Ain't
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From this reading Ain't that the size of it, pally?"
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading You laid f'r me alone, because yit you wouldn't be willin' to give me up.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And you lined up square at the finish, too, as I knowed yous would," he went on.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "And you lined up square at the finish, too, as I knowed yous would," he went on.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "And you lined up square at the finish, too, as I knowed yous would," he went on.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "You've guessed it," I said, handing his own words back to him.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "You sees me pipin' yous off in town, and you was thinkin' maybe I'd drop in here to-night and crack this old box f'r the swag there'd be in it.
for the reason that
From this reading You laid f'r me alone, because yit you wouldn't be willin' to give me up.
a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading "You sees me pipin' yous off in town, and you was thinkin' maybe I'd drop in here to-night and crack this old box f'r the swag there'd be in it.
crackverbUS /kræk/
become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
From this reading "You sees me pipin' yous off in town, and you was thinkin' maybe I'd drop in here to-night and crack this old box f'r the swag there'd be in it.
let fall to the ground
From this reading "You sees me pipin' yous off in town, and you was thinkin' maybe I'd drop in here to-night and crack this old box f'r the swag there'd be in it.
f'r
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From this reading "You sees me pipin' yous off in town, and you was thinkin' maybe I'd drop in here to-night and crack this old box f'r the swag there'd be in it.
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading "And you lined up square at the finish, too, as I knowed yous would," he went on.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading You laid f'r me alone, because yit you wouldn't be willin' to give me up.
past form of “guess” — expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading "You've guessed it," I said, handing his own words back to him.
handingverbUS /ˈhændɪŋ/
-ing form of “hand” — place into the hands or custody of
From this reading "You've guessed it," I said, handing his own words back to him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "And you lined up square at the finish, too, as I knowed yous would," he went on.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "You sees me pipin' yous off in town, and you was thinkin' maybe I'd drop in here to-night and crack this old box f'r the swag there'd be in it.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You've guessed it," I said, handing his own words back to him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "You've guessed it," I said, handing his own words back to him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "And you lined up square at the finish, too, as I knowed yous would," he went on.
I'd
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From this reading "You sees me pipin' yous off in town, and you was thinkin' maybe I'd drop in here to-night and crack this old box f'r the swag there'd be in it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "You sees me pipin' yous off in town, and you was thinkin' maybe I'd drop in here to-night and crack this old box f'r the swag there'd be in it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "You sees me pipin' yous off in town, and you was thinkin' maybe I'd drop in here to-night and crack this old box f'r the swag there'd be in it.
knowedverbUS /noʊd/
past 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 you lined up square at the finish, too, as I knowed yous would," he went on.
set down according to a plan
From this reading You laid f'r me alone, because yit you wouldn't be willin' to give me up.
linedadjectiveUS /laɪnd/
bordered by a line of things
From this reading "And you lined up square at the finish, too, as I knowed yous would," he went on.
by chance
From this reading "You sees me pipin' yous off in town, and you was thinkin' maybe I'd drop in here to-night and crack this old box f'r the swag there'd be in it.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You sees me pipin' yous off in town, and you was thinkin' maybe I'd drop in here to-night and crack this old box f'r the swag there'd be in it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ain't that the size of it, pally?"
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "You sees me pipin' yous off in town, and you was thinkin' maybe I'd drop in here to-night and crack this old box f'r the swag there'd be in it.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "You sees me pipin' yous off in town, and you was thinkin' maybe I'd drop in here to-night and crack this old box f'r the swag there'd be in it.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "And you lined up square at the finish, too, as I knowed yous would," he went on.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading "You've guessed it," I said, handing his own words back to him.
pallyadjective
(used colloquially) having the relationship of friends or pals
From this reading Ain't that the size of it, pally?"
pipin
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From this reading "You sees me pipin' yous off in town, and you was thinkin' maybe I'd drop in here to-night and crack this old box f'r the swag there'd be in it.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "You've guessed it," I said, handing his own words back to him.
plural of “see” — the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located
From this reading "You sees me pipin' yous off in town, and you was thinkin' maybe I'd drop in here to-night and crack this old box f'r the swag there'd be in it.
the physical magnitude of something (how big it is)
From this reading Ain't that the size of it, pally?"
make square
From this reading "And you lined up square at the finish, too, as I knowed yous would," he went on.
swagnoun
valuable goods
From this reading "You sees me pipin' yous off in town, and you was thinkin' maybe I'd drop in here to-night and crack this old box f'r the swag there'd be in it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Ain't that the size of it, pally?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "And you lined up square at the finish, too, as I knowed yous would," he went on.
there'd
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From this reading "You sees me pipin' yous off in town, and you was thinkin' maybe I'd drop in here to-night and crack this old box f'r the swag there'd be in it.
thinkin
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From this reading "You sees me pipin' yous off in town, and you was thinkin' maybe I'd drop in here to-night and crack this old box f'r the swag there'd be in it.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "You sees me pipin' yous off in town, and you was thinkin' maybe I'd drop in here to-night and crack this old box f'r the swag there'd be in it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You laid f'r me alone, because yit you wouldn't be willin' to give me up.
to-night
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From this reading "You sees me pipin' yous off in town, and you was thinkin' maybe I'd drop in here to-night and crack this old box f'r the swag there'd be in it.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "And you lined up square at the finish, too, as I knowed yous would," he went on.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading "You sees me pipin' yous off in town, and you was thinkin' maybe I'd drop in here to-night and crack this old box f'r the swag there'd be in it.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "And you lined up square at the finish, too, as I knowed yous would," he went on.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "You sees me pipin' yous off in town, and you was thinkin' maybe I'd drop in here to-night and crack this old box f'r the swag there'd be in it.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "And you lined up square at the finish, too, as I knowed yous would," he went on.
willin
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From this reading You laid f'r me alone, because yit you wouldn't be willin' to give me up.
the words that are spoken
From this reading "You've guessed it," I said, handing his own words back to him.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "And you lined up square at the finish, too, as I knowed yous would," he went on.
wouldn't
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From this reading You laid f'r me alone, because yit you wouldn't be willin' to give me up.
yit
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From this reading You laid f'r me alone, because yit you wouldn't be willin' to give me up.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And you lined up square at the finish, too, as I knowed yous would," he went on.
You've
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From this reading "You've guessed it," I said, handing his own words back to him.
yous
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From this reading "And you lined up square at the finish, too, as I knowed yous would," he went on.
