Chapter III · Chapter 3

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Don't know jes what all occurred Next ten seconds--Nary word, But my heart jes drapt, stobbed thue, And whirlt over and come to.-- Wrenched a big quart bottle from That fool-boy!--and cut my thumb On his little fiste-teeth--helt Him snug in one arm, and felt That-air little heart o' his Churn the blood o' Wigginses Into that old bead 'at spun Roun' her, spilt at Lexington!

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading Don't know jes what all occurred Next ten seconds--Nary word, But my heart jes drapt, stobbed thue, And whirlt over and come to.-- Wrenched a big quart bottle from That fool-boy!--and cut my thumb On his little fiste-teeth--helt Him snug in one arm, and felt That-air little heart o' his Churn the blood o' Wigginses Into that old bead 'at spun Roun' her, spilt at Lexington!

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Don't know jes what all occurred Next ten seconds--Nary word, But my heart jes drapt, stobbed thue, And whirlt over and come to.-- Wrenched a big quart bottle from That fool-boy!--and cut my thumb On his little fiste-teeth--helt Him snug in one arm, and felt That-air little heart o' his Churn the blood o' Wigginses Into that old bead 'at spun Roun' her, spilt at Lexington!

a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb

From this reading Don't know jes what all occurred Next ten seconds--Nary word, But my heart jes drapt, stobbed thue, And whirlt over and come to.-- Wrenched a big quart bottle from That fool-boy!--and cut my thumb On his little fiste-teeth--helt Him snug in one arm, and felt That-air little heart o' his Churn the blood o' Wigginses Into that old bead 'at spun Roun' her, spilt at Lexington!

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Don't know jes what all occurred Next ten seconds--Nary word, But my heart jes drapt, stobbed thue, And whirlt over and come to.-- Wrenched a big quart bottle from That fool-boy!--and cut my thumb On his little fiste-teeth--helt Him snug in one arm, and felt That-air little heart o' his Churn the blood o' Wigginses Into that old bead 'at spun Roun' her, spilt at Lexington!

a small ball with a hole through the middle

From this reading Don't know jes what all occurred Next ten seconds--Nary word, But my heart jes drapt, stobbed thue, And whirlt over and come to.-- Wrenched a big quart bottle from That fool-boy!--and cut my thumb On his little fiste-teeth--helt Him snug in one arm, and felt That-air little heart o' his Churn the blood o' Wigginses Into that old bead 'at spun Roun' her, spilt at Lexington!

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Don't know jes what all occurred Next ten seconds--Nary word, But my heart jes drapt, stobbed thue, And whirlt over and come to.-- Wrenched a big quart bottle from That fool-boy!--and cut my thumb On his little fiste-teeth--helt Him snug in one arm, and felt That-air little heart o' his Churn the blood o' Wigginses Into that old bead 'at spun Roun' her, spilt at Lexington!

The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.

From this reading Don't know jes what all occurred Next ten seconds--Nary word, But my heart jes drapt, stobbed thue, And whirlt over and come to.-- Wrenched a big quart bottle from That fool-boy!--and cut my thumb On his little fiste-teeth--helt Him snug in one arm, and felt That-air little heart o' his Churn the blood o' Wigginses Into that old bead 'at spun Roun' her, spilt at Lexington!

the two together, not just one

From this reading His k'niptions, like enough, He'pped us both,--though it was rough-- Rough on him, and rougher on Me when last his nerve was gone, And he laid there still, his face Fishin' fer some hidin'-place Jes a leetle lower down In my breast than he 'd yit foun'!

a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped

From this reading Don't know jes what all occurred Next ten seconds--Nary word, But my heart jes drapt, stobbed thue, And whirlt over and come to.-- Wrenched a big quart bottle from That fool-boy!--and cut my thumb On his little fiste-teeth--helt Him snug in one arm, and felt That-air little heart o' his Churn the blood o' Wigginses Into that old bead 'at spun Roun' her, spilt at Lexington!

the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen

From this reading His k'niptions, like enough, He'pped us both,--though it was rough-- Rough on him, and rougher on Me when last his nerve was gone, And he laid there still, his face Fishin' fer some hidin'-place Jes a leetle lower down In my breast than he 'd yit foun'!

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Don't know jes what all occurred Next ten seconds--Nary word, But my heart jes drapt, stobbed thue, And whirlt over and come to.-- Wrenched a big quart bottle from That fool-boy!--and cut my thumb On his little fiste-teeth--helt Him snug in one arm, and felt That-air little heart o' his Churn the blood o' Wigginses Into that old bead 'at spun Roun' her, spilt at Lexington!

stir (cream) vigorously in order to make butter

From this reading Don't know jes what all occurred Next ten seconds--Nary word, But my heart jes drapt, stobbed thue, And whirlt over and come to.-- Wrenched a big quart bottle from That fool-boy!--and cut my thumb On his little fiste-teeth--helt Him snug in one arm, and felt That-air little heart o' his Churn the blood o' Wigginses Into that old bead 'at spun Roun' her, spilt at Lexington!

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Don't know jes what all occurred Next ten seconds--Nary word, But my heart jes drapt, stobbed thue, And whirlt over and come to.-- Wrenched a big quart bottle from That fool-boy!--and cut my thumb On his little fiste-teeth--helt Him snug in one arm, and felt That-air little heart o' his Churn the blood o' Wigginses Into that old bead 'at spun Roun' her, spilt at Lexington!

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading Last I kindo' soothed him, so's He could talk.--And what you s'pose Them-air revelations of Poke's was?

separate with or as if with an instrument

From this reading Don't know jes what all occurred Next ten seconds--Nary word, But my heart jes drapt, stobbed thue, And whirlt over and come to.-- Wrenched a big quart bottle from That fool-boy!--and cut my thumb On his little fiste-teeth--helt Him snug in one arm, and felt That-air little heart o' his Churn the blood o' Wigginses Into that old bead 'at spun Roun' her, spilt at Lexington!

a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets

From this reading His k'niptions, like enough, He'pped us both,--though it was rough-- Rough on him, and rougher on Me when last his nerve was gone, And he laid there still, his face Fishin' fer some hidin'-place Jes a leetle lower down In my breast than he 'd yit foun'!

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From this reading Don't know jes what all occurred Next ten seconds--Nary word, But my heart jes drapt, stobbed thue, And whirlt over and come to.-- Wrenched a big quart bottle from That fool-boy!--and cut my thumb On his little fiste-teeth--helt Him snug in one arm, and felt That-air little heart o' his Churn the blood o' Wigginses Into that old bead 'at spun Roun' her, spilt at Lexington!

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading His k'niptions, like enough, He'pped us both,--though it was rough-- Rough on him, and rougher on Me when last his nerve was gone, And he laid there still, his face Fishin' fer some hidin'-place Jes a leetle lower down In my breast than he 'd yit foun'!

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From this reading Don't know jes what all occurred Next ten seconds--Nary word, But my heart jes drapt, stobbed thue, And whirlt over and come to.-- Wrenched a big quart bottle from That fool-boy!--and cut my thumb On his little fiste-teeth--helt Him snug in one arm, and felt That-air little heart o' his Churn the blood o' Wigginses Into that old bead 'at spun Roun' her, spilt at Lexington!

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading His k'niptions, like enough, He'pped us both,--though it was rough-- Rough on him, and rougher on Me when last his nerve was gone, And he laid there still, his face Fishin' fer some hidin'-place Jes a leetle lower down In my breast than he 'd yit foun'!

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading His k'niptions, like enough, He'pped us both,--though it was rough-- Rough on him, and rougher on Me when last his nerve was gone, And he laid there still, his face Fishin' fer some hidin'-place Jes a leetle lower down In my breast than he 'd yit foun'!

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading Don't know jes what all occurred Next ten seconds--Nary word, But my heart jes drapt, stobbed thue, And whirlt over and come to.-- Wrenched a big quart bottle from That fool-boy!--and cut my thumb On his little fiste-teeth--helt Him snug in one arm, and felt That-air little heart o' his Churn the blood o' Wigginses Into that old bead 'at spun Roun' her, spilt at Lexington!

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From this reading His k'niptions, like enough, He'pped us both,--though it was rough-- Rough on him, and rougher on Me when last his nerve was gone, And he laid there still, his face Fishin' fer some hidin'-place Jes a leetle lower down In my breast than he 'd yit foun'!

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From this reading His k'niptions, like enough, He'pped us both,--though it was rough-- Rough on him, and rougher on Me when last his nerve was gone, And he laid there still, his face Fishin' fer some hidin'-place Jes a leetle lower down In my breast than he 'd yit foun'!

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From this reading Don't know jes what all occurred Next ten seconds--Nary word, But my heart jes drapt, stobbed thue, And whirlt over and come to.-- Wrenched a big quart bottle from That fool-boy!--and cut my thumb On his little fiste-teeth--helt Him snug in one arm, and felt That-air little heart o' his Churn the blood o' Wigginses Into that old bead 'at spun Roun' her, spilt at Lexington!

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From this reading Don't know jes what all occurred Next ten seconds--Nary word, But my heart jes drapt, stobbed thue, And whirlt over and come to.-- Wrenched a big quart bottle from That fool-boy!--and cut my thumb On his little fiste-teeth--helt Him snug in one arm, and felt That-air little heart o' his Churn the blood o' Wigginses Into that old bead 'at spun Roun' her, spilt at Lexington!

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From this reading His k'niptions, like enough, He'pped us both,--though it was rough-- Rough on him, and rougher on Me when last his nerve was gone, And he laid there still, his face Fishin' fer some hidin'-place Jes a leetle lower down In my breast than he 'd yit foun'!

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Don't know jes what all occurred Next ten seconds--Nary word, But my heart jes drapt, stobbed thue, And whirlt over and come to.-- Wrenched a big quart bottle from That fool-boy!--and cut my thumb On his little fiste-teeth--helt Him snug in one arm, and felt That-air little heart o' his Churn the blood o' Wigginses Into that old bead 'at spun Roun' her, spilt at Lexington!

destroyed or killed

From this reading His k'niptions, like enough, He'pped us both,--though it was rough-- Rough on him, and rougher on Me when last his nerve was gone, And he laid there still, his face Fishin' fer some hidin'-place Jes a leetle lower down In my breast than he 'd yit foun'!

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading His k'niptions, like enough, He'pped us both,--though it was rough-- Rough on him, and rougher on Me when last his nerve was gone, And he laid there still, his face Fishin' fer some hidin'-place Jes a leetle lower down In my breast than he 'd yit foun'!

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From this reading His k'niptions, like enough, He'pped us both,--though it was rough-- Rough on him, and rougher on Me when last his nerve was gone, And he laid there still, his face Fishin' fer some hidin'-place Jes a leetle lower down In my breast than he 'd yit foun'!

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading Don't know jes what all occurred Next ten seconds--Nary word, But my heart jes drapt, stobbed thue, And whirlt over and come to.-- Wrenched a big quart bottle from That fool-boy!--and cut my thumb On his little fiste-teeth--helt Him snug in one arm, and felt That-air little heart o' his Churn the blood o' Wigginses Into that old bead 'at spun Roun' her, spilt at Lexington!

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From this reading Don't know jes what all occurred Next ten seconds--Nary word, But my heart jes drapt, stobbed thue, And whirlt over and come to.-- Wrenched a big quart bottle from That fool-boy!--and cut my thumb On his little fiste-teeth--helt Him snug in one arm, and felt That-air little heart o' his Churn the blood o' Wigginses Into that old bead 'at spun Roun' her, spilt at Lexington!

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Don't know jes what all occurred Next ten seconds--Nary word, But my heart jes drapt, stobbed thue, And whirlt over and come to.-- Wrenched a big quart bottle from That fool-boy!--and cut my thumb On his little fiste-teeth--helt Him snug in one arm, and felt That-air little heart o' his Churn the blood o' Wigginses Into that old bead 'at spun Roun' her, spilt at Lexington!

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From this reading His k'niptions, like enough, He'pped us both,--though it was rough-- Rough on him, and rougher on Me when last his nerve was gone, And he laid there still, his face Fishin' fer some hidin'-place Jes a leetle lower down In my breast than he 'd yit foun'!

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Don't know jes what all occurred Next ten seconds--Nary word, But my heart jes drapt, stobbed thue, And whirlt over and come to.-- Wrenched a big quart bottle from That fool-boy!--and cut my thumb On his little fiste-teeth--helt Him snug in one arm, and felt That-air little heart o' his Churn the blood o' Wigginses Into that old bead 'at spun Roun' her, spilt at Lexington!

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Don't know jes what all occurred Next ten seconds--Nary word, But my heart jes drapt, stobbed thue, And whirlt over and come to.-- Wrenched a big quart bottle from That fool-boy!--and cut my thumb On his little fiste-teeth--helt Him snug in one arm, and felt That-air little heart o' his Churn the blood o' Wigginses Into that old bead 'at spun Roun' her, spilt at Lexington!

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading Last I kindo' soothed him, so's He could talk.--And what you s'pose Them-air revelations of Poke's was?

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Don't know jes what all occurred Next ten seconds--Nary word, But my heart jes drapt, stobbed thue, And whirlt over and come to.-- Wrenched a big quart bottle from That fool-boy!--and cut my thumb On his little fiste-teeth--helt Him snug in one arm, and felt That-air little heart o' his Churn the blood o' Wigginses Into that old bead 'at spun Roun' her, spilt at Lexington!

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Don't know jes what all occurred Next ten seconds--Nary word, But my heart jes drapt, stobbed thue, And whirlt over and come to.-- Wrenched a big quart bottle from That fool-boy!--and cut my thumb On his little fiste-teeth--helt Him snug in one arm, and felt That-air little heart o' his Churn the blood o' Wigginses Into that old bead 'at spun Roun' her, spilt at Lexington!

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading His k'niptions, like enough, He'pped us both,--though it was rough-- Rough on him, and rougher on Me when last his nerve was gone, And he laid there still, his face Fishin' fer some hidin'-place Jes a leetle lower down In my breast than he 'd yit foun'!

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From this reading Don't know jes what all occurred Next ten seconds--Nary word, But my heart jes drapt, stobbed thue, And whirlt over and come to.-- Wrenched a big quart bottle from That fool-boy!--and cut my thumb On his little fiste-teeth--helt Him snug in one arm, and felt That-air little heart o' his Churn the blood o' Wigginses Into that old bead 'at spun Roun' her, spilt at Lexington!

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From this reading His k'niptions, like enough, He'pped us both,--though it was rough-- Rough on him, and rougher on Me when last his nerve was gone, And he laid there still, his face Fishin' fer some hidin'-place Jes a leetle lower down In my breast than he 'd yit foun'!

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From this reading Last I kindo' soothed him, so's He could talk.--And what you s'pose Them-air revelations of Poke's was?

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading Don't know jes what all occurred Next ten seconds--Nary word, But my heart jes drapt, stobbed thue, And whirlt over and come to.-- Wrenched a big quart bottle from That fool-boy!--and cut my thumb On his little fiste-teeth--helt Him snug in one arm, and felt That-air little heart o' his Churn the blood o' Wigginses Into that old bead 'at spun Roun' her, spilt at Lexington!

set down according to a plan

From this reading His k'niptions, like enough, He'pped us both,--though it was rough-- Rough on him, and rougher on Me when last his nerve was gone, And he laid there still, his face Fishin' fer some hidin'-place Jes a leetle lower down In my breast than he 'd yit foun'!

immediately past

From this reading His k'niptions, like enough, He'pped us both,--though it was rough-- Rough on him, and rougher on Me when last his nerve was gone, And he laid there still, his face Fishin' fer some hidin'-place Jes a leetle lower down In my breast than he 'd yit foun'!

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From this reading His k'niptions, like enough, He'pped us both,--though it was rough-- Rough on him, and rougher on Me when last his nerve was gone, And he laid there still, his face Fishin' fer some hidin'-place Jes a leetle lower down In my breast than he 'd yit foun'!

town in eastern Massachusetts near Boston where the first battle of the American Revolution was fought

From this reading Don't know jes what all occurred Next ten seconds--Nary word, But my heart jes drapt, stobbed thue, And whirlt over and come to.-- Wrenched a big quart bottle from That fool-boy!--and cut my thumb On his little fiste-teeth--helt Him snug in one arm, and felt That-air little heart o' his Churn the blood o' Wigginses Into that old bead 'at spun Roun' her, spilt at Lexington!

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading His k'niptions, like enough, He'pped us both,--though it was rough-- Rough on him, and rougher on Me when last his nerve was gone, And he laid there still, his face Fishin' fer some hidin'-place Jes a leetle lower down In my breast than he 'd yit foun'!

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Don't know jes what all occurred Next ten seconds--Nary word, But my heart jes drapt, stobbed thue, And whirlt over and come to.-- Wrenched a big quart bottle from That fool-boy!--and cut my thumb On his little fiste-teeth--helt Him snug in one arm, and felt That-air little heart o' his Churn the blood o' Wigginses Into that old bead 'at spun Roun' her, spilt at Lexington!

move something or somebody to a lower position

From this reading His k'niptions, like enough, He'pped us both,--though it was rough-- Rough on him, and rougher on Me when last his nerve was gone, And he laid there still, his face Fishin' fer some hidin'-place Jes a leetle lower down In my breast than he 'd yit foun'!

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading His k'niptions, like enough, He'pped us both,--though it was rough-- Rough on him, and rougher on Me when last his nerve was gone, And he laid there still, his face Fishin' fer some hidin'-place Jes a leetle lower down In my breast than he 'd yit foun'!

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Don't know jes what all occurred Next ten seconds--Nary word, But my heart jes drapt, stobbed thue, And whirlt over and come to.-- Wrenched a big quart bottle from That fool-boy!--and cut my thumb On his little fiste-teeth--helt Him snug in one arm, and felt That-air little heart o' his Churn the blood o' Wigginses Into that old bead 'at spun Roun' her, spilt at Lexington!

(used with singular count nouns) colloquial for “not a” or “not one” or “never a”

From this reading Don't know jes what all occurred Next ten seconds--Nary word, But my heart jes drapt, stobbed thue, And whirlt over and come to.-- Wrenched a big quart bottle from That fool-boy!--and cut my thumb On his little fiste-teeth--helt Him snug in one arm, and felt That-air little heart o' his Churn the blood o' Wigginses Into that old bead 'at spun Roun' her, spilt at Lexington!

any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body

From this reading His k'niptions, like enough, He'pped us both,--though it was rough-- Rough on him, and rougher on Me when last his nerve was gone, And he laid there still, his face Fishin' fer some hidin'-place Jes a leetle lower down In my breast than he 'd yit foun'!

immediately following in time or order

From this reading Don't know jes what all occurred Next ten seconds--Nary word, But my heart jes drapt, stobbed thue, And whirlt over and come to.-- Wrenched a big quart bottle from That fool-boy!--and cut my thumb On his little fiste-teeth--helt Him snug in one arm, and felt That-air little heart o' his Churn the blood o' Wigginses Into that old bead 'at spun Roun' her, spilt at Lexington!

a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

From this reading Don't know jes what all occurred Next ten seconds--Nary word, But my heart jes drapt, stobbed thue, And whirlt over and come to.-- Wrenched a big quart bottle from That fool-boy!--and cut my thumb On his little fiste-teeth--helt Him snug in one arm, and felt That-air little heart o' his Churn the blood o' Wigginses Into that old bead 'at spun Roun' her, spilt at Lexington!

inflected form of “occur” — come to pass

From this reading Don't know jes what all occurred Next ten seconds--Nary word, But my heart jes drapt, stobbed thue, And whirlt over and come to.-- Wrenched a big quart bottle from That fool-boy!--and cut my thumb On his little fiste-teeth--helt Him snug in one arm, and felt That-air little heart o' his Churn the blood o' Wigginses Into that old bead 'at spun Roun' her, spilt at Lexington!

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Last I kindo' soothed him, so's He could talk.--And what you s'pose Them-air revelations of Poke's was?

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading Don't know jes what all occurred Next ten seconds--Nary word, But my heart jes drapt, stobbed thue, And whirlt over and come to.-- Wrenched a big quart bottle from That fool-boy!--and cut my thumb On his little fiste-teeth--helt Him snug in one arm, and felt That-air little heart o' his Churn the blood o' Wigginses Into that old bead 'at spun Roun' her, spilt at Lexington!

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Don't know jes what all occurred Next ten seconds--Nary word, But my heart jes drapt, stobbed thue, And whirlt over and come to.-- Wrenched a big quart bottle from That fool-boy!--and cut my thumb On his little fiste-teeth--helt Him snug in one arm, and felt That-air little heart o' his Churn the blood o' Wigginses Into that old bead 'at spun Roun' her, spilt at Lexington!

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Don't know jes what all occurred Next ten seconds--Nary word, But my heart jes drapt, stobbed thue, And whirlt over and come to.-- Wrenched a big quart bottle from That fool-boy!--and cut my thumb On his little fiste-teeth--helt Him snug in one arm, and felt That-air little heart o' his Churn the blood o' Wigginses Into that old bead 'at spun Roun' her, spilt at Lexington!

above and across; more than

From this reading Don't know jes what all occurred Next ten seconds--Nary word, But my heart jes drapt, stobbed thue, And whirlt over and come to.-- Wrenched a big quart bottle from That fool-boy!--and cut my thumb On his little fiste-teeth--helt Him snug in one arm, and felt That-air little heart o' his Churn the blood o' Wigginses Into that old bead 'at spun Roun' her, spilt at Lexington!

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading His k'niptions, like enough, He'pped us both,--though it was rough-- Rough on him, and rougher on Me when last his nerve was gone, And he laid there still, his face Fishin' fer some hidin'-place Jes a leetle lower down In my breast than he 'd yit foun'!

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From this reading Last I kindo' soothed him, so's He could talk.--And what you s'pose Them-air revelations of Poke's was?

a United States liquid unit equal to 32 fluid ounces; four quarts equal one gallon

From this reading Don't know jes what all occurred Next ten seconds--Nary word, But my heart jes drapt, stobbed thue, And whirlt over and come to.-- Wrenched a big quart bottle from That fool-boy!--and cut my thumb On his little fiste-teeth--helt Him snug in one arm, and felt That-air little heart o' his Churn the blood o' Wigginses Into that old bead 'at spun Roun' her, spilt at Lexington!

plural of “revelation” — the speech act of making something evident

From this reading Last I kindo' soothed him, so's He could talk.--And what you s'pose Them-air revelations of Poke's was?

having or caused by an irregular surface

From this reading His k'niptions, like enough, He'pped us both,--though it was rough-- Rough on him, and rougher on Me when last his nerve was gone, And he laid there still, his face Fishin' fer some hidin'-place Jes a leetle lower down In my breast than he 'd yit foun'!

comparative of “rough” — having or caused by an irregular surface

From this reading His k'niptions, like enough, He'pped us both,--though it was rough-- Rough on him, and rougher on Me when last his nerve was gone, And he laid there still, his face Fishin' fer some hidin'-place Jes a leetle lower down In my breast than he 'd yit foun'!

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From this reading Don't know jes what all occurred Next ten seconds--Nary word, But my heart jes drapt, stobbed thue, And whirlt over and come to.-- Wrenched a big quart bottle from That fool-boy!--and cut my thumb On his little fiste-teeth--helt Him snug in one arm, and felt That-air little heart o' his Churn the blood o' Wigginses Into that old bead 'at spun Roun' her, spilt at Lexington!

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From this reading Last I kindo' soothed him, so's He could talk.--And what you s'pose Them-air revelations of Poke's was?

plural of “second” — 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading Don't know jes what all occurred Next ten seconds--Nary word, But my heart jes drapt, stobbed thue, And whirlt over and come to.-- Wrenched a big quart bottle from That fool-boy!--and cut my thumb On his little fiste-teeth--helt Him snug in one arm, and felt That-air little heart o' his Churn the blood o' Wigginses Into that old bead 'at spun Roun' her, spilt at Lexington!

offering safety; well protected or concealed

From this reading Don't know jes what all occurred Next ten seconds--Nary word, But my heart jes drapt, stobbed thue, And whirlt over and come to.-- Wrenched a big quart bottle from That fool-boy!--and cut my thumb On his little fiste-teeth--helt Him snug in one arm, and felt That-air little heart o' his Churn the blood o' Wigginses Into that old bead 'at spun Roun' her, spilt at Lexington!

possessive form of “so” — the syllable naming the fifth (dominant) note of any musical scale in solmization

From this reading Last I kindo' soothed him, so's He could talk.--And what you s'pose Them-air revelations of Poke's was?

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading His k'niptions, like enough, He'pped us both,--though it was rough-- Rough on him, and rougher on Me when last his nerve was gone, And he laid there still, his face Fishin' fer some hidin'-place Jes a leetle lower down In my breast than he 'd yit foun'!

past form of “soothe” — give moral or emotional strength to

From this reading Last I kindo' soothed him, so's He could talk.--And what you s'pose Them-air revelations of Poke's was?

inflected form of “spill” — cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container

From this reading Don't know jes what all occurred Next ten seconds--Nary word, But my heart jes drapt, stobbed thue, And whirlt over and come to.-- Wrenched a big quart bottle from That fool-boy!--and cut my thumb On his little fiste-teeth--helt Him snug in one arm, and felt That-air little heart o' his Churn the blood o' Wigginses Into that old bead 'at spun Roun' her, spilt at Lexington!

inflected form of “spin” — revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis

From this reading Don't know jes what all occurred Next ten seconds--Nary word, But my heart jes drapt, stobbed thue, And whirlt over and come to.-- Wrenched a big quart bottle from That fool-boy!--and cut my thumb On his little fiste-teeth--helt Him snug in one arm, and felt That-air little heart o' his Churn the blood o' Wigginses Into that old bead 'at spun Roun' her, spilt at Lexington!

not in physical motion

From this reading His k'niptions, like enough, He'pped us both,--though it was rough-- Rough on him, and rougher on Me when last his nerve was gone, And he laid there still, his face Fishin' fer some hidin'-place Jes a leetle lower down In my breast than he 'd yit foun'!

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From this reading Don't know jes what all occurred Next ten seconds--Nary word, But my heart jes drapt, stobbed thue, And whirlt over and come to.-- Wrenched a big quart bottle from That fool-boy!--and cut my thumb On his little fiste-teeth--helt Him snug in one arm, and felt That-air little heart o' his Churn the blood o' Wigginses Into that old bead 'at spun Roun' her, spilt at Lexington!

exchange thoughts; talk with

From this reading Last I kindo' soothed him, so's He could talk.--And what you s'pose Them-air revelations of Poke's was?

the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system

From this reading Don't know jes what all occurred Next ten seconds--Nary word, But my heart jes drapt, stobbed thue, And whirlt over and come to.-- Wrenched a big quart bottle from That fool-boy!--and cut my thumb On his little fiste-teeth--helt Him snug in one arm, and felt That-air little heart o' his Churn the blood o' Wigginses Into that old bead 'at spun Roun' her, spilt at Lexington!

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading His k'niptions, like enough, He'pped us both,--though it was rough-- Rough on him, and rougher on Me when last his nerve was gone, And he laid there still, his face Fishin' fer some hidin'-place Jes a leetle lower down In my breast than he 'd yit foun'!

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Don't know jes what all occurred Next ten seconds--Nary word, But my heart jes drapt, stobbed thue, And whirlt over and come to.-- Wrenched a big quart bottle from That fool-boy!--and cut my thumb On his little fiste-teeth--helt Him snug in one arm, and felt That-air little heart o' his Churn the blood o' Wigginses Into that old bead 'at spun Roun' her, spilt at Lexington!

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From this reading Don't know jes what all occurred Next ten seconds--Nary word, But my heart jes drapt, stobbed thue, And whirlt over and come to.-- Wrenched a big quart bottle from That fool-boy!--and cut my thumb On his little fiste-teeth--helt Him snug in one arm, and felt That-air little heart o' his Churn the blood o' Wigginses Into that old bead 'at spun Roun' her, spilt at Lexington!

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Don't know jes what all occurred Next ten seconds--Nary word, But my heart jes drapt, stobbed thue, And whirlt over and come to.-- Wrenched a big quart bottle from That fool-boy!--and cut my thumb On his little fiste-teeth--helt Him snug in one arm, and felt That-air little heart o' his Churn the blood o' Wigginses Into that old bead 'at spun Roun' her, spilt at Lexington!

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From this reading Last I kindo' soothed him, so's He could talk.--And what you s'pose Them-air revelations of Poke's was?

in or at that place or location

From this reading His k'niptions, like enough, He'pped us both,--though it was rough-- Rough on him, and rougher on Me when last his nerve was gone, And he laid there still, his face Fishin' fer some hidin'-place Jes a leetle lower down In my breast than he 'd yit foun'!

in spite of the fact that

From this reading His k'niptions, like enough, He'pped us both,--though it was rough-- Rough on him, and rougher on Me when last his nerve was gone, And he laid there still, his face Fishin' fer some hidin'-place Jes a leetle lower down In my breast than he 'd yit foun'!

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From this reading Don't know jes what all occurred Next ten seconds--Nary word, But my heart jes drapt, stobbed thue, And whirlt over and come to.-- Wrenched a big quart bottle from That fool-boy!--and cut my thumb On his little fiste-teeth--helt Him snug in one arm, and felt That-air little heart o' his Churn the blood o' Wigginses Into that old bead 'at spun Roun' her, spilt at Lexington!

the thick short innermost digit of the forelimb

From this reading Don't know jes what all occurred Next ten seconds--Nary word, But my heart jes drapt, stobbed thue, And whirlt over and come to.-- Wrenched a big quart bottle from That fool-boy!--and cut my thumb On his little fiste-teeth--helt Him snug in one arm, and felt That-air little heart o' his Churn the blood o' Wigginses Into that old bead 'at spun Roun' her, spilt at Lexington!

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Don't know jes what all occurred Next ten seconds--Nary word, But my heart jes drapt, stobbed thue, And whirlt over and come to.-- Wrenched a big quart bottle from That fool-boy!--and cut my thumb On his little fiste-teeth--helt Him snug in one arm, and felt That-air little heart o' his Churn the blood o' Wigginses Into that old bead 'at spun Roun' her, spilt at Lexington!

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading His k'niptions, like enough, He'pped us both,--though it was rough-- Rough on him, and rougher on Me when last his nerve was gone, And he laid there still, his face Fishin' fer some hidin'-place Jes a leetle lower down In my breast than he 'd yit foun'!

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading His k'niptions, like enough, He'pped us both,--though it was rough-- Rough on him, and rougher on Me when last his nerve was gone, And he laid there still, his face Fishin' fer some hidin'-place Jes a leetle lower down In my breast than he 'd yit foun'!

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Don't know jes what all occurred Next ten seconds--Nary word, But my heart jes drapt, stobbed thue, And whirlt over and come to.-- Wrenched a big quart bottle from That fool-boy!--and cut my thumb On his little fiste-teeth--helt Him snug in one arm, and felt That-air little heart o' his Churn the blood o' Wigginses Into that old bead 'at spun Roun' her, spilt at Lexington!

at the time that

From this reading His k'niptions, like enough, He'pped us both,--though it was rough-- Rough on him, and rougher on Me when last his nerve was gone, And he laid there still, his face Fishin' fer some hidin'-place Jes a leetle lower down In my breast than he 'd yit foun'!

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From this reading Don't know jes what all occurred Next ten seconds--Nary word, But my heart jes drapt, stobbed thue, And whirlt over and come to.-- Wrenched a big quart bottle from That fool-boy!--and cut my thumb On his little fiste-teeth--helt Him snug in one arm, and felt That-air little heart o' his Churn the blood o' Wigginses Into that old bead 'at spun Roun' her, spilt at Lexington!

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Don't know jes what all occurred Next ten seconds--Nary word, But my heart jes drapt, stobbed thue, And whirlt over and come to.-- Wrenched a big quart bottle from That fool-boy!--and cut my thumb On his little fiste-teeth--helt Him snug in one arm, and felt That-air little heart o' his Churn the blood o' Wigginses Into that old bead 'at spun Roun' her, spilt at Lexington!

a unit of language that native speakers can identify

From this reading Don't know jes what all occurred Next ten seconds--Nary word, But my heart jes drapt, stobbed thue, And whirlt over and come to.-- Wrenched a big quart bottle from That fool-boy!--and cut my thumb On his little fiste-teeth--helt Him snug in one arm, and felt That-air little heart o' his Churn the blood o' Wigginses Into that old bead 'at spun Roun' her, spilt at Lexington!

past form of “wrench” — twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates

From this reading Don't know jes what all occurred Next ten seconds--Nary word, But my heart jes drapt, stobbed thue, And whirlt over and come to.-- Wrenched a big quart bottle from That fool-boy!--and cut my thumb On his little fiste-teeth--helt Him snug in one arm, and felt That-air little heart o' his Churn the blood o' Wigginses Into that old bead 'at spun Roun' her, spilt at Lexington!

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From this reading His k'niptions, like enough, He'pped us both,--though it was rough-- Rough on him, and rougher on Me when last his nerve was gone, And he laid there still, his face Fishin' fer some hidin'-place Jes a leetle lower down In my breast than he 'd yit foun'!

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Last I kindo' soothed him, so's He could talk.--And what you s'pose Them-air revelations of Poke's was?