used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He turned towards her, and, in an audible whisper, said, 'Delicacy, my love--'delicacy!'--'Lawks, Fred!' replied the damsel, with a loud guffaw,'--'it's not fashionable!--besides, vot's the good o' having a fine leg, if one must'nt show it?'
agin
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From this reading The tide is agin us, I know, But pull away, Jem, like a trump; Vot's that?
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He turned towards her, and, in an audible whisper, said, 'Delicacy, my love--'delicacy!'--'Lawks, Fred!' replied the damsel, with a loud guffaw,'--'it's not fashionable!--besides, vot's the good o' having a fine leg, if one must'nt show it?'
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He turned towards her, and, in an audible whisper, said, 'Delicacy, my love--'delicacy!'--'Lawks, Fred!' replied the damsel, with a loud guffaw,'--'it's not fashionable!--besides, vot's the good o' having a fine leg, if one must'nt show it?'
audibleadjectiveUS /ˈɑːdəbəl/
heard or perceptible by the ear
From this reading He turned towards her, and, in an audible whisper, said, 'Delicacy, my love--'delicacy!'--'Lawks, Fred!' replied the damsel, with a loud guffaw,'--'it's not fashionable!--besides, vot's the good o' having a fine leg, if one must'nt show it?'
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The tide is agin us, I know, But pull away, Jem, like a trump; Vot's that?
bargeverbUS /bɑːrdʒ/
push one's way
From this reading O! my vig, it's a barge-- Oh! criky! but that vos a bump!
in addition to; as well as
From this reading He turned towards her, and, in an audible whisper, said, 'Delicacy, my love--'delicacy!'--'Lawks, Fred!' replied the damsel, with a loud guffaw,'--'it's not fashionable!--besides, vot's the good o' having a fine leg, if one must'nt show it?'
bumpverbUS /bʌmp/
knock against with force or violence
From this reading O! my vig, it's a barge-- Oh! criky! but that vos a bump!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The tide is agin us, I know, But pull away, Jem, like a trump; Vot's that?
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "NOW JEM--" "Now, Jem, let's shew these gals how we can row."
criky
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From this reading O! my vig, it's a barge-- Oh! criky! but that vos a bump!
damselnounUS /ˈdæmzəl/
a young unmarried woman
From this reading He turned towards her, and, in an audible whisper, said, 'Delicacy, my love--'delicacy!'--'Lawks, Fred!' replied the damsel, with a loud guffaw,'--'it's not fashionable!--besides, vot's the good o' having a fine leg, if one must'nt show it?'
DelicacynounUS /ˈdeləkəsi/
the quality of being beautiful and delicate in appearance
From this reading He turned towards her, and, in an audible whisper, said, 'Delicacy, my love--'delicacy!'--'Lawks, Fred!' replied the damsel, with a loud guffaw,'--'it's not fashionable!--besides, vot's the good o' having a fine leg, if one must'nt show it?'
fashionableadjectiveUS /ˈfæʃənəbəl/
being or in accordance with current social fashions
From this reading He turned towards her, and, in an audible whisper, said, 'Delicacy, my love--'delicacy!'--'Lawks, Fred!' replied the damsel, with a loud guffaw,'--'it's not fashionable!--besides, vot's the good o' having a fine leg, if one must'nt show it?'
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading He turned towards her, and, in an audible whisper, said, 'Delicacy, my love--'delicacy!'--'Lawks, Fred!' replied the damsel, with a loud guffaw,'--'it's not fashionable!--besides, vot's the good o' having a fine leg, if one must'nt show it?'
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading So much for opinions on delicacy!
Fred
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From this reading He turned towards her, and, in an audible whisper, said, 'Delicacy, my love--'delicacy!'--'Lawks, Fred!' replied the damsel, with a loud guffaw,'--'it's not fashionable!--besides, vot's the good o' having a fine leg, if one must'nt show it?'
galsnounUS /ɡælz/
plural of “gal” — United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters
From this reading "NOW JEM--" "Now, Jem, let's shew these gals how we can row."
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading He turned towards her, and, in an audible whisper, said, 'Delicacy, my love--'delicacy!'--'Lawks, Fred!' replied the damsel, with a loud guffaw,'--'it's not fashionable!--besides, vot's the good o' having a fine leg, if one must'nt show it?'
guffawnounUS /ɡəˈfɔː/
a burst of deep loud hearty laughter
From this reading He turned towards her, and, in an audible whisper, said, 'Delicacy, my love--'delicacy!'--'Lawks, Fred!' replied the damsel, with a loud guffaw,'--'it's not fashionable!--besides, vot's the good o' having a fine leg, if one must'nt show it?'
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading He turned towards her, and, in an audible whisper, said, 'Delicacy, my love--'delicacy!'--'Lawks, Fred!' replied the damsel, with a loud guffaw,'--'it's not fashionable!--besides, vot's the good o' having a fine leg, if one must'nt show it?'
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He turned towards her, and, in an audible whisper, said, 'Delicacy, my love--'delicacy!'--'Lawks, Fred!' replied the damsel, with a loud guffaw,'--'it's not fashionable!--besides, vot's the good o' having a fine leg, if one must'nt show it?'
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He turned towards her, and, in an audible whisper, said, 'Delicacy, my love--'delicacy!'--'Lawks, Fred!' replied the damsel, with a loud guffaw,'--'it's not fashionable!--besides, vot's the good o' having a fine leg, if one must'nt show it?'
how
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From this reading "NOW JEM--" "Now, Jem, let's shew these gals how we can row."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The tide is agin us, I know, But pull away, Jem, like a trump; Vot's that?
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He turned towards her, and, in an audible whisper, said, 'Delicacy, my love--'delicacy!'--'Lawks, Fred!' replied the damsel, with a loud guffaw,'--'it's not fashionable!--besides, vot's the good o' having a fine leg, if one must'nt show it?'
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He turned towards her, and, in an audible whisper, said, 'Delicacy, my love--'delicacy!'--'Lawks, Fred!' replied the damsel, with a loud guffaw,'--'it's not fashionable!--besides, vot's the good o' having a fine leg, if one must'nt show it?'
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The tide is agin us, I know, But pull away, Jem, like a trump; Vot's that?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He turned towards her, and, in an audible whisper, said, 'Delicacy, my love--'delicacy!'--'Lawks, Fred!' replied the damsel, with a loud guffaw,'--'it's not fashionable!--besides, vot's the good o' having a fine leg, if one must'nt show it?'
it's
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From this reading He turned towards her, and, in an audible whisper, said, 'Delicacy, my love--'delicacy!'--'Lawks, Fred!' replied the damsel, with a loud guffaw,'--'it's not fashionable!--besides, vot's the good o' having a fine leg, if one must'nt show it?'
JEMnounUS /dʒem/
a terrorist organization founded in 2000; a militant Islamic group active in Kashmir and closely aligned with al-Rashid Trust; seeks to secure release of imprisoned fellow militants by kidnappings
From this reading "NOW JEM--" "Now, Jem, let's shew these gals how we can row."
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading The tide is agin us, I know, But pull away, Jem, like a trump; Vot's that?
Lawks
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From this reading He turned towards her, and, in an audible whisper, said, 'Delicacy, my love--'delicacy!'--'Lawks, Fred!' replied the damsel, with a loud guffaw,'--'it's not fashionable!--besides, vot's the good o' having a fine leg, if one must'nt show it?'
a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle
From this reading He turned towards her, and, in an audible whisper, said, 'Delicacy, my love--'delicacy!'--'Lawks, Fred!' replied the damsel, with a loud guffaw,'--'it's not fashionable!--besides, vot's the good o' having a fine leg, if one must'nt show it?'
let's
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From this reading "NOW JEM--" "Now, Jem, let's shew these gals how we can row."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The tide is agin us, I know, But pull away, Jem, like a trump; Vot's that?
characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading He turned towards her, and, in an audible whisper, said, 'Delicacy, my love--'delicacy!'--'Lawks, Fred!' replied the damsel, with a loud guffaw,'--'it's not fashionable!--besides, vot's the good o' having a fine leg, if one must'nt show it?'
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading He turned towards her, and, in an audible whisper, said, 'Delicacy, my love--'delicacy!'--'Lawks, Fred!' replied the damsel, with a loud guffaw,'--'it's not fashionable!--besides, vot's the good o' having a fine leg, if one must'nt show it?'
to a great degree or extent
From this reading So much for opinions on delicacy!
must'nt
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From this reading He turned towards her, and, in an audible whisper, said, 'Delicacy, my love--'delicacy!'--'Lawks, Fred!' replied the damsel, with a loud guffaw,'--'it's not fashionable!--besides, vot's the good o' having a fine leg, if one must'nt show it?'
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading He turned towards her, and, in an audible whisper, said, 'Delicacy, my love--'delicacy!'--'Lawks, Fred!' replied the damsel, with a loud guffaw,'--'it's not fashionable!--besides, vot's the good o' having a fine leg, if one must'nt show it?'
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He turned towards her, and, in an audible whisper, said, 'Delicacy, my love--'delicacy!'--'Lawks, Fred!' replied the damsel, with a loud guffaw,'--'it's not fashionable!--besides, vot's the good o' having a fine leg, if one must'nt show it?'
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "NOW JEM--" "Now, Jem, let's shew these gals how we can row."
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 He turned towards her, and, in an audible whisper, said, 'Delicacy, my love--'delicacy!'--'Lawks, Fred!' replied the damsel, with a loud guffaw,'--'it's not fashionable!--besides, vot's the good o' having a fine leg, if one must'nt show it?'
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading O! my vig, it's a barge-- Oh! criky! but that vos a bump!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading So much for opinions on delicacy!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He turned towards her, and, in an audible whisper, said, 'Delicacy, my love--'delicacy!'--'Lawks, Fred!' replied the damsel, with a loud guffaw,'--'it's not fashionable!--besides, vot's the good o' having a fine leg, if one must'nt show it?'
plural of “opinion” — a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
From this reading So much for opinions on delicacy!
cause to move by pulling
From this reading The tide is agin us, I know, But pull away, Jem, like a trump; Vot's that?
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading He turned towards her, and, in an audible whisper, said, 'Delicacy, my love--'delicacy!'--'Lawks, Fred!' replied the damsel, with a loud guffaw,'--'it's not fashionable!--besides, vot's the good o' having a fine leg, if one must'nt show it?'
an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading "NOW JEM--" "Now, Jem, let's shew these gals how we can row."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading He turned towards her, and, in an audible whisper, said, 'Delicacy, my love--'delicacy!'--'Lawks, Fred!' replied the damsel, with a loud guffaw,'--'it's not fashionable!--besides, vot's the good o' having a fine leg, if one must'nt show it?'
shewverbUS /ʃuː/
establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment
From this reading "NOW JEM--" "Now, Jem, let's shew these gals how we can row."
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading He turned towards her, and, in an audible whisper, said, 'Delicacy, my love--'delicacy!'--'Lawks, Fred!' replied the damsel, with a loud guffaw,'--'it's not fashionable!--besides, vot's the good o' having a fine leg, if one must'nt show it?'
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So much for opinions on delicacy!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The tide is agin us, I know, But pull away, Jem, like a trump; Vot's that?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He turned towards her, and, in an audible whisper, said, 'Delicacy, my love--'delicacy!'--'Lawks, Fred!' replied the damsel, with a loud guffaw,'--'it's not fashionable!--besides, vot's the good o' having a fine leg, if one must'nt show it?'
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "NOW JEM--" "Now, Jem, let's shew these gals how we can row."
the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
From this reading The tide is agin us, I know, But pull away, Jem, like a trump; Vot's that?
in the direction of
From this reading He turned towards her, and, in an audible whisper, said, 'Delicacy, my love--'delicacy!'--'Lawks, Fred!' replied the damsel, with a loud guffaw,'--'it's not fashionable!--besides, vot's the good o' having a fine leg, if one must'nt show it?'
trumpverbUS /trʌmp/
produce a sound as if from a trumpet
From this reading The tide is agin us, I know, But pull away, Jem, like a trump; Vot's that?
moved around an axis or center
From this reading He turned towards her, and, in an audible whisper, said, 'Delicacy, my love--'delicacy!'--'Lawks, Fred!' replied the damsel, with a loud guffaw,'--'it's not fashionable!--besides, vot's the good o' having a fine leg, if one must'nt show it?'
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The tide is agin us, I know, But pull away, Jem, like a trump; Vot's that?
vig
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From this reading O! my vig, it's a barge-- Oh! criky! but that vos a bump!
vos
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From this reading O! my vig, it's a barge-- Oh! criky! but that vos a bump!
vot's
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From this reading He turned towards her, and, in an audible whisper, said, 'Delicacy, my love--'delicacy!'--'Lawks, Fred!' replied the damsel, with a loud guffaw,'--'it's not fashionable!--besides, vot's the good o' having a fine leg, if one must'nt show it?'
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "NOW JEM--" "Now, Jem, let's shew these gals how we can row."
speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
From this reading He turned towards her, and, in an audible whisper, said, 'Delicacy, my love--'delicacy!'--'Lawks, Fred!' replied the damsel, with a loud guffaw,'--'it's not fashionable!--besides, vot's the good o' having a fine leg, if one must'nt show it?'
in the company of; together with
From this reading He turned towards her, and, in an audible whisper, said, 'Delicacy, my love--'delicacy!'--'Lawks, Fred!' replied the damsel, with a loud guffaw,'--'it's not fashionable!--besides, vot's the good o' having a fine leg, if one must'nt show it?'
