adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Well, if he does and he hasn't got any horn, I got a right to call him anything I want to, and he's got to stand it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Well, if he does and he hasn't got any horn, I got a right to call him anything I want to, and he's got to stand it.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “Well, if he does and he hasn't got any horn, I got a right to call him anything I want to, and he's got to stand it.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading “Well, if he does and he hasn't got any horn, I got a right to call him anything I want to, and he's got to stand it.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And if he doesn't come back,” Sam continued, as by the code, “then I got a right to call him whatever I like next time I ketch him out.”
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “Bet he won't come back!” said Sam.
BetverbUS /bet/
maintain with or as if with a bet
From this reading “Bet he won't come back!” said Sam.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And if he doesn't come back,” Sam continued, as by the code, “then I got a right to call him whatever I like next time I ketch him out.”
callverbUS /kɔːl/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “Well, if he does and he hasn't got any horn, I got a right to call him anything I want to, and he's got to stand it.
codenounUS /koʊd/
a set of rules or principles or laws (especially written ones)
From this reading And if he doesn't come back,” Sam continued, as by the code, “then I got a right to call him whatever I like next time I ketch him out.”
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Bet he won't come back!” said Sam.
continuedadjectiveUS /kənˈtɪnjuːd/
without stop or interruption
From this reading And if he doesn't come back,” Sam continued, as by the code, “then I got a right to call him whatever I like next time I ketch him out.”
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Well, if he does and he hasn't got any horn, I got a right to call him anything I want to, and he's got to stand it.
doesn't
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From this reading And if he doesn't come back,” Sam continued, as by the code, “then I got a right to call him whatever I like next time I ketch him out.”
expectverbUS /ɪkˈspekt/
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading “I expect he'll have SOME kind of ole horn, maybe,” said Penrod.
gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Well, if he does and he hasn't got any horn, I got a right to call him anything I want to, and he's got to stand it.
hasn't
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From this reading “Well, if he does and he hasn't got any horn, I got a right to call him anything I want to, and he's got to stand it.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I expect he'll have SOME kind of ole horn, maybe,” said Penrod.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Bet he won't come back!” said Sam.
he'll
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From this reading “I expect he'll have SOME kind of ole horn, maybe,” said Penrod.
he's
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From this reading “Well, if he does and he hasn't got any horn, I got a right to call him anything I want to, and he's got to stand it.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Well, if he does and he hasn't got any horn, I got a right to call him anything I want to, and he's got to stand it.
hornnounUS /hɔːrn/
a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it
From this reading “Well, if he does and he hasn't got any horn, I got a right to call him anything I want to, and he's got to stand it.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Well, if he does and he hasn't got any horn, I got a right to call him anything I want to, and he's got to stand it.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Well, if he does and he hasn't got any horn, I got a right to call him anything I want to, and he's got to stand it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Well, if he does and he hasn't got any horn, I got a right to call him anything I want to, and he's got to stand it.
ketchnounUS /ketʃ/
a sailing vessel with two masts; the mizzen is forward of the rudderpost
From this reading And if he doesn't come back,” Sam continued, as by the code, “then I got a right to call him whatever I like next time I ketch him out.”
kindadjectiveUS /kaɪnd/
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading “I expect he'll have SOME kind of ole horn, maybe,” said Penrod.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading And if he doesn't come back,” Sam continued, as by the code, “then I got a right to call him whatever I like next time I ketch him out.”
maybeadverbUS /ˈmeɪbi/
by chance
From this reading “I expect he'll have SOME kind of ole horn, maybe,” said Penrod.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “Well, he might.”
nextadjectiveUS /nekst/
immediately following in time or order
From this reading And if he doesn't come back,” Sam continued, as by the code, “then I got a right to call him whatever I like next time I ketch him out.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I expect he'll have SOME kind of ole horn, maybe,” said Penrod.
ole
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From this reading “I expect he'll have SOME kind of ole horn, maybe,” said Penrod.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading And if he doesn't come back,” Sam continued, as by the code, “then I got a right to call him whatever I like next time I ketch him out.”
Penrod
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From this reading “I expect he'll have SOME kind of ole horn, maybe,” said Penrod.
rightadverbUS /raɪt/
precisely, exactly
From this reading “Well, if he does and he hasn't got any horn, I got a right to call him anything I want to, and he's got to stand it.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Bet he won't come back!” said Sam.
SamnounUS /sæm/
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading “Bet he won't come back!” said Sam.
SOMEadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “I expect he'll have SOME kind of ole horn, maybe,” said Penrod.
standverbUS /stænd/
be standing; be upright
From this reading “Well, if he does and he hasn't got any horn, I got a right to call him anything I want to, and he's got to stand it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And if he doesn't come back,” Sam continued, as by the code, “then I got a right to call him whatever I like next time I ketch him out.”
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And if he doesn't come back,” Sam continued, as by the code, “then I got a right to call him whatever I like next time I ketch him out.”
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading And if he doesn't come back,” Sam continued, as by the code, “then I got a right to call him whatever I like next time I ketch him out.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Well, if he does and he hasn't got any horn, I got a right to call him anything I want to, and he's got to stand it.
wantverbUS /wɑːnt/
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “Well, if he does and he hasn't got any horn, I got a right to call him anything I want to, and he's got to stand it.
WelladverbUS /wel/
(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, he might.”
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading And if he doesn't come back,” Sam continued, as by the code, “then I got a right to call him whatever I like next time I ketch him out.”
won't
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From this reading “Bet he won't come back!” said Sam.
