Chapter III · Chapter 3

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

From this reading "Was you wantin' anything, Duckie Doodums?" she asked in a voice like the running of sap in maple-sugar time.

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From this reading "You're sure you ain't mistook in your thirst and that it ain't a suddint cravin' for licker, and that you ain't sort of p'intin' down the waterspout for the Dutchman's, Duckie Doodums?"

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

From this reading "You're sure you ain't mistook in your thirst and that it ain't a suddint cravin' for licker, and that you ain't sort of p'intin' down the waterspout for the Dutchman's, Duckie Doodums?"

any thing at all

From this reading "Was you wantin' anything, Duckie Doodums?" she asked in a voice like the running of sap in maple-sugar time.

past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading "Was you wantin' anything, Duckie Doodums?" she asked in a voice like the running of sap in maple-sugar time.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading "Because your ma told me that you was given to somnambulasticatin' in your sleep, and that I must keep you tied up nights or you'd wake up some mornin' at the foot of a waterspout with your head bust open and a lot of good licker spilt out on the grass."

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading "N-n-nothin' but a drink of water, Honeybunch sweetness," he stammered back.

for the reason that

From this reading "Because your ma told me that you was given to somnambulasticatin' in your sleep, and that I must keep you tied up nights or you'd wake up some mornin' at the foot of a waterspout with your head bust open and a lot of good licker spilt out on the grass."

the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation

From this reading "Shorely not, Honeybunch darlin'," he finally fetched up, though he was hardly breathing.

ruin completely

From this reading "Because your ma told me that you was given to somnambulasticatin' in your sleep, and that I must keep you tied up nights or you'd wake up some mornin' at the foot of a waterspout with your head bust open and a lot of good licker spilt out on the grass."

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading "N-n-nothin' but a drink of water, Honeybunch sweetness," he stammered back.

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

From this reading "You're sure you ain't mistook in your thirst and that it ain't a suddint cravin' for licker, and that you ain't sort of p'intin' down the waterspout for the Dutchman's, Duckie Doodums?"

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

From this reading "Shorely not, Honeybunch darlin'," he finally fetched up, though he was hardly breathing.

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

From this reading "Was you wantin' anything, Duckie Doodums?" she asked in a voice like the running of sap in maple-sugar time.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading "You're sure you ain't mistook in your thirst and that it ain't a suddint cravin' for licker, and that you ain't sort of p'intin' down the waterspout for the Dutchman's, Duckie Doodums?"

take in liquids

From this reading "N-n-nothin' but a drink of water, Honeybunch sweetness," he stammered back.

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

From this reading "Was you wantin' anything, Duckie Doodums?" she asked in a voice like the running of sap in maple-sugar time.

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

From this reading "You're sure you ain't mistook in your thirst and that it ain't a suddint cravin' for licker, and that you ain't sort of p'intin' down the waterspout for the Dutchman's, Duckie Doodums?"

past form of “fetch” — go or come after and bring or take back

From this reading "Shorely not, Honeybunch darlin'," he finally fetched up, though he was hardly breathing.

after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay

From this reading "Shorely not, Honeybunch darlin'," he finally fetched up, though he was hardly breathing.

the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading "Because your ma told me that you was given to somnambulasticatin' in your sleep, and that I must keep you tied up nights or you'd wake up some mornin' at the foot of a waterspout with your head bust open and a lot of good licker spilt out on the grass."

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "You're sure you ain't mistook in your thirst and that it ain't a suddint cravin' for licker, and that you ain't sort of p'intin' down the waterspout for the Dutchman's, Duckie Doodums?"

acknowledged as a supposition

From this reading "Because your ma told me that you was given to somnambulasticatin' in your sleep, and that I must keep you tied up nights or you'd wake up some mornin' at the foot of a waterspout with your head bust open and a lot of good licker spilt out on the grass."

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading "Because your ma told me that you was given to somnambulasticatin' in your sleep, and that I must keep you tied up nights or you'd wake up some mornin' at the foot of a waterspout with your head bust open and a lot of good licker spilt out on the grass."

shoot down, of birds

From this reading "Because your ma told me that you was given to somnambulasticatin' in your sleep, and that I must keep you tied up nights or you'd wake up some mornin' at the foot of a waterspout with your head bust open and a lot of good licker spilt out on the grass."

only a very short time before

From this reading "Shorely not, Honeybunch darlin'," he finally fetched up, though he was hardly breathing.

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

From this reading "N-n-nothin' but a drink of water, Honeybunch sweetness," he stammered back.

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading "Because your ma told me that you was given to somnambulasticatin' in your sleep, and that I must keep you tied up nights or you'd wake up some mornin' at the foot of a waterspout with your head bust open and a lot of good licker spilt out on the grass."

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

From this reading "N-n-nothin' but a drink of water, Honeybunch sweetness," he stammered back.

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

From this reading "Because your ma told me that you was given to somnambulasticatin' in your sleep, and that I must keep you tied up nights or you'd wake up some mornin' at the foot of a waterspout with your head bust open and a lot of good licker spilt out on the grass."

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

From this reading "Was you wantin' anything, Duckie Doodums?" she asked in a voice like the running of sap in maple-sugar time.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "You're sure you ain't mistook in your thirst and that it ain't a suddint cravin' for licker, and that you ain't sort of p'intin' down the waterspout for the Dutchman's, Duckie Doodums?"

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

From this reading "Because your ma told me that you was given to somnambulasticatin' in your sleep, and that I must keep you tied up nights or you'd wake up some mornin' at the foot of a waterspout with your head bust open and a lot of good licker spilt out on the grass."

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

From this reading "You're sure you ain't mistook in your thirst and that it ain't a suddint cravin' for licker, and that you ain't sort of p'intin' down the waterspout for the Dutchman's, Duckie Doodums?"

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading "Was you wantin' anything, Duckie Doodums?" she asked in a voice like the running of sap in maple-sugar time.

(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent

From this reading "Because your ma told me that you was given to somnambulasticatin' in your sleep, and that I must keep you tied up nights or you'd wake up some mornin' at the foot of a waterspout with your head bust open and a lot of good licker spilt out on the grass."

informal terms for a mother

From this reading "Because your ma told me that you was given to somnambulasticatin' in your sleep, and that I must keep you tied up nights or you'd wake up some mornin' at the foot of a waterspout with your head bust open and a lot of good licker spilt out on the grass."

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

From this reading "Was you wantin' anything, Duckie Doodums?" she asked in a voice like the running of sap in maple-sugar time.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "Because your ma told me that you was given to somnambulasticatin' in your sleep, and that I must keep you tied up nights or you'd wake up some mornin' at the foot of a waterspout with your head bust open and a lot of good licker spilt out on the grass."

inflected form of “mistake” — identify incorrectly

From this reading "You're sure you ain't mistook in your thirst and that it ain't a suddint cravin' for licker, and that you ain't sort of p'intin' down the waterspout for the Dutchman's, Duckie Doodums?"

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

From this reading "Because your ma told me that you was given to somnambulasticatin' in your sleep, and that I must keep you tied up nights or you'd wake up some mornin' at the foot of a waterspout with your head bust open and a lot of good licker spilt out on the grass."

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading "Because your ma told me that you was given to somnambulasticatin' in your sleep, and that I must keep you tied up nights or you'd wake up some mornin' at the foot of a waterspout with your head bust open and a lot of good licker spilt out on the grass."

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

From this reading "N-n-nothin' but a drink of water, Honeybunch sweetness," he stammered back.

Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.

From this reading "Because your ma told me that you was given to somnambulasticatin' in your sleep, and that I must keep you tied up nights or you'd wake up some mornin' at the foot of a waterspout with your head bust open and a lot of good licker spilt out on the grass."

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "Shorely not, Honeybunch darlin'," he finally fetched up, though he was hardly breathing.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "Was you wantin' anything, Duckie Doodums?" she asked in a voice like the running of sap in maple-sugar time.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading "Because your ma told me that you was given to somnambulasticatin' in your sleep, and that I must keep you tied up nights or you'd wake up some mornin' at the foot of a waterspout with your head bust open and a lot of good licker spilt out on the grass."

To move from a closed position.

From this reading "Because your ma told me that you was given to somnambulasticatin' in your sleep, and that I must keep you tied up nights or you'd wake up some mornin' at the foot of a waterspout with your head bust open and a lot of good licker spilt out on the grass."

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading "Because your ma told me that you was given to somnambulasticatin' in your sleep, and that I must keep you tied up nights or you'd wake up some mornin' at the foot of a waterspout with your head bust open and a lot of good licker spilt out on the grass."

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading "Because your ma told me that you was given to somnambulasticatin' in your sleep, and that I must keep you tied up nights or you'd wake up some mornin' at the foot of a waterspout with your head bust open and a lot of good licker spilt out on the grass."

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

From this reading "You're sure you ain't mistook in your thirst and that it ain't a suddint cravin' for licker, and that you ain't sort of p'intin' down the waterspout for the Dutchman's, Duckie Doodums?"

(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream

From this reading "Was you wantin' anything, Duckie Doodums?" she asked in a voice like the running of sap in maple-sugar time.

deplete

From this reading "Was you wantin' anything, Duckie Doodums?" she asked in a voice like the running of sap in maple-sugar time.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "Was you wantin' anything, Duckie Doodums?" she asked in a voice like the running of sap in maple-sugar time.

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

From this reading "Shorely not, Honeybunch darlin'," he finally fetched up, though he was hardly breathing.

a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended

From this reading "Because your ma told me that you was given to somnambulasticatin' in your sleep, and that I must keep you tied up nights or you'd wake up some mornin' at the foot of a waterspout with your head bust open and a lot of good licker spilt out on the grass."

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

From this reading "Because your ma told me that you was given to somnambulasticatin' in your sleep, and that I must keep you tied up nights or you'd wake up some mornin' at the foot of a waterspout with your head bust open and a lot of good licker spilt out on the grass."

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

From this reading "Because your ma told me that you was given to somnambulasticatin' in your sleep, and that I must keep you tied up nights or you'd wake up some mornin' at the foot of a waterspout with your head bust open and a lot of good licker spilt out on the grass."

a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

From this reading "You're sure you ain't mistook in your thirst and that it ain't a suddint cravin' for licker, and that you ain't sort of p'intin' down the waterspout for the Dutchman's, Duckie Doodums?"

inflected form of “spill” — cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container

From this reading "Because your ma told me that you was given to somnambulasticatin' in your sleep, and that I must keep you tied up nights or you'd wake up some mornin' at the foot of a waterspout with your head bust open and a lot of good licker spilt out on the grass."

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

From this reading "N-n-nothin' but a drink of water, Honeybunch sweetness," he stammered back.

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

From this reading "You're sure you ain't mistook in your thirst and that it ain't a suddint cravin' for licker, and that you ain't sort of p'intin' down the waterspout for the Dutchman's, Duckie Doodums?"

having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured

From this reading "You're sure you ain't mistook in your thirst and that it ain't a suddint cravin' for licker, and that you ain't sort of p'intin' down the waterspout for the Dutchman's, Duckie Doodums?"

the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth

From this reading "N-n-nothin' but a drink of water, Honeybunch sweetness," he stammered back.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "You're sure you ain't mistook in your thirst and that it ain't a suddint cravin' for licker, and that you ain't sort of p'intin' down the waterspout for the Dutchman's, Duckie Doodums?"

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

From this reading "Was you wantin' anything, Duckie Doodums?" she asked in a voice like the running of sap in maple-sugar time.

a physiological need to drink

From this reading "You're sure you ain't mistook in your thirst and that it ain't a suddint cravin' for licker, and that you ain't sort of p'intin' down the waterspout for the Dutchman's, Duckie Doodums?"

in spite of the fact that

From this reading "Shorely not, Honeybunch darlin'," he finally fetched up, though he was hardly breathing.

bound or secured closely

From this reading "Because your ma told me that you was given to somnambulasticatin' in your sleep, and that I must keep you tied up nights or you'd wake up some mornin' at the foot of a waterspout with your head bust open and a lot of good licker spilt out on the grass."

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading "Was you wantin' anything, Duckie Doodums?" she asked in a voice like the running of sap in maple-sugar time.

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

From this reading "Because your ma told me that you was given to somnambulasticatin' in your sleep, and that I must keep you tied up nights or you'd wake up some mornin' at the foot of a waterspout with your head bust open and a lot of good licker spilt out on the grass."

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading "Because your ma told me that you was given to somnambulasticatin' in your sleep, and that I must keep you tied up nights or you'd wake up some mornin' at the foot of a waterspout with your head bust open and a lot of good licker spilt out on the grass."

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading "Shorely not, Honeybunch darlin'," he finally fetched up, though he was hardly breathing.

the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech

From this reading "Was you wantin' anything, Duckie Doodums?" she asked in a voice like the running of sap in maple-sugar time.

be awake, be alert, be there

From this reading "Because your ma told me that you was given to somnambulasticatin' in your sleep, and that I must keep you tied up nights or you'd wake up some mornin' at the foot of a waterspout with your head bust open and a lot of good licker spilt out on the grass."

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

From this reading "Was you wantin' anything, Duckie Doodums?" she asked in a voice like the running of sap in maple-sugar time.

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

From this reading "Was you wantin' anything, Duckie Doodums?" she asked in a voice like the running of sap in maple-sugar time.

binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

From this reading "N-n-nothin' but a drink of water, Honeybunch sweetness," he stammered back.

a tornado passing over water and picking up a column of water and mist

From this reading "You're sure you ain't mistook in your thirst and that it ain't a suddint cravin' for licker, and that you ain't sort of p'intin' down the waterspout for the Dutchman's, Duckie Doodums?"

in the company of; together with

From this reading "Because your ma told me that you was given to somnambulasticatin' in your sleep, and that I must keep you tied up nights or you'd wake up some mornin' at the foot of a waterspout with your head bust open and a lot of good licker spilt out on the grass."

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Was you wantin' anything, Duckie Doodums?" she asked in a voice like the running of sap in maple-sugar time.

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

From this reading "Because your ma told me that you was given to somnambulasticatin' in your sleep, and that I must keep you tied up nights or you'd wake up some mornin' at the foot of a waterspout with your head bust open and a lot of good licker spilt out on the grass."

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

From this reading "You're sure you ain't mistook in your thirst and that it ain't a suddint cravin' for licker, and that you ain't sort of p'intin' down the waterspout for the Dutchman's, Duckie Doodums?"

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "You're sure you ain't mistook in your thirst and that it ain't a suddint cravin' for licker, and that you ain't sort of p'intin' down the waterspout for the Dutchman's, Duckie Doodums?"