used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I--you see, fri’nds, this is sich a s’prise to me that I hardly know how to begin.
afore
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From this reading I hadn’t more’n got into town afore a spruce chap stepped up and slapped me on the shoulder, just same’s Sam Williams would, and you all know Sam’s terrible common.
Ahemnoun
the utterance of a sound similar to clearing the throat; intended to get attention, express hesitancy, fill a pause, hide embarrassment, warn a friend, etc.
From this reading “Ahem!” began Deacon Cornhill, clearing his throat, and while he did so looking anxiously over the crowd, wondering still how so many came to be there.
(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 I hadn’t more’n got into town afore a spruce chap stepped up and slapped me on the shoulder, just same’s Sam Williams would, and you all know Sam’s terrible common.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Ahem!” began Deacon Cornhill, clearing his throat, and while he did so looking anxiously over the crowd, wondering still how so many came to be there.
with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading “Ahem!” began Deacon Cornhill, clearing his throat, and while he did so looking anxiously over the crowd, wondering still how so many came to be there.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Ahem!” began Deacon Cornhill, clearing his throat, and while he did so looking anxiously over the crowd, wondering still how so many came to be there.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “Ahem!” began Deacon Cornhill, clearing his throat, and while he did so looking anxiously over the crowd, wondering still how so many came to be there.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading I--you see, fri’nds, this is sich a s’prise to me that I hardly know how to begin.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Ahem!” began Deacon Cornhill, clearing his throat, and while he did so looking anxiously over the crowd, wondering still how so many came to be there.
a boy or man
From this reading I hadn’t more’n got into town afore a spruce chap stepped up and slapped me on the shoulder, just same’s Sam Williams would, and you all know Sam’s terrible common.
clearingnounUS /ˈklɪrɪŋ/
a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area
From this reading “Ahem!” began Deacon Cornhill, clearing his throat, and while he did so looking anxiously over the crowd, wondering still how so many came to be there.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading I hadn’t more’n got into town afore a spruce chap stepped up and slapped me on the shoulder, just same’s Sam Williams would, and you all know Sam’s terrible common.
Cornhill
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From this reading “Ahem!” began Deacon Cornhill, clearing his throat, and while he did so looking anxiously over the crowd, wondering still how so many came to be there.
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading “Ahem!” began Deacon Cornhill, clearing his throat, and while he did so looking anxiously over the crowd, wondering still how so many came to be there.
DeaconnounUS /ˈdiːkən/
a Protestant layman who assists the minister
From this reading “Ahem!” began Deacon Cornhill, clearing his throat, and while he did so looking anxiously over the crowd, wondering still how so many came to be there.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Ahem!” began Deacon Cornhill, clearing his throat, and while he did so looking anxiously over the crowd, wondering still how so many came to be there.
fri'nds
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From this reading I--you see, fri’nds, this is sich a s’prise to me that I hardly know how to begin.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading You see I got to New York, and I never see sich sights, I swan, I never did!
hadn't
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From this reading I hadn’t more’n got into town afore a spruce chap stepped up and slapped me on the shoulder, just same’s Sam Williams would, and you all know Sam’s terrible common.
only a very short time before
From this reading I--you see, fri’nds, this is sich a s’prise to me that I hardly know how to begin.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Ahem!” began Deacon Cornhill, clearing his throat, and while he did so looking anxiously over the crowd, wondering still how so many came to be there.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Ahem!” began Deacon Cornhill, clearing his throat, and while he did so looking anxiously over the crowd, wondering still how so many came to be there.
how
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From this reading “Ahem!” began Deacon Cornhill, clearing his throat, and while he did so looking anxiously over the crowd, wondering still how so many came to be there.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I--you see, fri’nds, this is sich a s’prise to me that I hardly know how to begin.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I hadn’t more’n got into town afore a spruce chap stepped up and slapped me on the shoulder, just same’s Sam Williams would, and you all know Sam’s terrible common.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I--you see, fri’nds, this is sich a s’prise to me that I hardly know how to begin.
and nothing more
From this reading I hadn’t more’n got into town afore a spruce chap stepped up and slapped me on the shoulder, just same’s Sam Williams would, and you all know Sam’s terrible common.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I--you see, fri’nds, this is sich a s’prise to me that I hardly know how to begin.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading “Ahem!” began Deacon Cornhill, clearing his throat, and while he did so looking anxiously over the crowd, wondering still how so many came to be there.
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 “Ahem!” began Deacon Cornhill, clearing his throat, and while he did so looking anxiously over the crowd, wondering still how so many came to be there.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I--you see, fri’nds, this is sich a s’prise to me that I hardly know how to begin.
more'n
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From this reading I hadn’t more’n got into town afore a spruce chap stepped up and slapped me on the shoulder, just same’s Sam Williams would, and you all know Sam’s terrible common.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading You see I got to New York, and I never see sich sights, I swan, I never did!
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading You see I got to New York, and I never see sich sights, I swan, I never did!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I hadn’t more’n got into town afore a spruce chap stepped up and slapped me on the shoulder, just same’s Sam Williams would, and you all know Sam’s terrible common.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “Ahem!” began Deacon Cornhill, clearing his throat, and while he did so looking anxiously over the crowd, wondering still how so many came to be there.
s'prise
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From this reading I--you see, fri’nds, this is sich a s’prise to me that I hardly know how to begin.
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading I hadn’t more’n got into town afore a spruce chap stepped up and slapped me on the shoulder, just same’s Sam Williams would, and you all know Sam’s terrible common.
Sam'snounUS /sæmz/
possessive form of “sam” — a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading I hadn’t more’n got into town afore a spruce chap stepped up and slapped me on the shoulder, just same’s Sam Williams would, and you all know Sam’s terrible common.
same'snounUS /seɪmz/
possessive form of “same” — a member of an indigenous nomadic people living in northern Scandinavia and herding reindeer
From this reading I hadn’t more’n got into town afore a spruce chap stepped up and slapped me on the shoulder, just same’s Sam Williams would, and you all know Sam’s terrible common.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I--you see, fri’nds, this is sich a s’prise to me that I hardly know how to begin.
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading I hadn’t more’n got into town afore a spruce chap stepped up and slapped me on the shoulder, just same’s Sam Williams would, and you all know Sam’s terrible common.
sich
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From this reading I--you see, fri’nds, this is sich a s’prise to me that I hardly know how to begin.
sightsnounUS /saɪts/
an optical instrument for aiding the eye in aiming, as on a firearm or surveying instrument
From this reading You see I got to New York, and I never see sich sights, I swan, I never did!
slappedverbUS /slæpt/
inflected form of “slap” — hit with something flat, like a paddle or the open hand
From this reading I hadn’t more’n got into town afore a spruce chap stepped up and slapped me on the shoulder, just same’s Sam Williams would, and you all know Sam’s terrible common.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Ahem!” began Deacon Cornhill, clearing his throat, and while he did so looking anxiously over the crowd, wondering still how so many came to be there.
sprucenounUS /spruːs/
light soft moderately strong wood of spruce trees; used especially for timbers and millwork
From this reading I hadn’t more’n got into town afore a spruce chap stepped up and slapped me on the shoulder, just same’s Sam Williams would, and you all know Sam’s terrible common.
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading I hadn’t more’n got into town afore a spruce chap stepped up and slapped me on the shoulder, just same’s Sam Williams would, and you all know Sam’s terrible common.
not in physical motion
From this reading “Ahem!” began Deacon Cornhill, clearing his throat, and while he did so looking anxiously over the crowd, wondering still how so many came to be there.
swanverbUS /swɑːn/
to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
From this reading You see I got to New York, and I never see sich sights, I swan, I never did!
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading I hadn’t more’n got into town afore a spruce chap stepped up and slapped me on the shoulder, just same’s Sam Williams would, and you all know Sam’s terrible common.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I--you see, fri’nds, this is sich a s’prise to me that I hardly know how to begin.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Ahem!” began Deacon Cornhill, clearing his throat, and while he did so looking anxiously over the crowd, wondering still how so many came to be there.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “Ahem!” began Deacon Cornhill, clearing his throat, and while he did so looking anxiously over the crowd, wondering still how so many came to be there.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I--you see, fri’nds, this is sich a s’prise to me that I hardly know how to begin.
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading “Ahem!” began Deacon Cornhill, clearing his throat, and while he did so looking anxiously over the crowd, wondering still how so many came to be there.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Ahem!” began Deacon Cornhill, clearing his throat, and while he did so looking anxiously over the crowd, wondering still how so many came to be there.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading I hadn’t more’n got into town afore a spruce chap stepped up and slapped me on the shoulder, just same’s Sam Williams would, and you all know Sam’s terrible common.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I hadn’t more’n got into town afore a spruce chap stepped up and slapped me on the shoulder, just same’s Sam Williams would, and you all know Sam’s terrible common.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading “Ahem!” began Deacon Cornhill, clearing his throat, and while he did so looking anxiously over the crowd, wondering still how so many came to be there.
WilliamsnounUS /ˈwɪljəmz/
United States country singer and songwriter (1923-1953)
From this reading I hadn’t more’n got into town afore a spruce chap stepped up and slapped me on the shoulder, just same’s Sam Williams would, and you all know Sam’s terrible common.
showing curiosity
From this reading “Ahem!” began Deacon Cornhill, clearing his throat, and while he did so looking anxiously over the crowd, wondering still how so many came to be there.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I hadn’t more’n got into town afore a spruce chap stepped up and slapped me on the shoulder, just same’s Sam Williams would, and you all know Sam’s terrible common.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading You see I got to New York, and I never see sich sights, I swan, I never did!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I--you see, fri’nds, this is sich a s’prise to me that I hardly know how to begin.
