used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “No, darlin'; there's a sleep that nobody wakens from.”
Ah
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From this reading “Ah,” she said, “I am asleep and don't waken me; if it wasn't for your sakes, darlins, it's I that long to be in that sleep that we will never waken from; but sure, lost in misery as we are, what could yez do without me still?”
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “Ah,” she said, “I am asleep and don't waken me; if it wasn't for your sakes, darlins, it's I that long to be in that sleep that we will never waken from; but sure, lost in misery as we are, what could yez do without me still?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Ah,” she said, “I am asleep and don't waken me; if it wasn't for your sakes, darlins, it's I that long to be in that sleep that we will never waken from; but sure, lost in misery as we are, what could yez do without me still?”
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Ah,” she said, “I am asleep and don't waken me; if it wasn't for your sakes, darlins, it's I that long to be in that sleep that we will never waken from; but sure, lost in misery as we are, what could yez do without me still?”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Ah,” she said, “I am asleep and don't waken me; if it wasn't for your sakes, darlins, it's I that long to be in that sleep that we will never waken from; but sure, lost in misery as we are, what could yez do without me still?”
in a state of sleep
From this reading “Ah,” she said, “I am asleep and don't waken me; if it wasn't for your sakes, darlins, it's I that long to be in that sleep that we will never waken from; but sure, lost in misery as we are, what could yez do without me still?”
Atty
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From this reading “What do you mane, mammy?” said Atty; “sure doesn't everybody that goes to sleep waken out of it?”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Ah,” she said, “I am asleep and don't waken me; if it wasn't for your sakes, darlins, it's I that long to be in that sleep that we will never waken from; but sure, lost in misery as we are, what could yez do without me still?”
blanketsnounUS /ˈblæŋkəts/
plural of “blanket” — bedding that keeps a person warm in bed
From this reading “Oh, but me's could, mammy; will we eva have blankets?”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Ah,” she said, “I am asleep and don't waken me; if it wasn't for your sakes, darlins, it's I that long to be in that sleep that we will never waken from; but sure, lost in misery as we are, what could yez do without me still?”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Ah,” she said, “I am asleep and don't waken me; if it wasn't for your sakes, darlins, it's I that long to be in that sleep that we will never waken from; but sure, lost in misery as we are, what could yez do without me still?”
darlin
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From this reading “No, darlin'; there's a sleep that nobody wakens from.”
darlins
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From this reading “Ah,” she said, “I am asleep and don't waken me; if it wasn't for your sakes, darlins, it's I that long to be in that sleep that we will never waken from; but sure, lost in misery as we are, what could yez do without me still?”
a digital tape recording of sound
From this reading “Dat quare sleep, mammy,” said a little one.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Ah,” she said, “I am asleep and don't waken me; if it wasn't for your sakes, darlins, it's I that long to be in that sleep that we will never waken from; but sure, lost in misery as we are, what could yez do without me still?”
doesn't
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From this reading “What do you mane, mammy?” said Atty; “sure doesn't everybody that goes to sleep waken out of it?”
don't
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From this reading “Ah,” she said, “I am asleep and don't waken me; if it wasn't for your sakes, darlins, it's I that long to be in that sleep that we will never waken from; but sure, lost in misery as we are, what could yez do without me still?”
eva
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From this reading “Oh, but me's could, mammy; will we eva have blankets?”
every person
From this reading “What do you mane, mammy?” said Atty; “sure doesn't everybody that goes to sleep waken out of it?”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Ah,” she said, “I am asleep and don't waken me; if it wasn't for your sakes, darlins, it's I that long to be in that sleep that we will never waken from; but sure, lost in misery as we are, what could yez do without me still?”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Ah,” she said, “I am asleep and don't waken me; if it wasn't for your sakes, darlins, it's I that long to be in that sleep that we will never waken from; but sure, lost in misery as we are, what could yez do without me still?”
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading “What do you mane, mammy?” said Atty; “sure doesn't everybody that goes to sleep waken out of it?”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Oh, but me's could, mammy; will we eva have blankets?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Ah,” she said, “I am asleep and don't waken me; if it wasn't for your sakes, darlins, it's I that long to be in that sleep that we will never waken from; but sure, lost in misery as we are, what could yez do without me still?”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Ah,” she said, “I am asleep and don't waken me; if it wasn't for your sakes, darlins, it's I that long to be in that sleep that we will never waken from; but sure, lost in misery as we are, what could yez do without me still?”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Ah,” she said, “I am asleep and don't waken me; if it wasn't for your sakes, darlins, it's I that long to be in that sleep that we will never waken from; but sure, lost in misery as we are, what could yez do without me still?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Ah,” she said, “I am asleep and don't waken me; if it wasn't for your sakes, darlins, it's I that long to be in that sleep that we will never waken from; but sure, lost in misery as we are, what could yez do without me still?”
it's
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From this reading “Ah,” she said, “I am asleep and don't waken me; if it wasn't for your sakes, darlins, it's I that long to be in that sleep that we will never waken from; but sure, lost in misery as we are, what could yez do without me still?”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “Dat quare sleep, mammy,” said a little one.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading “Ah,” she said, “I am asleep and don't waken me; if it wasn't for your sakes, darlins, it's I that long to be in that sleep that we will never waken from; but sure, lost in misery as we are, what could yez do without me still?”
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading “Ah,” she said, “I am asleep and don't waken me; if it wasn't for your sakes, darlins, it's I that long to be in that sleep that we will never waken from; but sure, lost in misery as we are, what could yez do without me still?”
mammynoun
an offensive term for a Black nursemaid in the southern U.S.
From this reading “What do you mane, mammy?” said Atty; “sure doesn't everybody that goes to sleep waken out of it?”
manenounUS /meɪn/
long coarse hair growing from the crest of the animal's neck
From this reading “What do you mane, mammy?” said Atty; “sure doesn't everybody that goes to sleep waken out of it?”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Ah,” she said, “I am asleep and don't waken me; if it wasn't for your sakes, darlins, it's I that long to be in that sleep that we will never waken from; but sure, lost in misery as we are, what could yez do without me still?”
me's
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From this reading “Oh, but me's could, mammy; will we eva have blankets?”
a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune
From this reading “Ah,” she said, “I am asleep and don't waken me; if it wasn't for your sakes, darlins, it's I that long to be in that sleep that we will never waken from; but sure, lost in misery as we are, what could yez do without me still?”
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “Ah,” she said, “I am asleep and don't waken me; if it wasn't for your sakes, darlins, it's I that long to be in that sleep that we will never waken from; but sure, lost in misery as we are, what could yez do without me still?”
not any; not one
From this reading “No, darlin'; there's a sleep that nobody wakens from.”
no person; not anyone
From this reading “No, darlin'; there's a sleep that nobody wakens from.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “What do you mane, mammy?” said Atty; “sure doesn't everybody that goes to sleep waken out of it?”
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, but me's could, mammy; will we eva have blankets?”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Dat quare sleep, mammy,” said a little one.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “What do you mane, mammy?” said Atty; “sure doesn't everybody that goes to sleep waken out of it?”
quare
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From this reading “Dat quare sleep, mammy,” said a little one.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Ah,” she said, “I am asleep and don't waken me; if it wasn't for your sakes, darlins, it's I that long to be in that sleep that we will never waken from; but sure, lost in misery as we are, what could yez do without me still?”
sakesnounUS /seɪks/
plural of “sake” — a reason for wanting something done
From this reading “Ah,” she said, “I am asleep and don't waken me; if it wasn't for your sakes, darlins, it's I that long to be in that sleep that we will never waken from; but sure, lost in misery as we are, what could yez do without me still?”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Ah,” she said, “I am asleep and don't waken me; if it wasn't for your sakes, darlins, it's I that long to be in that sleep that we will never waken from; but sure, lost in misery as we are, what could yez do without me still?”
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading “Ah,” she said, “I am asleep and don't waken me; if it wasn't for your sakes, darlins, it's I that long to be in that sleep that we will never waken from; but sure, lost in misery as we are, what could yez do without me still?”
not in physical motion
From this reading “Ah,” she said, “I am asleep and don't waken me; if it wasn't for your sakes, darlins, it's I that long to be in that sleep that we will never waken from; but sure, lost in misery as we are, what could yez do without me still?”
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading “Ah,” she said, “I am asleep and don't waken me; if it wasn't for your sakes, darlins, it's I that long to be in that sleep that we will never waken from; but sure, lost in misery as we are, what could yez do without me still?”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Ah,” she said, “I am asleep and don't waken me; if it wasn't for your sakes, darlins, it's I that long to be in that sleep that we will never waken from; but sure, lost in misery as we are, what could yez do without me still?”
there's
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From this reading “No, darlin'; there's a sleep that nobody wakens from.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Ah,” she said, “I am asleep and don't waken me; if it wasn't for your sakes, darlins, it's I that long to be in that sleep that we will never waken from; but sure, lost in misery as we are, what could yez do without me still?”
wakenverbUS /ˈweɪkən/
cause to become awake or conscious
From this reading “Ah,” she said, “I am asleep and don't waken me; if it wasn't for your sakes, darlins, it's I that long to be in that sleep that we will never waken from; but sure, lost in misery as we are, what could yez do without me still?”
wakens
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From this reading “No, darlin'; there's a sleep that nobody wakens from.”
wasn't
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From this reading “Ah,” she said, “I am asleep and don't waken me; if it wasn't for your sakes, darlins, it's I that long to be in that sleep that we will never waken from; but sure, lost in misery as we are, what could yez do without me still?”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Ah,” she said, “I am asleep and don't waken me; if it wasn't for your sakes, darlins, it's I that long to be in that sleep that we will never waken from; but sure, lost in misery as we are, what could yez do without me still?”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Ah,” she said, “I am asleep and don't waken me; if it wasn't for your sakes, darlins, it's I that long to be in that sleep that we will never waken from; but sure, lost in misery as we are, what could yez do without me still?”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Ah,” she said, “I am asleep and don't waken me; if it wasn't for your sakes, darlins, it's I that long to be in that sleep that we will never waken from; but sure, lost in misery as we are, what could yez do without me still?”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “Ah,” she said, “I am asleep and don't waken me; if it wasn't for your sakes, darlins, it's I that long to be in that sleep that we will never waken from; but sure, lost in misery as we are, what could yez do without me still?”
yez
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From this reading “Ah,” she said, “I am asleep and don't waken me; if it wasn't for your sakes, darlins, it's I that long to be in that sleep that we will never waken from; but sure, lost in misery as we are, what could yez do without me still?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What do you mane, mammy?” said Atty; “sure doesn't everybody that goes to sleep waken out of it?”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Ah,” she said, “I am asleep and don't waken me; if it wasn't for your sakes, darlins, it's I that long to be in that sleep that we will never waken from; but sure, lost in misery as we are, what could yez do without me still?”
