Chapter I

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Author of “A Prevaricated Parade,” “Dough or Dynamite,” etc. “If you’d ’a’ cooked them two eggs at the same time, ‘Magpie,’ mine wouldn’t ’a’ rolled off on the floor and busted,” says I, sad-like, looking at the remains.

third-person singular of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen

From this reading I got my boots on, cooks me some bacon, and eats as far from that hombre as the room allows.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Author of “A Prevaricated Parade,” “Dough or Dynamite,” etc. “If you’d ’a’ cooked them two eggs at the same time, ‘Magpie,’ mine wouldn’t ’a’ rolled off on the floor and busted,” says I, sad-like, looking at the remains.

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading A person what is as ungrateful as you are can’t partake of my cooking, neither will I break bread with such as he.”

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading A person what is as ungrateful as you are can’t partake of my cooking, neither will I break bread with such as he.”

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Author of “A Prevaricated Parade,” “Dough or Dynamite,” etc. “If you’d ’a’ cooked them two eggs at the same time, ‘Magpie,’ mine wouldn’t ’a’ rolled off on the floor and busted,” says I, sad-like, looking at the remains.

writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

From this reading Author of “A Prevaricated Parade,” “Dough or Dynamite,” etc. “If you’d ’a’ cooked them two eggs at the same time, ‘Magpie,’ mine wouldn’t ’a’ rolled off on the floor and busted,” says I, sad-like, looking at the remains.

back and sides of a hog salted and dried or smoked; usually sliced thin and fried

From this reading I got my boots on, cooks me some bacon, and eats as far from that hombre as the room allows.

plural of “boot” — footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg

From this reading I got my boots on, cooks me some bacon, and eats as far from that hombre as the room allows.

food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked

From this reading A person what is as ungrateful as you are can’t partake of my cooking, neither will I break bread with such as he.”

terminate

From this reading A person what is as ungrateful as you are can’t partake of my cooking, neither will I break bread with such as he.”

out of working order (“busted” is an informal substitute for “broken”)

From this reading Author of “A Prevaricated Parade,” “Dough or Dynamite,” etc. “If you’d ’a’ cooked them two eggs at the same time, ‘Magpie,’ mine wouldn’t ’a’ rolled off on the floor and busted,” says I, sad-like, looking at the remains.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading A person what is as ungrateful as you are can’t partake of my cooking, neither will I break bread with such as he.”

having been prepared for eating by the application of heat

From this reading Author of “A Prevaricated Parade,” “Dough or Dynamite,” etc. “If you’d ’a’ cooked them two eggs at the same time, ‘Magpie,’ mine wouldn’t ’a’ rolled off on the floor and busted,” says I, sad-like, looking at the remains.

the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat

From this reading “Ike Harper,” says he, “tend to your own cooking.

plural of “cook” — someone who cooks food

From this reading I got my boots on, cooks me some bacon, and eats as far from that hombre as the room allows.

a flour mixture stiff enough to knead or roll

From this reading Author of “A Prevaricated Parade,” “Dough or Dynamite,” etc. “If you’d ’a’ cooked them two eggs at the same time, ‘Magpie,’ mine wouldn’t ’a’ rolled off on the floor and busted,” says I, sad-like, looking at the remains.

an explosive containing nitrate sensitized with nitroglycerin absorbed on wood pulp

From this reading Author of “A Prevaricated Parade,” “Dough or Dynamite,” etc. “If you’d ’a’ cooked them two eggs at the same time, ‘Magpie,’ mine wouldn’t ’a’ rolled off on the floor and busted,” says I, sad-like, looking at the remains.

informal terms for a meal

From this reading I got my boots on, cooks me some bacon, and eats as far from that hombre as the room allows.

oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food

From this reading Author of “A Prevaricated Parade,” “Dough or Dynamite,” etc. “If you’d ’a’ cooked them two eggs at the same time, ‘Magpie,’ mine wouldn’t ’a’ rolled off on the floor and busted,” says I, sad-like, looking at the remains.

the event of something being raised upward

From this reading Magpie Simpkins rises his full height, which is some elevation, and glares at me.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Author of “A Prevaricated Parade,” “Dough or Dynamite,” etc. “If you’d ’a’ cooked them two eggs at the same time, ‘Magpie,’ mine wouldn’t ’a’ rolled off on the floor and busted,” says I, sad-like, looking at the remains.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading I got my boots on, cooks me some bacon, and eats as far from that hombre as the room allows.

the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)

From this reading Author of “A Prevaricated Parade,” “Dough or Dynamite,” etc. “If you’d ’a’ cooked them two eggs at the same time, ‘Magpie,’ mine wouldn’t ’a’ rolled off on the floor and busted,” says I, sad-like, looking at the remains.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading I got my boots on, cooks me some bacon, and eats as far from that hombre as the room allows.

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading Magpie Simpkins rises his full height, which is some elevation, and glares at me.

plural of “glare” — a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted

From this reading Magpie Simpkins rises his full height, which is some elevation, and glares at me.

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading I got my boots on, cooks me some bacon, and eats as far from that hombre as the room allows.

someone who plays the harp

From this reading “Ike Harper,” says he, “tend to your own cooking.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading “Ike Harper,” says he, “tend to your own cooking.

the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top

From this reading Magpie Simpkins rises his full height, which is some elevation, and glares at me.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Magpie Simpkins rises his full height, which is some elevation, and glares at me.

an informal term for a youth or man

From this reading I got my boots on, cooks me some bacon, and eats as far from that hombre as the room allows.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading Author of “A Prevaricated Parade,” “Dough or Dynamite,” etc. “If you’d ’a’ cooked them two eggs at the same time, ‘Magpie,’ mine wouldn’t ’a’ rolled off on the floor and busted,” says I, sad-like, looking at the remains.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Author of “A Prevaricated Parade,” “Dough or Dynamite,” etc. “If you’d ’a’ cooked them two eggs at the same time, ‘Magpie,’ mine wouldn’t ’a’ rolled off on the floor and busted,” says I, sad-like, looking at the remains.

United States general who supervised the invasion of Normandy and the defeat of Nazi Germany; 34th President of the United States (1890-1961)

From this reading “Ike Harper,” says he, “tend to your own cooking.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Magpie Simpkins rises his full height, which is some elevation, and glares at me.

the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually

From this reading Author of “A Prevaricated Parade,” “Dough or Dynamite,” etc. “If you’d ’a’ cooked them two eggs at the same time, ‘Magpie,’ mine wouldn’t ’a’ rolled off on the floor and busted,” says I, sad-like, looking at the remains.

long-tailed black-and-white crow that utters a raucous chattering call

From this reading Author of “A Prevaricated Parade,” “Dough or Dynamite,” etc. “If you’d ’a’ cooked them two eggs at the same time, ‘Magpie,’ mine wouldn’t ’a’ rolled off on the floor and busted,” says I, sad-like, looking at the remains.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Magpie Simpkins rises his full height, which is some elevation, and glares at me.

the one or ones belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Author of “A Prevaricated Parade,” “Dough or Dynamite,” etc. “If you’d ’a’ cooked them two eggs at the same time, ‘Magpie,’ mine wouldn’t ’a’ rolled off on the floor and busted,” says I, sad-like, looking at the remains.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading A person what is as ungrateful as you are can’t partake of my cooking, neither will I break bread with such as he.”

not one and not the other of two

From this reading A person what is as ungrateful as you are can’t partake of my cooking, neither will I break bread with such as he.”

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Author of “A Prevaricated Parade,” “Dough or Dynamite,” etc. “If you’d ’a’ cooked them two eggs at the same time, ‘Magpie,’ mine wouldn’t ’a’ rolled off on the floor and busted,” says I, sad-like, looking at the remains.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading Author of “A Prevaricated Parade,” “Dough or Dynamite,” etc. “If you’d ’a’ cooked them two eggs at the same time, ‘Magpie,’ mine wouldn’t ’a’ rolled off on the floor and busted,” says I, sad-like, looking at the remains.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Author of “A Prevaricated Parade,” “Dough or Dynamite,” etc. “If you’d ’a’ cooked them two eggs at the same time, ‘Magpie,’ mine wouldn’t ’a’ rolled off on the floor and busted,” says I, sad-like, looking at the remains.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Author of “A Prevaricated Parade,” “Dough or Dynamite,” etc. “If you’d ’a’ cooked them two eggs at the same time, ‘Magpie,’ mine wouldn’t ’a’ rolled off on the floor and busted,” says I, sad-like, looking at the remains.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading “Ike Harper,” says he, “tend to your own cooking.

a ceremonial procession including people marching

From this reading Author of “A Prevaricated Parade,” “Dough or Dynamite,” etc. “If you’d ’a’ cooked them two eggs at the same time, ‘Magpie,’ mine wouldn’t ’a’ rolled off on the floor and busted,” says I, sad-like, looking at the remains.

have some of the qualities or attributes of something

From this reading A person what is as ungrateful as you are can’t partake of my cooking, neither will I break bread with such as he.”

a human being

From this reading A person what is as ungrateful as you are can’t partake of my cooking, neither will I break bread with such as he.”

past form of “prevaricate” — be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information

From this reading Author of “A Prevaricated Parade,” “Dough or Dynamite,” etc. “If you’d ’a’ cooked them two eggs at the same time, ‘Magpie,’ mine wouldn’t ’a’ rolled off on the floor and busted,” says I, sad-like, looking at the remains.

any object that is left unused or still extant

From this reading Author of “A Prevaricated Parade,” “Dough or Dynamite,” etc. “If you’d ’a’ cooked them two eggs at the same time, ‘Magpie,’ mine wouldn’t ’a’ rolled off on the floor and busted,” says I, sad-like, looking at the remains.

plural of “rise” — a growth in strength or number or importance

From this reading Magpie Simpkins rises his full height, which is some elevation, and glares at me.

especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward

From this reading Author of “A Prevaricated Parade,” “Dough or Dynamite,” etc. “If you’d ’a’ cooked them two eggs at the same time, ‘Magpie,’ mine wouldn’t ’a’ rolled off on the floor and busted,” says I, sad-like, looking at the remains.

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading I got my boots on, cooks me some bacon, and eats as far from that hombre as the room allows.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Author of “A Prevaricated Parade,” “Dough or Dynamite,” etc. “If you’d ’a’ cooked them two eggs at the same time, ‘Magpie,’ mine wouldn’t ’a’ rolled off on the floor and busted,” says I, sad-like, looking at the remains.

Identical; not different.

From this reading Author of “A Prevaricated Parade,” “Dough or Dynamite,” etc. “If you’d ’a’ cooked them two eggs at the same time, ‘Magpie,’ mine wouldn’t ’a’ rolled off on the floor and busted,” says I, sad-like, looking at the remains.

plural of “say” — the chance to speak

From this reading Author of “A Prevaricated Parade,” “Dough or Dynamite,” etc. “If you’d ’a’ cooked them two eggs at the same time, ‘Magpie,’ mine wouldn’t ’a’ rolled off on the floor and busted,” says I, sad-like, looking at the remains.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Magpie Simpkins rises his full height, which is some elevation, and glares at me.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading Magpie Simpkins rises his full height, which is some elevation, and glares at me.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading A person what is as ungrateful as you are can’t partake of my cooking, neither will I break bread with such as he.”

have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined

From this reading “Ike Harper,” says he, “tend to your own cooking.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I got my boots on, cooks me some bacon, and eats as far from that hombre as the room allows.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Author of “A Prevaricated Parade,” “Dough or Dynamite,” etc. “If you’d ’a’ cooked them two eggs at the same time, ‘Magpie,’ mine wouldn’t ’a’ rolled off on the floor and busted,” says I, sad-like, looking at the remains.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Author of “A Prevaricated Parade,” “Dough or Dynamite,” etc. “If you’d ’a’ cooked them two eggs at the same time, ‘Magpie,’ mine wouldn’t ’a’ rolled off on the floor and busted,” says I, sad-like, looking at the remains.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading Author of “A Prevaricated Parade,” “Dough or Dynamite,” etc. “If you’d ’a’ cooked them two eggs at the same time, ‘Magpie,’ mine wouldn’t ’a’ rolled off on the floor and busted,” says I, sad-like, looking at the remains.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading “Ike Harper,” says he, “tend to your own cooking.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading Author of “A Prevaricated Parade,” “Dough or Dynamite,” etc. “If you’d ’a’ cooked them two eggs at the same time, ‘Magpie,’ mine wouldn’t ’a’ rolled off on the floor and busted,” says I, sad-like, looking at the remains.

not feeling or showing gratitude

From this reading A person what is as ungrateful as you are can’t partake of my cooking, neither will I break bread with such as he.”

used to ask for information about something

From this reading A person what is as ungrateful as you are can’t partake of my cooking, neither will I break bread with such as he.”

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Magpie Simpkins rises his full height, which is some elevation, and glares at me.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading A person what is as ungrateful as you are can’t partake of my cooking, neither will I break bread with such as he.”

in the company of; together with

From this reading A person what is as ungrateful as you are can’t partake of my cooking, neither will I break bread with such as he.”

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Author of “A Prevaricated Parade,” “Dough or Dynamite,” etc. “If you’d ’a’ cooked them two eggs at the same time, ‘Magpie,’ mine wouldn’t ’a’ rolled off on the floor and busted,” says I, sad-like, looking at the remains.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading A person what is as ungrateful as you are can’t partake of my cooking, neither will I break bread with such as he.”

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Author of “A Prevaricated Parade,” “Dough or Dynamite,” etc. “If you’d ’a’ cooked them two eggs at the same time, ‘Magpie,’ mine wouldn’t ’a’ rolled off on the floor and busted,” says I, sad-like, looking at the remains.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “Ike Harper,” says he, “tend to your own cooking.