used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE CODE OF LARRIGAN-LAND "Here's a good health to you, family man, From the depths of our hearts and the woods; Boughs for our bunks and salt hoss in junks Ain't hefty in way o' world's goods.
Ain't
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From this reading THE CODE OF LARRIGAN-LAND "Here's a good health to you, family man, From the depths of our hearts and the woods; Boughs for our bunks and salt hoss in junks Ain't hefty in way o' world's goods.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE CODE OF LARRIGAN-LAND "Here's a good health to you, family man, From the depths of our hearts and the woods; Boughs for our bunks and salt hoss in junks Ain't hefty in way o' world's goods.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading Keep your neck near her arms and your cheek near her kiss, And don't ever come here to the troubles o' This!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Barrett was at the table, his back towards the door.
AxenounUS /æks/
an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle
From this reading We've tasted of This and we know what it lacks-- We lonesome old baches-- Of peavies and patches, Bills, Tommies, and Jacks of the Axe."
baches
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From this reading We've tasted of This and we know what it lacks-- We lonesome old baches-- Of peavies and patches, Bills, Tommies, and Jacks of the Axe."
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Barrett was at the table, his back towards the door.
Barrett
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From this reading Barrett was at the table, his back towards the door.
BillsnounUS /bɪlz/
plural of “bill” — a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading We've tasted of This and we know what it lacks-- We lonesome old baches-- Of peavies and patches, Bills, Tommies, and Jacks of the Axe."
BoughsnounUS /baʊz/
plural of “bough” — any of the larger branches of a tree
From this reading THE CODE OF LARRIGAN-LAND "Here's a good health to you, family man, From the depths of our hearts and the woods; Boughs for our bunks and salt hoss in junks Ain't hefty in way o' world's goods.
bunksnounUS /bʌŋks/
plural of “bunk” — a long trough for feeding cattle
From this reading THE CODE OF LARRIGAN-LAND "Here's a good health to you, family man, From the depths of our hearts and the woods; Boughs for our bunks and salt hoss in junks Ain't hefty in way o' world's goods.
either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading Keep your neck near her arms and your cheek near her kiss, And don't ever come here to the troubles o' This!
CODEnounUS /koʊd/
a set of rules or principles or laws (especially written ones)
From this reading THE CODE OF LARRIGAN-LAND "Here's a good health to you, family man, From the depths of our hearts and the woods; Boughs for our bunks and salt hoss in junks Ain't hefty in way o' world's goods.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Keep your neck near her arms and your cheek near her kiss, And don't ever come here to the troubles o' This!
(plural) the deepest and most remote part
From this reading THE CODE OF LARRIGAN-LAND "Here's a good health to you, family man, From the depths of our hearts and the woods; Boughs for our bunks and salt hoss in junks Ain't hefty in way o' world's goods.
don't
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From this reading Keep your neck near her arms and your cheek near her kiss, And don't ever come here to the troubles o' This!
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Barrett was at the table, his back towards the door.
at any time
From this reading Keep your neck near her arms and your cheek near her kiss, And don't ever come here to the troubles o' This!
a social unit living together
From this reading THE CODE OF LARRIGAN-LAND "Here's a good health to you, family man, From the depths of our hearts and the woods; Boughs for our bunks and salt hoss in junks Ain't hefty in way o' world's goods.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE CODE OF LARRIGAN-LAND "Here's a good health to you, family man, From the depths of our hearts and the woods; Boughs for our bunks and salt hoss in junks Ain't hefty in way o' world's goods.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE CODE OF LARRIGAN-LAND "Here's a good health to you, family man, From the depths of our hearts and the woods; Boughs for our bunks and salt hoss in junks Ain't hefty in way o' world's goods.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading THE CODE OF LARRIGAN-LAND "Here's a good health to you, family man, From the depths of our hearts and the woods; Boughs for our bunks and salt hoss in junks Ain't hefty in way o' world's goods.
plural of “good” — benefit
From this reading THE CODE OF LARRIGAN-LAND "Here's a good health to you, family man, From the depths of our hearts and the woods; Boughs for our bunks and salt hoss in junks Ain't hefty in way o' world's goods.
a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease
From this reading THE CODE OF LARRIGAN-LAND "Here's a good health to you, family man, From the depths of our hearts and the woods; Boughs for our bunks and salt hoss in junks Ain't hefty in way o' world's goods.
a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades
From this reading THE CODE OF LARRIGAN-LAND "Here's a good health to you, family man, From the depths of our hearts and the woods; Boughs for our bunks and salt hoss in junks Ain't hefty in way o' world's goods.
heftyadjectiveUS /ˈhefti/
(of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful
From this reading THE CODE OF LARRIGAN-LAND "Here's a good health to you, family man, From the depths of our hearts and the woods; Boughs for our bunks and salt hoss in junks Ain't hefty in way o' world's goods.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Keep your neck near her arms and your cheek near her kiss, And don't ever come here to the troubles o' This!
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Keep your neck near her arms and your cheek near her kiss, And don't ever come here to the troubles o' This!
Here's
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From this reading THE CODE OF LARRIGAN-LAND "Here's a good health to you, family man, From the depths of our hearts and the woods; Boughs for our bunks and salt hoss in junks Ain't hefty in way o' world's goods.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Barrett was at the table, his back towards the door.
hoss
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From this reading THE CODE OF LARRIGAN-LAND "Here's a good health to you, family man, From the depths of our hearts and the woods; Boughs for our bunks and salt hoss in junks Ain't hefty in way o' world's goods.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE CODE OF LARRIGAN-LAND "Here's a good health to you, family man, From the depths of our hearts and the woods; Boughs for our bunks and salt hoss in junks Ain't hefty in way o' world's goods.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We've tasted of This and we know what it lacks-- We lonesome old baches-- Of peavies and patches, Bills, Tommies, and Jacks of the Axe."
JacksnounUS /dʒæks/
a game in which jackstones are thrown and picked up in various groups between bounces of a small rubber ball
From this reading We've tasted of This and we know what it lacks-- We lonesome old baches-- Of peavies and patches, Bills, Tommies, and Jacks of the Axe."
junks
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From this reading THE CODE OF LARRIGAN-LAND "Here's a good health to you, family man, From the depths of our hearts and the woods; Boughs for our bunks and salt hoss in junks Ain't hefty in way o' world's goods.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Keep your neck near her arms and your cheek near her kiss, And don't ever come here to the troubles o' This!
the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
From this reading Keep your neck near her arms and your cheek near her kiss, And don't ever come here to the troubles o' This!
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading We've tasted of This and we know what it lacks-- We lonesome old baches-- Of peavies and patches, Bills, Tommies, and Jacks of the Axe."
lacksnounUS /læks/
plural of “lack” — the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
From this reading We've tasted of This and we know what it lacks-- We lonesome old baches-- Of peavies and patches, Bills, Tommies, and Jacks of the Axe."
LARRIGAN-LAND
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From this reading THE CODE OF LARRIGAN-LAND "Here's a good health to you, family man, From the depths of our hearts and the woods; Boughs for our bunks and salt hoss in junks Ain't hefty in way o' world's goods.
lonesomeadjectiveUS /ˈloʊnsəm/
being the only one; single and isolated from others
From this reading We've tasted of This and we know what it lacks-- We lonesome old baches-- Of peavies and patches, Bills, Tommies, and Jacks of the Axe."
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading THE CODE OF LARRIGAN-LAND "Here's a good health to you, family man, From the depths of our hearts and the woods; Boughs for our bunks and salt hoss in junks Ain't hefty in way o' world's goods.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading Keep your neck near her arms and your cheek near her kiss, And don't ever come here to the troubles o' This!
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading Keep your neck near her arms and your cheek near her kiss, And don't ever come here to the troubles o' This!
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 THE CODE OF LARRIGAN-LAND "Here's a good health to you, family man, From the depths of our hearts and the woods; Boughs for our bunks and salt hoss in junks Ain't hefty in way o' world's goods.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE CODE OF LARRIGAN-LAND "Here's a good health to you, family man, From the depths of our hearts and the woods; Boughs for our bunks and salt hoss in junks Ain't hefty in way o' world's goods.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading We've tasted of This and we know what it lacks-- We lonesome old baches-- Of peavies and patches, Bills, Tommies, and Jacks of the Axe."
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading THE CODE OF LARRIGAN-LAND "Here's a good health to you, family man, From the depths of our hearts and the woods; Boughs for our bunks and salt hoss in junks Ain't hefty in way o' world's goods.
patchesnounUS /ˈpætʃəz/
plural of “patch” — a small contrasting part of something
From this reading We've tasted of This and we know what it lacks-- We lonesome old baches-- Of peavies and patches, Bills, Tommies, and Jacks of the Axe."
peavies
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From this reading We've tasted of This and we know what it lacks-- We lonesome old baches-- Of peavies and patches, Bills, Tommies, and Jacks of the Axe."
a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
From this reading THE CODE OF LARRIGAN-LAND "Here's a good health to you, family man, From the depths of our hearts and the woods; Boughs for our bunks and salt hoss in junks Ain't hefty in way o' world's goods.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading Barrett was at the table, his back towards the door.
tastedverbUS /ˈteɪstɪd/
past form of “taste” — have flavor; taste of something
From this reading We've tasted of This and we know what it lacks-- We lonesome old baches-- Of peavies and patches, Bills, Tommies, and Jacks of the Axe."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CODE OF LARRIGAN-LAND "Here's a good health to you, family man, From the depths of our hearts and the woods; Boughs for our bunks and salt hoss in junks Ain't hefty in way o' world's goods.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Keep your neck near her arms and your cheek near her kiss, And don't ever come here to the troubles o' This!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE CODE OF LARRIGAN-LAND "Here's a good health to you, family man, From the depths of our hearts and the woods; Boughs for our bunks and salt hoss in junks Ain't hefty in way o' world's goods.
Tommies
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From this reading We've tasted of This and we know what it lacks-- We lonesome old baches-- Of peavies and patches, Bills, Tommies, and Jacks of the Axe."
in the direction of
From this reading Barrett was at the table, his back towards the door.
plural of “trouble” — a source of difficulty
From this reading Keep your neck near her arms and your cheek near her kiss, And don't ever come here to the troubles o' This!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Barrett was at the table, his back towards the door.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading THE CODE OF LARRIGAN-LAND "Here's a good health to you, family man, From the depths of our hearts and the woods; Boughs for our bunks and salt hoss in junks Ain't hefty in way o' world's goods.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We've tasted of This and we know what it lacks-- We lonesome old baches-- Of peavies and patches, Bills, Tommies, and Jacks of the Axe."
We've
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From this reading We've tasted of This and we know what it lacks-- We lonesome old baches-- Of peavies and patches, Bills, Tommies, and Jacks of the Axe."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading We've tasted of This and we know what it lacks-- We lonesome old baches-- Of peavies and patches, Bills, Tommies, and Jacks of the Axe."
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading THE CODE OF LARRIGAN-LAND "Here's a good health to you, family man, From the depths of our hearts and the woods; Boughs for our bunks and salt hoss in junks Ain't hefty in way o' world's goods.
world'snounUS /wɜːrldz/
possessive form of “world” — everything that exists anywhere
From this reading THE CODE OF LARRIGAN-LAND "Here's a good health to you, family man, From the depths of our hearts and the woods; Boughs for our bunks and salt hoss in junks Ain't hefty in way o' world's goods.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE CODE OF LARRIGAN-LAND "Here's a good health to you, family man, From the depths of our hearts and the woods; Boughs for our bunks and salt hoss in junks Ain't hefty in way o' world's goods.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Keep your neck near her arms and your cheek near her kiss, And don't ever come here to the troubles o' This!
