used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There is one that’s ever calling, Come on back and hang your hat, Tough old, rough old town of Piperock, You’re a danged good town, at that.”
AliasnounUS /ˈeɪliəs/
a name that has been assumed temporarily
From this reading Author of “Alias Whispering White,” “When Civic Pride Hits Piperock,” etc.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There is one that’s ever calling, Come on back and hang your hat, Tough old, rough old town of Piperock, You’re a danged good town, at that.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “I have been in lots of places, Fair as lilies in the dell.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There is one that’s ever calling, Come on back and hang your hat, Tough old, rough old town of Piperock, You’re a danged good town, at that.”
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading Author of “Alias Whispering White,” “When Civic Pride Hits Piperock,” etc.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading There is one that’s ever calling, Come on back and hang your hat, Tough old, rough old town of Piperock, You’re a danged good town, at that.”
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “I have been in lots of places, Fair as lilies in the dell.
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading There is one that’s ever calling, Come on back and hang your hat, Tough old, rough old town of Piperock, You’re a danged good town, at that.”
CivicadjectiveUS /ˈsɪvɪk/
of or relating or belonging to a city
From this reading Author of “Alias Whispering White,” “When Civic Pride Hits Piperock,” etc.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading There is one that’s ever calling, Come on back and hang your hat, Tough old, rough old town of Piperock, You’re a danged good town, at that.”
cornsnounUS /kɔːrnz/
plural of “corn” — tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times
From this reading “‘Magpie,’” says I, “if my corns wasn’t hurting —— out of me I’d have tears in my eyes from such sentiment.
danged
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From this reading There is one that’s ever calling, Come on back and hang your hat, Tough old, rough old town of Piperock, You’re a danged good town, at that.”
dellnounUS /del/
a small wooded hollow
From this reading “I have been in lots of places, Fair as lilies in the dell.
don't
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From this reading Some of ’em I kinda favor, Others I don’t like so well.
a quad with a square body
From this reading Some of ’em I kinda favor, Others I don’t like so well.
etc
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From this reading Author of “Alias Whispering White,” “When Civic Pride Hits Piperock,” etc.
at any time
From this reading There is one that’s ever calling, Come on back and hang your hat, Tough old, rough old town of Piperock, You’re a danged good town, at that.”
opinion or judgment
From this reading “‘Magpie,’” says I, “if my corns wasn’t hurting —— out of me I’d have tears in my eyes from such sentiment.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading “I have been in lots of places, Fair as lilies in the dell.
promote over another
From this reading Some of ’em I kinda favor, Others I don’t like so well.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “‘Magpie,’” says I, “if my corns wasn’t hurting —— out of me I’d have tears in my eyes from such sentiment.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading There is one that’s ever calling, Come on back and hang your hat, Tough old, rough old town of Piperock, You’re a danged good town, at that.”
be suspended or hanging
From this reading There is one that’s ever calling, Come on back and hang your hat, Tough old, rough old town of Piperock, You’re a danged good town, at that.”
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading There is one that’s ever calling, Come on back and hang your hat, Tough old, rough old town of Piperock, You’re a danged good town, at that.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have been in lots of places, Fair as lilies in the dell.
HitsnounUS /hɪts/
plural of “hit” — (baseball) a successful stroke in an athletic contest (especially in baseball)
From this reading Author of “Alias Whispering White,” “When Civic Pride Hits Piperock,” etc.
hurtingnounUS /ˈhɜːrtɪŋ/
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading “‘Magpie,’” says I, “if my corns wasn’t hurting —— out of me I’d have tears in my eyes from such sentiment.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I have been in lots of places, Fair as lilies in the dell.
I'd
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From this reading “‘Magpie,’” says I, “if my corns wasn’t hurting —— out of me I’d have tears in my eyes from such sentiment.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “‘Magpie,’” says I, “if my corns wasn’t hurting —— out of me I’d have tears in my eyes from such sentiment.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I have been in lots of places, Fair as lilies in the dell.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is one that’s ever calling, Come on back and hang your hat, Tough old, rough old town of Piperock, You’re a danged good town, at that.”
kindaadverbUS /ˈkɪndə/
to some (great or small) extent
From this reading Some of ’em I kinda favor, Others I don’t like so well.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Some of ’em I kinda favor, Others I don’t like so well.
liliesnounUS /ˈlɪliz/
plural of “lily” — any liliaceous plant of the genus Lilium having showy pendulous flowers
From this reading “I have been in lots of places, Fair as lilies in the dell.
a large number or amount
From this reading “I have been in lots of places, Fair as lilies in the dell.
MagpienounUS /ˈmæɡpaɪ/
long-tailed black-and-white crow that utters a raucous chattering call
From this reading “‘Magpie,’” says I, “if my corns wasn’t hurting —— out of me I’d have tears in my eyes from such sentiment.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “‘Magpie,’” says I, “if my corns wasn’t hurting —— out of me I’d have tears in my eyes from such sentiment.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “‘Magpie,’” says I, “if my corns wasn’t hurting —— out of me I’d have tears in my eyes from such sentiment.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Author of “Alias Whispering White,” “When Civic Pride Hits Piperock,” etc.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading There is one that’s ever calling, Come on back and hang your hat, Tough old, rough old town of Piperock, You’re a danged good town, at that.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There is one that’s ever calling, Come on back and hang your hat, Tough old, rough old town of Piperock, You’re a danged good town, at that.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There is one that’s ever calling, Come on back and hang your hat, Tough old, rough old town of Piperock, You’re a danged good town, at that.”
Others
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From this reading Some of ’em I kinda favor, Others I don’t like so well.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “‘Magpie,’” says I, “if my corns wasn’t hurting —— out of me I’d have tears in my eyes from such sentiment.
Piperock
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From this reading Author of “Alias Whispering White,” “When Civic Pride Hits Piperock,” etc.
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading “I have been in lots of places, Fair as lilies in the dell.
a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
From this reading Author of “Alias Whispering White,” “When Civic Pride Hits Piperock,” etc.
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading There is one that’s ever calling, Come on back and hang your hat, Tough old, rough old town of Piperock, You’re a danged good town, at that.”
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading “‘Magpie,’” says I, “if my corns wasn’t hurting —— out of me I’d have tears in my eyes from such sentiment.
tender, romantic, or nostalgic feeling or emotion
From this reading “‘Magpie,’” says I, “if my corns wasn’t hurting —— out of me I’d have tears in my eyes from such sentiment.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Some of ’em I kinda favor, Others I don’t like so well.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some of ’em I kinda favor, Others I don’t like so well.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “‘Magpie,’” says I, “if my corns wasn’t hurting —— out of me I’d have tears in my eyes from such sentiment.
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading “‘Magpie,’” says I, “if my corns wasn’t hurting —— out of me I’d have tears in my eyes from such sentiment.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There is one that’s ever calling, Come on back and hang your hat, Tough old, rough old town of Piperock, You’re a danged good town, at that.”
that's
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From this reading There is one that’s ever calling, Come on back and hang your hat, Tough old, rough old town of Piperock, You’re a danged good town, at that.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I have been in lots of places, Fair as lilies in the dell.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There is one that’s ever calling, Come on back and hang your hat, Tough old, rough old town of Piperock, You’re a danged good town, at that.”
ToughadjectiveUS /tʌf/
not given to gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading There is one that’s ever calling, Come on back and hang your hat, Tough old, rough old town of Piperock, You’re a danged good town, at that.”
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading There is one that’s ever calling, Come on back and hang your hat, Tough old, rough old town of Piperock, You’re a danged good town, at that.”
wasn't
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From this reading “‘Magpie,’” says I, “if my corns wasn’t hurting —— out of me I’d have tears in my eyes from such sentiment.
(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 Some of ’em I kinda favor, Others I don’t like so well.
at the time that
From this reading Author of “Alias Whispering White,” “When Civic Pride Hits Piperock,” etc.
WhisperingnounUS /ˈwɪspərɪŋ/
a light noise, like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind
From this reading Author of “Alias Whispering White,” “When Civic Pride Hits Piperock,” etc.
a Caucasian
From this reading Author of “Alias Whispering White,” “When Civic Pride Hits Piperock,” etc.
You're
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From this reading There is one that’s ever calling, Come on back and hang your hat, Tough old, rough old town of Piperock, You’re a danged good town, at that.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading There is one that’s ever calling, Come on back and hang your hat, Tough old, rough old town of Piperock, You’re a danged good town, at that.”
