Chapter IV

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

From this reading I didn’t take Buck nuther, fer we _might_ ’a’ run across a bear, an’ Buck’s so swell-headed, he thinks he can wipe up anything, an’ a bear would ’a’ chawed him to a dish-rag.

from one side of something to the other

From this reading I didn’t take Buck nuther, fer we _might_ ’a’ run across a bear, an’ Buck’s so swell-headed, he thinks he can wipe up anything, an’ a bear would ’a’ chawed him to a dish-rag.

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading IV “I didn’t take my gun, ’cause I was only goin’ along to ’comerdate Harvey; an’ the trigger o’ mine was busted.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading IV “I didn’t take my gun, ’cause I was only goin’ along to ’comerdate Harvey; an’ the trigger o’ mine was busted.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading I couldn’t take any resk with him, fer Tim Reeves wrote me from Tennessee that he’d give me fifty dollars fer him when he comes back, he’s so hot fer fox.

any thing at all

From this reading I didn’t take Buck nuther, fer we _might_ ’a’ run across a bear, an’ Buck’s so swell-headed, he thinks he can wipe up anything, an’ a bear would ’a’ chawed him to a dish-rag.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading I couldn’t take any resk with him, fer Tim Reeves wrote me from Tennessee that he’d give me fifty dollars fer him when he comes back, he’s so hot fer fox.

have

From this reading I didn’t take Buck nuther, fer we _might_ ’a’ run across a bear, an’ Buck’s so swell-headed, he thinks he can wipe up anything, an’ a bear would ’a’ chawed him to a dish-rag.

plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else

From this reading That first day me an’ Harvey travelled like brothers, an’ I got him a good ways along ’thout makin’ him feel the road.

to strive with determination

From this reading I didn’t take Buck nuther, fer we _might_ ’a’ run across a bear, an’ Buck’s so swell-headed, he thinks he can wipe up anything, an’ a bear would ’a’ chawed him to a dish-rag.

possessive form of “buck” — a gymnastic horse without pommels and with one end elongated; used lengthwise for vaulting

From this reading I didn’t take Buck nuther, fer we _might_ ’a’ run across a bear, an’ Buck’s so swell-headed, he thinks he can wipe up anything, an’ a bear would ’a’ chawed him to a dish-rag.

out of working order (“busted” is an informal substitute for “broken”)

From this reading IV “I didn’t take my gun, ’cause I was only goin’ along to ’comerdate Harvey; an’ the trigger o’ mine was busted.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading I didn’t take Buck nuther, fer we _might_ ’a’ run across a bear, an’ Buck’s so swell-headed, he thinks he can wipe up anything, an’ a bear would ’a’ chawed him to a dish-rag.

inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body

From this reading I carried his gun fer him, so he could walk faster, an’ he was likin’ me first-rate.

events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something

From this reading IV “I didn’t take my gun, ’cause I was only goin’ along to ’comerdate Harvey; an’ the trigger o’ mine was busted.

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From this reading I didn’t take Buck nuther, fer we _might_ ’a’ run across a bear, an’ Buck’s so swell-headed, he thinks he can wipe up anything, an’ a bear would ’a’ chawed him to a dish-rag.

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From this reading IV “I didn’t take my gun, ’cause I was only goin’ along to ’comerdate Harvey; an’ the trigger o’ mine was busted.

plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract

From this reading I couldn’t take any resk with him, fer Tim Reeves wrote me from Tennessee that he’d give me fifty dollars fer him when he comes back, he’s so hot fer fox.

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

From this reading I carried his gun fer him, so he could walk faster, an’ he was likin’ me first-rate.

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From this reading I couldn’t take any resk with him, fer Tim Reeves wrote me from Tennessee that he’d give me fifty dollars fer him when he comes back, he’s so hot fer fox.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading That first day me an’ Harvey travelled like brothers, an’ I got him a good ways along ’thout makin’ him feel the road.

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From this reading IV “I didn’t take my gun, ’cause I was only goin’ along to ’comerdate Harvey; an’ the trigger o’ mine was busted.

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From this reading I didn’t take Buck nuther, fer we _might_ ’a’ run across a bear, an’ Buck’s so swell-headed, he thinks he can wipe up anything, an’ a bear would ’a’ chawed him to a dish-rag.

plural of “dollar” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents

From this reading I couldn’t take any resk with him, fer Tim Reeves wrote me from Tennessee that he’d give me fifty dollars fer him when he comes back, he’s so hot fer fox.

more quickly

From this reading I carried his gun fer him, so he could walk faster, an’ he was likin’ me first-rate.

undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind

From this reading That first day me an’ Harvey travelled like brothers, an’ I got him a good ways along ’thout makin’ him feel the road.

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From this reading I didn’t take Buck nuther, fer we _might_ ’a’ run across a bear, an’ Buck’s so swell-headed, he thinks he can wipe up anything, an’ a bear would ’a’ chawed him to a dish-rag.

the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five

From this reading I couldn’t take any resk with him, fer Tim Reeves wrote me from Tennessee that he’d give me fifty dollars fer him when he comes back, he’s so hot fer fox.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading That first day me an’ Harvey travelled like brothers, an’ I got him a good ways along ’thout makin’ him feel the road.

of the highest quality

From this reading I carried his gun fer him, so he could walk faster, an’ he was likin’ me first-rate.

alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs

From this reading I couldn’t take any resk with him, fer Tim Reeves wrote me from Tennessee that he’d give me fifty dollars fer him when he comes back, he’s so hot fer fox.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading I couldn’t take any resk with him, fer Tim Reeves wrote me from Tennessee that he’d give me fifty dollars fer him when he comes back, he’s so hot fer fox.

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading I couldn’t take any resk with him, fer Tim Reeves wrote me from Tennessee that he’d give me fifty dollars fer him when he comes back, he’s so hot fer fox.

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From this reading IV “I didn’t take my gun, ’cause I was only goin’ along to ’comerdate Harvey; an’ the trigger o’ mine was busted.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading That first day me an’ Harvey travelled like brothers, an’ I got him a good ways along ’thout makin’ him feel the road.

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading That first day me an’ Harvey travelled like brothers, an’ I got him a good ways along ’thout makin’ him feel the road.

a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)

From this reading IV “I didn’t take my gun, ’cause I was only goin’ along to ’comerdate Harvey; an’ the trigger o’ mine was busted.

English physician and scientist who described the circulation of the blood; he later proposed that all animals originate from an ovum produced by the female of the species (1578-1657)

From this reading IV “I didn’t take my gun, ’cause I was only goin’ along to ’comerdate Harvey; an’ the trigger o’ mine was busted.

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

From this reading I didn’t take Buck nuther, fer we _might_ ’a’ run across a bear, an’ Buck’s so swell-headed, he thinks he can wipe up anything, an’ a bear would ’a’ chawed him to a dish-rag.

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From this reading I couldn’t take any resk with him, fer Tim Reeves wrote me from Tennessee that he’d give me fifty dollars fer him when he comes back, he’s so hot fer fox.

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From this reading I couldn’t take any resk with him, fer Tim Reeves wrote me from Tennessee that he’d give me fifty dollars fer him when he comes back, he’s so hot fer fox.

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

From this reading I didn’t take Buck nuther, fer we _might_ ’a’ run across a bear, an’ Buck’s so swell-headed, he thinks he can wipe up anything, an’ a bear would ’a’ chawed him to a dish-rag.

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

From this reading I carried his gun fer him, so he could walk faster, an’ he was likin’ me first-rate.

used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning

From this reading I couldn’t take any resk with him, fer Tim Reeves wrote me from Tennessee that he’d give me fifty dollars fer him when he comes back, he’s so hot fer fox.

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

From this reading IV “I didn’t take my gun, ’cause I was only goin’ along to ’comerdate Harvey; an’ the trigger o’ mine was busted.

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading IV “I didn’t take my gun, ’cause I was only goin’ along to ’comerdate Harvey; an’ the trigger o’ mine was busted.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading That first day me an’ Harvey travelled like brothers, an’ I got him a good ways along ’thout makin’ him feel the road.

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From this reading I carried his gun fer him, so he could walk faster, an’ he was likin’ me first-rate.

battles in World War II in the Pacific (November 1943); United States Marines took the islands from the Japanese after bitter fighting

From this reading That first day me an’ Harvey travelled like brothers, an’ I got him a good ways along ’thout makin’ him feel the road.

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

From this reading I couldn’t take any resk with him, fer Tim Reeves wrote me from Tennessee that he’d give me fifty dollars fer him when he comes back, he’s so hot fer fox.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading I didn’t take Buck nuther, fer we _might_ ’a’ run across a bear, an’ Buck’s so swell-headed, he thinks he can wipe up anything, an’ a bear would ’a’ chawed him to a dish-rag.

the one or ones belonging to the person speaking

From this reading IV “I didn’t take my gun, ’cause I was only goin’ along to ’comerdate Harvey; an’ the trigger o’ mine was busted.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading IV “I didn’t take my gun, ’cause I was only goin’ along to ’comerdate Harvey; an’ the trigger o’ mine was busted.

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From this reading I didn’t take Buck nuther, fer we _might_ ’a’ run across a bear, an’ Buck’s so swell-headed, he thinks he can wipe up anything, an’ a bear would ’a’ chawed him to a dish-rag.

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 IV “I didn’t take my gun, ’cause I was only goin’ along to ’comerdate Harvey; an’ the trigger o’ mine was busted.

and nothing more

From this reading IV “I didn’t take my gun, ’cause I was only goin’ along to ’comerdate Harvey; an’ the trigger o’ mine was busted.

plural of “reeve” — female ruff

From this reading I couldn’t take any resk with him, fer Tim Reeves wrote me from Tennessee that he’d give me fifty dollars fer him when he comes back, he’s so hot fer fox.

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From this reading I couldn’t take any resk with him, fer Tim Reeves wrote me from Tennessee that he’d give me fifty dollars fer him when he comes back, he’s so hot fer fox.

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading That first day me an’ Harvey travelled like brothers, an’ I got him a good ways along ’thout makin’ him feel the road.

move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading I didn’t take Buck nuther, fer we _might_ ’a’ run across a bear, an’ Buck’s so swell-headed, he thinks he can wipe up anything, an’ a bear would ’a’ chawed him to a dish-rag.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading I didn’t take Buck nuther, fer we _might_ ’a’ run across a bear, an’ Buck’s so swell-headed, he thinks he can wipe up anything, an’ a bear would ’a’ chawed him to a dish-rag.

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From this reading I didn’t take Buck nuther, fer we _might_ ’a’ run across a bear, an’ Buck’s so swell-headed, he thinks he can wipe up anything, an’ a bear would ’a’ chawed him to a dish-rag.

carry out

From this reading IV “I didn’t take my gun, ’cause I was only goin’ along to ’comerdate Harvey; an’ the trigger o’ mine was busted.

a state in east central United States

From this reading I couldn’t take any resk with him, fer Tim Reeves wrote me from Tennessee that he’d give me fifty dollars fer him when he comes back, he’s so hot fer fox.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I couldn’t take any resk with him, fer Tim Reeves wrote me from Tennessee that he’d give me fifty dollars fer him when he comes back, he’s so hot fer fox.

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

From this reading IV “I didn’t take my gun, ’cause I was only goin’ along to ’comerdate Harvey; an’ the trigger o’ mine was busted.

plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking

From this reading I didn’t take Buck nuther, fer we _might_ ’a’ run across a bear, an’ Buck’s so swell-headed, he thinks he can wipe up anything, an’ a bear would ’a’ chawed him to a dish-rag.

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From this reading That first day me an’ Harvey travelled like brothers, an’ I got him a good ways along ’thout makin’ him feel the road.

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

From this reading I couldn’t take any resk with him, fer Tim Reeves wrote me from Tennessee that he’d give me fifty dollars fer him when he comes back, he’s so hot fer fox.

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

From this reading IV “I didn’t take my gun, ’cause I was only goin’ along to ’comerdate Harvey; an’ the trigger o’ mine was busted.

familiar with many parts of the world

From this reading That first day me an’ Harvey travelled like brothers, an’ I got him a good ways along ’thout makin’ him feel the road.

put in motion or move to act

From this reading IV “I didn’t take my gun, ’cause I was only goin’ along to ’comerdate Harvey; an’ the trigger o’ mine was busted.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading I didn’t take Buck nuther, fer we _might_ ’a’ run across a bear, an’ Buck’s so swell-headed, he thinks he can wipe up anything, an’ a bear would ’a’ chawed him to a dish-rag.

the act of traveling by foot

From this reading I carried his gun fer him, so he could walk faster, an’ he was likin’ me first-rate.

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

From this reading IV “I didn’t take my gun, ’cause I was only goin’ along to ’comerdate Harvey; an’ the trigger o’ mine was busted.

structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired

From this reading That first day me an’ Harvey travelled like brothers, an’ I got him a good ways along ’thout makin’ him feel the road.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading I didn’t take Buck nuther, fer we _might_ ’a’ run across a bear, an’ Buck’s so swell-headed, he thinks he can wipe up anything, an’ a bear would ’a’ chawed him to a dish-rag.

at the time that

From this reading I couldn’t take any resk with him, fer Tim Reeves wrote me from Tennessee that he’d give me fifty dollars fer him when he comes back, he’s so hot fer fox.

rub with a circular motion

From this reading I didn’t take Buck nuther, fer we _might_ ’a’ run across a bear, an’ Buck’s so swell-headed, he thinks he can wipe up anything, an’ a bear would ’a’ chawed him to a dish-rag.

in the company of; together with

From this reading I couldn’t take any resk with him, fer Tim Reeves wrote me from Tennessee that he’d give me fifty dollars fer him when he comes back, he’s so hot fer fox.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading I didn’t take Buck nuther, fer we _might_ ’a’ run across a bear, an’ Buck’s so swell-headed, he thinks he can wipe up anything, an’ a bear would ’a’ chawed him to a dish-rag.

inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work

From this reading I couldn’t take any resk with him, fer Tim Reeves wrote me from Tennessee that he’d give me fifty dollars fer him when he comes back, he’s so hot fer fox.