4
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From this reading Root Hog or Die, 41 No. 4.
41
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From this reading Root Hog or Die, 41 No. 4.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I am de greatest little darkey on de top ob de earth, New York is my home and de place ob my birth I do ply upon de banjo, and dar I don’t deny, I’m bound to be a sport, boys--root hog or die.
(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 Now I’ll tell all you, boys, what you’d better stop a doing, Dat is a drinking lager beer, and give up tobacco chewing; Now I’ll tell all you boys, what you’d better stop a doing, Dat is a drinking lager beer, and give up tobacco chewing.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am de greatest little darkey on de top ob de earth, New York is my home and de place ob my birth I do ply upon de banjo, and dar I don’t deny, I’m bound to be a sport, boys--root hog or die.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I am de greatest little darkey on de top ob de earth, New York is my home and de place ob my birth I do ply upon de banjo, and dar I don’t deny, I’m bound to be a sport, boys--root hog or die.
banjonounUS /ˈbændʒoʊ/
a stringed instrument of the guitar family that has long neck and circular body
From this reading I am de greatest little darkey on de top ob de earth, New York is my home and de place ob my birth I do ply upon de banjo, and dar I don’t deny, I’m bound to be a sport, boys--root hog or die.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I am de greatest little darkey on de top ob de earth, New York is my home and de place ob my birth I do ply upon de banjo, and dar I don’t deny, I’m bound to be a sport, boys--root hog or die.
beernounUS /bɪr/
a general name for alcoholic beverages made by fermenting a cereal (or mixture of cereals) flavored with hops
From this reading Now I’ll tell all you, boys, what you’d better stop a doing, Dat is a drinking lager beer, and give up tobacco chewing; Now I’ll tell all you boys, what you’d better stop a doing, Dat is a drinking lager beer, and give up tobacco chewing.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading Now I’ll tell all you, boys, what you’d better stop a doing, Dat is a drinking lager beer, and give up tobacco chewing; Now I’ll tell all you boys, what you’d better stop a doing, Dat is a drinking lager beer, and give up tobacco chewing.
the time when something begins (especially life)
From this reading I am de greatest little darkey on de top ob de earth, New York is my home and de place ob my birth I do ply upon de banjo, and dar I don’t deny, I’m bound to be a sport, boys--root hog or die.
confined by bonds
From this reading I am de greatest little darkey on de top ob de earth, New York is my home and de place ob my birth I do ply upon de banjo, and dar I don’t deny, I’m bound to be a sport, boys--root hog or die.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading I am de greatest little darkey on de top ob de earth, New York is my home and de place ob my birth I do ply upon de banjo, and dar I don’t deny, I’m bound to be a sport, boys--root hog or die.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading New York gals, &c.
chewingnounUS /ˈtʃuːɪŋ/
biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow
From this reading Now I’ll tell all you, boys, what you’d better stop a doing, Dat is a drinking lager beer, and give up tobacco chewing; Now I’ll tell all you boys, what you’d better stop a doing, Dat is a drinking lager beer, and give up tobacco chewing.
CHORUSnounUS /ˈkɔːrəs/
any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
From this reading CHORUS.
dar
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From this reading I am de greatest little darkey on de top ob de earth, New York is my home and de place ob my birth I do ply upon de banjo, and dar I don’t deny, I’m bound to be a sport, boys--root hog or die.
darkey
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From this reading I am de greatest little darkey on de top ob de earth, New York is my home and de place ob my birth I do ply upon de banjo, and dar I don’t deny, I’m bound to be a sport, boys--root hog or die.
a digital tape recording of sound
From this reading Now I’ll tell all you, boys, what you’d better stop a doing, Dat is a drinking lager beer, and give up tobacco chewing; Now I’ll tell all you boys, what you’d better stop a doing, Dat is a drinking lager beer, and give up tobacco chewing.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading I am de greatest little darkey on de top ob de earth, New York is my home and de place ob my birth I do ply upon de banjo, and dar I don’t deny, I’m bound to be a sport, boys--root hog or die.
declare untrue; contradict
From this reading I am de greatest little darkey on de top ob de earth, New York is my home and de place ob my birth I do ply upon de banjo, and dar I don’t deny, I’m bound to be a sport, boys--root hog or die.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading Root Hog or Die, 41 No. 4.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I am de greatest little darkey on de top ob de earth, New York is my home and de place ob my birth I do ply upon de banjo, and dar I don’t deny, I’m bound to be a sport, boys--root hog or die.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading Now I’ll tell all you, boys, what you’d better stop a doing, Dat is a drinking lager beer, and give up tobacco chewing; Now I’ll tell all you boys, what you’d better stop a doing, Dat is a drinking lager beer, and give up tobacco chewing.
don't
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From this reading I am de greatest little darkey on de top ob de earth, New York is my home and de place ob my birth I do ply upon de banjo, and dar I don’t deny, I’m bound to be a sport, boys--root hog or die.
the act of consuming liquids
From this reading Now I’ll tell all you, boys, what you’d better stop a doing, Dat is a drinking lager beer, and give up tobacco chewing; Now I’ll tell all you boys, what you’d better stop a doing, Dat is a drinking lager beer, and give up tobacco chewing.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading I am de greatest little darkey on de top ob de earth, New York is my home and de place ob my birth I do ply upon de banjo, and dar I don’t deny, I’m bound to be a sport, boys--root hog or die.
galsnounUS /ɡælz/
plural of “gal” — United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters
From this reading New York gals, &c.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Now I’ll tell all you, boys, what you’d better stop a doing, Dat is a drinking lager beer, and give up tobacco chewing; Now I’ll tell all you boys, what you’d better stop a doing, Dat is a drinking lager beer, and give up tobacco chewing.
highest in quality
From this reading I am de greatest little darkey on de top ob de earth, New York is my home and de place ob my birth I do ply upon de banjo, and dar I don’t deny, I’m bound to be a sport, boys--root hog or die.
HogverbUS /hɑːɡ/
take greedily; take more than one's share
From this reading Root Hog or Die, 41 No. 4.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading I am de greatest little darkey on de top ob de earth, New York is my home and de place ob my birth I do ply upon de banjo, and dar I don’t deny, I’m bound to be a sport, boys--root hog or die.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am de greatest little darkey on de top ob de earth, New York is my home and de place ob my birth I do ply upon de banjo, and dar I don’t deny, I’m bound to be a sport, boys--root hog or die.
I'll
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From this reading Now I’ll tell all you, boys, what you’d better stop a doing, Dat is a drinking lager beer, and give up tobacco chewing; Now I’ll tell all you boys, what you’d better stop a doing, Dat is a drinking lager beer, and give up tobacco chewing.
I'm
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From this reading I am de greatest little darkey on de top ob de earth, New York is my home and de place ob my birth I do ply upon de banjo, and dar I don’t deny, I’m bound to be a sport, boys--root hog or die.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I am de greatest little darkey on de top ob de earth, New York is my home and de place ob my birth I do ply upon de banjo, and dar I don’t deny, I’m bound to be a sport, boys--root hog or die.
lagernounUS /ˈlɑːɡər/
a camp defended by a circular formation of wagons
From this reading Now I’ll tell all you, boys, what you’d better stop a doing, Dat is a drinking lager beer, and give up tobacco chewing; Now I’ll tell all you boys, what you’d better stop a doing, Dat is a drinking lager beer, and give up tobacco chewing.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I am de greatest little darkey on de top ob de earth, New York is my home and de place ob my birth I do ply upon de banjo, and dar I don’t deny, I’m bound to be a sport, boys--root hog or die.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I am de greatest little darkey on de top ob de earth, New York is my home and de place ob my birth I do ply upon de banjo, and dar I don’t deny, I’m bound to be a sport, boys--root hog or die.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading New York gals, &c.
not any; not one
From this reading Root Hog or Die, 41 No. 4.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now I’ll tell all you, boys, what you’d better stop a doing, Dat is a drinking lager beer, and give up tobacco chewing; Now I’ll tell all you boys, what you’d better stop a doing, Dat is a drinking lager beer, and give up tobacco chewing.
obnoun
a major river of western Siberia; flows generally northward and westward to the Gulf of Ob and the Kara Sea
From this reading I am de greatest little darkey on de top ob de earth, New York is my home and de place ob my birth I do ply upon de banjo, and dar I don’t deny, I’m bound to be a sport, boys--root hog or die.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I am de greatest little darkey on de top ob de earth, New York is my home and de place ob my birth I do ply upon de banjo, and dar I don’t deny, I’m bound to be a sport, boys--root hog or die.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Root Hog or Die, 41 No. 4.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading I am de greatest little darkey on de top ob de earth, New York is my home and de place ob my birth I do ply upon de banjo, and dar I don’t deny, I’m bound to be a sport, boys--root hog or die.
plyverbUS /plaɪ/
give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance
From this reading I am de greatest little darkey on de top ob de earth, New York is my home and de place ob my birth I do ply upon de banjo, and dar I don’t deny, I’m bound to be a sport, boys--root hog or die.
RootnounUS /ruːt/
(botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground
From this reading Root Hog or Die, 41 No. 4.
an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
From this reading I am de greatest little darkey on de top ob de earth, New York is my home and de place ob my birth I do ply upon de banjo, and dar I don’t deny, I’m bound to be a sport, boys--root hog or die.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading Now I’ll tell all you, boys, what you’d better stop a doing, Dat is a drinking lager beer, and give up tobacco chewing; Now I’ll tell all you boys, what you’d better stop a doing, Dat is a drinking lager beer, and give up tobacco chewing.
express in words
From this reading Now I’ll tell all you, boys, what you’d better stop a doing, Dat is a drinking lager beer, and give up tobacco chewing; Now I’ll tell all you boys, what you’d better stop a doing, Dat is a drinking lager beer, and give up tobacco chewing.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I am de greatest little darkey on de top ob de earth, New York is my home and de place ob my birth I do ply upon de banjo, and dar I don’t deny, I’m bound to be a sport, boys--root hog or die.
tobacconounUS /təˈbækoʊ/
leaves of the tobacco plant dried and prepared for smoking or ingestion
From this reading Now I’ll tell all you, boys, what you’d better stop a doing, Dat is a drinking lager beer, and give up tobacco chewing; Now I’ll tell all you boys, what you’d better stop a doing, Dat is a drinking lager beer, and give up tobacco chewing.
the upper part of anything
From this reading I am de greatest little darkey on de top ob de earth, New York is my home and de place ob my birth I do ply upon de banjo, and dar I don’t deny, I’m bound to be a sport, boys--root hog or die.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Now I’ll tell all you, boys, what you’d better stop a doing, Dat is a drinking lager beer, and give up tobacco chewing; Now I’ll tell all you boys, what you’d better stop a doing, Dat is a drinking lager beer, and give up tobacco chewing.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I am de greatest little darkey on de top ob de earth, New York is my home and de place ob my birth I do ply upon de banjo, and dar I don’t deny, I’m bound to be a sport, boys--root hog or die.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Now I’ll tell all you, boys, what you’d better stop a doing, Dat is a drinking lager beer, and give up tobacco chewing; Now I’ll tell all you boys, what you’d better stop a doing, Dat is a drinking lager beer, and give up tobacco chewing.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading New York gals, &c.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Now I’ll tell all you, boys, what you’d better stop a doing, Dat is a drinking lager beer, and give up tobacco chewing; Now I’ll tell all you boys, what you’d better stop a doing, Dat is a drinking lager beer, and give up tobacco chewing.
you'd
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From this reading Now I’ll tell all you, boys, what you’d better stop a doing, Dat is a drinking lager beer, and give up tobacco chewing; Now I’ll tell all you boys, what you’d better stop a doing, Dat is a drinking lager beer, and give up tobacco chewing.
