Chapter V

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Then he went plum daffy crazy, 'n' cussed 'n' damned, 'n' bruk a great thick stick he had in 'is han's--bruk it 'n' kep' a-breakin' it till it wuz all in little pieces in 'is fis'--'n' then he flung 'em all on the groun' 'n' stood lookin' at me lak he's goin' to hit me, but he didn't.

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From this reading Then he went plum daffy crazy, 'n' cussed 'n' damned, 'n' bruk a great thick stick he had in 'is han's--bruk it 'n' kep' a-breakin' it till it wuz all in little pieces in 'is fis'--'n' then he flung 'em all on the groun' 'n' stood lookin' at me lak he's goin' to hit me, but he didn't.

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From this reading "He said he wasn't goin' to have yo' comin' to see me, 'n' that I mus' promise 'im not to see you agin.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading Then he went plum daffy crazy, 'n' cussed 'n' damned, 'n' bruk a great thick stick he had in 'is han's--bruk it 'n' kep' a-breakin' it till it wuz all in little pieces in 'is fis'--'n' then he flung 'em all on the groun' 'n' stood lookin' at me lak he's goin' to hit me, but he didn't.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Then he went plum daffy crazy, 'n' cussed 'n' damned, 'n' bruk a great thick stick he had in 'is han's--bruk it 'n' kep' a-breakin' it till it wuz all in little pieces in 'is fis'--'n' then he flung 'em all on the groun' 'n' stood lookin' at me lak he's goin' to hit me, but he didn't.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading I's skeered fur a w'ile, he looked so big 'n' he's so mad.

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From this reading Then he went plum daffy crazy, 'n' cussed 'n' damned, 'n' bruk a great thick stick he had in 'is han's--bruk it 'n' kep' a-breakin' it till it wuz all in little pieces in 'is fis'--'n' then he flung 'em all on the groun' 'n' stood lookin' at me lak he's goin' to hit me, but he didn't.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Then he went plum daffy crazy, 'n' cussed 'n' damned, 'n' bruk a great thick stick he had in 'is han's--bruk it 'n' kep' a-breakin' it till it wuz all in little pieces in 'is fis'--'n' then he flung 'em all on the groun' 'n' stood lookin' at me lak he's goin' to hit me, but he didn't.

events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something

From this reading I tol' 'im I couldn't do that, 'cause you's goin' to learn me.

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From this reading "He said he wasn't goin' to have yo' comin' to see me, 'n' that I mus' promise 'im not to see you agin.

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From this reading I tol' 'im I couldn't do that, 'cause you's goin' to learn me.

affected with madness or insanity

From this reading Then he went plum daffy crazy, 'n' cussed 'n' damned, 'n' bruk a great thick stick he had in 'is han's--bruk it 'n' kep' a-breakin' it till it wuz all in little pieces in 'is fis'--'n' then he flung 'em all on the groun' 'n' stood lookin' at me lak he's goin' to hit me, but he didn't.

stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing

From this reading Then he went plum daffy crazy, 'n' cussed 'n' damned, 'n' bruk a great thick stick he had in 'is han's--bruk it 'n' kep' a-breakin' it till it wuz all in little pieces in 'is fis'--'n' then he flung 'em all on the groun' 'n' stood lookin' at me lak he's goin' to hit me, but he didn't.

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From this reading Then he went plum daffy crazy, 'n' cussed 'n' damned, 'n' bruk a great thick stick he had in 'is han's--bruk it 'n' kep' a-breakin' it till it wuz all in little pieces in 'is fis'--'n' then he flung 'em all on the groun' 'n' stood lookin' at me lak he's goin' to hit me, but he didn't.

expletives used informally as intensifiers

From this reading Then he went plum daffy crazy, 'n' cussed 'n' damned, 'n' bruk a great thick stick he had in 'is han's--bruk it 'n' kep' a-breakin' it till it wuz all in little pieces in 'is fis'--'n' then he flung 'em all on the groun' 'n' stood lookin' at me lak he's goin' to hit me, but he didn't.

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From this reading Then he went plum daffy crazy, 'n' cussed 'n' damned, 'n' bruk a great thick stick he had in 'is han's--bruk it 'n' kep' a-breakin' it till it wuz all in little pieces in 'is fis'--'n' then he flung 'em all on the groun' 'n' stood lookin' at me lak he's goin' to hit me, but he didn't.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading I tol' 'im I couldn't do that, 'cause you's goin' to learn me.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading We's down at the en' o' the path nex' to the road, fur we hadn't gone up to the house.

a quad with a square body

From this reading Then he went plum daffy crazy, 'n' cussed 'n' damned, 'n' bruk a great thick stick he had in 'is han's--bruk it 'n' kep' a-breakin' it till it wuz all in little pieces in 'is fis'--'n' then he flung 'em all on the groun' 'n' stood lookin' at me lak he's goin' to hit me, but he didn't.

half the width of an em

From this reading We's down at the en' o' the path nex' to the road, fur we hadn't gone up to the house.

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From this reading Then he went plum daffy crazy, 'n' cussed 'n' damned, 'n' bruk a great thick stick he had in 'is han's--bruk it 'n' kep' a-breakin' it till it wuz all in little pieces in 'is fis'--'n' then he flung 'em all on the groun' 'n' stood lookin' at me lak he's goin' to hit me, but he didn't.

inflected form of “fling” — throw with force or recklessness

From this reading Then he went plum daffy crazy, 'n' cussed 'n' damned, 'n' bruk a great thick stick he had in 'is han's--bruk it 'n' kep' a-breakin' it till it wuz all in little pieces in 'is fis'--'n' then he flung 'em all on the groun' 'n' stood lookin' at me lak he's goin' to hit me, but he didn't.

the dressed hairy coat of a mammal

From this reading We's down at the en' o' the path nex' to the road, fur we hadn't gone up to the house.

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From this reading "He said he wasn't goin' to have yo' comin' to see me, 'n' that I mus' promise 'im not to see you agin.

destroyed or killed

From this reading We's down at the en' o' the path nex' to the road, fur we hadn't gone up to the house.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading Then he went plum daffy crazy, 'n' cussed 'n' damned, 'n' bruk a great thick stick he had in 'is han's--bruk it 'n' kep' a-breakin' it till it wuz all in little pieces in 'is fis'--'n' then he flung 'em all on the groun' 'n' stood lookin' at me lak he's goin' to hit me, but he didn't.

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From this reading Then he went plum daffy crazy, 'n' cussed 'n' damned, 'n' bruk a great thick stick he had in 'is han's--bruk it 'n' kep' a-breakin' it till it wuz all in little pieces in 'is fis'--'n' then he flung 'em all on the groun' 'n' stood lookin' at me lak he's goin' to hit me, but he didn't.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Then he went plum daffy crazy, 'n' cussed 'n' damned, 'n' bruk a great thick stick he had in 'is han's--bruk it 'n' kep' a-breakin' it till it wuz all in little pieces in 'is fis'--'n' then he flung 'em all on the groun' 'n' stood lookin' at me lak he's goin' to hit me, but he didn't.

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From this reading We's down at the en' o' the path nex' to the road, fur we hadn't gone up to the house.

possessive form of “han” — imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time from 206 BC to AD 220) and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy; remembered as one of the great eras of Chinese civilization

From this reading Then he went plum daffy crazy, 'n' cussed 'n' damned, 'n' bruk a great thick stick he had in 'is han's--bruk it 'n' kep' a-breakin' it till it wuz all in little pieces in 'is fis'--'n' then he flung 'em all on the groun' 'n' stood lookin' at me lak he's goin' to hit me, but he didn't.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "He said he wasn't goin' to have yo' comin' to see me, 'n' that I mus' promise 'im not to see you agin.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "He said he wasn't goin' to have yo' comin' to see me, 'n' that I mus' promise 'im not to see you agin.

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From this reading Then he went plum daffy crazy, 'n' cussed 'n' damned, 'n' bruk a great thick stick he had in 'is han's--bruk it 'n' kep' a-breakin' it till it wuz all in little pieces in 'is fis'--'n' then he flung 'em all on the groun' 'n' stood lookin' at me lak he's goin' to hit me, but he didn't.

cause to move by striking

From this reading Then he went plum daffy crazy, 'n' cussed 'n' damned, 'n' bruk a great thick stick he had in 'is han's--bruk it 'n' kep' a-breakin' it till it wuz all in little pieces in 'is fis'--'n' then he flung 'em all on the groun' 'n' stood lookin' at me lak he's goin' to hit me, but he didn't.

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading We's down at the en' o' the path nex' to the road, fur we hadn't gone up to the house.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "He said he wasn't goin' to have yo' comin' to see me, 'n' that I mus' promise 'im not to see you agin.

possessive form of “i” — a nonmetallic element belonging to the halogens; used especially in medicine and photography and in dyes; occurs naturally only in combination in small quantities (as in sea water or rocks)

From this reading I's skeered fur a w'ile, he looked so big 'n' he's so mad.

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From this reading "He said he wasn't goin' to have yo' comin' to see me, 'n' that I mus' promise 'im not to see you agin.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Then he went plum daffy crazy, 'n' cussed 'n' damned, 'n' bruk a great thick stick he had in 'is han's--bruk it 'n' kep' a-breakin' it till it wuz all in little pieces in 'is fis'--'n' then he flung 'em all on the groun' 'n' stood lookin' at me lak he's goin' to hit me, but he didn't.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Then he went plum daffy crazy, 'n' cussed 'n' damned, 'n' bruk a great thick stick he had in 'is han's--bruk it 'n' kep' a-breakin' it till it wuz all in little pieces in 'is fis'--'n' then he flung 'em all on the groun' 'n' stood lookin' at me lak he's goin' to hit me, but he didn't.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Then he went plum daffy crazy, 'n' cussed 'n' damned, 'n' bruk a great thick stick he had in 'is han's--bruk it 'n' kep' a-breakin' it till it wuz all in little pieces in 'is fis'--'n' then he flung 'em all on the groun' 'n' stood lookin' at me lak he's goin' to hit me, but he didn't.

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From this reading Then he went plum daffy crazy, 'n' cussed 'n' damned, 'n' bruk a great thick stick he had in 'is han's--bruk it 'n' kep' a-breakin' it till it wuz all in little pieces in 'is fis'--'n' then he flung 'em all on the groun' 'n' stood lookin' at me lak he's goin' to hit me, but he didn't.

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From this reading Then he went plum daffy crazy, 'n' cussed 'n' damned, 'n' bruk a great thick stick he had in 'is han's--bruk it 'n' kep' a-breakin' it till it wuz all in little pieces in 'is fis'--'n' then he flung 'em all on the groun' 'n' stood lookin' at me lak he's goin' to hit me, but he didn't.

gain knowledge or skills

From this reading I tol' 'im I couldn't do that, 'cause you's goin' to learn me.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Then he went plum daffy crazy, 'n' cussed 'n' damned, 'n' bruk a great thick stick he had in 'is han's--bruk it 'n' kep' a-breakin' it till it wuz all in little pieces in 'is fis'--'n' then he flung 'em all on the groun' 'n' stood lookin' at me lak he's goin' to hit me, but he didn't.

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading I's skeered fur a w'ile, he looked so big 'n' he's so mad.

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From this reading Then he went plum daffy crazy, 'n' cussed 'n' damned, 'n' bruk a great thick stick he had in 'is han's--bruk it 'n' kep' a-breakin' it till it wuz all in little pieces in 'is fis'--'n' then he flung 'em all on the groun' 'n' stood lookin' at me lak he's goin' to hit me, but he didn't.

roused to anger

From this reading I's skeered fur a w'ile, he looked so big 'n' he's so mad.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "He said he wasn't goin' to have yo' comin' to see me, 'n' that I mus' promise 'im not to see you agin.

type genus of the Muridae: common house mice; the tips of the upper incisors have a square notch

From this reading "He said he wasn't goin' to have yo' comin' to see me, 'n' that I mus' promise 'im not to see you agin.

a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues

From this reading "He said he wasn't goin' to have yo' comin' to see me, 'n' that I mus' promise 'im not to see you agin.

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From this reading We's down at the en' o' the path nex' to the road, fur we hadn't gone up to the house.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "He said he wasn't goin' to have yo' comin' to see me, 'n' that I mus' promise 'im not to see you agin.

a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

From this reading We's down at the en' o' the path nex' to the road, fur we hadn't gone up to the house.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Then he went plum daffy crazy, 'n' cussed 'n' damned, 'n' bruk a great thick stick he had in 'is han's--bruk it 'n' kep' a-breakin' it till it wuz all in little pieces in 'is fis'--'n' then he flung 'em all on the groun' 'n' stood lookin' at me lak he's goin' to hit me, but he didn't.

a course of conduct

From this reading We's down at the en' o' the path nex' to the road, fur we hadn't gone up to the house.

plural of “piece” — a separate part of a whole

From this reading Then he went plum daffy crazy, 'n' cussed 'n' damned, 'n' bruk a great thick stick he had in 'is han's--bruk it 'n' kep' a-breakin' it till it wuz all in little pieces in 'is fis'--'n' then he flung 'em all on the groun' 'n' stood lookin' at me lak he's goin' to hit me, but he didn't.

exactly

From this reading Then he went plum daffy crazy, 'n' cussed 'n' damned, 'n' bruk a great thick stick he had in 'is han's--bruk it 'n' kep' a-breakin' it till it wuz all in little pieces in 'is fis'--'n' then he flung 'em all on the groun' 'n' stood lookin' at me lak he's goin' to hit me, but he didn't.

make a promise or commitment

From this reading "He said he wasn't goin' to have yo' comin' to see me, 'n' that I mus' promise 'im not to see you agin.

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading We's down at the en' o' the path nex' to the road, fur we hadn't gone up to the house.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "He said he wasn't goin' to have yo' comin' to see me, 'n' that I mus' promise 'im not to see you agin.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading "He said he wasn't goin' to have yo' comin' to see me, 'n' that I mus' promise 'im not to see you agin.

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From this reading I's skeered fur a w'ile, he looked so big 'n' he's so mad.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading I's skeered fur a w'ile, he looked so big 'n' he's so mad.

put, fix, force, or implant

From this reading Then he went plum daffy crazy, 'n' cussed 'n' damned, 'n' bruk a great thick stick he had in 'is han's--bruk it 'n' kep' a-breakin' it till it wuz all in little pieces in 'is fis'--'n' then he flung 'em all on the groun' 'n' stood lookin' at me lak he's goin' to hit me, but he didn't.

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading Then he went plum daffy crazy, 'n' cussed 'n' damned, 'n' bruk a great thick stick he had in 'is han's--bruk it 'n' kep' a-breakin' it till it wuz all in little pieces in 'is fis'--'n' then he flung 'em all on the groun' 'n' stood lookin' at me lak he's goin' to hit me, but he didn't.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "He said he wasn't goin' to have yo' comin' to see me, 'n' that I mus' promise 'im not to see you agin.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Then he went plum daffy crazy, 'n' cussed 'n' damned, 'n' bruk a great thick stick he had in 'is han's--bruk it 'n' kep' a-breakin' it till it wuz all in little pieces in 'is fis'--'n' then he flung 'em all on the groun' 'n' stood lookin' at me lak he's goin' to hit me, but he didn't.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Then he went plum daffy crazy, 'n' cussed 'n' damned, 'n' bruk a great thick stick he had in 'is han's--bruk it 'n' kep' a-breakin' it till it wuz all in little pieces in 'is fis'--'n' then he flung 'em all on the groun' 'n' stood lookin' at me lak he's goin' to hit me, but he didn't.

not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions

From this reading Then he went plum daffy crazy, 'n' cussed 'n' damned, 'n' bruk a great thick stick he had in 'is han's--bruk it 'n' kep' a-breakin' it till it wuz all in little pieces in 'is fis'--'n' then he flung 'em all on the groun' 'n' stood lookin' at me lak he's goin' to hit me, but he didn't.

up to a particular time

From this reading Then he went plum daffy crazy, 'n' cussed 'n' damned, 'n' bruk a great thick stick he had in 'is han's--bruk it 'n' kep' a-breakin' it till it wuz all in little pieces in 'is fis'--'n' then he flung 'em all on the groun' 'n' stood lookin' at me lak he's goin' to hit me, but he didn't.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading "He said he wasn't goin' to have yo' comin' to see me, 'n' that I mus' promise 'im not to see you agin.

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From this reading I tol' 'im I couldn't do that, 'cause you's goin' to learn me.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading We's down at the en' o' the path nex' to the road, fur we hadn't gone up to the house.

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From this reading I's skeered fur a w'ile, he looked so big 'n' he's so mad.

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From this reading "He said he wasn't goin' to have yo' comin' to see me, 'n' that I mus' promise 'im not to see you agin.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We's down at the en' o' the path nex' to the road, fur we hadn't gone up to the house.

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From this reading We's down at the en' o' the path nex' to the road, fur we hadn't gone up to the house.

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading Then he went plum daffy crazy, 'n' cussed 'n' damned, 'n' bruk a great thick stick he had in 'is han's--bruk it 'n' kep' a-breakin' it till it wuz all in little pieces in 'is fis'--'n' then he flung 'em all on the groun' 'n' stood lookin' at me lak he's goin' to hit me, but he didn't.

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From this reading Then he went plum daffy crazy, 'n' cussed 'n' damned, 'n' bruk a great thick stick he had in 'is han's--bruk it 'n' kep' a-breakin' it till it wuz all in little pieces in 'is fis'--'n' then he flung 'em all on the groun' 'n' stood lookin' at me lak he's goin' to hit me, but he didn't.

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From this reading "He said he wasn't goin' to have yo' comin' to see me, 'n' that I mus' promise 'im not to see you agin.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "He said he wasn't goin' to have yo' comin' to see me, 'n' that I mus' promise 'im not to see you agin.

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From this reading I tol' 'im I couldn't do that, 'cause you's goin' to learn me.