used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He was yankin’ boulders a week ago-- Tumble feller to hump and go!
in the past
From this reading He was yankin’ boulders a week ago-- Tumble feller to hump and go!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I’m tellin’ ye what Eph Landers did The time that he went and lost his fid.
blocknounUS /blɑːk/
a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)
From this reading He strung his chain round a rousin’ rock And found that he’d lost the little block To catch the link; it’s used instid Of a hook and link and it’s called a fid.
bouldersnounUS /ˈboʊldərz/
plural of “boulder” — a large smooth mass of rock detached from its place of origin
From this reading He was yankin’ boulders a week ago-- Tumble feller to hump and go!
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading He strung his chain round a rousin’ rock And found that he’d lost the little block To catch the link; it’s used instid Of a hook and link and it’s called a fid.
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading He strung his chain round a rousin’ rock And found that he’d lost the little block To catch the link; it’s used instid Of a hook and link and it’s called a fid.
a series of things depending on each other as if linked together
From this reading He strung his chain round a rousin’ rock And found that he’d lost the little block To catch the link; it’s used instid Of a hook and link and it’s called a fid.
crack-brained
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From this reading And the crack-brained critter--what do you think?
critternounUS /ˈkrɪtər/
a regional term for “creature” (especially for domestic animals)
From this reading And the crack-brained critter--what do you think?
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I’m tellin’ ye what Eph Landers did The time that he went and lost his fid.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading And the crack-brained critter--what do you think?
Eph
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From this reading I’m tellin’ ye what Eph Landers did The time that he went and lost his fid.
fellernounUS /ˈfelər/
a person who fells trees
From this reading He was yankin’ boulders a week ago-- Tumble feller to hump and go!
fid
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From this reading I’m tellin’ ye what Eph Landers did The time that he went and lost his fid.
set up or found
From this reading He strung his chain round a rousin’ rock And found that he’d lost the little block To catch the link; it’s used instid Of a hook and link and it’s called a fid.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He was yankin’ boulders a week ago-- Tumble feller to hump and go!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I’m tellin’ ye what Eph Landers did The time that he went and lost his fid.
he'd
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From this reading He strung his chain round a rousin’ rock And found that he’d lost the little block To catch the link; it’s used instid Of a hook and link and it’s called a fid.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I’m tellin’ ye what Eph Landers did The time that he went and lost his fid.
hookverbUS /hʊk/
fasten with a hook
From this reading He strung his chain round a rousin’ rock And found that he’d lost the little block To catch the link; it’s used instid Of a hook and link and it’s called a fid.
humpverbUS /hʌmp/
round one's back by bending forward and drawing the shoulders forward
From this reading He was yankin’ boulders a week ago-- Tumble feller to hump and go!
I'm
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From this reading I’m tellin’ ye what Eph Landers did The time that he went and lost his fid.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Why, he stuck his thumb in the unhooked link!
instid
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From this reading He strung his chain round a rousin’ rock And found that he’d lost the little block To catch the link; it’s used instid Of a hook and link and it’s called a fid.
it's
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From this reading He strung his chain round a rousin’ rock And found that he’d lost the little block To catch the link; it’s used instid Of a hook and link and it’s called a fid.
LandersnounUS /ˈlændərz/
plural of “lander” — a town in central Wyoming
From this reading I’m tellin’ ye what Eph Landers did The time that he went and lost his fid.
linkverbUS /lɪŋk/
make a logical or causal connection
From this reading He strung his chain round a rousin’ rock And found that he’d lost the little block To catch the link; it’s used instid Of a hook and link and it’s called a fid.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He strung his chain round a rousin’ rock And found that he’d lost the little block To catch the link; it’s used instid Of a hook and link and it’s called a fid.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading I’m tellin’ ye what Eph Landers did The time that he went and lost his fid.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He strung his chain round a rousin’ rock And found that he’d lost the little block To catch the link; it’s used instid Of a hook and link and it’s called a fid.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading He strung his chain round a rousin’ rock And found that he’d lost the little block To catch the link; it’s used instid Of a hook and link and it’s called a fid.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading He strung his chain round a rousin’ rock And found that he’d lost the little block To catch the link; it’s used instid Of a hook and link and it’s called a fid.
rousin
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From this reading He strung his chain round a rousin’ rock And found that he’d lost the little block To catch the link; it’s used instid Of a hook and link and it’s called a fid.
strungadjectiveUS /strʌŋ/
that is on a string
From this reading He strung his chain round a rousin’ rock And found that he’d lost the little block To catch the link; it’s used instid Of a hook and link and it’s called a fid.
caught or fixed
From this reading Why, he stuck his thumb in the unhooked link!
tellin
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From this reading I’m tellin’ ye what Eph Landers did The time that he went and lost his fid.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I’m tellin’ ye what Eph Landers did The time that he went and lost his fid.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I’m tellin’ ye what Eph Landers did The time that he went and lost his fid.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading And the crack-brained critter--what do you think?
thumbnounUS /θʌm/
the thick short innermost digit of the forelimb
From this reading Why, he stuck his thumb in the unhooked link!
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I’m tellin’ ye what Eph Landers did The time that he went and lost his fid.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was yankin’ boulders a week ago-- Tumble feller to hump and go!
TumbleverbUS /ˈtʌmbəl/
fall down, as if collapsing
From this reading He was yankin’ boulders a week ago-- Tumble feller to hump and go!
unhooked
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From this reading Why, he stuck his thumb in the unhooked link!
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading He strung his chain round a rousin’ rock And found that he’d lost the little block To catch the link; it’s used instid Of a hook and link and it’s called a fid.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was yankin’ boulders a week ago-- Tumble feller to hump and go!
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading He was yankin’ boulders a week ago-- Tumble feller to hump and go!
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I’m tellin’ ye what Eph Landers did The time that he went and lost his fid.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I’m tellin’ ye what Eph Landers did The time that he went and lost his fid.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why, he stuck his thumb in the unhooked link!
yankin
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From this reading He was yankin’ boulders a week ago-- Tumble feller to hump and go!
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading I’m tellin’ ye what Eph Landers did The time that he went and lost his fid.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And the crack-brained critter--what do you think?
