the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “You b-b-bet I am,” says Mark, and there was an end to that.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “You b-b-bet I am,” says Mark, and there was an end to that.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The first thing we did when we got home was to hunt up Plunk and Tallow to find out if anything had been heard of Rock, but he was still just as missing as ever—and even more so.
any thing at all
From this reading The first thing we did when we got home was to hunt up Plunk and Tallow to find out if anything had been heard of Rock, but he was still just as missing as ever—and even more so.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “You hain’t goin’ to give him up to Jethro like you said—honest, are you?”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The first thing we did when we got home was to hunt up Plunk and Tallow to find out if anything had been heard of Rock, but he was still just as missing as ever—and even more so.
b-b-bet
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From this reading “You b-b-bet I am,” says Mark, and there was an end to that.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The first thing we did when we got home was to hunt up Plunk and Tallow to find out if anything had been heard of Rock, but he was still just as missing as ever—and even more so.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading We need him in our business and he needs us in hisn.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The first thing we did when we got home was to hunt up Plunk and Tallow to find out if anything had been heard of Rock, but he was still just as missing as ever—and even more so.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The first thing we did when we got home was to hunt up Plunk and Tallow to find out if anything had been heard of Rock, but he was still just as missing as ever—and even more so.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading “You b-b-bet I am,” says Mark, and there was an end to that.
divisible by two
From this reading The first thing we did when we got home was to hunt up Plunk and Tallow to find out if anything had been heard of Rock, but he was still just as missing as ever—and even more so.
at any time
From this reading The first thing we did when we got home was to hunt up Plunk and Tallow to find out if anything had been heard of Rock, but he was still just as missing as ever—and even more so.
f-find
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From this reading “Well,” says Mark, “we got to f-find him, and find him quick.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading The first thing we did when we got home was to hunt up Plunk and Tallow to find out if anything had been heard of Rock, but he was still just as missing as ever—and even more so.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The first thing we did when we got home was to hunt up Plunk and Tallow to find out if anything had been heard of Rock, but he was still just as missing as ever—and even more so.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “You hain’t goin’ to give him up to Jethro like you said—honest, are you?”
goin
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From this reading “You hain’t goin’ to give him up to Jethro like you said—honest, are you?”
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading The first thing we did when we got home was to hunt up Plunk and Tallow to find out if anything had been heard of Rock, but he was still just as missing as ever—and even more so.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The first thing we did when we got home was to hunt up Plunk and Tallow to find out if anything had been heard of Rock, but he was still just as missing as ever—and even more so.
hain't
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From this reading “You hain’t goin’ to give him up to Jethro like you said—honest, are you?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The first thing we did when we got home was to hunt up Plunk and Tallow to find out if anything had been heard of Rock, but he was still just as missing as ever—and even more so.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading The first thing we did when we got home was to hunt up Plunk and Tallow to find out if anything had been heard of Rock, but he was still just as missing as ever—and even more so.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Well,” says Mark, “we got to f-find him, and find him quick.
hisn
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From this reading We need him in our business and he needs us in hisn.”
where you live at a particular time
From this reading The first thing we did when we got home was to hunt up Plunk and Tallow to find out if anything had been heard of Rock, but he was still just as missing as ever—and even more so.
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
From this reading “You hain’t goin’ to give him up to Jethro like you said—honest, are you?”
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
From this reading The first thing we did when we got home was to hunt up Plunk and Tallow to find out if anything had been heard of Rock, but he was still just as missing as ever—and even more so.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “You b-b-bet I am,” says Mark, and there was an end to that.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The first thing we did when we got home was to hunt up Plunk and Tallow to find out if anything had been heard of Rock, but he was still just as missing as ever—and even more so.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We need him in our business and he needs us in hisn.”
Jethro
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From this reading “You hain’t goin’ to give him up to Jethro like you said—honest, are you?”
and nothing more
From this reading The first thing we did when we got home was to hunt up Plunk and Tallow to find out if anything had been heard of Rock, but he was still just as missing as ever—and even more so.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “You hain’t goin’ to give him up to Jethro like you said—honest, are you?”
attach a tag or label to
From this reading “Well,” says Mark, “we got to f-find him, and find him quick.
not able to be found
From this reading The first thing we did when we got home was to hunt up Plunk and Tallow to find out if anything had been heard of Rock, but he was still just as missing as ever—and even more so.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The first thing we did when we got home was to hunt up Plunk and Tallow to find out if anything had been heard of Rock, but he was still just as missing as ever—and even more so.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading We need him in our business and he needs us in hisn.”
in such a manner as could not be otherwise
From this reading We need him in our business and he needs us in hisn.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The first thing we did when we got home was to hunt up Plunk and Tallow to find out if anything had been heard of Rock, but he was still just as missing as ever—and even more so.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We need him in our business and he needs us in hisn.”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The first thing we did when we got home was to hunt up Plunk and Tallow to find out if anything had been heard of Rock, but he was still just as missing as ever—and even more so.
PlunkverbUS /plʌŋk/
make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground
From this reading The first thing we did when we got home was to hunt up Plunk and Tallow to find out if anything had been heard of Rock, but he was still just as missing as ever—and even more so.
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading “Well,” says Mark, “we got to f-find him, and find him quick.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading The first thing we did when we got home was to hunt up Plunk and Tallow to find out if anything had been heard of Rock, but he was still just as missing as ever—and even more so.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “You hain’t goin’ to give him up to Jethro like you said—honest, are you?”
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading “Well,” says Mark, “we got to f-find him, and find him quick.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The first thing we did when we got home was to hunt up Plunk and Tallow to find out if anything had been heard of Rock, but he was still just as missing as ever—and even more so.
not in physical motion
From this reading The first thing we did when we got home was to hunt up Plunk and Tallow to find out if anything had been heard of Rock, but he was still just as missing as ever—and even more so.
TallownounUS /ˈtæloʊ/
obtained from suet and used in making soap, candles and lubricants
From this reading The first thing we did when we got home was to hunt up Plunk and Tallow to find out if anything had been heard of Rock, but he was still just as missing as ever—and even more so.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “You b-b-bet I am,” says Mark, and there was an end to that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The first thing we did when we got home was to hunt up Plunk and Tallow to find out if anything had been heard of Rock, but he was still just as missing as ever—and even more so.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “You b-b-bet I am,” says Mark, and there was an end to that.
a special situation
From this reading The first thing we did when we got home was to hunt up Plunk and Tallow to find out if anything had been heard of Rock, but he was still just as missing as ever—and even more so.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The first thing we did when we got home was to hunt up Plunk and Tallow to find out if anything had been heard of Rock, but he was still just as missing as ever—and even more so.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The first thing we did when we got home was to hunt up Plunk and Tallow to find out if anything had been heard of Rock, but he was still just as missing as ever—and even more so.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We need him in our business and he needs us in hisn.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The first thing we did when we got home was to hunt up Plunk and Tallow to find out if anything had been heard of Rock, but he was still just as missing as ever—and even more so.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The first thing we did when we got home was to hunt up Plunk and Tallow to find out if anything had been heard of Rock, but he was still just as missing as ever—and even more so.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well,” says Mark, “we got to f-find him, and find him quick.
at the time that
From this reading The first thing we did when we got home was to hunt up Plunk and Tallow to find out if anything had been heard of Rock, but he was still just as missing as ever—and even more so.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You hain’t goin’ to give him up to Jethro like you said—honest, are you?”
