used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And if I come to a river, and I run across a boat, I'm goin' to take that boat and float a ways.
abuseverbUS /əˈbjuːs/
treat badly
From this reading "I ain't goin' to take no abuse from you, drunk or sober.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading I'm goin' on across country until I come to another railroad, I am.
ain't
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From this reading "I ain't goin' to take no abuse from you, drunk or sober.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I'm goin' on across country until I come to another railroad, I am.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If you don't like my way, you go back to the railroad and leave me go my own way.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading I'm goin' on across country until I come to another railroad, I am.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading If you don't like my way, you go back to the railroad and leave me go my own way.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading And if I come to a river, and I run across a boat, I'm goin' to take that boat and float a ways.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I'm goin' on across country until I come to another railroad, I am.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading I'm goin' on across country until I come to another railroad, I am.
don't
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From this reading If you don't like my way, you go back to the railroad and leave me go my own way.
stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
From this reading "I ain't goin' to take no abuse from you, drunk or sober.
floatverbUS /floʊt/
be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading And if I come to a river, and I run across a boat, I'm goin' to take that boat and float a ways.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "I ain't goin' to take no abuse from you, drunk or sober.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading If you don't like my way, you go back to the railroad and leave me go my own way.
goin
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From this reading "I ain't goin' to take no abuse from you, drunk or sober.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Now, look here!" said Sandlot menacingly.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I ain't goin' to take no abuse from you, drunk or sober.
I'm
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From this reading I'm goin' on across country until I come to another railroad, I am.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you don't like my way, you go back to the railroad and leave me go my own way.
go away from a place
From this reading If you don't like my way, you go back to the railroad and leave me go my own way.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading If you don't like my way, you go back to the railroad and leave me go my own way.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "Now, look here!" said Sandlot menacingly.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If you don't like my way, you go back to the railroad and leave me go my own way.
menacinglyadverbUS /ˈmenəsɪŋli/
in a menacing manner
From this reading "Now, look here!" said Sandlot menacingly.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading If you don't like my way, you go back to the railroad and leave me go my own way.
not any; not one
From this reading "I ain't goin' to take no abuse from you, drunk or sober.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Now, look here!" said Sandlot menacingly.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I'm goin' on across country until I come to another railroad, I am.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "I ain't goin' to take no abuse from you, drunk or sober.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading If you don't like my way, you go back to the railroad and leave me go my own way.
railroadnounUS /ˈreɪlroʊd/
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading If you don't like my way, you go back to the railroad and leave me go my own way.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading And if I come to a river, and I run across a boat, I'm goin' to take that boat and float a ways.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading And if I come to a river, and I run across a boat, I'm goin' to take that boat and float a ways.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Now, look here!" said Sandlot menacingly.
Sandlotnoun
a vacant lot used by city boys to play games
From this reading "Now, look here!" said Sandlot menacingly.
soberadjectiveUS /ˈsoʊbər/
not affected by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
From this reading "I ain't goin' to take no abuse from you, drunk or sober.
carry out
From this reading "I ain't goin' to take no abuse from you, drunk or sober.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And if I come to a river, and I run across a boat, I'm goin' to take that boat and float a ways.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If you don't like my way, you go back to the railroad and leave me go my own way.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I ain't goin' to take no abuse from you, drunk or sober.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading I'm goin' on across country until I come to another railroad, I am.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading If you don't like my way, you go back to the railroad and leave me go my own way.
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading And if I come to a river, and I run across a boat, I'm goin' to take that boat and float a ways.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I ain't goin' to take no abuse from you, drunk or sober.
