used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I learn from his landlady that Garland's packed a bag, paid his rent and skipped.
ain't
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From this reading "It ain't everything, but--I got to Garland's house.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I learn from his landlady that Garland's packed a bag, paid his rent and skipped.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading To-day I did a bit of scoutin' around and find out that the Careys own a country place up here.
a flexible container with a single opening
From this reading I learn from his landlady that Garland's packed a bag, paid his rent and skipped.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading To-day I did a bit of scoutin' around and find out that the Careys own a country place up here.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "It ain't everything, but--I got to Garland's house.
Careys
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From this reading To-day I did a bit of scoutin' around and find out that the Careys own a country place up here.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading To-day I did a bit of scoutin' around and find out that the Careys own a country place up here.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Of course, that don't prove they've gone there in the middle of a winter like this, but I telephone their house.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading To-day I did a bit of scoutin' around and find out that the Careys own a country place up here.
don't
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From this reading Of course, that don't prove they've gone there in the middle of a winter like this, but I telephone their house.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading "It ain't everything, but--I got to Garland's house.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading To-day I did a bit of scoutin' around and find out that the Careys own a country place up here.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I learn from his landlady that Garland's packed a bag, paid his rent and skipped.
Garland's
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From this reading "It ain't everything, but--I got to Garland's house.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Of course, that don't prove they've gone there in the middle of a winter like this, but I telephone their house.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "It ain't everything, but--I got to Garland's house.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading To-day I did a bit of scoutin' around and find out that the Careys own a country place up here.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I learn from his landlady that Garland's packed a bag, paid his rent and skipped.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading "It ain't everything, but--I got to Garland's house.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "It ain't everything, but--I got to Garland's house.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Of course, that don't prove they've gone there in the middle of a winter like this, but I telephone their house.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It ain't everything, but--I got to Garland's house.
landladynounUS /ˈlændleɪdi/
a landlord who is a woman
From this reading I learn from his landlady that Garland's packed a bag, paid his rent and skipped.
gain knowledge or skills
From this reading I learn from his landlady that Garland's packed a bag, paid his rent and skipped.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Of course, that don't prove they've gone there in the middle of a winter like this, but I telephone their house.
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading Of course, that don't prove they've gone there in the middle of a winter like this, but I telephone their house.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To-day I did a bit of scoutin' around and find out that the Careys own a country place up here.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading To-day I did a bit of scoutin' around and find out that the Careys own a country place up here.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading To-day I did a bit of scoutin' around and find out that the Careys own a country place up here.
packedadjectiveUS /pækt/
extremely crowed or filled to capacity
From this reading I learn from his landlady that Garland's packed a bag, paid his rent and skipped.
marked by the reception of pay
From this reading I learn from his landlady that Garland's packed a bag, paid his rent and skipped.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading To-day I did a bit of scoutin' around and find out that the Careys own a country place up here.
be shown or be found to be
From this reading Of course, that don't prove they've gone there in the middle of a winter like this, but I telephone their house.
rentverbUS /rent/
let for money
From this reading I learn from his landlady that Garland's packed a bag, paid his rent and skipped.
scoutin
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From this reading To-day I did a bit of scoutin' around and find out that the Careys own a country place up here.
skippedverbUS /skɪpt/
inflected form of “skip” — bypass
From this reading I learn from his landlady that Garland's packed a bag, paid his rent and skipped.
telephonenounUS /ˈteləfoʊn/
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading Of course, that don't prove they've gone there in the middle of a winter like this, but I telephone their house.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I learn from his landlady that Garland's packed a bag, paid his rent and skipped.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To-day I did a bit of scoutin' around and find out that the Careys own a country place up here.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Of course, that don't prove they've gone there in the middle of a winter like this, but I telephone their house.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Of course, that don't prove they've gone there in the middle of a winter like this, but I telephone their house.
they've
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From this reading Of course, that don't prove they've gone there in the middle of a winter like this, but I telephone their house.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Of course, that don't prove they've gone there in the middle of a winter like this, but I telephone their house.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "It ain't everything, but--I got to Garland's house.
To-day
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From this reading To-day I did a bit of scoutin' around and find out that the Careys own a country place up here.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading To-day I did a bit of scoutin' around and find out that the Careys own a country place up here.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That was yesterday.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading Of course, that don't prove they've gone there in the middle of a winter like this, but I telephone their house.
the day immediately before today
From this reading That was yesterday.
