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alibi

(law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question

She'd make a good alibi witness for you.

animal

a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

He's a right weary animal.

baby

a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk

All I knew, raised since a baby here on the farm, was our belief.

belief

any cognitive content held as true

All I knew, raised since a baby here on the farm, was our belief.

bible

the sacred writings of the Christian religions

Ah, you have been reading that bible again.

blessing

a desirable state

I tell you, we would really ought to be thankful for our blessings.

boarder

a tenant in someone's house

Want a boarder for a while?

bush

a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems

Come here, jughead. You dollar and a half bush jumper.

castle

a large and stately mansion

You been over to Castle Verde way?

cat

feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats

Well, missy... Cat got your tongue?

chicken

the flesh of a chicken used for food

I'll feed the chickens.

chicken

a domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs; believed to have been developed from the red jungle fowl

Does it take two to feed a few chickens, mother?

chocolate

a beverage made from cocoa powder and milk and sugar; usually drunk hot

Well, I haven't had a decent meal since I left you. Chocolate?

corral

a pen for cattle

You looked in the corral to see how my horse shaped up.

country

an area outside of cities and towns

And he sure covered a lot of country.

darling

a special loved one

And I'll never see my darling anymore.

delirious

experiencing delirium

You talked about her when you were delirious.

dollar

the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents

Come here, jughead. You dollar and a half bush jumper.

farm

workplace consisting of farm buildings and cultivated land as a unit

All I knew, raised since a baby here on the farm, was our belief.

fight

a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war

We just had a beautiful fight.

flour

fine powdery foodstuff obtained by grinding and sifting the meal of a cereal grain

Not very good, the flour, you know.

fool

a person who lacks good judgment

I'm not such a fool not to know that outside worldly places people love.

hair

a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss

I wish my hair were...

half

one of two equal parts of a divisible whole

Come here, jughead. You dollar and a half bush jumper.

herd

a group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals all of the same kind that are herded by humans

A fellow over at Castle Verde lost a big herd a few days ago.

in the end

after a very lengthy period of time

That's what hangs all you fellows in the end.

instance

an occurrence of something

For instance?

jumper

a person who jumps

Come here, jughead. You dollar and a half bush jumper.

kentucky

a state in east central United States; a border state during the American Civil War; famous for breeding race horses

For you've gone from the old Kentucky shore!!!

lady

a polite name for any woman

Ah, it's wonderful. We have money and whiskey and lovely ladies.

lot

a large number or amount or extent

And he sure covered a lot of country.

meal

the food served and eaten at one time

Well, I haven't had a decent meal since I left you. Chocolate?

mind

that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason

And I made up my mind that if you come back I'd tell you this.

missy

a young woman

Well, missy... Cat got your tongue?

money

the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender

Ah, it's wonderful. We have money and whiskey and lovely ladies.

morning

the time period between dawn and noon

Morning, missy.

neck

the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body

No, Quirt, that's what you were afraid of, that I tie myself around your neck and when you got tired you couldn't be rid of me.

river

a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

I'm sitting by the river and I'm weeping all the day!

shore

the land along the edge of a body of water

For you've gone from the old Kentucky shore!!!

tablecloth

a covering spread over a dining table

Table cloths don't belong in there.

time

an instance or single occasion for some event

At times, Thomas, at times. Remember?

tongue

a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity

Well, missy... Cat got your tongue?

while

a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition

You thought that living with me would be tiresome and dull after a while.

whiskey

a liquor made from fermented mash of grain

Ah, it's wonderful. We have money and whiskey and lovely ladies.

witness

someone who sees an event and reports what happened

Witnesses!?

a few

more than one but indefinitely small in number

A fellow over at Castle Verde lost a big herd a few days ago.

ask

inquire about

Why ask her? You know I have been traveling.

belong

be suitable or acceptable

Table cloths don't belong in there.

call

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

That's what I call witnesses.

come back

go back to something earlier

And I made up my mind that if you come back I'd tell you this.

corn silk

each of the long filamentous styles that grow as a silky tuft at the tip of an ear of Indian corn

Hers was like corn silk, you said.

cover

span an interval of distance, space or time

And he sure covered a lot of country.

draw

select or take in from a given group or region

There's three to draw to.

feed

provide as food

I'll feed the chickens.

follow

come as a logical consequence; follow logically

And it doesn't have to follow that they marry and stay together forever.

forget

dismiss from the mind; stop remembering

Where is he going? Has he forgotten something?

frighten

cause fear in

I think it's because I frightened you.

frightened

made afraid

You were frightened because I was stupid.

help

give help or assistance; be of service

Yes. Can you help me, Quirt?

leave

go away from a place

Well, I haven't had a decent meal since I left you. Chocolate?

lie

tell an untruth; pretend with intent to deceive

I just wanted to see would the young lady would lie for you.

live

inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of

You thought that living with me would be tiresome and dull after a while.

lose

fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense

A fellow over at Castle Verde lost a big herd a few days ago.

love

have a great affection or liking for

I'm not such a fool not to know that outside worldly places people love.

love

be enamored or in love with

That people love, marry, and stay together forever after that.

make up

form or compose

And I made up my mind that if you come back I'd tell you this.

mean

mean or intend to express or convey

I know that sounds strange that I should frighten you, but I mean it.

miss

fail to reach or get to

Well, I guess I missed you again, Quirt.

of late

in the recent past

What is wrong with thee of late?

read

interpret something that is written or printed

Ah, you have been reading that bible again.

remember

recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection

At times, Thomas, at times. Remember?

rid of

do away with

No, Quirt, that's what you were afraid of, that I tie myself around your neck and when you got tired you couldn't be rid of me.

run down

use up all one's strength and energy and stop working

Are you ever going to run down and let me talk?

see

perceive (an idea or situation) mentally

I just wanted to see would the young lady would lie for you.

separate

go one's own way; move apart

I know that sometimes they separate.

shape

give shape or form to

You looked in the corral to see how my horse shaped up.

sit

be seated

I'm sitting by the river and I'm weeping all the day!

sound

appear in a certain way

I know that sounds strange that I should frighten you, but I mean it.

stay together

be loyal to one another, especially in times of trouble

That people love, marry, and stay together forever after that.

stick around

be available or ready for a certain function or service

Well, I'll just stick around until you get one right.

take

require (time or space)

Does it take two to feed a few chickens, mother?

talk

exchange thoughts; talk with

Are you ever going to run down and let me talk?

talk about

discuss or mention

You talked about her when you were delirious.

tie

fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord

No, Quirt, that's what you were afraid of, that I tie myself around your neck and when you got tired you couldn't be rid of me.

traveling

the act of going from one place to another

Why ask her? You know I have been traveling.

unsaddle

remove the saddle from

Unsaddle my horse, will you kid? Sure!

want

feel or have a desire for; want strongly

But whatever you want, Quirt, you can...

weep

shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain

I'm sitting by the river and I'm weeping all the day!

wish

hope for; have a wish

I wish my hair were...

young lady

a young woman

I just wanted to see would the young lady would lie for you.

afraid

filled with fear or apprehension

No, Quirt, that's what you were afraid of, that I tie myself around your neck and when you got tired you couldn't be rid of me.

beautiful

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

We just had a beautiful fight.

decent

sufficient for the purpose

Well, I haven't had a decent meal since I left you. Chocolate?

dull

lacking in liveliness or animation

You thought that living with me would be tiresome and dull after a while.

early

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

So early, Penny?

last

immediately past

Has this young man here been doing any traveling since I was here last?

lovely

appealing to the emotions as well as the eye

Ah, it's wonderful. We have money and whiskey and lovely ladies.

old

of long duration; not new

For you've gone from the old Kentucky shore!!!

patient

enduring trying circumstances with even temper or characterized by such endurance

But I'm patient.

strange

being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird

I know that sounds strange that I should frighten you, but I mean it.

stupid

lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity

You were frightened because I was stupid.

thankful

feeling or showing gratitude

I tell you, we would really ought to be thankful for our blessings.

tired

depleted of strength or energy

No, Quirt, that's what you were afraid of, that I tie myself around your neck and when you got tired you couldn't be rid of me.

tiresome

so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness

You thought that living with me would be tiresome and dull after a while.

weary

physically and mentally fatigued

He's a right weary animal.

welcome

giving pleasure or satisfaction or received with pleasure or freely granted

Of course. You're always welcome.

wonderful

extraordinarily good or great ; used especially as intensifiers

Ah, it's wonderful. We have money and whiskey and lovely ladies.

worldly

very sophisticated especially because of surfeit; versed in the ways of the world

I'm not such a fool not to know that outside worldly places people love.

again

another time; once more

Ah, you have been reading that bible again.

anymore

at the present or from now on; usually used with a negative

And I'll never see my darling anymore.

exactly

indicating exactness or preciseness

I don't know exactly.

for a while

for a short time

Want a boarder for a while?

forever

for a limitless time

That people love, marry, and stay together forever after that.

of course

as might be expected

Of course. You're always welcome.

really

in accordance with truth or fact or reality

I tell you, we would really ought to be thankful for our blessings.

right

completely

He's a right weary animal.

right

precisely, exactly

Well, I'll just stick around until you get one right.

sometimes

on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always

I know that sometimes they separate.

together

in contact with each other or in proximity

And it doesn't have to follow that they marry and stay together forever.

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We Just Had a Beautiful Fight