used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Honest, Julius, to be a coward like you for dying it ain't nice--honest, it ain't."
Ach
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From this reading "_Ach_, Julius, be quiet!
ain't
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From this reading "Honest, Julius, to be a coward like you for dying it ain't nice--honest, it ain't."
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading "Always, Becky, when I think I ain't always going to be with you and the children such a feeling comes over me."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Always, Becky, when I think I ain't always going to be with you and the children such a feeling comes over me."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Without you I might just as well be dead, too."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Honest, Julius, to be a coward like you for dying it ain't nice--honest, it ain't."
Becky
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From this reading "Always, Becky, when I think I ain't always going to be with you and the children such a feeling comes over me."
chickennounUS /ˈtʃɪkən/
the flesh of a chicken used for food
From this reading "I'm getting old, Becky; sixty-six ain't no spring chicken no more."
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading "Always, Becky, when I think I ain't always going to be with you and the children such a feeling comes over me."
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading "Always, Becky, when I think I ain't always going to be with you and the children such a feeling comes over me."
cowardnounUS /ˈkaʊərd/
a person who shows fear or timidity
From this reading "Honest, Julius, to be a coward like you for dying it ain't nice--honest, it ain't."
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Without you I might just as well be dead, too."
dyingadjectiveUS /ˈdaɪɪŋ/
in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be
From this reading "Honest, Julius, to be a coward like you for dying it ain't nice--honest, it ain't."
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading "Always, Becky, when I think I ain't always going to be with you and the children such a feeling comes over me."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Honest, Julius, to be a coward like you for dying it ain't nice--honest, it ain't."
the act of acquiring something
From this reading "I'm getting old, Becky; sixty-six ain't no spring chicken no more."
the act of departing
From this reading "Always, Becky, when I think I ain't always going to be with you and the children such a feeling comes over me."
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
From this reading "Honest, Julius, to be a coward like you for dying it ain't nice--honest, it ain't."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Always, Becky, when I think I ain't always going to be with you and the children such a feeling comes over me."
I'm
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From this reading "I'm getting old, Becky; sixty-six ain't no spring chicken no more."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Honest, Julius, to be a coward like you for dying it ain't nice--honest, it ain't."
Julius
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From this reading "Honest, Julius, to be a coward like you for dying it ain't nice--honest, it ain't."
and nothing more
From this reading Without you I might just as well be dead, too."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Honest, Julius, to be a coward like you for dying it ain't nice--honest, it ain't."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Always, Becky, when I think I ain't always going to be with you and the children such a feeling comes over me."
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Without you I might just as well be dead, too."
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "I'm getting old, Becky; sixty-six ain't no spring chicken no more."
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading "Honest, Julius, to be a coward like you for dying it ain't nice--honest, it ain't."
not any; not one
From this reading "I'm getting old, Becky; sixty-six ain't no spring chicken no more."
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "I'm getting old, Becky; sixty-six ain't no spring chicken no more."
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "Always, Becky, when I think I ain't always going to be with you and the children such a feeling comes over me."
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading "_Ach_, Julius, be quiet!
sixty-sixadjective
being six more than sixty
From this reading "I'm getting old, Becky; sixty-six ain't no spring chicken no more."
the season of growth
From this reading "I'm getting old, Becky; sixty-six ain't no spring chicken no more."
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "Always, Becky, when I think I ain't always going to be with you and the children such a feeling comes over me."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Always, Becky, when I think I ain't always going to be with you and the children such a feeling comes over me."
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "Always, Becky, when I think I ain't always going to be with you and the children such a feeling comes over me."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Honest, Julius, to be a coward like you for dying it ain't nice--honest, it ain't."
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Without you I might just as well be dead, too."
(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 Without you I might just as well be dead, too."
at the time that
From this reading "Always, Becky, when I think I ain't always going to be with you and the children such a feeling comes over me."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Always, Becky, when I think I ain't always going to be with you and the children such a feeling comes over me."
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Without you I might just as well be dead, too."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Honest, Julius, to be a coward like you for dying it ain't nice--honest, it ain't."
