Chapter IV

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

From this reading “What we got to do,” says Mark, next morning, “is to get a l-little money ahead so we won’t have to be b-bustin’ ourselves every day to p-pay the men.

at or in the front

From this reading “What we got to do,” says Mark, next morning, “is to get a l-little money ahead so we won’t have to be b-bustin’ ourselves every day to p-pay the men.

make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading “Let’s ask him.”

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From this reading “What we got to do,” says Mark, next morning, “is to get a l-little money ahead so we won’t have to be b-bustin’ ourselves every day to p-pay the men.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading “What we got to do,” says Mark, next morning, “is to get a l-little money ahead so we won’t have to be b-bustin’ ourselves every day to p-pay the men.

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From this reading If we only had two-three hunderd d-dollars it ’u’d give us time to start in to run this mill.”

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading “What we got to do,” says Mark, next morning, “is to get a l-little money ahead so we won’t have to be b-bustin’ ourselves every day to p-pay the men.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading “What we got to do,” says Mark, next morning, “is to get a l-little money ahead so we won’t have to be b-bustin’ ourselves every day to p-pay the men.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading “What we got to do,” says Mark, next morning, “is to get a l-little money ahead so we won’t have to be b-bustin’ ourselves every day to p-pay the men.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading “What we got to do,” says Mark, next morning, “is to get a l-little money ahead so we won’t have to be b-bustin’ ourselves every day to p-pay the men.

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading If we only had two-three hunderd d-dollars it ’u’d give us time to start in to run this mill.”

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

From this reading “What we got to do,” says Mark, next morning, “is to get a l-little money ahead so we won’t have to be b-bustin’ ourselves every day to p-pay the men.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading If we only had two-three hunderd d-dollars it ’u’d give us time to start in to run this mill.”

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “What we got to do,” says Mark, next morning, “is to get a l-little money ahead so we won’t have to be b-bustin’ ourselves every day to p-pay the men.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading “Let’s ask him.”

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From this reading If we only had two-three hunderd d-dollars it ’u’d give us time to start in to run this mill.”

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

From this reading “If I had it,” says I, “I’d lend it to us.”

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From this reading “If I had it,” says I, “I’d lend it to us.”

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading If we only had two-three hunderd d-dollars it ’u’d give us time to start in to run this mill.”

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading If we only had two-three hunderd d-dollars it ’u’d give us time to start in to run this mill.”

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

From this reading “What we got to do,” says Mark, next morning, “is to get a l-little money ahead so we won’t have to be b-bustin’ ourselves every day to p-pay the men.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading If we only had two-three hunderd d-dollars it ’u’d give us time to start in to run this mill.”

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From this reading “What we got to do,” says Mark, next morning, “is to get a l-little money ahead so we won’t have to be b-bustin’ ourselves every day to p-pay the men.

bestow a quality on

From this reading “If I had it,” says I, “I’d lend it to us.”

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From this reading “Let’s ask him.”

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From this reading “There must be some m-m-money owin’ to Silas,” says Mark.

attach a tag or label to

From this reading “What we got to do,” says Mark, next morning, “is to get a l-little money ahead so we won’t have to be b-bustin’ ourselves every day to p-pay the men.

the force of workers available

From this reading “What we got to do,” says Mark, next morning, “is to get a l-little money ahead so we won’t have to be b-bustin’ ourselves every day to p-pay the men.

move about in a confused manner

From this reading If we only had two-three hunderd d-dollars it ’u’d give us time to start in to run this mill.”

the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender

From this reading “What we got to do,” says Mark, next morning, “is to get a l-little money ahead so we won’t have to be b-bustin’ ourselves every day to p-pay the men.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading “What we got to do,” says Mark, next morning, “is to get a l-little money ahead so we won’t have to be b-bustin’ ourselves every day to p-pay the men.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading “There must be some m-m-money owin’ to Silas,” says Mark.

immediately following in time or order

From this reading “What we got to do,” says Mark, next morning, “is to get a l-little money ahead so we won’t have to be b-bustin’ ourselves every day to p-pay the men.

and nothing more

From this reading If we only had two-three hunderd d-dollars it ’u’d give us time to start in to run this mill.”

used when we are both doing the action and receiving it

From this reading “What we got to do,” says Mark, next morning, “is to get a l-little money ahead so we won’t have to be b-bustin’ ourselves every day to p-pay the men.

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From this reading “There must be some m-m-money owin’ to Silas,” says Mark.

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

From this reading “What we got to do,” says Mark, next morning, “is to get a l-little money ahead so we won’t have to be b-bustin’ ourselves every day to p-pay the men.

move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading If we only had two-three hunderd d-dollars it ’u’d give us time to start in to run this mill.”

plural of “say” — the chance to speak

From this reading “What we got to do,” says Mark, next morning, “is to get a l-little money ahead so we won’t have to be b-bustin’ ourselves every day to p-pay the men.

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From this reading “There must be some m-m-money owin’ to Silas,” says Mark.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading “What we got to do,” says Mark, next morning, “is to get a l-little money ahead so we won’t have to be b-bustin’ ourselves every day to p-pay the men.

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

From this reading “There must be some m-m-money owin’ to Silas,” says Mark.

take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading If we only had two-three hunderd d-dollars it ’u’d give us time to start in to run this mill.”

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

From this reading “What we got to do,” says Mark, next morning, “is to get a l-little money ahead so we won’t have to be b-bustin’ ourselves every day to p-pay the men.

in or at that place or location

From this reading “There must be some m-m-money owin’ to Silas,” says Mark.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading If we only had two-three hunderd d-dollars it ’u’d give us time to start in to run this mill.”

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading If we only had two-three hunderd d-dollars it ’u’d give us time to start in to run this mill.”

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

From this reading “What we got to do,” says Mark, next morning, “is to get a l-little money ahead so we won’t have to be b-bustin’ ourselves every day to p-pay the men.

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

From this reading If we only had two-three hunderd d-dollars it ’u’d give us time to start in to run this mill.”

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

From this reading If we only had two-three hunderd d-dollars it ’u’d give us time to start in to run this mill.”

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading If we only had two-three hunderd d-dollars it ’u’d give us time to start in to run this mill.”

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading “What we got to do,” says Mark, next morning, “is to get a l-little money ahead so we won’t have to be b-bustin’ ourselves every day to p-pay the men.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading “What we got to do,” says Mark, next morning, “is to get a l-little money ahead so we won’t have to be b-bustin’ ourselves every day to p-pay the men.

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

From this reading “What we got to do,” says Mark, next morning, “is to get a l-little money ahead so we won’t have to be b-bustin’ ourselves every day to p-pay the men.