used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When you're well in the swim, my dear CHARLIE, along o' the reglar _eleet_, You must do as they do, for a swell, like a Bobby, must stick to his beat.
(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 The green tooral-looral's all right, but it 'ardly suits Me!
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading When you're well in the swim, my dear CHARLIE, along o' the reglar _eleet_, You must do as they do, for a swell, like a Bobby, must stick to his beat.
ardly
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From this reading The green tooral-looral's all right, but it 'ardly suits Me!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading When you're well in the swim, my dear CHARLIE, along o' the reglar _eleet_, You must do as they do, for a swell, like a Bobby, must stick to his beat.
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading When you're well in the swim, my dear CHARLIE, along o' the reglar _eleet_, You must do as they do, for a swell, like a Bobby, must stick to his beat.
bobbingverbUS /ˈbɑːbɪŋ/
inflected form of “bob” — move up and down repeatedly
From this reading Jest fancy me slinging my 'ook For old Turmutshire, going out nuttin', or bobbing for fish in a brook!
BobbynounUS /ˈbɑːbi/
an informal term for a British policeman
From this reading When you're well in the swim, my dear CHARLIE, along o' the reglar _eleet_, You must do as they do, for a swell, like a Bobby, must stick to his beat.
brooknounUS /brʊk/
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading Jest fancy me slinging my 'ook For old Turmutshire, going out nuttin', or bobbing for fish in a brook!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The green tooral-looral's all right, but it 'ardly suits Me!
CHARLIE
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From this reading When you're well in the swim, my dear CHARLIE, along o' the reglar _eleet_, You must do as they do, for a swell, like a Bobby, must stick to his beat.
dearly loved
From this reading When you're well in the swim, my dear CHARLIE, along o' the reglar _eleet_, You must do as they do, for a swell, like a Bobby, must stick to his beat.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading When you're well in the swim, my dear CHARLIE, along o' the reglar _eleet_, You must do as they do, for a swell, like a Bobby, must stick to his beat.
eleet
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From this reading When you're well in the swim, my dear CHARLIE, along o' the reglar _eleet_, You must do as they do, for a swell, like a Bobby, must stick to his beat.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading It's expected, old man, it's expected.
something many people believe that is false
From this reading Jest fancy me slinging my 'ook For old Turmutshire, going out nuttin', or bobbing for fish in a brook!
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading Jest fancy me slinging my 'ook For old Turmutshire, going out nuttin', or bobbing for fish in a brook!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When you're well in the swim, my dear CHARLIE, along o' the reglar _eleet_, You must do as they do, for a swell, like a Bobby, must stick to his beat.
the act of departing
From this reading Jest fancy me slinging my 'ook For old Turmutshire, going out nuttin', or bobbing for fish in a brook!
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading The green tooral-looral's all right, but it 'ardly suits Me!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When you're well in the swim, my dear CHARLIE, along o' the reglar _eleet_, You must do as they do, for a swell, like a Bobby, must stick to his beat.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When you're well in the swim, my dear CHARLIE, along o' the reglar _eleet_, You must do as they do, for a swell, like a Bobby, must stick to his beat.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The green tooral-looral's all right, but it 'ardly suits Me!
It's
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From this reading Well, yer see It's _this_ way.
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading Jest fancy me slinging my 'ook For old Turmutshire, going out nuttin', or bobbing for fish in a brook!
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading When you're well in the swim, my dear CHARLIE, along o' the reglar _eleet_, You must do as they do, for a swell, like a Bobby, must stick to his beat.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading It's expected, old man, it's expected.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The green tooral-looral's all right, but it 'ardly suits Me!
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading When you're well in the swim, my dear CHARLIE, along o' the reglar _eleet_, You must do as they do, for a swell, like a Bobby, must stick to his beat.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading When you're well in the swim, my dear CHARLIE, along o' the reglar _eleet_, You must do as they do, for a swell, like a Bobby, must stick to his beat.
nuttin
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From this reading Jest fancy me slinging my 'ook For old Turmutshire, going out nuttin', or bobbing for fish in a brook!
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading When you're well in the swim, my dear CHARLIE, along o' the reglar _eleet_, You must do as they do, for a swell, like a Bobby, must stick to his beat.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading It's expected, old man, it's expected.
ook
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From this reading Jest fancy me slinging my 'ook For old Turmutshire, going out nuttin', or bobbing for fish in a brook!
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Jest fancy me slinging my 'ook For old Turmutshire, going out nuttin', or bobbing for fish in a brook!
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Jest fancy me slinging my 'ook For old Turmutshire, going out nuttin', or bobbing for fish in a brook!
reglar
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From this reading When you're well in the swim, my dear CHARLIE, along o' the reglar _eleet_, You must do as they do, for a swell, like a Bobby, must stick to his beat.
precisely, exactly
From this reading The green tooral-looral's all right, but it 'ardly suits Me!
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Well, yer see It's _this_ way.
slingingnounUS /ˈslɪŋɪŋ/
throwing with a wide motion (as if with a sling)
From this reading Jest fancy me slinging my 'ook For old Turmutshire, going out nuttin', or bobbing for fish in a brook!
put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading When you're well in the swim, my dear CHARLIE, along o' the reglar _eleet_, You must do as they do, for a swell, like a Bobby, must stick to his beat.
suitsnounUS /suːts/
plural of “suit” — a set of garments (usually including a jacket and trousers or skirt) for outerwear all of the same fabric and color
From this reading The green tooral-looral's all right, but it 'ardly suits Me!
swellverbUS /swel/
increase in size, magnitude, number, or intensity
From this reading When you're well in the swim, my dear CHARLIE, along o' the reglar _eleet_, You must do as they do, for a swell, like a Bobby, must stick to his beat.
swimverbUS /swɪm/
travel through water
From this reading When you're well in the swim, my dear CHARLIE, along o' the reglar _eleet_, You must do as they do, for a swell, like a Bobby, must stick to his beat.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The green tooral-looral's all right, but it 'ardly suits Me!
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When you're well in the swim, my dear CHARLIE, along o' the reglar _eleet_, You must do as they do, for a swell, like a Bobby, must stick to his beat.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Well, yer see It's _this_ way.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When you're well in the swim, my dear CHARLIE, along o' the reglar _eleet_, You must do as they do, for a swell, like a Bobby, must stick to his beat.
tooral-looral's
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From this reading The green tooral-looral's all right, but it 'ardly suits Me!
Turmutshire
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From this reading Jest fancy me slinging my 'ook For old Turmutshire, going out nuttin', or bobbing for fish in a brook!
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Well, yer see It's _this_ way.
(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 Well, yer see It's _this_ way.
at the time that
From this reading When you're well in the swim, my dear CHARLIE, along o' the reglar _eleet_, You must do as they do, for a swell, like a Bobby, must stick to his beat.
yer
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From this reading Well, yer see It's _this_ way.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading When you're well in the swim, my dear CHARLIE, along o' the reglar _eleet_, You must do as they do, for a swell, like a Bobby, must stick to his beat.
you're
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From this reading When you're well in the swim, my dear CHARLIE, along o' the reglar _eleet_, You must do as they do, for a swell, like a Bobby, must stick to his beat.
