used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “That ’e wasn’t,” said Mrs. Pellegrini, “I seen ’im once half murder two sojers for beating a deaf and dumb man.”
(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 “Well,” continued Jerry, “I says all right Timmy, and so we ’as a share out and gits on different roads.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “That ’e wasn’t,” said Mrs. Pellegrini, “I seen ’im once half murder two sojers for beating a deaf and dumb man.”
ard
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From this reading My share was a clothes basket and a pair of spectacles cost tuppence ha’penny, _you_ know, and I walked all that day as ’ard as ever I could.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Well,” continued Jerry, “I says all right Timmy, and so we ’as a share out and gits on different roads.
a container that is usually woven and has handles
From this reading My share was a clothes basket and a pair of spectacles cost tuppence ha’penny, _you_ know, and I walked all that day as ’ard as ever I could.
the act of overcoming or outdoing
From this reading “That ’e wasn’t,” said Mrs. Pellegrini, “I seen ’im once half murder two sojers for beating a deaf and dumb man.”
plural of “bush” — a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading Then I bushes for the night, and when I woke up nex’ morning I ’eard some talking going on.
clothing in general
From this reading My share was a clothes basket and a pair of spectacles cost tuppence ha’penny, _you_ know, and I walked all that day as ’ard as ever I could.
without stop or interruption
From this reading “Well,” continued Jerry, “I says all right Timmy, and so we ’as a share out and gits on different roads.
the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor
From this reading My share was a clothes basket and a pair of spectacles cost tuppence ha’penny, _you_ know, and I walked all that day as ’ard as ever I could.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading My share was a clothes basket and a pair of spectacles cost tuppence ha’penny, _you_ know, and I walked all that day as ’ard as ever I could.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading My share was a clothes basket and a pair of spectacles cost tuppence ha’penny, _you_ know, and I walked all that day as ’ard as ever I could.
deafadjectiveUS /def/
lacking or deprived of the sense of hearing wholly or in part
From this reading “That ’e wasn’t,” said Mrs. Pellegrini, “I seen ’im once half murder two sojers for beating a deaf and dumb man.”
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading “Well,” continued Jerry, “I says all right Timmy, and so we ’as a share out and gits on different roads.
dumbadjectiveUS /dʌm/
slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
From this reading “That ’e wasn’t,” said Mrs. Pellegrini, “I seen ’im once half murder two sojers for beating a deaf and dumb man.”
a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading “That ’e wasn’t,” said Mrs. Pellegrini, “I seen ’im once half murder two sojers for beating a deaf and dumb man.”
eard
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From this reading Then I bushes for the night, and when I woke up nex’ morning I ’eard some talking going on.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading I looks under the ’edge and found I was side a strawberry field, _you_ know, a lot of strawberries.
at any time
From this reading My share was a clothes basket and a pair of spectacles cost tuppence ha’penny, _you_ know, and I walked all that day as ’ard as ever I could.
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading I looks under the ’edge and found I was side a strawberry field, _you_ know, a lot of strawberries.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “That ’e wasn’t,” said Mrs. Pellegrini, “I seen ’im once half murder two sojers for beating a deaf and dumb man.”
set up or found
From this reading I looks under the ’edge and found I was side a strawberry field, _you_ know, a lot of strawberries.
gits
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From this reading “Well,” continued Jerry, “I says all right Timmy, and so we ’as a share out and gits on different roads.
the act of departing
From this reading Then I bushes for the night, and when I woke up nex’ morning I ’eard some talking going on.
ha'pennynoun
an English coin worth half a penny
From this reading My share was a clothes basket and a pair of spectacles cost tuppence ha’penny, _you_ know, and I walked all that day as ’ard as ever I could.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading “That ’e wasn’t,” said Mrs. Pellegrini, “I seen ’im once half murder two sojers for beating a deaf and dumb man.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “That ’e wasn’t,” said Mrs. Pellegrini, “I seen ’im once half murder two sojers for beating a deaf and dumb man.”
im
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From this reading “That ’e wasn’t,” said Mrs. Pellegrini, “I seen ’im once half murder two sojers for beating a deaf and dumb man.”
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading “Well,” continued Jerry, “I says all right Timmy, and so we ’as a share out and gits on different roads.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading My share was a clothes basket and a pair of spectacles cost tuppence ha’penny, _you_ know, and I walked all that day as ’ard as ever I could.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading I looks under the ’edge and found I was side a strawberry field, _you_ know, a lot of strawberries.
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading I looks under the ’edge and found I was side a strawberry field, _you_ know, a lot of strawberries.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “That ’e wasn’t,” said Mrs. Pellegrini, “I seen ’im once half murder two sojers for beating a deaf and dumb man.”
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Then I bushes for the night, and when I woke up nex’ morning I ’eard some talking going on.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “That ’e wasn’t,” said Mrs. Pellegrini, “I seen ’im once half murder two sojers for beating a deaf and dumb man.”
kill intentionally and with premeditation
From this reading “That ’e wasn’t,” said Mrs. Pellegrini, “I seen ’im once half murder two sojers for beating a deaf and dumb man.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My share was a clothes basket and a pair of spectacles cost tuppence ha’penny, _you_ know, and I walked all that day as ’ard as ever I could.
nex
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From this reading Then I bushes for the night, and when I woke up nex’ morning I ’eard some talking going on.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Then I bushes for the night, and when I woke up nex’ morning I ’eard some talking going on.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My share was a clothes basket and a pair of spectacles cost tuppence ha’penny, _you_ know, and I walked all that day as ’ard as ever I could.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Well,” continued Jerry, “I says all right Timmy, and so we ’as a share out and gits on different roads.
on one occasion
From this reading “That ’e wasn’t,” said Mrs. Pellegrini, “I seen ’im once half murder two sojers for beating a deaf and dumb man.”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “Well,” continued Jerry, “I says all right Timmy, and so we ’as a share out and gits on different roads.
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading My share was a clothes basket and a pair of spectacles cost tuppence ha’penny, _you_ know, and I walked all that day as ’ard as ever I could.
Pellegrini
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From this reading “That ’e wasn’t,” said Mrs. Pellegrini, “I seen ’im once half murder two sojers for beating a deaf and dumb man.”
precisely, exactly
From this reading “Well,” continued Jerry, “I says all right Timmy, and so we ’as a share out and gits on different roads.
roadsnounUS /roʊdz/
a partly sheltered anchorage
From this reading “Well,” continued Jerry, “I says all right Timmy, and so we ’as a share out and gits on different roads.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “That ’e wasn’t,” said Mrs. Pellegrini, “I seen ’im once half murder two sojers for beating a deaf and dumb man.”
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading “Well,” continued Jerry, “I says all right Timmy, and so we ’as a share out and gits on different roads.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “That ’e wasn’t,” said Mrs. Pellegrini, “I seen ’im once half murder two sojers for beating a deaf and dumb man.”
have in common
From this reading “Well,” continued Jerry, “I says all right Timmy, and so we ’as a share out and gits on different roads.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading I looks under the ’edge and found I was side a strawberry field, _you_ know, a lot of strawberries.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Well,” continued Jerry, “I says all right Timmy, and so we ’as a share out and gits on different roads.
sojers
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From this reading “That ’e wasn’t,” said Mrs. Pellegrini, “I seen ’im once half murder two sojers for beating a deaf and dumb man.”
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Then I bushes for the night, and when I woke up nex’ morning I ’eard some talking going on.
spectaclesnounUS /ˈspektəkəlz/
(plural) optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision
From this reading My share was a clothes basket and a pair of spectacles cost tuppence ha’penny, _you_ know, and I walked all that day as ’ard as ever I could.
strawberriesnounUS /ˈstrɔːberiz/
plural of “strawberry” — sweet fleshy red fruit
From this reading I looks under the ’edge and found I was side a strawberry field, _you_ know, a lot of strawberries.
strawberrynounUS /ˈstrɔːberi/
sweet fleshy red fruit
From this reading I looks under the ’edge and found I was side a strawberry field, _you_ know, a lot of strawberries.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading Then I bushes for the night, and when I woke up nex’ morning I ’eard some talking going on.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That ’e wasn’t,” said Mrs. Pellegrini, “I seen ’im once half murder two sojers for beating a deaf and dumb man.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then I bushes for the night, and when I woke up nex’ morning I ’eard some talking going on.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then I bushes for the night, and when I woke up nex’ morning I ’eard some talking going on.
Timmy
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From this reading “Well,” continued Jerry, “I says all right Timmy, and so we ’as a share out and gits on different roads.
tuppencenoun
a former United Kingdom silver coin; United Kingdom bronze decimal coin worth two pennies
From this reading My share was a clothes basket and a pair of spectacles cost tuppence ha’penny, _you_ know, and I walked all that day as ’ard as ever I could.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading “That ’e wasn’t,” said Mrs. Pellegrini, “I seen ’im once half murder two sojers for beating a deaf and dumb man.”
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading I looks under the ’edge and found I was side a strawberry field, _you_ know, a lot of strawberries.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Then I bushes for the night, and when I woke up nex’ morning I ’eard some talking going on.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading My share was a clothes basket and a pair of spectacles cost tuppence ha’penny, _you_ know, and I walked all that day as ’ard as ever I could.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My share was a clothes basket and a pair of spectacles cost tuppence ha’penny, _you_ know, and I walked all that day as ’ard as ever I could.
wasn't
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From this reading “That ’e wasn’t,” said Mrs. Pellegrini, “I seen ’im once half murder two sojers for beating a deaf and dumb man.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Well,” continued Jerry, “I says all right Timmy, and so we ’as a share out and gits on different roads.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well,” continued Jerry, “I says all right Timmy, and so we ’as a share out and gits on different roads.
at the time that
From this reading Then I bushes for the night, and when I woke up nex’ morning I ’eard some talking going on.
wokeverbUS /woʊk/
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading Then I bushes for the night, and when I woke up nex’ morning I ’eard some talking going on.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading My share was a clothes basket and a pair of spectacles cost tuppence ha’penny, _you_ know, and I walked all that day as ’ard as ever I could.
