used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Natalie made good use of her eyes while Farmer Ames’s man gave her the vegetable slips, and when she got back home the first question she asked Mr. Ames was: “Why can’t I buy a few of your asparagus slips?
ain't
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From this reading The fust season of asparagrass it ain’t no good fer cuttin’; the secunt year it turns out a few baby stalks, but the third year it comes along with a fine crop—ef you’ve taken good care of it through the winter cold, and shaded the young plants from summer’s sun-heat the fust two years.”
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The fust season of asparagrass it ain’t no good fer cuttin’; the secunt year it turns out a few baby stalks, but the third year it comes along with a fine crop—ef you’ve taken good care of it through the winter cold, and shaded the young plants from summer’s sun-heat the fust two years.”
Ames
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From this reading Natalie made good use of her eyes while Farmer Ames’s man gave her the vegetable slips, and when she got back home the first question she asked Mr. Ames was: “Why can’t I buy a few of your asparagus slips?
Ames's
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From this reading Natalie made good use of her eyes while Farmer Ames’s man gave her the vegetable slips, and when she got back home the first question she asked Mr. Ames was: “Why can’t I buy a few of your asparagus slips?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Natalie made good use of her eyes while Farmer Ames’s man gave her the vegetable slips, and when she got back home the first question she asked Mr. Ames was: “Why can’t I buy a few of your asparagus slips?
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Natalie made good use of her eyes while Farmer Ames’s man gave her the vegetable slips, and when she got back home the first question she asked Mr. Ames was: “Why can’t I buy a few of your asparagus slips?
asparagrass
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From this reading The fust season of asparagrass it ain’t no good fer cuttin’; the secunt year it turns out a few baby stalks, but the third year it comes along with a fine crop—ef you’ve taken good care of it through the winter cold, and shaded the young plants from summer’s sun-heat the fust two years.”
asparagusnounUS /əˈsperəɡəs/
plant whose succulent young shoots are cooked and eaten as a vegetable
From this reading Natalie made good use of her eyes while Farmer Ames’s man gave her the vegetable slips, and when she got back home the first question she asked Mr. Ames was: “Why can’t I buy a few of your asparagus slips?
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading The fust season of asparagrass it ain’t no good fer cuttin’; the secunt year it turns out a few baby stalks, but the third year it comes along with a fine crop—ef you’ve taken good care of it through the winter cold, and shaded the young plants from summer’s sun-heat the fust two years.”
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Natalie made good use of her eyes while Farmer Ames’s man gave her the vegetable slips, and when she got back home the first question she asked Mr. Ames was: “Why can’t I buy a few of your asparagus slips?
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading I love asparagus and you have a fine bed of it.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “I’d give yer some slips, and welcome, but it don’t grow that way,” replied he.
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading Natalie made good use of her eyes while Farmer Ames’s man gave her the vegetable slips, and when she got back home the first question she asked Mr. Ames was: “Why can’t I buy a few of your asparagus slips?
can't
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From this reading Natalie made good use of her eyes while Farmer Ames’s man gave her the vegetable slips, and when she got back home the first question she asked Mr. Ames was: “Why can’t I buy a few of your asparagus slips?
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading The fust season of asparagrass it ain’t no good fer cuttin’; the secunt year it turns out a few baby stalks, but the third year it comes along with a fine crop—ef you’ve taken good care of it through the winter cold, and shaded the young plants from summer’s sun-heat the fust two years.”
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading The fust season of asparagrass it ain’t no good fer cuttin’; the secunt year it turns out a few baby stalks, but the third year it comes along with a fine crop—ef you’ve taken good care of it through the winter cold, and shaded the young plants from summer’s sun-heat the fust two years.”
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading The fust season of asparagrass it ain’t no good fer cuttin’; the secunt year it turns out a few baby stalks, but the third year it comes along with a fine crop—ef you’ve taken good care of it through the winter cold, and shaded the young plants from summer’s sun-heat the fust two years.”
cropnounUS /krɑːp/
the yield from plants in a single growing season
From this reading The fust season of asparagrass it ain’t no good fer cuttin’; the secunt year it turns out a few baby stalks, but the third year it comes along with a fine crop—ef you’ve taken good care of it through the winter cold, and shaded the young plants from summer’s sun-heat the fust two years.”
cuttin
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From this reading The fust season of asparagrass it ain’t no good fer cuttin’; the secunt year it turns out a few baby stalks, but the third year it comes along with a fine crop—ef you’ve taken good care of it through the winter cold, and shaded the young plants from summer’s sun-heat the fust two years.”
don't
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From this reading “I’d give yer some slips, and welcome, but it don’t grow that way,” replied he.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “First you’ve got to hev jest the right quality of sand and loam mixed in kerrect proportions, and then yer seed it down.
ef
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From this reading The fust season of asparagrass it ain’t no good fer cuttin’; the secunt year it turns out a few baby stalks, but the third year it comes along with a fine crop—ef you’ve taken good care of it through the winter cold, and shaded the young plants from summer’s sun-heat the fust two years.”
opinion or judgment
From this reading Natalie made good use of her eyes while Farmer Ames’s man gave her the vegetable slips, and when she got back home the first question she asked Mr. Ames was: “Why can’t I buy a few of your asparagus slips?
a person who operates a farm
From this reading Natalie made good use of her eyes while Farmer Ames’s man gave her the vegetable slips, and when she got back home the first question she asked Mr. Ames was: “Why can’t I buy a few of your asparagus slips?
fer
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From this reading The fust season of asparagrass it ain’t no good fer cuttin’; the secunt year it turns out a few baby stalks, but the third year it comes along with a fine crop—ef you’ve taken good care of it through the winter cold, and shaded the young plants from summer’s sun-heat the fust two years.”
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Natalie made good use of her eyes while Farmer Ames’s man gave her the vegetable slips, and when she got back home the first question she asked Mr. Ames was: “Why can’t I buy a few of your asparagus slips?
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading I love asparagus and you have a fine bed of it.”
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Natalie made good use of her eyes while Farmer Ames’s man gave her the vegetable slips, and when she got back home the first question she asked Mr. Ames was: “Why can’t I buy a few of your asparagus slips?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The fust season of asparagrass it ain’t no good fer cuttin’; the secunt year it turns out a few baby stalks, but the third year it comes along with a fine crop—ef you’ve taken good care of it through the winter cold, and shaded the young plants from summer’s sun-heat the fust two years.”
fust
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From this reading The fust season of asparagrass it ain’t no good fer cuttin’; the secunt year it turns out a few baby stalks, but the third year it comes along with a fine crop—ef you’ve taken good care of it through the winter cold, and shaded the young plants from summer’s sun-heat the fust two years.”
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Natalie made good use of her eyes while Farmer Ames’s man gave her the vegetable slips, and when she got back home the first question she asked Mr. Ames was: “Why can’t I buy a few of your asparagus slips?
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “I’d give yer some slips, and welcome, but it don’t grow that way,” replied he.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Natalie made good use of her eyes while Farmer Ames’s man gave her the vegetable slips, and when she got back home the first question she asked Mr. Ames was: “Why can’t I buy a few of your asparagus slips?
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Natalie made good use of her eyes while Farmer Ames’s man gave her the vegetable slips, and when she got back home the first question she asked Mr. Ames was: “Why can’t I buy a few of your asparagus slips?
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading “I’d give yer some slips, and welcome, but it don’t grow that way,” replied he.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I love asparagus and you have a fine bed of it.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I’d give yer some slips, and welcome, but it don’t grow that way,” replied he.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Natalie made good use of her eyes while Farmer Ames’s man gave her the vegetable slips, and when she got back home the first question she asked Mr. Ames was: “Why can’t I buy a few of your asparagus slips?
hev
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From this reading “First you’ve got to hev jest the right quality of sand and loam mixed in kerrect proportions, and then yer seed it down.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Natalie made good use of her eyes while Farmer Ames’s man gave her the vegetable slips, and when she got back home the first question she asked Mr. Ames was: “Why can’t I buy a few of your asparagus slips?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Natalie made good use of her eyes while Farmer Ames’s man gave her the vegetable slips, and when she got back home the first question she asked Mr. Ames was: “Why can’t I buy a few of your asparagus slips?
I'd
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From this reading “I’d give yer some slips, and welcome, but it don’t grow that way,” replied he.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “First you’ve got to hev jest the right quality of sand and loam mixed in kerrect proportions, and then yer seed it down.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I love asparagus and you have a fine bed of it.”
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading “First you’ve got to hev jest the right quality of sand and loam mixed in kerrect proportions, and then yer seed it down.
kerrect
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From this reading “First you’ve got to hev jest the right quality of sand and loam mixed in kerrect proportions, and then yer seed it down.
loamnounUS /loʊm/
a rich soil consisting of a mixture of sand and clay and decaying organic materials
From this reading “First you’ve got to hev jest the right quality of sand and loam mixed in kerrect proportions, and then yer seed it down.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading I love asparagus and you have a fine bed of it.”
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Natalie made good use of her eyes while Farmer Ames’s man gave her the vegetable slips, and when she got back home the first question she asked Mr. Ames was: “Why can’t I buy a few of your asparagus slips?
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Natalie made good use of her eyes while Farmer Ames’s man gave her the vegetable slips, and when she got back home the first question she asked Mr. Ames was: “Why can’t I buy a few of your asparagus slips?
consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
From this reading “First you’ve got to hev jest the right quality of sand and loam mixed in kerrect proportions, and then yer seed it down.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Natalie made good use of her eyes while Farmer Ames’s man gave her the vegetable slips, and when she got back home the first question she asked Mr. Ames was: “Why can’t I buy a few of your asparagus slips?
Natalie
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From this reading Natalie made good use of her eyes while Farmer Ames’s man gave her the vegetable slips, and when she got back home the first question she asked Mr. Ames was: “Why can’t I buy a few of your asparagus slips?
not any; not one
From this reading The fust season of asparagrass it ain’t no good fer cuttin’; the secunt year it turns out a few baby stalks, but the third year it comes along with a fine crop—ef you’ve taken good care of it through the winter cold, and shaded the young plants from summer’s sun-heat the fust two years.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Natalie made good use of her eyes while Farmer Ames’s man gave her the vegetable slips, and when she got back home the first question she asked Mr. Ames was: “Why can’t I buy a few of your asparagus slips?
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The fust season of asparagrass it ain’t no good fer cuttin’; the secunt year it turns out a few baby stalks, but the third year it comes along with a fine crop—ef you’ve taken good care of it through the winter cold, and shaded the young plants from summer’s sun-heat the fust two years.”
plantsnounUS /plænts/
plural of “plant” — buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading The fust season of asparagrass it ain’t no good fer cuttin’; the secunt year it turns out a few baby stalks, but the third year it comes along with a fine crop—ef you’ve taken good care of it through the winter cold, and shaded the young plants from summer’s sun-heat the fust two years.”
proportionsnounUS /prəˈpɔːrʃənz/
plural of “proportion” — the quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole
From this reading “First you’ve got to hev jest the right quality of sand and loam mixed in kerrect proportions, and then yer seed it down.
an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
From this reading “First you’ve got to hev jest the right quality of sand and loam mixed in kerrect proportions, and then yer seed it down.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading Natalie made good use of her eyes while Farmer Ames’s man gave her the vegetable slips, and when she got back home the first question she asked Mr. Ames was: “Why can’t I buy a few of your asparagus slips?
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “I’d give yer some slips, and welcome, but it don’t grow that way,” replied he.
precisely, exactly
From this reading “First you’ve got to hev jest the right quality of sand and loam mixed in kerrect proportions, and then yer seed it down.
a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
From this reading “First you’ve got to hev jest the right quality of sand and loam mixed in kerrect proportions, and then yer seed it down.
a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading The fust season of asparagrass it ain’t no good fer cuttin’; the secunt year it turns out a few baby stalks, but the third year it comes along with a fine crop—ef you’ve taken good care of it through the winter cold, and shaded the young plants from summer’s sun-heat the fust two years.”
secunt
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From this reading The fust season of asparagrass it ain’t no good fer cuttin’; the secunt year it turns out a few baby stalks, but the third year it comes along with a fine crop—ef you’ve taken good care of it through the winter cold, and shaded the young plants from summer’s sun-heat the fust two years.”
seednounUS /siːd/
a small hard fruit
From this reading “First you’ve got to hev jest the right quality of sand and loam mixed in kerrect proportions, and then yer seed it down.
shadedadjectiveUS /ˈʃeɪdɪd/
protected from heat and light with shade or shadow
From this reading The fust season of asparagrass it ain’t no good fer cuttin’; the secunt year it turns out a few baby stalks, but the third year it comes along with a fine crop—ef you’ve taken good care of it through the winter cold, and shaded the young plants from summer’s sun-heat the fust two years.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Natalie made good use of her eyes while Farmer Ames’s man gave her the vegetable slips, and when she got back home the first question she asked Mr. Ames was: “Why can’t I buy a few of your asparagus slips?
slipsnounUS /slɪps/
plural of “slip” — a socially awkward or tactless act
From this reading Natalie made good use of her eyes while Farmer Ames’s man gave her the vegetable slips, and when she got back home the first question she asked Mr. Ames was: “Why can’t I buy a few of your asparagus slips?
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “I’d give yer some slips, and welcome, but it don’t grow that way,” replied he.
stalksnounUS /stɔːks/
plural of “stalk” — material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
From this reading The fust season of asparagrass it ain’t no good fer cuttin’; the secunt year it turns out a few baby stalks, but the third year it comes along with a fine crop—ef you’ve taken good care of it through the winter cold, and shaded the young plants from summer’s sun-heat the fust two years.”
summer'snounUS /ˈsʌmərz/
possessive form of “summer” — the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading The fust season of asparagrass it ain’t no good fer cuttin’; the secunt year it turns out a few baby stalks, but the third year it comes along with a fine crop—ef you’ve taken good care of it through the winter cold, and shaded the young plants from summer’s sun-heat the fust two years.”
sun-heat
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From this reading The fust season of asparagrass it ain’t no good fer cuttin’; the secunt year it turns out a few baby stalks, but the third year it comes along with a fine crop—ef you’ve taken good care of it through the winter cold, and shaded the young plants from summer’s sun-heat the fust two years.”
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading The fust season of asparagrass it ain’t no good fer cuttin’; the secunt year it turns out a few baby stalks, but the third year it comes along with a fine crop—ef you’ve taken good care of it through the winter cold, and shaded the young plants from summer’s sun-heat the fust two years.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I’d give yer some slips, and welcome, but it don’t grow that way,” replied he.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Natalie made good use of her eyes while Farmer Ames’s man gave her the vegetable slips, and when she got back home the first question she asked Mr. Ames was: “Why can’t I buy a few of your asparagus slips?
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “First you’ve got to hev jest the right quality of sand and loam mixed in kerrect proportions, and then yer seed it down.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading The fust season of asparagrass it ain’t no good fer cuttin’; the secunt year it turns out a few baby stalks, but the third year it comes along with a fine crop—ef you’ve taken good care of it through the winter cold, and shaded the young plants from summer’s sun-heat the fust two years.”
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The fust season of asparagrass it ain’t no good fer cuttin’; the secunt year it turns out a few baby stalks, but the third year it comes along with a fine crop—ef you’ve taken good care of it through the winter cold, and shaded the young plants from summer’s sun-heat the fust two years.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “First you’ve got to hev jest the right quality of sand and loam mixed in kerrect proportions, and then yer seed it down.
plural of “turn” — a circular segment of a curve
From this reading The fust season of asparagrass it ain’t no good fer cuttin’; the secunt year it turns out a few baby stalks, but the third year it comes along with a fine crop—ef you’ve taken good care of it through the winter cold, and shaded the young plants from summer’s sun-heat the fust two years.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The fust season of asparagrass it ain’t no good fer cuttin’; the secunt year it turns out a few baby stalks, but the third year it comes along with a fine crop—ef you’ve taken good care of it through the winter cold, and shaded the young plants from summer’s sun-heat the fust two years.”
the act of using
From this reading Natalie made good use of her eyes while Farmer Ames’s man gave her the vegetable slips, and when she got back home the first question she asked Mr. Ames was: “Why can’t I buy a few of your asparagus slips?
vegetablenounUS /ˈvedʒtəbəl/
edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant
From this reading Natalie made good use of her eyes while Farmer Ames’s man gave her the vegetable slips, and when she got back home the first question she asked Mr. Ames was: “Why can’t I buy a few of your asparagus slips?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Natalie made good use of her eyes while Farmer Ames’s man gave her the vegetable slips, and when she got back home the first question she asked Mr. Ames was: “Why can’t I buy a few of your asparagus slips?
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “I’d give yer some slips, and welcome, but it don’t grow that way,” replied he.
accept gladly
From this reading “I’d give yer some slips, and welcome, but it don’t grow that way,” replied he.
at the time that
From this reading Natalie made good use of her eyes while Farmer Ames’s man gave her the vegetable slips, and when she got back home the first question she asked Mr. Ames was: “Why can’t I buy a few of your asparagus slips?
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Natalie made good use of her eyes while Farmer Ames’s man gave her the vegetable slips, and when she got back home the first question she asked Mr. Ames was: “Why can’t I buy a few of your asparagus slips?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Natalie made good use of her eyes while Farmer Ames’s man gave her the vegetable slips, and when she got back home the first question she asked Mr. Ames was: “Why can’t I buy a few of your asparagus slips?
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading The fust season of asparagrass it ain’t no good fer cuttin’; the secunt year it turns out a few baby stalks, but the third year it comes along with a fine crop—ef you’ve taken good care of it through the winter cold, and shaded the young plants from summer’s sun-heat the fust two years.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading The fust season of asparagrass it ain’t no good fer cuttin’; the secunt year it turns out a few baby stalks, but the third year it comes along with a fine crop—ef you’ve taken good care of it through the winter cold, and shaded the young plants from summer’s sun-heat the fust two years.”
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading The fust season of asparagrass it ain’t no good fer cuttin’; the secunt year it turns out a few baby stalks, but the third year it comes along with a fine crop—ef you’ve taken good care of it through the winter cold, and shaded the young plants from summer’s sun-heat the fust two years.”
a late time of life
From this reading The fust season of asparagrass it ain’t no good fer cuttin’; the secunt year it turns out a few baby stalks, but the third year it comes along with a fine crop—ef you’ve taken good care of it through the winter cold, and shaded the young plants from summer’s sun-heat the fust two years.”
yer
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From this reading “I’d give yer some slips, and welcome, but it don’t grow that way,” replied he.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I love asparagus and you have a fine bed of it.”
you've
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From this reading “First you’ve got to hev jest the right quality of sand and loam mixed in kerrect proportions, and then yer seed it down.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading The fust season of asparagrass it ain’t no good fer cuttin’; the secunt year it turns out a few baby stalks, but the third year it comes along with a fine crop—ef you’ve taken good care of it through the winter cold, and shaded the young plants from summer’s sun-heat the fust two years.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Natalie made good use of her eyes while Farmer Ames’s man gave her the vegetable slips, and when she got back home the first question she asked Mr. Ames was: “Why can’t I buy a few of your asparagus slips?
