used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading PICKING CHICKENS Do you want to come out and set with me in the woodshed while I pick a couple o' chicken?"
a-doing
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From this reading "I don't mind picking a chicken, but I do like encouragement while I'm a-doing of it.
(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 All the pesky little pin feathers stick twice as tight when I'm alone with 'em."
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading All the pesky little pin feathers stick twice as tight when I'm alone with 'em."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading PICKING CHICKENS Do you want to come out and set with me in the woodshed while I pick a couple o' chicken?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading All the pesky little pin feathers stick twice as tight when I'm alone with 'em."
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Grandfather asked one morning at the breakfast table.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Grandfather asked one morning at the breakfast table.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading Grandfather asked one morning at the breakfast table.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I don't mind picking a chicken, but I do like encouragement while I'm a-doing of it.
chickennounUS /ˈtʃɪkən/
the flesh of a chicken used for food
From this reading PICKING CHICKENS Do you want to come out and set with me in the woodshed while I pick a couple o' chicken?"
CHICKENSnounUS /ˈtʃɪkənz/
plural of “chicken” — the flesh of a chicken used for food
From this reading PICKING CHICKENS Do you want to come out and set with me in the woodshed while I pick a couple o' chicken?"
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading PICKING CHICKENS Do you want to come out and set with me in the woodshed while I pick a couple o' chicken?"
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading PICKING CHICKENS Do you want to come out and set with me in the woodshed while I pick a couple o' chicken?"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading PICKING CHICKENS Do you want to come out and set with me in the woodshed while I pick a couple o' chicken?"
don't
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From this reading "I don't mind picking a chicken, but I do like encouragement while I'm a-doing of it.
a quad with a square body
From this reading All the pesky little pin feathers stick twice as tight when I'm alone with 'em."
encouragementnounUS /enˈkɜːrɪdʒmənt/
the expression of approval and support
From this reading "I don't mind picking a chicken, but I do like encouragement while I'm a-doing of it.
esnounUS /es/
a radioactive transuranic element produced by bombarding plutonium with neutrons
From this reading "Ye--es," said his granddaughter.
feathersnounUS /ˈfeðərz/
plural of “feather” — the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds
From this reading All the pesky little pin feathers stick twice as tight when I'm alone with 'em."
granddaughternounUS /ˈɡrændɔːtər/
a female grandchild
From this reading "Ye--es," said his granddaughter.
the father of your father or mother
From this reading Grandfather asked one morning at the breakfast table.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Ye--es," said his granddaughter.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading PICKING CHICKENS Do you want to come out and set with me in the woodshed while I pick a couple o' chicken?"
I'm
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From this reading "I don't mind picking a chicken, but I do like encouragement while I'm a-doing of it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading PICKING CHICKENS Do you want to come out and set with me in the woodshed while I pick a couple o' chicken?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I don't mind picking a chicken, but I do like encouragement while I'm a-doing of it.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "I don't mind picking a chicken, but I do like encouragement while I'm a-doing of it.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading All the pesky little pin feathers stick twice as tight when I'm alone with 'em."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading PICKING CHICKENS Do you want to come out and set with me in the woodshed while I pick a couple o' chicken?"
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading "I don't mind picking a chicken, but I do like encouragement while I'm a-doing of it.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Grandfather asked one morning at the breakfast table.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading PICKING CHICKENS Do you want to come out and set with me in the woodshed while I pick a couple o' chicken?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I don't mind picking a chicken, but I do like encouragement while I'm a-doing of it.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Grandfather asked one morning at the breakfast table.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading PICKING CHICKENS Do you want to come out and set with me in the woodshed while I pick a couple o' chicken?"
peskyadjectiveUS /ˈpeski/
causing irritation or annoyance
From this reading All the pesky little pin feathers stick twice as tight when I'm alone with 'em."
select carefully from a group
From this reading PICKING CHICKENS Do you want to come out and set with me in the woodshed while I pick a couple o' chicken?"
PICKINGnounUS /ˈpɪkɪŋ/
the quantity of a crop that is harvested
From this reading PICKING CHICKENS Do you want to come out and set with me in the woodshed while I pick a couple o' chicken?"
pinverbUS /pɪn/
to hold fast or prevent from moving
From this reading All the pesky little pin feathers stick twice as tight when I'm alone with 'em."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Ye--es," said his granddaughter.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading PICKING CHICKENS Do you want to come out and set with me in the woodshed while I pick a couple o' chicken?"
put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading All the pesky little pin feathers stick twice as tight when I'm alone with 'em."
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading Grandfather asked one morning at the breakfast table.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PICKING CHICKENS Do you want to come out and set with me in the woodshed while I pick a couple o' chicken?"
closely constrained or constricted or constricting
From this reading All the pesky little pin feathers stick twice as tight when I'm alone with 'em."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading PICKING CHICKENS Do you want to come out and set with me in the woodshed while I pick a couple o' chicken?"
two times
From this reading All the pesky little pin feathers stick twice as tight when I'm alone with 'em."
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading PICKING CHICKENS Do you want to come out and set with me in the woodshed while I pick a couple o' chicken?"
at the time that
From this reading All the pesky little pin feathers stick twice as tight when I'm alone with 'em."
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading PICKING CHICKENS Do you want to come out and set with me in the woodshed while I pick a couple o' chicken?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading PICKING CHICKENS Do you want to come out and set with me in the woodshed while I pick a couple o' chicken?"
woodshednounUS /ˈwʊdʃed/
a shed for storing firewood or garden tools
From this reading PICKING CHICKENS Do you want to come out and set with me in the woodshed while I pick a couple o' chicken?"
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading "Ye--es," said his granddaughter.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading PICKING CHICKENS Do you want to come out and set with me in the woodshed while I pick a couple o' chicken?"
