used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Wiggled his fingers behind a sheet and made 'em look like animals, and like people that was walkin' and bowin' and doin' jigs.
(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 When they was done, they all come to the edge of the platform, the lady kissin' her hand.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Wal, ev'rybody laughed then, and clapped, and the Judge brought on the Injun.
plural of “animal” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading Wiggled his fingers behind a sheet and made 'em look like animals, and like people that was walkin' and bowin' and doin' jigs.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading All the punchers kissed back!
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Wiggled his fingers behind a sheet and made 'em look like animals, and like people that was walkin' and bowin' and doin' jigs.
bowin
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From this reading Wiggled his fingers behind a sheet and made 'em look like animals, and like people that was walkin' and bowin' and doin' jigs.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Wal, ev'rybody laughed then, and clapped, and the Judge brought on the Injun.
clappedverbUS /klæpt/
inflected form of “clap” — put quickly or forcibly
From this reading Wal, ev'rybody laughed then, and clapped, and the Judge brought on the Injun.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading When they was done, they all come to the edge of the platform, the lady kissin' her hand.
doin
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From this reading Wiggled his fingers behind a sheet and made 'em look like animals, and like people that was walkin' and bowin' and doin' jigs.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading When they was done, they all come to the edge of the platform, the lady kissin' her hand.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading When they was done, they all come to the edge of the platform, the lady kissin' her hand.
a quad with a square body
From this reading Wiggled his fingers behind a sheet and made 'em look like animals, and like people that was walkin' and bowin' and doin' jigs.
ev'rybody
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From this reading Wal, ev'rybody laughed then, and clapped, and the Judge brought on the Injun.
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading Wiggled his fingers behind a sheet and made 'em look like animals, and like people that was walkin' and bowin' and doin' jigs.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading When they was done, they all come to the edge of the platform, the lady kissin' her hand.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When they was done, they all come to the edge of the platform, the lady kissin' her hand.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Wiggled his fingers behind a sheet and made 'em look like animals, and like people that was walkin' and bowin' and doin' jigs.
Injunnoun
(slang) offensive term for Native Americans
From this reading Wal, ev'rybody laughed then, and clapped, and the Judge brought on the Injun.
jigsnounUS /dʒɪɡz/
plural of “jig” — music in three-four time for dancing a jig
From this reading Wiggled his fingers behind a sheet and made 'em look like animals, and like people that was walkin' and bowin' and doin' jigs.
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading Wal, ev'rybody laughed then, and clapped, and the Judge brought on the Injun.
past form of “kiss” — touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
From this reading All the punchers kissed back!
kissin
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From this reading When they was done, they all come to the edge of the platform, the lady kissin' her hand.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading When they was done, they all come to the edge of the platform, the lady kissin' her hand.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading Wal, ev'rybody laughed then, and clapped, and the Judge brought on the Injun.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Wiggled his fingers behind a sheet and made 'em look like animals, and like people that was walkin' and bowin' and doin' jigs.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Wiggled his fingers behind a sheet and made 'em look like animals, and like people that was walkin' and bowin' and doin' jigs.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Wiggled his fingers behind a sheet and made 'em look like animals, and like people that was walkin' and bowin' and doin' jigs.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When they was done, they all come to the edge of the platform, the lady kissin' her hand.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Wal, ev'rybody laughed then, and clapped, and the Judge brought on the Injun.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Wiggled his fingers behind a sheet and made 'em look like animals, and like people that was walkin' and bowin' and doin' jigs.
a raised horizontal surface
From this reading When they was done, they all come to the edge of the platform, the lady kissin' her hand.
punchers
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From this reading All the punchers kissed back!
precisely, exactly
From this reading That Injun was smart, all right.
any broad thin expanse or surface
From this reading Wiggled his fingers behind a sheet and made 'em look like animals, and like people that was walkin' and bowin' and doin' jigs.
smartadjectiveUS /smɑːrt/
showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness
From this reading That Injun was smart, all right.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That Injun was smart, all right.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When they was done, they all come to the edge of the platform, the lady kissin' her hand.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Wal, ev'rybody laughed then, and clapped, and the Judge brought on the Injun.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When they was done, they all come to the edge of the platform, the lady kissin' her hand.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When they was done, they all come to the edge of the platform, the lady kissin' her hand.
Wal
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From this reading Wal, ev'rybody laughed then, and clapped, and the Judge brought on the Injun.
walkin
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From this reading Wiggled his fingers behind a sheet and made 'em look like animals, and like people that was walkin' and bowin' and doin' jigs.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When they was done, they all come to the edge of the platform, the lady kissin' her hand.
at the time that
From this reading When they was done, they all come to the edge of the platform, the lady kissin' her hand.
WiggledverbUS /ˈwɪɡəld/
past form of “wiggle” — move to and fro
From this reading Wiggled his fingers behind a sheet and made 'em look like animals, and like people that was walkin' and bowin' and doin' jigs.
