used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It ortn't be allowed in a large city.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Why, that friend of mine, he heaved the bag of nuggets in the gutter and he raised up his hands, and just as sure as I sit here tellin' you about it, friends and brothers, he made a Fourth-of-July speech five minutes long, and never repeated himself once!
past form of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading It ortn't be allowed in a large city.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Why, that friend of mine, he heaved the bag of nuggets in the gutter and he raised up his hands, and just as sure as I sit here tellin' you about it, friends and brothers, he made a Fourth-of-July speech five minutes long, and never repeated himself once!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Why, that friend of mine, he heaved the bag of nuggets in the gutter and he raised up his hands, and just as sure as I sit here tellin' you about it, friends and brothers, he made a Fourth-of-July speech five minutes long, and never repeated himself once!
a flexible container with a single opening
From this reading Why, that friend of mine, he heaved the bag of nuggets in the gutter and he raised up his hands, and just as sure as I sit here tellin' you about it, friends and brothers, he made a Fourth-of-July speech five minutes long, and never repeated himself once!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It ortn't be allowed in a large city.
plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Why, that friend of mine, he heaved the bag of nuggets in the gutter and he raised up his hands, and just as sure as I sit here tellin' you about it, friends and brothers, he made a Fourth-of-July speech five minutes long, and never repeated himself once!
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading It ortn't be allowed in a large city.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading I wouldn't go near him, feelin' in his excited state of mind it might lead to trouble.
feelin
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From this reading I wouldn't go near him, feelin' in his excited state of mind it might lead to trouble.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading Why, that friend of mine, he heaved the bag of nuggets in the gutter and he raised up his hands, and just as sure as I sit here tellin' you about it, friends and brothers, he made a Fourth-of-July speech five minutes long, and never repeated himself once!
Fourth-of-July
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From this reading Why, that friend of mine, he heaved the bag of nuggets in the gutter and he raised up his hands, and just as sure as I sit here tellin' you about it, friends and brothers, he made a Fourth-of-July speech five minutes long, and never repeated himself once!
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Why, that friend of mine, he heaved the bag of nuggets in the gutter and he raised up his hands, and just as sure as I sit here tellin' you about it, friends and brothers, he made a Fourth-of-July speech five minutes long, and never repeated himself once!
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Why, that friend of mine, he heaved the bag of nuggets in the gutter and he raised up his hands, and just as sure as I sit here tellin' you about it, friends and brothers, he made a Fourth-of-July speech five minutes long, and never repeated himself once!
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I wouldn't go near him, feelin' in his excited state of mind it might lead to trouble.
gutternounUS /ˈɡʌtər/
a channel along the eaves or on the roof; collects and carries away rainwater
From this reading Why, that friend of mine, he heaved the bag of nuggets in the gutter and he raised up his hands, and just as sure as I sit here tellin' you about it, friends and brothers, he made a Fourth-of-July speech five minutes long, and never repeated himself once!
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Why, that friend of mine, he heaved the bag of nuggets in the gutter and he raised up his hands, and just as sure as I sit here tellin' you about it, friends and brothers, he made a Fourth-of-July speech five minutes long, and never repeated himself once!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Why, that friend of mine, he heaved the bag of nuggets in the gutter and he raised up his hands, and just as sure as I sit here tellin' you about it, friends and brothers, he made a Fourth-of-July speech five minutes long, and never repeated himself once!
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading I never heard such language in my life!
heavedverbUS /hiːvd/
past form of “heave” — utter a sound, as with obvious effort
From this reading Why, that friend of mine, he heaved the bag of nuggets in the gutter and he raised up his hands, and just as sure as I sit here tellin' you about it, friends and brothers, he made a Fourth-of-July speech five minutes long, and never repeated himself once!
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Why, that friend of mine, he heaved the bag of nuggets in the gutter and he raised up his hands, and just as sure as I sit here tellin' you about it, friends and brothers, he made a Fourth-of-July speech five minutes long, and never repeated himself once!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I wouldn't go near him, feelin' in his excited state of mind it might lead to trouble.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Why, that friend of mine, he heaved the bag of nuggets in the gutter and he raised up his hands, and just as sure as I sit here tellin' you about it, friends and brothers, he made a Fourth-of-July speech five minutes long, and never repeated himself once!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Why, that friend of mine, he heaved the bag of nuggets in the gutter and he raised up his hands, and just as sure as I sit here tellin' you about it, friends and brothers, he made a Fourth-of-July speech five minutes long, and never repeated himself once!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I never heard such language in my life!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I never heard such language in my life!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It ortn't be allowed in a large city.
and nothing more
From this reading Why, that friend of mine, he heaved the bag of nuggets in the gutter and he raised up his hands, and just as sure as I sit here tellin' you about it, friends and brothers, he made a Fourth-of-July speech five minutes long, and never repeated himself once!
a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
From this reading I never heard such language in my life!
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It ortn't be allowed in a large city.
take somebody somewhere
From this reading I wouldn't go near him, feelin' in his excited state of mind it might lead to trouble.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading "They left.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading I never heard such language in my life!
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 Why, that friend of mine, he heaved the bag of nuggets in the gutter and he raised up his hands, and just as sure as I sit here tellin' you about it, friends and brothers, he made a Fourth-of-July speech five minutes long, and never repeated himself once!
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Why, that friend of mine, he heaved the bag of nuggets in the gutter and he raised up his hands, and just as sure as I sit here tellin' you about it, friends and brothers, he made a Fourth-of-July speech five minutes long, and never repeated himself once!
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading I wouldn't go near him, feelin' in his excited state of mind it might lead to trouble.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading I wouldn't go near him, feelin' in his excited state of mind it might lead to trouble.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Why, that friend of mine, he heaved the bag of nuggets in the gutter and he raised up his hands, and just as sure as I sit here tellin' you about it, friends and brothers, he made a Fourth-of-July speech five minutes long, and never repeated himself once!
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading Why, that friend of mine, he heaved the bag of nuggets in the gutter and he raised up his hands, and just as sure as I sit here tellin' you about it, friends and brothers, he made a Fourth-of-July speech five minutes long, and never repeated himself once!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I never heard such language in my life!
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading I wouldn't go near him, feelin' in his excited state of mind it might lead to trouble.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I never heard such language in my life!
nuggetsnounUS /ˈnʌɡəts/
plural of “nugget” — a solid lump of a precious metal (especially gold) as found in the earth
From this reading Why, that friend of mine, he heaved the bag of nuggets in the gutter and he raised up his hands, and just as sure as I sit here tellin' you about it, friends and brothers, he made a Fourth-of-July speech five minutes long, and never repeated himself once!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Why, that friend of mine, he heaved the bag of nuggets in the gutter and he raised up his hands, and just as sure as I sit here tellin' you about it, friends and brothers, he made a Fourth-of-July speech five minutes long, and never repeated himself once!
on one occasion
From this reading Why, that friend of mine, he heaved the bag of nuggets in the gutter and he raised up his hands, and just as sure as I sit here tellin' you about it, friends and brothers, he made a Fourth-of-July speech five minutes long, and never repeated himself once!
ortn't
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From this reading It ortn't be allowed in a large city.
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading Why, that friend of mine, he heaved the bag of nuggets in the gutter and he raised up his hands, and just as sure as I sit here tellin' you about it, friends and brothers, he made a Fourth-of-July speech five minutes long, and never repeated himself once!
recurring again and again
From this reading Why, that friend of mine, he heaved the bag of nuggets in the gutter and he raised up his hands, and just as sure as I sit here tellin' you about it, friends and brothers, he made a Fourth-of-July speech five minutes long, and never repeated himself once!
be seated
From this reading Why, that friend of mine, he heaved the bag of nuggets in the gutter and he raised up his hands, and just as sure as I sit here tellin' you about it, friends and brothers, he made a Fourth-of-July speech five minutes long, and never repeated himself once!
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading Why, that friend of mine, he heaved the bag of nuggets in the gutter and he raised up his hands, and just as sure as I sit here tellin' you about it, friends and brothers, he made a Fourth-of-July speech five minutes long, and never repeated himself once!
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading I wouldn't go near him, feelin' in his excited state of mind it might lead to trouble.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading I never heard such language in my life!
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading Why, that friend of mine, he heaved the bag of nuggets in the gutter and he raised up his hands, and just as sure as I sit here tellin' you about it, friends and brothers, he made a Fourth-of-July speech five minutes long, and never repeated himself once!
tellin
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From this reading Why, that friend of mine, he heaved the bag of nuggets in the gutter and he raised up his hands, and just as sure as I sit here tellin' you about it, friends and brothers, he made a Fourth-of-July speech five minutes long, and never repeated himself once!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Why, that friend of mine, he heaved the bag of nuggets in the gutter and he raised up his hands, and just as sure as I sit here tellin' you about it, friends and brothers, he made a Fourth-of-July speech five minutes long, and never repeated himself once!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Why, that friend of mine, he heaved the bag of nuggets in the gutter and he raised up his hands, and just as sure as I sit here tellin' you about it, friends and brothers, he made a Fourth-of-July speech five minutes long, and never repeated himself once!
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They left.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I wouldn't go near him, feelin' in his excited state of mind it might lead to trouble.
a source of difficulty
From this reading I wouldn't go near him, feelin' in his excited state of mind it might lead to trouble.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Why, that friend of mine, he heaved the bag of nuggets in the gutter and he raised up his hands, and just as sure as I sit here tellin' you about it, friends and brothers, he made a Fourth-of-July speech five minutes long, and never repeated himself once!
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why, that friend of mine, he heaved the bag of nuggets in the gutter and he raised up his hands, and just as sure as I sit here tellin' you about it, friends and brothers, he made a Fourth-of-July speech five minutes long, and never repeated himself once!
wouldn't
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From this reading I wouldn't go near him, feelin' in his excited state of mind it might lead to trouble.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Why, that friend of mine, he heaved the bag of nuggets in the gutter and he raised up his hands, and just as sure as I sit here tellin' you about it, friends and brothers, he made a Fourth-of-July speech five minutes long, and never repeated himself once!
