used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They was fetching a very nice-looking old gentleman along, and a nice-looking younger one, with his right arm in a sling.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading But I didn’t see no joke about it, and I judged it would strain the duke and the king some to see any.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading They was fetching a very nice-looking old gentleman along, and a nice-looking younger one, with his right arm in a sling.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They was fetching a very nice-looking old gentleman along, and a nice-looking younger one, with his right arm in a sling.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading But I didn’t see no joke about it, and I judged it would strain the duke and the king some to see any.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading They was fetching a very nice-looking old gentleman along, and a nice-looking younger one, with his right arm in a sling.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I didn’t see no joke about it, and I judged it would strain the duke and the king some to see any.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But no, nary a pale did _they_ turn.
didn't
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From this reading But I didn’t see no joke about it, and I judged it would strain the duke and the king some to see any.
a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading But I didn’t see no joke about it, and I judged it would strain the duke and the king some to see any.
fetchingadjectiveUS /ˈfetʃɪŋ/
very attractive; capturing interest
From this reading They was fetching a very nice-looking old gentleman along, and a nice-looking younger one, with his right arm in a sling.
a man of refinement
From this reading They was fetching a very nice-looking old gentleman along, and a nice-looking younger one, with his right arm in a sling.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading They was fetching a very nice-looking old gentleman along, and a nice-looking younger one, with his right arm in a sling.
how
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From this reading And, my souls, how the people yelled and laughed, and kept it up.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But I didn’t see no joke about it, and I judged it would strain the duke and the king some to see any.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They was fetching a very nice-looking old gentleman along, and a nice-looking younger one, with his right arm in a sling.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And, my souls, how the people yelled and laughed, and kept it up.
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading But I didn’t see no joke about it, and I judged it would strain the duke and the king some to see any.
judgedverbUS /dʒʌdʒd/
past form of “judge” — determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading But I didn’t see no joke about it, and I judged it would strain the duke and the king some to see any.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading And, my souls, how the people yelled and laughed, and kept it up.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading But I didn’t see no joke about it, and I judged it would strain the duke and the king some to see any.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading And, my souls, how the people yelled and laughed, and kept it up.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And, my souls, how the people yelled and laughed, and kept it up.
naryadjectiveUS /ˈneri/
(used with singular count nouns) colloquial for “not a” or “not one” or “never a”
From this reading But no, nary a pale did _they_ turn.
nice-looking
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From this reading They was fetching a very nice-looking old gentleman along, and a nice-looking younger one, with his right arm in a sling.
not any; not one
From this reading But I didn’t see no joke about it, and I judged it would strain the duke and the king some to see any.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading They was fetching a very nice-looking old gentleman along, and a nice-looking younger one, with his right arm in a sling.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading They was fetching a very nice-looking old gentleman along, and a nice-looking younger one, with his right arm in a sling.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading I reckoned they’d turn pale.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading And, my souls, how the people yelled and laughed, and kept it up.
reckonedverbUS /ˈrekənd/
past form of “reckon” — expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading I reckoned they’d turn pale.
precisely, exactly
From this reading They was fetching a very nice-looking old gentleman along, and a nice-looking younger one, with his right arm in a sling.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading But I didn’t see no joke about it, and I judged it would strain the duke and the king some to see any.
slingverbUS /slɪŋ/
hurl as if with a sling
From this reading They was fetching a very nice-looking old gentleman along, and a nice-looking younger one, with his right arm in a sling.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading But I didn’t see no joke about it, and I judged it would strain the duke and the king some to see any.
plural of “soul” — the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading And, my souls, how the people yelled and laughed, and kept it up.
(physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
From this reading But I didn’t see no joke about it, and I judged it would strain the duke and the king some to see any.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And, my souls, how the people yelled and laughed, and kept it up.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They was fetching a very nice-looking old gentleman along, and a nice-looking younger one, with his right arm in a sling.
they'd
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From this reading I reckoned they’d turn pale.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But I didn’t see no joke about it, and I judged it would strain the duke and the king some to see any.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading I reckoned they’d turn pale.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading And, my souls, how the people yelled and laughed, and kept it up.
precisely as stated
From this reading They was fetching a very nice-looking old gentleman along, and a nice-looking younger one, with his right arm in a sling.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They was fetching a very nice-looking old gentleman along, and a nice-looking younger one, with his right arm in a sling.
in the company of; together with
From this reading They was fetching a very nice-looking old gentleman along, and a nice-looking younger one, with his right arm in a sling.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But I didn’t see no joke about it, and I judged it would strain the duke and the king some to see any.
yelledadjectiveUS /jeld/
in a vehement outcry
From this reading And, my souls, how the people yelled and laughed, and kept it up.
used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father
From this reading They was fetching a very nice-looking old gentleman along, and a nice-looking younger one, with his right arm in a sling.
