used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading As soon as they'd got the use of their legs back they started out to look for Sam, but they didn't find 'im for nearly a year, and as for Bill, they never set eyes on 'im again.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He took up 'is chest and marched downstairs with it, and about 'arf an hour arterward the landlady's 'usband came up and set 'em free.
anew
From this reading As soon as they'd got the use of their legs back they started out to look for Sam, but they didn't find 'im for nearly a year, and as for Bill, they never set eyes on 'im again.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He took up 'is chest and marched downstairs with it, and about 'arf an hour arterward the landlady's 'usband came up and set 'em free.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Arter wot you've said--and arter wot I've said--my life wouldn't be safe.
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "_Are you going--to undo--us?_" ses Ginger, at last.
arf
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From this reading He took up 'is chest and marched downstairs with it, and about 'arf an hour arterward the landlady's 'usband came up and set 'em free.
Arter
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From this reading Arter wot you've said--and arter wot I've said--my life wouldn't be safe.
arterward
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From this reading He took up 'is chest and marched downstairs with it, and about 'arf an hour arterward the landlady's 'usband came up and set 'em free.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As soon as they'd got the use of their legs back they started out to look for Sam, but they didn't find 'im for nearly a year, and as for Bill, they never set eyes on 'im again.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "_Are you going--to undo--us?_" ses Ginger, at last.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading As soon as they'd got the use of their legs back they started out to look for Sam, but they didn't find 'im for nearly a year, and as for Bill, they never set eyes on 'im again.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Arter wot you've said--and arter wot I've said--my life wouldn't be safe.
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Besides which, you'd want to go shares in my money."
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading As soon as they'd got the use of their legs back they started out to look for Sam, but they didn't find 'im for nearly a year, and as for Bill, they never set eyes on 'im again.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading As soon as they'd got the use of their legs back they started out to look for Sam, but they didn't find 'im for nearly a year, and as for Bill, they never set eyes on 'im again.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He took up 'is chest and marched downstairs with it, and about 'arf an hour arterward the landlady's 'usband came up and set 'em free.
the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
From this reading He took up 'is chest and marched downstairs with it, and about 'arf an hour arterward the landlady's 'usband came up and set 'em free.
couldn't
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From this reading "No, Ginger," ses old Sam; "in justice to myself I couldn't do it.
didn't
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From this reading As soon as they'd got the use of their legs back they started out to look for Sam, but they didn't find 'im for nearly a year, and as for Bill, they never set eyes on 'im again.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "No, Ginger," ses old Sam; "in justice to myself I couldn't do it.
downstairsadverbUS /ˈdaʊnˈsterz/
on a floor below
From this reading He took up 'is chest and marched downstairs with it, and about 'arf an hour arterward the landlady's 'usband came up and set 'em free.
a quad with a square body
From this reading He took up 'is chest and marched downstairs with it, and about 'arf an hour arterward the landlady's 'usband came up and set 'em free.
opinion or judgment
From this reading As soon as they'd got the use of their legs back they started out to look for Sam, but they didn't find 'im for nearly a year, and as for Bill, they never set eyes on 'im again.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading As soon as they'd got the use of their legs back they started out to look for Sam, but they didn't find 'im for nearly a year, and as for Bill, they never set eyes on 'im again.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As soon as they'd got the use of their legs back they started out to look for Sam, but they didn't find 'im for nearly a year, and as for Bill, they never set eyes on 'im again.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading He took up 'is chest and marched downstairs with it, and about 'arf an hour arterward the landlady's 'usband came up and set 'em free.
GingernounUS /ˈdʒɪndʒər/
perennial plants having thick branching aromatic rhizomes and leafy reedlike stems
From this reading "_Are you going--to undo--us?_" ses Ginger, at last.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Besides which, you'd want to go shares in my money."
the act of departing
From this reading "_Are you going--to undo--us?_" ses Ginger, at last.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading As soon as they'd got the use of their legs back they started out to look for Sam, but they didn't find 'im for nearly a year, and as for Bill, they never set eyes on 'im again.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He took up 'is chest and marched downstairs with it, and about 'arf an hour arterward the landlady's 'usband came up and set 'em free.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading He took up 'is chest and marched downstairs with it, and about 'arf an hour arterward the landlady's 'usband came up and set 'em free.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "No, Ginger," ses old Sam; "in justice to myself I couldn't do it.
I've
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From this reading Arter wot you've said--and arter wot I've said--my life wouldn't be safe.
im
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From this reading As soon as they'd got the use of their legs back they started out to look for Sam, but they didn't find 'im for nearly a year, and as for Bill, they never set eyes on 'im again.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "No, Ginger," ses old Sam; "in justice to myself I couldn't do it.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He took up 'is chest and marched downstairs with it, and about 'arf an hour arterward the landlady's 'usband came up and set 'em free.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "No, Ginger," ses old Sam; "in justice to myself I couldn't do it.
the quality of being just or fair
From this reading "No, Ginger," ses old Sam; "in justice to myself I couldn't do it.
landlady's
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From this reading He took up 'is chest and marched downstairs with it, and about 'arf an hour arterward the landlady's 'usband came up and set 'em free.
immediately past
From this reading "_Are you going--to undo--us?_" ses Ginger, at last.
staying power
From this reading As soon as they'd got the use of their legs back they started out to look for Sam, but they didn't find 'im for nearly a year, and as for Bill, they never set eyes on 'im again.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Arter wot you've said--and arter wot I've said--my life wouldn't be safe.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading As soon as they'd got the use of their legs back they started out to look for Sam, but they didn't find 'im for nearly a year, and as for Bill, they never set eyes on 'im again.
marchedverbUS /mɑːrtʃt/
past form of “march” — march in a procession
From this reading He took up 'is chest and marched downstairs with it, and about 'arf an hour arterward the landlady's 'usband came up and set 'em free.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading Besides which, you'd want to go shares in my money."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Arter wot you've said--and arter wot I've said--my life wouldn't be safe.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading "No, Ginger," ses old Sam; "in justice to myself I couldn't do it.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading As soon as they'd got the use of their legs back they started out to look for Sam, but they didn't find 'im for nearly a year, and as for Bill, they never set eyes on 'im again.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading As soon as they'd got the use of their legs back they started out to look for Sam, but they didn't find 'im for nearly a year, and as for Bill, they never set eyes on 'im again.
not any; not one
From this reading "No, Ginger," ses old Sam; "in justice to myself I couldn't do it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As soon as they'd got the use of their legs back they started out to look for Sam, but they didn't find 'im for nearly a year, and as for Bill, they never set eyes on 'im again.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "No, Ginger," ses old Sam; "in justice to myself I couldn't do it.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As soon as they'd got the use of their legs back they started out to look for Sam, but they didn't find 'im for nearly a year, and as for Bill, they never set eyes on 'im again.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading As soon as they'd got the use of their legs back they started out to look for Sam, but they didn't find 'im for nearly a year, and as for Bill, they never set eyes on 'im again.
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading Arter wot you've said--and arter wot I've said--my life wouldn't be safe.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Arter wot you've said--and arter wot I've said--my life wouldn't be safe.
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading "No, Ginger," ses old Sam; "in justice to myself I couldn't do it.
ses
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From this reading "_Are you going--to undo--us?_" ses Ginger, at last.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading He took up 'is chest and marched downstairs with it, and about 'arf an hour arterward the landlady's 'usband came up and set 'em free.
sharesnounUS /ʃerz/
plural of “share” — assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group
From this reading Besides which, you'd want to go shares in my money."
in the near future
From this reading As soon as they'd got the use of their legs back they started out to look for Sam, but they didn't find 'im for nearly a year, and as for Bill, they never set eyes on 'im again.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading As soon as they'd got the use of their legs back they started out to look for Sam, but they didn't find 'im for nearly a year, and as for Bill, they never set eyes on 'im again.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He took up 'is chest and marched downstairs with it, and about 'arf an hour arterward the landlady's 'usband came up and set 'em free.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading As soon as they'd got the use of their legs back they started out to look for Sam, but they didn't find 'im for nearly a year, and as for Bill, they never set eyes on 'im again.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As soon as they'd got the use of their legs back they started out to look for Sam, but they didn't find 'im for nearly a year, and as for Bill, they never set eyes on 'im again.
they'd
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From this reading As soon as they'd got the use of their legs back they started out to look for Sam, but they didn't find 'im for nearly a year, and as for Bill, they never set eyes on 'im again.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "_Are you going--to undo--us?_" ses Ginger, at last.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading He took up 'is chest and marched downstairs with it, and about 'arf an hour arterward the landlady's 'usband came up and set 'em free.
undoverbUS /ənˈduː/
cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect
From this reading "_Are you going--to undo--us?_" ses Ginger, at last.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He took up 'is chest and marched downstairs with it, and about 'arf an hour arterward the landlady's 'usband came up and set 'em free.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "_Are you going--to undo--us?_" ses Ginger, at last.
usband
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From this reading He took up 'is chest and marched downstairs with it, and about 'arf an hour arterward the landlady's 'usband came up and set 'em free.
the act of using
From this reading As soon as they'd got the use of their legs back they started out to look for Sam, but they didn't find 'im for nearly a year, and as for Bill, they never set eyes on 'im again.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading Besides which, you'd want to go shares in my money."
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Besides which, you'd want to go shares in my money."
in the company of; together with
From this reading He took up 'is chest and marched downstairs with it, and about 'arf an hour arterward the landlady's 'usband came up and set 'em free.
wot
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From this reading Arter wot you've said--and arter wot I've said--my life wouldn't be safe.
wouldn't
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From this reading Arter wot you've said--and arter wot I've said--my life wouldn't be safe.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading As soon as they'd got the use of their legs back they started out to look for Sam, but they didn't find 'im for nearly a year, and as for Bill, they never set eyes on 'im again.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "_Are you going--to undo--us?_" ses Ginger, at last.
you'd
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From this reading Besides which, you'd want to go shares in my money."
you've
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From this reading Arter wot you've said--and arter wot I've said--my life wouldn't be safe.
