used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Come, pull away, Jem, like a man, A vherry's a coming along Vith a couple o' gals all agog-- So let us be first in the throng.
agogadjectiveUS /əˈɡɑːɡ/
highly excited by eagerness, curiosity, etc.
From this reading Come, pull away, Jem, like a man, A vherry's a coming along Vith a couple o' gals all agog-- So let us be first in the throng.
(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 Come, pull away, Jem, like a man, A vherry's a coming along Vith a couple o' gals all agog-- So let us be first in the throng.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Come, pull away, Jem, like a man, A vherry's a coming along Vith a couple o' gals all agog-- So let us be first in the throng.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now put your scull rig'ler in, Don't go for to make any crabs; But feather your oar, like a nob, And show 'em ve're nothink but dabs!
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Now put your scull rig'ler in, Don't go for to make any crabs; But feather your oar, like a nob, And show 'em ve're nothink but dabs!
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading See, the bargemen are grinning, by goles!
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Come, pull away, Jem, like a man, A vherry's a coming along Vith a couple o' gals all agog-- So let us be first in the throng.
bargemen
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From this reading See, the bargemen are grinning, by goles!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Come, pull away, Jem, like a man, A vherry's a coming along Vith a couple o' gals all agog-- So let us be first in the throng.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Now put your scull rig'ler in, Don't go for to make any crabs; But feather your oar, like a nob, And show 'em ve're nothink but dabs!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading See, the bargemen are grinning, by goles!
capsizedverbUS /ˈkæpsaɪzd/
past form of “capsize” — overturn accidentally
From this reading How lucky 'twas full o' round coals, Or ve might ha' capsized her--perhaps!
chapsnounUS /tʃæps/
plural of “chap” — a boy or man
From this reading I never seed sich wulgar chaps.
coalsnounUS /koʊlz/
plural of “coal” — fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period
From this reading How lucky 'twas full o' round coals, Or ve might ha' capsized her--perhaps!
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come, pull away, Jem, like a man, A vherry's a coming along Vith a couple o' gals all agog-- So let us be first in the throng.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Come, pull away, Jem, like a man, A vherry's a coming along Vith a couple o' gals all agog-- So let us be first in the throng.
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading Come, pull away, Jem, like a man, A vherry's a coming along Vith a couple o' gals all agog-- So let us be first in the throng.
crabsnounUS /kræbz/
infestation of the pubic hair by crab lice
From this reading Now put your scull rig'ler in, Don't go for to make any crabs; But feather your oar, like a nob, And show 'em ve're nothink but dabs!
dabs
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From this reading Now put your scull rig'ler in, Don't go for to make any crabs; But feather your oar, like a nob, And show 'em ve're nothink but dabs!
Don't
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From this reading Now put your scull rig'ler in, Don't go for to make any crabs; But feather your oar, like a nob, And show 'em ve're nothink but dabs!
a quad with a square body
From this reading Now put your scull rig'ler in, Don't go for to make any crabs; But feather your oar, like a nob, And show 'em ve're nothink but dabs!
featherverbUS /ˈfeðər/
join tongue and groove, in carpentry
From this reading Now put your scull rig'ler in, Don't go for to make any crabs; But feather your oar, like a nob, And show 'em ve're nothink but dabs!
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Come, pull away, Jem, like a man, A vherry's a coming along Vith a couple o' gals all agog-- So let us be first in the throng.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Now put your scull rig'ler in, Don't go for to make any crabs; But feather your oar, like a nob, And show 'em ve're nothink but dabs!
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading How lucky 'twas full o' round coals, Or ve might ha' capsized her--perhaps!
galsnounUS /ɡælz/
plural of “gal” — United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters
From this reading Come, pull away, Jem, like a man, A vherry's a coming along Vith a couple o' gals all agog-- So let us be first in the throng.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Now put your scull rig'ler in, Don't go for to make any crabs; But feather your oar, like a nob, And show 'em ve're nothink but dabs!
goles
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From this reading See, the bargemen are grinning, by goles!
grinningnounUS /ˈɡrɪnɪŋ/
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading See, the bargemen are grinning, by goles!
(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day
From this reading How lucky 'twas full o' round coals, Or ve might ha' capsized her--perhaps!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading How lucky 'twas full o' round coals, Or ve might ha' capsized her--perhaps!
How
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From this reading How lucky 'twas full o' round coals, Or ve might ha' capsized her--perhaps!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I never seed sich wulgar chaps.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Come, pull away, Jem, like a man, A vherry's a coming along Vith a couple o' gals all agog-- So let us be first in the throng.
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 Come, pull away, Jem, like a man, A vherry's a coming along Vith a couple o' gals all agog-- So let us be first in the throng.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Come, pull away, Jem, like a man, A vherry's a coming along Vith a couple o' gals all agog-- So let us be first in the throng.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Come, pull away, Jem, like a man, A vherry's a coming along Vith a couple o' gals all agog-- So let us be first in the throng.
occurring by chance
From this reading How lucky 'twas full o' round coals, Or ve might ha' capsized her--perhaps!
engage in
From this reading Now put your scull rig'ler in, Don't go for to make any crabs; But feather your oar, like a nob, And show 'em ve're nothink but dabs!
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Come, pull away, Jem, like a man, A vherry's a coming along Vith a couple o' gals all agog-- So let us be first in the throng.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading How lucky 'twas full o' round coals, Or ve might ha' capsized her--perhaps!
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I never seed sich wulgar chaps.
nobnoun
informal term for an upper-class or wealthy person
From this reading Now put your scull rig'ler in, Don't go for to make any crabs; But feather your oar, like a nob, And show 'em ve're nothink but dabs!
nothink
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From this reading Now put your scull rig'ler in, Don't go for to make any crabs; But feather your oar, like a nob, And show 'em ve're nothink but dabs!
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now put your scull rig'ler in, Don't go for to make any crabs; But feather your oar, like a nob, And show 'em ve're nothink but dabs!
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 How lucky 'twas full o' round coals, Or ve might ha' capsized her--perhaps!
oarnounUS /ɔːr/
an implement used to propel or steer a boat
From this reading Now put your scull rig'ler in, Don't go for to make any crabs; But feather your oar, like a nob, And show 'em ve're nothink but dabs!
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading How lucky 'twas full o' round coals, Or ve might ha' capsized her--perhaps!
by chance
From this reading How lucky 'twas full o' round coals, Or ve might ha' capsized her--perhaps!
cause to move by pulling
From this reading Come, pull away, Jem, like a man, A vherry's a coming along Vith a couple o' gals all agog-- So let us be first in the throng.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Now put your scull rig'ler in, Don't go for to make any crabs; But feather your oar, like a nob, And show 'em ve're nothink but dabs!
rig'ler
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From this reading Now put your scull rig'ler in, Don't go for to make any crabs; But feather your oar, like a nob, And show 'em ve're nothink but dabs!
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading How lucky 'twas full o' round coals, Or ve might ha' capsized her--perhaps!
scullnounUS /skʌl/
a long oar that is mounted at the stern of a boat and moved left and right to propel the boat forward
From this reading Now put your scull rig'ler in, Don't go for to make any crabs; But feather your oar, like a nob, And show 'em ve're nothink but dabs!
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading See, the bargemen are grinning, by goles!
seednounUS /siːd/
a small hard fruit
From this reading I never seed sich wulgar chaps.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Now put your scull rig'ler in, Don't go for to make any crabs; But feather your oar, like a nob, And show 'em ve're nothink but dabs!
sich
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From this reading I never seed sich wulgar chaps.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Come, pull away, Jem, like a man, A vherry's a coming along Vith a couple o' gals all agog-- So let us be first in the throng.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading See, the bargemen are grinning, by goles!
throngnounUS /θrɔːŋ/
a large gathering of people
From this reading Come, pull away, Jem, like a man, A vherry's a coming along Vith a couple o' gals all agog-- So let us be first in the throng.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now put your scull rig'ler in, Don't go for to make any crabs; But feather your oar, like a nob, And show 'em ve're nothink but dabs!
twas
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From this reading How lucky 'twas full o' round coals, Or ve might ha' capsized her--perhaps!
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Come, pull away, Jem, like a man, A vherry's a coming along Vith a couple o' gals all agog-- So let us be first in the throng.
ve
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From this reading How lucky 'twas full o' round coals, Or ve might ha' capsized her--perhaps!
ve're
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From this reading Now put your scull rig'ler in, Don't go for to make any crabs; But feather your oar, like a nob, And show 'em ve're nothink but dabs!
vherry's
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From this reading Come, pull away, Jem, like a man, A vherry's a coming along Vith a couple o' gals all agog-- So let us be first in the throng.
Vith
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From this reading Come, pull away, Jem, like a man, A vherry's a coming along Vith a couple o' gals all agog-- So let us be first in the throng.
wulgar
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From this reading I never seed sich wulgar chaps.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Now put your scull rig'ler in, Don't go for to make any crabs; But feather your oar, like a nob, And show 'em ve're nothink but dabs!
