Chapter III

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

From this reading And onc't I was at meetin' when he told about it, and how when he couldn't be with 'em he allus prayed at home, and he said 'at he believed his prayers was answered, fer onc't he'd prayed fer a new outpourin' of the Holy Sperit, and that very night they was three new jiners.

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From this reading Well, the night I'm a-speakin' of he'd had a chill the day afore and couldn't go that night, and was in bed when Ezry druv past fer him; said he'd like to go, but had a high fever and couldn't.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Well, about them times Bills was tuk down with the agur; first got to chillin' ever'-other-day, then _ever'_ day, and harder and harder, tel sometimes he'd be obleeged to stay away from meetin' on account of it.

a record or narrative description of past events

From this reading Well, about them times Bills was tuk down with the agur; first got to chillin' ever'-other-day, then _ever'_ day, and harder and harder, tel sometimes he'd be obleeged to stay away from meetin' on account of it.

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From this reading Well, the night I'm a-speakin' of he'd had a chill the day afore and couldn't go that night, and was in bed when Ezry druv past fer him; said he'd like to go, but had a high fever and couldn't.

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From this reading Well, about them times Bills was tuk down with the agur; first got to chillin' ever'-other-day, then _ever'_ day, and harder and harder, tel sometimes he'd be obleeged to stay away from meetin' on account of it.

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From this reading And onc't I was at meetin' when he told about it, and how when he couldn't be with 'em he allus prayed at home, and he said 'at he believed his prayers was answered, fer onc't he'd prayed fer a new outpourin' of the Holy Sperit, and that very night they was three new jiners.

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading And then Ezry's woman ast him ef he was too sick to spare Annie; and he said no, they could take her and the baby: and told her to fix his medicine so's he could reach it 'thout gittin' out o' bed, and he'd git along 'thout her.

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

From this reading Well, about them times Bills was tuk down with the agur; first got to chillin' ever'-other-day, then _ever'_ day, and harder and harder, tel sometimes he'd be obleeged to stay away from meetin' on account of it.

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From this reading And then Ezry's woman ast him ef he was too sick to spare Annie; and he said no, they could take her and the baby: and told her to fix his medicine so's he could reach it 'thout gittin' out o' bed, and he'd git along 'thout her.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading And another time he said 'at he'd prayed 'at Wesley Morris would jine, and lo and behold you! he _did_ jine, and the very night 'at he _prayed_ he would.

past form of “answer” — react verbally

From this reading And onc't I was at meetin' when he told about it, and how when he couldn't be with 'em he allus prayed at home, and he said 'at he believed his prayers was answered, fer onc't he'd prayed fer a new outpourin' of the Holy Sperit, and that very night they was three new jiners.

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From this reading And then Ezry's woman ast him ef he was too sick to spare Annie; and he said no, they could take her and the baby: and told her to fix his medicine so's he could reach it 'thout gittin' out o' bed, and he'd git along 'thout her.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading And onc't I was at meetin' when he told about it, and how when he couldn't be with 'em he allus prayed at home, and he said 'at he believed his prayers was answered, fer onc't he'd prayed fer a new outpourin' of the Holy Sperit, and that very night they was three new jiners.

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

From this reading Well, about them times Bills was tuk down with the agur; first got to chillin' ever'-other-day, then _ever'_ day, and harder and harder, tel sometimes he'd be obleeged to stay away from meetin' on account of it.

a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk

From this reading And then Ezry's woman ast him ef he was too sick to spare Annie; and he said no, they could take her and the baby: and told her to fix his medicine so's he could reach it 'thout gittin' out o' bed, and he'd git along 'thout her.

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

From this reading Well, about them times Bills was tuk down with the agur; first got to chillin' ever'-other-day, then _ever'_ day, and harder and harder, tel sometimes he'd be obleeged to stay away from meetin' on account of it.

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading Well, the night I'm a-speakin' of he'd had a chill the day afore and couldn't go that night, and was in bed when Ezry druv past fer him; said he'd like to go, but had a high fever and couldn't.

see with attention

From this reading And another time he said 'at he'd prayed 'at Wesley Morris would jine, and lo and behold you! he _did_ jine, and the very night 'at he _prayed_ he would.

past form of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true

From this reading And onc't I was at meetin' when he told about it, and how when he couldn't be with 'em he allus prayed at home, and he said 'at he believed his prayers was answered, fer onc't he'd prayed fer a new outpourin' of the Holy Sperit, and that very night they was three new jiners.

plural of “bill” — a statute in draft before it becomes law

From this reading Well, about them times Bills was tuk down with the agur; first got to chillin' ever'-other-day, then _ever'_ day, and harder and harder, tel sometimes he'd be obleeged to stay away from meetin' on account of it.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Well, the night I'm a-speakin' of he'd had a chill the day afore and couldn't go that night, and was in bed when Ezry druv past fer him; said he'd like to go, but had a high fever and couldn't.

coldness due to a cold environment

From this reading Well, the night I'm a-speakin' of he'd had a chill the day afore and couldn't go that night, and was in bed when Ezry druv past fer him; said he'd like to go, but had a high fever and couldn't.

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From this reading Well, about them times Bills was tuk down with the agur; first got to chillin' ever'-other-day, then _ever'_ day, and harder and harder, tel sometimes he'd be obleeged to stay away from meetin' on account of it.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading And then Ezry's woman ast him ef he was too sick to spare Annie; and he said no, they could take her and the baby: and told her to fix his medicine so's he could reach it 'thout gittin' out o' bed, and he'd git along 'thout her.

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From this reading And onc't I was at meetin' when he told about it, and how when he couldn't be with 'em he allus prayed at home, and he said 'at he believed his prayers was answered, fer onc't he'd prayed fer a new outpourin' of the Holy Sperit, and that very night they was three new jiners.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading Well, about them times Bills was tuk down with the agur; first got to chillin' ever'-other-day, then _ever'_ day, and harder and harder, tel sometimes he'd be obleeged to stay away from meetin' on account of it.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading And another time he said 'at he'd prayed 'at Wesley Morris would jine, and lo and behold you! he _did_ jine, and the very night 'at he _prayed_ he would.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading Well, about them times Bills was tuk down with the agur; first got to chillin' ever'-other-day, then _ever'_ day, and harder and harder, tel sometimes he'd be obleeged to stay away from meetin' on account of it.

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From this reading Well, the night I'm a-speakin' of he'd had a chill the day afore and couldn't go that night, and was in bed when Ezry druv past fer him; said he'd like to go, but had a high fever and couldn't.

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From this reading And then Ezry's woman ast him ef he was too sick to spare Annie; and he said no, they could take her and the baby: and told her to fix his medicine so's he could reach it 'thout gittin' out o' bed, and he'd git along 'thout her.

a quad with a square body

From this reading And onc't I was at meetin' when he told about it, and how when he couldn't be with 'em he allus prayed at home, and he said 'at he believed his prayers was answered, fer onc't he'd prayed fer a new outpourin' of the Holy Sperit, and that very night they was three new jiners.

at any time

From this reading Well, about them times Bills was tuk down with the agur; first got to chillin' ever'-other-day, then _ever'_ day, and harder and harder, tel sometimes he'd be obleeged to stay away from meetin' on account of it.

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From this reading Well, the night I'm a-speakin' of he'd had a chill the day afore and couldn't go that night, and was in bed when Ezry druv past fer him; said he'd like to go, but had a high fever and couldn't.

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From this reading And then Ezry's woman ast him ef he was too sick to spare Annie; and he said no, they could take her and the baby: and told her to fix his medicine so's he could reach it 'thout gittin' out o' bed, and he'd git along 'thout her.

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From this reading And onc't I was at meetin' when he told about it, and how when he couldn't be with 'em he allus prayed at home, and he said 'at he believed his prayers was answered, fer onc't he'd prayed fer a new outpourin' of the Holy Sperit, and that very night they was three new jiners.

a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection

From this reading Well, the night I'm a-speakin' of he'd had a chill the day afore and couldn't go that night, and was in bed when Ezry druv past fer him; said he'd like to go, but had a high fever and couldn't.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading Well, about them times Bills was tuk down with the agur; first got to chillin' ever'-other-day, then _ever'_ day, and harder and harder, tel sometimes he'd be obleeged to stay away from meetin' on account of it.

restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken

From this reading And then Ezry's woman ast him ef he was too sick to spare Annie; and he said no, they could take her and the baby: and told her to fix his medicine so's he could reach it 'thout gittin' out o' bed, and he'd git along 'thout her.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Well, about them times Bills was tuk down with the agur; first got to chillin' ever'-other-day, then _ever'_ day, and harder and harder, tel sometimes he'd be obleeged to stay away from meetin' on account of it.

a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible

From this reading And then Ezry's woman ast him ef he was too sick to spare Annie; and he said no, they could take her and the baby: and told her to fix his medicine so's he could reach it 'thout gittin' out o' bed, and he'd git along 'thout her.

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From this reading And then Ezry's woman ast him ef he was too sick to spare Annie; and he said no, they could take her and the baby: and told her to fix his medicine so's he could reach it 'thout gittin' out o' bed, and he'd git along 'thout her.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading Well, the night I'm a-speakin' of he'd had a chill the day afore and couldn't go that night, and was in bed when Ezry druv past fer him; said he'd like to go, but had a high fever and couldn't.

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

From this reading Well, about them times Bills was tuk down with the agur; first got to chillin' ever'-other-day, then _ever'_ day, and harder and harder, tel sometimes he'd be obleeged to stay away from meetin' on account of it.

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

From this reading Well, the night I'm a-speakin' of he'd had a chill the day afore and couldn't go that night, and was in bed when Ezry druv past fer him; said he'd like to go, but had a high fever and couldn't.

comparative of “hard” — with effort or force or vigor

From this reading Well, about them times Bills was tuk down with the agur; first got to chillin' ever'-other-day, then _ever'_ day, and harder and harder, tel sometimes he'd be obleeged to stay away from meetin' on account of it.

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

From this reading And onc't I was at meetin' when he told about it, and how when he couldn't be with 'em he allus prayed at home, and he said 'at he believed his prayers was answered, fer onc't he'd prayed fer a new outpourin' of the Holy Sperit, and that very night they was three new jiners.

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From this reading Well, about them times Bills was tuk down with the agur; first got to chillin' ever'-other-day, then _ever'_ day, and harder and harder, tel sometimes he'd be obleeged to stay away from meetin' on account of it.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading And then Ezry's woman ast him ef he was too sick to spare Annie; and he said no, they could take her and the baby: and told her to fix his medicine so's he could reach it 'thout gittin' out o' bed, and he'd git along 'thout her.

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading Well, the night I'm a-speakin' of he'd had a chill the day afore and couldn't go that night, and was in bed when Ezry druv past fer him; said he'd like to go, but had a high fever and couldn't.

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

From this reading Well, the night I'm a-speakin' of he'd had a chill the day afore and couldn't go that night, and was in bed when Ezry druv past fer him; said he'd like to go, but had a high fever and couldn't.

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

From this reading And onc't I was at meetin' when he told about it, and how when he couldn't be with 'em he allus prayed at home, and he said 'at he believed his prayers was answered, fer onc't he'd prayed fer a new outpourin' of the Holy Sperit, and that very night they was three new jiners.

a sacred place of pilgrimage

From this reading And onc't I was at meetin' when he told about it, and how when he couldn't be with 'em he allus prayed at home, and he said 'at he believed his prayers was answered, fer onc't he'd prayed fer a new outpourin' of the Holy Sperit, and that very night they was three new jiners.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading And onc't I was at meetin' when he told about it, and how when he couldn't be with 'em he allus prayed at home, and he said 'at he believed his prayers was answered, fer onc't he'd prayed fer a new outpourin' of the Holy Sperit, and that very night they was three new jiners.

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From this reading And onc't I was at meetin' when he told about it, and how when he couldn't be with 'em he allus prayed at home, and he said 'at he believed his prayers was answered, fer onc't he'd prayed fer a new outpourin' of the Holy Sperit, and that very night they was three new jiners.

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

From this reading And onc't I was at meetin' when he told about it, and how when he couldn't be with 'em he allus prayed at home, and he said 'at he believed his prayers was answered, fer onc't he'd prayed fer a new outpourin' of the Holy Sperit, and that very night they was three new jiners.

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From this reading Well, the night I'm a-speakin' of he'd had a chill the day afore and couldn't go that night, and was in bed when Ezry druv past fer him; said he'd like to go, but had a high fever and couldn't.

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

From this reading Well, the night I'm a-speakin' of he'd had a chill the day afore and couldn't go that night, and was in bed when Ezry druv past fer him; said he'd like to go, but had a high fever and couldn't.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Well, about them times Bills was tuk down with the agur; first got to chillin' ever'-other-day, then _ever'_ day, and harder and harder, tel sometimes he'd be obleeged to stay away from meetin' on account of it.

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From this reading And another time he said 'at he'd prayed 'at Wesley Morris would jine, and lo and behold you! he _did_ jine, and the very night 'at he _prayed_ he would.

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From this reading And onc't I was at meetin' when he told about it, and how when he couldn't be with 'em he allus prayed at home, and he said 'at he believed his prayers was answered, fer onc't he'd prayed fer a new outpourin' of the Holy Sperit, and that very night they was three new jiners.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Well, the night I'm a-speakin' of he'd had a chill the day afore and couldn't go that night, and was in bed when Ezry druv past fer him; said he'd like to go, but had a high fever and couldn't.

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From this reading And another time he said 'at he'd prayed 'at Wesley Morris would jine, and lo and behold you! he _did_ jine, and the very night 'at he _prayed_ he would.

the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques

From this reading And then Ezry's woman ast him ef he was too sick to spare Annie; and he said no, they could take her and the baby: and told her to fix his medicine so's he could reach it 'thout gittin' out o' bed, and he'd git along 'thout her.

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From this reading Well, about them times Bills was tuk down with the agur; first got to chillin' ever'-other-day, then _ever'_ day, and harder and harder, tel sometimes he'd be obleeged to stay away from meetin' on account of it.

United States suffragist in Wyoming (1814-1902)

From this reading And another time he said 'at he'd prayed 'at Wesley Morris would jine, and lo and behold you! he _did_ jine, and the very night 'at he _prayed_ he would.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading And onc't I was at meetin' when he told about it, and how when he couldn't be with 'em he allus prayed at home, and he said 'at he believed his prayers was answered, fer onc't he'd prayed fer a new outpourin' of the Holy Sperit, and that very night they was three new jiners.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading And onc't I was at meetin' when he told about it, and how when he couldn't be with 'em he allus prayed at home, and he said 'at he believed his prayers was answered, fer onc't he'd prayed fer a new outpourin' of the Holy Sperit, and that very night they was three new jiners.

not any; not one

From this reading And then Ezry's woman ast him ef he was too sick to spare Annie; and he said no, they could take her and the baby: and told her to fix his medicine so's he could reach it 'thout gittin' out o' bed, and he'd git along 'thout her.

a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

From this reading And then Ezry's woman ast him ef he was too sick to spare Annie; and he said no, they could take her and the baby: and told her to fix his medicine so's he could reach it 'thout gittin' out o' bed, and he'd git along 'thout her.

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From this reading Well, about them times Bills was tuk down with the agur; first got to chillin' ever'-other-day, then _ever'_ day, and harder and harder, tel sometimes he'd be obleeged to stay away from meetin' on account of it.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Well, about them times Bills was tuk down with the agur; first got to chillin' ever'-other-day, then _ever'_ day, and harder and harder, tel sometimes he'd be obleeged to stay away from meetin' on account of it.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Well, about them times Bills was tuk down with the agur; first got to chillin' ever'-other-day, then _ever'_ day, and harder and harder, tel sometimes he'd be obleeged to stay away from meetin' on account of it.

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From this reading And onc't I was at meetin' when he told about it, and how when he couldn't be with 'em he allus prayed at home, and he said 'at he believed his prayers was answered, fer onc't he'd prayed fer a new outpourin' of the Holy Sperit, and that very night they was three new jiners.

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From this reading Well, about them times Bills was tuk down with the agur; first got to chillin' ever'-other-day, then _ever'_ day, and harder and harder, tel sometimes he'd be obleeged to stay away from meetin' on account of it.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading And then Ezry's woman ast him ef he was too sick to spare Annie; and he said no, they could take her and the baby: and told her to fix his medicine so's he could reach it 'thout gittin' out o' bed, and he'd git along 'thout her.

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From this reading And onc't I was at meetin' when he told about it, and how when he couldn't be with 'em he allus prayed at home, and he said 'at he believed his prayers was answered, fer onc't he'd prayed fer a new outpourin' of the Holy Sperit, and that very night they was three new jiners.

the time that has elapsed

From this reading Well, the night I'm a-speakin' of he'd had a chill the day afore and couldn't go that night, and was in bed when Ezry druv past fer him; said he'd like to go, but had a high fever and couldn't.

past form of “pray” — address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer

From this reading And onc't I was at meetin' when he told about it, and how when he couldn't be with 'em he allus prayed at home, and he said 'at he believed his prayers was answered, fer onc't he'd prayed fer a new outpourin' of the Holy Sperit, and that very night they was three new jiners.

plural of “prayer” — the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)

From this reading And onc't I was at meetin' when he told about it, and how when he couldn't be with 'em he allus prayed at home, and he said 'at he believed his prayers was answered, fer onc't he'd prayed fer a new outpourin' of the Holy Sperit, and that very night they was three new jiners.

reach a destination, either real or abstract

From this reading And then Ezry's woman ast him ef he was too sick to spare Annie; and he said no, they could take her and the baby: and told her to fix his medicine so's he could reach it 'thout gittin' out o' bed, and he'd git along 'thout her.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading And onc't I was at meetin' when he told about it, and how when he couldn't be with 'em he allus prayed at home, and he said 'at he believed his prayers was answered, fer onc't he'd prayed fer a new outpourin' of the Holy Sperit, and that very night they was three new jiners.

affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function

From this reading And then Ezry's woman ast him ef he was too sick to spare Annie; and he said no, they could take her and the baby: and told her to fix his medicine so's he could reach it 'thout gittin' out o' bed, and he'd git along 'thout her.

possessive form of “so” — the syllable naming the fifth (dominant) note of any musical scale in solmization

From this reading And then Ezry's woman ast him ef he was too sick to spare Annie; and he said no, they could take her and the baby: and told her to fix his medicine so's he could reach it 'thout gittin' out o' bed, and he'd git along 'thout her.

on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always

From this reading Well, about them times Bills was tuk down with the agur; first got to chillin' ever'-other-day, then _ever'_ day, and harder and harder, tel sometimes he'd be obleeged to stay away from meetin' on account of it.

refrain from harming

From this reading And then Ezry's woman ast him ef he was too sick to spare Annie; and he said no, they could take her and the baby: and told her to fix his medicine so's he could reach it 'thout gittin' out o' bed, and he'd git along 'thout her.

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From this reading And onc't I was at meetin' when he told about it, and how when he couldn't be with 'em he allus prayed at home, and he said 'at he believed his prayers was answered, fer onc't he'd prayed fer a new outpourin' of the Holy Sperit, and that very night they was three new jiners.

stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading Well, about them times Bills was tuk down with the agur; first got to chillin' ever'-other-day, then _ever'_ day, and harder and harder, tel sometimes he'd be obleeged to stay away from meetin' on account of it.

carry out

From this reading And then Ezry's woman ast him ef he was too sick to spare Annie; and he said no, they could take her and the baby: and told her to fix his medicine so's he could reach it 'thout gittin' out o' bed, and he'd git along 'thout her.

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From this reading Well, about them times Bills was tuk down with the agur; first got to chillin' ever'-other-day, then _ever'_ day, and harder and harder, tel sometimes he'd be obleeged to stay away from meetin' on account of it.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading And onc't I was at meetin' when he told about it, and how when he couldn't be with 'em he allus prayed at home, and he said 'at he believed his prayers was answered, fer onc't he'd prayed fer a new outpourin' of the Holy Sperit, and that very night they was three new jiners.

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

From this reading Well, about them times Bills was tuk down with the agur; first got to chillin' ever'-other-day, then _ever'_ day, and harder and harder, tel sometimes he'd be obleeged to stay away from meetin' on account of it.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Well, about them times Bills was tuk down with the agur; first got to chillin' ever'-other-day, then _ever'_ day, and harder and harder, tel sometimes he'd be obleeged to stay away from meetin' on account of it.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Well, about them times Bills was tuk down with the agur; first got to chillin' ever'-other-day, then _ever'_ day, and harder and harder, tel sometimes he'd be obleeged to stay away from meetin' on account of it.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading And onc't I was at meetin' when he told about it, and how when he couldn't be with 'em he allus prayed at home, and he said 'at he believed his prayers was answered, fer onc't he'd prayed fer a new outpourin' of the Holy Sperit, and that very night they was three new jiners.

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From this reading And then Ezry's woman ast him ef he was too sick to spare Annie; and he said no, they could take her and the baby: and told her to fix his medicine so's he could reach it 'thout gittin' out o' bed, and he'd git along 'thout her.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading And onc't I was at meetin' when he told about it, and how when he couldn't be with 'em he allus prayed at home, and he said 'at he believed his prayers was answered, fer onc't he'd prayed fer a new outpourin' of the Holy Sperit, and that very night they was three new jiners.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading And another time he said 'at he'd prayed 'at Wesley Morris would jine, and lo and behold you! he _did_ jine, and the very night 'at he _prayed_ he would.

a more or less definite period of time now or previously present

From this reading Well, about them times Bills was tuk down with the agur; first got to chillin' ever'-other-day, then _ever'_ day, and harder and harder, tel sometimes he'd be obleeged to stay away from meetin' on account of it.

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

From this reading Well, about them times Bills was tuk down with the agur; first got to chillin' ever'-other-day, then _ever'_ day, and harder and harder, tel sometimes he'd be obleeged to stay away from meetin' on account of it.

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading And onc't I was at meetin' when he told about it, and how when he couldn't be with 'em he allus prayed at home, and he said 'at he believed his prayers was answered, fer onc't he'd prayed fer a new outpourin' of the Holy Sperit, and that very night they was three new jiners.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading And then Ezry's woman ast him ef he was too sick to spare Annie; and he said no, they could take her and the baby: and told her to fix his medicine so's he could reach it 'thout gittin' out o' bed, and he'd git along 'thout her.

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From this reading Well, about them times Bills was tuk down with the agur; first got to chillin' ever'-other-day, then _ever'_ day, and harder and harder, tel sometimes he'd be obleeged to stay away from meetin' on account of it.

precisely as stated

From this reading And onc't I was at meetin' when he told about it, and how when he couldn't be with 'em he allus prayed at home, and he said 'at he believed his prayers was answered, fer onc't he'd prayed fer a new outpourin' of the Holy Sperit, and that very night they was three new jiners.

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

From this reading Well, about them times Bills was tuk down with the agur; first got to chillin' ever'-other-day, then _ever'_ day, and harder and harder, tel sometimes he'd be obleeged to stay away from meetin' on account of it.

(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, about them times Bills was tuk down with the agur; first got to chillin' ever'-other-day, then _ever'_ day, and harder and harder, tel sometimes he'd be obleeged to stay away from meetin' on account of it.

English clergyman and brother of John Wesley who wrote many hymns (1707-1788)

From this reading And another time he said 'at he'd prayed 'at Wesley Morris would jine, and lo and behold you! he _did_ jine, and the very night 'at he _prayed_ he would.

at the time that

From this reading And onc't I was at meetin' when he told about it, and how when he couldn't be with 'em he allus prayed at home, and he said 'at he believed his prayers was answered, fer onc't he'd prayed fer a new outpourin' of the Holy Sperit, and that very night they was three new jiners.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Well, about them times Bills was tuk down with the agur; first got to chillin' ever'-other-day, then _ever'_ day, and harder and harder, tel sometimes he'd be obleeged to stay away from meetin' on account of it.

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading And then Ezry's woman ast him ef he was too sick to spare Annie; and he said no, they could take her and the baby: and told her to fix his medicine so's he could reach it 'thout gittin' out o' bed, and he'd git along 'thout her.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading And another time he said 'at he'd prayed 'at Wesley Morris would jine, and lo and behold you! he _did_ jine, and the very night 'at he _prayed_ he would.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading And another time he said 'at he'd prayed 'at Wesley Morris would jine, and lo and behold you! he _did_ jine, and the very night 'at he _prayed_ he would.