used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading CORKEY'S FEAR OF A WIDOW'S GRIEF Corkey and Noah are nearing the residence of Esther Lockwin.
(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 It just breaks me all up to hear 'em take on, rip and snort and beller.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CORKEY'S FEAR OF A WIDOW'S GRIEF Corkey and Noah are nearing the residence of Esther Lockwin.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading CORKEY'S FEAR OF A WIDOW'S GRIEF Corkey and Noah are nearing the residence of Esther Lockwin.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Now, see here, you moke, when we git in you stand behind where I stand, and don't you begin to beller, too.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Now, see here, you moke, when we git in you stand behind where I stand, and don't you begin to beller, too.
beller
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From this reading It just breaks me all up to hear 'em take on, rip and snort and beller.
maintain with or as if with a bet
From this reading "You bet your sweet life I don't want to see her nibs.
breaksnounUS /breɪks/
plural of “break” — some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity
From this reading It just breaks me all up to hear 'em take on, rip and snort and beller.
a slight wind (usually refreshing)
From this reading If you do I'll shake you--I'll give you the clean lake breeze.
free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
From this reading If you do I'll shake you--I'll give you the clean lake breeze.
Corkey
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From this reading CORKEY'S FEAR OF A WIDOW'S GRIEF Corkey and Noah are nearing the residence of Esther Lockwin.
CORKEY'S
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From this reading CORKEY'S FEAR OF A WIDOW'S GRIEF Corkey and Noah are nearing the residence of Esther Lockwin.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading If you do I'll shake you--I'll give you the clean lake breeze.
don't
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From this reading "You bet your sweet life I don't want to see her nibs.
a quad with a square body
From this reading It just breaks me all up to hear 'em take on, rip and snort and beller.
EsthernounUS /ˈestər/
(Old Testament) a beautiful Jewess chosen by the king of Persia to be his queen; she stopped a plot to massacre all the Jews in Persia (an event celebrated by Jews as the feast of Purim)
From this reading CORKEY'S FEAR OF A WIDOW'S GRIEF Corkey and Noah are nearing the residence of Esther Lockwin.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading CORKEY'S FEAR OF A WIDOW'S GRIEF Corkey and Noah are nearing the residence of Esther Lockwin.
gitnounUS /ɡɪt/
a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
From this reading Now, see here, you moke, when we git in you stand behind where I stand, and don't you begin to beller, too.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading If you do I'll shake you--I'll give you the clean lake breeze.
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading CORKEY'S FEAR OF A WIDOW'S GRIEF Corkey and Noah are nearing the residence of Esther Lockwin.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading It just breaks me all up to hear 'em take on, rip and snort and beller.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "You bet your sweet life I don't want to see her nibs.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Now, see here, you moke, when we git in you stand behind where I stand, and don't you begin to beller, too.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "You bet your sweet life I don't want to see her nibs.
I'll
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From this reading If you do I'll shake you--I'll give you the clean lake breeze.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you do I'll shake you--I'll give you the clean lake breeze.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Now, see here, you moke, when we git in you stand behind where I stand, and don't you begin to beller, too.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It just breaks me all up to hear 'em take on, rip and snort and beller.
and nothing more
From this reading It just breaks me all up to hear 'em take on, rip and snort and beller.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading If you do I'll shake you--I'll give you the clean lake breeze.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "You bet your sweet life I don't want to see her nibs.
Lockwin
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From this reading CORKEY'S FEAR OF A WIDOW'S GRIEF Corkey and Noah are nearing the residence of Esther Lockwin.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It just breaks me all up to hear 'em take on, rip and snort and beller.
mokenounUS /moʊk/
British informal for donkey
From this reading Now, see here, you moke, when we git in you stand behind where I stand, and don't you begin to beller, too.
nearingverbUS /ˈnɪrɪŋ/
-ing form of “near” — move towards
From this reading CORKEY'S FEAR OF A WIDOW'S GRIEF Corkey and Noah are nearing the residence of Esther Lockwin.
nibsnounUS /nɪbz/
plural of “nib” — the writing point of a pen
From this reading "You bet your sweet life I don't want to see her nibs.
NoahnounUS /ˈnoʊə/
the Hebrew patriarch who saved himself and his family and the animals by building an ark in which they survived 40 days and 40 nights of rain; the story of Noah and the flood is told in the Book of Genesis
From this reading CORKEY'S FEAR OF A WIDOW'S GRIEF Corkey and Noah are nearing the residence of Esther Lockwin.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now, see here, you moke, when we git in you stand behind where I stand, and don't you begin to beller, too.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CORKEY'S FEAR OF A WIDOW'S GRIEF Corkey and Noah are nearing the residence of Esther Lockwin.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It just breaks me all up to hear 'em take on, rip and snort and beller.
residencenounUS /ˈrezɪdəns/
any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
From this reading CORKEY'S FEAR OF A WIDOW'S GRIEF Corkey and Noah are nearing the residence of Esther Lockwin.
ripverbUS /rɪp/
tear or be torn violently
From this reading It just breaks me all up to hear 'em take on, rip and snort and beller.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "You bet your sweet life I don't want to see her nibs.
move or cause to move back and forth
From this reading If you do I'll shake you--I'll give you the clean lake breeze.
snortverbUS /snɔːrt/
indicate contempt by breathing noisily and forcefully through the nose
From this reading It just breaks me all up to hear 'em take on, rip and snort and beller.
be standing; be upright
From this reading Now, see here, you moke, when we git in you stand behind where I stand, and don't you begin to beller, too.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading "You bet your sweet life I don't want to see her nibs.
carry out
From this reading It just breaks me all up to hear 'em take on, rip and snort and beller.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CORKEY'S FEAR OF A WIDOW'S GRIEF Corkey and Noah are nearing the residence of Esther Lockwin.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You bet your sweet life I don't want to see her nibs.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Now, see here, you moke, when we git in you stand behind where I stand, and don't you begin to beller, too.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading It just breaks me all up to hear 'em take on, rip and snort and beller.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "You bet your sweet life I don't want to see her nibs.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Now, see here, you moke, when we git in you stand behind where I stand, and don't you begin to beller, too.
at the time that
From this reading Now, see here, you moke, when we git in you stand behind where I stand, and don't you begin to beller, too.
in or at the place that
From this reading Now, see here, you moke, when we git in you stand behind where I stand, and don't you begin to beller, too.
WIDOW'SnounUS /ˈwɪdoʊz/
possessive form of “widow” — a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried
From this reading CORKEY'S FEAR OF A WIDOW'S GRIEF Corkey and Noah are nearing the residence of Esther Lockwin.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You bet your sweet life I don't want to see her nibs.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You bet your sweet life I don't want to see her nibs.
