used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Sam didn't answer 'em; he shut up 'is knife with a click and then 'e sat at the foot o' the bed on Ginger's feet and looked at 'em.
adnounUS /æd/
a public promotion of some product or service
From this reading It wasn't the fust time they'd been rude to 'im, but as a rule he'd 'ad to put up with it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sam didn't answer 'em; he shut up 'is knife with a click and then 'e sat at the foot o' the bed on Ginger's feet and looked at 'em.
ands
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From this reading "Oh, you wait till I get my 'ands on you."
react verbally
From this reading Sam didn't answer 'em; he shut up 'is knife with a click and then 'e sat at the foot o' the bed on Ginger's feet and looked at 'em.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It wasn't the fust time they'd been rude to 'im, but as a rule he'd 'ad to put up with it.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "At once, d'ye hear?" ses Ginger.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Sam didn't answer 'em; he shut up 'is knife with a click and then 'e sat at the foot o' the bed on Ginger's feet and looked at 'em.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It wasn't the fust time they'd been rude to 'im, but as a rule he'd 'ad to put up with it.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It wasn't the fust time they'd been rude to 'im, but as a rule he'd 'ad to put up with it.
clickverbUS /klɪk/
move or strike with a noise
From this reading Sam didn't answer 'em; he shut up 'is knife with a click and then 'e sat at the foot o' the bed on Ginger's feet and looked at 'em.
d'ye
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From this reading "At once, d'ye hear?" ses Ginger.
didn't
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From this reading Sam didn't answer 'em; he shut up 'is knife with a click and then 'e sat at the foot o' the bed on Ginger's feet and looked at 'em.
a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading Sam didn't answer 'em; he shut up 'is knife with a click and then 'e sat at the foot o' the bed on Ginger's feet and looked at 'em.
a quad with a square body
From this reading Sam didn't answer 'em; he shut up 'is knife with a click and then 'e sat at the foot o' the bed on Ginger's feet and looked at 'em.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading He sat and listened while Ginger swore 'imself faint.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Sam didn't answer 'em; he shut up 'is knife with a click and then 'e sat at the foot o' the bed on Ginger's feet and looked at 'em.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Sam didn't answer 'em; he shut up 'is knife with a click and then 'e sat at the foot o' the bed on Ginger's feet and looked at 'em.
fust
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From this reading It wasn't the fust time they'd been rude to 'im, but as a rule he'd 'ad to put up with it.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Oh, you wait till I get my 'ands on you."
GingernounUS /ˈdʒɪndʒər/
perennial plants having thick branching aromatic rhizomes and leafy reedlike stems
From this reading "At once, d'ye hear?" ses Ginger.
Ginger's
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From this reading Sam didn't answer 'em; he shut up 'is knife with a click and then 'e sat at the foot o' the bed on Ginger's feet and looked at 'em.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sam didn't answer 'em; he shut up 'is knife with a click and then 'e sat at the foot o' the bed on Ginger's feet and looked at 'em.
he'd
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From this reading It wasn't the fust time they'd been rude to 'im, but as a rule he'd 'ad to put up with it.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading "At once, d'ye hear?" ses Ginger.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh, you wait till I get my 'ands on you."
im
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From this reading It wasn't the fust time they'd been rude to 'im, but as a rule he'd 'ad to put up with it.
imself
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From this reading He sat and listened while Ginger swore 'imself faint.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sam didn't answer 'em; he shut up 'is knife with a click and then 'e sat at the foot o' the bed on Ginger's feet and looked at 'em.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It wasn't the fust time they'd been rude to 'im, but as a rule he'd 'ad to put up with it.
edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle
From this reading Sam didn't answer 'em; he shut up 'is knife with a click and then 'e sat at the foot o' the bed on Ginger's feet and looked at 'em.
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading He sat and listened while Ginger swore 'imself faint.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Sam didn't answer 'em; he shut up 'is knife with a click and then 'e sat at the foot o' the bed on Ginger's feet and looked at 'em.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Oh, you wait till I get my 'ands on you."
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading Sam didn't answer 'em; he shut up 'is knife with a click and then 'e sat at the foot o' the bed on Ginger's feet and looked at 'em.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, you wait till I get my 'ands on you."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Oh, you wait till I get my 'ands on you."
on one occasion
From this reading "At once, d'ye hear?" ses Ginger.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading It wasn't the fust time they'd been rude to 'im, but as a rule he'd 'ad to put up with it.
socially incorrect in behavior
From this reading It wasn't the fust time they'd been rude to 'im, but as a rule he'd 'ad to put up with it.
a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
From this reading It wasn't the fust time they'd been rude to 'im, but as a rule he'd 'ad to put up with it.
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading Sam didn't answer 'em; he shut up 'is knife with a click and then 'e sat at the foot o' the bed on Ginger's feet and looked at 'em.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Sam didn't answer 'em; he shut up 'is knife with a click and then 'e sat at the foot o' the bed on Ginger's feet and looked at 'em.
ses
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From this reading "At once, d'ye hear?" ses Ginger.
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading Sam didn't answer 'em; he shut up 'is knife with a click and then 'e sat at the foot o' the bed on Ginger's feet and looked at 'em.
sworeverbUS /swɔːr/
inflected form of “swear” — utter obscenities or profanities
From this reading He sat and listened while Ginger swore 'imself faint.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sam didn't answer 'em; he shut up 'is knife with a click and then 'e sat at the foot o' the bed on Ginger's feet and looked at 'em.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Sam didn't answer 'em; he shut up 'is knife with a click and then 'e sat at the foot o' the bed on Ginger's feet and looked at 'em.
they'd
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From this reading It wasn't the fust time they'd been rude to 'im, but as a rule he'd 'ad to put up with it.
up to a particular time
From this reading "Oh, you wait till I get my 'ands on you."
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading It wasn't the fust time they'd been rude to 'im, but as a rule he'd 'ad to put up with it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It wasn't the fust time they'd been rude to 'im, but as a rule he'd 'ad to put up with it.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Sam didn't answer 'em; he shut up 'is knife with a click and then 'e sat at the foot o' the bed on Ginger's feet and looked at 'em.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading "Oh, you wait till I get my 'ands on you."
wasn't
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From this reading It wasn't the fust time they'd been rude to 'im, but as a rule he'd 'ad to put up with it.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading He sat and listened while Ginger swore 'imself faint.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Sam didn't answer 'em; he shut up 'is knife with a click and then 'e sat at the foot o' the bed on Ginger's feet and looked at 'em.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oh, you wait till I get my 'ands on you."
