used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "I b'lieve there's a spell on youna too," said her mother, surveying her anxiously.
ain't
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From this reading I ain't lookin' fur nuthin'."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "What you keep lookin' up the road for, 'Ligion?" inquired her mother, her body swaying back and forth as she drew or pushed the long wooden ladle.
with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading "I b'lieve there's a spell on youna too," said her mother, surveying her anxiously.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "What you keep lookin' up the road for, 'Ligion?" inquired her mother, her body swaying back and forth as she drew or pushed the long wooden ladle.
b'lieve
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From this reading "I b'lieve there's a spell on youna too," said her mother, surveying her anxiously.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "What you keep lookin' up the road for, 'Ligion?" inquired her mother, her body swaying back and forth as she drew or pushed the long wooden ladle.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I wish youna'd be more keerful and not put your fingers so close to the teeth."
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading "What you keep lookin' up the road for, 'Ligion?" inquired her mother, her body swaying back and forth as she drew or pushed the long wooden ladle.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading "I wish youna'd be more keerful and not put your fingers so close to the teeth."
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading "What you keep lookin' up the road for, 'Ligion?" inquired her mother, her body swaying back and forth as she drew or pushed the long wooden ladle.
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading "I wish youna'd be more keerful and not put your fingers so close to the teeth."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "What you keep lookin' up the road for, 'Ligion?" inquired her mother, her body swaying back and forth as she drew or pushed the long wooden ladle.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "What you keep lookin' up the road for, 'Ligion?" inquired her mother, her body swaying back and forth as she drew or pushed the long wooden ladle.
furnounUS /fɜːr/
the dressed hairy coat of a mammal
From this reading I ain't lookin' fur nuthin'."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "What you keep lookin' up the road for, 'Ligion?" inquired her mother, her body swaying back and forth as she drew or pushed the long wooden ladle.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I ain't lookin' fur nuthin'."
past form of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading "What you keep lookin' up the road for, 'Ligion?" inquired her mother, her body swaying back and forth as she drew or pushed the long wooden ladle.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "What you keep lookin' up the road for, 'Ligion?" inquired her mother, her body swaying back and forth as she drew or pushed the long wooden ladle.
keerful
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From this reading "I wish youna'd be more keerful and not put your fingers so close to the teeth."
ladleverbUS /ˈleɪdəl/
put (a liquid) into a container by means of a ladle
From this reading "What you keep lookin' up the road for, 'Ligion?" inquired her mother, her body swaying back and forth as she drew or pushed the long wooden ladle.
Ligion
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From this reading "What you keep lookin' up the road for, 'Ligion?" inquired her mother, her body swaying back and forth as she drew or pushed the long wooden ladle.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading "What you keep lookin' up the road for, 'Ligion?" inquired her mother, her body swaying back and forth as she drew or pushed the long wooden ladle.
lookin
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From this reading "What you keep lookin' up the road for, 'Ligion?" inquired her mother, her body swaying back and forth as she drew or pushed the long wooden ladle.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "I wish youna'd be more keerful and not put your fingers so close to the teeth."
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "What you keep lookin' up the road for, 'Ligion?" inquired her mother, her body swaying back and forth as she drew or pushed the long wooden ladle.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I wish youna'd be more keerful and not put your fingers so close to the teeth."
Nuthin
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From this reading "Nuthin'.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I b'lieve there's a spell on youna too," said her mother, surveying her anxiously.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "What you keep lookin' up the road for, 'Ligion?" inquired her mother, her body swaying back and forth as she drew or pushed the long wooden ladle.
past form of “push” — move with force
From this reading "What you keep lookin' up the road for, 'Ligion?" inquired her mother, her body swaying back and forth as she drew or pushed the long wooden ladle.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "I wish youna'd be more keerful and not put your fingers so close to the teeth."
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading "What you keep lookin' up the road for, 'Ligion?" inquired her mother, her body swaying back and forth as she drew or pushed the long wooden ladle.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I b'lieve there's a spell on youna too," said her mother, surveying her anxiously.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What you keep lookin' up the road for, 'Ligion?" inquired her mother, her body swaying back and forth as she drew or pushed the long wooden ladle.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I wish youna'd be more keerful and not put your fingers so close to the teeth."
orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of
From this reading "I b'lieve there's a spell on youna too," said her mother, surveying her anxiously.
surveyingnounUS /sərˈveɪɪŋ/
the practice of measuring angles and distances on the ground so that they can be accurately plotted on a map
From this reading "I b'lieve there's a spell on youna too," said her mother, surveying her anxiously.
swayingverbUS /ˈsweɪɪŋ/
-ing form of “sway” — move back and forth or sideways
From this reading "What you keep lookin' up the road for, 'Ligion?" inquired her mother, her body swaying back and forth as she drew or pushed the long wooden ladle.
the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal
From this reading "I wish youna'd be more keerful and not put your fingers so close to the teeth."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "What you keep lookin' up the road for, 'Ligion?" inquired her mother, her body swaying back and forth as she drew or pushed the long wooden ladle.
there's
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From this reading "I b'lieve there's a spell on youna too," said her mother, surveying her anxiously.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I wish youna'd be more keerful and not put your fingers so close to the teeth."
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "I b'lieve there's a spell on youna too," said her mother, surveying her anxiously.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "What you keep lookin' up the road for, 'Ligion?" inquired her mother, her body swaying back and forth as she drew or pushed the long wooden ladle.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What you keep lookin' up the road for, 'Ligion?" inquired her mother, her body swaying back and forth as she drew or pushed the long wooden ladle.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading "I wish youna'd be more keerful and not put your fingers so close to the teeth."
made or consisting of (entirely or in part) or employing wood
From this reading "What you keep lookin' up the road for, 'Ligion?" inquired her mother, her body swaying back and forth as she drew or pushed the long wooden ladle.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What you keep lookin' up the road for, 'Ligion?" inquired her mother, her body swaying back and forth as she drew or pushed the long wooden ladle.
youna
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From this reading "I b'lieve there's a spell on youna too," said her mother, surveying her anxiously.
youna'd
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From this reading "I wish youna'd be more keerful and not put your fingers so close to the teeth."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I wish youna'd be more keerful and not put your fingers so close to the teeth."
