used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Not a petticoat in five miles; and I tell you, sometimes we get mad looking at one another, don't we, boys?"
a-goin
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From this reading "Them empty cottages out thar," admitted Abe, pointing to the window, "does look kind o' lonesome a-goin' ter rack an' ruin.
Abe
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From this reading "Them empty cottages out thar," admitted Abe, pointing to the window, "does look kind o' lonesome a-goin' ter rack an' ruin.
inflected form of “admit” — declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading "Them empty cottages out thar," admitted Abe, pointing to the window, "does look kind o' lonesome a-goin' ter rack an' ruin.
anew
From this reading Again the keeper sighed, and drew his coverlid closer.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Them empty cottages out thar," admitted Abe, pointing to the window, "does look kind o' lonesome a-goin' ter rack an' ruin.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Again the keeper sighed, and drew his coverlid closer.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Not a petticoat in five miles; and I tell you, sometimes we get mad looking at one another, don't we, boys?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Not a petticoat in five miles; and I tell you, sometimes we get mad looking at one another, don't we, boys?"
an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading Why, the winter I was over here, every man had his wife an' young 'uns on the Beach, 'cept me an' Sam'l."
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading Not a petticoat in five miles; and I tell you, sometimes we get mad looking at one another, don't we, boys?"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Now, it's just men, men, nothing but men.
cept
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From this reading Why, the winter I was over here, every man had his wife an' young 'uns on the Beach, 'cept me an' Sam'l."
(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance
From this reading Again the keeper sighed, and drew his coverlid closer.
cottagesnounUS /ˈkɑːtɪdʒɪz/
plural of “cottage” — a small house with a single story
From this reading "Them empty cottages out thar," admitted Abe, pointing to the window, "does look kind o' lonesome a-goin' ter rack an' ruin.
coverlid
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From this reading Again the keeper sighed, and drew his coverlid closer.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Them empty cottages out thar," admitted Abe, pointing to the window, "does look kind o' lonesome a-goin' ter rack an' ruin.
don't
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From this reading Not a petticoat in five miles; and I tell you, sometimes we get mad looking at one another, don't we, boys?"
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading Again the keeper sighed, and drew his coverlid closer.
make void or empty of contents
From this reading "Them empty cottages out thar," admitted Abe, pointing to the window, "does look kind o' lonesome a-goin' ter rack an' ruin.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Why, the winter I was over here, every man had his wife an' young 'uns on the Beach, 'cept me an' Sam'l."
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading Not a petticoat in five miles; and I tell you, sometimes we get mad looking at one another, don't we, boys?"
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Not a petticoat in five miles; and I tell you, sometimes we get mad looking at one another, don't we, boys?"
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Why, the winter I was over here, every man had his wife an' young 'uns on the Beach, 'cept me an' Sam'l."
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Why, the winter I was over here, every man had his wife an' young 'uns on the Beach, 'cept me an' Sam'l."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Why, the winter I was over here, every man had his wife an' young 'uns on the Beach, 'cept me an' Sam'l."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Why, the winter I was over here, every man had his wife an' young 'uns on the Beach, 'cept me an' Sam'l."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Not a petticoat in five miles; and I tell you, sometimes we get mad looking at one another, don't we, boys?"
it's
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From this reading "Now, it's just men, men, nothing but men.
and nothing more
From this reading "Now, it's just men, men, nothing but men.
keepernounUS /ˈkiːpər/
someone in charge of other people
From this reading Again the keeper sighed, and drew his coverlid closer.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading "Them empty cottages out thar," admitted Abe, pointing to the window, "does look kind o' lonesome a-goin' ter rack an' ruin.
lonesomeadjectiveUS /ˈloʊnsəm/
being the only one; single and isolated from others
From this reading "Them empty cottages out thar," admitted Abe, pointing to the window, "does look kind o' lonesome a-goin' ter rack an' ruin.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "Them empty cottages out thar," admitted Abe, pointing to the window, "does look kind o' lonesome a-goin' ter rack an' ruin.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Not a petticoat in five miles; and I tell you, sometimes we get mad looking at one another, don't we, boys?"
roused to anger
From this reading Not a petticoat in five miles; and I tell you, sometimes we get mad looking at one another, don't we, boys?"
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Why, the winter I was over here, every man had his wife an' young 'uns on the Beach, 'cept me an' Sam'l."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Why, the winter I was over here, every man had his wife an' young 'uns on the Beach, 'cept me an' Sam'l."
the force of workers available
From this reading "Now, it's just men, men, nothing but men.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading Not a petticoat in five miles; and I tell you, sometimes we get mad looking at one another, don't we, boys?"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not a petticoat in five miles; and I tell you, sometimes we get mad looking at one another, don't we, boys?"
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "Now, it's just men, men, nothing but men.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Now, it's just men, men, nothing but men.
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 "Them empty cottages out thar," admitted Abe, pointing to the window, "does look kind o' lonesome a-goin' ter rack an' ruin.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Why, the winter I was over here, every man had his wife an' young 'uns on the Beach, 'cept me an' Sam'l."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Not a petticoat in five miles; and I tell you, sometimes we get mad looking at one another, don't we, boys?"
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Them empty cottages out thar," admitted Abe, pointing to the window, "does look kind o' lonesome a-goin' ter rack an' ruin.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Why, the winter I was over here, every man had his wife an' young 'uns on the Beach, 'cept me an' Sam'l."
petticoatnounUS /ˈpetikoʊt/
undergarment worn under a skirt
From this reading Not a petticoat in five miles; and I tell you, sometimes we get mad looking at one another, don't we, boys?"
-ing form of “point” — indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
From this reading "Them empty cottages out thar," admitted Abe, pointing to the window, "does look kind o' lonesome a-goin' ter rack an' ruin.
rackverbUS /ræk/
go at a rack
From this reading "Them empty cottages out thar," admitted Abe, pointing to the window, "does look kind o' lonesome a-goin' ter rack an' ruin.
an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
From this reading "Them empty cottages out thar," admitted Abe, pointing to the window, "does look kind o' lonesome a-goin' ter rack an' ruin.
Sam'l
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From this reading Why, the winter I was over here, every man had his wife an' young 'uns on the Beach, 'cept me an' Sam'l."
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading Again the keeper sighed, and drew his coverlid closer.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading Not a petticoat in five miles; and I tell you, sometimes we get mad looking at one another, don't we, boys?"
express in words
From this reading Not a petticoat in five miles; and I tell you, sometimes we get mad looking at one another, don't we, boys?"
ter
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From this reading "Them empty cottages out thar," admitted Abe, pointing to the window, "does look kind o' lonesome a-goin' ter rack an' ruin.
thar
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From this reading "Them empty cottages out thar," admitted Abe, pointing to the window, "does look kind o' lonesome a-goin' ter rack an' ruin.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Them empty cottages out thar," admitted Abe, pointing to the window, "does look kind o' lonesome a-goin' ter rack an' ruin.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Them empty cottages out thar," admitted Abe, pointing to the window, "does look kind o' lonesome a-goin' ter rack an' ruin.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Them empty cottages out thar," admitted Abe, pointing to the window, "does look kind o' lonesome a-goin' ter rack an' ruin.
uns
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From this reading Why, the winter I was over here, every man had his wife an' young 'uns on the Beach, 'cept me an' Sam'l."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Why, the winter I was over here, every man had his wife an' young 'uns on the Beach, 'cept me an' Sam'l."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Not a petticoat in five miles; and I tell you, sometimes we get mad looking at one another, don't we, boys?"
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why, the winter I was over here, every man had his wife an' young 'uns on the Beach, 'cept me an' Sam'l."
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading Why, the winter I was over here, every man had his wife an' young 'uns on the Beach, 'cept me an' Sam'l."
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading "Them empty cottages out thar," admitted Abe, pointing to the window, "does look kind o' lonesome a-goin' ter rack an' ruin.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading Why, the winter I was over here, every man had his wife an' young 'uns on the Beach, 'cept me an' Sam'l."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Not a petticoat in five miles; and I tell you, sometimes we get mad looking at one another, don't we, boys?"
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Why, the winter I was over here, every man had his wife an' young 'uns on the Beach, 'cept me an' Sam'l."
