used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading HE’S all right; you can look for him here right along now, any day; he _was_ hurt a leetle, but he’s as peart an’ chipper now as a blue-jay on a hick’ry limb; yes, he’s a-comin’ right smack home!”
a-comin
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From this reading HE’S all right; you can look for him here right along now, any day; he _was_ hurt a leetle, but he’s as peart an’ chipper now as a blue-jay on a hick’ry limb; yes, he’s a-comin’ right smack home!”
Abner
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From this reading Abner had held a little aloof, to give the weaker sex a chance.
(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 HE’S all right; you can look for him here right along now, any day; he _was_ hurt a leetle, but he’s as peart an’ chipper now as a blue-jay on a hick’ry limb; yes, he’s a-comin’ right smack home!”
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading HE’S all right; you can look for him here right along now, any day; he _was_ hurt a leetle, but he’s as peart an’ chipper now as a blue-jay on a hick’ry limb; yes, he’s a-comin’ right smack home!”
aloofadjectiveUS /əˈluːf/
remote in manner
From this reading Abner had held a little aloof, to give the weaker sex a chance.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading HE’S all right; you can look for him here right along now, any day; he _was_ hurt a leetle, but he’s as peart an’ chipper now as a blue-jay on a hick’ry limb; yes, he’s a-comin’ right smack home!”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This was the gist of the assurances which Ni vouchsafed to the first rush of eager questions--to his sister, and M’rye, and Janey Wilcox.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading HE’S all right; you can look for him here right along now, any day; he _was_ hurt a leetle, but he’s as peart an’ chipper now as a blue-jay on a hick’ry limb; yes, he’s a-comin’ right smack home!”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading HE’S all right; you can look for him here right along now, any day; he _was_ hurt a leetle, but he’s as peart an’ chipper now as a blue-jay on a hick’ry limb; yes, he’s a-comin’ right smack home!”
assurancesnounUS /əˈʃʊrənsɪz/
plural of “assurance” — freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
From this reading This was the gist of the assurances which Ni vouchsafed to the first rush of eager questions--to his sister, and M’rye, and Janey Wilcox.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Now he reasserted himself once more: “Stan’ back, now, and give the young man breathin’ room.
blue-jay
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From this reading HE’S all right; you can look for him here right along now, any day; he _was_ hurt a leetle, but he’s as peart an’ chipper now as a blue-jay on a hick’ry limb; yes, he’s a-comin’ right smack home!”
breathin
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From this reading Now he reasserted himself once more: “Stan’ back, now, and give the young man breathin’ room.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading HE’S all right; you can look for him here right along now, any day; he _was_ hurt a leetle, but he’s as peart an’ chipper now as a blue-jay on a hick’ry limb; yes, he’s a-comin’ right smack home!”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading HE’S all right; you can look for him here right along now, any day; he _was_ hurt a leetle, but he’s as peart an’ chipper now as a blue-jay on a hick’ry limb; yes, he’s a-comin’ right smack home!”
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading Janey, hand a chair for’ard--that’s it.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading Abner had held a little aloof, to give the weaker sex a chance.
chipperadjectiveUS /ˈtʃɪpər/
having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident air
From this reading HE’S all right; you can look for him here right along now, any day; he _was_ hurt a leetle, but he’s as peart an’ chipper now as a blue-jay on a hick’ry limb; yes, he’s a-comin’ right smack home!”
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading HE’S all right; you can look for him here right along now, any day; he _was_ hurt a leetle, but he’s as peart an’ chipper now as a blue-jay on a hick’ry limb; yes, he’s a-comin’ right smack home!”
eageradjectiveUS /ˈiːɡər/
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
From this reading This was the gist of the assurances which Ni vouchsafed to the first rush of eager questions--to his sister, and M’rye, and Janey Wilcox.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading This was the gist of the assurances which Ni vouchsafed to the first rush of eager questions--to his sister, and M’rye, and Janey Wilcox.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading HE’S all right; you can look for him here right along now, any day; he _was_ hurt a leetle, but he’s as peart an’ chipper now as a blue-jay on a hick’ry limb; yes, he’s a-comin’ right smack home!”
for'ard
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From this reading Janey, hand a chair for’ard--that’s it.
gistnounUS /dʒɪst/
the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
From this reading This was the gist of the assurances which Ni vouchsafed to the first rush of eager questions--to his sister, and M’rye, and Janey Wilcox.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Abner had held a little aloof, to give the weaker sex a chance.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Abner had held a little aloof, to give the weaker sex a chance.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Janey, hand a chair for’ard--that’s it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading HE’S all right; you can look for him here right along now, any day; he _was_ hurt a leetle, but he’s as peart an’ chipper now as a blue-jay on a hick’ry limb; yes, he’s a-comin’ right smack home!”
HE'S
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From this reading HE’S all right; you can look for him here right along now, any day; he _was_ hurt a leetle, but he’s as peart an’ chipper now as a blue-jay on a hick’ry limb; yes, he’s a-comin’ right smack home!”
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading Abner had held a little aloof, to give the weaker sex a chance.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading HE’S all right; you can look for him here right along now, any day; he _was_ hurt a leetle, but he’s as peart an’ chipper now as a blue-jay on a hick’ry limb; yes, he’s a-comin’ right smack home!”
hick'ry
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From this reading HE’S all right; you can look for him here right along now, any day; he _was_ hurt a leetle, but he’s as peart an’ chipper now as a blue-jay on a hick’ry limb; yes, he’s a-comin’ right smack home!”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading HE’S all right; you can look for him here right along now, any day; he _was_ hurt a leetle, but he’s as peart an’ chipper now as a blue-jay on a hick’ry limb; yes, he’s a-comin’ right smack home!”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Now he reasserted himself once more: “Stan’ back, now, and give the young man breathin’ room.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading This was the gist of the assurances which Ni vouchsafed to the first rush of eager questions--to his sister, and M’rye, and Janey Wilcox.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading HE’S all right; you can look for him here right along now, any day; he _was_ hurt a leetle, but he’s as peart an’ chipper now as a blue-jay on a hick’ry limb; yes, he’s a-comin’ right smack home!”
be the source of pain
From this reading HE’S all right; you can look for him here right along now, any day; he _was_ hurt a leetle, but he’s as peart an’ chipper now as a blue-jay on a hick’ry limb; yes, he’s a-comin’ right smack home!”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Janey, hand a chair for’ard--that’s it.
Janey
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From this reading This was the gist of the assurances which Ni vouchsafed to the first rush of eager questions--to his sister, and M’rye, and Janey Wilcox.
leetle
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From this reading HE’S all right; you can look for him here right along now, any day; he _was_ hurt a leetle, but he’s as peart an’ chipper now as a blue-jay on a hick’ry limb; yes, he’s a-comin’ right smack home!”
limbnounUS /lɪm/
one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper
From this reading HE’S all right; you can look for him here right along now, any day; he _was_ hurt a leetle, but he’s as peart an’ chipper now as a blue-jay on a hick’ry limb; yes, he’s a-comin’ right smack home!”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Abner had held a little aloof, to give the weaker sex a chance.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading HE’S all right; you can look for him here right along now, any day; he _was_ hurt a leetle, but he’s as peart an’ chipper now as a blue-jay on a hick’ry limb; yes, he’s a-comin’ right smack home!”
M'rye
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From this reading This was the gist of the assurances which Ni vouchsafed to the first rush of eager questions--to his sister, and M’rye, and Janey Wilcox.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Now he reasserted himself once more: “Stan’ back, now, and give the young man breathin’ room.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Now he reasserted himself once more: “Stan’ back, now, and give the young man breathin’ room.
NinounUS /niː/
a hard malleable ductile silvery metallic element that is resistant to corrosion; used in alloys; occurs in pentlandite and smaltite and garnierite and millerite
From this reading This was the gist of the assurances which Ni vouchsafed to the first rush of eager questions--to his sister, and M’rye, and Janey Wilcox.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading HE’S all right; you can look for him here right along now, any day; he _was_ hurt a leetle, but he’s as peart an’ chipper now as a blue-jay on a hick’ry limb; yes, he’s a-comin’ right smack home!”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This was the gist of the assurances which Ni vouchsafed to the first rush of eager questions--to his sister, and M’rye, and Janey Wilcox.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading HE’S all right; you can look for him here right along now, any day; he _was_ hurt a leetle, but he’s as peart an’ chipper now as a blue-jay on a hick’ry limb; yes, he’s a-comin’ right smack home!”
on one occasion
From this reading Now he reasserted himself once more: “Stan’ back, now, and give the young man breathin’ room.
peart
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From this reading HE’S all right; you can look for him here right along now, any day; he _was_ hurt a leetle, but he’s as peart an’ chipper now as a blue-jay on a hick’ry limb; yes, he’s a-comin’ right smack home!”
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading This was the gist of the assurances which Ni vouchsafed to the first rush of eager questions--to his sister, and M’rye, and Janey Wilcox.
reassertedverbUS /ˌriːəˈsɜːrtɪd/
past form of “reassert” — strengthen or make more firm
From this reading Now he reasserted himself once more: “Stan’ back, now, and give the young man breathin’ room.
precisely, exactly
From this reading HE’S all right; you can look for him here right along now, any day; he _was_ hurt a leetle, but he’s as peart an’ chipper now as a blue-jay on a hick’ry limb; yes, he’s a-comin’ right smack home!”
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Now he reasserted himself once more: “Stan’ back, now, and give the young man breathin’ room.
move hurridly
From this reading This was the gist of the assurances which Ni vouchsafed to the first rush of eager questions--to his sister, and M’rye, and Janey Wilcox.
activities associated with sexual intercourse
From this reading Abner had held a little aloof, to give the weaker sex a chance.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading This was the gist of the assurances which Ni vouchsafed to the first rush of eager questions--to his sister, and M’rye, and Janey Wilcox.
smackverbUS /smæk/
deliver a hard blow to
From this reading HE’S all right; you can look for him here right along now, any day; he _was_ hurt a leetle, but he’s as peart an’ chipper now as a blue-jay on a hick’ry limb; yes, he’s a-comin’ right smack home!”
Stan
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From this reading Now he reasserted himself once more: “Stan’ back, now, and give the young man breathin’ room.
that's
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From this reading Janey, hand a chair for’ard--that’s it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This was the gist of the assurances which Ni vouchsafed to the first rush of eager questions--to his sister, and M’rye, and Janey Wilcox.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was the gist of the assurances which Ni vouchsafed to the first rush of eager questions--to his sister, and M’rye, and Janey Wilcox.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This was the gist of the assurances which Ni vouchsafed to the first rush of eager questions--to his sister, and M’rye, and Janey Wilcox.
vouchsafed
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From this reading This was the gist of the assurances which Ni vouchsafed to the first rush of eager questions--to his sister, and M’rye, and Janey Wilcox.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HE’S all right; you can look for him here right along now, any day; he _was_ hurt a leetle, but he’s as peart an’ chipper now as a blue-jay on a hick’ry limb; yes, he’s a-comin’ right smack home!”
weakeradjectiveUS /ˈwiːkər/
comparative of “weak” — wanting in physical strength
From this reading Abner had held a little aloof, to give the weaker sex a chance.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading This was the gist of the assurances which Ni vouchsafed to the first rush of eager questions--to his sister, and M’rye, and Janey Wilcox.
Wilcox
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From this reading This was the gist of the assurances which Ni vouchsafed to the first rush of eager questions--to his sister, and M’rye, and Janey Wilcox.
an affirmative
From this reading HE’S all right; you can look for him here right along now, any day; he _was_ hurt a leetle, but he’s as peart an’ chipper now as a blue-jay on a hick’ry limb; yes, he’s a-comin’ right smack home!”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading HE’S all right; you can look for him here right along now, any day; he _was_ hurt a leetle, but he’s as peart an’ chipper now as a blue-jay on a hick’ry limb; yes, he’s a-comin’ right smack home!”
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Now he reasserted himself once more: “Stan’ back, now, and give the young man breathin’ room.
