used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Old David Georgia stirred the thickening syrup with a long ladle, and ever so often drew it off.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Old David Georgia tended his stove and told tales about the white folks, about moonshining and cotton picking, and about sweet nigger gals, to the men who sat there about his stove to listen to him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Old David Georgia stirred the thickening syrup with a long ladle, and ever so often drew it off.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading Blood ran up Tom’s neck hotter than the glow that flooded from the stove.
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading Till some one said something about Louisa and Bob Stone, about the silk stockings she must have gotten from him.
Burwell
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From this reading Tom Burwell chewed cane-stalk and laughed with the others till someone mentioned Louisa.
cane-stalk
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From this reading Tom Burwell chewed cane-stalk and laughed with the others till someone mentioned Louisa.
chewedverbUS /tʃuːd/
past form of “chew” — chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth
From this reading Tom Burwell chewed cane-stalk and laughed with the others till someone mentioned Louisa.
cottonnounUS /ˈkɑːtən/
soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state
From this reading Old David Georgia tended his stove and told tales about the white folks, about moonshining and cotton picking, and about sweet nigger gals, to the men who sat there about his stove to listen to him.
patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading Old David Georgia stirred the thickening syrup with a long ladle, and ever so often drew it off.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading Old David Georgia stirred the thickening syrup with a long ladle, and ever so often drew it off.
at any time
From this reading Old David Georgia stirred the thickening syrup with a long ladle, and ever so often drew it off.
floodedadjectiveUS /ˈflʌdəd/
covered with water
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your parents
From this reading Old David Georgia tended his stove and told tales about the white folks, about moonshining and cotton picking, and about sweet nigger gals, to the men who sat there about his stove to listen to him.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Till some one said something about Louisa and Bob Stone, about the silk stockings she must have gotten from him.
galsnounUS /ɡælz/
plural of “gal” — United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters
From this reading Old David Georgia tended his stove and told tales about the white folks, about moonshining and cotton picking, and about sweet nigger gals, to the men who sat there about his stove to listen to him.
GeorgianounUS /ˈdʒɔːrdʒə/
a state in southeastern United States; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
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an alert and refreshed state
From this reading Blood ran up Tom’s neck hotter than the glow that flooded from the stove.
gottenverbUS /ˈɡɑːtən/
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Till some one said something about Louisa and Bob Stone, about the silk stockings she must have gotten from him.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Till some one said something about Louisa and Bob Stone, about the silk stockings she must have gotten from him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Old David Georgia tended his stove and told tales about the white folks, about moonshining and cotton picking, and about sweet nigger gals, to the men who sat there about his stove to listen to him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Old David Georgia tended his stove and told tales about the white folks, about moonshining and cotton picking, and about sweet nigger gals, to the men who sat there about his stove to listen to him.
hotteradjectiveUS /ˈhɑːtər/
comparative of “hot” — used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading Blood ran up Tom’s neck hotter than the glow that flooded from the stove.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Old David Georgia stirred the thickening syrup with a long ladle, and ever so often drew it off.
ladleverbUS /ˈleɪdəl/
put (a liquid) into a container by means of a ladle
From this reading Old David Georgia stirred the thickening syrup with a long ladle, and ever so often drew it off.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading Tom Burwell chewed cane-stalk and laughed with the others till someone mentioned Louisa.
hear with intention
From this reading Old David Georgia tended his stove and told tales about the white folks, about moonshining and cotton picking, and about sweet nigger gals, to the men who sat there about his stove to listen to him.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
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Louisa
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the force of workers available
From this reading Old David Georgia tended his stove and told tales about the white folks, about moonshining and cotton picking, and about sweet nigger gals, to the men who sat there about his stove to listen to him.
past form of “mention” — make reference to
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moonshining
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From this reading Old David Georgia tended his stove and told tales about the white folks, about moonshining and cotton picking, and about sweet nigger gals, to the men who sat there about his stove to listen to him.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Till some one said something about Louisa and Bob Stone, about the silk stockings she must have gotten from him.
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
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nigger
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from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Old David Georgia stirred the thickening syrup with a long ladle, and ever so often drew it off.
many times at short intervals
From this reading Old David Georgia stirred the thickening syrup with a long ladle, and ever so often drew it off.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Old David Georgia stirred the thickening syrup with a long ladle, and ever so often drew it off.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Till some one said something about Louisa and Bob Stone, about the silk stockings she must have gotten from him.
others
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From this reading Tom Burwell chewed cane-stalk and laughed with the others till someone mentioned Louisa.
pickingnounUS /ˈpɪkɪŋ/
the quantity of a crop that is harvested
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inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Blood ran up Tom’s neck hotter than the glow that flooded from the stove.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Till some one said something about Louisa and Bob Stone, about the silk stockings she must have gotten from him.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Old David Georgia tended his stove and told tales about the white folks, about moonshining and cotton picking, and about sweet nigger gals, to the men who sat there about his stove to listen to him.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Till some one said something about Louisa and Bob Stone, about the silk stockings she must have gotten from him.
a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae
From this reading Till some one said something about Louisa and Bob Stone, about the silk stockings she must have gotten from him.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Old David Georgia stirred the thickening syrup with a long ladle, and ever so often drew it off.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Till some one said something about Louisa and Bob Stone, about the silk stockings she must have gotten from him.
a person, without saying who
From this reading Tom Burwell chewed cane-stalk and laughed with the others till someone mentioned Louisa.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Till some one said something about Louisa and Bob Stone, about the silk stockings she must have gotten from him.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading Old David Georgia stirred the thickening syrup with a long ladle, and ever so often drew it off.
stockingsnounUS /ˈstɑːkɪŋz/
plural of “stocking” — close-fitting hosiery to cover the foot and leg; come in matched pairs (usually used in the plural)
From this reading Till some one said something about Louisa and Bob Stone, about the silk stockings she must have gotten from him.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Till some one said something about Louisa and Bob Stone, about the silk stockings she must have gotten from him.
stovenounUS /stoʊv/
a kitchen appliance used for cooking food
From this reading Old David Georgia tended his stove and told tales about the white folks, about moonshining and cotton picking, and about sweet nigger gals, to the men who sat there about his stove to listen to him.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading Old David Georgia tended his stove and told tales about the white folks, about moonshining and cotton picking, and about sweet nigger gals, to the men who sat there about his stove to listen to him.
syrupnounUS /ˈsɜːrəp/
a thick sweet sticky liquid
From this reading Old David Georgia stirred the thickening syrup with a long ladle, and ever so often drew it off.
plural of “tale” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Old David Georgia tended his stove and told tales about the white folks, about moonshining and cotton picking, and about sweet nigger gals, to the men who sat there about his stove to listen to him.
tendedverbUS /ˈtendɪd/
past form of “tend” — have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
From this reading Old David Georgia tended his stove and told tales about the white folks, about moonshining and cotton picking, and about sweet nigger gals, to the men who sat there about his stove to listen to him.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Blood ran up Tom’s neck hotter than the glow that flooded from the stove.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Blood ran up Tom’s neck hotter than the glow that flooded from the stove.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Old David Georgia stirred the thickening syrup with a long ladle, and ever so often drew it off.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Old David Georgia tended his stove and told tales about the white folks, about moonshining and cotton picking, and about sweet nigger gals, to the men who sat there about his stove to listen to him.
thickeningadjectiveUS /ˈθɪkənɪŋ/
accumulating and becoming more intense
From this reading Old David Georgia stirred the thickening syrup with a long ladle, and ever so often drew it off.
up to a particular time
From this reading Tom Burwell chewed cane-stalk and laughed with the others till someone mentioned Louisa.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Old David Georgia tended his stove and told tales about the white folks, about moonshining and cotton picking, and about sweet nigger gals, to the men who sat there about his stove to listen to him.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Old David Georgia tended his stove and told tales about the white folks, about moonshining and cotton picking, and about sweet nigger gals, to the men who sat there about his stove to listen to him.
male cat
From this reading Tom Burwell chewed cane-stalk and laughed with the others till someone mentioned Louisa.
Tom'snounUS /tɑːmz/
possessive form of “tom” — male cat
From this reading Blood ran up Tom’s neck hotter than the glow that flooded from the stove.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Blood ran up Tom’s neck hotter than the glow that flooded from the stove.
a Caucasian
From this reading Old David Georgia tended his stove and told tales about the white folks, about moonshining and cotton picking, and about sweet nigger gals, to the men who sat there about his stove to listen to him.
which person or people
From this reading Old David Georgia tended his stove and told tales about the white folks, about moonshining and cotton picking, and about sweet nigger gals, to the men who sat there about his stove to listen to him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Old David Georgia stirred the thickening syrup with a long ladle, and ever so often drew it off.
