used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The older fellows look the worst--fact is, I don't believe I've ever seen a very old chap of that kind.
ain't
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From this reading You can bet that prying strangers ain't welcome around Innsmouth.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Nobody can ever keep track of those people, and state school officials and census men have a devil of a time.
plural of “animal” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading Animals hate 'em--they used to have lots of horse trouble before autos came in.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading You can bet that prying strangers ain't welcome around Innsmouth.
autosnounUS /ˈɔːtoʊz/
plural of “auto” — a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading Animals hate 'em--they used to have lots of horse trouble before autos came in.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Animals hate 'em--they used to have lots of horse trouble before autos came in.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading The older fellows look the worst--fact is, I don't believe I've ever seen a very old chap of that kind.
maintain with or as if with a bet
From this reading You can bet that prying strangers ain't welcome around Innsmouth.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Animals hate 'em--they used to have lots of horse trouble before autos came in.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Nobody can ever keep track of those people, and state school officials and census men have a devil of a time.
censusnounUS /ˈsensəs/
a periodic count of the population
From this reading "Nobody can ever keep track of those people, and state school officials and census men have a devil of a time.
a boy or man
From this reading The older fellows look the worst--fact is, I don't believe I've ever seen a very old chap of that kind.
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading "Nobody can ever keep track of those people, and state school officials and census men have a devil of a time.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading Guess they must die of looking in the glass!
don't
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From this reading The older fellows look the worst--fact is, I don't believe I've ever seen a very old chap of that kind.
a quad with a square body
From this reading Animals hate 'em--they used to have lots of horse trouble before autos came in.
at any time
From this reading The older fellows look the worst--fact is, I don't believe I've ever seen a very old chap of that kind.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading The older fellows look the worst--fact is, I don't believe I've ever seen a very old chap of that kind.
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading The older fellows look the worst--fact is, I don't believe I've ever seen a very old chap of that kind.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading Guess they must die of looking in the glass!
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading Guess they must die of looking in the glass!
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading Animals hate 'em--they used to have lots of horse trouble before autos came in.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Animals hate 'em--they used to have lots of horse trouble before autos came in.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Animals hate 'em--they used to have lots of horse trouble before autos came in.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The older fellows look the worst--fact is, I don't believe I've ever seen a very old chap of that kind.
I've
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From this reading The older fellows look the worst--fact is, I don't believe I've ever seen a very old chap of that kind.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Guess they must die of looking in the glass!
Innsmouth
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From this reading You can bet that prying strangers ain't welcome around Innsmouth.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The older fellows look the worst--fact is, I don't believe I've ever seen a very old chap of that kind.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "Nobody can ever keep track of those people, and state school officials and census men have a devil of a time.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading The older fellows look the worst--fact is, I don't believe I've ever seen a very old chap of that kind.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The older fellows look the worst--fact is, I don't believe I've ever seen a very old chap of that kind.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Guess they must die of looking in the glass!
lotsnounUS /lɑːts/
a large number or amount
From this reading Animals hate 'em--they used to have lots of horse trouble before autos came in.
the force of workers available
From this reading "Nobody can ever keep track of those people, and state school officials and census men have a devil of a time.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Guess they must die of looking in the glass!
no person; not anyone
From this reading "Nobody can ever keep track of those people, and state school officials and census men have a devil of a time.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The older fellows look the worst--fact is, I don't believe I've ever seen a very old chap of that kind.
officialsnounUS /əˈfɪʃəlz/
plural of “official” — a worker who holds or is invested with an office
From this reading "Nobody can ever keep track of those people, and state school officials and census men have a devil of a time.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The older fellows look the worst--fact is, I don't believe I've ever seen a very old chap of that kind.
olderadjectiveUS /ˈoʊldər/
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading The older fellows look the worst--fact is, I don't believe I've ever seen a very old chap of that kind.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading "Nobody can ever keep track of those people, and state school officials and census men have a devil of a time.
pryingnounUS /ˈpraɪɪŋ/
offensive inquisitiveness
From this reading You can bet that prying strangers ain't welcome around Innsmouth.
an educational institution
From this reading "Nobody can ever keep track of those people, and state school officials and census men have a devil of a time.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading The older fellows look the worst--fact is, I don't believe I've ever seen a very old chap of that kind.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading "Nobody can ever keep track of those people, and state school officials and census men have a devil of a time.
plural of “stranger” — anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading You can bet that prying strangers ain't welcome around Innsmouth.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The older fellows look the worst--fact is, I don't believe I've ever seen a very old chap of that kind.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The older fellows look the worst--fact is, I don't believe I've ever seen a very old chap of that kind.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Guess they must die of looking in the glass!
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "Nobody can ever keep track of those people, and state school officials and census men have a devil of a time.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "Nobody can ever keep track of those people, and state school officials and census men have a devil of a time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Animals hate 'em--they used to have lots of horse trouble before autos came in.
a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading "Nobody can ever keep track of those people, and state school officials and census men have a devil of a time.
a source of difficulty
From this reading Animals hate 'em--they used to have lots of horse trouble before autos came in.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading Animals hate 'em--they used to have lots of horse trouble before autos came in.
precisely as stated
From this reading The older fellows look the worst--fact is, I don't believe I've ever seen a very old chap of that kind.
accept gladly
From this reading You can bet that prying strangers ain't welcome around Innsmouth.
the least favorable outcome
From this reading The older fellows look the worst--fact is, I don't believe I've ever seen a very old chap of that kind.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You can bet that prying strangers ain't welcome around Innsmouth.
