used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And then you to come landin’ in a while after wid a different one, and the same lie.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading And then you to come landin’ in a while after wid a different one, and the same lie.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading “I didn’t see herself at all, and I bringin’ my shillin’; there was only the niece in it, but of course she would be tellin’ the widdy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I didn’t see herself at all, and I bringin’ my shillin’; there was only the niece in it, but of course she would be tellin’ the widdy.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “I didn’t see herself at all, and I bringin’ my shillin’; there was only the niece in it, but of course she would be tellin’ the widdy.
bastes
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From this reading But the foolishness of some folks would surprise the bastes of the field.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “I didn’t see herself at all, and I bringin’ my shillin’; there was only the niece in it, but of course she would be tellin’ the widdy.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading You’d a right to ha’ tould me what you was intindin’, the way we might ha’ conthrived it better.
bringin
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From this reading “I didn’t see herself at all, and I bringin’ my shillin’; there was only the niece in it, but of course she would be tellin’ the widdy.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “I didn’t see herself at all, and I bringin’ my shillin’; there was only the niece in it, but of course she would be tellin’ the widdy.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading And then you to come landin’ in a while after wid a different one, and the same lie.
comicaladjectiveUS /ˈkɑːmɪkəl/
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading “Well now, that was comical enough,” Ody Rafferty was saying to Kit Ryan.
conthrived
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From this reading You’d a right to ha’ tould me what you was intindin’, the way we might ha’ conthrived it better.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading “I didn’t see herself at all, and I bringin’ my shillin’; there was only the niece in it, but of course she would be tellin’ the widdy.
didn't
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From this reading “I didn’t see herself at all, and I bringin’ my shillin’; there was only the niece in it, but of course she would be tellin’ the widdy.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading And then you to come landin’ in a while after wid a different one, and the same lie.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading “Well now, that was comical enough,” Ody Rafferty was saying to Kit Ryan.
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading But the foolishness of some folks would surprise the bastes of the field.
your parents
From this reading But the foolishness of some folks would surprise the bastes of the field.
foolishnessnounUS /ˈfuːlɪʃnəs/
the trait of acting stupidly or rashly
From this reading But the foolishness of some folks would surprise the bastes of the field.
(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day
From this reading You’d a right to ha’ tould me what you was intindin’, the way we might ha’ conthrived it better.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “I didn’t see herself at all, and I bringin’ my shillin’; there was only the niece in it, but of course she would be tellin’ the widdy.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I didn’t see herself at all, and I bringin’ my shillin’; there was only the niece in it, but of course she would be tellin’ the widdy.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I didn’t see herself at all, and I bringin’ my shillin’; there was only the niece in it, but of course she would be tellin’ the widdy.
intindin
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From this reading You’d a right to ha’ tould me what you was intindin’, the way we might ha’ conthrived it better.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I didn’t see herself at all, and I bringin’ my shillin’; there was only the niece in it, but of course she would be tellin’ the widdy.
KitnounUS /kɪt/
a case for containing a set of articles
From this reading “Well now, that was comical enough,” Ody Rafferty was saying to Kit Ryan.
landin
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From this reading And then you to come landin’ in a while after wid a different one, and the same lie.
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading And then you to come landin’ in a while after wid a different one, and the same lie.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You’d a right to ha’ tould me what you was intindin’, the way we might ha’ conthrived it better.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading You’d a right to ha’ tould me what you was intindin’, the way we might ha’ conthrived it better.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I didn’t see herself at all, and I bringin’ my shillin’; there was only the niece in it, but of course she would be tellin’ the widdy.
niecenounUS /niːs/
a daughter of your brother or sister
From this reading “I didn’t see herself at all, and I bringin’ my shillin’; there was only the niece in it, but of course she would be tellin’ the widdy.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Well now, that was comical enough,” Ody Rafferty was saying to Kit Ryan.
Ody
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From this reading “Well now, that was comical enough,” Ody Rafferty was saying to Kit Ryan.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I didn’t see herself at all, and I bringin’ my shillin’; there was only the niece in it, but of course she would be tellin’ the widdy.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And then you to come landin’ in a while after wid a different one, and the same lie.
and nothing more
From this reading “I didn’t see herself at all, and I bringin’ my shillin’; there was only the niece in it, but of course she would be tellin’ the widdy.
Rafferty
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From this reading “Well now, that was comical enough,” Ody Rafferty was saying to Kit Ryan.
precisely, exactly
From this reading You’d a right to ha’ tould me what you was intindin’, the way we might ha’ conthrived it better.
Ryan
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From this reading “Well now, that was comical enough,” Ody Rafferty was saying to Kit Ryan.
Identical; not different.
From this reading And then you to come landin’ in a while after wid a different one, and the same lie.
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading “Well now, that was comical enough,” Ody Rafferty was saying to Kit Ryan.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “I didn’t see herself at all, and I bringin’ my shillin’; there was only the niece in it, but of course she would be tellin’ the widdy.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I didn’t see herself at all, and I bringin’ my shillin’; there was only the niece in it, but of course she would be tellin’ the widdy.
shillin
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From this reading “I didn’t see herself at all, and I bringin’ my shillin’; there was only the niece in it, but of course she would be tellin’ the widdy.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading But the foolishness of some folks would surprise the bastes of the field.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading But the foolishness of some folks would surprise the bastes of the field.
tellin
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From this reading “I didn’t see herself at all, and I bringin’ my shillin’; there was only the niece in it, but of course she would be tellin’ the widdy.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Well now, that was comical enough,” Ody Rafferty was saying to Kit Ryan.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I didn’t see herself at all, and I bringin’ my shillin’; there was only the niece in it, but of course she would be tellin’ the widdy.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And then you to come landin’ in a while after wid a different one, and the same lie.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “I didn’t see herself at all, and I bringin’ my shillin’; there was only the niece in it, but of course she would be tellin’ the widdy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Well now, that was comical enough,” Ody Rafferty was saying to Kit Ryan.
tould
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From this reading You’d a right to ha’ tould me what you was intindin’, the way we might ha’ conthrived it better.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Well now, that was comical enough,” Ody Rafferty was saying to Kit Ryan.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading You’d a right to ha’ tould me what you was intindin’, the way we might ha’ conthrived it better.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading You’d a right to ha’ tould me what you was intindin’, the way we might ha’ conthrived it better.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well now, that was comical enough,” Ody Rafferty was saying to Kit Ryan.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading You’d a right to ha’ tould me what you was intindin’, the way we might ha’ conthrived it better.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading And then you to come landin’ in a while after wid a different one, and the same lie.
wid
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From this reading And then you to come landin’ in a while after wid a different one, and the same lie.
widdy
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From this reading “I didn’t see herself at all, and I bringin’ my shillin’; there was only the niece in it, but of course she would be tellin’ the widdy.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I didn’t see herself at all, and I bringin’ my shillin’; there was only the niece in it, but of course she would be tellin’ the widdy.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And then you to come landin’ in a while after wid a different one, and the same lie.
You'd
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From this reading You’d a right to ha’ tould me what you was intindin’, the way we might ha’ conthrived it better.
