used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading TO AN OBBLIGATO BY LOOK’S CORNET BRASS BAND “Always a seat for another, Providin’ we squeeze ’em tight;
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading TO AN OBBLIGATO BY LOOK’S CORNET BRASS BAND “Always a seat for another, Providin’ we squeeze ’em tight;
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading TO AN OBBLIGATO BY LOOK’S CORNET BRASS BAND “Always a seat for another, Providin’ we squeeze ’em tight;
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I think there’s more git-up and ginger in a fife and drum,” said Uncle Lysimachus Buck.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading TO AN OBBLIGATO BY LOOK’S CORNET BRASS BAND “Always a seat for another, Providin’ we squeeze ’em tight;
BalladnounUS /ˈbæləd/
a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
From this reading --Ballad of “The Grocery Store.”
an unofficial association of people or groups
From this reading TO AN OBBLIGATO BY LOOK’S CORNET BRASS BAND “Always a seat for another, Providin’ we squeeze ’em tight;
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading Time for a bit o’ smokin’, Time for another tale, Time for a little jokin’, Waitin’ here for the mail.”
BRASSnounUS /bræs/
an alloy of copper and zinc
From this reading TO AN OBBLIGATO BY LOOK’S CORNET BRASS BAND “Always a seat for another, Providin’ we squeeze ’em tight;
BuckverbUS /bʌk/
to strive with determination
From this reading I think there’s more git-up and ginger in a fife and drum,” said Uncle Lysimachus Buck.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading TO AN OBBLIGATO BY LOOK’S CORNET BRASS BAND “Always a seat for another, Providin’ we squeeze ’em tight;
CORNETnounUS /kɔːrˈnet/
a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone; has a narrow tube and a flared bell and is played by means of valves
From this reading TO AN OBBLIGATO BY LOOK’S CORNET BRASS BAND “Always a seat for another, Providin’ we squeeze ’em tight;
drumnounUS /drʌm/
a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end
From this reading I think there’s more git-up and ginger in a fife and drum,” said Uncle Lysimachus Buck.
a quad with a square body
From this reading TO AN OBBLIGATO BY LOOK’S CORNET BRASS BAND “Always a seat for another, Providin’ we squeeze ’em tight;
fifenounUS /faɪf/
a small high-pitched flute similar to a piccolo; has a shrill tone and is used chiefly to accompany drums in a marching band
From this reading I think there’s more git-up and ginger in a fife and drum,” said Uncle Lysimachus Buck.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading TO AN OBBLIGATO BY LOOK’S CORNET BRASS BAND “Always a seat for another, Providin’ we squeeze ’em tight;
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Stampin’ in from the smother, For ’tis snowin’ hard to-night.
gingernounUS /ˈdʒɪndʒər/
perennial plants having thick branching aromatic rhizomes and leafy reedlike stems
From this reading I think there’s more git-up and ginger in a fife and drum,” said Uncle Lysimachus Buck.
git-up
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From this reading I think there’s more git-up and ginger in a fife and drum,” said Uncle Lysimachus Buck.
GrocerynounUS /ˈɡroʊsəri/
a marketplace where groceries are sold
From this reading --Ballad of “The Grocery Store.”
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Stampin’ in from the smother, For ’tis snowin’ hard to-night.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Time for a bit o’ smokin’, Time for another tale, Time for a little jokin’, Waitin’ here for the mail.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I think there’s more git-up and ginger in a fife and drum,” said Uncle Lysimachus Buck.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Stampin’ in from the smother, For ’tis snowin’ hard to-night.
jokin
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From this reading Time for a bit o’ smokin’, Time for another tale, Time for a little jokin’, Waitin’ here for the mail.”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Time for a bit o’ smokin’, Time for another tale, Time for a little jokin’, Waitin’ here for the mail.”
LOOK'S
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From this reading TO AN OBBLIGATO BY LOOK’S CORNET BRASS BAND “Always a seat for another, Providin’ we squeeze ’em tight;
Lysimachusnoun
Macedonian general under Alexander the Great; with Seleucus he defeated Antigonus and Demetrius at the battle of Ipsus (circa 355-281 BC)
From this reading I think there’s more git-up and ginger in a fife and drum,” said Uncle Lysimachus Buck.
mailnounUS /meɪl/
the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service
From this reading Time for a bit o’ smokin’, Time for another tale, Time for a little jokin’, Waitin’ here for the mail.”
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading I think there’s more git-up and ginger in a fife and drum,” said Uncle Lysimachus Buck.
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 Time for a bit o’ smokin’, Time for another tale, Time for a little jokin’, Waitin’ here for the mail.”
OBBLIGATOnoun
a persistent but subordinate motif
From this reading TO AN OBBLIGATO BY LOOK’S CORNET BRASS BAND “Always a seat for another, Providin’ we squeeze ’em tight;
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading --Ballad of “The Grocery Store.”
Providin
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From this reading TO AN OBBLIGATO BY LOOK’S CORNET BRASS BAND “Always a seat for another, Providin’ we squeeze ’em tight;
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I think there’s more git-up and ginger in a fife and drum,” said Uncle Lysimachus Buck.
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading TO AN OBBLIGATO BY LOOK’S CORNET BRASS BAND “Always a seat for another, Providin’ we squeeze ’em tight;
smokin
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From this reading Time for a bit o’ smokin’, Time for another tale, Time for a little jokin’, Waitin’ here for the mail.”
smotherverbUS /ˈsmʌðər/
envelop completely
From this reading Stampin’ in from the smother, For ’tis snowin’ hard to-night.
snowin
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From this reading Stampin’ in from the smother, For ’tis snowin’ hard to-night.
squeezeverbUS /skwiːz/
to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition
From this reading TO AN OBBLIGATO BY LOOK’S CORNET BRASS BAND “Always a seat for another, Providin’ we squeeze ’em tight;
Stampin
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From this reading Stampin’ in from the smother, For ’tis snowin’ hard to-night.
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading --Ballad of “The Grocery Store.”
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Time for a bit o’ smokin’, Time for another tale, Time for a little jokin’, Waitin’ here for the mail.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Stampin’ in from the smother, For ’tis snowin’ hard to-night.
there's
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From this reading I think there’s more git-up and ginger in a fife and drum,” said Uncle Lysimachus Buck.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I think there’s more git-up and ginger in a fife and drum,” said Uncle Lysimachus Buck.
closely constrained or constricted or constricting
From this reading TO AN OBBLIGATO BY LOOK’S CORNET BRASS BAND “Always a seat for another, Providin’ we squeeze ’em tight;
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Time for a bit o’ smokin’, Time for another tale, Time for a little jokin’, Waitin’ here for the mail.”
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading Stampin’ in from the smother, For ’tis snowin’ hard to-night.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TO AN OBBLIGATO BY LOOK’S CORNET BRASS BAND “Always a seat for another, Providin’ we squeeze ’em tight;
to-night
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From this reading Stampin’ in from the smother, For ’tis snowin’ hard to-night.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading I think there’s more git-up and ginger in a fife and drum,” said Uncle Lysimachus Buck.
Waitin
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From this reading Time for a bit o’ smokin’, Time for another tale, Time for a little jokin’, Waitin’ here for the mail.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading TO AN OBBLIGATO BY LOOK’S CORNET BRASS BAND “Always a seat for another, Providin’ we squeeze ’em tight;
