used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading BETWEEN TWO ON JERUSALEM "So he didn't have no doctor but a bowl o' ginger tea, And it didn't seem to help him, not so far as we could see."
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading When they came out upon the bare granite, long after mid-day, they fell upon their faces, and lay there without speaking or the desire to speak.
anew
From this reading Over and over again Wade heard a dull rumble which his stricken senses failed to understand.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BETWEEN TWO ON JERUSALEM "So he didn't have no doctor but a bowl o' ginger tea, And it didn't seem to help him, not so far as we could see."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading BETWEEN TWO ON JERUSALEM "So he didn't have no doctor but a bowl o' ginger tea, And it didn't seem to help him, not so far as we could see."
completely unclothed
From this reading When they came out upon the bare granite, long after mid-day, they fell upon their faces, and lay there without speaking or the desire to speak.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading BETWEEN TWO ON JERUSALEM "So he didn't have no doctor but a bowl o' ginger tea, And it didn't seem to help him, not so far as we could see."
bowlnounUS /boʊl/
a round vessel that is open at the top; used chiefly for holding food or liquids
From this reading BETWEEN TWO ON JERUSALEM "So he didn't have no doctor but a bowl o' ginger tea, And it didn't seem to help him, not so far as we could see."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading BETWEEN TWO ON JERUSALEM "So he didn't have no doctor but a bowl o' ginger tea, And it didn't seem to help him, not so far as we could see."
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading When they came out upon the bare granite, long after mid-day, they fell upon their faces, and lay there without speaking or the desire to speak.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading BETWEEN TWO ON JERUSALEM "So he didn't have no doctor but a bowl o' ginger tea, And it didn't seem to help him, not so far as we could see."
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading When they came out upon the bare granite, long after mid-day, they fell upon their faces, and lay there without speaking or the desire to speak.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading They did not open their smarting eyes.
didn't
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From this reading BETWEEN TWO ON JERUSALEM "So he didn't have no doctor but a bowl o' ginger tea, And it didn't seem to help him, not so far as we could see."
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading BETWEEN TWO ON JERUSALEM "So he didn't have no doctor but a bowl o' ginger tea, And it didn't seem to help him, not so far as we could see."
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading Over and over again Wade heard a dull rumble which his stricken senses failed to understand.
opinion or judgment
From this reading They did not open their smarting eyes.
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading When they came out upon the bare granite, long after mid-day, they fell upon their faces, and lay there without speaking or the desire to speak.
past form of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading Over and over again Wade heard a dull rumble which his stricken senses failed to understand.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading BETWEEN TWO ON JERUSALEM "So he didn't have no doctor but a bowl o' ginger tea, And it didn't seem to help him, not so far as we could see."
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading When they came out upon the bare granite, long after mid-day, they fell upon their faces, and lay there without speaking or the desire to speak.
Gettin
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From this reading --Gettin' Larry Home.
gingernounUS /ˈdʒɪndʒər/
perennial plants having thick branching aromatic rhizomes and leafy reedlike stems
From this reading BETWEEN TWO ON JERUSALEM "So he didn't have no doctor but a bowl o' ginger tea, And it didn't seem to help him, not so far as we could see."
granitenounUS /ˈɡrænət/
plutonic igneous rock having visibly crystalline texture; generally composed of feldspar and mica and quartz
From this reading When they came out upon the bare granite, long after mid-day, they fell upon their faces, and lay there without speaking or the desire to speak.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading BETWEEN TWO ON JERUSALEM "So he didn't have no doctor but a bowl o' ginger tea, And it didn't seem to help him, not so far as we could see."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading BETWEEN TWO ON JERUSALEM "So he didn't have no doctor but a bowl o' ginger tea, And it didn't seem to help him, not so far as we could see."
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Over and over again Wade heard a dull rumble which his stricken senses failed to understand.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading BETWEEN TWO ON JERUSALEM "So he didn't have no doctor but a bowl o' ginger tea, And it didn't seem to help him, not so far as we could see."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading BETWEEN TWO ON JERUSALEM "So he didn't have no doctor but a bowl o' ginger tea, And it didn't seem to help him, not so far as we could see."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Over and over again Wade heard a dull rumble which his stricken senses failed to understand.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading --Gettin' Larry Home.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading BETWEEN TWO ON JERUSALEM "So he didn't have no doctor but a bowl o' ginger tea, And it didn't seem to help him, not so far as we could see."
JERUSALEMnounUS /dʒərˈuːsələm/
capital and largest city of the modern state of Israel (although its status as capital is disputed)
From this reading BETWEEN TWO ON JERUSALEM "So he didn't have no doctor but a bowl o' ginger tea, And it didn't seem to help him, not so far as we could see."
Larry
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From this reading --Gettin' Larry Home.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading When they came out upon the bare granite, long after mid-day, they fell upon their faces, and lay there without speaking or the desire to speak.
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 When they came out upon the bare granite, long after mid-day, they fell upon their faces, and lay there without speaking or the desire to speak.
mid-day
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From this reading When they came out upon the bare granite, long after mid-day, they fell upon their faces, and lay there without speaking or the desire to speak.
not any; not one
From this reading BETWEEN TWO ON JERUSALEM "So he didn't have no doctor but a bowl o' ginger tea, And it didn't seem to help him, not so far as we could see."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading BETWEEN TWO ON JERUSALEM "So he didn't have no doctor but a bowl o' ginger tea, And it didn't seem to help him, not so far as we could see."
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 BETWEEN TWO ON JERUSALEM "So he didn't have no doctor but a bowl o' ginger tea, And it didn't seem to help him, not so far as we could see."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading BETWEEN TWO ON JERUSALEM "So he didn't have no doctor but a bowl o' ginger tea, And it didn't seem to help him, not so far as we could see."
To move from a closed position.
From this reading They did not open their smarting eyes.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading When they came out upon the bare granite, long after mid-day, they fell upon their faces, and lay there without speaking or the desire to speak.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading When they came out upon the bare granite, long after mid-day, they fell upon their faces, and lay there without speaking or the desire to speak.
OverprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Over and over again Wade heard a dull rumble which his stricken senses failed to understand.
rumbleverbUS /ˈrʌmbəl/
make a low noise
From this reading Over and over again Wade heard a dull rumble which his stricken senses failed to understand.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading BETWEEN TWO ON JERUSALEM "So he didn't have no doctor but a bowl o' ginger tea, And it didn't seem to help him, not so far as we could see."
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading BETWEEN TWO ON JERUSALEM "So he didn't have no doctor but a bowl o' ginger tea, And it didn't seem to help him, not so far as we could see."
plural of “sens” — street names for marijuana
From this reading Over and over again Wade heard a dull rumble which his stricken senses failed to understand.
smartingnounUS /ˈsmɑːrtɪŋ/
a kind of pain such as that caused by a wound or a burn or a sore
From this reading They did not open their smarting eyes.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading BETWEEN TWO ON JERUSALEM "So he didn't have no doctor but a bowl o' ginger tea, And it didn't seem to help him, not so far as we could see."
express in speech
From this reading When they came out upon the bare granite, long after mid-day, they fell upon their faces, and lay there without speaking or the desire to speak.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading When they came out upon the bare granite, long after mid-day, they fell upon their faces, and lay there without speaking or the desire to speak.
strickenadjectiveUS /ˈstrɪkən/
grievously affected especially by disease
From this reading Over and over again Wade heard a dull rumble which his stricken senses failed to understand.
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading BETWEEN TWO ON JERUSALEM "So he didn't have no doctor but a bowl o' ginger tea, And it didn't seem to help him, not so far as we could see."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When they came out upon the bare granite, long after mid-day, they fell upon their faces, and lay there without speaking or the desire to speak.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading When they came out upon the bare granite, long after mid-day, they fell upon their faces, and lay there without speaking or the desire to speak.
in or at that place or location
From this reading When they came out upon the bare granite, long after mid-day, they fell upon their faces, and lay there without speaking or the desire to speak.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When they came out upon the bare granite, long after mid-day, they fell upon their faces, and lay there without speaking or the desire to speak.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BETWEEN TWO ON JERUSALEM "So he didn't have no doctor but a bowl o' ginger tea, And it didn't seem to help him, not so far as we could see."
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading BETWEEN TWO ON JERUSALEM "So he didn't have no doctor but a bowl o' ginger tea, And it didn't seem to help him, not so far as we could see."
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading Over and over again Wade heard a dull rumble which his stricken senses failed to understand.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading When they came out upon the bare granite, long after mid-day, they fell upon their faces, and lay there without speaking or the desire to speak.
WadeverbUS /weɪd/
walk (through relatively shallow water)
From this reading Over and over again Wade heard a dull rumble which his stricken senses failed to understand.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading BETWEEN TWO ON JERUSALEM "So he didn't have no doctor but a bowl o' ginger tea, And it didn't seem to help him, not so far as we could see."
at the time that
From this reading When they came out upon the bare granite, long after mid-day, they fell upon their faces, and lay there without speaking or the desire to speak.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Over and over again Wade heard a dull rumble which his stricken senses failed to understand.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading When they came out upon the bare granite, long after mid-day, they fell upon their faces, and lay there without speaking or the desire to speak.
