used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "`Dis,' ses Sculpat, an' he don't take de trouble to keep dat one eye half-way round, but let it swing back like a swivel.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "`Dis,' ses Sculpat, an' he don't take de trouble to keep dat one eye half-way round, but let it swing back like a swivel.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "`Dis,' ses Sculpat, an' he don't take de trouble to keep dat one eye half-way round, but let it swing back like a swivel.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "`Dis,' ses Sculpat, an' he don't take de trouble to keep dat one eye half-way round, but let it swing back like a swivel.
a digital tape recording of sound
From this reading "`Dis,' ses Sculpat, an' he don't take de trouble to keep dat one eye half-way round, but let it swing back like a swivel.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading "`Dis,' ses Sculpat, an' he don't take de trouble to keep dat one eye half-way round, but let it swing back like a swivel.
dennounUS /den/
the habitation of wild animals
From this reading `But,' ses he, `you has to eat What you do den?'
DisnounUS /dɪs/
(Roman mythology) god of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Hades
From this reading "`Dis,' ses Sculpat, an' he don't take de trouble to keep dat one eye half-way round, but let it swing back like a swivel.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading `But,' ses he, `you has to eat What you do den?'
don't
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From this reading "`Dis,' ses Sculpat, an' he don't take de trouble to keep dat one eye half-way round, but let it swing back like a swivel.
take in solid food
From this reading `But,' ses he, `you has to eat What you do den?'
the organ of sight
From this reading "`Dis,' ses Sculpat, an' he don't take de trouble to keep dat one eye half-way round, but let it swing back like a swivel.
flickverbUS /flɪk/
flash intermittently
From this reading "Little Hahsie he flick his years like he tink someb'dy ought to yust kick de stuffin' out o' Sculpat.
Hahsie
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From this reading "Little Hahsie he flick his years like he tink someb'dy ought to yust kick de stuffin' out o' Sculpat.
half-way
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From this reading "`Dis,' ses Sculpat, an' he don't take de trouble to keep dat one eye half-way round, but let it swing back like a swivel.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading `But,' ses he, `you has to eat What you do den?'
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "`Dis,' ses Sculpat, an' he don't take de trouble to keep dat one eye half-way round, but let it swing back like a swivel.
he'd
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From this reading "`Oh,' ses Hahsie, like he'd like to do dat kickin' hisse'f.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Little Hahsie he flick his years like he tink someb'dy ought to yust kick de stuffin' out o' Sculpat.
hisse'f
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From this reading "`Oh,' ses Hahsie, like he'd like to do dat kickin' hisse'f.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "`Dis,' ses Sculpat, an' he don't take de trouble to keep dat one eye half-way round, but let it swing back like a swivel.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "`Dis,' ses Sculpat, an' he don't take de trouble to keep dat one eye half-way round, but let it swing back like a swivel.
kickverbUS /kɪk/
drive or propel with the foot
From this reading "Little Hahsie he flick his years like he tink someb'dy ought to yust kick de stuffin' out o' Sculpat.
kickin
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From this reading "`Oh,' ses Hahsie, like he'd like to do dat kickin' hisse'f.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "`Dis,' ses Sculpat, an' he don't take de trouble to keep dat one eye half-way round, but let it swing back like a swivel.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "`Dis,' ses Sculpat, an' he don't take de trouble to keep dat one eye half-way round, but let it swing back like a swivel.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Little Hahsie he flick his years like he tink someb'dy ought to yust kick de stuffin' out o' Sculpat.
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 "Little Hahsie he flick his years like he tink someb'dy ought to yust kick de stuffin' out o' Sculpat.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "`Oh,' ses Hahsie, like he'd like to do dat kickin' hisse'f.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "`Dis,' ses Sculpat, an' he don't take de trouble to keep dat one eye half-way round, but let it swing back like a swivel.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading "Little Hahsie he flick his years like he tink someb'dy ought to yust kick de stuffin' out o' Sculpat.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Little Hahsie he flick his years like he tink someb'dy ought to yust kick de stuffin' out o' Sculpat.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading "`Dis,' ses Sculpat, an' he don't take de trouble to keep dat one eye half-way round, but let it swing back like a swivel.
Sculpat
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From this reading "`Dis,' ses Sculpat, an' he don't take de trouble to keep dat one eye half-way round, but let it swing back like a swivel.
ses
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From this reading "`Dis,' ses Sculpat, an' he don't take de trouble to keep dat one eye half-way round, but let it swing back like a swivel.
someb'dy
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From this reading "Little Hahsie he flick his years like he tink someb'dy ought to yust kick de stuffin' out o' Sculpat.
stuffin
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From this reading "Little Hahsie he flick his years like he tink someb'dy ought to yust kick de stuffin' out o' Sculpat.
swingverbUS /swɪŋ/
move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting
From this reading "`Dis,' ses Sculpat, an' he don't take de trouble to keep dat one eye half-way round, but let it swing back like a swivel.
swivelverbUS /ˈswɪvəl/
turn on a pivot
From this reading "`Dis,' ses Sculpat, an' he don't take de trouble to keep dat one eye half-way round, but let it swing back like a swivel.
carry out
From this reading "`Dis,' ses Sculpat, an' he don't take de trouble to keep dat one eye half-way round, but let it swing back like a swivel.
tinkverb
make or emit a high sound
From this reading "Little Hahsie he flick his years like he tink someb'dy ought to yust kick de stuffin' out o' Sculpat.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "`Dis,' ses Sculpat, an' he don't take de trouble to keep dat one eye half-way round, but let it swing back like a swivel.
a source of difficulty
From this reading "`Dis,' ses Sculpat, an' he don't take de trouble to keep dat one eye half-way round, but let it swing back like a swivel.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading `But,' ses he, `you has to eat What you do den?'
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading "`Eat,' ses Sculpat--yust de one word.
a late time of life
From this reading "Little Hahsie he flick his years like he tink someb'dy ought to yust kick de stuffin' out o' Sculpat.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading `But,' ses he, `you has to eat What you do den?'
yust
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From this reading "Little Hahsie he flick his years like he tink someb'dy ought to yust kick de stuffin' out o' Sculpat.
