used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "He do love his little bit o' roguey-poguey," he would say with a twinkle.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading And when he set the little jockey to snout about and rout out the business of Joses, he knew he was setting his head-lad a task after his heart.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading And when he set the little jockey to snout about and rout out the business of Joses, he knew he was setting his head-lad a task after his heart.
how long something has existed
From this reading And it was the old man's opinion, often expressed, that weight for age Monkey would beat the crooks at their own game every time.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And it was the old man's opinion, often expressed, that weight for age Monkey would beat the crooks at their own game every time.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And it was the old man's opinion, often expressed, that weight for age Monkey would beat the crooks at their own game every time.
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading And it was the old man's opinion, often expressed, that weight for age Monkey would beat the crooks at their own game every time.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading "He do love his little bit o' roguey-poguey," he would say with a twinkle.
BrandnounUS /brænd/
a name given to a product or service
From this reading The Three J's Old Mat was fond of telling his intimates that Monkey Brand was fly.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading And when he set the little jockey to snout about and rout out the business of Joses, he knew he was setting his head-lad a task after his heart.
crooksnounUS /krʊks/
plural of “crook” — someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
From this reading And it was the old man's opinion, often expressed, that weight for age Monkey would beat the crooks at their own game every time.
(used of persons) standing above others in character or attainment or reputation
From this reading Monkey Brand had gone to work indeed with the tenacity and the tact that distinguished him.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "He do love his little bit o' roguey-poguey," he would say with a twinkle.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading And it was the old man's opinion, often expressed, that weight for age Monkey would beat the crooks at their own game every time.
communicated in words
From this reading And it was the old man's opinion, often expressed, that weight for age Monkey would beat the crooks at their own game every time.
travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading The Three J's Old Mat was fond of telling his intimates that Monkey Brand was fly.
having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading The Three J's Old Mat was fond of telling his intimates that Monkey Brand was fly.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And it was the old man's opinion, often expressed, that weight for age Monkey would beat the crooks at their own game every time.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading And it was the old man's opinion, often expressed, that weight for age Monkey would beat the crooks at their own game every time.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Monkey Brand had gone to work indeed with the tenacity and the tact that distinguished him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Monkey Brand had gone to work indeed with the tenacity and the tact that distinguished him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He do love his little bit o' roguey-poguey," he would say with a twinkle.
head-lad
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From this reading And when he set the little jockey to snout about and rout out the business of Joses, he knew he was setting his head-lad a task after his heart.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading And when he set the little jockey to snout about and rout out the business of Joses, he knew he was setting his head-lad a task after his heart.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Monkey Brand had gone to work indeed with the tenacity and the tact that distinguished him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Three J's Old Mat was fond of telling his intimates that Monkey Brand was fly.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading Monkey Brand had gone to work indeed with the tenacity and the tact that distinguished him.
intimatesnounUS /ˈɪntəməts/
plural of “intimate” — someone to whom private matters are confided
From this reading The Three J's Old Mat was fond of telling his intimates that Monkey Brand was fly.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And it was the old man's opinion, often expressed, that weight for age Monkey would beat the crooks at their own game every time.
J'snounUS /dʒeɪz/
possessive form of “j” — a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
From this reading The Three J's Old Mat was fond of telling his intimates that Monkey Brand was fly.
jockeyverbUS /ˈdʒɑːki/
defeat someone through trickery or deceit
From this reading And when he set the little jockey to snout about and rout out the business of Joses, he knew he was setting his head-lad a task after his heart.
Joses
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From this reading And when he set the little jockey to snout about and rout out the business of Joses, he knew he was setting his head-lad a task after his heart.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading And when he set the little jockey to snout about and rout out the business of Joses, he knew he was setting his head-lad a task after his heart.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "He do love his little bit o' roguey-poguey," he would say with a twinkle.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading "He do love his little bit o' roguey-poguey," he would say with a twinkle.
man'snounUS /mænz/
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading And it was the old man's opinion, often expressed, that weight for age Monkey would beat the crooks at their own game every time.
MatnounUS /mæt/
a thick flat pad used as a floor covering
From this reading The Three J's Old Mat was fond of telling his intimates that Monkey Brand was fly.
MonkeynounUS /ˈmʌŋki/
any of various long-tailed primates (excluding the prosimians)
From this reading The Three J's Old Mat was fond of telling his intimates that Monkey Brand was fly.
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 "He do love his little bit o' roguey-poguey," he would say with a twinkle.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Three J's Old Mat was fond of telling his intimates that Monkey Brand was fly.
many times at short intervals
From this reading And it was the old man's opinion, often expressed, that weight for age Monkey would beat the crooks at their own game every time.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The Three J's Old Mat was fond of telling his intimates that Monkey Brand was fly.
a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
From this reading And it was the old man's opinion, often expressed, that weight for age Monkey would beat the crooks at their own game every time.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading And when he set the little jockey to snout about and rout out the business of Joses, he knew he was setting his head-lad a task after his heart.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading And it was the old man's opinion, often expressed, that weight for age Monkey would beat the crooks at their own game every time.
roguey-poguey
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From this reading "He do love his little bit o' roguey-poguey," he would say with a twinkle.
routverbUS /raʊt/
cause to flee
From this reading And when he set the little jockey to snout about and rout out the business of Joses, he knew he was setting his head-lad a task after his heart.
express in words
From this reading "He do love his little bit o' roguey-poguey," he would say with a twinkle.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading And when he set the little jockey to snout about and rout out the business of Joses, he knew he was setting his head-lad a task after his heart.
the context and environment in which something is set
From this reading And when he set the little jockey to snout about and rout out the business of Joses, he knew he was setting his head-lad a task after his heart.
snoutnounUS /snaʊt/
a long projecting or anterior elongation of an animal's head; especially the nose
From this reading And when he set the little jockey to snout about and rout out the business of Joses, he knew he was setting his head-lad a task after his heart.
tactnounUS /tækt/
consideration in dealing with others and avoiding giving offense
From this reading Monkey Brand had gone to work indeed with the tenacity and the tact that distinguished him.
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
From this reading And when he set the little jockey to snout about and rout out the business of Joses, he knew he was setting his head-lad a task after his heart.
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading The Three J's Old Mat was fond of telling his intimates that Monkey Brand was fly.
tenacitynounUS /təˈnæsɪti/
persistent determination
From this reading Monkey Brand had gone to work indeed with the tenacity and the tact that distinguished him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Three J's Old Mat was fond of telling his intimates that Monkey Brand was fly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Three J's Old Mat was fond of telling his intimates that Monkey Brand was fly.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading And it was the old man's opinion, often expressed, that weight for age Monkey would beat the crooks at their own game every time.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading The Three J's Old Mat was fond of telling his intimates that Monkey Brand was fly.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading And it was the old man's opinion, often expressed, that weight for age Monkey would beat the crooks at their own game every time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And when he set the little jockey to snout about and rout out the business of Joses, he knew he was setting his head-lad a task after his heart.
twinkleverbUS /ˈtwɪŋkəl/
gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading "He do love his little bit o' roguey-poguey," he would say with a twinkle.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Three J's Old Mat was fond of telling his intimates that Monkey Brand was fly.
the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
From this reading And it was the old man's opinion, often expressed, that weight for age Monkey would beat the crooks at their own game every time.
at the time that
From this reading And when he set the little jockey to snout about and rout out the business of Joses, he knew he was setting his head-lad a task after his heart.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "He do love his little bit o' roguey-poguey," he would say with a twinkle.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Monkey Brand had gone to work indeed with the tenacity and the tact that distinguished him.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "He do love his little bit o' roguey-poguey," he would say with a twinkle.
