used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But he's as straight as a string, and he'll mind like a setter dog.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It was that little excursion with Mr. Gordon that puts me up to sendin' over to Williamsburg after Swifty Joe Gallagher, and signin' him as my first assistant.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was that little excursion with Mr. Gordon that puts me up to sendin' over to Williamsburg after Swifty Joe Gallagher, and signin' him as my first assistant.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Thinks I; if I'm liable to go strollin' off like that any more, I've got to have someone that'll keep the joint open while I'm gone.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was that little excursion with Mr. Gordon that puts me up to sendin' over to Williamsburg after Swifty Joe Gallagher, and signin' him as my first assistant.
assistantnounUS /əˈsɪstənt/
a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
From this reading It was that little excursion with Mr. Gordon that puts me up to sendin' over to Williamsburg after Swifty Joe Gallagher, and signin' him as my first assistant.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he's as straight as a string, and he'll mind like a setter dog.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Well, say, it was lucky I got him just as I did.
didn't
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From this reading I didn't pick Swifty for his looks, nor for his mammoth intellect.
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading But he's as straight as a string, and he'll mind like a setter dog.
excursionnounUS /ɪkˈskɜːrʒən/
a journey taken for pleasure
From this reading It was that little excursion with Mr. Gordon that puts me up to sendin' over to Williamsburg after Swifty Joe Gallagher, and signin' him as my first assistant.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading It was that little excursion with Mr. Gordon that puts me up to sendin' over to Williamsburg after Swifty Joe Gallagher, and signin' him as my first assistant.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I didn't pick Swifty for his looks, nor for his mammoth intellect.
Gallagher
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From this reading It was that little excursion with Mr. Gordon that puts me up to sendin' over to Williamsburg after Swifty Joe Gallagher, and signin' him as my first assistant.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Thinks I; if I'm liable to go strollin' off like that any more, I've got to have someone that'll keep the joint open while I'm gone.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Thinks I; if I'm liable to go strollin' off like that any more, I've got to have someone that'll keep the joint open while I'm gone.
Gordon
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From this reading It was that little excursion with Mr. Gordon that puts me up to sendin' over to Williamsburg after Swifty Joe Gallagher, and signin' him as my first assistant.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Thinks I; if I'm liable to go strollin' off like that any more, I've got to have someone that'll keep the joint open while I'm gone.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Thinks I; if I'm liable to go strollin' off like that any more, I've got to have someone that'll keep the joint open while I'm gone.
he'll
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From this reading But he's as straight as a string, and he'll mind like a setter dog.
he's
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From this reading But he's as straight as a string, and he'll mind like a setter dog.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was that little excursion with Mr. Gordon that puts me up to sendin' over to Williamsburg after Swifty Joe Gallagher, and signin' him as my first assistant.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I didn't pick Swifty for his looks, nor for his mammoth intellect.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Thinks I; if I'm liable to go strollin' off like that any more, I've got to have someone that'll keep the joint open while I'm gone.
I'm
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From this reading Thinks I; if I'm liable to go strollin' off like that any more, I've got to have someone that'll keep the joint open while I'm gone.
I've
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From this reading Thinks I; if I'm liable to go strollin' off like that any more, I've got to have someone that'll keep the joint open while I'm gone.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Thinks I; if I'm liable to go strollin' off like that any more, I've got to have someone that'll keep the joint open while I'm gone.
intellectnounUS /ˈɪntəlekt/
knowledge and intellectual ability
From this reading I didn't pick Swifty for his looks, nor for his mammoth intellect.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was that little excursion with Mr. Gordon that puts me up to sendin' over to Williamsburg after Swifty Joe Gallagher, and signin' him as my first assistant.
Joe
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From this reading It was that little excursion with Mr. Gordon that puts me up to sendin' over to Williamsburg after Swifty Joe Gallagher, and signin' him as my first assistant.
jointnounUS /dʒɔɪnt/
(anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion)
From this reading Thinks I; if I'm liable to go strollin' off like that any more, I've got to have someone that'll keep the joint open while I'm gone.
and nothing more
From this reading Well, say, it was lucky I got him just as I did.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Thinks I; if I'm liable to go strollin' off like that any more, I've got to have someone that'll keep the joint open while I'm gone.
liableadjectiveUS /ˈlaɪəbəl/
at risk of or subject to experiencing something usually unpleasant
From this reading Thinks I; if I'm liable to go strollin' off like that any more, I've got to have someone that'll keep the joint open while I'm gone.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Thinks I; if I'm liable to go strollin' off like that any more, I've got to have someone that'll keep the joint open while I'm gone.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It was that little excursion with Mr. Gordon that puts me up to sendin' over to Williamsburg after Swifty Joe Gallagher, and signin' him as my first assistant.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading I didn't pick Swifty for his looks, nor for his mammoth intellect.
occurring by chance
From this reading Well, say, it was lucky I got him just as I did.
mammothadjectiveUS /ˈmæməθ/
so exceedingly large or extensive as to suggest a giant or mammoth
From this reading I didn't pick Swifty for his looks, nor for his mammoth intellect.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was that little excursion with Mr. Gordon that puts me up to sendin' over to Williamsburg after Swifty Joe Gallagher, and signin' him as my first assistant.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading But he's as straight as a string, and he'll mind like a setter dog.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Thinks I; if I'm liable to go strollin' off like that any more, I've got to have someone that'll keep the joint open while I'm gone.
a form of address for a man
From this reading It was that little excursion with Mr. Gordon that puts me up to sendin' over to Williamsburg after Swifty Joe Gallagher, and signin' him as my first assistant.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It was that little excursion with Mr. Gordon that puts me up to sendin' over to Williamsburg after Swifty Joe Gallagher, and signin' him as my first assistant.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading I didn't pick Swifty for his looks, nor for his mammoth intellect.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Thinks I; if I'm liable to go strollin' off like that any more, I've got to have someone that'll keep the joint open while I'm gone.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Thinks I; if I'm liable to go strollin' off like that any more, I've got to have someone that'll keep the joint open while I'm gone.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading It was that little excursion with Mr. Gordon that puts me up to sendin' over to Williamsburg after Swifty Joe Gallagher, and signin' him as my first assistant.
select carefully from a group
From this reading I didn't pick Swifty for his looks, nor for his mammoth intellect.
putsnounUS /pʊts/
plural of “put” — the option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date
From this reading It was that little excursion with Mr. Gordon that puts me up to sendin' over to Williamsburg after Swifty Joe Gallagher, and signin' him as my first assistant.
express in words
From this reading Well, say, it was lucky I got him just as I did.
sendin
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From this reading It was that little excursion with Mr. Gordon that puts me up to sendin' over to Williamsburg after Swifty Joe Gallagher, and signin' him as my first assistant.
setternounUS /ˈsetər/
one who sets written material into type
From this reading But he's as straight as a string, and he'll mind like a setter dog.
signin
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From this reading It was that little excursion with Mr. Gordon that puts me up to sendin' over to Williamsburg after Swifty Joe Gallagher, and signin' him as my first assistant.
a person, without saying who
From this reading Thinks I; if I'm liable to go strollin' off like that any more, I've got to have someone that'll keep the joint open while I'm gone.
successive (without a break)
From this reading But he's as straight as a string, and he'll mind like a setter dog.
stringnounUS /strɪŋ/
a lightweight cord
From this reading But he's as straight as a string, and he'll mind like a setter dog.
strollin
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From this reading Thinks I; if I'm liable to go strollin' off like that any more, I've got to have someone that'll keep the joint open while I'm gone.
Swifty
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From this reading It was that little excursion with Mr. Gordon that puts me up to sendin' over to Williamsburg after Swifty Joe Gallagher, and signin' him as my first assistant.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was that little excursion with Mr. Gordon that puts me up to sendin' over to Williamsburg after Swifty Joe Gallagher, and signin' him as my first assistant.
that'll
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From this reading Thinks I; if I'm liable to go strollin' off like that any more, I've got to have someone that'll keep the joint open while I'm gone.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Thinks I; if I'm liable to go strollin' off like that any more, I've got to have someone that'll keep the joint open while I'm gone.
plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking
From this reading Thinks I; if I'm liable to go strollin' off like that any more, I've got to have someone that'll keep the joint open while I'm gone.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was that little excursion with Mr. Gordon that puts me up to sendin' over to Williamsburg after Swifty Joe Gallagher, and signin' him as my first assistant.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading It was that little excursion with Mr. Gordon that puts me up to sendin' over to Williamsburg after Swifty Joe Gallagher, and signin' him as my first assistant.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was that little excursion with Mr. Gordon that puts me up to sendin' over to Williamsburg after Swifty Joe Gallagher, and signin' him as my first assistant.
(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, say, it was lucky I got him just as I did.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Thinks I; if I'm liable to go strollin' off like that any more, I've got to have someone that'll keep the joint open while I'm gone.
Williamsburg
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From this reading It was that little excursion with Mr. Gordon that puts me up to sendin' over to Williamsburg after Swifty Joe Gallagher, and signin' him as my first assistant.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was that little excursion with Mr. Gordon that puts me up to sendin' over to Williamsburg after Swifty Joe Gallagher, and signin' him as my first assistant.
