used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Used to be a lot o’ pigeons in the scrub; but the last time Dickson and some other coves came out shooting, they went through the scrub, but didn’t see a feather—so they said."
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Jacky told me yesterday he saw ’em the other night roosting on the old dead gum just at the junction of Mosquito Crick an’ the Crocodile.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Your mother said we are to try and get some pigeons when we’re out."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Your mother said we are to try and get some pigeons when we’re out."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Jacky told me yesterday he saw ’em the other night roosting on the old dead gum just at the junction of Mosquito Crick an’ the Crocodile.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Used to be a lot o’ pigeons in the scrub; but the last time Dickson and some other coves came out shooting, they went through the scrub, but didn’t see a feather—so they said."
BoutnounUS /baʊt/
(sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive
From this reading "’Bout three mile."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Used to be a lot o’ pigeons in the scrub; but the last time Dickson and some other coves came out shooting, they went through the scrub, but didn’t see a feather—so they said."
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading How far d’ye call that?"
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Used to be a lot o’ pigeons in the scrub; but the last time Dickson and some other coves came out shooting, they went through the scrub, but didn’t see a feather—so they said."
covesnounUS /koʊvz/
plural of “cove” — a small inlet
From this reading "Used to be a lot o’ pigeons in the scrub; but the last time Dickson and some other coves came out shooting, they went through the scrub, but didn’t see a feather—so they said."
CricknounUS /krɪk/
a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (“rick” and “wrick” are British)
From this reading "Jacky told me yesterday he saw ’em the other night roosting on the old dead gum just at the junction of Mosquito Crick an’ the Crocodile.
CrocodilenounUS /ˈkrɑːkədaɪl/
large voracious aquatic reptile having a long snout with massive jaws and sharp teeth and a body covered with bony plates; of sluggish tropical waters
From this reading "Jacky told me yesterday he saw ’em the other night roosting on the old dead gum just at the junction of Mosquito Crick an’ the Crocodile.
d'ye
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How far d’ye call that?"
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading "Jacky told me yesterday he saw ’em the other night roosting on the old dead gum just at the junction of Mosquito Crick an’ the Crocodile.
Dickson
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Used to be a lot o’ pigeons in the scrub; but the last time Dickson and some other coves came out shooting, they went through the scrub, but didn’t see a feather—so they said."
didn't
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Used to be a lot o’ pigeons in the scrub; but the last time Dickson and some other coves came out shooting, they went through the scrub, but didn’t see a feather—so they said."
a quad with a square body
From this reading "Jacky told me yesterday he saw ’em the other night roosting on the old dead gum just at the junction of Mosquito Crick an’ the Crocodile.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading How far d’ye call that?"
featherverbUS /ˈfeðər/
join tongue and groove, in carpentry
From this reading "Used to be a lot o’ pigeons in the scrub; but the last time Dickson and some other coves came out shooting, they went through the scrub, but didn’t see a feather—so they said."
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Your mother said we are to try and get some pigeons when we’re out."
gumnounUS /ɡʌm/
a preparation (usually made of sweetened chicle) for chewing
From this reading "Jacky told me yesterday he saw ’em the other night roosting on the old dead gum just at the junction of Mosquito Crick an’ the Crocodile.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Jacky told me yesterday he saw ’em the other night roosting on the old dead gum just at the junction of Mosquito Crick an’ the Crocodile.
How
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How far d’ye call that?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Used to be a lot o’ pigeons in the scrub; but the last time Dickson and some other coves came out shooting, they went through the scrub, but didn’t see a feather—so they said."
Jacky
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Jacky told me yesterday he saw ’em the other night roosting on the old dead gum just at the junction of Mosquito Crick an’ the Crocodile.
junctionnounUS /ˈdʒʌŋkʃən/
the place where two or more things come together
From this reading "Jacky told me yesterday he saw ’em the other night roosting on the old dead gum just at the junction of Mosquito Crick an’ the Crocodile.
and nothing more
From this reading "Jacky told me yesterday he saw ’em the other night roosting on the old dead gum just at the junction of Mosquito Crick an’ the Crocodile.
immediately past
From this reading "Used to be a lot o’ pigeons in the scrub; but the last time Dickson and some other coves came out shooting, they went through the scrub, but didn’t see a feather—so they said."
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading "Used to be a lot o’ pigeons in the scrub; but the last time Dickson and some other coves came out shooting, they went through the scrub, but didn’t see a feather—so they said."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Jacky told me yesterday he saw ’em the other night roosting on the old dead gum just at the junction of Mosquito Crick an’ the Crocodile.
a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading "’Bout three mile."
MosquitonounUS /məˈskiːtoʊ/
two-winged insect whose female has a long proboscis to pierce the skin and suck the blood of humans and animals
From this reading "Jacky told me yesterday he saw ’em the other night roosting on the old dead gum just at the junction of Mosquito Crick an’ the Crocodile.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "Your mother said we are to try and get some pigeons when we’re out."
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading "Jacky told me yesterday he saw ’em the other night roosting on the old dead gum just at the junction of Mosquito Crick an’ the Crocodile.
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 "Used to be a lot o’ pigeons in the scrub; but the last time Dickson and some other coves came out shooting, they went through the scrub, but didn’t see a feather—so they said."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Jacky told me yesterday he saw ’em the other night roosting on the old dead gum just at the junction of Mosquito Crick an’ the Crocodile.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "Jacky told me yesterday he saw ’em the other night roosting on the old dead gum just at the junction of Mosquito Crick an’ the Crocodile.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Jacky told me yesterday he saw ’em the other night roosting on the old dead gum just at the junction of Mosquito Crick an’ the Crocodile.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "Jacky told me yesterday he saw ’em the other night roosting on the old dead gum just at the junction of Mosquito Crick an’ the Crocodile.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Your mother said we are to try and get some pigeons when we’re out."
pigeonsnounUS /ˈpɪdʒənz/
plural of “pigeon” — wild and domesticated birds having a heavy body and short legs
From this reading "Your mother said we are to try and get some pigeons when we’re out."
roostingverbUS /ˈruːstɪŋ/
-ing form of “roost” — sit, as on a branch
From this reading "Jacky told me yesterday he saw ’em the other night roosting on the old dead gum just at the junction of Mosquito Crick an’ the Crocodile.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Your mother said we are to try and get some pigeons when we’re out."
cut with a saw
From this reading "Jacky told me yesterday he saw ’em the other night roosting on the old dead gum just at the junction of Mosquito Crick an’ the Crocodile.
scrubverbUS /skrʌb/
clean with hard rubbing
From this reading "Used to be a lot o’ pigeons in the scrub; but the last time Dickson and some other coves came out shooting, they went through the scrub, but didn’t see a feather—so they said."
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Used to be a lot o’ pigeons in the scrub; but the last time Dickson and some other coves came out shooting, they went through the scrub, but didn’t see a feather—so they said."
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading "Used to be a lot o’ pigeons in the scrub; but the last time Dickson and some other coves came out shooting, they went through the scrub, but didn’t see a feather—so they said."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Used to be a lot o’ pigeons in the scrub; but the last time Dickson and some other coves came out shooting, they went through the scrub, but didn’t see a feather—so they said."
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Your mother said we are to try and get some pigeons when we’re out."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading How far d’ye call that?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Jacky told me yesterday he saw ’em the other night roosting on the old dead gum just at the junction of Mosquito Crick an’ the Crocodile.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Used to be a lot o’ pigeons in the scrub; but the last time Dickson and some other coves came out shooting, they went through the scrub, but didn’t see a feather—so they said."
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading "’Bout three mile."
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading "Used to be a lot o’ pigeons in the scrub; but the last time Dickson and some other coves came out shooting, they went through the scrub, but didn’t see a feather—so they said."
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "Used to be a lot o’ pigeons in the scrub; but the last time Dickson and some other coves came out shooting, they went through the scrub, but didn’t see a feather—so they said."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Your mother said we are to try and get some pigeons when we’re out."
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "Jacky told me yesterday he saw ’em the other night roosting on the old dead gum just at the junction of Mosquito Crick an’ the Crocodile.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading "Your mother said we are to try and get some pigeons when we’re out."
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading "Used to be a lot o’ pigeons in the scrub; but the last time Dickson and some other coves came out shooting, they went through the scrub, but didn’t see a feather—so they said."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Your mother said we are to try and get some pigeons when we’re out."
we're
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Your mother said we are to try and get some pigeons when we’re out."
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Used to be a lot o’ pigeons in the scrub; but the last time Dickson and some other coves came out shooting, they went through the scrub, but didn’t see a feather—so they said."
at the time that
From this reading "Your mother said we are to try and get some pigeons when we’re out."
the day immediately before today
From this reading "Jacky told me yesterday he saw ’em the other night roosting on the old dead gum just at the junction of Mosquito Crick an’ the Crocodile.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Your mother said we are to try and get some pigeons when we’re out."
