8
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From this reading "I'd serve it, a lay Tooloose," replied the driver, briefly, and brought his long lash 8-shaped across the four startled backs of his horses.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Say, Hen," said he, "would you stuff it or put it under a glass case?"
from one side of something to the other
From this reading "I'd serve it, a lay Tooloose," replied the driver, briefly, and brought his long lash 8-shaped across the four startled backs of his horses.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I'd serve it, a lay Tooloose," replied the driver, briefly, and brought his long lash 8-shaped across the four startled backs of his horses.
backsnounUS /bæks/
plural of “back” — the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine
From this reading "I'd serve it, a lay Tooloose," replied the driver, briefly, and brought his long lash 8-shaped across the four startled backs of his horses.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading "You kin," said Billy, shortly, and began to howl for Charley.
a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading Billy turned to the reinspection of his guest, and met a deprecating smile.
brieflyadverbUS /ˈbriːfli/
for a short time
From this reading "I'd serve it, a lay Tooloose," replied the driver, briefly, and brought his long lash 8-shaped across the four startled backs of his horses.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading "I'd serve it, a lay Tooloose," replied the driver, briefly, and brought his long lash 8-shaped across the four startled backs of his horses.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Can I get a room here fer to-night?" he inquired in a high, piping voice.
an occurrence of something
From this reading "Say, Hen," said he, "would you stuff it or put it under a glass case?"
Charley
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From this reading "You kin," said Billy, shortly, and began to howl for Charley.
deprecatingadjectiveUS /ˈdeprəkeɪtɪŋ/
tending to diminish or disparage
From this reading Billy turned to the reinspection of his guest, and met a deprecating smile.
drivernounUS /ˈdraɪvər/
the operator of a motor vehicle
From this reading "I'd serve it, a lay Tooloose," replied the driver, briefly, and brought his long lash 8-shaped across the four startled backs of his horses.
fer
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From this reading "Can I get a room here fer to-night?" he inquired in a high, piping voice.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "You kin," said Billy, shortly, and began to howl for Charley.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading "I'd serve it, a lay Tooloose," replied the driver, briefly, and brought his long lash 8-shaped across the four startled backs of his horses.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Can I get a room here fer to-night?" he inquired in a high, piping voice.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading "Say, Hen," said he, "would you stuff it or put it under a glass case?"
a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading Billy turned to the reinspection of his guest, and met a deprecating smile.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Say, Hen," said he, "would you stuff it or put it under a glass case?"
HennounUS /hen/
adult female chicken
From this reading "Say, Hen," said he, "would you stuff it or put it under a glass case?"
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Can I get a room here fer to-night?" he inquired in a high, piping voice.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading "Can I get a room here fer to-night?" he inquired in a high, piping voice.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "I'd serve it, a lay Tooloose," replied the driver, briefly, and brought his long lash 8-shaped across the four startled backs of his horses.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading "I'd serve it, a lay Tooloose," replied the driver, briefly, and brought his long lash 8-shaped across the four startled backs of his horses.
howlverbUS /haʊl/
emit long loud cries
From this reading "You kin," said Billy, shortly, and began to howl for Charley.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Can I get a room here fer to-night?" he inquired in a high, piping voice.
I'd
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From this reading "I'd serve it, a lay Tooloose," replied the driver, briefly, and brought his long lash 8-shaped across the four startled backs of his horses.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Can I get a room here fer to-night?" he inquired in a high, piping voice.
past form of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading "Can I get a room here fer to-night?" he inquired in a high, piping voice.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Say, Hen," said he, "would you stuff it or put it under a glass case?"
kinnounUS /kɪn/
a person having kinship with another or others
From this reading "You kin," said Billy, shortly, and began to howl for Charley.
lashverbUS /læʃ/
beat severely with a whip or rod
From this reading "I'd serve it, a lay Tooloose," replied the driver, briefly, and brought his long lash 8-shaped across the four startled backs of his horses.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "I'd serve it, a lay Tooloose," replied the driver, briefly, and brought his long lash 8-shaped across the four startled backs of his horses.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading "I'd serve it, a lay Tooloose," replied the driver, briefly, and brought his long lash 8-shaped across the four startled backs of his horses.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading Billy turned to the reinspection of his guest, and met a deprecating smile.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I'd serve it, a lay Tooloose," replied the driver, briefly, and brought his long lash 8-shaped across the four startled backs of his horses.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Say, Hen," said he, "would you stuff it or put it under a glass case?"
pipingnounUS /ˈpaɪpɪŋ/
a thin strip of covered cord used to edge hems
From this reading "Can I get a room here fer to-night?" he inquired in a high, piping voice.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "Say, Hen," said he, "would you stuff it or put it under a glass case?"
reinspection
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From this reading Billy turned to the reinspection of his guest, and met a deprecating smile.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "I'd serve it, a lay Tooloose," replied the driver, briefly, and brought his long lash 8-shaped across the four startled backs of his horses.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading "Can I get a room here fer to-night?" he inquired in a high, piping voice.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Say, Hen," said he, "would you stuff it or put it under a glass case?"
express in words
From this reading "Say, Hen," said he, "would you stuff it or put it under a glass case?"
serve a purpose, role, or function
From this reading "I'd serve it, a lay Tooloose," replied the driver, briefly, and brought his long lash 8-shaped across the four startled backs of his horses.
shapedadjectiveUS /ʃeɪpt/
shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort)
From this reading "I'd serve it, a lay Tooloose," replied the driver, briefly, and brought his long lash 8-shaped across the four startled backs of his horses.
for a short time
From this reading "You kin," said Billy, shortly, and began to howl for Charley.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Billy turned to the reinspection of his guest, and met a deprecating smile.
excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement
From this reading "I'd serve it, a lay Tooloose," replied the driver, briefly, and brought his long lash 8-shaped across the four startled backs of his horses.
the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
From this reading "Say, Hen," said he, "would you stuff it or put it under a glass case?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I'd serve it, a lay Tooloose," replied the driver, briefly, and brought his long lash 8-shaped across the four startled backs of his horses.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Billy turned to the reinspection of his guest, and met a deprecating smile.
to-night
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From this reading "Can I get a room here fer to-night?" he inquired in a high, piping voice.
Tooloose
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From this reading "I'd serve it, a lay Tooloose," replied the driver, briefly, and brought his long lash 8-shaped across the four startled backs of his horses.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Billy turned to the reinspection of his guest, and met a deprecating smile.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading "Say, Hen," said he, "would you stuff it or put it under a glass case?"
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "Can I get a room here fer to-night?" he inquired in a high, piping voice.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Say, Hen," said he, "would you stuff it or put it under a glass case?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Say, Hen," said he, "would you stuff it or put it under a glass case?"
