used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THROW-BACKS “There’s throw-backs in folks jist like in horses,” said the proprietor of Moosehead House, seating himself close to the kitchen stove and waving his guest to a rocking chair.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “An’ that girl, Joe Hinch, is a throw-back—an’ a long throw—clear beyond my memory, anyhow.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THROW-BACKS “There’s throw-backs in folks jist like in horses,” said the proprietor of Moosehead House, seating himself close to the kitchen stove and waving his guest to a rocking chair.
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading “An’ that girl, Joe Hinch, is a throw-back—an’ a long throw—clear beyond my memory, anyhow.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading “An’ that girl, Joe Hinch, is a throw-back—an’ a long throw—clear beyond my memory, anyhow.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading THROW-BACKS “There’s throw-backs in folks jist like in horses,” said the proprietor of Moosehead House, seating himself close to the kitchen stove and waving his guest to a rocking chair.
rid of obstructions
From this reading “An’ that girl, Joe Hinch, is a throw-back—an’ a long throw—clear beyond my memory, anyhow.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading THROW-BACKS “There’s throw-backs in folks jist like in horses,” said the proprietor of Moosehead House, seating himself close to the kitchen stove and waving his guest to a rocking chair.
crackverbUS /kræk/
become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
From this reading That’s sayin’ somethin’ would crack a stiff jaw, hey?
your parents
From this reading THROW-BACKS “There’s throw-backs in folks jist like in horses,” said the proprietor of Moosehead House, seating himself close to the kitchen stove and waving his guest to a rocking chair.
a young female
From this reading “An’ that girl, Joe Hinch, is a throw-back—an’ a long throw—clear beyond my memory, anyhow.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading She’s got more than looks—more of some other things than she has of looks—an’ you know what she looks like!
a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading THROW-BACKS “There’s throw-backs in folks jist like in horses,” said the proprietor of Moosehead House, seating himself close to the kitchen stove and waving his guest to a rocking chair.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She’s got more than looks—more of some other things than she has of looks—an’ you know what she looks like!
hey
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From this reading That’s sayin’ somethin’ would crack a stiff jaw, hey?
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading THROW-BACKS “There’s throw-backs in folks jist like in horses,” said the proprietor of Moosehead House, seating himself close to the kitchen stove and waving his guest to a rocking chair.
Hinch
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From this reading “An’ that girl, Joe Hinch, is a throw-back—an’ a long throw—clear beyond my memory, anyhow.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THROW-BACKS “There’s throw-backs in folks jist like in horses,” said the proprietor of Moosehead House, seating himself close to the kitchen stove and waving his guest to a rocking chair.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading THROW-BACKS “There’s throw-backs in folks jist like in horses,” said the proprietor of Moosehead House, seating himself close to the kitchen stove and waving his guest to a rocking chair.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading THROW-BACKS “There’s throw-backs in folks jist like in horses,” said the proprietor of Moosehead House, seating himself close to the kitchen stove and waving his guest to a rocking chair.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THROW-BACKS “There’s throw-backs in folks jist like in horses,” said the proprietor of Moosehead House, seating himself close to the kitchen stove and waving his guest to a rocking chair.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “An’ that girl, Joe Hinch, is a throw-back—an’ a long throw—clear beyond my memory, anyhow.
it's
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From this reading Well, it’s the truth!
jawverbUS /dʒɔː/
talk socially without exchanging too much information
From this reading That’s sayin’ somethin’ would crack a stiff jaw, hey?
jist
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From this reading THROW-BACKS “There’s throw-backs in folks jist like in horses,” said the proprietor of Moosehead House, seating himself close to the kitchen stove and waving his guest to a rocking chair.
Joe
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From this reading “An’ that girl, Joe Hinch, is a throw-back—an’ a long throw—clear beyond my memory, anyhow.
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading THROW-BACKS “There’s throw-backs in folks jist like in horses,” said the proprietor of Moosehead House, seating himself close to the kitchen stove and waving his guest to a rocking chair.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading She’s got more than looks—more of some other things than she has of looks—an’ you know what she looks like!
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading THROW-BACKS “There’s throw-backs in folks jist like in horses,” said the proprietor of Moosehead House, seating himself close to the kitchen stove and waving his guest to a rocking chair.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading “An’ that girl, Joe Hinch, is a throw-back—an’ a long throw—clear beyond my memory, anyhow.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading She’s got more than looks—more of some other things than she has of looks—an’ you know what she looks like!
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading “An’ that girl, Joe Hinch, is a throw-back—an’ a long throw—clear beyond my memory, anyhow.
Moosehead
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From this reading THROW-BACKS “There’s throw-backs in folks jist like in horses,” said the proprietor of Moosehead House, seating himself close to the kitchen stove and waving his guest to a rocking chair.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading She’s got more than looks—more of some other things than she has of looks—an’ you know what she looks like!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “An’ that girl, Joe Hinch, is a throw-back—an’ a long throw—clear beyond my memory, anyhow.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THROW-BACKS “There’s throw-backs in folks jist like in horses,” said the proprietor of Moosehead House, seating himself close to the kitchen stove and waving his guest to a rocking chair.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading She’s got more than looks—more of some other things than she has of looks—an’ you know what she looks like!
proprietornounUS /prəˈpraɪətər/
(law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business
From this reading THROW-BACKS “There’s throw-backs in folks jist like in horses,” said the proprietor of Moosehead House, seating himself close to the kitchen stove and waving his guest to a rocking chair.
rockingverbUS /ˈrɑːkɪŋ/
-ing form of “rock” — move back and forth or sideways
From this reading THROW-BACKS “There’s throw-backs in folks jist like in horses,” said the proprietor of Moosehead House, seating himself close to the kitchen stove and waving his guest to a rocking chair.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading THROW-BACKS “There’s throw-backs in folks jist like in horses,” said the proprietor of Moosehead House, seating himself close to the kitchen stove and waving his guest to a rocking chair.
sayin
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From this reading That’s sayin’ somethin’ would crack a stiff jaw, hey?
seatingnounUS /ˈsiːtɪŋ/
an area that includes places where several people can sit
From this reading THROW-BACKS “There’s throw-backs in folks jist like in horses,” said the proprietor of Moosehead House, seating himself close to the kitchen stove and waving his guest to a rocking chair.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She’s got more than looks—more of some other things than she has of looks—an’ you know what she looks like!
She's
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From this reading She’s got more than looks—more of some other things than she has of looks—an’ you know what she looks like!
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading She’s got more than looks—more of some other things than she has of looks—an’ you know what she looks like!
somethin
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From this reading That’s sayin’ somethin’ would crack a stiff jaw, hey?
not moving or operating freely
From this reading That’s sayin’ somethin’ would crack a stiff jaw, hey?
stovenounUS /stoʊv/
a kitchen appliance used for cooking food
From this reading THROW-BACKS “There’s throw-backs in folks jist like in horses,” said the proprietor of Moosehead House, seating himself close to the kitchen stove and waving his guest to a rocking chair.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She’s got more than looks—more of some other things than she has of looks—an’ you know what she looks like!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “An’ that girl, Joe Hinch, is a throw-back—an’ a long throw—clear beyond my memory, anyhow.
That's
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From this reading That’s sayin’ somethin’ would crack a stiff jaw, hey?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THROW-BACKS “There’s throw-backs in folks jist like in horses,” said the proprietor of Moosehead House, seating himself close to the kitchen stove and waving his guest to a rocking chair.
There's
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From this reading THROW-BACKS “There’s throw-backs in folks jist like in horses,” said the proprietor of Moosehead House, seating himself close to the kitchen stove and waving his guest to a rocking chair.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading She’s got more than looks—more of some other things than she has of looks—an’ you know what she looks like!
propel through the air
From this reading “An’ that girl, Joe Hinch, is a throw-back—an’ a long throw—clear beyond my memory, anyhow.
throw-back
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From this reading “An’ that girl, Joe Hinch, is a throw-back—an’ a long throw—clear beyond my memory, anyhow.
THROW-BACKS
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From this reading THROW-BACKS “There’s throw-backs in folks jist like in horses,” said the proprietor of Moosehead House, seating himself close to the kitchen stove and waving his guest to a rocking chair.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THROW-BACKS “There’s throw-backs in folks jist like in horses,” said the proprietor of Moosehead House, seating himself close to the kitchen stove and waving his guest to a rocking chair.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading Well, it’s the truth!
wavingnounUS /ˈweɪvɪŋ/
the act of signaling by a movement of the hand
From this reading THROW-BACKS “There’s throw-backs in folks jist like in horses,” said the proprietor of Moosehead House, seating himself close to the kitchen stove and waving his guest to a rocking chair.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well, it’s the truth!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She’s got more than looks—more of some other things than she has of looks—an’ you know what she looks like!
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading That’s sayin’ somethin’ would crack a stiff jaw, hey?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading She’s got more than looks—more of some other things than she has of looks—an’ you know what she looks like!