used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "That's a subject we will not talk about just now, sir; for you must keep very quiet."
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "That's a subject we will not talk about just now, sir; for you must keep very quiet."
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Dat's so! dat ar am a fac'!" cried Cudjo, approaching, and wrapping the warm opossum skin about his naked arm as he spoke.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Dat's so! dat ar am a fac'!" cried Cudjo, approaching, and wrapping the warm opossum skin about his naked arm as he spoke.
the event of one object coming closer to another
From this reading "Dat's so! dat ar am a fac'!" cried Cudjo, approaching, and wrapping the warm opossum skin about his naked arm as he spoke.
arnounUS /ɑːr/
a colorless and odorless inert gas; one of the six inert gases; comprises approximately 1% of the earth's atmosphere
From this reading "Dat's so! dat ar am a fac'!" cried Cudjo, approaching, and wrapping the warm opossum skin about his naked arm as he spoke.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading "Dat's so! dat ar am a fac'!" cried Cudjo, approaching, and wrapping the warm opossum skin about his naked arm as he spoke.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Dat's so! dat ar am a fac'!" cried Cudjo, approaching, and wrapping the warm opossum skin about his naked arm as he spoke.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I know," said Penn, not to be put off so, "I owe my life to you!"
brutenounUS /bruːt/
a cruelly rapacious person
From this reading "Gorry! me sech a brute, me war for leavin' ye dar in de lot.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, Pomp, him wouldn't; so we toted you hyar, and him's doctored you right smart eber sence.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Dat's so! dat ar am a fac'!" cried Cudjo, approaching, and wrapping the warm opossum skin about his naked arm as he spoke.
Cudjo
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From this reading "Dat's so! dat ar am a fac'!" cried Cudjo, approaching, and wrapping the warm opossum skin about his naked arm as he spoke.
dar
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From this reading "Gorry! me sech a brute, me war for leavin' ye dar in de lot.
a digital tape recording of sound
From this reading "Dat's so! dat ar am a fac'!" cried Cudjo, approaching, and wrapping the warm opossum skin about his naked arm as he spoke.
Dat's
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From this reading "Dat's so! dat ar am a fac'!" cried Cudjo, approaching, and wrapping the warm opossum skin about his naked arm as he spoke.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading "Gorry! me sech a brute, me war for leavin' ye dar in de lot.
doctoredverbUS /ˈdɑːktərd/
past form of “doctor” — alter and make impure, as with the intention to deceive
From this reading But, Pomp, him wouldn't; so we toted you hyar, and him's doctored you right smart eber sence.
eber
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From this reading But, Pomp, him wouldn't; so we toted you hyar, and him's doctored you right smart eber sence.
fac
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From this reading "Dat's so! dat ar am a fac'!" cried Cudjo, approaching, and wrapping the warm opossum skin about his naked arm as he spoke.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "That's a subject we will not talk about just now, sir; for you must keep very quiet."
Gorry
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From this reading "Gorry! me sech a brute, me war for leavin' ye dar in de lot.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Dat's so! dat ar am a fac'!" cried Cudjo, approaching, and wrapping the warm opossum skin about his naked arm as he spoke.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But, Pomp, him wouldn't; so we toted you hyar, and him's doctored you right smart eber sence.
him's
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From this reading But, Pomp, him wouldn't; so we toted you hyar, and him's doctored you right smart eber sence.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Dat's so! dat ar am a fac'!" cried Cudjo, approaching, and wrapping the warm opossum skin about his naked arm as he spoke.
hyar
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From this reading But, Pomp, him wouldn't; so we toted you hyar, and him's doctored you right smart eber sence.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I know," said Penn, not to be put off so, "I owe my life to you!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Gorry! me sech a brute, me war for leavin' ye dar in de lot.
and nothing more
From this reading "That's a subject we will not talk about just now, sir; for you must keep very quiet."
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "That's a subject we will not talk about just now, sir; for you must keep very quiet."
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I know," said Penn, not to be put off so, "I owe my life to you!"
leavin
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From this reading "Gorry! me sech a brute, me war for leavin' ye dar in de lot.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "I know," said Penn, not to be put off so, "I owe my life to you!"
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading "Gorry! me sech a brute, me war for leavin' ye dar in de lot.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Gorry! me sech a brute, me war for leavin' ye dar in de lot.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "That's a subject we will not talk about just now, sir; for you must keep very quiet."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I know," said Penn, not to be put off so, "I owe my life to you!"
nakedadjectiveUS /ˈneɪkəd/
completely unclothed
From this reading "Dat's so! dat ar am a fac'!" cried Cudjo, approaching, and wrapping the warm opossum skin about his naked arm as he spoke.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "That's a subject we will not talk about just now, sir; for you must keep very quiet."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "That's a subject we will not talk about just now, sir; for you must keep very quiet."
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "I know," said Penn, not to be put off so, "I owe my life to you!"
opossumnounUS /oʊˈpɑːsəm/
small furry Australian arboreal marsupials having long usually prehensile tails
From this reading "Dat's so! dat ar am a fac'!" cried Cudjo, approaching, and wrapping the warm opossum skin about his naked arm as he spoke.
be obliged to pay or repay
From this reading "I know," said Penn, not to be put off so, "I owe my life to you!"
PennnounUS /pen/
Englishman and Quaker who founded the colony of Pennsylvania (1644-1718)
From this reading "I know," said Penn, not to be put off so, "I owe my life to you!"
PompnounUS /pɑːmp/
cheap or pretentious or vain display
From this reading But, Pomp, him wouldn't; so we toted you hyar, and him's doctored you right smart eber sence.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "I know," said Penn, not to be put off so, "I owe my life to you!"
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading "That's a subject we will not talk about just now, sir; for you must keep very quiet."
precisely, exactly
From this reading But, Pomp, him wouldn't; so we toted you hyar, and him's doctored you right smart eber sence.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I know," said Penn, not to be put off so, "I owe my life to you!"
sech
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From this reading "Gorry! me sech a brute, me war for leavin' ye dar in de lot.
sence
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From this reading But, Pomp, him wouldn't; so we toted you hyar, and him's doctored you right smart eber sence.
term of address for a man
From this reading "That's a subject we will not talk about just now, sir; for you must keep very quiet."
a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch
From this reading "Dat's so! dat ar am a fac'!" cried Cudjo, approaching, and wrapping the warm opossum skin about his naked arm as he spoke.
smartadjectiveUS /smɑːrt/
showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness
From this reading But, Pomp, him wouldn't; so we toted you hyar, and him's doctored you right smart eber sence.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I know," said Penn, not to be put off so, "I owe my life to you!"
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading "Dat's so! dat ar am a fac'!" cried Cudjo, approaching, and wrapping the warm opossum skin about his naked arm as he spoke.
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading "That's a subject we will not talk about just now, sir; for you must keep very quiet."
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading "That's a subject we will not talk about just now, sir; for you must keep very quiet."
That's
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From this reading "That's a subject we will not talk about just now, sir; for you must keep very quiet."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Dat's so! dat ar am a fac'!" cried Cudjo, approaching, and wrapping the warm opossum skin about his naked arm as he spoke.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I know," said Penn, not to be put off so, "I owe my life to you!"
totedverbUS /ˈtoʊtɪd/
past form of “tote” — carry with difficulty
From this reading But, Pomp, him wouldn't; so we toted you hyar, and him's doctored you right smart eber sence.
precisely as stated
From this reading "That's a subject we will not talk about just now, sir; for you must keep very quiet."
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading "Gorry! me sech a brute, me war for leavin' ye dar in de lot.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading "Dat's so! dat ar am a fac'!" cried Cudjo, approaching, and wrapping the warm opossum skin about his naked arm as he spoke.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "That's a subject we will not talk about just now, sir; for you must keep very quiet."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "That's a subject we will not talk about just now, sir; for you must keep very quiet."
wouldn't
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From this reading But, Pomp, him wouldn't; so we toted you hyar, and him's doctored you right smart eber sence.
wrappingnounUS /ˈræpɪŋ/
the covering (usually paper or cellophane) in which something is wrapped
From this reading "Dat's so! dat ar am a fac'!" cried Cudjo, approaching, and wrapping the warm opossum skin about his naked arm as he spoke.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading "Gorry! me sech a brute, me war for leavin' ye dar in de lot.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "That's a subject we will not talk about just now, sir; for you must keep very quiet."
