anew
From this reading The next night the Hobyahs came again, and said, "Hobyah!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The next night the Hobyahs came again, and said, "Hobyah!
barkedverbUS /bɑːrkt/
past form of “bark” — speak in an unfriendly tone
From this reading But little dog Turpie barked so that the Hobyahs ran off; and the old man said, "Little dog Turpie barks so that I cannot sleep nor slumber, and if I live till morning I will cut off one of his legs."
barksnounUS /bɑːrks/
plural of “bark” — tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants
From this reading But little dog Turpie barked so that the Hobyahs ran off; and the old man said, "Little dog Turpie barks so that I cannot sleep nor slumber, and if I live till morning I will cut off one of his legs."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But little dog Turpie barked so that the Hobyahs ran off; and the old man said, "Little dog Turpie barks so that I cannot sleep nor slumber, and if I live till morning I will cut off one of his legs."
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The next night the Hobyahs came again, and said, "Hobyah!
cannot
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From this reading But little dog Turpie barked so that the Hobyahs ran off; and the old man said, "Little dog Turpie barks so that I cannot sleep nor slumber, and if I live till morning I will cut off one of his legs."
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading Tear down the hempstalks, eat up the old man and woman, and carry off the little girl!"
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading But little dog Turpie barked so that the Hobyahs ran off; and the old man said, "Little dog Turpie barks so that I cannot sleep nor slumber, and if I live till morning I will cut off one of his legs."
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading But little dog Turpie barked so that the Hobyahs ran off; and the old man said, "Little dog Turpie barks so that I cannot sleep nor slumber, and if I live till morning I will cut off one of his legs."
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Tear down the hempstalks, eat up the old man and woman, and carry off the little girl!"
take in solid food
From this reading Tear down the hempstalks, eat up the old man and woman, and carry off the little girl!"
a young female
From this reading Tear down the hempstalks, eat up the old man and woman, and carry off the little girl!"
hempstalks
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From this reading Tear down the hempstalks, eat up the old man and woman, and carry off the little girl!"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But little dog Turpie barked so that the Hobyahs ran off; and the old man said, "Little dog Turpie barks so that I cannot sleep nor slumber, and if I live till morning I will cut off one of his legs."
Hobyah
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From this reading The next night the Hobyahs came again, and said, "Hobyah!
Hobyahs
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From this reading The next night the Hobyahs came again, and said, "Hobyah!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But little dog Turpie barked so that the Hobyahs ran off; and the old man said, "Little dog Turpie barks so that I cannot sleep nor slumber, and if I live till morning I will cut off one of his legs."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But little dog Turpie barked so that the Hobyahs ran off; and the old man said, "Little dog Turpie barks so that I cannot sleep nor slumber, and if I live till morning I will cut off one of his legs."
staying power
From this reading But little dog Turpie barked so that the Hobyahs ran off; and the old man said, "Little dog Turpie barks so that I cannot sleep nor slumber, and if I live till morning I will cut off one of his legs."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Tear down the hempstalks, eat up the old man and woman, and carry off the little girl!"
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading But little dog Turpie barked so that the Hobyahs ran off; and the old man said, "Little dog Turpie barks so that I cannot sleep nor slumber, and if I live till morning I will cut off one of his legs."
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Tear down the hempstalks, eat up the old man and woman, and carry off the little girl!"
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading But little dog Turpie barked so that the Hobyahs ran off; and the old man said, "Little dog Turpie barks so that I cannot sleep nor slumber, and if I live till morning I will cut off one of his legs."
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next night the Hobyahs came again, and said, "Hobyah!
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The next night the Hobyahs came again, and said, "Hobyah!
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading But little dog Turpie barked so that the Hobyahs ran off; and the old man said, "Little dog Turpie barks so that I cannot sleep nor slumber, and if I live till morning I will cut off one of his legs."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But little dog Turpie barked so that the Hobyahs ran off; and the old man said, "Little dog Turpie barks so that I cannot sleep nor slumber, and if I live till morning I will cut off one of his legs."
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Tear down the hempstalks, eat up the old man and woman, and carry off the little girl!"
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Tear down the hempstalks, eat up the old man and woman, and carry off the little girl!"
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But little dog Turpie barked so that the Hobyahs ran off; and the old man said, "Little dog Turpie barks so that I cannot sleep nor slumber, and if I live till morning I will cut off one of his legs."
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading But little dog Turpie barked so that the Hobyahs ran off; and the old man said, "Little dog Turpie barks so that I cannot sleep nor slumber, and if I live till morning I will cut off one of his legs."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading The next night the Hobyahs came again, and said, "Hobyah!
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading But little dog Turpie barked so that the Hobyahs ran off; and the old man said, "Little dog Turpie barks so that I cannot sleep nor slumber, and if I live till morning I will cut off one of his legs."
slumbernounUS /ˈslʌmbər/
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading But little dog Turpie barked so that the Hobyahs ran off; and the old man said, "Little dog Turpie barks so that I cannot sleep nor slumber, and if I live till morning I will cut off one of his legs."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But little dog Turpie barked so that the Hobyahs ran off; and the old man said, "Little dog Turpie barks so that I cannot sleep nor slumber, and if I live till morning I will cut off one of his legs."
separate or cause to separate abruptly
From this reading Tear down the hempstalks, eat up the old man and woman, and carry off the little girl!"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But little dog Turpie barked so that the Hobyahs ran off; and the old man said, "Little dog Turpie barks so that I cannot sleep nor slumber, and if I live till morning I will cut off one of his legs."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next night the Hobyahs came again, and said, "Hobyah!
up to a particular time
From this reading But little dog Turpie barked so that the Hobyahs ran off; and the old man said, "Little dog Turpie barks so that I cannot sleep nor slumber, and if I live till morning I will cut off one of his legs."
Turpie
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From this reading But little dog Turpie barked so that the Hobyahs ran off; and the old man said, "Little dog Turpie barks so that I cannot sleep nor slumber, and if I live till morning I will cut off one of his legs."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Tear down the hempstalks, eat up the old man and woman, and carry off the little girl!"
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading But little dog Turpie barked so that the Hobyahs ran off; and the old man said, "Little dog Turpie barks so that I cannot sleep nor slumber, and if I live till morning I will cut off one of his legs."
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Tear down the hempstalks, eat up the old man and woman, and carry off the little girl!"
