used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It certainly doesn't belong in this town, and if we use it here we will have to get a local license."
from one side of something to the other
From this reading "What aire ye goin' ter do with ther blamed thing, now yer got it?" asked Bud, as they sped across the Eads Bridge into St. Louis.
airenoun
a river in northern England that flows southeast through West Yorkshire
From this reading "What aire ye goin' ter do with ther blamed thing, now yer got it?" asked Bud, as they sped across the Eads Bridge into St. Louis.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It certainly doesn't belong in this town, and if we use it here we will have to get a local license."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "What aire ye goin' ter do with ther blamed thing, now yer got it?" asked Bud, as they sped across the Eads Bridge into St. Louis.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "What aire ye goin' ter do with ther blamed thing, now yer got it?" asked Bud, as they sped across the Eads Bridge into St. Louis.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading THE LODGING-HOUSE BATTLE.
be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading It certainly doesn't belong in this town, and if we use it here we will have to get a local license."
blamedadjectiveUS /bleɪmd/
expletives used informally as intensifiers
From this reading "What aire ye goin' ter do with ther blamed thing, now yer got it?" asked Bud, as they sped across the Eads Bridge into St. Louis.
a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
From this reading "What aire ye goin' ter do with ther blamed thing, now yer got it?" asked Bud, as they sped across the Eads Bridge into St. Louis.
BudnounUS /bʌd/
a partially opened flower
From this reading "What aire ye goin' ter do with ther blamed thing, now yer got it?" asked Bud, as they sped across the Eads Bridge into St. Louis.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading It certainly doesn't belong in this town, and if we use it here we will have to get a local license."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What aire ye goin' ter do with ther blamed thing, now yer got it?" asked Bud, as they sped across the Eads Bridge into St. Louis.
doesn't
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From this reading It certainly doesn't belong in this town, and if we use it here we will have to get a local license."
Eads
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From this reading "What aire ye goin' ter do with ther blamed thing, now yer got it?" asked Bud, as they sped across the Eads Bridge into St. Louis.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading It certainly doesn't belong in this town, and if we use it here we will have to get a local license."
goin
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From this reading "What aire ye goin' ter do with ther blamed thing, now yer got it?" asked Bud, as they sped across the Eads Bridge into St. Louis.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "What aire ye goin' ter do with ther blamed thing, now yer got it?" asked Bud, as they sped across the Eads Bridge into St. Louis.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It certainly doesn't belong in this town, and if we use it here we will have to get a local license."
haven't
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From this reading "I haven't made up my mind yet.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading It certainly doesn't belong in this town, and if we use it here we will have to get a local license."
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading "Jumpin' sand hills, yer not goin' ter run it yere?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I haven't made up my mind yet.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It certainly doesn't belong in this town, and if we use it here we will have to get a local license."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It certainly doesn't belong in this town, and if we use it here we will have to get a local license."
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "What aire ye goin' ter do with ther blamed thing, now yer got it?" asked Bud, as they sped across the Eads Bridge into St. Louis.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "What aire ye goin' ter do with ther blamed thing, now yer got it?" asked Bud, as they sped across the Eads Bridge into St. Louis.
Jumpin
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From this reading "Jumpin' sand hills, yer not goin' ter run it yere?"
licensenounUS /ˈlaɪsəns/
a legal document giving official permission to do something
From this reading It certainly doesn't belong in this town, and if we use it here we will have to get a local license."
localadjectiveUS /ˈloʊkəl/
relating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a larger area
From this reading It certainly doesn't belong in this town, and if we use it here we will have to get a local license."
LODGING-HOUSE
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From this reading THE LODGING-HOUSE BATTLE.
United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion for 12 years (1914-1981)
From this reading "What aire ye goin' ter do with ther blamed thing, now yer got it?" asked Bud, as they sped across the Eads Bridge into St. Louis.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "I haven't made up my mind yet.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading "I haven't made up my mind yet.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I haven't made up my mind yet.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Jumpin' sand hills, yer not goin' ter run it yere?"
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "What aire ye goin' ter do with ther blamed thing, now yer got it?" asked Bud, as they sped across the Eads Bridge into St. Louis.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading "Jumpin' sand hills, yer not goin' ter run it yere?"
a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
From this reading "Jumpin' sand hills, yer not goin' ter run it yere?"
spedverbUS /sped/
inflected form of “speed” — move hurridly
From this reading "What aire ye goin' ter do with ther blamed thing, now yer got it?" asked Bud, as they sped across the Eads Bridge into St. Louis.
St
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From this reading "What aire ye goin' ter do with ther blamed thing, now yer got it?" asked Bud, as they sped across the Eads Bridge into St. Louis.
ter
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From this reading "What aire ye goin' ter do with ther blamed thing, now yer got it?" asked Bud, as they sped across the Eads Bridge into St. Louis.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LODGING-HOUSE BATTLE.
ther
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From this reading "What aire ye goin' ter do with ther blamed thing, now yer got it?" asked Bud, as they sped across the Eads Bridge into St. Louis.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What aire ye goin' ter do with ther blamed thing, now yer got it?" asked Bud, as they sped across the Eads Bridge into St. Louis.
a special situation
From this reading "What aire ye goin' ter do with ther blamed thing, now yer got it?" asked Bud, as they sped across the Eads Bridge into St. Louis.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It certainly doesn't belong in this town, and if we use it here we will have to get a local license."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It certainly doesn't belong in this town, and if we use it here we will have to get a local license."
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading It certainly doesn't belong in this town, and if we use it here we will have to get a local license."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "I haven't made up my mind yet.
the act of using
From this reading It certainly doesn't belong in this town, and if we use it here we will have to get a local license."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It certainly doesn't belong in this town, and if we use it here we will have to get a local license."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What aire ye goin' ter do with ther blamed thing, now yer got it?" asked Bud, as they sped across the Eads Bridge into St. Louis.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading It certainly doesn't belong in this town, and if we use it here we will have to get a local license."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "What aire ye goin' ter do with ther blamed thing, now yer got it?" asked Bud, as they sped across the Eads Bridge into St. Louis.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading "What aire ye goin' ter do with ther blamed thing, now yer got it?" asked Bud, as they sped across the Eads Bridge into St. Louis.
yer
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From this reading "What aire ye goin' ter do with ther blamed thing, now yer got it?" asked Bud, as they sped across the Eads Bridge into St. Louis.
yere
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From this reading "Jumpin' sand hills, yer not goin' ter run it yere?"
but in spite of that
From this reading "I haven't made up my mind yet.
