used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Sweet is the vale where the Mohawk gently glides On its fair, windin' way to the sea; And dearer by f-a-a-ar----" "Now, look a-here, Alec Lloyd," broke in Hairoil Johnson, throwin' up one hand like as if to defend hisself, and givin' me a kinda scairt look, "you shut you' bazoo right this minute--and git!
a-figgerin
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From this reading Whenever you begin singin' that song, I know you're a-figgerin' on how to marry somebody off to somebody else.
a-here
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From this reading "Sweet is the vale where the Mohawk gently glides On its fair, windin' way to the sea; And dearer by f-a-a-ar----" "Now, look a-here, Alec Lloyd," broke in Hairoil Johnson, throwin' up one hand like as if to defend hisself, and givin' me a kinda scairt look, "you shut you' bazoo right this minute--and git!
a-holdin
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From this reading And I just won't have you _around!_" We was a-settin' t'gether on the track side of the deepot platform at Briggs City, him a-holdin' down one end of a truck, and me the other.
a-settin
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From this reading And I just won't have you _around!_" We was a-settin' t'gether on the track side of the deepot platform at Briggs City, him a-holdin' down one end of a truck, and me the other.
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading The mesquite lay in front of us, and it was all a sorta greenish brown account of the pretty fair rain we'd been havin'.
Alec
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From this reading "Sweet is the vale where the Mohawk gently glides On its fair, windin' way to the sea; And dearer by f-a-a-ar----" "Now, look a-here, Alec Lloyd," broke in Hairoil Johnson, throwin' up one hand like as if to defend hisself, and givin' me a kinda scairt look, "you shut you' bazoo right this minute--and git!
(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 The mesquite lay in front of us, and it was all a sorta greenish brown account of the pretty fair rain we'd been havin'.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Sweet is the vale where the Mohawk gently glides On its fair, windin' way to the sea; And dearer by f-a-a-ar----" "Now, look a-here, Alec Lloyd," broke in Hairoil Johnson, throwin' up one hand like as if to defend hisself, and givin' me a kinda scairt look, "you shut you' bazoo right this minute--and git!
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading And I just won't have you _around!_" We was a-settin' t'gether on the track side of the deepot platform at Briggs City, him a-holdin' down one end of a truck, and me the other.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Sweet is the vale where the Mohawk gently glides On its fair, windin' way to the sea; And dearer by f-a-a-ar----" "Now, look a-here, Alec Lloyd," broke in Hairoil Johnson, throwin' up one hand like as if to defend hisself, and givin' me a kinda scairt look, "you shut you' bazoo right this minute--and git!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And I just won't have you _around!_" We was a-settin' t'gether on the track side of the deepot platform at Briggs City, him a-holdin' down one end of a truck, and me the other.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading Originally published under the title of AUTHOR OF THE POOR LITTLE RICH GIRL, THE PLOW WOMAN, Etc.
bazoo
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From this reading "Sweet is the vale where the Mohawk gently glides On its fair, windin' way to the sea; And dearer by f-a-a-ar----" "Now, look a-here, Alec Lloyd," broke in Hairoil Johnson, throwin' up one hand like as if to defend hisself, and givin' me a kinda scairt look, "you shut you' bazoo right this minute--and git!
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The mesquite lay in front of us, and it was all a sorta greenish brown account of the pretty fair rain we'd been havin'.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Whenever you begin singin' that song, I know you're a-figgerin' on how to marry somebody off to somebody else.
Briggs
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From this reading And I just won't have you _around!_" We was a-settin' t'gether on the track side of the deepot platform at Briggs City, him a-holdin' down one end of a truck, and me the other.
lacking funds
From this reading "Sweet is the vale where the Mohawk gently glides On its fair, windin' way to the sea; And dearer by f-a-a-ar----" "Now, look a-here, Alec Lloyd," broke in Hairoil Johnson, throwin' up one hand like as if to defend hisself, and givin' me a kinda scairt look, "you shut you' bazoo right this minute--and git!
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading The mesquite lay in front of us, and it was all a sorta greenish brown account of the pretty fair rain we'd been havin'.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Sweet is the vale where the Mohawk gently glides On its fair, windin' way to the sea; And dearer by f-a-a-ar----" "Now, look a-here, Alec Lloyd," broke in Hairoil Johnson, throwin' up one hand like as if to defend hisself, and givin' me a kinda scairt look, "you shut you' bazoo right this minute--and git!
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading And I just won't have you _around!_" We was a-settin' t'gether on the track side of the deepot platform at Briggs City, him a-holdin' down one end of a truck, and me the other.
deareradjectiveUS /ˈdɪrər/
comparative of “dear” — dearly loved
From this reading "Sweet is the vale where the Mohawk gently glides On its fair, windin' way to the sea; And dearer by f-a-a-ar----" "Now, look a-here, Alec Lloyd," broke in Hairoil Johnson, throwin' up one hand like as if to defend hisself, and givin' me a kinda scairt look, "you shut you' bazoo right this minute--and git!
deepot
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From this reading And I just won't have you _around!_" We was a-settin' t'gether on the track side of the deepot platform at Briggs City, him a-holdin' down one end of a truck, and me the other.
defendverbUS /dɪˈfend/
argue or speak in defense of
From this reading "Sweet is the vale where the Mohawk gently glides On its fair, windin' way to the sea; And dearer by f-a-a-ar----" "Now, look a-here, Alec Lloyd," broke in Hairoil Johnson, throwin' up one hand like as if to defend hisself, and givin' me a kinda scairt look, "you shut you' bazoo right this minute--and git!
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading And I just won't have you _around!_" We was a-settin' t'gether on the track side of the deepot platform at Briggs City, him a-holdin' down one end of a truck, and me the other.
else
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From this reading Whenever you begin singin' that song, I know you're a-figgerin' on how to marry somebody off to somebody else.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading And I just won't have you _around!_" We was a-settin' t'gether on the track side of the deepot platform at Briggs City, him a-holdin' down one end of a truck, and me the other.
Etc
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From this reading Originally published under the title of AUTHOR OF THE POOR LITTLE RICH GIRL, THE PLOW WOMAN, Etc.
f-a-a-ar
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From this reading "Sweet is the vale where the Mohawk gently glides On its fair, windin' way to the sea; And dearer by f-a-a-ar----" "Now, look a-here, Alec Lloyd," broke in Hairoil Johnson, throwin' up one hand like as if to defend hisself, and givin' me a kinda scairt look, "you shut you' bazoo right this minute--and git!
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading "Sweet is the vale where the Mohawk gently glides On its fair, windin' way to the sea; And dearer by f-a-a-ar----" "Now, look a-here, Alec Lloyd," broke in Hairoil Johnson, throwin' up one hand like as if to defend hisself, and givin' me a kinda scairt look, "you shut you' bazoo right this minute--and git!
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading The mesquite lay in front of us, and it was all a sorta greenish brown account of the pretty fair rain we'd been havin'.
in a gradual manner
From this reading "Sweet is the vale where the Mohawk gently glides On its fair, windin' way to the sea; And dearer by f-a-a-ar----" "Now, look a-here, Alec Lloyd," broke in Hairoil Johnson, throwin' up one hand like as if to defend hisself, and givin' me a kinda scairt look, "you shut you' bazoo right this minute--and git!
a young female
From this reading Originally published under the title of AUTHOR OF THE POOR LITTLE RICH GIRL, THE PLOW WOMAN, Etc.
a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
From this reading "Sweet is the vale where the Mohawk gently glides On its fair, windin' way to the sea; And dearer by f-a-a-ar----" "Now, look a-here, Alec Lloyd," broke in Hairoil Johnson, throwin' up one hand like as if to defend hisself, and givin' me a kinda scairt look, "you shut you' bazoo right this minute--and git!
givin
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From this reading "Sweet is the vale where the Mohawk gently glides On its fair, windin' way to the sea; And dearer by f-a-a-ar----" "Now, look a-here, Alec Lloyd," broke in Hairoil Johnson, throwin' up one hand like as if to defend hisself, and givin' me a kinda scairt look, "you shut you' bazoo right this minute--and git!
glidesnounUS /ɡlaɪdz/
plural of “glide” — a vowellike sound that serves as a consonant
From this reading "Sweet is the vale where the Mohawk gently glides On its fair, windin' way to the sea; And dearer by f-a-a-ar----" "Now, look a-here, Alec Lloyd," broke in Hairoil Johnson, throwin' up one hand like as if to defend hisself, and givin' me a kinda scairt look, "you shut you' bazoo right this minute--and git!
greenishadjectiveUS /ˈɡriːnɪʃ/
of the color between blue and yellow in the color spectrum; similar to the color of fresh grass
From this reading The mesquite lay in front of us, and it was all a sorta greenish brown account of the pretty fair rain we'd been havin'.
Hairoil
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From this reading "Sweet is the vale where the Mohawk gently glides On its fair, windin' way to the sea; And dearer by f-a-a-ar----" "Now, look a-here, Alec Lloyd," broke in Hairoil Johnson, throwin' up one hand like as if to defend hisself, and givin' me a kinda scairt look, "you shut you' bazoo right this minute--and git!
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading "Sweet is the vale where the Mohawk gently glides On its fair, windin' way to the sea; And dearer by f-a-a-ar----" "Now, look a-here, Alec Lloyd," broke in Hairoil Johnson, throwin' up one hand like as if to defend hisself, and givin' me a kinda scairt look, "you shut you' bazoo right this minute--and git!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And I just won't have you _around!_" We was a-settin' t'gether on the track side of the deepot platform at Briggs City, him a-holdin' down one end of a truck, and me the other.
havin
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From this reading The mesquite lay in front of us, and it was all a sorta greenish brown account of the pretty fair rain we'd been havin'.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And I just won't have you _around!_" We was a-settin' t'gether on the track side of the deepot platform at Briggs City, him a-holdin' down one end of a truck, and me the other.
hisself
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From this reading "Sweet is the vale where the Mohawk gently glides On its fair, windin' way to the sea; And dearer by f-a-a-ar----" "Now, look a-here, Alec Lloyd," broke in Hairoil Johnson, throwin' up one hand like as if to defend hisself, and givin' me a kinda scairt look, "you shut you' bazoo right this minute--and git!
how
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From this reading Whenever you begin singin' that song, I know you're a-figgerin' on how to marry somebody off to somebody else.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Whenever you begin singin' that song, I know you're a-figgerin' on how to marry somebody off to somebody else.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Sweet is the vale where the Mohawk gently glides On its fair, windin' way to the sea; And dearer by f-a-a-ar----" "Now, look a-here, Alec Lloyd," broke in Hairoil Johnson, throwin' up one hand like as if to defend hisself, and givin' me a kinda scairt look, "you shut you' bazoo right this minute--and git!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Sweet is the vale where the Mohawk gently glides On its fair, windin' way to the sea; And dearer by f-a-a-ar----" "Now, look a-here, Alec Lloyd," broke in Hairoil Johnson, throwin' up one hand like as if to defend hisself, and givin' me a kinda scairt look, "you shut you' bazoo right this minute--and git!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Sweet is the vale where the Mohawk gently glides On its fair, windin' way to the sea; And dearer by f-a-a-ar----" "Now, look a-here, Alec Lloyd," broke in Hairoil Johnson, throwin' up one hand like as if to defend hisself, and givin' me a kinda scairt look, "you shut you' bazoo right this minute--and git!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The mesquite lay in front of us, and it was all a sorta greenish brown account of the pretty fair rain we'd been havin'.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading "Sweet is the vale where the Mohawk gently glides On its fair, windin' way to the sea; And dearer by f-a-a-ar----" "Now, look a-here, Alec Lloyd," broke in Hairoil Johnson, throwin' up one hand like as if to defend hisself, and givin' me a kinda scairt look, "you shut you' bazoo right this minute--and git!
English writer and lexicographer (1709-1784)
From this reading "Sweet is the vale where the Mohawk gently glides On its fair, windin' way to the sea; And dearer by f-a-a-ar----" "Now, look a-here, Alec Lloyd," broke in Hairoil Johnson, throwin' up one hand like as if to defend hisself, and givin' me a kinda scairt look, "you shut you' bazoo right this minute--and git!
and nothing more
From this reading And I just won't have you _around!_" We was a-settin' t'gether on the track side of the deepot platform at Briggs City, him a-holdin' down one end of a truck, and me the other.
kindaadverbUS /ˈkɪndə/
to some (great or small) extent
From this reading "Sweet is the vale where the Mohawk gently glides On its fair, windin' way to the sea; And dearer by f-a-a-ar----" "Now, look a-here, Alec Lloyd," broke in Hairoil Johnson, throwin' up one hand like as if to defend hisself, and givin' me a kinda scairt look, "you shut you' bazoo right this minute--and git!
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Whenever you begin singin' that song, I know you're a-figgerin' on how to marry somebody off to somebody else.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The mesquite lay in front of us, and it was all a sorta greenish brown account of the pretty fair rain we'd been havin'.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Sweet is the vale where the Mohawk gently glides On its fair, windin' way to the sea; And dearer by f-a-a-ar----" "Now, look a-here, Alec Lloyd," broke in Hairoil Johnson, throwin' up one hand like as if to defend hisself, and givin' me a kinda scairt look, "you shut you' bazoo right this minute--and git!
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Originally published under the title of AUTHOR OF THE POOR LITTLE RICH GIRL, THE PLOW WOMAN, Etc.
LloydnounUS /lɔɪd/
United States comic actor in silent films; he used physical danger as a source of comedy (1893-1971)
From this reading "Sweet is the vale where the Mohawk gently glides On its fair, windin' way to the sea; And dearer by f-a-a-ar----" "Now, look a-here, Alec Lloyd," broke in Hairoil Johnson, throwin' up one hand like as if to defend hisself, and givin' me a kinda scairt look, "you shut you' bazoo right this minute--and git!
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "Sweet is the vale where the Mohawk gently glides On its fair, windin' way to the sea; And dearer by f-a-a-ar----" "Now, look a-here, Alec Lloyd," broke in Hairoil Johnson, throwin' up one hand like as if to defend hisself, and givin' me a kinda scairt look, "you shut you' bazoo right this minute--and git!
take in marriage
From this reading Whenever you begin singin' that song, I know you're a-figgerin' on how to marry somebody off to somebody else.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Sweet is the vale where the Mohawk gently glides On its fair, windin' way to the sea; And dearer by f-a-a-ar----" "Now, look a-here, Alec Lloyd," broke in Hairoil Johnson, throwin' up one hand like as if to defend hisself, and givin' me a kinda scairt look, "you shut you' bazoo right this minute--and git!
mesquitenounUS /ˈmeskiːt/
any of several small spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Prosopis having small flowers in axillary cylindrical spikes followed by large pods rich in sugar
From this reading The mesquite lay in front of us, and it was all a sorta greenish brown account of the pretty fair rain we'd been havin'.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading "Sweet is the vale where the Mohawk gently glides On its fair, windin' way to the sea; And dearer by f-a-a-ar----" "Now, look a-here, Alec Lloyd," broke in Hairoil Johnson, throwin' up one hand like as if to defend hisself, and givin' me a kinda scairt look, "you shut you' bazoo right this minute--and git!
MohawknounUS /ˈmoʊhɔːk/
a member of the Iroquoian people formerly living along the Mohawk River in New York State
From this reading "Sweet is the vale where the Mohawk gently glides On its fair, windin' way to the sea; And dearer by f-a-a-ar----" "Now, look a-here, Alec Lloyd," broke in Hairoil Johnson, throwin' up one hand like as if to defend hisself, and givin' me a kinda scairt look, "you shut you' bazoo right this minute--and git!
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Sweet is the vale where the Mohawk gently glides On its fair, windin' way to the sea; And dearer by f-a-a-ar----" "Now, look a-here, Alec Lloyd," broke in Hairoil Johnson, throwin' up one hand like as if to defend hisself, and givin' me a kinda scairt look, "you shut you' bazoo right this minute--and git!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Originally published under the title of AUTHOR OF THE POOR LITTLE RICH GIRL, THE PLOW WOMAN, Etc.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Whenever you begin singin' that song, I know you're a-figgerin' on how to marry somebody off to somebody else.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Sweet is the vale where the Mohawk gently glides On its fair, windin' way to the sea; And dearer by f-a-a-ar----" "Now, look a-here, Alec Lloyd," broke in Hairoil Johnson, throwin' up one hand like as if to defend hisself, and givin' me a kinda scairt look, "you shut you' bazoo right this minute--and git!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Sweet is the vale where the Mohawk gently glides On its fair, windin' way to the sea; And dearer by f-a-a-ar----" "Now, look a-here, Alec Lloyd," broke in Hairoil Johnson, throwin' up one hand like as if to defend hisself, and givin' me a kinda scairt look, "you shut you' bazoo right this minute--and git!
OriginallyadverbUS /ərˈɪdʒənəli/
in an original manner
From this reading Originally published under the title of AUTHOR OF THE POOR LITTLE RICH GIRL, THE PLOW WOMAN, Etc.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading And I just won't have you _around!_" We was a-settin' t'gether on the track side of the deepot platform at Briggs City, him a-holdin' down one end of a truck, and me the other.
a raised horizontal surface
From this reading And I just won't have you _around!_" We was a-settin' t'gether on the track side of the deepot platform at Briggs City, him a-holdin' down one end of a truck, and me the other.
PLOWverbUS /plaʊ/
to break and turn over earth especially with a plow
From this reading Originally published under the title of AUTHOR OF THE POOR LITTLE RICH GIRL, THE PLOW WOMAN, Etc.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Originally published under the title of AUTHOR OF THE POOR LITTLE RICH GIRL, THE PLOW WOMAN, Etc.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading The mesquite lay in front of us, and it was all a sorta greenish brown account of the pretty fair rain we'd been havin'.
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading Originally published under the title of AUTHOR OF THE POOR LITTLE RICH GIRL, THE PLOW WOMAN, Etc.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading The mesquite lay in front of us, and it was all a sorta greenish brown account of the pretty fair rain we'd been havin'.
possessing material wealth
From this reading Originally published under the title of AUTHOR OF THE POOR LITTLE RICH GIRL, THE PLOW WOMAN, Etc.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Sweet is the vale where the Mohawk gently glides On its fair, windin' way to the sea; And dearer by f-a-a-ar----" "Now, look a-here, Alec Lloyd," broke in Hairoil Johnson, throwin' up one hand like as if to defend hisself, and givin' me a kinda scairt look, "you shut you' bazoo right this minute--and git!
scairt
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From this reading "Sweet is the vale where the Mohawk gently glides On its fair, windin' way to the sea; And dearer by f-a-a-ar----" "Now, look a-here, Alec Lloyd," broke in Hairoil Johnson, throwin' up one hand like as if to defend hisself, and givin' me a kinda scairt look, "you shut you' bazoo right this minute--and git!
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading "Sweet is the vale where the Mohawk gently glides On its fair, windin' way to the sea; And dearer by f-a-a-ar----" "Now, look a-here, Alec Lloyd," broke in Hairoil Johnson, throwin' up one hand like as if to defend hisself, and givin' me a kinda scairt look, "you shut you' bazoo right this minute--and git!
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading "Sweet is the vale where the Mohawk gently glides On its fair, windin' way to the sea; And dearer by f-a-a-ar----" "Now, look a-here, Alec Lloyd," broke in Hairoil Johnson, throwin' up one hand like as if to defend hisself, and givin' me a kinda scairt look, "you shut you' bazoo right this minute--and git!
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading And I just won't have you _around!_" We was a-settin' t'gether on the track side of the deepot platform at Briggs City, him a-holdin' down one end of a truck, and me the other.
singin
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From this reading Whenever you begin singin' that song, I know you're a-figgerin' on how to marry somebody off to somebody else.
a person, without saying who
From this reading Whenever you begin singin' that song, I know you're a-figgerin' on how to marry somebody off to somebody else.
a short musical composition with words
From this reading Whenever you begin singin' that song, I know you're a-figgerin' on how to marry somebody off to somebody else.
sorta
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From this reading The mesquite lay in front of us, and it was all a sorta greenish brown account of the pretty fair rain we'd been havin'.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading "Sweet is the vale where the Mohawk gently glides On its fair, windin' way to the sea; And dearer by f-a-a-ar----" "Now, look a-here, Alec Lloyd," broke in Hairoil Johnson, throwin' up one hand like as if to defend hisself, and givin' me a kinda scairt look, "you shut you' bazoo right this minute--and git!
t'gether
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From this reading And I just won't have you _around!_" We was a-settin' t'gether on the track side of the deepot platform at Briggs City, him a-holdin' down one end of a truck, and me the other.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Whenever you begin singin' that song, I know you're a-figgerin' on how to marry somebody off to somebody else.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Originally published under the title of AUTHOR OF THE POOR LITTLE RICH GIRL, THE PLOW WOMAN, Etc.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Sweet is the vale where the Mohawk gently glides On its fair, windin' way to the sea; And dearer by f-a-a-ar----" "Now, look a-here, Alec Lloyd," broke in Hairoil Johnson, throwin' up one hand like as if to defend hisself, and givin' me a kinda scairt look, "you shut you' bazoo right this minute--and git!
throwin
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From this reading "Sweet is the vale where the Mohawk gently glides On its fair, windin' way to the sea; And dearer by f-a-a-ar----" "Now, look a-here, Alec Lloyd," broke in Hairoil Johnson, throwin' up one hand like as if to defend hisself, and givin' me a kinda scairt look, "you shut you' bazoo right this minute--and git!
a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with
From this reading Originally published under the title of AUTHOR OF THE POOR LITTLE RICH GIRL, THE PLOW WOMAN, Etc.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Sweet is the vale where the Mohawk gently glides On its fair, windin' way to the sea; And dearer by f-a-a-ar----" "Now, look a-here, Alec Lloyd," broke in Hairoil Johnson, throwin' up one hand like as if to defend hisself, and givin' me a kinda scairt look, "you shut you' bazoo right this minute--and git!
a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading And I just won't have you _around!_" We was a-settin' t'gether on the track side of the deepot platform at Briggs City, him a-holdin' down one end of a truck, and me the other.
trucknounUS /trʌk/
an automotive vehicle suitable for hauling
From this reading And I just won't have you _around!_" We was a-settin' t'gether on the track side of the deepot platform at Briggs City, him a-holdin' down one end of a truck, and me the other.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Originally published under the title of AUTHOR OF THE POOR LITTLE RICH GIRL, THE PLOW WOMAN, Etc.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Sweet is the vale where the Mohawk gently glides On its fair, windin' way to the sea; And dearer by f-a-a-ar----" "Now, look a-here, Alec Lloyd," broke in Hairoil Johnson, throwin' up one hand like as if to defend hisself, and givin' me a kinda scairt look, "you shut you' bazoo right this minute--and git!
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The mesquite lay in front of us, and it was all a sorta greenish brown account of the pretty fair rain we'd been havin'.
valenounUS /veɪl/
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading "Sweet is the vale where the Mohawk gently glides On its fair, windin' way to the sea; And dearer by f-a-a-ar----" "Now, look a-here, Alec Lloyd," broke in Hairoil Johnson, throwin' up one hand like as if to defend hisself, and givin' me a kinda scairt look, "you shut you' bazoo right this minute--and git!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And I just won't have you _around!_" We was a-settin' t'gether on the track side of the deepot platform at Briggs City, him a-holdin' down one end of a truck, and me the other.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "Sweet is the vale where the Mohawk gently glides On its fair, windin' way to the sea; And dearer by f-a-a-ar----" "Now, look a-here, Alec Lloyd," broke in Hairoil Johnson, throwin' up one hand like as if to defend hisself, and givin' me a kinda scairt look, "you shut you' bazoo right this minute--and git!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading And I just won't have you _around!_" We was a-settin' t'gether on the track side of the deepot platform at Briggs City, him a-holdin' down one end of a truck, and me the other.
we'd
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From this reading The mesquite lay in front of us, and it was all a sorta greenish brown account of the pretty fair rain we'd been havin'.
at any time that; every time that
From this reading Whenever you begin singin' that song, I know you're a-figgerin' on how to marry somebody off to somebody else.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Sweet is the vale where the Mohawk gently glides On its fair, windin' way to the sea; And dearer by f-a-a-ar----" "Now, look a-here, Alec Lloyd," broke in Hairoil Johnson, throwin' up one hand like as if to defend hisself, and givin' me a kinda scairt look, "you shut you' bazoo right this minute--and git!
windin
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From this reading "Sweet is the vale where the Mohawk gently glides On its fair, windin' way to the sea; And dearer by f-a-a-ar----" "Now, look a-here, Alec Lloyd," broke in Hairoil Johnson, throwin' up one hand like as if to defend hisself, and givin' me a kinda scairt look, "you shut you' bazoo right this minute--and git!
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Originally published under the title of AUTHOR OF THE POOR LITTLE RICH GIRL, THE PLOW WOMAN, Etc.
won't
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From this reading And I just won't have you _around!_" We was a-settin' t'gether on the track side of the deepot platform at Briggs City, him a-holdin' down one end of a truck, and me the other.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Sweet is the vale where the Mohawk gently glides On its fair, windin' way to the sea; And dearer by f-a-a-ar----" "Now, look a-here, Alec Lloyd," broke in Hairoil Johnson, throwin' up one hand like as if to defend hisself, and givin' me a kinda scairt look, "you shut you' bazoo right this minute--and git!
you're
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From this reading Whenever you begin singin' that song, I know you're a-figgerin' on how to marry somebody off to somebody else.
