used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A PLAINSMAN OF THE OLD SCHOOL I have eaten your bread and salt, I have drunk your water and wine; The deaths ye died I have watched beside, And the lives ye led were mine.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A PLAINSMAN OF THE OLD SCHOOL I have eaten your bread and salt, I have drunk your water and wine; The deaths ye died I have watched beside, And the lives ye led were mine.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The little postoffice at Carey's Crossing in Wolf County was full of men waiting for the mail due at noon.
next to; at the side of
From this reading A PLAINSMAN OF THE OLD SCHOOL I have eaten your bread and salt, I have drunk your water and wine; The deaths ye died I have watched beside, And the lives ye led were mine.
food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
From this reading A PLAINSMAN OF THE OLD SCHOOL I have eaten your bread and salt, I have drunk your water and wine; The deaths ye died I have watched beside, And the lives ye led were mine.
brighteradjectiveUS /ˈbraɪtər/
comparative of “bright” — emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading Mail came thrice a week now, and business on the frontier was looking brighter.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading Mail came thrice a week now, and business on the frontier was looking brighter.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Mail came thrice a week now, and business on the frontier was looking brighter.
Carey's
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From this reading The little postoffice at Carey's Crossing in Wolf County was full of men waiting for the mail due at noon.
(United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government
From this reading The little postoffice at Carey's Crossing in Wolf County was full of men waiting for the mail due at noon.
traveling across
From this reading The little postoffice at Carey's Crossing in Wolf County was full of men waiting for the mail due at noon.
deathsnounUS /deθs/
plural of “death” — the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading A PLAINSMAN OF THE OLD SCHOOL I have eaten your bread and salt, I have drunk your water and wine; The deaths ye died I have watched beside, And the lives ye led were mine.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading A PLAINSMAN OF THE OLD SCHOOL I have eaten your bread and salt, I have drunk your water and wine; The deaths ye died I have watched beside, And the lives ye led were mine.
stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
From this reading A PLAINSMAN OF THE OLD SCHOOL I have eaten your bread and salt, I have drunk your water and wine; The deaths ye died I have watched beside, And the lives ye led were mine.
owed and payable immediately or on demand
From this reading The little postoffice at Carey's Crossing in Wolf County was full of men waiting for the mail due at noon.
inflected form of “eat” — take in solid food
From this reading A PLAINSMAN OF THE OLD SCHOOL I have eaten your bread and salt, I have drunk your water and wine; The deaths ye died I have watched beside, And the lives ye led were mine.
featurenounUS /ˈfiːtʃər/
a prominent attribute or aspect of something
From this reading The postoffice was only one feature of the room it occupied.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The little postoffice at Carey's Crossing in Wolf County was full of men waiting for the mail due at noon.
frontiernounUS /frənˈtɪr/
a wilderness at the edge of a settled area of a country
From this reading Mail came thrice a week now, and business on the frontier was looking brighter.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading The little postoffice at Carey's Crossing in Wolf County was full of men waiting for the mail due at noon.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A PLAINSMAN OF THE OLD SCHOOL I have eaten your bread and salt, I have drunk your water and wine; The deaths ye died I have watched beside, And the lives ye led were mine.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A PLAINSMAN OF THE OLD SCHOOL I have eaten your bread and salt, I have drunk your water and wine; The deaths ye died I have watched beside, And the lives ye led were mine.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The little postoffice at Carey's Crossing in Wolf County was full of men waiting for the mail due at noon.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The postoffice was only one feature of the room it occupied.
KiplingnounUS /ˈkɪplɪŋ/
English author of novels and poetry who was born in India (1865-1936)
From this reading --Kipling.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading A PLAINSMAN OF THE OLD SCHOOL I have eaten your bread and salt, I have drunk your water and wine; The deaths ye died I have watched beside, And the lives ye led were mine.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The little postoffice at Carey's Crossing in Wolf County was full of men waiting for the mail due at noon.
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading A PLAINSMAN OF THE OLD SCHOOL I have eaten your bread and salt, I have drunk your water and wine; The deaths ye died I have watched beside, And the lives ye led were mine.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Mail came thrice a week now, and business on the frontier was looking brighter.
mailnounUS /meɪl/
the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service
From this reading The little postoffice at Carey's Crossing in Wolf County was full of men waiting for the mail due at noon.
the force of workers available
From this reading The little postoffice at Carey's Crossing in Wolf County was full of men waiting for the mail due at noon.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading A PLAINSMAN OF THE OLD SCHOOL I have eaten your bread and salt, I have drunk your water and wine; The deaths ye died I have watched beside, And the lives ye led were mine.
the middle of the day
From this reading The little postoffice at Carey's Crossing in Wolf County was full of men waiting for the mail due at noon.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Mail came thrice a week now, and business on the frontier was looking brighter.
held or filled or in use
From this reading The postoffice was only one feature of the room it occupied.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A PLAINSMAN OF THE OLD SCHOOL I have eaten your bread and salt, I have drunk your water and wine; The deaths ye died I have watched beside, And the lives ye led were mine.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading A PLAINSMAN OF THE OLD SCHOOL I have eaten your bread and salt, I have drunk your water and wine; The deaths ye died I have watched beside, And the lives ye led were mine.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mail came thrice a week now, and business on the frontier was looking brighter.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The postoffice was only one feature of the room it occupied.
and nothing more
From this reading The postoffice was only one feature of the room it occupied.
PLAINSMANnoun
an inhabitant of a plains region (especially the Great Plains of North America)
From this reading A PLAINSMAN OF THE OLD SCHOOL I have eaten your bread and salt, I have drunk your water and wine; The deaths ye died I have watched beside, And the lives ye led were mine.
postoffice
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From this reading The little postoffice at Carey's Crossing in Wolf County was full of men waiting for the mail due at noon.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The postoffice was only one feature of the room it occupied.
a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
From this reading A PLAINSMAN OF THE OLD SCHOOL I have eaten your bread and salt, I have drunk your water and wine; The deaths ye died I have watched beside, And the lives ye led were mine.
an educational institution
From this reading A PLAINSMAN OF THE OLD SCHOOL I have eaten your bread and salt, I have drunk your water and wine; The deaths ye died I have watched beside, And the lives ye led were mine.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A PLAINSMAN OF THE OLD SCHOOL I have eaten your bread and salt, I have drunk your water and wine; The deaths ye died I have watched beside, And the lives ye led were mine.
thriceadverbUS /θraɪs/
three times
From this reading Mail came thrice a week now, and business on the frontier was looking brighter.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading The little postoffice at Carey's Crossing in Wolf County was full of men waiting for the mail due at noon.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The little postoffice at Carey's Crossing in Wolf County was full of men waiting for the mail due at noon.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading A PLAINSMAN OF THE OLD SCHOOL I have eaten your bread and salt, I have drunk your water and wine; The deaths ye died I have watched beside, And the lives ye led were mine.
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 A PLAINSMAN OF THE OLD SCHOOL I have eaten your bread and salt, I have drunk your water and wine; The deaths ye died I have watched beside, And the lives ye led were mine.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Mail came thrice a week now, and business on the frontier was looking brighter.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A PLAINSMAN OF THE OLD SCHOOL I have eaten your bread and salt, I have drunk your water and wine; The deaths ye died I have watched beside, And the lives ye led were mine.
fermented juice (of grapes especially)
From this reading A PLAINSMAN OF THE OLD SCHOOL I have eaten your bread and salt, I have drunk your water and wine; The deaths ye died I have watched beside, And the lives ye led were mine.
any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
From this reading The little postoffice at Carey's Crossing in Wolf County was full of men waiting for the mail due at noon.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading A PLAINSMAN OF THE OLD SCHOOL I have eaten your bread and salt, I have drunk your water and wine; The deaths ye died I have watched beside, And the lives ye led were mine.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading A PLAINSMAN OF THE OLD SCHOOL I have eaten your bread and salt, I have drunk your water and wine; The deaths ye died I have watched beside, And the lives ye led were mine.
