used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading So I started for town in the wagon, and when I was half-way I see a wagon coming, and sure enough it was Tom Sawyer, and I stopped and waited till he come along.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading So I started for town in the wagon, and when I was half-way I see a wagon coming, and sure enough it was Tom Sawyer, and I stopped and waited till he come along.
alongsideadverbUS /əˈlɔːŋˈsaɪd/
side by side
From this reading I says “Hold on!” and it stopped alongside, and his mouth opened up like a trunk, and stayed so; and he swallowed two or three times like a person that’s got a dry throat, and then says:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So I started for town in the wagon, and when I was half-way I see a wagon coming, and sure enough it was Tom Sawyer, and I stopped and waited till he come along.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading So, then, what you want to come back and ha’nt _me_ for?”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading So I started for town in the wagon, and when I was half-way I see a wagon coming, and sure enough it was Tom Sawyer, and I stopped and waited till he come along.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading So I started for town in the wagon, and when I was half-way I see a wagon coming, and sure enough it was Tom Sawyer, and I stopped and waited till he come along.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading “I hain’t ever done you no harm.
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading I says “Hold on!” and it stopped alongside, and his mouth opened up like a trunk, and stayed so; and he swallowed two or three times like a person that’s got a dry throat, and then says:
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading So I started for town in the wagon, and when I was half-way I see a wagon coming, and sure enough it was Tom Sawyer, and I stopped and waited till he come along.
at any time
From this reading “I hain’t ever done you no harm.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading So I started for town in the wagon, and when I was half-way I see a wagon coming, and sure enough it was Tom Sawyer, and I stopped and waited till he come along.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I says “Hold on!” and it stopped alongside, and his mouth opened up like a trunk, and stayed so; and he swallowed two or three times like a person that’s got a dry throat, and then says:
ha'nt
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From this reading So, then, what you want to come back and ha’nt _me_ for?”
hain't
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From this reading “I hain’t ever done you no harm.
half-way
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From this reading So I started for town in the wagon, and when I was half-way I see a wagon coming, and sure enough it was Tom Sawyer, and I stopped and waited till he come along.
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading “I hain’t ever done you no harm.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So I started for town in the wagon, and when I was half-way I see a wagon coming, and sure enough it was Tom Sawyer, and I stopped and waited till he come along.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I says “Hold on!” and it stopped alongside, and his mouth opened up like a trunk, and stayed so; and he swallowed two or three times like a person that’s got a dry throat, and then says:
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading I says “Hold on!” and it stopped alongside, and his mouth opened up like a trunk, and stayed so; and he swallowed two or three times like a person that’s got a dry throat, and then says:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading So I started for town in the wagon, and when I was half-way I see a wagon coming, and sure enough it was Tom Sawyer, and I stopped and waited till he come along.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So I started for town in the wagon, and when I was half-way I see a wagon coming, and sure enough it was Tom Sawyer, and I stopped and waited till he come along.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading So I started for town in the wagon, and when I was half-way I see a wagon coming, and sure enough it was Tom Sawyer, and I stopped and waited till he come along.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading You know that.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I says “Hold on!” and it stopped alongside, and his mouth opened up like a trunk, and stayed so; and he swallowed two or three times like a person that’s got a dry throat, and then says:
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading So, then, what you want to come back and ha’nt _me_ for?”
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading I says “Hold on!” and it stopped alongside, and his mouth opened up like a trunk, and stayed so; and he swallowed two or three times like a person that’s got a dry throat, and then says:
not any; not one
From this reading “I hain’t ever done you no harm.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I says “Hold on!” and it stopped alongside, and his mouth opened up like a trunk, and stayed so; and he swallowed two or three times like a person that’s got a dry throat, and then says:
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading I says “Hold on!” and it stopped alongside, and his mouth opened up like a trunk, and stayed so; and he swallowed two or three times like a person that’s got a dry throat, and then says:
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I says “Hold on!” and it stopped alongside, and his mouth opened up like a trunk, and stayed so; and he swallowed two or three times like a person that’s got a dry throat, and then says:
a human being
From this reading I says “Hold on!” and it stopped alongside, and his mouth opened up like a trunk, and stayed so; and he swallowed two or three times like a person that’s got a dry throat, and then says:
SawyernounUS /ˈsɔːjər/
one who is employed to saw wood
From this reading So I started for town in the wagon, and when I was half-way I see a wagon coming, and sure enough it was Tom Sawyer, and I stopped and waited till he come along.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading I says “Hold on!” and it stopped alongside, and his mouth opened up like a trunk, and stayed so; and he swallowed two or three times like a person that’s got a dry throat, and then says:
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading So I started for town in the wagon, and when I was half-way I see a wagon coming, and sure enough it was Tom Sawyer, and I stopped and waited till he come along.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So I started for town in the wagon, and when I was half-way I see a wagon coming, and sure enough it was Tom Sawyer, and I stopped and waited till he come along.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading So I started for town in the wagon, and when I was half-way I see a wagon coming, and sure enough it was Tom Sawyer, and I stopped and waited till he come along.
past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading I says “Hold on!” and it stopped alongside, and his mouth opened up like a trunk, and stayed so; and he swallowed two or three times like a person that’s got a dry throat, and then says:
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading So I started for town in the wagon, and when I was half-way I see a wagon coming, and sure enough it was Tom Sawyer, and I stopped and waited till he come along.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading So I started for town in the wagon, and when I was half-way I see a wagon coming, and sure enough it was Tom Sawyer, and I stopped and waited till he come along.
swallowedverbUS /ˈswɑːloʊd/
past form of “swallow” — pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking
From this reading I says “Hold on!” and it stopped alongside, and his mouth opened up like a trunk, and stayed so; and he swallowed two or three times like a person that’s got a dry throat, and then says:
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You know that.
that's
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From this reading I says “Hold on!” and it stopped alongside, and his mouth opened up like a trunk, and stayed so; and he swallowed two or three times like a person that’s got a dry throat, and then says:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So I started for town in the wagon, and when I was half-way I see a wagon coming, and sure enough it was Tom Sawyer, and I stopped and waited till he come along.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading I says “Hold on!” and it stopped alongside, and his mouth opened up like a trunk, and stayed so; and he swallowed two or three times like a person that’s got a dry throat, and then says:
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading I says “Hold on!” and it stopped alongside, and his mouth opened up like a trunk, and stayed so; and he swallowed two or three times like a person that’s got a dry throat, and then says:
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading I says “Hold on!” and it stopped alongside, and his mouth opened up like a trunk, and stayed so; and he swallowed two or three times like a person that’s got a dry throat, and then says:
up to a particular time
From this reading So I started for town in the wagon, and when I was half-way I see a wagon coming, and sure enough it was Tom Sawyer, and I stopped and waited till he come along.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading I says “Hold on!” and it stopped alongside, and his mouth opened up like a trunk, and stayed so; and he swallowed two or three times like a person that’s got a dry throat, and then says:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So, then, what you want to come back and ha’nt _me_ for?”
male cat
From this reading So I started for town in the wagon, and when I was half-way I see a wagon coming, and sure enough it was Tom Sawyer, and I stopped and waited till he come along.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading So I started for town in the wagon, and when I was half-way I see a wagon coming, and sure enough it was Tom Sawyer, and I stopped and waited till he come along.
the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber
From this reading I says “Hold on!” and it stopped alongside, and his mouth opened up like a trunk, and stayed so; and he swallowed two or three times like a person that’s got a dry throat, and then says:
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading I says “Hold on!” and it stopped alongside, and his mouth opened up like a trunk, and stayed so; and he swallowed two or three times like a person that’s got a dry throat, and then says:
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I says “Hold on!” and it stopped alongside, and his mouth opened up like a trunk, and stayed so; and he swallowed two or three times like a person that’s got a dry throat, and then says:
wagonnounUS /ˈwæɡən/
any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
From this reading So I started for town in the wagon, and when I was half-way I see a wagon coming, and sure enough it was Tom Sawyer, and I stopped and waited till he come along.
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading So I started for town in the wagon, and when I was half-way I see a wagon coming, and sure enough it was Tom Sawyer, and I stopped and waited till he come along.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading So, then, what you want to come back and ha’nt _me_ for?”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So I started for town in the wagon, and when I was half-way I see a wagon coming, and sure enough it was Tom Sawyer, and I stopped and waited till he come along.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading So, then, what you want to come back and ha’nt _me_ for?”
at the time that
From this reading So I started for town in the wagon, and when I was half-way I see a wagon coming, and sure enough it was Tom Sawyer, and I stopped and waited till he come along.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I hain’t ever done you no harm.
