syllable naming the fifth (dominant) note of any musical scale in solmization
From this reading “Doggone,” said Sam Earp, plaintively, “I sure wish Ma was along so’s she could see it.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading The two lean-bodied Texas rangers stood on the sidewalk of Wirton’s main street, their thin, bronzed, grave young faces immobile, watching the girl who had pulled up to the curb in a long high-powered roadster that carried a New York license.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading The two lean-bodied Texas rangers stood on the sidewalk of Wirton’s main street, their thin, bronzed, grave young faces immobile, watching the girl who had pulled up to the curb in a long high-powered roadster that carried a New York license.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading By Robert Winchester Illustrated by Ralph Frederick A right diverting tale of sudden love and battle down on the Texas border, by the competent writing-man who gave us “My Deputy” and “No Flyer Ever Lost.”
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading “Doggone,” said Sam Earp, plaintively, “I sure wish Ma was along so’s she could see it.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading By Robert Winchester Illustrated by Ralph Frederick A right diverting tale of sudden love and battle down on the Texas border, by the competent writing-man who gave us “My Deputy” and “No Flyer Ever Lost.”
TexasnounUS /ˈteksəs/
the second largest state; located in southwestern United States on the Gulf of Mexico
From this reading By Robert Winchester Illustrated by Ralph Frederick A right diverting tale of sudden love and battle down on the Texas border, by the competent writing-man who gave us “My Deputy” and “No Flyer Ever Lost.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The two lean-bodied Texas rangers stood on the sidewalk of Wirton’s main street, their thin, bronzed, grave young faces immobile, watching the girl who had pulled up to the curb in a long high-powered roadster that carried a New York license.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading By Robert Winchester Illustrated by Ralph Frederick A right diverting tale of sudden love and battle down on the Texas border, by the competent writing-man who gave us “My Deputy” and “No Flyer Ever Lost.”
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The two lean-bodied Texas rangers stood on the sidewalk of Wirton’s main street, their thin, bronzed, grave young faces immobile, watching the girl who had pulled up to the curb in a long high-powered roadster that carried a New York license.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Ma’s been reading herself a lot about these new kind of girls, and she don’t believe it a-tall.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading The two lean-bodied Texas rangers stood on the sidewalk of Wirton’s main street, their thin, bronzed, grave young faces immobile, watching the girl who had pulled up to the curb in a long high-powered roadster that carried a New York license.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The two lean-bodied Texas rangers stood on the sidewalk of Wirton’s main street, their thin, bronzed, grave young faces immobile, watching the girl who had pulled up to the curb in a long high-powered roadster that carried a New York license.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The two lean-bodied Texas rangers stood on the sidewalk of Wirton’s main street, their thin, bronzed, grave young faces immobile, watching the girl who had pulled up to the curb in a long high-powered roadster that carried a New York license.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The two lean-bodied Texas rangers stood on the sidewalk of Wirton’s main street, their thin, bronzed, grave young faces immobile, watching the girl who had pulled up to the curb in a long high-powered roadster that carried a New York license.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading By Robert Winchester Illustrated by Ralph Frederick A right diverting tale of sudden love and battle down on the Texas border, by the competent writing-man who gave us “My Deputy” and “No Flyer Ever Lost.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Doggone,” said Sam Earp, plaintively, “I sure wish Ma was along so’s she could see it.
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading The two lean-bodied Texas rangers stood on the sidewalk of Wirton’s main street, their thin, bronzed, grave young faces immobile, watching the girl who had pulled up to the curb in a long high-powered roadster that carried a New York license.
which person or people
From this reading By Robert Winchester Illustrated by Ralph Frederick A right diverting tale of sudden love and battle down on the Texas border, by the competent writing-man who gave us “My Deputy” and “No Flyer Ever Lost.”
WinchesternounUS /ˈwɪntʃestər/
a city in southern England; administrative center of Hampshire
From this reading By Robert Winchester Illustrated by Ralph Frederick A right diverting tale of sudden love and battle down on the Texas border, by the competent writing-man who gave us “My Deputy” and “No Flyer Ever Lost.”
Wirton's
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From this reading The two lean-bodied Texas rangers stood on the sidewalk of Wirton’s main street, their thin, bronzed, grave young faces immobile, watching the girl who had pulled up to the curb in a long high-powered roadster that carried a New York license.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading “Doggone,” said Sam Earp, plaintively, “I sure wish Ma was along so’s she could see it.
writing-man
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From this reading By Robert Winchester Illustrated by Ralph Frederick A right diverting tale of sudden love and battle down on the Texas border, by the competent writing-man who gave us “My Deputy” and “No Flyer Ever Lost.”
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading The two lean-bodied Texas rangers stood on the sidewalk of Wirton’s main street, their thin, bronzed, grave young faces immobile, watching the girl who had pulled up to the curb in a long high-powered roadster that carried a New York license.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading The two lean-bodied Texas rangers stood on the sidewalk of Wirton’s main street, their thin, bronzed, grave young faces immobile, watching the girl who had pulled up to the curb in a long high-powered roadster that carried a New York license.
