used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THAT mornin arter I wrote you the last time—arter I had built me a fire in my stove and got my breakfast and washed up my dishes and made my bed—I sot down on a chair out there by the big road.
(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 never felt so queer in all my life.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THAT mornin arter I wrote you the last time—arter I had built me a fire in my stove and got my breakfast and washed up my dishes and made my bed—I sot down on a chair out there by the big road.
arter
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From this reading THAT mornin arter I wrote you the last time—arter I had built me a fire in my stove and got my breakfast and washed up my dishes and made my bed—I sot down on a chair out there by the big road.
bawlin
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From this reading Not a sound could be heard, except over on the hill near Jake Stiffler’s I could heer a cow a bawlin.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Not a sound could be heard, except over on the hill near Jake Stiffler’s I could heer a cow a bawlin.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading THAT mornin arter I wrote you the last time—arter I had built me a fire in my stove and got my breakfast and washed up my dishes and made my bed—I sot down on a chair out there by the big road.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THAT mornin arter I wrote you the last time—arter I had built me a fire in my stove and got my breakfast and washed up my dishes and made my bed—I sot down on a chair out there by the big road.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading THAT mornin arter I wrote you the last time—arter I had built me a fire in my stove and got my breakfast and washed up my dishes and made my bed—I sot down on a chair out there by the big road.
(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness
From this reading THAT mornin arter I wrote you the last time—arter I had built me a fire in my stove and got my breakfast and washed up my dishes and made my bed—I sot down on a chair out there by the big road.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THAT mornin arter I wrote you the last time—arter I had built me a fire in my stove and got my breakfast and washed up my dishes and made my bed—I sot down on a chair out there by the big road.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading THAT mornin arter I wrote you the last time—arter I had built me a fire in my stove and got my breakfast and washed up my dishes and made my bed—I sot down on a chair out there by the big road.
CHARITIESnounUS /ˈtʃerətiz/
plural of “charity” — a foundation created to promote the public good (not for assistance to any particular individuals)
From this reading THE “DIRECTOR OF CHARITIES.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Not a sound could be heard, except over on the hill near Jake Stiffler’s I could heer a cow a bawlin.
cownounUS /kaʊ/
female of domestic cattle: "“moo-cow” is a child's term"
From this reading Not a sound could be heard, except over on the hill near Jake Stiffler’s I could heer a cow a bawlin.
DIRECTORnounUS /dərˈektər/
someone who controls resources and expenditures
From this reading THE “DIRECTOR OF CHARITIES.”
dishesnounUS /ˈdɪʃəz/
plural of “dish” — a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food
From this reading THAT mornin arter I wrote you the last time—arter I had built me a fire in my stove and got my breakfast and washed up my dishes and made my bed—I sot down on a chair out there by the big road.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading THAT mornin arter I wrote you the last time—arter I had built me a fire in my stove and got my breakfast and washed up my dishes and made my bed—I sot down on a chair out there by the big road.
apart from; not including
From this reading Not a sound could be heard, except over on the hill near Jake Stiffler’s I could heer a cow a bawlin.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading I never felt so queer in all my life.
start firing a weapon
From this reading THAT mornin arter I wrote you the last time—arter I had built me a fire in my stove and got my breakfast and washed up my dishes and made my bed—I sot down on a chair out there by the big road.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading THAT mornin arter I wrote you the last time—arter I had built me a fire in my stove and got my breakfast and washed up my dishes and made my bed—I sot down on a chair out there by the big road.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THAT mornin arter I wrote you the last time—arter I had built me a fire in my stove and got my breakfast and washed up my dishes and made my bed—I sot down on a chair out there by the big road.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Not a sound could be heard, except over on the hill near Jake Stiffler’s I could heer a cow a bawlin.
heer
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From this reading Not a sound could be heard, except over on the hill near Jake Stiffler’s I could heer a cow a bawlin.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading Not a sound could be heard, except over on the hill near Jake Stiffler’s I could heer a cow a bawlin.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THAT mornin arter I wrote you the last time—arter I had built me a fire in my stove and got my breakfast and washed up my dishes and made my bed—I sot down on a chair out there by the big road.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THAT mornin arter I wrote you the last time—arter I had built me a fire in my stove and got my breakfast and washed up my dishes and made my bed—I sot down on a chair out there by the big road.
Jake
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From this reading Not a sound could be heard, except over on the hill near Jake Stiffler’s I could heer a cow a bawlin.
immediately past
From this reading THAT mornin arter I wrote you the last time—arter I had built me a fire in my stove and got my breakfast and washed up my dishes and made my bed—I sot down on a chair out there by the big road.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading I never felt so queer in all my life.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading THAT mornin arter I wrote you the last time—arter I had built me a fire in my stove and got my breakfast and washed up my dishes and made my bed—I sot down on a chair out there by the big road.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THAT mornin arter I wrote you the last time—arter I had built me a fire in my stove and got my breakfast and washed up my dishes and made my bed—I sot down on a chair out there by the big road.
mornin
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From this reading THAT mornin arter I wrote you the last time—arter I had built me a fire in my stove and got my breakfast and washed up my dishes and made my bed—I sot down on a chair out there by the big road.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THAT mornin arter I wrote you the last time—arter I had built me a fire in my stove and got my breakfast and washed up my dishes and made my bed—I sot down on a chair out there by the big road.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading Not a sound could be heard, except over on the hill near Jake Stiffler’s I could heer a cow a bawlin.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I never felt so queer in all my life.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not a sound could be heard, except over on the hill near Jake Stiffler’s I could heer a cow a bawlin.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE “DIRECTOR OF CHARITIES.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THAT mornin arter I wrote you the last time—arter I had built me a fire in my stove and got my breakfast and washed up my dishes and made my bed—I sot down on a chair out there by the big road.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading THAT mornin arter I wrote you the last time—arter I had built me a fire in my stove and got my breakfast and washed up my dishes and made my bed—I sot down on a chair out there by the big road.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Not a sound could be heard, except over on the hill near Jake Stiffler’s I could heer a cow a bawlin.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading I never felt so queer in all my life.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading THAT mornin arter I wrote you the last time—arter I had built me a fire in my stove and got my breakfast and washed up my dishes and made my bed—I sot down on a chair out there by the big road.
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading “THEM ROOMS.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I never felt so queer in all my life.
sotnounUS /sɔːt/
a chronic drinker
From this reading THAT mornin arter I wrote you the last time—arter I had built me a fire in my stove and got my breakfast and washed up my dishes and made my bed—I sot down on a chair out there by the big road.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading Not a sound could be heard, except over on the hill near Jake Stiffler’s I could heer a cow a bawlin.
Stiffler's
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From this reading Not a sound could be heard, except over on the hill near Jake Stiffler’s I could heer a cow a bawlin.
stovenounUS /stoʊv/
a kitchen appliance used for cooking food
From this reading THAT mornin arter I wrote you the last time—arter I had built me a fire in my stove and got my breakfast and washed up my dishes and made my bed—I sot down on a chair out there by the big road.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THAT mornin arter I wrote you the last time—arter I had built me a fire in my stove and got my breakfast and washed up my dishes and made my bed—I sot down on a chair out there by the big road.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE “DIRECTOR OF CHARITIES.”
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “THEM ROOMS.”
in or at that place or location
From this reading THAT mornin arter I wrote you the last time—arter I had built me a fire in my stove and got my breakfast and washed up my dishes and made my bed—I sot down on a chair out there by the big road.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading THAT mornin arter I wrote you the last time—arter I had built me a fire in my stove and got my breakfast and washed up my dishes and made my bed—I sot down on a chair out there by the big road.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading THAT mornin arter I wrote you the last time—arter I had built me a fire in my stove and got my breakfast and washed up my dishes and made my bed—I sot down on a chair out there by the big road.
clean by virtue of having been washed in water
From this reading THAT mornin arter I wrote you the last time—arter I had built me a fire in my stove and got my breakfast and washed up my dishes and made my bed—I sot down on a chair out there by the big road.
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading THAT mornin arter I wrote you the last time—arter I had built me a fire in my stove and got my breakfast and washed up my dishes and made my bed—I sot down on a chair out there by the big road.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THAT mornin arter I wrote you the last time—arter I had built me a fire in my stove and got my breakfast and washed up my dishes and made my bed—I sot down on a chair out there by the big road.
