used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Why can't you lay still, like a white man?"
anew
From this reading "Plague take it, Shorty," said he, kicking his snoring partner, "you're at your old tricks again scrougin' me out o' the tent while I'm asleep.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was lying on the flat of his back, sleeping the sleep of the utterly outworn, and he got the full force of the shower.
ARMIESnounUS /ˈɑːrmiz/
plural of “army” — a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
From this reading THE TWO ARMIES LIE FROWNING AT EACH OTHER.
in a state of sleep
From this reading "Plague take it, Shorty," said he, kicking his snoring partner, "you're at your old tricks again scrougin' me out o' the tent while I'm asleep.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE TWO ARMIES LIE FROWNING AT EACH OTHER.
aroused or activated
From this reading SI WAS awakened the next morning by the rain dashing down squarely on his upturned face.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading He was lying on the flat of his back, sleeping the sleep of the utterly outworn, and he got the full force of the shower.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading SI WAS awakened the next morning by the rain dashing down squarely on his upturned face.
can't
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From this reading Why can't you lay still, like a white man?"
dashingadjectiveUS /ˈdæʃɪŋ/
lively and spirited
From this reading SI WAS awakened the next morning by the rain dashing down squarely on his upturned face.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading SI WAS awakened the next morning by the rain dashing down squarely on his upturned face.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading THE TWO ARMIES LIE FROWNING AT EACH OTHER.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading SI WAS awakened the next morning by the rain dashing down squarely on his upturned face.
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading He was lying on the flat of his back, sleeping the sleep of the utterly outworn, and he got the full force of the shower.
a powerful effect or influence
From this reading He was lying on the flat of his back, sleeping the sleep of the utterly outworn, and he got the full force of the shower.
FROWNINGadjectiveUS /ˈfraʊnɪŋ/
showing displeasure or anger
From this reading THE TWO ARMIES LIE FROWNING AT EACH OTHER.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading He was lying on the flat of his back, sleeping the sleep of the utterly outworn, and he got the full force of the shower.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading He was lying on the flat of his back, sleeping the sleep of the utterly outworn, and he got the full force of the shower.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was lying on the flat of his back, sleeping the sleep of the utterly outworn, and he got the full force of the shower.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading SI WAS awakened the next morning by the rain dashing down squarely on his upturned face.
I'm
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From this reading "Plague take it, Shorty," said he, kicking his snoring partner, "you're at your old tricks again scrougin' me out o' the tent while I'm asleep.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Plague take it, Shorty," said he, kicking his snoring partner, "you're at your old tricks again scrougin' me out o' the tent while I'm asleep.
kickingnounUS /ˈkɪkɪŋ/
a rhythmic thrusting movement of the legs as in swimming or calisthenics
From this reading "Plague take it, Shorty," said he, kicking his snoring partner, "you're at your old tricks again scrougin' me out o' the tent while I'm asleep.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Why can't you lay still, like a white man?"
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading THE TWO ARMIES LIE FROWNING AT EACH OTHER.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Why can't you lay still, like a white man?"
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading He was lying on the flat of his back, sleeping the sleep of the utterly outworn, and he got the full force of the shower.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Why can't you lay still, like a white man?"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Plague take it, Shorty," said he, kicking his snoring partner, "you're at your old tricks again scrougin' me out o' the tent while I'm asleep.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading SI WAS awakened the next morning by the rain dashing down squarely on his upturned face.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading SI WAS awakened the next morning by the rain dashing down squarely on his upturned face.
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 "Plague take it, Shorty," said he, kicking his snoring partner, "you're at your old tricks again scrougin' me out o' the tent while I'm asleep.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was lying on the flat of his back, sleeping the sleep of the utterly outworn, and he got the full force of the shower.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "Plague take it, Shorty," said he, kicking his snoring partner, "you're at your old tricks again scrougin' me out o' the tent while I'm asleep.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading SI WAS awakened the next morning by the rain dashing down squarely on his upturned face.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading THE TWO ARMIES LIE FROWNING AT EACH OTHER.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Plague take it, Shorty," said he, kicking his snoring partner, "you're at your old tricks again scrougin' me out o' the tent while I'm asleep.
outworn
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From this reading He was lying on the flat of his back, sleeping the sleep of the utterly outworn, and he got the full force of the shower.
partnernounUS /ˈpɑːrtnər/
a person's partner in marriage
From this reading "Plague take it, Shorty," said he, kicking his snoring partner, "you're at your old tricks again scrougin' me out o' the tent while I'm asleep.
PlagueverbUS /pleɪɡ/
cause to suffer a blight
From this reading "Plague take it, Shorty," said he, kicking his snoring partner, "you're at your old tricks again scrougin' me out o' the tent while I'm asleep.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading SI WAS awakened the next morning by the rain dashing down squarely on his upturned face.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Plague take it, Shorty," said he, kicking his snoring partner, "you're at your old tricks again scrougin' me out o' the tent while I'm asleep.
scrougin
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From this reading "Plague take it, Shorty," said he, kicking his snoring partner, "you're at your old tricks again scrougin' me out o' the tent while I'm asleep.
Shorty
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From this reading "Plague take it, Shorty," said he, kicking his snoring partner, "you're at your old tricks again scrougin' me out o' the tent while I'm asleep.
showernounUS /ˈʃaʊər/
a plumbing fixture that sprays water over you
From this reading He was lying on the flat of his back, sleeping the sleep of the utterly outworn, and he got the full force of the shower.
SInounUS /siː/
a tetravalent nonmetallic element; next to oxygen it is the most abundant element in the earth's crust; occurs in clay and feldspar and granite and quartz and sand; used as a semiconductor in transistors
From this reading SI WAS awakened the next morning by the rain dashing down squarely on his upturned face.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading He was lying on the flat of his back, sleeping the sleep of the utterly outworn, and he got the full force of the shower.
the state of being asleep
From this reading He was lying on the flat of his back, sleeping the sleep of the utterly outworn, and he got the full force of the shower.
snoringnounUS /ˈsnɔːrɪŋ/
the act of snoring or producing a snoring sound
From this reading "Plague take it, Shorty," said he, kicking his snoring partner, "you're at your old tricks again scrougin' me out o' the tent while I'm asleep.
squarelyadverbUS /ˈskwerli/
directly and without evasion; not roundabout
From this reading SI WAS awakened the next morning by the rain dashing down squarely on his upturned face.
not in physical motion
From this reading Why can't you lay still, like a white man?"
carry out
From this reading "Plague take it, Shorty," said he, kicking his snoring partner, "you're at your old tricks again scrougin' me out o' the tent while I'm asleep.
a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
From this reading "Plague take it, Shorty," said he, kicking his snoring partner, "you're at your old tricks again scrougin' me out o' the tent while I'm asleep.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TWO ARMIES LIE FROWNING AT EACH OTHER.
tricksnounUS /trɪks/
plural of “trick” — a cunning or deceitful action or device
From this reading "Plague take it, Shorty," said he, kicking his snoring partner, "you're at your old tricks again scrougin' me out o' the tent while I'm asleep.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading THE TWO ARMIES LIE FROWNING AT EACH OTHER.
upturnedadjective
having been turned so that the bottom is no longer the bottom
From this reading SI WAS awakened the next morning by the rain dashing down squarely on his upturned face.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading He was lying on the flat of his back, sleeping the sleep of the utterly outworn, and he got the full force of the shower.
WASauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SI WAS awakened the next morning by the rain dashing down squarely on his upturned face.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading "Plague take it, Shorty," said he, kicking his snoring partner, "you're at your old tricks again scrougin' me out o' the tent while I'm asleep.
a Caucasian
From this reading Why can't you lay still, like a white man?"
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why can't you lay still, like a white man?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Why can't you lay still, like a white man?"
you're
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From this reading "Plague take it, Shorty," said he, kicking his snoring partner, "you're at your old tricks again scrougin' me out o' the tent while I'm asleep.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Plague take it, Shorty," said he, kicking his snoring partner, "you're at your old tricks again scrougin' me out o' the tent while I'm asleep.
