used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He kept me with him all the time, and I never got a chance to run off.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The widow she found out where I was by and by, and she sent a man over to try to get hold of me; but pap drove him off with the gun, and it warn't long after that till I was used to being where I was, and liked it--all but the cowhide part.
(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 He kept me with him all the time, and I never got a chance to run off.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading We lived in that old cabin, and he always locked the door and put the key under his head nights.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He kept me with him all the time, and I never got a chance to run off.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The widow she found out where I was by and by, and she sent a man over to try to get hold of me; but pap drove him off with the gun, and it warn't long after that till I was used to being where I was, and liked it--all but the cowhide part.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The widow she found out where I was by and by, and she sent a man over to try to get hold of me; but pap drove him off with the gun, and it warn't long after that till I was used to being where I was, and liked it--all but the cowhide part.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The widow she found out where I was by and by, and she sent a man over to try to get hold of me; but pap drove him off with the gun, and it warn't long after that till I was used to being where I was, and liked it--all but the cowhide part.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading We lived in that old cabin, and he always locked the door and put the key under his head nights.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading He kept me with him all the time, and I never got a chance to run off.
cowhidenoun
leather made from the hide of a cow
From this reading The widow she found out where I was by and by, and she sent a man over to try to get hold of me; but pap drove him off with the gun, and it warn't long after that till I was used to being where I was, and liked it--all but the cowhide part.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading We lived in that old cabin, and he always locked the door and put the key under his head nights.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Every little while he locked me in and went down to the store, three miles, to the ferry, and traded fish and game for whisky, and fetched it home and got drunk and had a good time, and licked me.
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading The widow she found out where I was by and by, and she sent a man over to try to get hold of me; but pap drove him off with the gun, and it warn't long after that till I was used to being where I was, and liked it--all but the cowhide part.
stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
From this reading Every little while he locked me in and went down to the store, three miles, to the ferry, and traded fish and game for whisky, and fetched it home and got drunk and had a good time, and licked me.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every little while he locked me in and went down to the store, three miles, to the ferry, and traded fish and game for whisky, and fetched it home and got drunk and had a good time, and licked me.
ferryverbUS /ˈferi/
transport from one place to another
From this reading Every little while he locked me in and went down to the store, three miles, to the ferry, and traded fish and game for whisky, and fetched it home and got drunk and had a good time, and licked me.
fetchedverbUS /fetʃt/
past form of “fetch” — go or come after and bring or take back
From this reading Every little while he locked me in and went down to the store, three miles, to the ferry, and traded fish and game for whisky, and fetched it home and got drunk and had a good time, and licked me.
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading Every little while he locked me in and went down to the store, three miles, to the ferry, and traded fish and game for whisky, and fetched it home and got drunk and had a good time, and licked me.
fishedverbUS /fɪʃt/
past form of “fish” — seek indirectly
From this reading He had a gun which he had stole, I reckon, and we fished and hunted, and that was what we lived on.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Every little while he locked me in and went down to the store, three miles, to the ferry, and traded fish and game for whisky, and fetched it home and got drunk and had a good time, and licked me.
set up or found
From this reading The widow she found out where I was by and by, and she sent a man over to try to get hold of me; but pap drove him off with the gun, and it warn't long after that till I was used to being where I was, and liked it--all but the cowhide part.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading Every little while he locked me in and went down to the store, three miles, to the ferry, and traded fish and game for whisky, and fetched it home and got drunk and had a good time, and licked me.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading The widow she found out where I was by and by, and she sent a man over to try to get hold of me; but pap drove him off with the gun, and it warn't long after that till I was used to being where I was, and liked it--all but the cowhide part.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Every little while he locked me in and went down to the store, three miles, to the ferry, and traded fish and game for whisky, and fetched it home and got drunk and had a good time, and licked me.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading He kept me with him all the time, and I never got a chance to run off.
a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading He had a gun which he had stole, I reckon, and we fished and hunted, and that was what we lived on.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had a gun which he had stole, I reckon, and we fished and hunted, and that was what we lived on.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He kept me with him all the time, and I never got a chance to run off.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading We lived in that old cabin, and he always locked the door and put the key under his head nights.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He kept me with him all the time, and I never got a chance to run off.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading We lived in that old cabin, and he always locked the door and put the key under his head nights.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading The widow she found out where I was by and by, and she sent a man over to try to get hold of me; but pap drove him off with the gun, and it warn't long after that till I was used to being where I was, and liked it--all but the cowhide part.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Every little while he locked me in and went down to the store, three miles, to the ferry, and traded fish and game for whisky, and fetched it home and got drunk and had a good time, and licked me.
huntedadjectiveUS /ˈhʌntəd/
reflecting the fear or terror of one who is hunted
From this reading He had a gun which he had stole, I reckon, and we fished and hunted, and that was what we lived on.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading He kept me with him all the time, and I never got a chance to run off.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We lived in that old cabin, and he always locked the door and put the key under his head nights.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Every little while he locked me in and went down to the store, three miles, to the ferry, and traded fish and game for whisky, and fetched it home and got drunk and had a good time, and licked me.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading He kept me with him all the time, and I never got a chance to run off.
metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
From this reading We lived in that old cabin, and he always locked the door and put the key under his head nights.
lickedadjectiveUS /lɪkt/
having been got the better of
From this reading Every little while he locked me in and went down to the store, three miles, to the ferry, and traded fish and game for whisky, and fetched it home and got drunk and had a good time, and licked me.
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading The widow she found out where I was by and by, and she sent a man over to try to get hold of me; but pap drove him off with the gun, and it warn't long after that till I was used to being where I was, and liked it--all but the cowhide part.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Every little while he locked me in and went down to the store, three miles, to the ferry, and traded fish and game for whisky, and fetched it home and got drunk and had a good time, and licked me.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading We lived in that old cabin, and he always locked the door and put the key under his head nights.
past form of “lock” — fasten with a lock
From this reading We lived in that old cabin, and he always locked the door and put the key under his head nights.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading The widow she found out where I was by and by, and she sent a man over to try to get hold of me; but pap drove him off with the gun, and it warn't long after that till I was used to being where I was, and liked it--all but the cowhide part.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The widow she found out where I was by and by, and she sent a man over to try to get hold of me; but pap drove him off with the gun, and it warn't long after that till I was used to being where I was, and liked it--all but the cowhide part.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He kept me with him all the time, and I never got a chance to run off.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading Every little while he locked me in and went down to the store, three miles, to the ferry, and traded fish and game for whisky, and fetched it home and got drunk and had a good time, and licked me.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading He kept me with him all the time, and I never got a chance to run off.
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading We lived in that old cabin, and he always locked the door and put the key under his head nights.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The widow she found out where I was by and by, and she sent a man over to try to get hold of me; but pap drove him off with the gun, and it warn't long after that till I was used to being where I was, and liked it--all but the cowhide part.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He kept me with him all the time, and I never got a chance to run off.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading We lived in that old cabin, and he always locked the door and put the key under his head nights.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He had a gun which he had stole, I reckon, and we fished and hunted, and that was what we lived on.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The widow she found out where I was by and by, and she sent a man over to try to get hold of me; but pap drove him off with the gun, and it warn't long after that till I was used to being where I was, and liked it--all but the cowhide part.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The widow she found out where I was by and by, and she sent a man over to try to get hold of me; but pap drove him off with the gun, and it warn't long after that till I was used to being where I was, and liked it--all but the cowhide part.
papnounUS /pæp/
worthless or oversimplified ideas
From this reading The widow she found out where I was by and by, and she sent a man over to try to get hold of me; but pap drove him off with the gun, and it warn't long after that till I was used to being where I was, and liked it--all but the cowhide part.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading The widow she found out where I was by and by, and she sent a man over to try to get hold of me; but pap drove him off with the gun, and it warn't long after that till I was used to being where I was, and liked it--all but the cowhide part.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading We lived in that old cabin, and he always locked the door and put the key under his head nights.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading He had a gun which he had stole, I reckon, and we fished and hunted, and that was what we lived on.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading He kept me with him all the time, and I never got a chance to run off.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading The widow she found out where I was by and by, and she sent a man over to try to get hold of me; but pap drove him off with the gun, and it warn't long after that till I was used to being where I was, and liked it--all but the cowhide part.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The widow she found out where I was by and by, and she sent a man over to try to get hold of me; but pap drove him off with the gun, and it warn't long after that till I was used to being where I was, and liked it--all but the cowhide part.
a wide scarf worn about their shoulders by women
From this reading He had a gun which he had stole, I reckon, and we fished and hunted, and that was what we lived on.
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading Every little while he locked me in and went down to the store, three miles, to the ferry, and traded fish and game for whisky, and fetched it home and got drunk and had a good time, and licked me.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We lived in that old cabin, and he always locked the door and put the key under his head nights.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He kept me with him all the time, and I never got a chance to run off.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Every little while he locked me in and went down to the store, three miles, to the ferry, and traded fish and game for whisky, and fetched it home and got drunk and had a good time, and licked me.
up to a particular time
From this reading The widow she found out where I was by and by, and she sent a man over to try to get hold of me; but pap drove him off with the gun, and it warn't long after that till I was used to being where I was, and liked it--all but the cowhide part.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading He kept me with him all the time, and I never got a chance to run off.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He kept me with him all the time, and I never got a chance to run off.
tradedverbUS /ˈtreɪdɪd/
past form of “trade” — engage in the trade of
From this reading Every little while he locked me in and went down to the store, three miles, to the ferry, and traded fish and game for whisky, and fetched it home and got drunk and had a good time, and licked me.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading The widow she found out where I was by and by, and she sent a man over to try to get hold of me; but pap drove him off with the gun, and it warn't long after that till I was used to being where I was, and liked it--all but the cowhide part.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading We lived in that old cabin, and he always locked the door and put the key under his head nights.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading The widow she found out where I was by and by, and she sent a man over to try to get hold of me; but pap drove him off with the gun, and it warn't long after that till I was used to being where I was, and liked it--all but the cowhide part.
warn't
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From this reading The widow she found out where I was by and by, and she sent a man over to try to get hold of me; but pap drove him off with the gun, and it warn't long after that till I was used to being where I was, and liked it--all but the cowhide part.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had a gun which he had stole, I reckon, and we fished and hunted, and that was what we lived on.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We lived in that old cabin, and he always locked the door and put the key under his head nights.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Every little while he locked me in and went down to the store, three miles, to the ferry, and traded fish and game for whisky, and fetched it home and got drunk and had a good time, and licked me.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He had a gun which he had stole, I reckon, and we fished and hunted, and that was what we lived on.
in or at the place that
From this reading The widow she found out where I was by and by, and she sent a man over to try to get hold of me; but pap drove him off with the gun, and it warn't long after that till I was used to being where I was, and liked it--all but the cowhide part.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He had a gun which he had stole, I reckon, and we fished and hunted, and that was what we lived on.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Every little while he locked me in and went down to the store, three miles, to the ferry, and traded fish and game for whisky, and fetched it home and got drunk and had a good time, and licked me.
whiskynounUS /ˈwɪski/
a liquor made from fermented mash of grain
From this reading Every little while he locked me in and went down to the store, three miles, to the ferry, and traded fish and game for whisky, and fetched it home and got drunk and had a good time, and licked me.
a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried
From this reading The widow she found out where I was by and by, and she sent a man over to try to get hold of me; but pap drove him off with the gun, and it warn't long after that till I was used to being where I was, and liked it--all but the cowhide part.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He kept me with him all the time, and I never got a chance to run off.
