(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've been shut up with the most onreasonable feller I ever see in all my life," said the Captain to the unasked question in the minister's eyes.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I cal'late I'll keep my thoughts to myself to-night, Mack, and sleep on them.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The way I feel wouldn't be conducive to prayer-meeting language.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "I've been shut up with the most onreasonable feller I ever see in all my life," said the Captain to the unasked question in the minister's eyes.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading It was scarcely daylight when Miss Pipkin began work in the kitchen on the following morning.
cal'late
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From this reading "I cal'late I'll keep my thoughts to myself to-night, Mack, and sleep on them.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading "I've been shut up with the most onreasonable feller I ever see in all my life," said the Captain to the unasked question in the minister's eyes.
conduciveadjectiveUS /kənˈduːsɪv/
tending to bring about; being partly responsible for
From this reading The way I feel wouldn't be conducive to prayer-meeting language.
the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside
From this reading It was scarcely daylight when Miss Pipkin began work in the kitchen on the following morning.
at any time
From this reading "I've been shut up with the most onreasonable feller I ever see in all my life," said the Captain to the unasked question in the minister's eyes.
opinion or judgment
From this reading "I've been shut up with the most onreasonable feller I ever see in all my life," said the Captain to the unasked question in the minister's eyes.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading The way I feel wouldn't be conducive to prayer-meeting language.
fellernounUS /ˈfelər/
a person who fells trees
From this reading "I've been shut up with the most onreasonable feller I ever see in all my life," said the Captain to the unasked question in the minister's eyes.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading It was scarcely daylight when Miss Pipkin began work in the kitchen on the following morning.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Good night, son."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I've been shut up with the most onreasonable feller I ever see in all my life," said the Captain to the unasked question in the minister's eyes.
I'll
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From this reading "I cal'late I'll keep my thoughts to myself to-night, Mack, and sleep on them.
I've
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From this reading "I've been shut up with the most onreasonable feller I ever see in all my life," said the Captain to the unasked question in the minister's eyes.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I've been shut up with the most onreasonable feller I ever see in all my life," said the Captain to the unasked question in the minister's eyes.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was scarcely daylight when Miss Pipkin began work in the kitchen on the following morning.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "I cal'late I'll keep my thoughts to myself to-night, Mack, and sleep on them.
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading It was scarcely daylight when Miss Pipkin began work in the kitchen on the following morning.
a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
From this reading The way I feel wouldn't be conducive to prayer-meeting language.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "I've been shut up with the most onreasonable feller I ever see in all my life," said the Captain to the unasked question in the minister's eyes.
MacknounUS /mæk/
a waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric
From this reading "I cal'late I'll keep my thoughts to myself to-night, Mack, and sleep on them.
minister'snounUS /ˈmɪnɪstərz/
possessive form of “minister” — a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading "I've been shut up with the most onreasonable feller I ever see in all my life," said the Captain to the unasked question in the minister's eyes.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading It was scarcely daylight when Miss Pipkin began work in the kitchen on the following morning.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading It was scarcely daylight when Miss Pipkin began work in the kitchen on the following morning.
used to form the superlative
From this reading "I've been shut up with the most onreasonable feller I ever see in all my life," said the Captain to the unasked question in the minister's eyes.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I've been shut up with the most onreasonable feller I ever see in all my life," said the Captain to the unasked question in the minister's eyes.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading "I cal'late I'll keep my thoughts to myself to-night, Mack, and sleep on them.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Good night, son."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I cal'late I'll keep my thoughts to myself to-night, Mack, and sleep on them.
onreasonable
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From this reading "I've been shut up with the most onreasonable feller I ever see in all my life," said the Captain to the unasked question in the minister's eyes.
Pipkin
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From this reading It was scarcely daylight when Miss Pipkin began work in the kitchen on the following morning.
prayer-meeting
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From this reading The way I feel wouldn't be conducive to prayer-meeting language.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading "I've been shut up with the most onreasonable feller I ever see in all my life," said the Captain to the unasked question in the minister's eyes.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I've been shut up with the most onreasonable feller I ever see in all my life," said the Captain to the unasked question in the minister's eyes.
only a very short time before
From this reading It was scarcely daylight when Miss Pipkin began work in the kitchen on the following morning.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "I've been shut up with the most onreasonable feller I ever see in all my life," said the Captain to the unasked question in the minister's eyes.
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading "I've been shut up with the most onreasonable feller I ever see in all my life," said the Captain to the unasked question in the minister's eyes.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading "I cal'late I'll keep my thoughts to myself to-night, Mack, and sleep on them.
a male human offspring
From this reading Good night, son."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I've been shut up with the most onreasonable feller I ever see in all my life," said the Captain to the unasked question in the minister's eyes.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "I cal'late I'll keep my thoughts to myself to-night, Mack, and sleep on them.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "I cal'late I'll keep my thoughts to myself to-night, Mack, and sleep on them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I've been shut up with the most onreasonable feller I ever see in all my life," said the Captain to the unasked question in the minister's eyes.
to-night
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From this reading "I cal'late I'll keep my thoughts to myself to-night, Mack, and sleep on them.
unaskedadjective
uninvited
From this reading "I've been shut up with the most onreasonable feller I ever see in all my life," said the Captain to the unasked question in the minister's eyes.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "I've been shut up with the most onreasonable feller I ever see in all my life," said the Captain to the unasked question in the minister's eyes.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was scarcely daylight when Miss Pipkin began work in the kitchen on the following morning.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The way I feel wouldn't be conducive to prayer-meeting language.
at the time that
From this reading It was scarcely daylight when Miss Pipkin began work in the kitchen on the following morning.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I've been shut up with the most onreasonable feller I ever see in all my life," said the Captain to the unasked question in the minister's eyes.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading It was scarcely daylight when Miss Pipkin began work in the kitchen on the following morning.
wouldn't
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From this reading The way I feel wouldn't be conducive to prayer-meeting language.
