used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A HEATHEN MISSIONARY.
a-puttin
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From this reading Wall, I wuz a-settin’ in my clean settin’-room on a calm twilight, engaged in completin’ my preperations--in fact, I wuz jest a-puttin’ the finishin’ touches on one of Josiah’s nightcaps and mine.
a-settin
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From this reading Wall, I wuz a-settin’ in my clean settin’-room on a calm twilight, engaged in completin’ my preperations--in fact, I wuz jest a-puttin’ the finishin’ touches on one of Josiah’s nightcaps and mine.
a-sewin
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From this reading I had thought as I wuz a-settin’ a-sewin’ what a beautiful sunset it wuz.
(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 When all to once I hearn a knock at the west door.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Wall, I wuz a-settin’ in my clean settin’-room on a calm twilight, engaged in completin’ my preperations--in fact, I wuz jest a-puttin’ the finishin’ touches on one of Josiah’s nightcaps and mine.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I had thought as I wuz a-settin’ a-sewin’ what a beautiful sunset it wuz.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When all to once I hearn a knock at the west door.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading I had thought as I wuz a-settin’ a-sewin’ what a beautiful sunset it wuz.
make calm or still
From this reading Wall, I wuz a-settin’ in my clean settin’-room on a calm twilight, engaged in completin’ my preperations--in fact, I wuz jest a-puttin’ the finishin’ touches on one of Josiah’s nightcaps and mine.
feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading I put cat stitch round the front of hisen, a sort of a dark red cat.
free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
From this reading Wall, I wuz a-settin’ in my clean settin’-room on a calm twilight, engaged in completin’ my preperations--in fact, I wuz jest a-puttin’ the finishin’ touches on one of Josiah’s nightcaps and mine.
completin
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From this reading Wall, I wuz a-settin’ in my clean settin’-room on a calm twilight, engaged in completin’ my preperations--in fact, I wuz jest a-puttin’ the finishin’ touches on one of Josiah’s nightcaps and mine.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading I put cat stitch round the front of hisen, a sort of a dark red cat.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading When all to once I hearn a knock at the west door.
having ones attention or mind or energy engaged
From this reading Wall, I wuz a-settin’ in my clean settin’-room on a calm twilight, engaged in completin’ my preperations--in fact, I wuz jest a-puttin’ the finishin’ touches on one of Josiah’s nightcaps and mine.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading Wall, I wuz a-settin’ in my clean settin’-room on a calm twilight, engaged in completin’ my preperations--in fact, I wuz jest a-puttin’ the finishin’ touches on one of Josiah’s nightcaps and mine.
finishin
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From this reading Wall, I wuz a-settin’ in my clean settin’-room on a calm twilight, engaged in completin’ my preperations--in fact, I wuz jest a-puttin’ the finishin’ touches on one of Josiah’s nightcaps and mine.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading I put cat stitch round the front of hisen, a sort of a dark red cat.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had thought as I wuz a-settin’ a-sewin’ what a beautiful sunset it wuz.
hearn
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From this reading When all to once I hearn a knock at the west door.
HEATHENnounUS /ˈhiːðən/
a person who does not acknowledge your god
From this reading A HEATHEN MISSIONARY.
hisen
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the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Wall, I wuz a-settin’ in my clean settin’-room on a calm twilight, engaged in completin’ my preperations--in fact, I wuz jest a-puttin’ the finishin’ touches on one of Josiah’s nightcaps and mine.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Wall, I wuz a-settin’ in my clean settin’-room on a calm twilight, engaged in completin’ my preperations--in fact, I wuz jest a-puttin’ the finishin’ touches on one of Josiah’s nightcaps and mine.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I had thought as I wuz a-settin’ a-sewin’ what a beautiful sunset it wuz.
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading Wall, I wuz a-settin’ in my clean settin’-room on a calm twilight, engaged in completin’ my preperations--in fact, I wuz jest a-puttin’ the finishin’ touches on one of Josiah’s nightcaps and mine.
Josiah's
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deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading When all to once I hearn a knock at the west door.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Wall, I wuz a-settin’ in my clean settin’-room on a calm twilight, engaged in completin’ my preperations--in fact, I wuz jest a-puttin’ the finishin’ touches on one of Josiah’s nightcaps and mine.
MISSIONARYnounUS /ˈmɪʃəneri/
someone who attempts to convert others to a particular doctrine or program
From this reading A HEATHEN MISSIONARY.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Wall, I wuz a-settin’ in my clean settin’-room on a calm twilight, engaged in completin’ my preperations--in fact, I wuz jest a-puttin’ the finishin’ touches on one of Josiah’s nightcaps and mine.
nightcaps
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From this reading Wall, I wuz a-settin’ in my clean settin’-room on a calm twilight, engaged in completin’ my preperations--in fact, I wuz jest a-puttin’ the finishin’ touches on one of Josiah’s nightcaps and mine.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Wall, I wuz a-settin’ in my clean settin’-room on a calm twilight, engaged in completin’ my preperations--in fact, I wuz jest a-puttin’ the finishin’ touches on one of Josiah’s nightcaps and mine.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Wall, I wuz a-settin’ in my clean settin’-room on a calm twilight, engaged in completin’ my preperations--in fact, I wuz jest a-puttin’ the finishin’ touches on one of Josiah’s nightcaps and mine.
on one occasion
From this reading When all to once I hearn a knock at the west door.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Wall, I wuz a-settin’ in my clean settin’-room on a calm twilight, engaged in completin’ my preperations--in fact, I wuz jest a-puttin’ the finishin’ touches on one of Josiah’s nightcaps and mine.
preperations
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From this reading Wall, I wuz a-settin’ in my clean settin’-room on a calm twilight, engaged in completin’ my preperations--in fact, I wuz jest a-puttin’ the finishin’ touches on one of Josiah’s nightcaps and mine.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading I put cat stitch round the front of hisen, a sort of a dark red cat.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading I put cat stitch round the front of hisen, a sort of a dark red cat.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Wall, I wuz a-settin’ in my clean settin’-room on a calm twilight, engaged in completin’ my preperations--in fact, I wuz jest a-puttin’ the finishin’ touches on one of Josiah’s nightcaps and mine.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading I put cat stitch round the front of hisen, a sort of a dark red cat.
settin
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From this reading Wall, I wuz a-settin’ in my clean settin’-room on a calm twilight, engaged in completin’ my preperations--in fact, I wuz jest a-puttin’ the finishin’ touches on one of Josiah’s nightcaps and mine.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading I put cat stitch round the front of hisen, a sort of a dark red cat.
stitchnounUS /stɪtʃ/
a link or loop or knot made by an implement in knitting, crocheting, embroidery, or sewing
From this reading I put cat stitch round the front of hisen, a sort of a dark red cat.
the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon
From this reading I had thought as I wuz a-settin’ a-sewin’ what a beautiful sunset it wuz.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Wall, I wuz a-settin’ in my clean settin’-room on a calm twilight, engaged in completin’ my preperations--in fact, I wuz jest a-puttin’ the finishin’ touches on one of Josiah’s nightcaps and mine.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I had thought as I wuz a-settin’ a-sewin’ what a beautiful sunset it wuz.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When all to once I hearn a knock at the west door.
touchesnounUS /ˈtʌtʃəz/
plural of “touch” — the event of something coming in contact with the body
From this reading Wall, I wuz a-settin’ in my clean settin’-room on a calm twilight, engaged in completin’ my preperations--in fact, I wuz jest a-puttin’ the finishin’ touches on one of Josiah’s nightcaps and mine.
twilightnounUS /ˈtwaɪlaɪt/
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading Wall, I wuz a-settin’ in my clean settin’-room on a calm twilight, engaged in completin’ my preperations--in fact, I wuz jest a-puttin’ the finishin’ touches on one of Josiah’s nightcaps and mine.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading Wall, I wuz a-settin’ in my clean settin’-room on a calm twilight, engaged in completin’ my preperations--in fact, I wuz jest a-puttin’ the finishin’ touches on one of Josiah’s nightcaps and mine.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading When all to once I hearn a knock at the west door.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I had thought as I wuz a-settin’ a-sewin’ what a beautiful sunset it wuz.
at the time that
From this reading When all to once I hearn a knock at the west door.
wuz
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From this reading Wall, I wuz a-settin’ in my clean settin’-room on a calm twilight, engaged in completin’ my preperations--in fact, I wuz jest a-puttin’ the finishin’ touches on one of Josiah’s nightcaps and mine.
