used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "PAP," said Si, as they were riding back, comfortably seated on a load of corn-fodder, "now that it's all over, I'm awfully scared about you.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "PAP," said Si, as they were riding back, comfortably seated on a load of corn-fodder, "now that it's all over, I'm awfully scared about you.
agin
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From this reading I can't forgive myself for runnin' you up agin such a scrape.
(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 "PAP," said Si, as they were riding back, comfortably seated on a load of corn-fodder, "now that it's all over, I'm awfully scared about you.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If anything had happened you it'd just killed mother and the girls, and then I'd never rested till I got shot myself, for I wouldn't wanted to live a minute."
any thing at all
From this reading If anything had happened you it'd just killed mother and the girls, and then I'd never rested till I got shot myself, for I wouldn't wanted to live a minute."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "PAP," said Si, as they were riding back, comfortably seated on a load of corn-fodder, "now that it's all over, I'm awfully scared about you.
awfullyadverbUS /ˈɑːfli/
used as intensifiers
From this reading "PAP," said Si, as they were riding back, comfortably seated on a load of corn-fodder, "now that it's all over, I'm awfully scared about you.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "PAP," said Si, as they were riding back, comfortably seated on a load of corn-fodder, "now that it's all over, I'm awfully scared about you.
can't
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From this reading I can't forgive myself for runnin' you up agin such a scrape.
comfortablyadverbUS /ˈkʌmfərtəbli/
in mental comfort; without stress
From this reading "PAP," said Si, as they were riding back, comfortably seated on a load of corn-fodder, "now that it's all over, I'm awfully scared about you.
corn-fodder
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From this reading "PAP," said Si, as they were riding back, comfortably seated on a load of corn-fodder, "now that it's all over, I'm awfully scared about you.
(United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government
From this reading I hadn't no idee that there wuz a rebel in the whole County.
EMANCIPATIONnounUS /ɪˌmænsəˈpeɪʃən/
freeing someone from the control of another; especially a parent's relinquishing authority and control over a minor child
From this reading ENFORCES THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION.
ENFORCESverbUS /enˈfɔːrsɪz/
third-person singular of “enforce” — ensure observance of laws and rules
From this reading ENFORCES THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I can't forgive myself for runnin' you up agin such a scrape.
stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading I can't forgive myself for runnin' you up agin such a scrape.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading If anything had happened you it'd just killed mother and the girls, and then I'd never rested till I got shot myself, for I wouldn't wanted to live a minute."
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading If anything had happened you it'd just killed mother and the girls, and then I'd never rested till I got shot myself, for I wouldn't wanted to live a minute."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If anything had happened you it'd just killed mother and the girls, and then I'd never rested till I got shot myself, for I wouldn't wanted to live a minute."
hadn't
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From this reading I hadn't no idee that there wuz a rebel in the whole County.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading If anything had happened you it'd just killed mother and the girls, and then I'd never rested till I got shot myself, for I wouldn't wanted to live a minute."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I can't forgive myself for runnin' you up agin such a scrape.
I'd
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From this reading If anything had happened you it'd just killed mother and the girls, and then I'd never rested till I got shot myself, for I wouldn't wanted to live a minute."
I'm
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From this reading "PAP," said Si, as they were riding back, comfortably seated on a load of corn-fodder, "now that it's all over, I'm awfully scared about you.
idee
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From this reading I hadn't no idee that there wuz a rebel in the whole County.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If anything had happened you it'd just killed mother and the girls, and then I'd never rested till I got shot myself, for I wouldn't wanted to live a minute."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I hadn't no idee that there wuz a rebel in the whole County.
it'd
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From this reading If anything had happened you it'd just killed mother and the girls, and then I'd never rested till I got shot myself, for I wouldn't wanted to live a minute."
it's
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From this reading "PAP," said Si, as they were riding back, comfortably seated on a load of corn-fodder, "now that it's all over, I'm awfully scared about you.
and nothing more
From this reading If anything had happened you it'd just killed mother and the girls, and then I'd never rested till I got shot myself, for I wouldn't wanted to live a minute."
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading If anything had happened you it'd just killed mother and the girls, and then I'd never rested till I got shot myself, for I wouldn't wanted to live a minute."
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading If anything had happened you it'd just killed mother and the girls, and then I'd never rested till I got shot myself, for I wouldn't wanted to live a minute."
loadnounUS /loʊd/
weight to be borne or conveyed
From this reading "PAP," said Si, as they were riding back, comfortably seated on a load of corn-fodder, "now that it's all over, I'm awfully scared about you.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading If anything had happened you it'd just killed mother and the girls, and then I'd never rested till I got shot myself, for I wouldn't wanted to live a minute."
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading If anything had happened you it'd just killed mother and the girls, and then I'd never rested till I got shot myself, for I wouldn't wanted to live a minute."
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I can't forgive myself for runnin' you up agin such a scrape.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading If anything had happened you it'd just killed mother and the girls, and then I'd never rested till I got shot myself, for I wouldn't wanted to live a minute."
not any; not one
From this reading I hadn't no idee that there wuz a rebel in the whole County.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "PAP," said Si, as they were riding back, comfortably seated on a load of corn-fodder, "now that it's all over, I'm awfully scared about you.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "PAP," said Si, as they were riding back, comfortably seated on a load of corn-fodder, "now that it's all over, I'm awfully scared about you.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "PAP," said Si, as they were riding back, comfortably seated on a load of corn-fodder, "now that it's all over, I'm awfully scared about you.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "PAP," said Si, as they were riding back, comfortably seated on a load of corn-fodder, "now that it's all over, I'm awfully scared about you.
PAPnounUS /pæp/
worthless or oversimplified ideas
From this reading "PAP," said Si, as they were riding back, comfortably seated on a load of corn-fodder, "now that it's all over, I'm awfully scared about you.
PROCLAMATIONnounUS /ˌprɑːkləˈmeɪʃən/
a formal public statement
From this reading ENFORCES THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION.
rebelnounUS /ˈrebəl/
“Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
From this reading I hadn't no idee that there wuz a rebel in the whole County.
not tired; refreshed as by sleeping or relaxing
From this reading If anything had happened you it'd just killed mother and the girls, and then I'd never rested till I got shot myself, for I wouldn't wanted to live a minute."
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
From this reading "PAP," said Si, as they were riding back, comfortably seated on a load of corn-fodder, "now that it's all over, I'm awfully scared about you.
runnin
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From this reading I can't forgive myself for runnin' you up agin such a scrape.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "PAP," said Si, as they were riding back, comfortably seated on a load of corn-fodder, "now that it's all over, I'm awfully scared about you.
scaredadjectiveUS /skerd/
made afraid
From this reading "PAP," said Si, as they were riding back, comfortably seated on a load of corn-fodder, "now that it's all over, I'm awfully scared about you.
scrapeverbUS /skreɪp/
scratch repeatedly
From this reading I can't forgive myself for runnin' you up agin such a scrape.
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading "PAP," said Si, as they were riding back, comfortably seated on a load of corn-fodder, "now that it's all over, I'm awfully scared about you.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading If anything had happened you it'd just killed mother and the girls, and then I'd never rested till I got shot myself, for I wouldn't wanted to live a minute."
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 "PAP," said Si, as they were riding back, comfortably seated on a load of corn-fodder, "now that it's all over, I'm awfully scared about you.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading I can't forgive myself for runnin' you up agin such a scrape.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "PAP," said Si, as they were riding back, comfortably seated on a load of corn-fodder, "now that it's all over, I'm awfully scared about you.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ENFORCES THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading If anything had happened you it'd just killed mother and the girls, and then I'd never rested till I got shot myself, for I wouldn't wanted to live a minute."
in or at that place or location
From this reading I hadn't no idee that there wuz a rebel in the whole County.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "PAP," said Si, as they were riding back, comfortably seated on a load of corn-fodder, "now that it's all over, I'm awfully scared about you.
up to a particular time
From this reading If anything had happened you it'd just killed mother and the girls, and then I'd never rested till I got shot myself, for I wouldn't wanted to live a minute."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If anything had happened you it'd just killed mother and the girls, and then I'd never rested till I got shot myself, for I wouldn't wanted to live a minute."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I can't forgive myself for runnin' you up agin such a scrape.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading If anything had happened you it'd just killed mother and the girls, and then I'd never rested till I got shot myself, for I wouldn't wanted to live a minute."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "PAP," said Si, as they were riding back, comfortably seated on a load of corn-fodder, "now that it's all over, I'm awfully scared about you.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading I hadn't no idee that there wuz a rebel in the whole County.
wouldn't
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From this reading If anything had happened you it'd just killed mother and the girls, and then I'd never rested till I got shot myself, for I wouldn't wanted to live a minute."
wuz
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From this reading I hadn't no idee that there wuz a rebel in the whole County.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "PAP," said Si, as they were riding back, comfortably seated on a load of corn-fodder, "now that it's all over, I'm awfully scared about you.
