used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Then the' wa'n't nothin' the matter with him, after all," commented Mrs. Bixbee in rather a disappointed tone.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "Then the' wa'n't nothin' the matter with him, after all," commented Mrs. Bixbee in rather a disappointed tone.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading "The meanest thing top of the earth was the matter with him," declared David, "but I didn't find it out till the next afternoon, an' then I found it out good.
ain't
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From this reading I hitched him to the open buggy an' went 'round by the East road, 'cause that ain't so much travelled.
(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 "Then the' wa'n't nothin' the matter with him, after all," commented Mrs. Bixbee in rather a disappointed tone.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading He went along all right till we got a mile or so out of the village, an' then I slowed him down to a walk.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "The meanest thing top of the earth was the matter with him," declared David, "but I didn't find it out till the next afternoon, an' then I found it out good.
Bixbee
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From this reading "Then the' wa'n't nothin' the matter with him, after all," commented Mrs. Bixbee in rather a disappointed tone.
buggynounUS /ˈbʌɡi/
a small lightweight carriage; drawn by a single horse
From this reading I hitched him to the open buggy an' went 'round by the East road, 'cause that ain't so much travelled.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "The meanest thing top of the earth was the matter with him," declared David, "but I didn't find it out till the next afternoon, an' then I found it out good.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I hitched him to the open buggy an' went 'round by the East road, 'cause that ain't so much travelled.
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading I hitched him to the open buggy an' went 'round by the East road, 'cause that ain't so much travelled.
commentedverbUS /ˈkɑːmentəd/
past form of “comment” — make or write a comment on
From this reading "Then the' wa'n't nothin' the matter with him, after all," commented Mrs. Bixbee in rather a disappointed tone.
patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading "The meanest thing top of the earth was the matter with him," declared David, "but I didn't find it out till the next afternoon, an' then I found it out good.
made known or openly avowed
From this reading "The meanest thing top of the earth was the matter with him," declared David, "but I didn't find it out till the next afternoon, an' then I found it out good.
didn't
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From this reading "The meanest thing top of the earth was the matter with him," declared David, "but I didn't find it out till the next afternoon, an' then I found it out good.
disappointingly unsuccessful
From this reading "Then the' wa'n't nothin' the matter with him, after all," commented Mrs. Bixbee in rather a disappointed tone.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He went along all right till we got a mile or so out of the village, an' then I slowed him down to a walk.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading "The meanest thing top of the earth was the matter with him," declared David, "but I didn't find it out till the next afternoon, an' then I found it out good.
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading I hitched him to the open buggy an' went 'round by the East road, 'cause that ain't so much travelled.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading "The meanest thing top of the earth was the matter with him," declared David, "but I didn't find it out till the next afternoon, an' then I found it out good.
set up or found
From this reading "The meanest thing top of the earth was the matter with him," declared David, "but I didn't find it out till the next afternoon, an' then I found it out good.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "The meanest thing top of the earth was the matter with him," declared David, "but I didn't find it out till the next afternoon, an' then I found it out good.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading He went along all right till we got a mile or so out of the village, an' then I slowed him down to a walk.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He went along all right till we got a mile or so out of the village, an' then I slowed him down to a walk.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Then the' wa'n't nothin' the matter with him, after all," commented Mrs. Bixbee in rather a disappointed tone.
hitchedverbUS /hɪtʃt/
past form of “hitch” — to hook or entangle
From this reading I hitched him to the open buggy an' went 'round by the East road, 'cause that ain't so much travelled.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "The meanest thing top of the earth was the matter with him," declared David, "but I didn't find it out till the next afternoon, an' then I found it out good.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Then the' wa'n't nothin' the matter with him, after all," commented Mrs. Bixbee in rather a disappointed tone.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "The meanest thing top of the earth was the matter with him," declared David, "but I didn't find it out till the next afternoon, an' then I found it out good.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading "Then the' wa'n't nothin' the matter with him, after all," commented Mrs. Bixbee in rather a disappointed tone.
meanestadjectiveUS /ˈmiːnəst/
superlative of “mean” — approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value
From this reading "The meanest thing top of the earth was the matter with him," declared David, "but I didn't find it out till the next afternoon, an' then I found it out good.
a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading He went along all right till we got a mile or so out of the village, an' then I slowed him down to a walk.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "Then the' wa'n't nothin' the matter with him, after all," commented Mrs. Bixbee in rather a disappointed tone.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading I hitched him to the open buggy an' went 'round by the East road, 'cause that ain't so much travelled.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Wa'al, sir, scat my ----!
immediately following in time or order
From this reading "The meanest thing top of the earth was the matter with him," declared David, "but I didn't find it out till the next afternoon, an' then I found it out good.
nothin
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From this reading "Then the' wa'n't nothin' the matter with him, after all," commented Mrs. Bixbee in rather a disappointed tone.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "The meanest thing top of the earth was the matter with him," declared David, "but I didn't find it out till the next afternoon, an' then I found it out good.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading I hitched him to the open buggy an' went 'round by the East road, 'cause that ain't so much travelled.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He went along all right till we got a mile or so out of the village, an' then I slowed him down to a walk.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "The meanest thing top of the earth was the matter with him," declared David, "but I didn't find it out till the next afternoon, an' then I found it out good.
on the contrary
From this reading "Then the' wa'n't nothin' the matter with him, after all," commented Mrs. Bixbee in rather a disappointed tone.
precisely, exactly
From this reading He went along all right till we got a mile or so out of the village, an' then I slowed him down to a walk.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading I hitched him to the open buggy an' went 'round by the East road, 'cause that ain't so much travelled.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading I hitched him to the open buggy an' went 'round by the East road, 'cause that ain't so much travelled.
scatnounUS /skæt/
singing jazz; the singer substitutes nonsense syllables for the words of the song and tries to sound like a musical instrument
From this reading Wa'al, sir, scat my ----!
term of address for a man
From this reading Wa'al, sir, scat my ----!
slowedverbUS /sloʊd/
past form of “slow” — lose velocity; move more slowly
From this reading He went along all right till we got a mile or so out of the village, an' then I slowed him down to a walk.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I hitched him to the open buggy an' went 'round by the East road, 'cause that ain't so much travelled.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I hitched him to the open buggy an' went 'round by the East road, 'cause that ain't so much travelled.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Then the' wa'n't nothin' the matter with him, after all," commented Mrs. Bixbee in rather a disappointed tone.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Then the' wa'n't nothin' the matter with him, after all," commented Mrs. Bixbee in rather a disappointed tone.
a special situation
From this reading "The meanest thing top of the earth was the matter with him," declared David, "but I didn't find it out till the next afternoon, an' then I found it out good.
up to a particular time
From this reading "The meanest thing top of the earth was the matter with him," declared David, "but I didn't find it out till the next afternoon, an' then I found it out good.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I hitched him to the open buggy an' went 'round by the East road, 'cause that ain't so much travelled.
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading "Then the' wa'n't nothin' the matter with him, after all," commented Mrs. Bixbee in rather a disappointed tone.
the upper part of anything
From this reading "The meanest thing top of the earth was the matter with him," declared David, "but I didn't find it out till the next afternoon, an' then I found it out good.
travelledadjectiveUS /ˈtrævəld/
familiar with many parts of the world
From this reading I hitched him to the open buggy an' went 'round by the East road, 'cause that ain't so much travelled.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading He went along all right till we got a mile or so out of the village, an' then I slowed him down to a walk.
Wa'al
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From this reading Wa'al, sir, scat my ----!
wa'n't
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From this reading "Then the' wa'n't nothin' the matter with him, after all," commented Mrs. Bixbee in rather a disappointed tone.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading He went along all right till we got a mile or so out of the village, an' then I slowed him down to a walk.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The meanest thing top of the earth was the matter with him," declared David, "but I didn't find it out till the next afternoon, an' then I found it out good.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading He went along all right till we got a mile or so out of the village, an' then I slowed him down to a walk.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I hitched him to the open buggy an' went 'round by the East road, 'cause that ain't so much travelled.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Then the' wa'n't nothin' the matter with him, after all," commented Mrs. Bixbee in rather a disappointed tone.
