used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He lays in bed until it's going on pretty near ten o'clock and then he gets up and I packs him, and along about dinner-time, which they calls it lunch-time round this town, we puts out in the car to the country for a week-end.
a-been
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From this reading Down home Mr. Dallas would a-been down to that there oil-office of his bright and early shaking hands with the paying customers and helping boss the clerks whilst they drawed off the oil, and all.
a-thought
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From this reading Only, for the amount of baggage we totes with us you'd a-thought it was going to be a month-end.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He lays in bed until it's going on pretty near ten o'clock and then he gets up and I packs him, and along about dinner-time, which they calls it lunch-time round this town, we puts out in the car to the country for a week-end.
(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 Down home Mr. Dallas would a-been down to that there oil-office of his bright and early shaking hands with the paying customers and helping boss the clerks whilst they drawed off the oil, and all.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading He lays in bed until it's going on pretty near ten o'clock and then he gets up and I packs him, and along about dinner-time, which they calls it lunch-time round this town, we puts out in the car to the country for a week-end.
a quantity of money
From this reading Only, for the amount of baggage we totes with us you'd a-thought it was going to be a month-end.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Down home Mr. Dallas would a-been down to that there oil-office of his bright and early shaking hands with the paying customers and helping boss the clerks whilst they drawed off the oil, and all.
baggagenounUS /ˈbæɡədʒ/
cases used to carry belongings when traveling
From this reading Only, for the amount of baggage we totes with us you'd a-thought it was going to be a month-end.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Only, for the amount of baggage we totes with us you'd a-thought it was going to be a month-end.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading He lays in bed until it's going on pretty near ten o'clock and then he gets up and I packs him, and along about dinner-time, which they calls it lunch-time round this town, we puts out in the car to the country for a week-end.
bossnounUS /bɑːs/
a person who exercises control over workers
From this reading Down home Mr. Dallas would a-been down to that there oil-office of his bright and early shaking hands with the paying customers and helping boss the clerks whilst they drawed off the oil, and all.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading Down home Mr. Dallas would a-been down to that there oil-office of his bright and early shaking hands with the paying customers and helping boss the clerks whilst they drawed off the oil, and all.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But nothing like that don't happen here with us--no sir, not none whatsomever.
plural of “call” — a telephone connection
From this reading He lays in bed until it's going on pretty near ten o'clock and then he gets up and I packs him, and along about dinner-time, which they calls it lunch-time round this town, we puts out in the car to the country for a week-end.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading He lays in bed until it's going on pretty near ten o'clock and then he gets up and I packs him, and along about dinner-time, which they calls it lunch-time round this town, we puts out in the car to the country for a week-end.
clerksnounUS /klɜːrks/
plural of “clerk” — an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)
From this reading Down home Mr. Dallas would a-been down to that there oil-office of his bright and early shaking hands with the paying customers and helping boss the clerks whilst they drawed off the oil, and all.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading _Country Side_ For instances, now, take this here Saturday last past.
customersnounUS /ˈkʌstəmərz/
plural of “customer” — someone who pays for goods or services
From this reading Down home Mr. Dallas would a-been down to that there oil-office of his bright and early shaking hands with the paying customers and helping boss the clerks whilst they drawed off the oil, and all.
DallasnounUS /ˈdæləs/
a large commercial and industrial city in northeastern Texas located in the heart of the northern Texas oil fields
From this reading Down home Mr. Dallas would a-been down to that there oil-office of his bright and early shaking hands with the paying customers and helping boss the clerks whilst they drawed off the oil, and all.
dinner-time
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From this reading He lays in bed until it's going on pretty near ten o'clock and then he gets up and I packs him, and along about dinner-time, which they calls it lunch-time round this town, we puts out in the car to the country for a week-end.
don't
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From this reading But nothing like that don't happen here with us--no sir, not none whatsomever.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Down home Mr. Dallas would a-been down to that there oil-office of his bright and early shaking hands with the paying customers and helping boss the clerks whilst they drawed off the oil, and all.
drawed
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From this reading Down home Mr. Dallas would a-been down to that there oil-office of his bright and early shaking hands with the paying customers and helping boss the clerks whilst they drawed off the oil, and all.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading Down home Mr. Dallas would a-been down to that there oil-office of his bright and early shaking hands with the paying customers and helping boss the clerks whilst they drawed off the oil, and all.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _Country Side_ For instances, now, take this here Saturday last past.
plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
From this reading He lays in bed until it's going on pretty near ten o'clock and then he gets up and I packs him, and along about dinner-time, which they calls it lunch-time round this town, we puts out in the car to the country for a week-end.
the act of departing
From this reading He lays in bed until it's going on pretty near ten o'clock and then he gets up and I packs him, and along about dinner-time, which they calls it lunch-time round this town, we puts out in the car to the country for a week-end.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Down home Mr. Dallas would a-been down to that there oil-office of his bright and early shaking hands with the paying customers and helping boss the clerks whilst they drawed off the oil, and all.
come to pass
From this reading But nothing like that don't happen here with us--no sir, not none whatsomever.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He lays in bed until it's going on pretty near ten o'clock and then he gets up and I packs him, and along about dinner-time, which they calls it lunch-time round this town, we puts out in the car to the country for a week-end.
helpingnounUS /ˈhelpɪŋ/
an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal
From this reading Down home Mr. Dallas would a-been down to that there oil-office of his bright and early shaking hands with the paying customers and helping boss the clerks whilst they drawed off the oil, and all.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading _Country Side_ For instances, now, take this here Saturday last past.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He lays in bed until it's going on pretty near ten o'clock and then he gets up and I packs him, and along about dinner-time, which they calls it lunch-time round this town, we puts out in the car to the country for a week-end.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Down home Mr. Dallas would a-been down to that there oil-office of his bright and early shaking hands with the paying customers and helping boss the clerks whilst they drawed off the oil, and all.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Down home Mr. Dallas would a-been down to that there oil-office of his bright and early shaking hands with the paying customers and helping boss the clerks whilst they drawed off the oil, and all.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading He lays in bed until it's going on pretty near ten o'clock and then he gets up and I packs him, and along about dinner-time, which they calls it lunch-time round this town, we puts out in the car to the country for a week-end.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He lays in bed until it's going on pretty near ten o'clock and then he gets up and I packs him, and along about dinner-time, which they calls it lunch-time round this town, we puts out in the car to the country for a week-end.
instancesnounUS /ˈɪnstənsəz/
plural of “instance” — an occurrence of something
From this reading _Country Side_ For instances, now, take this here Saturday last past.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He lays in bed until it's going on pretty near ten o'clock and then he gets up and I packs him, and along about dinner-time, which they calls it lunch-time round this town, we puts out in the car to the country for a week-end.
it's
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From this reading He lays in bed until it's going on pretty near ten o'clock and then he gets up and I packs him, and along about dinner-time, which they calls it lunch-time round this town, we puts out in the car to the country for a week-end.
immediately past
From this reading _Country Side_ For instances, now, take this here Saturday last past.
laysnounUS /leɪz/
plural of “lay” — a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
From this reading He lays in bed until it's going on pretty near ten o'clock and then he gets up and I packs him, and along about dinner-time, which they calls it lunch-time round this town, we puts out in the car to the country for a week-end.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading But nothing like that don't happen here with us--no sir, not none whatsomever.
lunch-time
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From this reading He lays in bed until it's going on pretty near ten o'clock and then he gets up and I packs him, and along about dinner-time, which they calls it lunch-time round this town, we puts out in the car to the country for a week-end.
month-end
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From this reading Only, for the amount of baggage we totes with us you'd a-thought it was going to be a month-end.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Down home Mr. Dallas would a-been down to that there oil-office of his bright and early shaking hands with the paying customers and helping boss the clerks whilst they drawed off the oil, and all.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading He lays in bed until it's going on pretty near ten o'clock and then he gets up and I packs him, and along about dinner-time, which they calls it lunch-time round this town, we puts out in the car to the country for a week-end.
not any; not one
From this reading But nothing like that don't happen here with us--no sir, not none whatsomever.
not one, and not any
From this reading But nothing like that don't happen here with us--no sir, not none whatsomever.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But nothing like that don't happen here with us--no sir, not none whatsomever.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading But nothing like that don't happen here with us--no sir, not none whatsomever.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading _Country Side_ For instances, now, take this here Saturday last past.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading He lays in bed until it's going on pretty near ten o'clock and then he gets up and I packs him, and along about dinner-time, which they calls it lunch-time round this town, we puts out in the car to the country for a week-end.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Down home Mr. Dallas would a-been down to that there oil-office of his bright and early shaking hands with the paying customers and helping boss the clerks whilst they drawed off the oil, and all.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Down home Mr. Dallas would a-been down to that there oil-office of his bright and early shaking hands with the paying customers and helping boss the clerks whilst they drawed off the oil, and all.
A viscous liquid derived from petroleum or plants, stored in large earthen jars.
From this reading Down home Mr. Dallas would a-been down to that there oil-office of his bright and early shaking hands with the paying customers and helping boss the clerks whilst they drawed off the oil, and all.
oil-office
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From this reading Down home Mr. Dallas would a-been down to that there oil-office of his bright and early shaking hands with the paying customers and helping boss the clerks whilst they drawed off the oil, and all.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He lays in bed until it's going on pretty near ten o'clock and then he gets up and I packs him, and along about dinner-time, which they calls it lunch-time round this town, we puts out in the car to the country for a week-end.
and nothing more
From this reading Only, for the amount of baggage we totes with us you'd a-thought it was going to be a month-end.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He lays in bed until it's going on pretty near ten o'clock and then he gets up and I packs him, and along about dinner-time, which they calls it lunch-time round this town, we puts out in the car to the country for a week-end.
packsnounUS /pæks/
plural of “pack” — a large indefinite number
From this reading He lays in bed until it's going on pretty near ten o'clock and then he gets up and I packs him, and along about dinner-time, which they calls it lunch-time round this town, we puts out in the car to the country for a week-end.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading _Country Side_ For instances, now, take this here Saturday last past.
yielding a fair profit
From this reading Down home Mr. Dallas would a-been down to that there oil-office of his bright and early shaking hands with the paying customers and helping boss the clerks whilst they drawed off the oil, and all.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading He lays in bed until it's going on pretty near ten o'clock and then he gets up and I packs him, and along about dinner-time, which they calls it lunch-time round this town, we puts out in the car to the country for a week-end.
putsnounUS /pʊts/
plural of “put” — the option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date
From this reading He lays in bed until it's going on pretty near ten o'clock and then he gets up and I packs him, and along about dinner-time, which they calls it lunch-time round this town, we puts out in the car to the country for a week-end.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading He lays in bed until it's going on pretty near ten o'clock and then he gets up and I packs him, and along about dinner-time, which they calls it lunch-time round this town, we puts out in the car to the country for a week-end.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading _Country Side_ For instances, now, take this here Saturday last past.
the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements
From this reading Down home Mr. Dallas would a-been down to that there oil-office of his bright and early shaking hands with the paying customers and helping boss the clerks whilst they drawed off the oil, and all.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading _Country Side_ For instances, now, take this here Saturday last past.
term of address for a man
From this reading But nothing like that don't happen here with us--no sir, not none whatsomever.
carry out
From this reading _Country Side_ For instances, now, take this here Saturday last past.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading He lays in bed until it's going on pretty near ten o'clock and then he gets up and I packs him, and along about dinner-time, which they calls it lunch-time round this town, we puts out in the car to the country for a week-end.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Down home Mr. Dallas would a-been down to that there oil-office of his bright and early shaking hands with the paying customers and helping boss the clerks whilst they drawed off the oil, and all.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Down home Mr. Dallas would a-been down to that there oil-office of his bright and early shaking hands with the paying customers and helping boss the clerks whilst they drawed off the oil, and all.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading He lays in bed until it's going on pretty near ten o'clock and then he gets up and I packs him, and along about dinner-time, which they calls it lunch-time round this town, we puts out in the car to the country for a week-end.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Down home Mr. Dallas would a-been down to that there oil-office of his bright and early shaking hands with the paying customers and helping boss the clerks whilst they drawed off the oil, and all.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Down home Mr. Dallas would a-been down to that there oil-office of his bright and early shaking hands with the paying customers and helping boss the clerks whilst they drawed off the oil, and all.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _Country Side_ For instances, now, take this here Saturday last past.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Down home Mr. Dallas would a-been down to that there oil-office of his bright and early shaking hands with the paying customers and helping boss the clerks whilst they drawed off the oil, and all.
totesnounUS /toʊts/
plural of “tote” — a capacious bag or basket
From this reading Only, for the amount of baggage we totes with us you'd a-thought it was going to be a month-end.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading He lays in bed until it's going on pretty near ten o'clock and then he gets up and I packs him, and along about dinner-time, which they calls it lunch-time round this town, we puts out in the car to the country for a week-end.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading He lays in bed until it's going on pretty near ten o'clock and then he gets up and I packs him, and along about dinner-time, which they calls it lunch-time round this town, we puts out in the car to the country for a week-end.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He lays in bed until it's going on pretty near ten o'clock and then he gets up and I packs him, and along about dinner-time, which they calls it lunch-time round this town, we puts out in the car to the country for a week-end.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But nothing like that don't happen here with us--no sir, not none whatsomever.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Only, for the amount of baggage we totes with us you'd a-thought it was going to be a month-end.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading He lays in bed until it's going on pretty near ten o'clock and then he gets up and I packs him, and along about dinner-time, which they calls it lunch-time round this town, we puts out in the car to the country for a week-end.
week-end
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From this reading He lays in bed until it's going on pretty near ten o'clock and then he gets up and I packs him, and along about dinner-time, which they calls it lunch-time round this town, we puts out in the car to the country for a week-end.
whatsomever
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From this reading But nothing like that don't happen here with us--no sir, not none whatsomever.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He lays in bed until it's going on pretty near ten o'clock and then he gets up and I packs him, and along about dinner-time, which they calls it lunch-time round this town, we puts out in the car to the country for a week-end.
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading Down home Mr. Dallas would a-been down to that there oil-office of his bright and early shaking hands with the paying customers and helping boss the clerks whilst they drawed off the oil, and all.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Down home Mr. Dallas would a-been down to that there oil-office of his bright and early shaking hands with the paying customers and helping boss the clerks whilst they drawed off the oil, and all.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Down home Mr. Dallas would a-been down to that there oil-office of his bright and early shaking hands with the paying customers and helping boss the clerks whilst they drawed off the oil, and all.
you'd
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From this reading Only, for the amount of baggage we totes with us you'd a-thought it was going to be a month-end.
