used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I has to admit that I begun contracting a kind of a let-down feeling in my mind as the time drawed near for us to say our farewells to one another.
a-sprung
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From this reading I reckon our own kind of folks can appreciate how this attachment could a-sprung up betwixt us, even if most of these here Northerners can't.
declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading I has to admit that I begun contracting a kind of a let-down feeling in my mind as the time drawed near for us to say our farewells to one another.
(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 You couldn't exactly call it homesickness nor yet downright sorrowfulness; it was kind of a mixed sensation, with regretitude and lonesomeness and gladsomeness all scrambled up together, and running through it, a knowledge that I'm going to miss him mighty much for awhile, anyhow.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You couldn't exactly call it homesickness nor yet downright sorrowfulness; it was kind of a mixed sensation, with regretitude and lonesomeness and gladsomeness all scrambled up together, and running through it, a knowledge that I'm going to miss him mighty much for awhile, anyhow.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading I has to admit that I begun contracting a kind of a let-down feeling in my mind as the time drawed near for us to say our farewells to one another.
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading You couldn't exactly call it homesickness nor yet downright sorrowfulness; it was kind of a mixed sensation, with regretitude and lonesomeness and gladsomeness all scrambled up together, and running through it, a knowledge that I'm going to miss him mighty much for awhile, anyhow.
appreciateverbUS /əˈpriːʃieɪt/
recognize with gratitude; be grateful for
From this reading I reckon our own kind of folks can appreciate how this attachment could a-sprung up betwixt us, even if most of these here Northerners can't.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I has to admit that I begun contracting a kind of a let-down feeling in my mind as the time drawed near for us to say our farewells to one another.
attachmentnounUS /əˈtætʃmənt/
a feeling of affection for a person or an institution
From this reading I reckon our own kind of folks can appreciate how this attachment could a-sprung up betwixt us, even if most of these here Northerners can't.
awhileadverbUS /əˈwaɪl/
for a short time
From this reading You couldn't exactly call it homesickness nor yet downright sorrowfulness; it was kind of a mixed sensation, with regretitude and lonesomeness and gladsomeness all scrambled up together, and running through it, a knowledge that I'm going to miss him mighty much for awhile, anyhow.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading I has to admit that I begun contracting a kind of a let-down feeling in my mind as the time drawed near for us to say our farewells to one another.
betwixtprepositionUS /biˈtwɪkst/
an old word for “between”
From this reading I reckon our own kind of folks can appreciate how this attachment could a-sprung up betwixt us, even if most of these here Northerners can't.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading You couldn't exactly call it homesickness nor yet downright sorrowfulness; it was kind of a mixed sensation, with regretitude and lonesomeness and gladsomeness all scrambled up together, and running through it, a knowledge that I'm going to miss him mighty much for awhile, anyhow.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I reckon our own kind of folks can appreciate how this attachment could a-sprung up betwixt us, even if most of these here Northerners can't.
can't
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Cap'n
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From this reading _Last Words_ Well, I got my Young Cap'n off this morning.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading I certainly has grown powerful devoted to him since last summer and I knows full well that, from his standpoint, he must have similar regards towards me.
contractingnounUS /ˈkɑːntræktɪŋ/
becoming infected
From this reading I has to admit that I begun contracting a kind of a let-down feeling in my mind as the time drawed near for us to say our farewells to one another.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I reckon our own kind of folks can appreciate how this attachment could a-sprung up betwixt us, even if most of these here Northerners can't.
couldn't
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From this reading You couldn't exactly call it homesickness nor yet downright sorrowfulness; it was kind of a mixed sensation, with regretitude and lonesomeness and gladsomeness all scrambled up together, and running through it, a knowledge that I'm going to miss him mighty much for awhile, anyhow.
zealous in devotion or affection
From this reading I certainly has grown powerful devoted to him since last summer and I knows full well that, from his standpoint, he must have similar regards towards me.
downrightadverbUS /ˈdaʊnraɪt/
thoroughgoing
From this reading You couldn't exactly call it homesickness nor yet downright sorrowfulness; it was kind of a mixed sensation, with regretitude and lonesomeness and gladsomeness all scrambled up together, and running through it, a knowledge that I'm going to miss him mighty much for awhile, anyhow.
drawed
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From this reading I has to admit that I begun contracting a kind of a let-down feeling in my mind as the time drawed near for us to say our farewells to one another.
divisible by two
From this reading I reckon our own kind of folks can appreciate how this attachment could a-sprung up betwixt us, even if most of these here Northerners can't.
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading You couldn't exactly call it homesickness nor yet downright sorrowfulness; it was kind of a mixed sensation, with regretitude and lonesomeness and gladsomeness all scrambled up together, and running through it, a knowledge that I'm going to miss him mighty much for awhile, anyhow.
farewellsnounUS /ˌferˈwelz/
plural of “farewell” — an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting
From this reading I has to admit that I begun contracting a kind of a let-down feeling in my mind as the time drawed near for us to say our farewells to one another.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading I has to admit that I begun contracting a kind of a let-down feeling in my mind as the time drawed near for us to say our farewells to one another.
your parents
From this reading I reckon our own kind of folks can appreciate how this attachment could a-sprung up betwixt us, even if most of these here Northerners can't.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I has to admit that I begun contracting a kind of a let-down feeling in my mind as the time drawed near for us to say our farewells to one another.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I certainly has grown powerful devoted to him since last summer and I knows full well that, from his standpoint, he must have similar regards towards me.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading I certainly has grown powerful devoted to him since last summer and I knows full well that, from his standpoint, he must have similar regards towards me.
gladsomenessnoun
experiencing joy and pleasure
From this reading You couldn't exactly call it homesickness nor yet downright sorrowfulness; it was kind of a mixed sensation, with regretitude and lonesomeness and gladsomeness all scrambled up together, and running through it, a knowledge that I'm going to miss him mighty much for awhile, anyhow.
the act of departing
From this reading You couldn't exactly call it homesickness nor yet downright sorrowfulness; it was kind of a mixed sensation, with regretitude and lonesomeness and gladsomeness all scrambled up together, and running through it, a knowledge that I'm going to miss him mighty much for awhile, anyhow.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading _Last Words_ Well, I got my Young Cap'n off this morning.
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading I certainly has grown powerful devoted to him since last summer and I knows full well that, from his standpoint, he must have similar regards towards me.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I has to admit that I begun contracting a kind of a let-down feeling in my mind as the time drawed near for us to say our farewells to one another.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I certainly has grown powerful devoted to him since last summer and I knows full well that, from his standpoint, he must have similar regards towards me.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I certainly has grown powerful devoted to him since last summer and I knows full well that, from his standpoint, he must have similar regards towards me.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading I reckon our own kind of folks can appreciate how this attachment could a-sprung up betwixt us, even if most of these here Northerners can't.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You couldn't exactly call it homesickness nor yet downright sorrowfulness; it was kind of a mixed sensation, with regretitude and lonesomeness and gladsomeness all scrambled up together, and running through it, a knowledge that I'm going to miss him mighty much for awhile, anyhow.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I certainly has grown powerful devoted to him since last summer and I knows full well that, from his standpoint, he must have similar regards towards me.
homesicknessnounUS /ˈhoʊmsɪknəs/
a longing to return home
From this reading You couldn't exactly call it homesickness nor yet downright sorrowfulness; it was kind of a mixed sensation, with regretitude and lonesomeness and gladsomeness all scrambled up together, and running through it, a knowledge that I'm going to miss him mighty much for awhile, anyhow.
how
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From this reading I reckon our own kind of folks can appreciate how this attachment could a-sprung up betwixt us, even if most of these here Northerners can't.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Last Words_ Well, I got my Young Cap'n off this morning.
I'm
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From this reading You couldn't exactly call it homesickness nor yet downright sorrowfulness; it was kind of a mixed sensation, with regretitude and lonesomeness and gladsomeness all scrambled up together, and running through it, a knowledge that I'm going to miss him mighty much for awhile, anyhow.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I reckon our own kind of folks can appreciate how this attachment could a-sprung up betwixt us, even if most of these here Northerners can't.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I has to admit that I begun contracting a kind of a let-down feeling in my mind as the time drawed near for us to say our farewells to one another.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading You couldn't exactly call it homesickness nor yet downright sorrowfulness; it was kind of a mixed sensation, with regretitude and lonesomeness and gladsomeness all scrambled up together, and running through it, a knowledge that I'm going to miss him mighty much for awhile, anyhow.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading I has to admit that I begun contracting a kind of a let-down feeling in my mind as the time drawed near for us to say our farewells to one another.
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
From this reading You couldn't exactly call it homesickness nor yet downright sorrowfulness; it was kind of a mixed sensation, with regretitude and lonesomeness and gladsomeness all scrambled up together, and running through it, a knowledge that I'm going to miss him mighty much for awhile, anyhow.
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading I certainly has grown powerful devoted to him since last summer and I knows full well that, from his standpoint, he must have similar regards towards me.
immediately past
From this reading _Last Words_ Well, I got my Young Cap'n off this morning.
let-down
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From this reading I has to admit that I begun contracting a kind of a let-down feeling in my mind as the time drawed near for us to say our farewells to one another.
lonesomenessnoun
a disposition toward being alone
From this reading You couldn't exactly call it homesickness nor yet downright sorrowfulness; it was kind of a mixed sensation, with regretitude and lonesomeness and gladsomeness all scrambled up together, and running through it, a knowledge that I'm going to miss him mighty much for awhile, anyhow.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I certainly has grown powerful devoted to him since last summer and I knows full well that, from his standpoint, he must have similar regards towards me.
having or showing great strength or force or intensity
From this reading You couldn't exactly call it homesickness nor yet downright sorrowfulness; it was kind of a mixed sensation, with regretitude and lonesomeness and gladsomeness all scrambled up together, and running through it, a knowledge that I'm going to miss him mighty much for awhile, anyhow.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading I has to admit that I begun contracting a kind of a let-down feeling in my mind as the time drawed near for us to say our farewells to one another.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading You couldn't exactly call it homesickness nor yet downright sorrowfulness; it was kind of a mixed sensation, with regretitude and lonesomeness and gladsomeness all scrambled up together, and running through it, a knowledge that I'm going to miss him mighty much for awhile, anyhow.
consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
From this reading You couldn't exactly call it homesickness nor yet downright sorrowfulness; it was kind of a mixed sensation, with regretitude and lonesomeness and gladsomeness all scrambled up together, and running through it, a knowledge that I'm going to miss him mighty much for awhile, anyhow.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading _Last Words_ Well, I got my Young Cap'n off this morning.
used to form the superlative
From this reading I reckon our own kind of folks can appreciate how this attachment could a-sprung up betwixt us, even if most of these here Northerners can't.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading You couldn't exactly call it homesickness nor yet downright sorrowfulness; it was kind of a mixed sensation, with regretitude and lonesomeness and gladsomeness all scrambled up together, and running through it, a knowledge that I'm going to miss him mighty much for awhile, anyhow.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I certainly has grown powerful devoted to him since last summer and I knows full well that, from his standpoint, he must have similar regards towards me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _Last Words_ Well, I got my Young Cap'n off this morning.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading I has to admit that I begun contracting a kind of a let-down feeling in my mind as the time drawed near for us to say our farewells to one another.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading You couldn't exactly call it homesickness nor yet downright sorrowfulness; it was kind of a mixed sensation, with regretitude and lonesomeness and gladsomeness all scrambled up together, and running through it, a knowledge that I'm going to miss him mighty much for awhile, anyhow.
NorthernersnounUS /ˈnɔːrðərnərz/
plural of “northerner” — an inhabitant of the North
From this reading I reckon our own kind of folks can appreciate how this attachment could a-sprung up betwixt us, even if most of these here Northerners can't.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I has to admit that I begun contracting a kind of a let-down feeling in my mind as the time drawed near for us to say our farewells to one another.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading _Last Words_ Well, I got my Young Cap'n off this morning.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I has to admit that I begun contracting a kind of a let-down feeling in my mind as the time drawed near for us to say our farewells to one another.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I has to admit that I begun contracting a kind of a let-down feeling in my mind as the time drawed near for us to say our farewells to one another.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading I reckon our own kind of folks can appreciate how this attachment could a-sprung up betwixt us, even if most of these here Northerners can't.
having great power or force or potency or effect
From this reading I certainly has grown powerful devoted to him since last summer and I knows full well that, from his standpoint, he must have similar regards towards me.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading I reckon our own kind of folks can appreciate how this attachment could a-sprung up betwixt us, even if most of these here Northerners can't.
regardsnounUS /rɪˈɡɑːrdz/
plural of “regard” — (usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
From this reading I certainly has grown powerful devoted to him since last summer and I knows full well that, from his standpoint, he must have similar regards towards me.
regretitude
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From this reading You couldn't exactly call it homesickness nor yet downright sorrowfulness; it was kind of a mixed sensation, with regretitude and lonesomeness and gladsomeness all scrambled up together, and running through it, a knowledge that I'm going to miss him mighty much for awhile, anyhow.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading You couldn't exactly call it homesickness nor yet downright sorrowfulness; it was kind of a mixed sensation, with regretitude and lonesomeness and gladsomeness all scrambled up together, and running through it, a knowledge that I'm going to miss him mighty much for awhile, anyhow.
express in words
From this reading I has to admit that I begun contracting a kind of a let-down feeling in my mind as the time drawed near for us to say our farewells to one another.
scrambledadjectiveUS /ˈskræmbəld/
thrown together in a disorderly fashion
From this reading You couldn't exactly call it homesickness nor yet downright sorrowfulness; it was kind of a mixed sensation, with regretitude and lonesomeness and gladsomeness all scrambled up together, and running through it, a knowledge that I'm going to miss him mighty much for awhile, anyhow.
an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation
From this reading You couldn't exactly call it homesickness nor yet downright sorrowfulness; it was kind of a mixed sensation, with regretitude and lonesomeness and gladsomeness all scrambled up together, and running through it, a knowledge that I'm going to miss him mighty much for awhile, anyhow.
marked by correspondence or resemblance
From this reading I certainly has grown powerful devoted to him since last summer and I knows full well that, from his standpoint, he must have similar regards towards me.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading I certainly has grown powerful devoted to him since last summer and I knows full well that, from his standpoint, he must have similar regards towards me.
sorrowfulnessnoun
the state of being sad
From this reading You couldn't exactly call it homesickness nor yet downright sorrowfulness; it was kind of a mixed sensation, with regretitude and lonesomeness and gladsomeness all scrambled up together, and running through it, a knowledge that I'm going to miss him mighty much for awhile, anyhow.
standpointnounUS /ˈstændpɔɪnt/
a mental position from which things are viewed
From this reading I certainly has grown powerful devoted to him since last summer and I knows full well that, from his standpoint, he must have similar regards towards me.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading I certainly has grown powerful devoted to him since last summer and I knows full well that, from his standpoint, he must have similar regards towards me.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I has to admit that I begun contracting a kind of a let-down feeling in my mind as the time drawed near for us to say our farewells to one another.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I has to admit that I begun contracting a kind of a let-down feeling in my mind as the time drawed near for us to say our farewells to one another.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading I reckon our own kind of folks can appreciate how this attachment could a-sprung up betwixt us, even if most of these here Northerners can't.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _Last Words_ Well, I got my Young Cap'n off this morning.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading You couldn't exactly call it homesickness nor yet downright sorrowfulness; it was kind of a mixed sensation, with regretitude and lonesomeness and gladsomeness all scrambled up together, and running through it, a knowledge that I'm going to miss him mighty much for awhile, anyhow.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I has to admit that I begun contracting a kind of a let-down feeling in my mind as the time drawed near for us to say our farewells to one another.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I has to admit that I begun contracting a kind of a let-down feeling in my mind as the time drawed near for us to say our farewells to one another.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading You couldn't exactly call it homesickness nor yet downright sorrowfulness; it was kind of a mixed sensation, with regretitude and lonesomeness and gladsomeness all scrambled up together, and running through it, a knowledge that I'm going to miss him mighty much for awhile, anyhow.
in the direction of
From this reading I certainly has grown powerful devoted to him since last summer and I knows full well that, from his standpoint, he must have similar regards towards me.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading You couldn't exactly call it homesickness nor yet downright sorrowfulness; it was kind of a mixed sensation, with regretitude and lonesomeness and gladsomeness all scrambled up together, and running through it, a knowledge that I'm going to miss him mighty much for awhile, anyhow.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I has to admit that I begun contracting a kind of a let-down feeling in my mind as the time drawed near for us to say our farewells to one another.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You couldn't exactly call it homesickness nor yet downright sorrowfulness; it was kind of a mixed sensation, with regretitude and lonesomeness and gladsomeness all scrambled up together, and running through it, a knowledge that I'm going to miss him mighty much for awhile, anyhow.
(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 _Last Words_ Well, I got my Young Cap'n off this morning.
in the company of; together with
From this reading You couldn't exactly call it homesickness nor yet downright sorrowfulness; it was kind of a mixed sensation, with regretitude and lonesomeness and gladsomeness all scrambled up together, and running through it, a knowledge that I'm going to miss him mighty much for awhile, anyhow.
the words that are spoken
From this reading _Last Words_ Well, I got my Young Cap'n off this morning.
but in spite of that
From this reading You couldn't exactly call it homesickness nor yet downright sorrowfulness; it was kind of a mixed sensation, with regretitude and lonesomeness and gladsomeness all scrambled up together, and running through it, a knowledge that I'm going to miss him mighty much for awhile, anyhow.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You couldn't exactly call it homesickness nor yet downright sorrowfulness; it was kind of a mixed sensation, with regretitude and lonesomeness and gladsomeness all scrambled up together, and running through it, a knowledge that I'm going to miss him mighty much for awhile, anyhow.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading _Last Words_ Well, I got my Young Cap'n off this morning.
