used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading SI AND SHORTY STAND OFF A MOB AT THE JAIL.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SI AND SHORTY STAND OFF A MOB AT THE JAIL.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading HAVING seen their prisoners safely behind the bars, Si and Shorty breathed more freely than they had since starting out in the morning, and Si remarked, as he folded up the receipt for them and placed it in his pocket-book:
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading SI AND SHORTY STAND OFF A MOB AT THE JAIL.
barsnounUS /bɑːrz/
gymnastic apparatus consisting of two parallel wooden rods supported on uprights
From this reading HAVING seen their prisoners safely behind the bars, Si and Shorty breathed more freely than they had since starting out in the morning, and Si remarked, as he folded up the receipt for them and placed it in his pocket-book:
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading HAVING seen their prisoners safely behind the bars, Si and Shorty breathed more freely than they had since starting out in the morning, and Si remarked, as he folded up the receipt for them and placed it in his pocket-book:
better'n
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From this reading Pap couldn't do better'n that with his hogs.
uttered without voice
From this reading HAVING seen their prisoners safely behind the bars, Si and Shorty breathed more freely than they had since starting out in the morning, and Si remarked, as he folded up the receipt for them and placed it in his pocket-book:
couldn't
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From this reading Pap couldn't do better'n that with his hogs.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Pap couldn't do better'n that with his hogs.
drove's
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From this reading "That drove's safely marketed, without the loss of a runaway or a played-out.
drovin
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From this reading Purty good job o' drovin', that.
past form of “fold” — bend or lay so that one part covers the other
From this reading HAVING seen their prisoners safely behind the bars, Si and Shorty breathed more freely than they had since starting out in the morning, and Si remarked, as he folded up the receipt for them and placed it in his pocket-book:
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading HAVING seen their prisoners safely behind the bars, Si and Shorty breathed more freely than they had since starting out in the morning, and Si remarked, as he folded up the receipt for them and placed it in his pocket-book:
in a free manner
From this reading HAVING seen their prisoners safely behind the bars, Si and Shorty breathed more freely than they had since starting out in the morning, and Si remarked, as he folded up the receipt for them and placed it in his pocket-book:
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Purty good job o' drovin', that.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading HAVING seen their prisoners safely behind the bars, Si and Shorty breathed more freely than they had since starting out in the morning, and Si remarked, as he folded up the receipt for them and placed it in his pocket-book:
HAVINGauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading HAVING seen their prisoners safely behind the bars, Si and Shorty breathed more freely than they had since starting out in the morning, and Si remarked, as he folded up the receipt for them and placed it in his pocket-book:
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading HAVING seen their prisoners safely behind the bars, Si and Shorty breathed more freely than they had since starting out in the morning, and Si remarked, as he folded up the receipt for them and placed it in his pocket-book:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading HAVING seen their prisoners safely behind the bars, Si and Shorty breathed more freely than they had since starting out in the morning, and Si remarked, as he folded up the receipt for them and placed it in his pocket-book:
hogsnounUS /hɑːɡz/
plural of “hog” — a person regarded as greedy and pig-like
From this reading Pap couldn't do better'n that with his hogs.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading HAVING seen their prisoners safely behind the bars, Si and Shorty breathed more freely than they had since starting out in the morning, and Si remarked, as he folded up the receipt for them and placed it in his pocket-book:
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading HAVING seen their prisoners safely behind the bars, Si and Shorty breathed more freely than they had since starting out in the morning, and Si remarked, as he folded up the receipt for them and placed it in his pocket-book:
JAILnounUS /dʒeɪl/
a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)
From this reading SI AND SHORTY STAND OFF A MOB AT THE JAIL.
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading Purty good job o' drovin', that.
something that is lost
From this reading "That drove's safely marketed, without the loss of a runaway or a played-out.
marketedverbUS /ˈmɑːrkətəd/
past form of “market” — engage in the commercial promotion, sale, or distribution of
From this reading "That drove's safely marketed, without the loss of a runaway or a played-out.
MOBnounUS /mɑːb/
a disorderly crowd of people
From this reading SI AND SHORTY STAND OFF A MOB AT THE JAIL.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading HAVING seen their prisoners safely behind the bars, Si and Shorty breathed more freely than they had since starting out in the morning, and Si remarked, as he folded up the receipt for them and placed it in his pocket-book:
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading HAVING seen their prisoners safely behind the bars, Si and Shorty breathed more freely than they had since starting out in the morning, and Si remarked, as he folded up the receipt for them and placed it in his pocket-book:
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 Purty good job o' drovin', that.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "That drove's safely marketed, without the loss of a runaway or a played-out.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading SI AND SHORTY STAND OFF A MOB AT THE JAIL.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "That drove's safely marketed, without the loss of a runaway or a played-out.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading HAVING seen their prisoners safely behind the bars, Si and Shorty breathed more freely than they had since starting out in the morning, and Si remarked, as he folded up the receipt for them and placed it in his pocket-book:
PapnounUS /pæp/
worthless or oversimplified ideas
From this reading Pap couldn't do better'n that with his hogs.
situated in a particular spot or position
From this reading HAVING seen their prisoners safely behind the bars, Si and Shorty breathed more freely than they had since starting out in the morning, and Si remarked, as he folded up the receipt for them and placed it in his pocket-book:
played-out
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From this reading "That drove's safely marketed, without the loss of a runaway or a played-out.
pocket-book
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From this reading HAVING seen their prisoners safely behind the bars, Si and Shorty breathed more freely than they had since starting out in the morning, and Si remarked, as he folded up the receipt for them and placed it in his pocket-book:
plural of “prisoner” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading HAVING seen their prisoners safely behind the bars, Si and Shorty breathed more freely than they had since starting out in the morning, and Si remarked, as he folded up the receipt for them and placed it in his pocket-book:
Purty
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From this reading Purty good job o' drovin', that.
receiptnounUS /rɪˈsiːt/
the act of receiving
From this reading HAVING seen their prisoners safely behind the bars, Si and Shorty breathed more freely than they had since starting out in the morning, and Si remarked, as he folded up the receipt for them and placed it in his pocket-book:
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading HAVING seen their prisoners safely behind the bars, Si and Shorty breathed more freely than they had since starting out in the morning, and Si remarked, as he folded up the receipt for them and placed it in his pocket-book:
runawaynounUS /ˈrʌnəweɪ/
an easy victory
From this reading "That drove's safely marketed, without the loss of a runaway or a played-out.
with safety; in a safe manner
From this reading HAVING seen their prisoners safely behind the bars, Si and Shorty breathed more freely than they had since starting out in the morning, and Si remarked, as he folded up the receipt for them and placed it in his pocket-book:
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading HAVING seen their prisoners safely behind the bars, Si and Shorty breathed more freely than they had since starting out in the morning, and Si remarked, as he folded up the receipt for them and placed it in his pocket-book:
SHORTY
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From this reading SI AND SHORTY STAND OFF A MOB AT THE JAIL.
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 AND SHORTY STAND OFF A MOB AT THE JAIL.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading HAVING seen their prisoners safely behind the bars, Si and Shorty breathed more freely than they had since starting out in the morning, and Si remarked, as he folded up the receipt for them and placed it in his pocket-book:
be standing; be upright
From this reading SI AND SHORTY STAND OFF A MOB AT THE JAIL.
(especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear
From this reading HAVING seen their prisoners safely behind the bars, Si and Shorty breathed more freely than they had since starting out in the morning, and Si remarked, as he folded up the receipt for them and placed it in his pocket-book:
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading HAVING seen their prisoners safely behind the bars, Si and Shorty breathed more freely than they had since starting out in the morning, and Si remarked, as he folded up the receipt for them and placed it in his pocket-book:
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That drove's safely marketed, without the loss of a runaway or a played-out.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SI AND SHORTY STAND OFF A MOB AT THE JAIL.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading HAVING seen their prisoners safely behind the bars, Si and Shorty breathed more freely than they had since starting out in the morning, and Si remarked, as he folded up the receipt for them and placed it in his pocket-book:
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading HAVING seen their prisoners safely behind the bars, Si and Shorty breathed more freely than they had since starting out in the morning, and Si remarked, as he folded up the receipt for them and placed it in his pocket-book:
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading HAVING seen their prisoners safely behind the bars, Si and Shorty breathed more freely than they had since starting out in the morning, and Si remarked, as he folded up the receipt for them and placed it in his pocket-book:
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading HAVING seen their prisoners safely behind the bars, Si and Shorty breathed more freely than they had since starting out in the morning, and Si remarked, as he folded up the receipt for them and placed it in his pocket-book:
in the company of; together with
From this reading Pap couldn't do better'n that with his hogs.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "That drove's safely marketed, without the loss of a runaway or a played-out.
