used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Oh, ’e’s mebbe this an’ that an’ t’other, but oi calls ’im naun but a ongrateful young barrynet!”
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Oh, ’e’s mebbe this an’ that an’ t’other, but oi calls ’im naun but a ongrateful young barrynet!”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WHICH IS, HAPPILY, THE LAST Old Mr. Dumbrell, perched in George Potter’s cart behind the likely horse, blinked at the setting sun and shook his head; quoth he:
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “The longer oi live, Jarge, the more sartin-sure be oi that there be no sich thing as gratitood nowheres, no!”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading WHICH IS, HAPPILY, THE LAST Old Mr. Dumbrell, perched in George Potter’s cart behind the likely horse, blinked at the setting sun and shook his head; quoth he:
barrynet
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From this reading Oh, ’e’s mebbe this an’ that an’ t’other, but oi calls ’im naun but a ongrateful young barrynet!”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “The longer oi live, Jarge, the more sartin-sure be oi that there be no sich thing as gratitood nowheres, no!”
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading WHICH IS, HAPPILY, THE LAST Old Mr. Dumbrell, perched in George Potter’s cart behind the likely horse, blinked at the setting sun and shook his head; quoth he:
blinkedverbUS /blɪŋkt/
past form of “blink” — briefly shut the eyes
From this reading WHICH IS, HAPPILY, THE LAST Old Mr. Dumbrell, perched in George Potter’s cart behind the likely horse, blinked at the setting sun and shook his head; quoth he:
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Oh, ’e’s mebbe this an’ that an’ t’other, but oi calls ’im naun but a ongrateful young barrynet!”
plural of “call” — a telephone connection
From this reading Oh, ’e’s mebbe this an’ that an’ t’other, but oi calls ’im naun but a ongrateful young barrynet!”
cartnounUS /kɑːrt/
a heavy open wagon usually having two wheels and drawn by an animal
From this reading WHICH IS, HAPPILY, THE LAST Old Mr. Dumbrell, perched in George Potter’s cart behind the likely horse, blinked at the setting sun and shook his head; quoth he:
Dering
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From this reading “Thinkin’ o’ Sir John Dering, oi be.
Dumbrell
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From this reading WHICH IS, HAPPILY, THE LAST Old Mr. Dumbrell, perched in George Potter’s cart behind the likely horse, blinked at the setting sun and shook his head; quoth he:
e'snounUS /iːz/
possessive form of “e” — a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading Oh, ’e’s mebbe this an’ that an’ t’other, but oi calls ’im naun but a ongrateful young barrynet!”
eenounUS /iː/
the branch of engineering science that studies the uses of electricity and the equipment for power generation and distribution and the control of machines and communication
From this reading “What be troublin’ of ’ee now, Gaffer?”
Gaffernoun
an elderly man
From this reading “What be troublin’ of ’ee now, Gaffer?”
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading WHICH IS, HAPPILY, THE LAST Old Mr. Dumbrell, perched in George Potter’s cart behind the likely horse, blinked at the setting sun and shook his head; quoth he:
gratitood
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From this reading “The longer oi live, Jarge, the more sartin-sure be oi that there be no sich thing as gratitood nowheres, no!”
HAPPILYadverbUS /ˈhæpəli/
in a joyous manner
From this reading WHICH IS, HAPPILY, THE LAST Old Mr. Dumbrell, perched in George Potter’s cart behind the likely horse, blinked at the setting sun and shook his head; quoth he:
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading WHICH IS, HAPPILY, THE LAST Old Mr. Dumbrell, perched in George Potter’s cart behind the likely horse, blinked at the setting sun and shook his head; quoth he:
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading WHICH IS, HAPPILY, THE LAST Old Mr. Dumbrell, perched in George Potter’s cart behind the likely horse, blinked at the setting sun and shook his head; quoth he:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading WHICH IS, HAPPILY, THE LAST Old Mr. Dumbrell, perched in George Potter’s cart behind the likely horse, blinked at the setting sun and shook his head; quoth he:
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading WHICH IS, HAPPILY, THE LAST Old Mr. Dumbrell, perched in George Potter’s cart behind the likely horse, blinked at the setting sun and shook his head; quoth he:
im
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From this reading Oh, ’e’s mebbe this an’ that an’ t’other, but oi calls ’im naun but a ongrateful young barrynet!”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WHICH IS, HAPPILY, THE LAST Old Mr. Dumbrell, perched in George Potter’s cart behind the likely horse, blinked at the setting sun and shook his head; quoth he:
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WHICH IS, HAPPILY, THE LAST Old Mr. Dumbrell, perched in George Potter’s cart behind the likely horse, blinked at the setting sun and shook his head; quoth he:
Jarge
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From this reading “The longer oi live, Jarge, the more sartin-sure be oi that there be no sich thing as gratitood nowheres, no!”
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading “Thinkin’ o’ Sir John Dering, oi be.
immediately past
From this reading WHICH IS, HAPPILY, THE LAST Old Mr. Dumbrell, perched in George Potter’s cart behind the likely horse, blinked at the setting sun and shook his head; quoth he:
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading WHICH IS, HAPPILY, THE LAST Old Mr. Dumbrell, perched in George Potter’s cart behind the likely horse, blinked at the setting sun and shook his head; quoth he:
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading “The longer oi live, Jarge, the more sartin-sure be oi that there be no sich thing as gratitood nowheres, no!”
for more time
From this reading “The longer oi live, Jarge, the more sartin-sure be oi that there be no sich thing as gratitood nowheres, no!”
mebbe
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From this reading Oh, ’e’s mebbe this an’ that an’ t’other, but oi calls ’im naun but a ongrateful young barrynet!”
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading “The longer oi live, Jarge, the more sartin-sure be oi that there be no sich thing as gratitood nowheres, no!”
a form of address for a man
From this reading WHICH IS, HAPPILY, THE LAST Old Mr. Dumbrell, perched in George Potter’s cart behind the likely horse, blinked at the setting sun and shook his head; quoth he:
naun
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From this reading Oh, ’e’s mebbe this an’ that an’ t’other, but oi calls ’im naun but a ongrateful young barrynet!”
not any; not one
From this reading “The longer oi live, Jarge, the more sartin-sure be oi that there be no sich thing as gratitood nowheres, no!”
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “What be troublin’ of ’ee now, Gaffer?”
nowheres
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From this reading “The longer oi live, Jarge, the more sartin-sure be oi that there be no sich thing as gratitood nowheres, no!”
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 “Thinkin’ o’ Sir John Dering, oi be.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “What be troublin’ of ’ee now, Gaffer?”
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, ’e’s mebbe this an’ that an’ t’other, but oi calls ’im naun but a ongrateful young barrynet!”
oi
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From this reading “The longer oi live, Jarge, the more sartin-sure be oi that there be no sich thing as gratitood nowheres, no!”
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading WHICH IS, HAPPILY, THE LAST Old Mr. Dumbrell, perched in George Potter’s cart behind the likely horse, blinked at the setting sun and shook his head; quoth he:
ongrateful
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From this reading Oh, ’e’s mebbe this an’ that an’ t’other, but oi calls ’im naun but a ongrateful young barrynet!”
perchedverbUS /pɜːrtʃt/
past form of “perch” — sit, as on a branch
From this reading WHICH IS, HAPPILY, THE LAST Old Mr. Dumbrell, perched in George Potter’s cart behind the likely horse, blinked at the setting sun and shook his head; quoth he:
Potter'snounUS /ˈpɑːtərz/
possessive form of “potter” — a craftsman who shapes pottery on a potter's wheel and bakes them it a kiln
From this reading WHICH IS, HAPPILY, THE LAST Old Mr. Dumbrell, perched in George Potter’s cart behind the likely horse, blinked at the setting sun and shook his head; quoth he:
quoth
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sartin-sure
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From this reading “The longer oi live, Jarge, the more sartin-sure be oi that there be no sich thing as gratitood nowheres, no!”
the context and environment in which something is set
From this reading WHICH IS, HAPPILY, THE LAST Old Mr. Dumbrell, perched in George Potter’s cart behind the likely horse, blinked at the setting sun and shook his head; quoth he:
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading WHICH IS, HAPPILY, THE LAST Old Mr. Dumbrell, perched in George Potter’s cart behind the likely horse, blinked at the setting sun and shook his head; quoth he:
sich
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From this reading “The longer oi live, Jarge, the more sartin-sure be oi that there be no sich thing as gratitood nowheres, no!”
term of address for a man
From this reading “Thinkin’ o’ Sir John Dering, oi be.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading WHICH IS, HAPPILY, THE LAST Old Mr. Dumbrell, perched in George Potter’s cart behind the likely horse, blinked at the setting sun and shook his head; quoth he:
t'other
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From this reading Oh, ’e’s mebbe this an’ that an’ t’other, but oi calls ’im naun but a ongrateful young barrynet!”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “The longer oi live, Jarge, the more sartin-sure be oi that there be no sich thing as gratitood nowheres, no!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHICH IS, HAPPILY, THE LAST Old Mr. Dumbrell, perched in George Potter’s cart behind the likely horse, blinked at the setting sun and shook his head; quoth he:
in or at that place or location
From this reading “The longer oi live, Jarge, the more sartin-sure be oi that there be no sich thing as gratitood nowheres, no!”
a special situation
From this reading “The longer oi live, Jarge, the more sartin-sure be oi that there be no sich thing as gratitood nowheres, no!”
Thinkin
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From this reading “Thinkin’ o’ Sir John Dering, oi be.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Oh, ’e’s mebbe this an’ that an’ t’other, but oi calls ’im naun but a ongrateful young barrynet!”
troublin
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From this reading “What be troublin’ of ’ee now, Gaffer?”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What be troublin’ of ’ee now, Gaffer?”
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading WHICH IS, HAPPILY, THE LAST Old Mr. Dumbrell, perched in George Potter’s cart behind the likely horse, blinked at the setting sun and shook his head; quoth he:
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Oh, ’e’s mebbe this an’ that an’ t’other, but oi calls ’im naun but a ongrateful young barrynet!”
