used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Allus _was_ a muff and a muddler; middling showy style, and a bit dodgy with his dooks, but neither a slogger _nor_ a stayer, and, atween you and me and the post, allus ready to hist the white feather when 'ard pressed.
Allus
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From this reading Allus _was_ a muff and a muddler; middling showy style, and a bit dodgy with his dooks, but neither a slogger _nor_ a stayer, and, atween you and me and the post, allus ready to hist the white feather when 'ard pressed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Allus _was_ a muff and a muddler; middling showy style, and a bit dodgy with his dooks, but neither a slogger _nor_ a stayer, and, atween you and me and the post, allus ready to hist the white feather when 'ard pressed.
ard
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From this reading Allus _was_ a muff and a muddler; middling showy style, and a bit dodgy with his dooks, but neither a slogger _nor_ a stayer, and, atween you and me and the post, allus ready to hist the white feather when 'ard pressed.
atween
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From this reading Allus _was_ a muff and a muddler; middling showy style, and a bit dodgy with his dooks, but neither a slogger _nor_ a stayer, and, atween you and me and the post, allus ready to hist the white feather when 'ard pressed.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading Allus _was_ a muff and a muddler; middling showy style, and a bit dodgy with his dooks, but neither a slogger _nor_ a stayer, and, atween you and me and the post, allus ready to hist the white feather when 'ard pressed.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Allus _was_ a muff and a muddler; middling showy style, and a bit dodgy with his dooks, but neither a slogger _nor_ a stayer, and, atween you and me and the post, allus ready to hist the white feather when 'ard pressed.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading _His_ 'Travelling Company'?
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Went 'round the country' on false purtences, and never did no good nowheres.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Went 'round the country' on false purtences, and never did no good nowheres.
dodgyadjective
of uncertain outcome; especially fraught with risk
From this reading Allus _was_ a muff and a muddler; middling showy style, and a bit dodgy with his dooks, but neither a slogger _nor_ a stayer, and, atween you and me and the post, allus ready to hist the white feather when 'ard pressed.
dooks
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From this reading Allus _was_ a muff and a muddler; middling showy style, and a bit dodgy with his dooks, but neither a slogger _nor_ a stayer, and, atween you and me and the post, allus ready to hist the white feather when 'ard pressed.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading A reglar swindle, and a fair frost, Gemmen.
not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality
From this reading Went 'round the country' on false purtences, and never did no good nowheres.
featherverbUS /ˈfeðər/
join tongue and groove, in carpentry
From this reading Allus _was_ a muff and a muddler; middling showy style, and a bit dodgy with his dooks, but neither a slogger _nor_ a stayer, and, atween you and me and the post, allus ready to hist the white feather when 'ard pressed.
frostnounUS /frɔːst/
ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)
From this reading A reglar swindle, and a fair frost, Gemmen.
Gemmen
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From this reading A reglar swindle, and a fair frost, Gemmen.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Went 'round the country' on false purtences, and never did no good nowheres.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Allus _was_ a muff and a muddler; middling showy style, and a bit dodgy with his dooks, but neither a slogger _nor_ a stayer, and, atween you and me and the post, allus ready to hist the white feather when 'ard pressed.
hist
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From this reading Allus _was_ a muff and a muddler; middling showy style, and a bit dodgy with his dooks, but neither a slogger _nor_ a stayer, and, atween you and me and the post, allus ready to hist the white feather when 'ard pressed.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Allus _was_ a muff and a muddler; middling showy style, and a bit dodgy with his dooks, but neither a slogger _nor_ a stayer, and, atween you and me and the post, allus ready to hist the white feather when 'ard pressed.
middlingnounUS /ˈmɪdəlɪŋ/
any commodity of intermediate quality or size (especially when coarse particles of ground wheat are mixed with bran)
From this reading Allus _was_ a muff and a muddler; middling showy style, and a bit dodgy with his dooks, but neither a slogger _nor_ a stayer, and, atween you and me and the post, allus ready to hist the white feather when 'ard pressed.
muddler
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From this reading Allus _was_ a muff and a muddler; middling showy style, and a bit dodgy with his dooks, but neither a slogger _nor_ a stayer, and, atween you and me and the post, allus ready to hist the white feather when 'ard pressed.
muffnounUS /mʌf/
a warm tubular covering for the hands
From this reading Allus _was_ a muff and a muddler; middling showy style, and a bit dodgy with his dooks, but neither a slogger _nor_ a stayer, and, atween you and me and the post, allus ready to hist the white feather when 'ard pressed.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Allus _was_ a muff and a muddler; middling showy style, and a bit dodgy with his dooks, but neither a slogger _nor_ a stayer, and, atween you and me and the post, allus ready to hist the white feather when 'ard pressed.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Went 'round the country' on false purtences, and never did no good nowheres.
not any; not one
From this reading Went 'round the country' on false purtences, and never did no good nowheres.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Allus _was_ a muff and a muddler; middling showy style, and a bit dodgy with his dooks, but neither a slogger _nor_ a stayer, and, atween you and me and the post, allus ready to hist the white feather when 'ard pressed.
nowheres
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From this reading Went 'round the country' on false purtences, and never did no good nowheres.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Went 'round the country' on false purtences, and never did no good nowheres.
affix in a public place or for public notice
From this reading Allus _was_ a muff and a muddler; middling showy style, and a bit dodgy with his dooks, but neither a slogger _nor_ a stayer, and, atween you and me and the post, allus ready to hist the white feather when 'ard pressed.
compacted by ironing
From this reading Allus _was_ a muff and a muddler; middling showy style, and a bit dodgy with his dooks, but neither a slogger _nor_ a stayer, and, atween you and me and the post, allus ready to hist the white feather when 'ard pressed.
purtences
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From this reading Went 'round the country' on false purtences, and never did no good nowheres.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading Allus _was_ a muff and a muddler; middling showy style, and a bit dodgy with his dooks, but neither a slogger _nor_ a stayer, and, atween you and me and the post, allus ready to hist the white feather when 'ard pressed.
reglar
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From this reading A reglar swindle, and a fair frost, Gemmen.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading Went 'round the country' on false purtences, and never did no good nowheres.
express in words
From this reading Wot's that you say?
showyadjectiveUS /ˈʃoʊi/
marked by ostentation but often tasteless
From this reading Allus _was_ a muff and a muddler; middling showy style, and a bit dodgy with his dooks, but neither a slogger _nor_ a stayer, and, atween you and me and the post, allus ready to hist the white feather when 'ard pressed.
sloggernoun
someone who walks in a laborious heavy-footed manner
From this reading Allus _was_ a muff and a muddler; middling showy style, and a bit dodgy with his dooks, but neither a slogger _nor_ a stayer, and, atween you and me and the post, allus ready to hist the white feather when 'ard pressed.
stayernounUS /ˈsteɪər/
a person or other animal having powers of endurance or perseverance
From this reading Allus _was_ a muff and a muddler; middling showy style, and a bit dodgy with his dooks, but neither a slogger _nor_ a stayer, and, atween you and me and the post, allus ready to hist the white feather when 'ard pressed.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Allus _was_ a muff and a muddler; middling showy style, and a bit dodgy with his dooks, but neither a slogger _nor_ a stayer, and, atween you and me and the post, allus ready to hist the white feather when 'ard pressed.
swindleverbUS /ˈswɪndəl/
deprive of by deceit
From this reading A reglar swindle, and a fair frost, Gemmen.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Wot's that you say?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Allus _was_ a muff and a muddler; middling showy style, and a bit dodgy with his dooks, but neither a slogger _nor_ a stayer, and, atween you and me and the post, allus ready to hist the white feather when 'ard pressed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Allus _was_ a muff and a muddler; middling showy style, and a bit dodgy with his dooks, but neither a slogger _nor_ a stayer, and, atween you and me and the post, allus ready to hist the white feather when 'ard pressed.
the act of going from one place to another
From this reading _His_ 'Travelling Company'?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Allus _was_ a muff and a muddler; middling showy style, and a bit dodgy with his dooks, but neither a slogger _nor_ a stayer, and, atween you and me and the post, allus ready to hist the white feather when 'ard pressed.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Went 'round the country' on false purtences, and never did no good nowheres.
at the time that
From this reading Allus _was_ a muff and a muddler; middling showy style, and a bit dodgy with his dooks, but neither a slogger _nor_ a stayer, and, atween you and me and the post, allus ready to hist the white feather when 'ard pressed.
a Caucasian
From this reading Allus _was_ a muff and a muddler; middling showy style, and a bit dodgy with his dooks, but neither a slogger _nor_ a stayer, and, atween you and me and the post, allus ready to hist the white feather when 'ard pressed.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Allus _was_ a muff and a muddler; middling showy style, and a bit dodgy with his dooks, but neither a slogger _nor_ a stayer, and, atween you and me and the post, allus ready to hist the white feather when 'ard pressed.
Wot's
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From this reading Wot's that you say?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Allus _was_ a muff and a muddler; middling showy style, and a bit dodgy with his dooks, but neither a slogger _nor_ a stayer, and, atween you and me and the post, allus ready to hist the white feather when 'ard pressed.
