used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And in the end there she is, planted, and goin’ to have a kid!
anew
From this reading And then it all comes back to you in the nights when you take the dog-watch alone; you’ve told her lies, or you promised to come back again when she undid her bodice….
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading And then it all comes back to you in the nights when you take the dog-watch alone; you’ve told her lies, or you promised to come back again when she undid her bodice….
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading And then it all comes back to you in the nights when you take the dog-watch alone; you’ve told her lies, or you promised to come back again when she undid her bodice….
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And then it all comes back to you in the nights when you take the dog-watch alone; you’ve told her lies, or you promised to come back again when she undid her bodice….
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading And then it all comes back to you in the nights when you take the dog-watch alone; you’ve told her lies, or you promised to come back again when she undid her bodice….
bodicenounUS /ˈbɑːdɪs/
part of a dress above the waist
From this reading And then it all comes back to you in the nights when you take the dog-watch alone; you’ve told her lies, or you promised to come back again when she undid her bodice….
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading And then it all comes back to you in the nights when you take the dog-watch alone; you’ve told her lies, or you promised to come back again when she undid her bodice….
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading And then it all comes back to you in the nights when you take the dog-watch alone; you’ve told her lies, or you promised to come back again when she undid her bodice….
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading It don’t do.
dog-watch
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From this reading And then it all comes back to you in the nights when you take the dog-watch alone; you’ve told her lies, or you promised to come back again when she undid her bodice….
don't
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From this reading It don’t do.
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading “For look you now, they’re like so many little lambs whose ears you’ve got to tickle.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading And in the end there she is, planted, and goin’ to have a kid!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Nothing there for me—that’s only for you land-lubbers,” said Per Kofod.
goin
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From this reading And in the end there she is, planted, and goin’ to have a kid!
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “For look you now, they’re like so many little lambs whose ears you’ve got to tickle.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And in the end there she is, planted, and goin’ to have a kid!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And then it all comes back to you in the nights when you take the dog-watch alone; you’ve told her lies, or you promised to come back again when she undid her bodice….
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And then it all comes back to you in the nights when you take the dog-watch alone; you’ve told her lies, or you promised to come back again when she undid her bodice….
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And in the end there she is, planted, and goin’ to have a kid!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And then it all comes back to you in the nights when you take the dog-watch alone; you’ve told her lies, or you promised to come back again when she undid her bodice….
kidverbUS /kɪd/
tell false information to for fun
From this reading And in the end there she is, planted, and goin’ to have a kid!
Kofod
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From this reading “Nothing there for me—that’s only for you land-lubbers,” said Per Kofod.
lambsnounUS /læmz/
plural of “lamb” — young sheep
From this reading “For look you now, they’re like so many little lambs whose ears you’ve got to tickle.
land-lubbers
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From this reading “Nothing there for me—that’s only for you land-lubbers,” said Per Kofod.
plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
From this reading And then it all comes back to you in the nights when you take the dog-watch alone; you’ve told her lies, or you promised to come back again when she undid her bodice….
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “For look you now, they’re like so many little lambs whose ears you’ve got to tickle.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “For look you now, they’re like so many little lambs whose ears you’ve got to tickle.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “For look you now, they’re like so many little lambs whose ears you’ve got to tickle.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading “For look you now, they’re like so many little lambs whose ears you’ve got to tickle.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Nothing there for me—that’s only for you land-lubbers,” said Per Kofod.
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading And then it all comes back to you in the nights when you take the dog-watch alone; you’ve told her lies, or you promised to come back again when she undid her bodice….
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Nothing there for me—that’s only for you land-lubbers,” said Per Kofod.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “For look you now, they’re like so many little lambs whose ears you’ve got to tickle.
and nothing more
From this reading “Nothing there for me—that’s only for you land-lubbers,” said Per Kofod.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading And then it all comes back to you in the nights when you take the dog-watch alone; you’ve told her lies, or you promised to come back again when she undid her bodice….
for each
From this reading “Nothing there for me—that’s only for you land-lubbers,” said Per Kofod.
plantedadjectiveUS /ˈplæntɪd/
(used especially of ideas or principles) deeply rooted; firmly fixed or held
From this reading And in the end there she is, planted, and goin’ to have a kid!
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading And then it all comes back to you in the nights when you take the dog-watch alone; you’ve told her lies, or you promised to come back again when she undid her bodice….
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Nothing there for me—that’s only for you land-lubbers,” said Per Kofod.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And then it all comes back to you in the nights when you take the dog-watch alone; you’ve told her lies, or you promised to come back again when she undid her bodice….
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “For look you now, they’re like so many little lambs whose ears you’ve got to tickle.
carry out
From this reading And then it all comes back to you in the nights when you take the dog-watch alone; you’ve told her lies, or you promised to come back again when she undid her bodice….
that's
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From this reading “Nothing there for me—that’s only for you land-lubbers,” said Per Kofod.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And then it all comes back to you in the nights when you take the dog-watch alone; you’ve told her lies, or you promised to come back again when she undid her bodice….
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And then it all comes back to you in the nights when you take the dog-watch alone; you’ve told her lies, or you promised to come back again when she undid her bodice….
in or at that place or location
From this reading “Nothing there for me—that’s only for you land-lubbers,” said Per Kofod.
they're
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From this reading “For look you now, they’re like so many little lambs whose ears you’ve got to tickle.
tickleverbUS /ˈtɪkəl/
touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements
From this reading “For look you now, they’re like so many little lambs whose ears you’ve got to tickle.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “For look you now, they’re like so many little lambs whose ears you’ve got to tickle.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading And then it all comes back to you in the nights when you take the dog-watch alone; you’ve told her lies, or you promised to come back again when she undid her bodice….
undidverbUS /ˌʌnˈdɪd/
inflected form of “undo” — cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect
From this reading And then it all comes back to you in the nights when you take the dog-watch alone; you’ve told her lies, or you promised to come back again when she undid her bodice….
at the time that
From this reading And then it all comes back to you in the nights when you take the dog-watch alone; you’ve told her lies, or you promised to come back again when she undid her bodice….
belonging to which person
From this reading “For look you now, they’re like so many little lambs whose ears you’ve got to tickle.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Nothing there for me—that’s only for you land-lubbers,” said Per Kofod.
you've
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From this reading “For look you now, they’re like so many little lambs whose ears you’ve got to tickle.
