used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading At the foot of the hill near the Gaitskill home, Jinx uttered a loud groan and sank down upon his side, slapping the earth with a jolt that shook the ground under their feet.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “I haven’t got four dollars,” Org replied, and then ran down the street, waving his arms at an automobile.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At the foot of the hill near the Gaitskill home, Jinx uttered a loud groan and sank down upon his side, slapping the earth with a jolt that shook the ground under their feet.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading “I haven’t got four dollars,” Org replied, and then ran down the street, waving his arms at an automobile.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the foot of the hill near the Gaitskill home, Jinx uttered a loud groan and sank down upon his side, slapping the earth with a jolt that shook the ground under their feet.
automobilenounUS /ˈɔːtəmoʊbiːl/
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading “I haven’t got four dollars,” Org replied, and then ran down the street, waving his arms at an automobile.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “Ef he dies here in dis town, it’ll cost you fo’ dollars to hab him hauled away.”
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading “Dar now, he shore come down wid a looseness like he’s fixin’ to die,” Little Bit exclaimed.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Dar now, he shore come down wid a looseness like he’s fixin’ to die,” Little Bit exclaimed.
the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor
From this reading “Ef he dies here in dis town, it’ll cost you fo’ dollars to hab him hauled away.”
Dar
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From this reading “Dar now, he shore come down wid a looseness like he’s fixin’ to die,” Little Bit exclaimed.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading “Dar now, he shore come down wid a looseness like he’s fixin’ to die,” Little Bit exclaimed.
diesnounUS /daɪz/
plural of “die” — a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers
From this reading “Ef he dies here in dis town, it’ll cost you fo’ dollars to hab him hauled away.”
disnounUS /dɪs/
(Roman mythology) god of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Hades
From this reading “Ef he dies here in dis town, it’ll cost you fo’ dollars to hab him hauled away.”
plural of “dollar” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading “Ef he dies here in dis town, it’ll cost you fo’ dollars to hab him hauled away.”
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading At the foot of the hill near the Gaitskill home, Jinx uttered a loud groan and sank down upon his side, slapping the earth with a jolt that shook the ground under their feet.
Dr
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From this reading The machine stopped and Dr. Moseley leaned out and listened:
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading At the foot of the hill near the Gaitskill home, Jinx uttered a loud groan and sank down upon his side, slapping the earth with a jolt that shook the ground under their feet.
Ef
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From this reading “Ef he dies here in dis town, it’ll cost you fo’ dollars to hab him hauled away.”
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “Dar now, he shore come down wid a looseness like he’s fixin’ to die,” Little Bit exclaimed.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading At the foot of the hill near the Gaitskill home, Jinx uttered a loud groan and sank down upon his side, slapping the earth with a jolt that shook the ground under their feet.
fixin
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From this reading “Dar now, he shore come down wid a looseness like he’s fixin’ to die,” Little Bit exclaimed.
fonoun
an officer holding the rank of major or lieutenant colonel or colonel
From this reading “Ef he dies here in dis town, it’ll cost you fo’ dollars to hab him hauled away.”
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading At the foot of the hill near the Gaitskill home, Jinx uttered a loud groan and sank down upon his side, slapping the earth with a jolt that shook the ground under their feet.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading “I haven’t got four dollars,” Org replied, and then ran down the street, waving his arms at an automobile.
Gaitskill
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From this reading At the foot of the hill near the Gaitskill home, Jinx uttered a loud groan and sank down upon his side, slapping the earth with a jolt that shook the ground under their feet.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “I haven’t got four dollars,” Org replied, and then ran down the street, waving his arms at an automobile.
groannounUS /ɡroʊn/
an utterance expressing pain or disapproval
From this reading At the foot of the hill near the Gaitskill home, Jinx uttered a loud groan and sank down upon his side, slapping the earth with a jolt that shook the ground under their feet.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading At the foot of the hill near the Gaitskill home, Jinx uttered a loud groan and sank down upon his side, slapping the earth with a jolt that shook the ground under their feet.
hab
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From this reading “Ef he dies here in dis town, it’ll cost you fo’ dollars to hab him hauled away.”
hauledverbUS /hɔːld/
past form of “haul” — draw slowly or heavily
From this reading “Ef he dies here in dis town, it’ll cost you fo’ dollars to hab him hauled away.”
haven't
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From this reading “I haven’t got four dollars,” Org replied, and then ran down the street, waving his arms at an automobile.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Dar now, he shore come down wid a looseness like he’s fixin’ to die,” Little Bit exclaimed.
he's
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From this reading “Dar now, he shore come down wid a looseness like he’s fixin’ to die,” Little Bit exclaimed.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Ef he dies here in dis town, it’ll cost you fo’ dollars to hab him hauled away.”
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading At the foot of the hill near the Gaitskill home, Jinx uttered a loud groan and sank down upon his side, slapping the earth with a jolt that shook the ground under their feet.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Ef he dies here in dis town, it’ll cost you fo’ dollars to hab him hauled away.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At the foot of the hill near the Gaitskill home, Jinx uttered a loud groan and sank down upon his side, slapping the earth with a jolt that shook the ground under their feet.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading At the foot of the hill near the Gaitskill home, Jinx uttered a loud groan and sank down upon his side, slapping the earth with a jolt that shook the ground under their feet.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I haven’t got four dollars,” Org replied, and then ran down the street, waving his arms at an automobile.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Ef he dies here in dis town, it’ll cost you fo’ dollars to hab him hauled away.”
it'll
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From this reading “Ef he dies here in dis town, it’ll cost you fo’ dollars to hab him hauled away.”
JinxnounUS /dʒɪŋks/
a person believed to bring bad luck to those around him
From this reading At the foot of the hill near the Gaitskill home, Jinx uttered a loud groan and sank down upon his side, slapping the earth with a jolt that shook the ground under their feet.
joltnounUS /dʒoʊlt/
a sudden jarring impact
From this reading At the foot of the hill near the Gaitskill home, Jinx uttered a loud groan and sank down upon his side, slapping the earth with a jolt that shook the ground under their feet.
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading The machine stopped and Dr. Moseley leaned out and listened:
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “Dar now, he shore come down wid a looseness like he’s fixin’ to die,” Little Bit exclaimed.
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading The machine stopped and Dr. Moseley leaned out and listened:
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “Dar now, he shore come down wid a looseness like he’s fixin’ to die,” Little Bit exclaimed.
loosenessnoun
frequent and watery bowel movements; can be a symptom of infection or food poisoning or colitis or a gastrointestinal tumor
From this reading “Dar now, he shore come down wid a looseness like he’s fixin’ to die,” Little Bit exclaimed.
characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading At the foot of the hill near the Gaitskill home, Jinx uttered a loud groan and sank down upon his side, slapping the earth with a jolt that shook the ground under their feet.
any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks
From this reading The machine stopped and Dr. Moseley leaned out and listened:
Moseley
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From this reading The machine stopped and Dr. Moseley leaned out and listened:
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading At the foot of the hill near the Gaitskill home, Jinx uttered a loud groan and sank down upon his side, slapping the earth with a jolt that shook the ground under their feet.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Dar now, he shore come down wid a looseness like he’s fixin’ to die,” Little Bit exclaimed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At the foot of the hill near the Gaitskill home, Jinx uttered a loud groan and sank down upon his side, slapping the earth with a jolt that shook the ground under their feet.
Org
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From this reading “I haven’t got four dollars,” Org replied, and then ran down the street, waving his arms at an automobile.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The machine stopped and Dr. Moseley leaned out and listened:
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading “I haven’t got four dollars,” Org replied, and then ran down the street, waving his arms at an automobile.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “I haven’t got four dollars,” Org replied, and then ran down the street, waving his arms at an automobile.
inflected form of “sink” — fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading At the foot of the hill near the Gaitskill home, Jinx uttered a loud groan and sank down upon his side, slapping the earth with a jolt that shook the ground under their feet.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading At the foot of the hill near the Gaitskill home, Jinx uttered a loud groan and sank down upon his side, slapping the earth with a jolt that shook the ground under their feet.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading “Dar now, he shore come down wid a looseness like he’s fixin’ to die,” Little Bit exclaimed.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading At the foot of the hill near the Gaitskill home, Jinx uttered a loud groan and sank down upon his side, slapping the earth with a jolt that shook the ground under their feet.
slappingverbUS /ˈslæpɪŋ/
inflected form of “slap” — hit with something flat, like a paddle or the open hand
From this reading At the foot of the hill near the Gaitskill home, Jinx uttered a loud groan and sank down upon his side, slapping the earth with a jolt that shook the ground under their feet.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading The machine stopped and Dr. Moseley leaned out and listened:
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading “I haven’t got four dollars,” Org replied, and then ran down the street, waving his arms at an automobile.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At the foot of the hill near the Gaitskill home, Jinx uttered a loud groan and sank down upon his side, slapping the earth with a jolt that shook the ground under their feet.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At the foot of the hill near the Gaitskill home, Jinx uttered a loud groan and sank down upon his side, slapping the earth with a jolt that shook the ground under their feet.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading At the foot of the hill near the Gaitskill home, Jinx uttered a loud groan and sank down upon his side, slapping the earth with a jolt that shook the ground under their feet.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “I haven’t got four dollars,” Org replied, and then ran down the street, waving his arms at an automobile.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Dar now, he shore come down wid a looseness like he’s fixin’ to die,” Little Bit exclaimed.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading “Ef he dies here in dis town, it’ll cost you fo’ dollars to hab him hauled away.”
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading At the foot of the hill near the Gaitskill home, Jinx uttered a loud groan and sank down upon his side, slapping the earth with a jolt that shook the ground under their feet.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading At the foot of the hill near the Gaitskill home, Jinx uttered a loud groan and sank down upon his side, slapping the earth with a jolt that shook the ground under their feet.
communicated in words
From this reading At the foot of the hill near the Gaitskill home, Jinx uttered a loud groan and sank down upon his side, slapping the earth with a jolt that shook the ground under their feet.
wavingnounUS /ˈweɪvɪŋ/
the act of signaling by a movement of the hand
From this reading “I haven’t got four dollars,” Org replied, and then ran down the street, waving his arms at an automobile.
wid
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From this reading “Dar now, he shore come down wid a looseness like he’s fixin’ to die,” Little Bit exclaimed.
in the company of; together with
From this reading At the foot of the hill near the Gaitskill home, Jinx uttered a loud groan and sank down upon his side, slapping the earth with a jolt that shook the ground under their feet.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Ef he dies here in dis town, it’ll cost you fo’ dollars to hab him hauled away.”
