used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading So Wash arrived in Tickfall, started a Coon Island like N’ Yawk has, collected five hundred admissions at one dollar per each, married Solly an’ lit out on de midnight train.”
admissionsnounUS /ædˈmɪʃənz/
plural of “admission” — the act of admitting someone to enter
From this reading So Wash arrived in Tickfall, started a Coon Island like N’ Yawk has, collected five hundred admissions at one dollar per each, married Solly an’ lit out on de midnight train.”
a quantity of money
From this reading “Solly wouldn’t marry Wash onless he had de same amount of money dat she inherited from her husbunt.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “Wash an’ Solly had dat case fixed up in N’ Awleens,” Vinegar told them.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading So Wash arrived in Tickfall, started a Coon Island like N’ Yawk has, collected five hundred admissions at one dollar per each, married Solly an’ lit out on de midnight train.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading So Wash arrived in Tickfall, started a Coon Island like N’ Yawk has, collected five hundred admissions at one dollar per each, married Solly an’ lit out on de midnight train.”
Awleens
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From this reading “Wash an’ Solly had dat case fixed up in N’ Awleens,” Vinegar told them.
budnounUS /bʌd/
a partially opened flower
From this reading “My little romance is snipped in de bud.”
Calline
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From this reading “Calline is got it right, Popsy,” Pap sighed.
an occurrence of something
From this reading “Wash an’ Solly had dat case fixed up in N’ Awleens,” Vinegar told them.
collectedadjectiveUS /kəˈlektəd/
brought together in one place
From this reading So Wash arrived in Tickfall, started a Coon Island like N’ Yawk has, collected five hundred admissions at one dollar per each, married Solly an’ lit out on de midnight train.”
CoonnounUS /kuːn/
an eccentric or undignified rustic
From this reading So Wash arrived in Tickfall, started a Coon Island like N’ Yawk has, collected five hundred admissions at one dollar per each, married Solly an’ lit out on de midnight train.”
a digital tape recording of sound
From this reading “Wash an’ Solly had dat case fixed up in N’ Awleens,” Vinegar told them.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading “My little romance is snipped in de bud.”
dollarnounUS /ˈdɑːlər/
the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading So Wash arrived in Tickfall, started a Coon Island like N’ Yawk has, collected five hundred admissions at one dollar per each, married Solly an’ lit out on de midnight train.”
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading So Wash arrived in Tickfall, started a Coon Island like N’ Yawk has, collected five hundred admissions at one dollar per each, married Solly an’ lit out on de midnight train.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading So Wash arrived in Tickfall, started a Coon Island like N’ Yawk has, collected five hundred admissions at one dollar per each, married Solly an’ lit out on de midnight train.”
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading “Wash an’ Solly had dat case fixed up in N’ Awleens,” Vinegar told them.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Solly wouldn’t marry Wash onless he had de same amount of money dat she inherited from her husbunt.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Calline is got it right, Popsy,” Pap sighed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Wash an’ Solly had dat case fixed up in N’ Awleens,” Vinegar told them.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So Wash arrived in Tickfall, started a Coon Island like N’ Yawk has, collected five hundred admissions at one dollar per each, married Solly an’ lit out on de midnight train.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Solly wouldn’t marry Wash onless he had de same amount of money dat she inherited from her husbunt.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Solly wouldn’t marry Wash onless he had de same amount of money dat she inherited from her husbunt.
ten 10s
From this reading So Wash arrived in Tickfall, started a Coon Island like N’ Yawk has, collected five hundred admissions at one dollar per each, married Solly an’ lit out on de midnight train.”
husbunt
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From this reading “Solly wouldn’t marry Wash onless he had de same amount of money dat she inherited from her husbunt.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “My little romance is snipped in de bud.”
inheritedadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈherətɪd/
occurring among members of a family usually by heredity
From this reading “Solly wouldn’t marry Wash onless he had de same amount of money dat she inherited from her husbunt.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Calline is got it right, Popsy,” Pap sighed.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading So Wash arrived in Tickfall, started a Coon Island like N’ Yawk has, collected five hundred admissions at one dollar per each, married Solly an’ lit out on de midnight train.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Calline is got it right, Popsy,” Pap sighed.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading So Wash arrived in Tickfall, started a Coon Island like N’ Yawk has, collected five hundred admissions at one dollar per each, married Solly an’ lit out on de midnight train.”
provided with artificial light
From this reading So Wash arrived in Tickfall, started a Coon Island like N’ Yawk has, collected five hundred admissions at one dollar per each, married Solly an’ lit out on de midnight train.”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “My little romance is snipped in de bud.”
joined in matrimony
From this reading So Wash arrived in Tickfall, started a Coon Island like N’ Yawk has, collected five hundred admissions at one dollar per each, married Solly an’ lit out on de midnight train.”
take in marriage
From this reading “Solly wouldn’t marry Wash onless he had de same amount of money dat she inherited from her husbunt.
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading So Wash arrived in Tickfall, started a Coon Island like N’ Yawk has, collected five hundred admissions at one dollar per each, married Solly an’ lit out on de midnight train.”
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading “Solly wouldn’t marry Wash onless he had de same amount of money dat she inherited from her husbunt.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My little romance is snipped in de bud.”
a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues
From this reading “Wash an’ Solly had dat case fixed up in N’ Awleens,” Vinegar told them.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Solly wouldn’t marry Wash onless he had de same amount of money dat she inherited from her husbunt.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading So Wash arrived in Tickfall, started a Coon Island like N’ Yawk has, collected five hundred admissions at one dollar per each, married Solly an’ lit out on de midnight train.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading So Wash arrived in Tickfall, started a Coon Island like N’ Yawk has, collected five hundred admissions at one dollar per each, married Solly an’ lit out on de midnight train.”
onless
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From this reading “Solly wouldn’t marry Wash onless he had de same amount of money dat she inherited from her husbunt.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading So Wash arrived in Tickfall, started a Coon Island like N’ Yawk has, collected five hundred admissions at one dollar per each, married Solly an’ lit out on de midnight train.”
PapnounUS /pæp/
worthless or oversimplified ideas
From this reading “Calline is got it right, Popsy,” Pap sighed.
for each
From this reading So Wash arrived in Tickfall, started a Coon Island like N’ Yawk has, collected five hundred admissions at one dollar per each, married Solly an’ lit out on de midnight train.”
Popsy
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From this reading “Calline is got it right, Popsy,” Pap sighed.
precisely, exactly
From this reading “Calline is got it right, Popsy,” Pap sighed.
a relationship between two lovers
From this reading “My little romance is snipped in de bud.”
Identical; not different.
From this reading “Solly wouldn’t marry Wash onless he had de same amount of money dat she inherited from her husbunt.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Solly wouldn’t marry Wash onless he had de same amount of money dat she inherited from her husbunt.
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading “Calline is got it right, Popsy,” Pap sighed.
snipped
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From this reading “My little romance is snipped in de bud.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So Wash arrived in Tickfall, started a Coon Island like N’ Yawk has, collected five hundred admissions at one dollar per each, married Solly an’ lit out on de midnight train.”
Solly
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From this reading “Wash an’ Solly had dat case fixed up in N’ Awleens,” Vinegar told them.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading So Wash arrived in Tickfall, started a Coon Island like N’ Yawk has, collected five hundred admissions at one dollar per each, married Solly an’ lit out on de midnight train.”
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “Wash an’ Solly had dat case fixed up in N’ Awleens,” Vinegar told them.
Tickfall
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From this reading So Wash arrived in Tickfall, started a Coon Island like N’ Yawk has, collected five hundred admissions at one dollar per each, married Solly an’ lit out on de midnight train.”
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading “Wash an’ Solly had dat case fixed up in N’ Awleens,” Vinegar told them.
create by training and teaching
From this reading So Wash arrived in Tickfall, started a Coon Island like N’ Yawk has, collected five hundred admissions at one dollar per each, married Solly an’ lit out on de midnight train.”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “Wash an’ Solly had dat case fixed up in N’ Awleens,” Vinegar told them.
VinegarnounUS /ˈvɪnəɡər/
sour-tasting liquid produced usually by oxidation of the alcohol in wine or cider and used as a condiment or food preservative
From this reading “Wash an’ Solly had dat case fixed up in N’ Awleens,” Vinegar told them.
WashverbUS /wɑːʃ/
clean with some chemical process
From this reading “Wash an’ Solly had dat case fixed up in N’ Awleens,” Vinegar told them.
wouldn't
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From this reading “Solly wouldn’t marry Wash onless he had de same amount of money dat she inherited from her husbunt.
Yawk
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From this reading So Wash arrived in Tickfall, started a Coon Island like N’ Yawk has, collected five hundred admissions at one dollar per each, married Solly an’ lit out on de midnight train.”
