(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading "Almost anybody would have been grateful for that."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "GOOD-BY CYRUS" "And do you really believe that that bit of sage brush, which anyone could have picked up on the prairie, was the means of saving your life?" inquired Guy, when Cyrus ceased speaking.
any person at all
From this reading "Almost anybody would have been grateful for that."
any person at all
From this reading "GOOD-BY CYRUS" "And do you really believe that that bit of sage brush, which anyone could have picked up on the prairie, was the means of saving your life?" inquired Guy, when Cyrus ceased speaking.
elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading "Or it may have been the water and food you gave him," said Arthur.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Or it may have been the water and food you gave him," said Arthur.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "The Indians carried it with them when they went to the wounded man and showed it to him before they told me that I could go.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading "GOOD-BY CYRUS" "And do you really believe that that bit of sage brush, which anyone could have picked up on the prairie, was the means of saving your life?" inquired Guy, when Cyrus ceased speaking.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading "GOOD-BY CYRUS" "And do you really believe that that bit of sage brush, which anyone could have picked up on the prairie, was the means of saving your life?" inquired Guy, when Cyrus ceased speaking.
brushverbUS /brʌʃ/
rub with a brush, or as if with a brush
From this reading "GOOD-BY CYRUS" "And do you really believe that that bit of sage brush, which anyone could have picked up on the prairie, was the means of saving your life?" inquired Guy, when Cyrus ceased speaking.
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 Indians carried it with them when they went to the wounded man and showed it to him before they told me that I could go.
past form of “cease” — put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading "GOOD-BY CYRUS" "And do you really believe that that bit of sage brush, which anyone could have picked up on the prairie, was the means of saving your life?" inquired Guy, when Cyrus ceased speaking.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "GOOD-BY CYRUS" "And do you really believe that that bit of sage brush, which anyone could have picked up on the prairie, was the means of saving your life?" inquired Guy, when Cyrus ceased speaking.
CYRUSnounUS /ˈsaɪrəs/
Persian prince who was defeated in battle by his brother Artaxerxes II (424-401 BC)
From this reading "GOOD-BY CYRUS" "And do you really believe that that bit of sage brush, which anyone could have picked up on the prairie, was the means of saving your life?" inquired Guy, when Cyrus ceased speaking.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "GOOD-BY CYRUS" "And do you really believe that that bit of sage brush, which anyone could have picked up on the prairie, was the means of saving your life?" inquired Guy, when Cyrus ceased speaking.
in a serious manner
From this reading "No, it was the sage brush," said Cyrus earnestly.
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading "Or it may have been the water and food you gave him," said Arthur.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Almost anybody would have been grateful for that."
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "Or it may have been the water and food you gave him," said Arthur.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "The Indians carried it with them when they went to the wounded man and showed it to him before they told me that I could go.
GOOD-BYnoun
a farewell remark
From this reading "GOOD-BY CYRUS" "And do you really believe that that bit of sage brush, which anyone could have picked up on the prairie, was the means of saving your life?" inquired Guy, when Cyrus ceased speaking.
feeling or showing gratitude
From this reading "Almost anybody would have been grateful for that."
an informal term for a youth or man
From this reading "GOOD-BY CYRUS" "And do you really believe that that bit of sage brush, which anyone could have picked up on the prairie, was the means of saving your life?" inquired Guy, when Cyrus ceased speaking.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "GOOD-BY CYRUS" "And do you really believe that that bit of sage brush, which anyone could have picked up on the prairie, was the means of saving your life?" inquired Guy, when Cyrus ceased speaking.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Or it may have been the water and food you gave him," said Arthur.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "The Indians carried it with them when they went to the wounded man and showed it to him before they told me that I could go.
plural of “indian” — a native or inhabitant of India
From this reading "The Indians carried it with them when they went to the wounded man and showed it to him before they told me that I could go.
past form of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading "GOOD-BY CYRUS" "And do you really believe that that bit of sage brush, which anyone could have picked up on the prairie, was the means of saving your life?" inquired Guy, when Cyrus ceased speaking.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Or it may have been the water and food you gave him," said Arthur.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "GOOD-BY CYRUS" "And do you really believe that that bit of sage brush, which anyone could have picked up on the prairie, was the means of saving your life?" inquired Guy, when Cyrus ceased speaking.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "The Indians carried it with them when they went to the wounded man and showed it to him before they told me that I could go.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "Or it may have been the water and food you gave him," said Arthur.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "The Indians carried it with them when they went to the wounded man and showed it to him before they told me that I could go.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading "GOOD-BY CYRUS" "And do you really believe that that bit of sage brush, which anyone could have picked up on the prairie, was the means of saving your life?" inquired Guy, when Cyrus ceased speaking.
not any; not one
From this reading "No, it was the sage brush," said Cyrus earnestly.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "GOOD-BY CYRUS" "And do you really believe that that bit of sage brush, which anyone could have picked up on the prairie, was the means of saving your life?" inquired Guy, when Cyrus ceased speaking.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "GOOD-BY CYRUS" "And do you really believe that that bit of sage brush, which anyone could have picked up on the prairie, was the means of saving your life?" inquired Guy, when Cyrus ceased speaking.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Or it may have been the water and food you gave him," said Arthur.
past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group
From this reading "GOOD-BY CYRUS" "And do you really believe that that bit of sage brush, which anyone could have picked up on the prairie, was the means of saving your life?" inquired Guy, when Cyrus ceased speaking.
prairienounUS /ˈpreri/
a treeless grassy plain
From this reading "GOOD-BY CYRUS" "And do you really believe that that bit of sage brush, which anyone could have picked up on the prairie, was the means of saving your life?" inquired Guy, when Cyrus ceased speaking.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading "GOOD-BY CYRUS" "And do you really believe that that bit of sage brush, which anyone could have picked up on the prairie, was the means of saving your life?" inquired Guy, when Cyrus ceased speaking.
sagenounUS /seɪdʒ/
a mentor in spiritual and philosophical topics who is renowned for profound wisdom
From this reading "GOOD-BY CYRUS" "And do you really believe that that bit of sage brush, which anyone could have picked up on the prairie, was the means of saving your life?" inquired Guy, when Cyrus ceased speaking.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Or it may have been the water and food you gave him," said Arthur.
savingnounUS /ˈseɪvɪŋ/
an act of economizing; reduction in cost
From this reading "GOOD-BY CYRUS" "And do you really believe that that bit of sage brush, which anyone could have picked up on the prairie, was the means of saving your life?" inquired Guy, when Cyrus ceased speaking.
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading "The Indians carried it with them when they went to the wounded man and showed it to him before they told me that I could go.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading "GOOD-BY CYRUS" "And do you really believe that that bit of sage brush, which anyone could have picked up on the prairie, was the means of saving your life?" inquired Guy, when Cyrus ceased speaking.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "GOOD-BY CYRUS" "And do you really believe that that bit of sage brush, which anyone could have picked up on the prairie, was the means of saving your life?" inquired Guy, when Cyrus ceased speaking.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "GOOD-BY CYRUS" "And do you really believe that that bit of sage brush, which anyone could have picked up on the prairie, was the means of saving your life?" inquired Guy, when Cyrus ceased speaking.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "The Indians carried it with them when they went to the wounded man and showed it to him before they told me that I could go.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "The Indians carried it with them when they went to the wounded man and showed it to him before they told me that I could go.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "The Indians carried it with them when they went to the wounded man and showed it to him before they told me that I could go.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "The Indians carried it with them when they went to the wounded man and showed it to him before they told me that I could go.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "GOOD-BY CYRUS" "And do you really believe that that bit of sage brush, which anyone could have picked up on the prairie, was the means of saving your life?" inquired Guy, when Cyrus ceased speaking.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "GOOD-BY CYRUS" "And do you really believe that that bit of sage brush, which anyone could have picked up on the prairie, was the means of saving your life?" inquired Guy, when Cyrus ceased speaking.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading "Or it may have been the water and food you gave him," said Arthur.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "The Indians carried it with them when they went to the wounded man and showed it to him before they told me that I could go.
at the time that
From this reading "GOOD-BY CYRUS" "And do you really believe that that bit of sage brush, which anyone could have picked up on the prairie, was the means of saving your life?" inquired Guy, when Cyrus ceased speaking.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "GOOD-BY CYRUS" "And do you really believe that that bit of sage brush, which anyone could have picked up on the prairie, was the means of saving your life?" inquired Guy, when Cyrus ceased speaking.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "The Indians carried it with them when they went to the wounded man and showed it to him before they told me that I could go.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Almost anybody would have been grateful for that."
people who are wounded
From this reading "The Indians carried it with them when they went to the wounded man and showed it to him before they told me that I could go.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "GOOD-BY CYRUS" "And do you really believe that that bit of sage brush, which anyone could have picked up on the prairie, was the means of saving your life?" inquired Guy, when Cyrus ceased speaking.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "GOOD-BY CYRUS" "And do you really believe that that bit of sage brush, which anyone could have picked up on the prairie, was the means of saving your life?" inquired Guy, when Cyrus ceased speaking.
