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Angel and the Badman

Cows, Sheep, Kids

(Lesson 8)

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arm

a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
A video clip called A fellow grabbed his gun arm just as he drew.

A fellow grabbed his gun arm just as he drew.
batch

(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
A video clip called I'm not going to stand for a lot of dressing up and a batch of jabbering people looking at me, just because I'm getting married.

I'm not going to stand for a lot of dressing up and a batch of jabbering people looking at me, just because I'm getting married.
bite

a wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person
A video clip called He might have known that I don't trust him and decide to take first bite.

He might have known that I don't trust him and decide to take first bite.
blackberry

large sweet black or very dark purple edible aggregate fruit of any of various bushes of the genus Rubus
A video clip called I never did like blackberries. Now I know I was right.

I never did like blackberries. Now I know I was right.
bushwhack

wait in hiding to attack
A video clip called Folks had been bushwhacked by Indians, I guess.

Folks had been bushwhacked by Indians, I guess.
business

a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
A video clip called Haven't you got some real important business to attend to?

Haven't you got some real important business to attend to?
business

a rightful concern or responsibility
A video clip called Go and mind your own business.

Go and mind your own business.
calf

young of domestic cattle
A video clip called He wasn't too careful whose calf he threw his rope at..

He wasn't too careful whose calf he threw his rope at..
cattleman

a man who raises (or tends) cattle
A video clip called He was a big fellow. A cattleman.

He was a big fellow. A cattleman.
cows

domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
A video clip called Cows, sheep, kids.

Cows, sheep, kids.
daisy

any of numerous composite plants having flower heads with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in a single whorl
A video clip called And, incidentally, that's not petunia, that's a daisy.

And, incidentally, that's not petunia, that's a daisy.
days

the time during which someone's life continues
A video clip called He swung a wide loop in his younger days, I think.

He swung a wide loop in his younger days, I think.
doctor

a licensed medical practitioner
A video clip called Get that doctor to burn up the road both ways.

Get that doctor to burn up the road both ways.
fellow

a boy or man
A video clip called Now, that little gal, should marry some young fellow.

Now, that little gal, should marry some young fellow.
fern

any of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward; reproduce by spores
A video clip called I'll get some more ferns.

I'll get some more ferns.
folks

people in general (often used in the plural)
A video clip called Folks had been bushwhacked by Indians, I guess.

Folks had been bushwhacked by Indians, I guess.
grain

a relatively small granular particle of a substance
A video clip called Some young fellow that would raise a lot of grain.

Some young fellow that would raise a lot of grain.
guy

an informal term for a youth or man
A video clip called He was quite a guy.

He was quite a guy.
kid

a young person of either sex
A video clip called Cows, sheep, kids.

Cows, sheep, kids.
kind

a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
A video clip called The kind of a fellow that she'd always know where he was.

The kind of a fellow that she'd always know where he was.
loop

fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines
A video clip called He swung a wide loop in his younger days, I think.

He swung a wide loop in his younger days, I think.
most

(superlative of `many' used with count nouns and often preceded by `the') quantifier meaning the greatest in number
A video clip called Most of the old cattlemen were like that.

Most of the old cattlemen were like that.
mother

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
A video clip called You don't have to be worried about Penny, Mother.

You don't have to be worried about Penny, Mother.
nonsense

ornamental objects of no great value
A video clip called Does a lot of potpourri and nonsense have to go with it?

Does a lot of potpourri and nonsense have to go with it?
nothing

a quantity of no importance
A video clip called Oh nothing. I just like the sound of it.

Oh nothing. I just like the sound of it.
petunia

any of numerous tropical herbs having fluted funnel-shaped flowers
A video clip called Look out there's a wasp on that petunia! Don't kill him.

Look out there's a wasp on that petunia! Don't kill him.
place

a point located with respect to surface features of some region
A video clip called Some place else. Sure.

Some place else. Sure.
place

any area set aside for a particular purpose
A video clip called He was down in a gambling place.

He was down in a gambling place.
plough

a farm tool having one or more heavy blades to break the soil and cut a furrow prior to sowing
A video clip called Quirt Evans behind a plough.

Quirt Evans behind a plough.
pony

a range horse of the western United States
A video clip called The pony walks as soft as you do.

The pony walks as soft as you do.
potpourri

a jar of mixed flower petals and spices used as perfume
A video clip called Does a lot of potpourri and nonsense have to go with it?

Does a lot of potpourri and nonsense have to go with it?
road

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
A video clip called Get that doctor to burn up the road both ways.

Get that doctor to burn up the road both ways.
rope

a strong line
A video clip called I always figured on using a new rope in hanging you.

I always figured on using a new rope in hanging you.
saloon

a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
A video clip called Let's find a saloon.

Let's find a saloon.
shame

a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
A video clip called It's a shame things don't always turn out the way they should.

It's a shame things don't always turn out the way they should.
sheep

woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat
A video clip called Cows, sheep, kids.

Cows, sheep, kids.
sight

an instance of visual perception
A video clip called There is a sight I never thought I'd see.

There is a sight I never thought I'd see.
sound

the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
A video clip called Oh nothing. I just like the sound of it.

Oh nothing. I just like the sound of it.
thing

an artifact
A video clip called You never took the best of things.

You never took the best of things.
thing

a vaguely specified concern
A video clip called It's a shame things don't always turn out the way they should.

It's a shame things don't always turn out the way they should.
wasp

social or solitary hymenopterans typically having a slender body with the abdomen attached by a narrow stalk and having a formidable sting
A video clip called Look out there's a wasp on that petunia! Don't kill him.

Look out there's a wasp on that petunia! Don't kill him.
way

a line leading to a place or point
A video clip called Get that doctor to burn up the road both ways.

Get that doctor to burn up the road both ways.
whereabouts

the general location where something is
A video clip called But I always liked to keep track of your whereabouts.

But I always liked to keep track of your whereabouts.
work

activity directed toward making or doing something
A video clip called It's too much work

It's too much work
a lot

to a very great degree or extent
A video clip called Some young fellow that would raise a lot of grain.

Some young fellow that would raise a lot of grain.
aim

point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
A video clip called Where I aim to stay.

Where I aim to stay.
attend to

get down to; pay attention to; take seriously
A video clip called Haven't you got some real important business to attend to?

Haven't you got some real important business to attend to?
bounce

spring back; spring away from an impact
A video clip called Well, I just bounced around from place to place.

Well, I just bounced around from place to place.
burn up

burn brightly
A video clip called Get that doctor to burn up the road both ways.

Get that doctor to burn up the road both ways.
cattle trail

a trail over which cattle were driven to market
A video clip called He found me somewhere along a big cattle trail.

He found me somewhere along a big cattle trail.
decide

reach, make, or come to a decision about something
A video clip called He might have known that I don't trust him and decide to take first bite.

He might have known that I don't trust him and decide to take first bite.
draw

bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover
A video clip called A fellow grabbed his gun arm just as he drew.

A fellow grabbed his gun arm just as he drew.
dress up

put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive
A video clip called I'm not going to stand for a lot of dressing up and a batch of jabbering people looking at me, just because I'm getting married.

I'm not going to stand for a lot of dressing up and a batch of jabbering people looking at me, just because I'm getting married.
figure

judge to be probable
A video clip called Oh, I figured you'd have heard him.

Oh, I figured you'd have heard him.
find

come upon, as if by accident; meet with
A video clip called He found me somewhere along a big cattle trail.

He found me somewhere along a big cattle trail.
find

come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost
A video clip called Let's find a saloon.

Let's find a saloon.
gamble

play games for money
A video clip called He was down in a gambling place.

He was down in a gambling place.
get married

take in marriage
A video clip called I'm not going to stand for a lot of dressing up and a batch of jabbering people looking at me, just because I'm getting married.

I'm not going to stand for a lot of dressing up and a batch of jabbering people looking at me, just because I'm getting married.
go

move away from a place into another direction
A video clip called Go and mind your own business.

Go and mind your own business.
go

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
A video clip called But it just so happens I got to be going.

But it just so happens I got to be going.
go down

be defeated
A video clip called And all your men went down looking at you.

And all your men went down looking at you.
go with

be present or associated with an event or entity
A video clip called Does a lot of potpourri and nonsense have to go with it?

Does a lot of potpourri and nonsense have to go with it?
grab

take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of
A video clip called A fellow grabbed his gun arm just as he drew.

A fellow grabbed his gun arm just as he drew.
guess

expect, believe, or suppose
A video clip called Folks had been bushwhacked by Indians, I guess.

Folks had been bushwhacked by Indians, I guess.
hang

kill by hanging
A video clip called I always figured on using a new rope in hanging you.

I always figured on using a new rope in hanging you.
happen

come to pass
A video clip called But it just so happens I got to be going.

But it just so happens I got to be going.
hear

perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
A video clip called Oh, I figured you'd have heard him.

Oh, I figured you'd have heard him.
help

abstain from doing; always used with a negative
A video clip called Oh, I can't help worrying about it, Johnny.

Oh, I can't help worrying about it, Johnny.
jabber

talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner
A video clip called I'm not going to stand for a lot of dressing up and a batch of jabbering people looking at me, just because I'm getting married.

I'm not going to stand for a lot of dressing up and a batch of jabbering people looking at me, just because I'm getting married.
keep track

keep informed of fully aware
A video clip called But I always liked to keep track of your whereabouts.

But I always liked to keep track of your whereabouts.
kick up

cause to rise by kicking
A video clip called Why don't you kick up that horse and move on?

Why don't you kick up that horse and move on?
kill

cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
A video clip called Look out there's a wasp on that petunia! Don't kill him.

Look out there's a wasp on that petunia! Don't kill him.
like

find enjoyable or agreeable
A video clip called But I always liked to keep track of your whereabouts.

But I always liked to keep track of your whereabouts.
marry

take in marriage
A video clip called Now, that little gal, should marry some young fellow.

Now, that little gal, should marry some young fellow.
mind

be concerned with or about something or somebody
A video clip called Go and mind your own business.

Go and mind your own business.
move on

move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
A video clip called Why don't you kick up that horse and move on?

Why don't you kick up that horse and move on?
murder

kill intentionally and with premeditation
A video clip called He was murdered.

He was murdered.
own

have ownership or possession of
A video clip called Go and mind your own business.

Go and mind your own business.
pick

look for and gather
A video clip called Picking blackberries?

Picking blackberries?
quite a

of an unusually noticeable or exceptional or remarkable kind (not used with a negative)
A video clip called He was quite a guy.

He was quite a guy.
raise

bring up
A video clip called A fellow who half raised me, gave it to me.

A fellow who half raised me, gave it to me.
raise

cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques
A video clip called Some young fellow that would raise a lot of grain.

Some young fellow that would raise a lot of grain.
rate

be worthy of or have a certain rating
A video clip called You don't rate a new rope with me.

You don't rate a new rope with me.
respect

regard highly; think much of
A video clip called Kind of respected you.

Kind of respected you.
run off

force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings
A video clip called I never have been run off no place yet.

I never have been run off no place yet.
stay

stay the same; remain in a certain state
A video clip called Where I aim to stay.

Where I aim to stay.
stop

put an end to a state or an activity
A video clip called Stop it.

Stop it.
swing

move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting
A video clip called He swung a wide loop in his younger days, I think.

He swung a wide loop in his younger days, I think.
take

carry out
A video clip called He might have known that I don't trust him and decide to take first bite.

He might have known that I don't trust him and decide to take first bite.
take

get into one's hands, take physically
A video clip called You never took the best of things.

You never took the best of things.
teach

impart skills or knowledge to
A video clip called I taught him.

I taught him.
throw

propel through the air
A video clip called He wasn't too careful whose calf he threw his rope at..

He wasn't too careful whose calf he threw his rope at..
too much

more than necessary
A video clip called It's too much work

It's too much work
trust

have confidence or faith in
A video clip called Well, it's alright for you to trust wasps and people but...

Well, it's alright for you to trust wasps and people but...
turn out

be shown or be found to be
A video clip called It's a shame things don't always turn out the way they should.

It's a shame things don't always turn out the way they should.
use

put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
A video clip called I always figured on using a new rope in hanging you.

I always figured on using a new rope in hanging you.
wait

stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
A video clip called Well, what are we waiting for?

Well, what are we waiting for?
walk

use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
A video clip called The pony walks as soft as you do.

The pony walks as soft as you do.
worried

afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
A video clip called You don't have to be worried about Penny, Mother.

You don't have to be worried about Penny, Mother.
worry

be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy
A video clip called Oh, I can't help worrying about it, Johnny.

Oh, I can't help worrying about it, Johnny.
alright

good; in acceptable, if not excellent condition; okay
A video clip called Well, it's alright for you to trust wasps and people but...

Well, it's alright for you to trust wasps and people but...
best

(superlative of `good') having the most positive qualities
A video clip called You never took the best of things.

You never took the best of things.
big

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
A video clip called He was a big fellow. A cattleman.

He was a big fellow. A cattleman.
careful

exercising caution or showing care or attention
A video clip called He wasn't too careful whose calf he threw his rope at..

He wasn't too careful whose calf he threw his rope at..
first

preceding all others in time or space or degree
A video clip called He might have known that I don't trust him and decide to take first bite.

He might have known that I don't trust him and decide to take first bite.
hard

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
A video clip called Except you were thinking too hard.

Except you were thinking too hard.
important

of great significance or value
A video clip called Haven't you got some real important business to attend to?

Haven't you got some real important business to attend to?
little

low in stature; not tall
A video clip called Now, that little gal, should marry some young fellow.

Now, that little gal, should marry some young fellow.
odd

not easily explained
A video clip called Where did thee ever get such an odd name?

Where did thee ever get such an odd name?
old

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
A video clip called Most of the old cattlemen were like that.

Most of the old cattlemen were like that.
soft

(of sound) relatively low in volume
A video clip called The pony walks as soft as you do.

The pony walks as soft as you do.
such

of so extreme a degree or extent
A video clip called Where did thee ever get such an odd name?

Where did thee ever get such an odd name?
wide

having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
A video clip called He swung a wide loop in his younger days, I think.

He swung a wide loop in his younger days, I think.
young

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
A video clip called Now, that little gal, should marry some young fellow.

Now, that little gal, should marry some young fellow.
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