used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Him and Flora comes out o' their house and Fred says he's got to go right away again because they's a bad wash-out this side o' Huntington.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading If Fred was eatin' all through the intermission, he must of been as hungry as me, because it was plain forty minutes before the second act begin.
anew
From this reading Him and Flora comes out o' their house and Fred says he's got to go right away again because they's a bad wash-out this side o' Huntington.
ain't
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From this reading He ain't no sooner gone than Veto's back on the job, but Flora's kind o' sorry for her husbun', and Veto don't get the reception that a star ought to expect.
(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 If Fred was eatin' all through the intermission, he must of been as hungry as me, because it was plain forty minutes before the second act begin.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Him and Flora comes out o' their house and Fred says he's got to go right away again because they's a bad wash-out this side o' Huntington.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading If Fred was eatin' all through the intermission, he must of been as hungry as me, because it was plain forty minutes before the second act begin.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Why don't you smile at me?" he says.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Him and Flora comes out o' their house and Fred says he's got to go right away again because they's a bad wash-out this side o' Huntington.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading He ain't no sooner gone than Veto's back on the job, but Flora's kind o' sorry for her husbun', and Veto don't get the reception that a star ought to expect.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading Him and Flora comes out o' their house and Fred says he's got to go right away again because they's a bad wash-out this side o' Huntington.
for the reason that
From this reading If Fred was eatin' all through the intermission, he must of been as hungry as me, because it was plain forty minutes before the second act begin.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading If Fred was eatin' all through the intermission, he must of been as hungry as me, because it was plain forty minutes before the second act begin.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading If Fred was eatin' all through the intermission, he must of been as hungry as me, because it was plain forty minutes before the second act begin.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading If Fred was eatin' all through the intermission, he must of been as hungry as me, because it was plain forty minutes before the second act begin.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He ain't no sooner gone than Veto's back on the job, but Flora's kind o' sorry for her husbun', and Veto don't get the reception that a star ought to expect.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading Him and Flora comes out o' their house and Fred says he's got to go right away again because they's a bad wash-out this side o' Huntington.
dearienoun
a special loved one
From this reading So she says: "It don't seem proper, dearie, with a husbun' on the Erie."
don't
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From this reading He ain't no sooner gone than Veto's back on the job, but Flora's kind o' sorry for her husbun', and Veto don't get the reception that a star ought to expect.
eatin
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From this reading If Fred was eatin' all through the intermission, he must of been as hungry as me, because it was plain forty minutes before the second act begin.
ErienounUS /ˈɪri/
a member of an Iroquoian people formerly living on the south shore of Lake Erie in northern Ohio and northwest Pennsylvania and western New York
From this reading So she says: "It don't seem proper, dearie, with a husbun' on the Erie."
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading He ain't no sooner gone than Veto's back on the job, but Flora's kind o' sorry for her husbun', and Veto don't get the reception that a star ought to expect.
FloranounUS /ˈflɔːrə/
all the plant life in a particular region or period
From this reading Him and Flora comes out o' their house and Fred says he's got to go right away again because they's a bad wash-out this side o' Huntington.
Flora's
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From this reading He ain't no sooner gone than Veto's back on the job, but Flora's kind o' sorry for her husbun', and Veto don't get the reception that a star ought to expect.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He ain't no sooner gone than Veto's back on the job, but Flora's kind o' sorry for her husbun', and Veto don't get the reception that a star ought to expect.
fortyadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrti/
being ten more than thirty
From this reading If Fred was eatin' all through the intermission, he must of been as hungry as me, because it was plain forty minutes before the second act begin.
Fred
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From this reading If Fred was eatin' all through the intermission, he must of been as hungry as me, because it was plain forty minutes before the second act begin.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading He ain't no sooner gone than Veto's back on the job, but Flora's kind o' sorry for her husbun', and Veto don't get the reception that a star ought to expect.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Him and Flora comes out o' their house and Fred says he's got to go right away again because they's a bad wash-out this side o' Huntington.
destroyed or killed
From this reading He ain't no sooner gone than Veto's back on the job, but Flora's kind o' sorry for her husbun', and Veto don't get the reception that a star ought to expect.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Him and Flora comes out o' their house and Fred says he's got to go right away again because they's a bad wash-out this side o' Huntington.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If Fred was eatin' all through the intermission, he must of been as hungry as me, because it was plain forty minutes before the second act begin.
he's
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From this reading Him and Flora comes out o' their house and Fred says he's got to go right away again because they's a bad wash-out this side o' Huntington.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He ain't no sooner gone than Veto's back on the job, but Flora's kind o' sorry for her husbun', and Veto don't get the reception that a star ought to expect.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Him and Flora comes out o' their house and Fred says he's got to go right away again because they's a bad wash-out this side o' Huntington.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Him and Flora comes out o' their house and Fred says he's got to go right away again because they's a bad wash-out this side o' Huntington.
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading If Fred was eatin' all through the intermission, he must of been as hungry as me, because it was plain forty minutes before the second act begin.
HuntingtonnounUS /ˈhʌntɪŋtən/
United States physician who first described Huntington's chorea
From this reading Him and Flora comes out o' their house and Fred says he's got to go right away again because they's a bad wash-out this side o' Huntington.
husbun
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From this reading He ain't no sooner gone than Veto's back on the job, but Flora's kind o' sorry for her husbun', and Veto don't get the reception that a star ought to expect.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If Fred was eatin' all through the intermission, he must of been as hungry as me, because it was plain forty minutes before the second act begin.
intermissionnounUS /ˌɪntərˈmɪʃən/
the act of suspending activity temporarily
From this reading If Fred was eatin' all through the intermission, he must of been as hungry as me, because it was plain forty minutes before the second act begin.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If Fred was eatin' all through the intermission, he must of been as hungry as me, because it was plain forty minutes before the second act begin.
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading He ain't no sooner gone than Veto's back on the job, but Flora's kind o' sorry for her husbun', and Veto don't get the reception that a star ought to expect.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading He ain't no sooner gone than Veto's back on the job, but Flora's kind o' sorry for her husbun', and Veto don't get the reception that a star ought to expect.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If Fred was eatin' all through the intermission, he must of been as hungry as me, because it was plain forty minutes before the second act begin.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading If Fred was eatin' all through the intermission, he must of been as hungry as me, because it was plain forty minutes before the second act begin.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading If Fred was eatin' all through the intermission, he must of been as hungry as me, because it was plain forty minutes before the second act begin.
not any; not one
From this reading He ain't no sooner gone than Veto's back on the job, but Flora's kind o' sorry for her husbun', and Veto don't get the reception that a star ought to expect.
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 Him and Flora comes out o' their house and Fred says he's got to go right away again because they's a bad wash-out this side o' Huntington.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If Fred was eatin' all through the intermission, he must of been as hungry as me, because it was plain forty minutes before the second act begin.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He ain't no sooner gone than Veto's back on the job, but Flora's kind o' sorry for her husbun', and Veto don't get the reception that a star ought to expect.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading He ain't no sooner gone than Veto's back on the job, but Flora's kind o' sorry for her husbun', and Veto don't get the reception that a star ought to expect.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Him and Flora comes out o' their house and Fred says he's got to go right away again because they's a bad wash-out this side o' Huntington.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading If Fred was eatin' all through the intermission, he must of been as hungry as me, because it was plain forty minutes before the second act begin.
marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness
From this reading So she says: "It don't seem proper, dearie, with a husbun' on the Erie."
receptionnounUS /rɪˈsepʃən/
the manner in which something is greeted
From this reading He ain't no sooner gone than Veto's back on the job, but Flora's kind o' sorry for her husbun', and Veto don't get the reception that a star ought to expect.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Him and Flora comes out o' their house and Fred says he's got to go right away again because they's a bad wash-out this side o' Huntington.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading Him and Flora comes out o' their house and Fred says he's got to go right away again because they's a bad wash-out this side o' Huntington.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading If Fred was eatin' all through the intermission, he must of been as hungry as me, because it was plain forty minutes before the second act begin.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading So she says: "It don't seem proper, dearie, with a husbun' on the Erie."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So she says: "It don't seem proper, dearie, with a husbun' on the Erie."
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Him and Flora comes out o' their house and Fred says he's got to go right away again because they's a bad wash-out this side o' Huntington.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading "Why don't you smile at me?" he says.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So she says: "It don't seem proper, dearie, with a husbun' on the Erie."
comparatives of “soon” or “early”
From this reading He ain't no sooner gone than Veto's back on the job, but Flora's kind o' sorry for her husbun', and Veto don't get the reception that a star ought to expect.
sorryadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːri/
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading He ain't no sooner gone than Veto's back on the job, but Flora's kind o' sorry for her husbun', and Veto don't get the reception that a star ought to expect.
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading He ain't no sooner gone than Veto's back on the job, but Flora's kind o' sorry for her husbun', and Veto don't get the reception that a star ought to expect.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He ain't no sooner gone than Veto's back on the job, but Flora's kind o' sorry for her husbun', and Veto don't get the reception that a star ought to expect.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He ain't no sooner gone than Veto's back on the job, but Flora's kind o' sorry for her husbun', and Veto don't get the reception that a star ought to expect.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If Fred was eatin' all through the intermission, he must of been as hungry as me, because it was plain forty minutes before the second act begin.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Him and Flora comes out o' their house and Fred says he's got to go right away again because they's a bad wash-out this side o' Huntington.
they's
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From this reading Him and Flora comes out o' their house and Fred says he's got to go right away again because they's a bad wash-out this side o' Huntington.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Him and Flora comes out o' their house and Fred says he's got to go right away again because they's a bad wash-out this side o' Huntington.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading If Fred was eatin' all through the intermission, he must of been as hungry as me, because it was plain forty minutes before the second act begin.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Him and Flora comes out o' their house and Fred says he's got to go right away again because they's a bad wash-out this side o' Huntington.
VetoverbUS /ˈviːtoʊ/
vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent
From this reading He ain't no sooner gone than Veto's back on the job, but Flora's kind o' sorry for her husbun', and Veto don't get the reception that a star ought to expect.
Veto's
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From this reading He ain't no sooner gone than Veto's back on the job, but Flora's kind o' sorry for her husbun', and Veto don't get the reception that a star ought to expect.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If Fred was eatin' all through the intermission, he must of been as hungry as me, because it was plain forty minutes before the second act begin.
wash-out
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From this reading Him and Flora comes out o' their house and Fred says he's got to go right away again because they's a bad wash-out this side o' Huntington.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why don't you smile at me?" he says.
in the company of; together with
From this reading So she says: "It don't seem proper, dearie, with a husbun' on the Erie."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Why don't you smile at me?" he says.
