Chapter V

(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 I thought I’d better quit them parts; but aunt she showed me her will all done complete, ’sceptin the fust name er the legatee.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading “Things was gettin’ desper’t by that time; fer aunt was failin’ rapid, an’ the story hed leaked aout some way, so the hull taown was gigglin’ over it.

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From this reading “Things was gettin’ desper’t by that time; fer aunt was failin’ rapid, an’ the story hed leaked aout some way, so the hull taown was gigglin’ over it.

the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle

From this reading “Things was gettin’ desper’t by that time; fer aunt was failin’ rapid, an’ the story hed leaked aout some way, so the hull taown was gigglin’ over it.

(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another

From this reading I thought I’d better quit them parts; but aunt she showed me her will all done complete, ’sceptin the fust name er the legatee.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading I thought I’d better quit them parts; but aunt she showed me her will all done complete, ’sceptin the fust name er the legatee.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading “Things was gettin’ desper’t by that time; fer aunt was failin’ rapid, an’ the story hed leaked aout some way, so the hull taown was gigglin’ over it.

come or bring to a finish or an end

From this reading I thought I’d better quit them parts; but aunt she showed me her will all done complete, ’sceptin the fust name er the legatee.

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From this reading That riled me consid’able, an’ I streaked off tew May Jane Simlin’s.

third-person singular of “depend” — be contingent upon (something that is elided)

From this reading ‘There,’ sez she, ‘it all depends on yeou, whether that place is took by Hiram or Josiah.

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From this reading “Things was gettin’ desper’t by that time; fer aunt was failin’ rapid, an’ the story hed leaked aout some way, so the hull taown was gigglin’ over it.

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading I thought I’d better quit them parts; but aunt she showed me her will all done complete, ’sceptin the fust name er the legatee.

posing no difficulty; requiring little effort

From this reading It’s easy done, an’ so it’s goan tew stan till the last minit.’

a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs with yttrium

From this reading I thought I’d better quit them parts; but aunt she showed me her will all done complete, ’sceptin the fust name er the legatee.

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From this reading “Things was gettin’ desper’t by that time; fer aunt was failin’ rapid, an’ the story hed leaked aout some way, so the hull taown was gigglin’ over it.

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From this reading “Things was gettin’ desper’t by that time; fer aunt was failin’ rapid, an’ the story hed leaked aout some way, so the hull taown was gigglin’ over it.

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From this reading I thought I’d better quit them parts; but aunt she showed me her will all done complete, ’sceptin the fust name er the legatee.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Things was gettin’ desper’t by that time; fer aunt was failin’ rapid, an’ the story hed leaked aout some way, so the hull taown was gigglin’ over it.

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From this reading “Things was gettin’ desper’t by that time; fer aunt was failin’ rapid, an’ the story hed leaked aout some way, so the hull taown was gigglin’ over it.

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From this reading It’s easy done, an’ so it’s goan tew stan till the last minit.’

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From this reading “Things was gettin’ desper’t by that time; fer aunt was failin’ rapid, an’ the story hed leaked aout some way, so the hull taown was gigglin’ over it.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading I thought I’d better quit them parts; but aunt she showed me her will all done complete, ’sceptin the fust name er the legatee.

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From this reading ‘There,’ sez she, ‘it all depends on yeou, whether that place is took by Hiram or Josiah.

dry outer covering of a fruit or seed or nut

From this reading “Things was gettin’ desper’t by that time; fer aunt was failin’ rapid, an’ the story hed leaked aout some way, so the hull taown was gigglin’ over it.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I thought I’d better quit them parts; but aunt she showed me her will all done complete, ’sceptin the fust name er the legatee.

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From this reading I thought I’d better quit them parts; but aunt she showed me her will all done complete, ’sceptin the fust name er the legatee.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading ‘There,’ sez she, ‘it all depends on yeou, whether that place is took by Hiram or Josiah.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading “Things was gettin’ desper’t by that time; fer aunt was failin’ rapid, an’ the story hed leaked aout some way, so the hull taown was gigglin’ over it.

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From this reading It’s easy done, an’ so it’s goan tew stan till the last minit.’

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading That riled me consid’able, an’ I streaked off tew May Jane Simlin’s.

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From this reading ‘There,’ sez she, ‘it all depends on yeou, whether that place is took by Hiram or Josiah.

immediately past

From this reading It’s easy done, an’ so it’s goan tew stan till the last minit.’

past form of “leak” — tell anonymously

From this reading “Things was gettin’ desper’t by that time; fer aunt was failin’ rapid, an’ the story hed leaked aout some way, so the hull taown was gigglin’ over it.

someone to whom a legacy is bequeathed

From this reading I thought I’d better quit them parts; but aunt she showed me her will all done complete, ’sceptin the fust name er the legatee.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading That riled me consid’able, an’ I streaked off tew May Jane Simlin’s.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading I thought I’d better quit them parts; but aunt she showed me her will all done complete, ’sceptin the fust name er the legatee.

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From this reading It’s easy done, an’ so it’s goan tew stan till the last minit.’

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading I thought I’d better quit them parts; but aunt she showed me her will all done complete, ’sceptin the fust name er the legatee.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading That riled me consid’able, an’ I streaked off tew May Jane Simlin’s.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading ‘There,’ sez she, ‘it all depends on yeou, whether that place is took by Hiram or Josiah.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading ‘There,’ sez she, ‘it all depends on yeou, whether that place is took by Hiram or Josiah.

above and across; more than

From this reading “Things was gettin’ desper’t by that time; fer aunt was failin’ rapid, an’ the story hed leaked aout some way, so the hull taown was gigglin’ over it.

the local environment

From this reading I thought I’d better quit them parts; but aunt she showed me her will all done complete, ’sceptin the fust name er the legatee.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading ‘There,’ sez she, ‘it all depends on yeou, whether that place is took by Hiram or Josiah.

put an end to a state or an activity

From this reading I thought I’d better quit them parts; but aunt she showed me her will all done complete, ’sceptin the fust name er the legatee.

done or occurring in a brief period of time

From this reading “Things was gettin’ desper’t by that time; fer aunt was failin’ rapid, an’ the story hed leaked aout some way, so the hull taown was gigglin’ over it.

aroused to impatience or anger

From this reading That riled me consid’able, an’ I streaked off tew May Jane Simlin’s.

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From this reading I thought I’d better quit them parts; but aunt she showed me her will all done complete, ’sceptin the fust name er the legatee.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading ‘There,’ sez she, ‘it all depends on yeou, whether that place is took by Hiram or Josiah.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading I thought I’d better quit them parts; but aunt she showed me her will all done complete, ’sceptin the fust name er the legatee.

past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading I thought I’d better quit them parts; but aunt she showed me her will all done complete, ’sceptin the fust name er the legatee.

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From this reading That riled me consid’able, an’ I streaked off tew May Jane Simlin’s.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading “Things was gettin’ desper’t by that time; fer aunt was failin’ rapid, an’ the story hed leaked aout some way, so the hull taown was gigglin’ over it.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading “Things was gettin’ desper’t by that time; fer aunt was failin’ rapid, an’ the story hed leaked aout some way, so the hull taown was gigglin’ over it.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It’s easy done, an’ so it’s goan tew stan till the last minit.’

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading “Things was gettin’ desper’t by that time; fer aunt was failin’ rapid, an’ the story hed leaked aout some way, so the hull taown was gigglin’ over it.

marked with or as if with stripes or linear discolorations

From this reading That riled me consid’able, an’ I streaked off tew May Jane Simlin’s.

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From this reading “Things was gettin’ desper’t by that time; fer aunt was failin’ rapid, an’ the story hed leaked aout some way, so the hull taown was gigglin’ over it.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It’s easy done, an’ so it’s goan tew stan till the last minit.’

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading “Things was gettin’ desper’t by that time; fer aunt was failin’ rapid, an’ the story hed leaked aout some way, so the hull taown was gigglin’ over it.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading “Things was gettin’ desper’t by that time; fer aunt was failin’ rapid, an’ the story hed leaked aout some way, so the hull taown was gigglin’ over it.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading I thought I’d better quit them parts; but aunt she showed me her will all done complete, ’sceptin the fust name er the legatee.

in or at that place or location

From this reading ‘There,’ sez she, ‘it all depends on yeou, whether that place is took by Hiram or Josiah.

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading “Things was gettin’ desper’t by that time; fer aunt was failin’ rapid, an’ the story hed leaked aout some way, so the hull taown was gigglin’ over it.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading I thought I’d better quit them parts; but aunt she showed me her will all done complete, ’sceptin the fust name er the legatee.

up to a particular time

From this reading It’s easy done, an’ so it’s goan tew stan till the last minit.’

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading “Things was gettin’ desper’t by that time; fer aunt was failin’ rapid, an’ the story hed leaked aout some way, so the hull taown was gigglin’ over it.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading ‘There,’ sez she, ‘it all depends on yeou, whether that place is took by Hiram or Josiah.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “Things was gettin’ desper’t by that time; fer aunt was failin’ rapid, an’ the story hed leaked aout some way, so the hull taown was gigglin’ over it.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading “Things was gettin’ desper’t by that time; fer aunt was failin’ rapid, an’ the story hed leaked aout some way, so the hull taown was gigglin’ over it.

used to introduce two or more possibilities

From this reading ‘There,’ sez she, ‘it all depends on yeou, whether that place is took by Hiram or Josiah.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading I thought I’d better quit them parts; but aunt she showed me her will all done complete, ’sceptin the fust name er the legatee.

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From this reading ‘There,’ sez she, ‘it all depends on yeou, whether that place is took by Hiram or Josiah.