used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Once 'pon a time dey wuz a monsus mean man, en he live 'way out in de prairie all 'lone by hisself, 'cep'n he had a wife.
(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 Once 'pon a time dey wuz a monsus mean man, en he live 'way out in de prairie all 'lone by hisself, 'cep'n he had a wife.
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 Well, she had a golden arm--all solid gold, fum de shoulder down.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading He wuz pow'ful mean--pow'ful; en dat night he couldn't sleep, Gaze he want dat golden arm so bad.
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading When it come midnight he couldn't stan' it no mo'; so he git up, he did, en tuck his lantern en shoved out thoo de storm en dug her up en got de golden arm; en he bent his head down 'gin de win', en plowed en plowed en plowed thoo de snow.
bimeby
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From this reading En bimeby she died, en he tuck en toted her way out dah in de prairie en buried her.
placed in a grave
From this reading En bimeby she died, en he tuck en toted her way out dah in de prairie en buried her.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Once 'pon a time dey wuz a monsus mean man, en he live 'way out in de prairie all 'lone by hisself, 'cep'n he had a wife.
cep'n
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From this reading Once 'pon a time dey wuz a monsus mean man, en he live 'way out in de prairie all 'lone by hisself, 'cep'n he had a wife.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading When it come midnight he couldn't stan' it no mo'; so he git up, he did, en tuck his lantern en shoved out thoo de storm en dug her up en got de golden arm; en he bent his head down 'gin de win', en plowed en plowed en plowed thoo de snow.
couldn't
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From this reading He wuz pow'ful mean--pow'ful; en dat night he couldn't sleep, Gaze he want dat golden arm so bad.
dahnounUS /dʌ/
the longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code
From this reading En bimeby she died, en he tuck en toted her way out dah in de prairie en buried her.
a digital tape recording of sound
From this reading He wuz pow'ful mean--pow'ful; en dat night he couldn't sleep, Gaze he want dat golden arm so bad.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading Once 'pon a time dey wuz a monsus mean man, en he live 'way out in de prairie all 'lone by hisself, 'cep'n he had a wife.
dey
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From this reading Once 'pon a time dey wuz a monsus mean man, en he live 'way out in de prairie all 'lone by hisself, 'cep'n he had a wife.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading When it come midnight he couldn't stan' it no mo'; so he git up, he did, en tuck his lantern en shoved out thoo de storm en dug her up en got de golden arm; en he bent his head down 'gin de win', en plowed en plowed en plowed thoo de snow.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading En bimeby she died, en he tuck en toted her way out dah in de prairie en buried her.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Well, she had a golden arm--all solid gold, fum de shoulder down.
dugnounUS /dʌɡ/
an udder or breast or teat
From this reading When it come midnight he couldn't stan' it no mo'; so he git up, he did, en tuck his lantern en shoved out thoo de storm en dug her up en got de golden arm; en he bent his head down 'gin de win', en plowed en plowed en plowed thoo de snow.
half the width of an em
From this reading Once 'pon a time dey wuz a monsus mean man, en he live 'way out in de prairie all 'lone by hisself, 'cep'n he had a wife.
fum
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From this reading Well, she had a golden arm--all solid gold, fum de shoulder down.
a long fixed look
From this reading He wuz pow'ful mean--pow'ful; en dat night he couldn't sleep, Gaze he want dat golden arm so bad.
ginnounUS /dʒɪn/
strong liquor flavored with juniper berries
From this reading When it come midnight he couldn't stan' it no mo'; so he git up, he did, en tuck his lantern en shoved out thoo de storm en dug her up en got de golden arm; en he bent his head down 'gin de win', en plowed en plowed en plowed thoo de snow.
gitnounUS /ɡɪt/
a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
From this reading When it come midnight he couldn't stan' it no mo'; so he git up, he did, en tuck his lantern en shoved out thoo de storm en dug her up en got de golden arm; en he bent his head down 'gin de win', en plowed en plowed en plowed thoo de snow.
coins made of gold
From this reading Well, she had a golden arm--all solid gold, fum de shoulder down.
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading Well, she had a golden arm--all solid gold, fum de shoulder down.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading When it come midnight he couldn't stan' it no mo'; so he git up, he did, en tuck his lantern en shoved out thoo de storm en dug her up en got de golden arm; en he bent his head down 'gin de win', en plowed en plowed en plowed thoo de snow.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Once 'pon a time dey wuz a monsus mean man, en he live 'way out in de prairie all 'lone by hisself, 'cep'n he had a wife.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Once 'pon a time dey wuz a monsus mean man, en he live 'way out in de prairie all 'lone by hisself, 'cep'n he had a wife.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading When it come midnight he couldn't stan' it no mo'; so he git up, he did, en tuck his lantern en shoved out thoo de storm en dug her up en got de golden arm; en he bent his head down 'gin de win', en plowed en plowed en plowed thoo de snow.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading En bimeby she died, en he tuck en toted her way out dah in de prairie en buried her.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When it come midnight he couldn't stan' it no mo'; so he git up, he did, en tuck his lantern en shoved out thoo de storm en dug her up en got de golden arm; en he bent his head down 'gin de win', en plowed en plowed en plowed thoo de snow.
hisself
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From this reading Once 'pon a time dey wuz a monsus mean man, en he live 'way out in de prairie all 'lone by hisself, 'cep'n he had a wife.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Once 'pon a time dey wuz a monsus mean man, en he live 'way out in de prairie all 'lone by hisself, 'cep'n he had a wife.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When it come midnight he couldn't stan' it no mo'; so he git up, he did, en tuck his lantern en shoved out thoo de storm en dug her up en got de golden arm; en he bent his head down 'gin de win', en plowed en plowed en plowed thoo de snow.
lanternnounUS /ˈlæntərn/
light in a transparent protective case
From this reading When it come midnight he couldn't stan' it no mo'; so he git up, he did, en tuck his lantern en shoved out thoo de storm en dug her up en got de golden arm; en he bent his head down 'gin de win', en plowed en plowed en plowed thoo de snow.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Once 'pon a time dey wuz a monsus mean man, en he live 'way out in de prairie all 'lone by hisself, 'cep'n he had a wife.
loneadjectiveUS /loʊn/
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading Once 'pon a time dey wuz a monsus mean man, en he live 'way out in de prairie all 'lone by hisself, 'cep'n he had a wife.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Once 'pon a time dey wuz a monsus mean man, en he live 'way out in de prairie all 'lone by hisself, 'cep'n he had a wife.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading Once 'pon a time dey wuz a monsus mean man, en he live 'way out in de prairie all 'lone by hisself, 'cep'n he had a wife.
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading When it come midnight he couldn't stan' it no mo'; so he git up, he did, en tuck his lantern en shoved out thoo de storm en dug her up en got de golden arm; en he bent his head down 'gin de win', en plowed en plowed en plowed thoo de snow.
monounUS /moʊ/
an indefinitely short time
From this reading When it come midnight he couldn't stan' it no mo'; so he git up, he did, en tuck his lantern en shoved out thoo de storm en dug her up en got de golden arm; en he bent his head down 'gin de win', en plowed en plowed en plowed thoo de snow.
monsus
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From this reading Once 'pon a time dey wuz a monsus mean man, en he live 'way out in de prairie all 'lone by hisself, 'cep'n he had a wife.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading He wuz pow'ful mean--pow'ful; en dat night he couldn't sleep, Gaze he want dat golden arm so bad.
not any; not one
From this reading When it come midnight he couldn't stan' it no mo'; so he git up, he did, en tuck his lantern en shoved out thoo de storm en dug her up en got de golden arm; en he bent his head down 'gin de win', en plowed en plowed en plowed thoo de snow.
on one occasion
From this reading Once 'pon a time dey wuz a monsus mean man, en he live 'way out in de prairie all 'lone by hisself, 'cep'n he had a wife.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Once 'pon a time dey wuz a monsus mean man, en he live 'way out in de prairie all 'lone by hisself, 'cep'n he had a wife.
plowedadjectiveUS /plaʊd/
(of farmland) broken and turned over with a plow
From this reading When it come midnight he couldn't stan' it no mo'; so he git up, he did, en tuck his lantern en shoved out thoo de storm en dug her up en got de golden arm; en he bent his head down 'gin de win', en plowed en plowed en plowed thoo de snow.
pon
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From this reading Once 'pon a time dey wuz a monsus mean man, en he live 'way out in de prairie all 'lone by hisself, 'cep'n he had a wife.
pow'ful
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From this reading He wuz pow'ful mean--pow'ful; en dat night he couldn't sleep, Gaze he want dat golden arm so bad.
prairienounUS /ˈpreri/
a treeless grassy plain
From this reading Once 'pon a time dey wuz a monsus mean man, en he live 'way out in de prairie all 'lone by hisself, 'cep'n he had a wife.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading En bimeby she died, en he tuck en toted her way out dah in de prairie en buried her.
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading Well, she had a golden arm--all solid gold, fum de shoulder down.
shovedverbUS /ʃʌvd/
past form of “shove” — come into rough contact with while moving
From this reading When it come midnight he couldn't stan' it no mo'; so he git up, he did, en tuck his lantern en shoved out thoo de storm en dug her up en got de golden arm; en he bent his head down 'gin de win', en plowed en plowed en plowed thoo de snow.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading He wuz pow'ful mean--pow'ful; en dat night he couldn't sleep, Gaze he want dat golden arm so bad.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading When it come midnight he couldn't stan' it no mo'; so he git up, he did, en tuck his lantern en shoved out thoo de storm en dug her up en got de golden arm; en he bent his head down 'gin de win', en plowed en plowed en plowed thoo de snow.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He wuz pow'ful mean--pow'ful; en dat night he couldn't sleep, Gaze he want dat golden arm so bad.
solidadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːləd/
characterized by good substantial quality
From this reading Well, she had a golden arm--all solid gold, fum de shoulder down.
stan
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From this reading When it come midnight he couldn't stan' it no mo'; so he git up, he did, en tuck his lantern en shoved out thoo de storm en dug her up en got de golden arm; en he bent his head down 'gin de win', en plowed en plowed en plowed thoo de snow.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading When it come midnight he couldn't stan' it no mo'; so he git up, he did, en tuck his lantern en shoved out thoo de storm en dug her up en got de golden arm; en he bent his head down 'gin de win', en plowed en plowed en plowed thoo de snow.
thoo
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From this reading When it come midnight he couldn't stan' it no mo'; so he git up, he did, en tuck his lantern en shoved out thoo de storm en dug her up en got de golden arm; en he bent his head down 'gin de win', en plowed en plowed en plowed thoo de snow.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Once 'pon a time dey wuz a monsus mean man, en he live 'way out in de prairie all 'lone by hisself, 'cep'n he had a wife.
totedverbUS /ˈtoʊtɪd/
past form of “tote” — carry with difficulty
From this reading En bimeby she died, en he tuck en toted her way out dah in de prairie en buried her.
tuckverbUS /tʌk/
fit snugly into
From this reading En bimeby she died, en he tuck en toted her way out dah in de prairie en buried her.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading When it come midnight he couldn't stan' it no mo'; so he git up, he did, en tuck his lantern en shoved out thoo de storm en dug her up en got de golden arm; en he bent his head down 'gin de win', en plowed en plowed en plowed thoo de snow.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading He wuz pow'ful mean--pow'ful; en dat night he couldn't sleep, Gaze he want dat golden arm so bad.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Once 'pon a time dey wuz a monsus mean man, en he live 'way out in de prairie all 'lone by hisself, 'cep'n he had a wife.
(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, she had a golden arm--all solid gold, fum de shoulder down.
at the time that
From this reading When it come midnight he couldn't stan' it no mo'; so he git up, he did, en tuck his lantern en shoved out thoo de storm en dug her up en got de golden arm; en he bent his head down 'gin de win', en plowed en plowed en plowed thoo de snow.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading Once 'pon a time dey wuz a monsus mean man, en he live 'way out in de prairie all 'lone by hisself, 'cep'n he had a wife.
be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious
From this reading When it come midnight he couldn't stan' it no mo'; so he git up, he did, en tuck his lantern en shoved out thoo de storm en dug her up en got de golden arm; en he bent his head down 'gin de win', en plowed en plowed en plowed thoo de snow.
wuz
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From this reading Once 'pon a time dey wuz a monsus mean man, en he live 'way out in de prairie all 'lone by hisself, 'cep'n he had a wife.
