used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She’s a fool; I wouldn’t look at the skunk ag’in, if’t was me; but she’s a woman and that accounts fer it, and it’s killin’ her.”
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Jasper met Justin as he rode along the trail the next day, and told him all about it, without veiled words, and with many fierce oaths.
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading She’s home, cryin’ her eyes out day and night, and all on account of him.
accountsnounUS /əˈkaʊnts/
plural of “account” — a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading She’s a fool; I wouldn’t look at the skunk ag’in, if’t was me; but she’s a woman and that accounts fer it, and it’s killin’ her.”
ag'in
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From this reading She’s a fool; I wouldn’t look at the skunk ag’in, if’t was me; but she’s a woman and that accounts fer it, and it’s killin’ her.”
(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 Jasper met Justin as he rode along the trail the next day, and told him all about it, without veiled words, and with many fierce oaths.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Jasper met Justin as he rode along the trail the next day, and told him all about it, without veiled words, and with many fierce oaths.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jasper met Justin as he rode along the trail the next day, and told him all about it, without veiled words, and with many fierce oaths.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Jasper met Justin as he rode along the trail the next day, and told him all about it, without veiled words, and with many fierce oaths.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She’s a fool; I wouldn’t look at the skunk ag’in, if’t was me; but she’s a woman and that accounts fer it, and it’s killin’ her.”
lacking funds
From this reading “He’s killed my girl, damn him; broke her heart!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She’s a fool; I wouldn’t look at the skunk ag’in, if’t was me; but she’s a woman and that accounts fer it, and it’s killin’ her.”
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading THE WAGES OF SIN The knowledge of why Mary had returned so suddenly came first to Justin through Sloan Jasper himself.
cryin
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From this reading She’s home, cryin’ her eyes out day and night, and all on account of him.
damnadjectiveUS /dæm/
used as expletives
From this reading “He’s killed my girl, damn him; broke her heart!
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Jasper met Justin as he rode along the trail the next day, and told him all about it, without veiled words, and with many fierce oaths.
opinion or judgment
From this reading She’s home, cryin’ her eyes out day and night, and all on account of him.
fer
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From this reading She’s a fool; I wouldn’t look at the skunk ag’in, if’t was me; but she’s a woman and that accounts fer it, and it’s killin’ her.”
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading Jasper met Justin as he rode along the trail the next day, and told him all about it, without veiled words, and with many fierce oaths.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading THE WAGES OF SIN The knowledge of why Mary had returned so suddenly came first to Justin through Sloan Jasper himself.
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading She’s a fool; I wouldn’t look at the skunk ag’in, if’t was me; but she’s a woman and that accounts fer it, and it’s killin’ her.”
a young female
From this reading “He’s killed my girl, damn him; broke her heart!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE WAGES OF SIN The knowledge of why Mary had returned so suddenly came first to Justin through Sloan Jasper himself.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Jasper met Justin as he rode along the trail the next day, and told him all about it, without veiled words, and with many fierce oaths.
He's
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From this reading “He’s killed my girl, damn him; broke her heart!
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading “He’s killed my girl, damn him; broke her heart!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “He’s killed my girl, damn him; broke her heart!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Jasper met Justin as he rode along the trail the next day, and told him all about it, without veiled words, and with many fierce oaths.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading THE WAGES OF SIN The knowledge of why Mary had returned so suddenly came first to Justin through Sloan Jasper himself.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading She’s home, cryin’ her eyes out day and night, and all on account of him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading She’s a fool; I wouldn’t look at the skunk ag’in, if’t was me; but she’s a woman and that accounts fer it, and it’s killin’ her.”
if't
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From this reading She’s a fool; I wouldn’t look at the skunk ag’in, if’t was me; but she’s a woman and that accounts fer it, and it’s killin’ her.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Jasper met Justin as he rode along the trail the next day, and told him all about it, without veiled words, and with many fierce oaths.
it's
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From this reading She’s a fool; I wouldn’t look at the skunk ag’in, if’t was me; but she’s a woman and that accounts fer it, and it’s killin’ her.”
JaspernounUS /ˈdʒæspər/
an opaque form of quartz; red or yellow or brown or dark green in color; used for ornamentation or as a gemstone
From this reading THE WAGES OF SIN The knowledge of why Mary had returned so suddenly came first to Justin through Sloan Jasper himself.
Justin
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From this reading THE WAGES OF SIN The knowledge of why Mary had returned so suddenly came first to Justin through Sloan Jasper himself.
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading “He’s killed my girl, damn him; broke her heart!
killin
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From this reading She’s a fool; I wouldn’t look at the skunk ag’in, if’t was me; but she’s a woman and that accounts fer it, and it’s killin’ her.”
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
From this reading THE WAGES OF SIN The knowledge of why Mary had returned so suddenly came first to Justin through Sloan Jasper himself.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She’s a fool; I wouldn’t look at the skunk ag’in, if’t was me; but she’s a woman and that accounts fer it, and it’s killin’ her.”
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Jasper met Justin as he rode along the trail the next day, and told him all about it, without veiled words, and with many fierce oaths.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading THE WAGES OF SIN The knowledge of why Mary had returned so suddenly came first to Justin through Sloan Jasper himself.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She’s a fool; I wouldn’t look at the skunk ag’in, if’t was me; but she’s a woman and that accounts fer it, and it’s killin’ her.”
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading Jasper met Justin as he rode along the trail the next day, and told him all about it, without veiled words, and with many fierce oaths.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “He’s killed my girl, damn him; broke her heart!
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Jasper met Justin as he rode along the trail the next day, and told him all about it, without veiled words, and with many fierce oaths.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading She’s home, cryin’ her eyes out day and night, and all on account of him.
oathsnounUS /oʊðz/
plural of “oath” — profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
From this reading Jasper met Justin as he rode along the trail the next day, and told him all about it, without veiled words, and with many fierce oaths.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE WAGES OF SIN The knowledge of why Mary had returned so suddenly came first to Justin through Sloan Jasper himself.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She’s home, cryin’ her eyes out day and night, and all on account of him.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She’s home, cryin’ her eyes out day and night, and all on account of him.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading THE WAGES OF SIN The knowledge of why Mary had returned so suddenly came first to Justin through Sloan Jasper himself.
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading Jasper met Justin as he rode along the trail the next day, and told him all about it, without veiled words, and with many fierce oaths.
She's
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From this reading She’s home, cryin’ her eyes out day and night, and all on account of him.
estrangement from god
From this reading THE WAGES OF SIN The knowledge of why Mary had returned so suddenly came first to Justin through Sloan Jasper himself.
skunknounUS /skʌŋk/
a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
From this reading She’s a fool; I wouldn’t look at the skunk ag’in, if’t was me; but she’s a woman and that accounts fer it, and it’s killin’ her.”
Sloan
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From this reading THE WAGES OF SIN The knowledge of why Mary had returned so suddenly came first to Justin through Sloan Jasper himself.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading THE WAGES OF SIN The knowledge of why Mary had returned so suddenly came first to Justin through Sloan Jasper himself.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading THE WAGES OF SIN The knowledge of why Mary had returned so suddenly came first to Justin through Sloan Jasper himself.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She’s a fool; I wouldn’t look at the skunk ag’in, if’t was me; but she’s a woman and that accounts fer it, and it’s killin’ her.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WAGES OF SIN The knowledge of why Mary had returned so suddenly came first to Justin through Sloan Jasper himself.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading THE WAGES OF SIN The knowledge of why Mary had returned so suddenly came first to Justin through Sloan Jasper himself.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE WAGES OF SIN The knowledge of why Mary had returned so suddenly came first to Justin through Sloan Jasper himself.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Jasper met Justin as he rode along the trail the next day, and told him all about it, without veiled words, and with many fierce oaths.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading Jasper met Justin as he rode along the trail the next day, and told him all about it, without veiled words, and with many fierce oaths.
veiledadjectiveUS /veɪld/
having or as if having a veil or concealing cover
From this reading Jasper met Justin as he rode along the trail the next day, and told him all about it, without veiled words, and with many fierce oaths.
WAGESnounUS /ˈweɪdʒəz/
a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing
From this reading THE WAGES OF SIN The knowledge of why Mary had returned so suddenly came first to Justin through Sloan Jasper himself.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She’s a fool; I wouldn’t look at the skunk ag’in, if’t was me; but she’s a woman and that accounts fer it, and it’s killin’ her.”
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading THE WAGES OF SIN The knowledge of why Mary had returned so suddenly came first to Justin through Sloan Jasper himself.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Jasper met Justin as he rode along the trail the next day, and told him all about it, without veiled words, and with many fierce oaths.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Jasper met Justin as he rode along the trail the next day, and told him all about it, without veiled words, and with many fierce oaths.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading She’s a fool; I wouldn’t look at the skunk ag’in, if’t was me; but she’s a woman and that accounts fer it, and it’s killin’ her.”
the words that are spoken
From this reading Jasper met Justin as he rode along the trail the next day, and told him all about it, without veiled words, and with many fierce oaths.
wouldn't
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From this reading She’s a fool; I wouldn’t look at the skunk ag’in, if’t was me; but she’s a woman and that accounts fer it, and it’s killin’ her.”
