Chapter XVII

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

From this reading 'I reckon I must have looked like a wild woman.

(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 I had lost my hat and my hair was all falling down, an' I only had on my short alpaca underskirt, 'cause I'd taken off my dress skirt to make a pillow like I said; but I just stood right up in the midst of all those poor bodies, an' says, "I'm Miss Smithson--Sadie Virginia Smithson--an' I've been holdin' Hell back all night."

wool of the alpaca

From this reading I had lost my hat and my hair was all falling down, an' I only had on my short alpaca underskirt, 'cause I'd taken off my dress skirt to make a pillow like I said; but I just stood right up in the midst of all those poor bodies, an' says, "I'm Miss Smithson--Sadie Virginia Smithson--an' I've been holdin' Hell back all night."

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading '"Who are you, an' what in thunder are you doing here?" he stormed out at me--only I don't say it as strong as he did.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading I had lost my hat and my hair was all falling down, an' I only had on my short alpaca underskirt, 'cause I'd taken off my dress skirt to make a pillow like I said; but I just stood right up in the midst of all those poor bodies, an' says, "I'm Miss Smithson--Sadie Virginia Smithson--an' I've been holdin' Hell back all night."

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading '"Who are you, an' what in thunder are you doing here?" he stormed out at me--only I don't say it as strong as he did.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading '"Who are you, an' what in thunder are you doing here?" he stormed out at me--only I don't say it as strong as he did.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading '"Who are you, an' what in thunder are you doing here?" he stormed out at me--only I don't say it as strong as he did.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading I had lost my hat and my hair was all falling down, an' I only had on my short alpaca underskirt, 'cause I'd taken off my dress skirt to make a pillow like I said; but I just stood right up in the midst of all those poor bodies, an' says, "I'm Miss Smithson--Sadie Virginia Smithson--an' I've been holdin' Hell back all night."

the past participle of “be”

From this reading I had lost my hat and my hair was all falling down, an' I only had on my short alpaca underskirt, 'cause I'd taken off my dress skirt to make a pillow like I said; but I just stood right up in the midst of all those poor bodies, an' says, "I'm Miss Smithson--Sadie Virginia Smithson--an' I've been holdin' Hell back all night."

plural of “body” — the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)

From this reading I had lost my hat and my hair was all falling down, an' I only had on my short alpaca underskirt, 'cause I'd taken off my dress skirt to make a pillow like I said; but I just stood right up in the midst of all those poor bodies, an' says, "I'm Miss Smithson--Sadie Virginia Smithson--an' I've been holdin' Hell back all night."

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading I had lost my hat and my hair was all falling down, an' I only had on my short alpaca underskirt, 'cause I'd taken off my dress skirt to make a pillow like I said; but I just stood right up in the midst of all those poor bodies, an' says, "I'm Miss Smithson--Sadie Virginia Smithson--an' I've been holdin' Hell back all night."

the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

From this reading 'I knew I was talkin' crazy but I didn't care--like the way you do comin' out of ether.

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

From this reading I had lost my hat and my hair was all falling down, an' I only had on my short alpaca underskirt, 'cause I'd taken off my dress skirt to make a pillow like I said; but I just stood right up in the midst of all those poor bodies, an' says, "I'm Miss Smithson--Sadie Virginia Smithson--an' I've been holdin' Hell back all night."

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From this reading 'I knew I was talkin' crazy but I didn't care--like the way you do comin' out of ether.

affected with madness or insanity

From this reading 'I knew I was talkin' crazy but I didn't care--like the way you do comin' out of ether.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading '"Who are you, an' what in thunder are you doing here?" he stormed out at me--only I don't say it as strong as he did.

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From this reading 'I knew I was talkin' crazy but I didn't care--like the way you do comin' out of ether.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading 'I knew I was talkin' crazy but I didn't care--like the way you do comin' out of ether.

-ing form of “do” — engage in

From this reading '"Who are you, an' what in thunder are you doing here?" he stormed out at me--only I don't say it as strong as he did.

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From this reading '"Who are you, an' what in thunder are you doing here?" he stormed out at me--only I don't say it as strong as he did.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading I had lost my hat and my hair was all falling down, an' I only had on my short alpaca underskirt, 'cause I'd taken off my dress skirt to make a pillow like I said; but I just stood right up in the midst of all those poor bodies, an' says, "I'm Miss Smithson--Sadie Virginia Smithson--an' I've been holdin' Hell back all night."

put on clothes

From this reading I had lost my hat and my hair was all falling down, an' I only had on my short alpaca underskirt, 'cause I'd taken off my dress skirt to make a pillow like I said; but I just stood right up in the midst of all those poor bodies, an' says, "I'm Miss Smithson--Sadie Virginia Smithson--an' I've been holdin' Hell back all night."

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading 'He stared at me for a spell, an' then he says, kind of funny, "Well, Miss Sadie Virginia, I'm glad you held some of it back, for everybody else in the world was letting it loose last night."

the fifth and highest element after air and earth and fire and water; was believed to be the substance composing all heavenly bodies

From this reading 'I knew I was talkin' crazy but I didn't care--like the way you do comin' out of ether.

every person

From this reading 'He stared at me for a spell, an' then he says, kind of funny, "Well, Miss Sadie Virginia, I'm glad you held some of it back, for everybody else in the world was letting it loose last night."

decreasing in amount or degree

From this reading I had lost my hat and my hair was all falling down, an' I only had on my short alpaca underskirt, 'cause I'd taken off my dress skirt to make a pillow like I said; but I just stood right up in the midst of all those poor bodies, an' says, "I'm Miss Smithson--Sadie Virginia Smithson--an' I've been holdin' Hell back all night."

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading 'He stared at me for a spell, an' then he says, kind of funny, "Well, Miss Sadie Virginia, I'm glad you held some of it back, for everybody else in the world was letting it loose last night."

arousing or provoking laughter

From this reading 'He stared at me for a spell, an' then he says, kind of funny, "Well, Miss Sadie Virginia, I'm glad you held some of it back, for everybody else in the world was letting it loose last night."

showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy

From this reading 'He stared at me for a spell, an' then he says, kind of funny, "Well, Miss Sadie Virginia, I'm glad you held some of it back, for everybody else in the world was letting it loose last night."

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

From this reading I had lost my hat and my hair was all falling down, an' I only had on my short alpaca underskirt, 'cause I'd taken off my dress skirt to make a pillow like I said; but I just stood right up in the midst of all those poor bodies, an' says, "I'm Miss Smithson--Sadie Virginia Smithson--an' I've been holdin' Hell back all night."

a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss

From this reading I had lost my hat and my hair was all falling down, an' I only had on my short alpaca underskirt, 'cause I'd taken off my dress skirt to make a pillow like I said; but I just stood right up in the midst of all those poor bodies, an' says, "I'm Miss Smithson--Sadie Virginia Smithson--an' I've been holdin' Hell back all night."

headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim

From this reading I had lost my hat and my hair was all falling down, an' I only had on my short alpaca underskirt, 'cause I'd taken off my dress skirt to make a pillow like I said; but I just stood right up in the midst of all those poor bodies, an' says, "I'm Miss Smithson--Sadie Virginia Smithson--an' I've been holdin' Hell back all night."

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading 'I reckon I must have looked like a wild woman.

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

From this reading '"Who are you, an' what in thunder are you doing here?" he stormed out at me--only I don't say it as strong as he did.

occupied or in the control of; often used in combination

From this reading 'He stared at me for a spell, an' then he says, kind of funny, "Well, Miss Sadie Virginia, I'm glad you held some of it back, for everybody else in the world was letting it loose last night."

any place of pain and turmoil

From this reading I had lost my hat and my hair was all falling down, an' I only had on my short alpaca underskirt, 'cause I'd taken off my dress skirt to make a pillow like I said; but I just stood right up in the midst of all those poor bodies, an' says, "I'm Miss Smithson--Sadie Virginia Smithson--an' I've been holdin' Hell back all night."

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading '"Who are you, an' what in thunder are you doing here?" he stormed out at me--only I don't say it as strong as he did.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I had lost my hat and my hair was all falling down, an' I only had on my short alpaca underskirt, 'cause I'd taken off my dress skirt to make a pillow like I said; but I just stood right up in the midst of all those poor bodies, an' says, "I'm Miss Smithson--Sadie Virginia Smithson--an' I've been holdin' Hell back all night."

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

From this reading '"Who are you, an' what in thunder are you doing here?" he stormed out at me--only I don't say it as strong as he did.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I had lost my hat and my hair was all falling down, an' I only had on my short alpaca underskirt, 'cause I'd taken off my dress skirt to make a pillow like I said; but I just stood right up in the midst of all those poor bodies, an' says, "I'm Miss Smithson--Sadie Virginia Smithson--an' I've been holdin' Hell back all night."

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I had lost my hat and my hair was all falling down, an' I only had on my short alpaca underskirt, 'cause I'd taken off my dress skirt to make a pillow like I said; but I just stood right up in the midst of all those poor bodies, an' says, "I'm Miss Smithson--Sadie Virginia Smithson--an' I've been holdin' Hell back all night."

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I had lost my hat and my hair was all falling down, an' I only had on my short alpaca underskirt, 'cause I'd taken off my dress skirt to make a pillow like I said; but I just stood right up in the midst of all those poor bodies, an' says, "I'm Miss Smithson--Sadie Virginia Smithson--an' I've been holdin' Hell back all night."

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

From this reading '"Who are you, an' what in thunder are you doing here?" he stormed out at me--only I don't say it as strong as he did.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading '"Who are you, an' what in thunder are you doing here?" he stormed out at me--only I don't say it as strong as he did.

and nothing more

From this reading I had lost my hat and my hair was all falling down, an' I only had on my short alpaca underskirt, 'cause I'd taken off my dress skirt to make a pillow like I said; but I just stood right up in the midst of all those poor bodies, an' says, "I'm Miss Smithson--Sadie Virginia Smithson--an' I've been holdin' Hell back all night."

having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior

From this reading 'He stared at me for a spell, an' then he says, kind of funny, "Well, Miss Sadie Virginia, I'm glad you held some of it back, for everybody else in the world was letting it loose last night."

inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading 'I knew I was talkin' crazy but I didn't care--like the way you do comin' out of ether.

immediately past

From this reading 'He stared at me for a spell, an' then he says, kind of funny, "Well, Miss Sadie Virginia, I'm glad you held some of it back, for everybody else in the world was letting it loose last night."

property that is leased or rented out or let

From this reading 'He stared at me for a spell, an' then he says, kind of funny, "Well, Miss Sadie Virginia, I'm glad you held some of it back, for everybody else in the world was letting it loose last night."

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading 'I reckon I must have looked like a wild woman.

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

From this reading 'I reckon I must have looked like a wild woman.

not compact or dense in structure or arrangement

From this reading 'He stared at me for a spell, an' then he says, kind of funny, "Well, Miss Sadie Virginia, I'm glad you held some of it back, for everybody else in the world was letting it loose last night."

no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered

From this reading I had lost my hat and my hair was all falling down, an' I only had on my short alpaca underskirt, 'cause I'd taken off my dress skirt to make a pillow like I said; but I just stood right up in the midst of all those poor bodies, an' says, "I'm Miss Smithson--Sadie Virginia Smithson--an' I've been holdin' Hell back all night."

engage in

From this reading I had lost my hat and my hair was all falling down, an' I only had on my short alpaca underskirt, 'cause I'd taken off my dress skirt to make a pillow like I said; but I just stood right up in the midst of all those poor bodies, an' says, "I'm Miss Smithson--Sadie Virginia Smithson--an' I've been holdin' Hell back all night."

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

From this reading '"Who are you, an' what in thunder are you doing here?" he stormed out at me--only I don't say it as strong as he did.

the location of something surrounded by other things

From this reading I had lost my hat and my hair was all falling down, an' I only had on my short alpaca underskirt, 'cause I'd taken off my dress skirt to make a pillow like I said; but I just stood right up in the midst of all those poor bodies, an' says, "I'm Miss Smithson--Sadie Virginia Smithson--an' I've been holdin' Hell back all night."

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading I had lost my hat and my hair was all falling down, an' I only had on my short alpaca underskirt, 'cause I'd taken off my dress skirt to make a pillow like I said; but I just stood right up in the midst of all those poor bodies, an' says, "I'm Miss Smithson--Sadie Virginia Smithson--an' I've been holdin' Hell back all night."

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading 'I reckon I must have looked like a wild woman.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I had lost my hat and my hair was all falling down, an' I only had on my short alpaca underskirt, 'cause I'd taken off my dress skirt to make a pillow like I said; but I just stood right up in the midst of all those poor bodies, an' says, "I'm Miss Smithson--Sadie Virginia Smithson--an' I've been holdin' Hell back all night."

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading I had lost my hat and my hair was all falling down, an' I only had on my short alpaca underskirt, 'cause I'd taken off my dress skirt to make a pillow like I said; but I just stood right up in the midst of all those poor bodies, an' says, "I'm Miss Smithson--Sadie Virginia Smithson--an' I've been holdin' Hell back all night."

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I had lost my hat and my hair was all falling down, an' I only had on my short alpaca underskirt, 'cause I'd taken off my dress skirt to make a pillow like I said; but I just stood right up in the midst of all those poor bodies, an' says, "I'm Miss Smithson--Sadie Virginia Smithson--an' I've been holdin' Hell back all night."

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading I had lost my hat and my hair was all falling down, an' I only had on my short alpaca underskirt, 'cause I'd taken off my dress skirt to make a pillow like I said; but I just stood right up in the midst of all those poor bodies, an' says, "I'm Miss Smithson--Sadie Virginia Smithson--an' I've been holdin' Hell back all night."

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading I had lost my hat and my hair was all falling down, an' I only had on my short alpaca underskirt, 'cause I'd taken off my dress skirt to make a pillow like I said; but I just stood right up in the midst of all those poor bodies, an' says, "I'm Miss Smithson--Sadie Virginia Smithson--an' I've been holdin' Hell back all night."

and nothing more

From this reading '"Who are you, an' what in thunder are you doing here?" he stormed out at me--only I don't say it as strong as he did.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading '"Who are you, an' what in thunder are you doing here?" he stormed out at me--only I don't say it as strong as he did.

a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person

From this reading I had lost my hat and my hair was all falling down, an' I only had on my short alpaca underskirt, 'cause I'd taken off my dress skirt to make a pillow like I said; but I just stood right up in the midst of all those poor bodies, an' says, "I'm Miss Smithson--Sadie Virginia Smithson--an' I've been holdin' Hell back all night."

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading I had lost my hat and my hair was all falling down, an' I only had on my short alpaca underskirt, 'cause I'd taken off my dress skirt to make a pillow like I said; but I just stood right up in the midst of all those poor bodies, an' says, "I'm Miss Smithson--Sadie Virginia Smithson--an' I've been holdin' Hell back all night."

expect, believe, or suppose

From this reading 'I reckon I must have looked like a wild woman.

precisely, exactly

From this reading I had lost my hat and my hair was all falling down, an' I only had on my short alpaca underskirt, 'cause I'd taken off my dress skirt to make a pillow like I said; but I just stood right up in the midst of all those poor bodies, an' says, "I'm Miss Smithson--Sadie Virginia Smithson--an' I've been holdin' Hell back all night."

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I had lost my hat and my hair was all falling down, an' I only had on my short alpaca underskirt, 'cause I'd taken off my dress skirt to make a pillow like I said; but I just stood right up in the midst of all those poor bodies, an' says, "I'm Miss Smithson--Sadie Virginia Smithson--an' I've been holdin' Hell back all night."

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading I had lost my hat and my hair was all falling down, an' I only had on my short alpaca underskirt, 'cause I'd taken off my dress skirt to make a pillow like I said; but I just stood right up in the midst of all those poor bodies, an' says, "I'm Miss Smithson--Sadie Virginia Smithson--an' I've been holdin' Hell back all night."

express in words

From this reading '"Who are you, an' what in thunder are you doing here?" he stormed out at me--only I don't say it as strong as he did.

plural of “say” — the chance to speak

From this reading I had lost my hat and my hair was all falling down, an' I only had on my short alpaca underskirt, 'cause I'd taken off my dress skirt to make a pillow like I said; but I just stood right up in the midst of all those poor bodies, an' says, "I'm Miss Smithson--Sadie Virginia Smithson--an' I've been holdin' Hell back all night."

primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration

From this reading I had lost my hat and my hair was all falling down, an' I only had on my short alpaca underskirt, 'cause I'd taken off my dress skirt to make a pillow like I said; but I just stood right up in the midst of all those poor bodies, an' says, "I'm Miss Smithson--Sadie Virginia Smithson--an' I've been holdin' Hell back all night."

cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waist

From this reading I had lost my hat and my hair was all falling down, an' I only had on my short alpaca underskirt, 'cause I'd taken off my dress skirt to make a pillow like I said; but I just stood right up in the midst of all those poor bodies, an' says, "I'm Miss Smithson--Sadie Virginia Smithson--an' I've been holdin' Hell back all night."

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I had lost my hat and my hair was all falling down, an' I only had on my short alpaca underskirt, 'cause I'd taken off my dress skirt to make a pillow like I said; but I just stood right up in the midst of all those poor bodies, an' says, "I'm Miss Smithson--Sadie Virginia Smithson--an' I've been holdin' Hell back all night."

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading 'He stared at me for a spell, an' then he says, kind of funny, "Well, Miss Sadie Virginia, I'm glad you held some of it back, for everybody else in the world was letting it loose last night."

orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of

From this reading 'He stared at me for a spell, an' then he says, kind of funny, "Well, Miss Sadie Virginia, I'm glad you held some of it back, for everybody else in the world was letting it loose last night."

past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes

From this reading 'He stared at me for a spell, an' then he says, kind of funny, "Well, Miss Sadie Virginia, I'm glad you held some of it back, for everybody else in the world was letting it loose last night."

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading I had lost my hat and my hair was all falling down, an' I only had on my short alpaca underskirt, 'cause I'd taken off my dress skirt to make a pillow like I said; but I just stood right up in the midst of all those poor bodies, an' says, "I'm Miss Smithson--Sadie Virginia Smithson--an' I've been holdin' Hell back all night."

past form of “storm” — behave violently, as if in state of a great anger

From this reading '"Who are you, an' what in thunder are you doing here?" he stormed out at me--only I don't say it as strong as he did.

having strength or power greater than average or expected

From this reading '"Who are you, an' what in thunder are you doing here?" he stormed out at me--only I don't say it as strong as he did.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading I had lost my hat and my hair was all falling down, an' I only had on my short alpaca underskirt, 'cause I'd taken off my dress skirt to make a pillow like I said; but I just stood right up in the midst of all those poor bodies, an' says, "I'm Miss Smithson--Sadie Virginia Smithson--an' I've been holdin' Hell back all night."

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading 'I knew I was talkin' crazy but I didn't care--like the way you do comin' out of ether.

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

From this reading I had lost my hat and my hair was all falling down, an' I only had on my short alpaca underskirt, 'cause I'd taken off my dress skirt to make a pillow like I said; but I just stood right up in the midst of all those poor bodies, an' says, "I'm Miss Smithson--Sadie Virginia Smithson--an' I've been holdin' Hell back all night."

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading 'He stared at me for a spell, an' then he says, kind of funny, "Well, Miss Sadie Virginia, I'm glad you held some of it back, for everybody else in the world was letting it loose last night."

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading I had lost my hat and my hair was all falling down, an' I only had on my short alpaca underskirt, 'cause I'd taken off my dress skirt to make a pillow like I said; but I just stood right up in the midst of all those poor bodies, an' says, "I'm Miss Smithson--Sadie Virginia Smithson--an' I've been holdin' Hell back all night."

move fast, noisily, and heavily

From this reading '"Who are you, an' what in thunder are you doing here?" he stormed out at me--only I don't say it as strong as he did.

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

From this reading I had lost my hat and my hair was all falling down, an' I only had on my short alpaca underskirt, 'cause I'd taken off my dress skirt to make a pillow like I said; but I just stood right up in the midst of all those poor bodies, an' says, "I'm Miss Smithson--Sadie Virginia Smithson--an' I've been holdin' Hell back all night."

undergarment worn under a skirt

From this reading I had lost my hat and my hair was all falling down, an' I only had on my short alpaca underskirt, 'cause I'd taken off my dress skirt to make a pillow like I said; but I just stood right up in the midst of all those poor bodies, an' says, "I'm Miss Smithson--Sadie Virginia Smithson--an' I've been holdin' Hell back all night."

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

From this reading I had lost my hat and my hair was all falling down, an' I only had on my short alpaca underskirt, 'cause I'd taken off my dress skirt to make a pillow like I said; but I just stood right up in the midst of all those poor bodies, an' says, "I'm Miss Smithson--Sadie Virginia Smithson--an' I've been holdin' Hell back all night."

a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War

From this reading I had lost my hat and my hair was all falling down, an' I only had on my short alpaca underskirt, 'cause I'd taken off my dress skirt to make a pillow like I said; but I just stood right up in the midst of all those poor bodies, an' says, "I'm Miss Smithson--Sadie Virginia Smithson--an' I've been holdin' Hell back all night."

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

From this reading I had lost my hat and my hair was all falling down, an' I only had on my short alpaca underskirt, 'cause I'd taken off my dress skirt to make a pillow like I said; but I just stood right up in the midst of all those poor bodies, an' says, "I'm Miss Smithson--Sadie Virginia Smithson--an' I've been holdin' Hell back all night."

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading 'I knew I was talkin' crazy but I didn't care--like the way you do comin' out of ether.

(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 'He stared at me for a spell, an' then he says, kind of funny, "Well, Miss Sadie Virginia, I'm glad you held some of it back, for everybody else in the world was letting it loose last night."

used to ask for information about something

From this reading '"Who are you, an' what in thunder are you doing here?" he stormed out at me--only I don't say it as strong as he did.

which person or people

From this reading '"Who are you, an' what in thunder are you doing here?" he stormed out at me--only I don't say it as strong as he did.

marked by extreme lack of restraint or control

From this reading 'I reckon I must have looked like a wild woman.

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading 'I reckon I must have looked like a wild woman.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading 'He stared at me for a spell, an' then he says, kind of funny, "Well, Miss Sadie Virginia, I'm glad you held some of it back, for everybody else in the world was letting it loose last night."

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading '"Who are you, an' what in thunder are you doing here?" he stormed out at me--only I don't say it as strong as he did.