used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Jos hasn’t”—this would never have occurred to the Squire in his seeing days—“too gay a life of it, and if you’re not man enough to get on the soft side of her, with a clear field, why, damme, you don’t deserve to have her.”
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Girls ha’ their whimsies, and it’s much if you can hinder ’em running after Mr. Wrong without forcing ’em to take Mr. Right.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Girls ha’ their whimsies, and it’s much if you can hinder ’em running after Mr. Wrong without forcing ’em to take Mr. Right.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading At any rate I’ve said what I could for you, lad, and the end was as if I hadn’t.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading At any rate I’ve said what I could for you, lad, and the end was as if I hadn’t.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At any rate I’ve said what I could for you, lad, and the end was as if I hadn’t.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading You must fight your own battle.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Well,” said the Squire peevishly, “I can do no more.
rid of obstructions
From this reading Jos hasn’t”—this would never have occurred to the Squire in his seeing days—“too gay a life of it, and if you’re not man enough to get on the soft side of her, with a clear field, why, damme, you don’t deserve to have her.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading At any rate I’ve said what I could for you, lad, and the end was as if I hadn’t.
damme
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From this reading Jos hasn’t”—this would never have occurred to the Squire in his seeing days—“too gay a life of it, and if you’re not man enough to get on the soft side of her, with a clear field, why, damme, you don’t deserve to have her.”
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Jos hasn’t”—this would never have occurred to the Squire in his seeing days—“too gay a life of it, and if you’re not man enough to get on the soft side of her, with a clear field, why, damme, you don’t deserve to have her.”
deserveverbUS /dɪˈzɜːrv/
be worthy or deserving
From this reading Jos hasn’t”—this would never have occurred to the Squire in his seeing days—“too gay a life of it, and if you’re not man enough to get on the soft side of her, with a clear field, why, damme, you don’t deserve to have her.”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Well,” said the Squire peevishly, “I can do no more.
don't
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From this reading Jos hasn’t”—this would never have occurred to the Squire in his seeing days—“too gay a life of it, and if you’re not man enough to get on the soft side of her, with a clear field, why, damme, you don’t deserve to have her.”
a quad with a square body
From this reading Girls ha’ their whimsies, and it’s much if you can hinder ’em running after Mr. Wrong without forcing ’em to take Mr. Right.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading At any rate I’ve said what I could for you, lad, and the end was as if I hadn’t.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Jos hasn’t”—this would never have occurred to the Squire in his seeing days—“too gay a life of it, and if you’re not man enough to get on the soft side of her, with a clear field, why, damme, you don’t deserve to have her.”
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading Jos hasn’t”—this would never have occurred to the Squire in his seeing days—“too gay a life of it, and if you’re not man enough to get on the soft side of her, with a clear field, why, damme, you don’t deserve to have her.”
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading You must fight your own battle.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading At any rate I’ve said what I could for you, lad, and the end was as if I hadn’t.
forcingverbUS /ˈfɔːrsɪŋ/
-ing form of “force” — to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means
From this reading Girls ha’ their whimsies, and it’s much if you can hinder ’em running after Mr. Wrong without forcing ’em to take Mr. Right.
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading Jos hasn’t”—this would never have occurred to the Squire in his seeing days—“too gay a life of it, and if you’re not man enough to get on the soft side of her, with a clear field, why, damme, you don’t deserve to have her.”
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Jos hasn’t”—this would never have occurred to the Squire in his seeing days—“too gay a life of it, and if you’re not man enough to get on the soft side of her, with a clear field, why, damme, you don’t deserve to have her.”
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading Girls ha’ their whimsies, and it’s much if you can hinder ’em running after Mr. Wrong without forcing ’em to take Mr. Right.
(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day
From this reading Girls ha’ their whimsies, and it’s much if you can hinder ’em running after Mr. Wrong without forcing ’em to take Mr. Right.
hadn't
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From this reading At any rate I’ve said what I could for you, lad, and the end was as if I hadn’t.
hasn't
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From this reading Jos hasn’t”—this would never have occurred to the Squire in his seeing days—“too gay a life of it, and if you’re not man enough to get on the soft side of her, with a clear field, why, damme, you don’t deserve to have her.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Jos hasn’t”—this would never have occurred to the Squire in his seeing days—“too gay a life of it, and if you’re not man enough to get on the soft side of her, with a clear field, why, damme, you don’t deserve to have her.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Jos hasn’t”—this would never have occurred to the Squire in his seeing days—“too gay a life of it, and if you’re not man enough to get on the soft side of her, with a clear field, why, damme, you don’t deserve to have her.”
hinderverbUS /ˈhɪndər/
be a hindrance or obstacle to
From this reading Girls ha’ their whimsies, and it’s much if you can hinder ’em running after Mr. Wrong without forcing ’em to take Mr. Right.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Jos hasn’t”—this would never have occurred to the Squire in his seeing days—“too gay a life of it, and if you’re not man enough to get on the soft side of her, with a clear field, why, damme, you don’t deserve to have her.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Well,” said the Squire peevishly, “I can do no more.
I've
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From this reading At any rate I’ve said what I could for you, lad, and the end was as if I hadn’t.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Girls ha’ their whimsies, and it’s much if you can hinder ’em running after Mr. Wrong without forcing ’em to take Mr. Right.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Jos hasn’t”—this would never have occurred to the Squire in his seeing days—“too gay a life of it, and if you’re not man enough to get on the soft side of her, with a clear field, why, damme, you don’t deserve to have her.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Jos hasn’t”—this would never have occurred to the Squire in his seeing days—“too gay a life of it, and if you’re not man enough to get on the soft side of her, with a clear field, why, damme, you don’t deserve to have her.”
it's
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From this reading Girls ha’ their whimsies, and it’s much if you can hinder ’em running after Mr. Wrong without forcing ’em to take Mr. Right.
Jos
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From this reading Jos hasn’t”—this would never have occurred to the Squire in his seeing days—“too gay a life of it, and if you’re not man enough to get on the soft side of her, with a clear field, why, damme, you don’t deserve to have her.”
a boy or man
From this reading At any rate I’ve said what I could for you, lad, and the end was as if I hadn’t.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Jos hasn’t”—this would never have occurred to the Squire in his seeing days—“too gay a life of it, and if you’re not man enough to get on the soft side of her, with a clear field, why, damme, you don’t deserve to have her.”
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Jos hasn’t”—this would never have occurred to the Squire in his seeing days—“too gay a life of it, and if you’re not man enough to get on the soft side of her, with a clear field, why, damme, you don’t deserve to have her.”
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading “Well,” said the Squire peevishly, “I can do no more.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Girls ha’ their whimsies, and it’s much if you can hinder ’em running after Mr. Wrong without forcing ’em to take Mr. Right.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Girls ha’ their whimsies, and it’s much if you can hinder ’em running after Mr. Wrong without forcing ’em to take Mr. Right.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading You must fight your own battle.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Jos hasn’t”—this would never have occurred to the Squire in his seeing days—“too gay a life of it, and if you’re not man enough to get on the soft side of her, with a clear field, why, damme, you don’t deserve to have her.”
not any; not one
From this reading “Well,” said the Squire peevishly, “I can do no more.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Jos hasn’t”—this would never have occurred to the Squire in his seeing days—“too gay a life of it, and if you’re not man enough to get on the soft side of her, with a clear field, why, damme, you don’t deserve to have her.”
inflected form of “occur” — come to pass
From this reading Jos hasn’t”—this would never have occurred to the Squire in his seeing days—“too gay a life of it, and if you’re not man enough to get on the soft side of her, with a clear field, why, damme, you don’t deserve to have her.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Jos hasn’t”—this would never have occurred to the Squire in his seeing days—“too gay a life of it, and if you’re not man enough to get on the soft side of her, with a clear field, why, damme, you don’t deserve to have her.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Jos hasn’t”—this would never have occurred to the Squire in his seeing days—“too gay a life of it, and if you’re not man enough to get on the soft side of her, with a clear field, why, damme, you don’t deserve to have her.”
have ownership or possession of
From this reading You must fight your own battle.
peevishlyadverb
in a peevish manner
From this reading “Well,” said the Squire peevishly, “I can do no more.
a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
From this reading At any rate I’ve said what I could for you, lad, and the end was as if I hadn’t.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Girls ha’ their whimsies, and it’s much if you can hinder ’em running after Mr. Wrong without forcing ’em to take Mr. Right.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading Girls ha’ their whimsies, and it’s much if you can hinder ’em running after Mr. Wrong without forcing ’em to take Mr. Right.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Well,” said the Squire peevishly, “I can do no more.
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading Jos hasn’t”—this would never have occurred to the Squire in his seeing days—“too gay a life of it, and if you’re not man enough to get on the soft side of her, with a clear field, why, damme, you don’t deserve to have her.”
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Jos hasn’t”—this would never have occurred to the Squire in his seeing days—“too gay a life of it, and if you’re not man enough to get on the soft side of her, with a clear field, why, damme, you don’t deserve to have her.”
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading Jos hasn’t”—this would never have occurred to the Squire in his seeing days—“too gay a life of it, and if you’re not man enough to get on the soft side of her, with a clear field, why, damme, you don’t deserve to have her.”
young nobleman attendant on a knight
From this reading “Well,” said the Squire peevishly, “I can do no more.
carry out
From this reading Girls ha’ their whimsies, and it’s much if you can hinder ’em running after Mr. Wrong without forcing ’em to take Mr. Right.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Well,” said the Squire peevishly, “I can do no more.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Girls ha’ their whimsies, and it’s much if you can hinder ’em running after Mr. Wrong without forcing ’em to take Mr. Right.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Jos hasn’t”—this would never have occurred to the Squire in his seeing days—“too gay a life of it, and if you’re not man enough to get on the soft side of her, with a clear field, why, damme, you don’t deserve to have her.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Girls ha’ their whimsies, and it’s much if you can hinder ’em running after Mr. Wrong without forcing ’em to take Mr. Right.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Jos hasn’t”—this would never have occurred to the Squire in his seeing days—“too gay a life of it, and if you’re not man enough to get on the soft side of her, with a clear field, why, damme, you don’t deserve to have her.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At any rate I’ve said what I could for you, lad, and the end was as if I hadn’t.
(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,” said the Squire peevishly, “I can do no more.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading At any rate I’ve said what I could for you, lad, and the end was as if I hadn’t.
whimsies
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From this reading Girls ha’ their whimsies, and it’s much if you can hinder ’em running after Mr. Wrong without forcing ’em to take Mr. Right.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Jos hasn’t”—this would never have occurred to the Squire in his seeing days—“too gay a life of it, and if you’re not man enough to get on the soft side of her, with a clear field, why, damme, you don’t deserve to have her.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading Jos hasn’t”—this would never have occurred to the Squire in his seeing days—“too gay a life of it, and if you’re not man enough to get on the soft side of her, with a clear field, why, damme, you don’t deserve to have her.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Girls ha’ their whimsies, and it’s much if you can hinder ’em running after Mr. Wrong without forcing ’em to take Mr. Right.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Jos hasn’t”—this would never have occurred to the Squire in his seeing days—“too gay a life of it, and if you’re not man enough to get on the soft side of her, with a clear field, why, damme, you don’t deserve to have her.”
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading Girls ha’ their whimsies, and it’s much if you can hinder ’em running after Mr. Wrong without forcing ’em to take Mr. Right.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Girls ha’ their whimsies, and it’s much if you can hinder ’em running after Mr. Wrong without forcing ’em to take Mr. Right.
you're
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From this reading Jos hasn’t”—this would never have occurred to the Squire in his seeing days—“too gay a life of it, and if you’re not man enough to get on the soft side of her, with a clear field, why, damme, you don’t deserve to have her.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You must fight your own battle.
