used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "It ain't much of a homminy," said the host of the George.
ain't
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From this reading "It ain't much of a homminy," said the host of the George.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was the last o' that family; and had gone very poor.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There's but the walls o' the house left now; grass growing in the hall, and ivy over the gables; there's no one livin' has ever hard tell o' smoke out o' they chimblies.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There was a handsome young lady, Miss Mary Feltram o' Cloostedd by name.
chimblies
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From this reading There's but the walls o' the house left now; grass growing in the hall, and ivy over the gables; there's no one livin' has ever hard tell o' smoke out o' they chimblies.
Cloostedd
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From this reading There was a handsome young lady, Miss Mary Feltram o' Cloostedd by name.
at any time
From this reading There's but the walls o' the house left now; grass growing in the hall, and ivy over the gables; there's no one livin' has ever hard tell o' smoke out o' they chimblies.
a social unit living together
From this reading She was the last o' that family; and had gone very poor.
Feltram
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From this reading There was a handsome young lady, Miss Mary Feltram o' Cloostedd by name.
gablesnounUS /ˈɡeɪbəlz/
plural of “gable” — the vertical triangular wall between the sloping ends of gable roof
From this reading There's but the walls o' the house left now; grass growing in the hall, and ivy over the gables; there's no one livin' has ever hard tell o' smoke out o' they chimblies.
plural of “gentleman” — a man of refinement
From this reading "I'll not keep you long over it, gentlemen.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading "It ain't much of a homminy," said the host of the George.
destroyed or killed
From this reading She was the last o' that family; and had gone very poor.
shoot down, of birds
From this reading There's but the walls o' the house left now; grass growing in the hall, and ivy over the gables; there's no one livin' has ever hard tell o' smoke out o' they chimblies.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading There's but the walls o' the house left now; grass growing in the hall, and ivy over the gables; there's no one livin' has ever hard tell o' smoke out o' they chimblies.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She was the last o' that family; and had gone very poor.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading There's but the walls o' the house left now; grass growing in the hall, and ivy over the gables; there's no one livin' has ever hard tell o' smoke out o' they chimblies.
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading There was a handsome young lady, Miss Mary Feltram o' Cloostedd by name.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading There's but the walls o' the house left now; grass growing in the hall, and ivy over the gables; there's no one livin' has ever hard tell o' smoke out o' they chimblies.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There's but the walls o' the house left now; grass growing in the hall, and ivy over the gables; there's no one livin' has ever hard tell o' smoke out o' they chimblies.
homminy
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From this reading "It ain't much of a homminy," said the host of the George.
a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there
From this reading "It ain't much of a homminy," said the host of the George.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading There's but the walls o' the house left now; grass growing in the hall, and ivy over the gables; there's no one livin' has ever hard tell o' smoke out o' they chimblies.
I'll
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From this reading "I'll not keep you long over it, gentlemen.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There's but the walls o' the house left now; grass growing in the hall, and ivy over the gables; there's no one livin' has ever hard tell o' smoke out o' they chimblies.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It ain't much of a homminy," said the host of the George.
ivynounUS /ˈaɪvi/
Old World vine with lobed evergreen leaves and black berrylike fruits
From this reading There's but the walls o' the house left now; grass growing in the hall, and ivy over the gables; there's no one livin' has ever hard tell o' smoke out o' they chimblies.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "I'll not keep you long over it, gentlemen.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading There was a handsome young lady, Miss Mary Feltram o' Cloostedd by name.
immediately past
From this reading She was the last o' that family; and had gone very poor.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading There's but the walls o' the house left now; grass growing in the hall, and ivy over the gables; there's no one livin' has ever hard tell o' smoke out o' they chimblies.
livin
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From this reading There's but the walls o' the house left now; grass growing in the hall, and ivy over the gables; there's no one livin' has ever hard tell o' smoke out o' they chimblies.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading "I'll not keep you long over it, gentlemen.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading There was a handsome young lady, Miss Mary Feltram o' Cloostedd by name.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading There was a handsome young lady, Miss Mary Feltram o' Cloostedd by name.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "It ain't much of a homminy," said the host of the George.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading There was a handsome young lady, Miss Mary Feltram o' Cloostedd by name.
not any; not one
From this reading There's but the walls o' the house left now; grass growing in the hall, and ivy over the gables; there's no one livin' has ever hard tell o' smoke out o' they chimblies.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I'll not keep you long over it, gentlemen.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading There's but the walls o' the house left now; grass growing in the hall, and ivy over the gables; there's no one livin' has ever hard tell o' smoke out o' they chimblies.
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 There was a handsome young lady, Miss Mary Feltram o' Cloostedd by name.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "It ain't much of a homminy," said the host of the George.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There's but the walls o' the house left now; grass growing in the hall, and ivy over the gables; there's no one livin' has ever hard tell o' smoke out o' they chimblies.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading There's but the walls o' the house left now; grass growing in the hall, and ivy over the gables; there's no one livin' has ever hard tell o' smoke out o' they chimblies.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "I'll not keep you long over it, gentlemen.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading She was the last o' that family; and had gone very poor.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "It ain't much of a homminy," said the host of the George.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was the last o' that family; and had gone very poor.
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading There's but the walls o' the house left now; grass growing in the hall, and ivy over the gables; there's no one livin' has ever hard tell o' smoke out o' they chimblies.
express in words
From this reading There's but the walls o' the house left now; grass growing in the hall, and ivy over the gables; there's no one livin' has ever hard tell o' smoke out o' they chimblies.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She was the last o' that family; and had gone very poor.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "It ain't much of a homminy," said the host of the George.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a handsome young lady, Miss Mary Feltram o' Cloostedd by name.
There's
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From this reading There's but the walls o' the house left now; grass growing in the hall, and ivy over the gables; there's no one livin' has ever hard tell o' smoke out o' they chimblies.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There's but the walls o' the house left now; grass growing in the hall, and ivy over the gables; there's no one livin' has ever hard tell o' smoke out o' they chimblies.
precisely as stated
From this reading She was the last o' that family; and had gone very poor.
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading There's but the walls o' the house left now; grass growing in the hall, and ivy over the gables; there's no one livin' has ever hard tell o' smoke out o' they chimblies.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a handsome young lady, Miss Mary Feltram o' Cloostedd by name.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I'll not keep you long over it, gentlemen.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading There was a handsome young lady, Miss Mary Feltram o' Cloostedd by name.
