Chapter XIX · Chapter 19

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading THE HORSE REPORTER WANTS A COMPAGNON DE VOYAGE.--THE STRAPPIN YUNG WIDDER, WOT AIN'T ON THE MASH.--SWEET-FORTY MAKES A NUTHER MINNYSTEERIAL SKANDAL.

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From this reading His affeckshuns is all lavished on good lookin horses, and he'd giv more for one of them, than he wuld for Lillie Lan-kry or the hull curboodel of perfesshunal buties.

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From this reading THE HORSE REPORTER WANTS A COMPAGNON DE VOYAGE.--THE STRAPPIN YUNG WIDDER, WOT AIN'T ON THE MASH.--SWEET-FORTY MAKES A NUTHER MINNYSTEERIAL SKANDAL.

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From this reading I guess he's a grass widder that used to hav a woman, wot maid him tow a chock line, and he aint never got no divorse from her yet.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading His affeckshuns is all lavished on good lookin horses, and he'd giv more for one of them, than he wuld for Lillie Lan-kry or the hull curboodel of perfesshunal buties.

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From this reading I alwus did think it was a pitty, for a good lookin man like him, not to hav sum wimmin, wot was brakin there harts, and everything for him, so this mornin I sent out notes to a cuppel of gals, wot I thot was warntin to get mashed, tellin them to call at the _Buster_ offis, & ast for the Horse Reporter, 'cos he was ded struk on them, and warnted there compinny, on a trip to Boston tonite.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Our horse reporter is a reglar wimmin hater, and he'd walk round a hull blok, fore he'd meet a gal, wat'd try to flert with him.

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From this reading I alwus did think it was a pitty, for a good lookin man like him, not to hav sum wimmin, wot was brakin there harts, and everything for him, so this mornin I sent out notes to a cuppel of gals, wot I thot was warntin to get mashed, tellin them to call at the _Buster_ offis, & ast for the Horse Reporter, 'cos he was ded struk on them, and warnted there compinny, on a trip to Boston tonite.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading I alwus did think it was a pitty, for a good lookin man like him, not to hav sum wimmin, wot was brakin there harts, and everything for him, so this mornin I sent out notes to a cuppel of gals, wot I thot was warntin to get mashed, tellin them to call at the _Buster_ offis, & ast for the Horse Reporter, 'cos he was ded struk on them, and warnted there compinny, on a trip to Boston tonite.

Russian poet (1880-1921)

From this reading Our horse reporter is a reglar wimmin hater, and he'd walk round a hull blok, fore he'd meet a gal, wat'd try to flert with him.

state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services

From this reading I alwus did think it was a pitty, for a good lookin man like him, not to hav sum wimmin, wot was brakin there harts, and everything for him, so this mornin I sent out notes to a cuppel of gals, wot I thot was warntin to get mashed, tellin them to call at the _Buster_ offis, & ast for the Horse Reporter, 'cos he was ded struk on them, and warnted there compinny, on a trip to Boston tonite.

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From this reading I alwus did think it was a pitty, for a good lookin man like him, not to hav sum wimmin, wot was brakin there harts, and everything for him, so this mornin I sent out notes to a cuppel of gals, wot I thot was warntin to get mashed, tellin them to call at the _Buster_ offis, & ast for the Horse Reporter, 'cos he was ded struk on them, and warnted there compinny, on a trip to Boston tonite.

an informal form of address for a man

From this reading I alwus did think it was a pitty, for a good lookin man like him, not to hav sum wimmin, wot was brakin there harts, and everything for him, so this mornin I sent out notes to a cuppel of gals, wot I thot was warntin to get mashed, tellin them to call at the _Buster_ offis, & ast for the Horse Reporter, 'cos he was ded struk on them, and warnted there compinny, on a trip to Boston tonite.

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From this reading His affeckshuns is all lavished on good lookin horses, and he'd giv more for one of them, than he wuld for Lillie Lan-kry or the hull curboodel of perfesshunal buties.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading I alwus did think it was a pitty, for a good lookin man like him, not to hav sum wimmin, wot was brakin there harts, and everything for him, so this mornin I sent out notes to a cuppel of gals, wot I thot was warntin to get mashed, tellin them to call at the _Buster_ offis, & ast for the Horse Reporter, 'cos he was ded struk on them, and warnted there compinny, on a trip to Boston tonite.

a block of wood used to prevent the sliding or rolling of a heavy object

From this reading I guess he's a grass widder that used to hav a woman, wot maid him tow a chock line, and he aint never got no divorse from her yet.

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From this reading THE HORSE REPORTER WANTS A COMPAGNON DE VOYAGE.--THE STRAPPIN YUNG WIDDER, WOT AIN'T ON THE MASH.--SWEET-FORTY MAKES A NUTHER MINNYSTEERIAL SKANDAL.

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From this reading I alwus did think it was a pitty, for a good lookin man like him, not to hav sum wimmin, wot was brakin there harts, and everything for him, so this mornin I sent out notes to a cuppel of gals, wot I thot was warntin to get mashed, tellin them to call at the _Buster_ offis, & ast for the Horse Reporter, 'cos he was ded struk on them, and warnted there compinny, on a trip to Boston tonite.

ratio of the adjacent side to the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle

From this reading I alwus did think it was a pitty, for a good lookin man like him, not to hav sum wimmin, wot was brakin there harts, and everything for him, so this mornin I sent out notes to a cuppel of gals, wot I thot was warntin to get mashed, tellin them to call at the _Buster_ offis, & ast for the Horse Reporter, 'cos he was ded struk on them, and warnted there compinny, on a trip to Boston tonite.

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From this reading I alwus did think it was a pitty, for a good lookin man like him, not to hav sum wimmin, wot was brakin there harts, and everything for him, so this mornin I sent out notes to a cuppel of gals, wot I thot was warntin to get mashed, tellin them to call at the _Buster_ offis, & ast for the Horse Reporter, 'cos he was ded struk on them, and warnted there compinny, on a trip to Boston tonite.

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From this reading His affeckshuns is all lavished on good lookin horses, and he'd giv more for one of them, than he wuld for Lillie Lan-kry or the hull curboodel of perfesshunal buties.

a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

From this reading THE HORSE REPORTER WANTS A COMPAGNON DE VOYAGE.--THE STRAPPIN YUNG WIDDER, WOT AIN'T ON THE MASH.--SWEET-FORTY MAKES A NUTHER MINNYSTEERIAL SKANDAL.

a doctor's degree in education

From this reading I alwus did think it was a pitty, for a good lookin man like him, not to hav sum wimmin, wot was brakin there harts, and everything for him, so this mornin I sent out notes to a cuppel of gals, wot I thot was warntin to get mashed, tellin them to call at the _Buster_ offis, & ast for the Horse Reporter, 'cos he was ded struk on them, and warnted there compinny, on a trip to Boston tonite.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading I alwus did think it was a pitty, for a good lookin man like him, not to hav sum wimmin, wot was brakin there harts, and everything for him, so this mornin I sent out notes to a cuppel of gals, wot I thot was warntin to get mashed, tellin them to call at the _Buster_ offis, & ast for the Horse Reporter, 'cos he was ded struk on them, and warnted there compinny, on a trip to Boston tonite.

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From this reading I guess he's a grass widder that used to hav a woman, wot maid him tow a chock line, and he aint never got no divorse from her yet.

all things; all of a situation

From this reading I alwus did think it was a pitty, for a good lookin man like him, not to hav sum wimmin, wot was brakin there harts, and everything for him, so this mornin I sent out notes to a cuppel of gals, wot I thot was warntin to get mashed, tellin them to call at the _Buster_ offis, & ast for the Horse Reporter, 'cos he was ded struk on them, and warnted there compinny, on a trip to Boston tonite.

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From this reading Our horse reporter is a reglar wimmin hater, and he'd walk round a hull blok, fore he'd meet a gal, wat'd try to flert with him.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading His affeckshuns is all lavished on good lookin horses, and he'd giv more for one of them, than he wuld for Lillie Lan-kry or the hull curboodel of perfesshunal buties.

front part of a vessel or aircraft

From this reading Our horse reporter is a reglar wimmin hater, and he'd walk round a hull blok, fore he'd meet a gal, wat'd try to flert with him.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading I guess he's a grass widder that used to hav a woman, wot maid him tow a chock line, and he aint never got no divorse from her yet.

United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters

From this reading Our horse reporter is a reglar wimmin hater, and he'd walk round a hull blok, fore he'd meet a gal, wat'd try to flert with him.

plural of “gal” — United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters

From this reading I alwus did think it was a pitty, for a good lookin man like him, not to hav sum wimmin, wot was brakin there harts, and everything for him, so this mornin I sent out notes to a cuppel of gals, wot I thot was warntin to get mashed, tellin them to call at the _Buster_ offis, & ast for the Horse Reporter, 'cos he was ded struk on them, and warnted there compinny, on a trip to Boston tonite.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading I alwus did think it was a pitty, for a good lookin man like him, not to hav sum wimmin, wot was brakin there harts, and everything for him, so this mornin I sent out notes to a cuppel of gals, wot I thot was warntin to get mashed, tellin them to call at the _Buster_ offis, & ast for the Horse Reporter, 'cos he was ded struk on them, and warnted there compinny, on a trip to Boston tonite.

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From this reading His affeckshuns is all lavished on good lookin horses, and he'd giv more for one of them, than he wuld for Lillie Lan-kry or the hull curboodel of perfesshunal buties.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading His affeckshuns is all lavished on good lookin horses, and he'd giv more for one of them, than he wuld for Lillie Lan-kry or the hull curboodel of perfesshunal buties.

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading I guess he's a grass widder that used to hav a woman, wot maid him tow a chock line, and he aint never got no divorse from her yet.

shoot down, of birds

From this reading I guess he's a grass widder that used to hav a woman, wot maid him tow a chock line, and he aint never got no divorse from her yet.

expect, believe, or suppose

From this reading I guess he's a grass widder that used to hav a woman, wot maid him tow a chock line, and he aint never got no divorse from her yet.

plural of “hart” — United States playwright who collaborated with George S. Kaufman (1904-1961)

From this reading I alwus did think it was a pitty, for a good lookin man like him, not to hav sum wimmin, wot was brakin there harts, and everything for him, so this mornin I sent out notes to a cuppel of gals, wot I thot was warntin to get mashed, tellin them to call at the _Buster_ offis, & ast for the Horse Reporter, 'cos he was ded struk on them, and warnted there compinny, on a trip to Boston tonite.

a person who hates

From this reading Our horse reporter is a reglar wimmin hater, and he'd walk round a hull blok, fore he'd meet a gal, wat'd try to flert with him.

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From this reading I guess he's a grass widder that used to hav a woman, wot maid him tow a chock line, and he aint never got no divorse from her yet.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading I guess he's a grass widder that used to hav a woman, wot maid him tow a chock line, and he aint never got no divorse from her yet.

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From this reading Our horse reporter is a reglar wimmin hater, and he'd walk round a hull blok, fore he'd meet a gal, wat'd try to flert with him.

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From this reading I guess he's a grass widder that used to hav a woman, wot maid him tow a chock line, and he aint never got no divorse from her yet.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading I guess he's a grass widder that used to hav a woman, wot maid him tow a chock line, and he aint never got no divorse from her yet.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Our horse reporter is a reglar wimmin hater, and he'd walk round a hull blok, fore he'd meet a gal, wat'd try to flert with him.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading His affeckshuns is all lavished on good lookin horses, and he'd giv more for one of them, than he wuld for Lillie Lan-kry or the hull curboodel of perfesshunal buties.

solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

From this reading THE HORSE REPORTER WANTS A COMPAGNON DE VOYAGE.--THE STRAPPIN YUNG WIDDER, WOT AIN'T ON THE MASH.--SWEET-FORTY MAKES A NUTHER MINNYSTEERIAL SKANDAL.

plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

From this reading His affeckshuns is all lavished on good lookin horses, and he'd giv more for one of them, than he wuld for Lillie Lan-kry or the hull curboodel of perfesshunal buties.

dry outer covering of a fruit or seed or nut

From this reading Our horse reporter is a reglar wimmin hater, and he'd walk round a hull blok, fore he'd meet a gal, wat'd try to flert with him.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I guess he's a grass widder that used to hav a woman, wot maid him tow a chock line, and he aint never got no divorse from her yet.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Our horse reporter is a reglar wimmin hater, and he'd walk round a hull blok, fore he'd meet a gal, wat'd try to flert with him.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading I alwus did think it was a pitty, for a good lookin man like him, not to hav sum wimmin, wot was brakin there harts, and everything for him, so this mornin I sent out notes to a cuppel of gals, wot I thot was warntin to get mashed, tellin them to call at the _Buster_ offis, & ast for the Horse Reporter, 'cos he was ded struk on them, and warnted there compinny, on a trip to Boston tonite.

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From this reading His affeckshuns is all lavished on good lookin horses, and he'd giv more for one of them, than he wuld for Lillie Lan-kry or the hull curboodel of perfesshunal buties.

past form of “lavish” — expend profusely; also used with abstract nouns

From this reading His affeckshuns is all lavished on good lookin horses, and he'd giv more for one of them, than he wuld for Lillie Lan-kry or the hull curboodel of perfesshunal buties.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading I alwus did think it was a pitty, for a good lookin man like him, not to hav sum wimmin, wot was brakin there harts, and everything for him, so this mornin I sent out notes to a cuppel of gals, wot I thot was warntin to get mashed, tellin them to call at the _Buster_ offis, & ast for the Horse Reporter, 'cos he was ded struk on them, and warnted there compinny, on a trip to Boston tonite.

British actress (born in Canada) (1898-1989)

From this reading His affeckshuns is all lavished on good lookin horses, and he'd giv more for one of them, than he wuld for Lillie Lan-kry or the hull curboodel of perfesshunal buties.

a formation of people or things one beside another

From this reading I guess he's a grass widder that used to hav a woman, wot maid him tow a chock line, and he aint never got no divorse from her yet.

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From this reading His affeckshuns is all lavished on good lookin horses, and he'd giv more for one of them, than he wuld for Lillie Lan-kry or the hull curboodel of perfesshunal buties.

a female domestic

From this reading I guess he's a grass widder that used to hav a woman, wot maid him tow a chock line, and he aint never got no divorse from her yet.

plural of “make” — a recognizable kind

From this reading THE HORSE REPORTER WANTS A COMPAGNON DE VOYAGE.--THE STRAPPIN YUNG WIDDER, WOT AIN'T ON THE MASH.--SWEET-FORTY MAKES A NUTHER MINNYSTEERIAL SKANDAL.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading I alwus did think it was a pitty, for a good lookin man like him, not to hav sum wimmin, wot was brakin there harts, and everything for him, so this mornin I sent out notes to a cuppel of gals, wot I thot was warntin to get mashed, tellin them to call at the _Buster_ offis, & ast for the Horse Reporter, 'cos he was ded struk on them, and warnted there compinny, on a trip to Boston tonite.

to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition

From this reading THE HORSE REPORTER WANTS A COMPAGNON DE VOYAGE.--THE STRAPPIN YUNG WIDDER, WOT AIN'T ON THE MASH.--SWEET-FORTY MAKES A NUTHER MINNYSTEERIAL SKANDAL.

past form of “mash” — to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition

From this reading I alwus did think it was a pitty, for a good lookin man like him, not to hav sum wimmin, wot was brakin there harts, and everything for him, so this mornin I sent out notes to a cuppel of gals, wot I thot was warntin to get mashed, tellin them to call at the _Buster_ offis, & ast for the Horse Reporter, 'cos he was ded struk on them, and warnted there compinny, on a trip to Boston tonite.

come together

From this reading Our horse reporter is a reglar wimmin hater, and he'd walk round a hull blok, fore he'd meet a gal, wat'd try to flert with him.

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From this reading THE HORSE REPORTER WANTS A COMPAGNON DE VOYAGE.--THE STRAPPIN YUNG WIDDER, WOT AIN'T ON THE MASH.--SWEET-FORTY MAKES A NUTHER MINNYSTEERIAL SKANDAL.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading His affeckshuns is all lavished on good lookin horses, and he'd giv more for one of them, than he wuld for Lillie Lan-kry or the hull curboodel of perfesshunal buties.

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From this reading I alwus did think it was a pitty, for a good lookin man like him, not to hav sum wimmin, wot was brakin there harts, and everything for him, so this mornin I sent out notes to a cuppel of gals, wot I thot was warntin to get mashed, tellin them to call at the _Buster_ offis, & ast for the Horse Reporter, 'cos he was ded struk on them, and warnted there compinny, on a trip to Boston tonite.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading I guess he's a grass widder that used to hav a woman, wot maid him tow a chock line, and he aint never got no divorse from her yet.

not any; not one

From this reading I guess he's a grass widder that used to hav a woman, wot maid him tow a chock line, and he aint never got no divorse from her yet.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading I alwus did think it was a pitty, for a good lookin man like him, not to hav sum wimmin, wot was brakin there harts, and everything for him, so this mornin I sent out notes to a cuppel of gals, wot I thot was warntin to get mashed, tellin them to call at the _Buster_ offis, & ast for the Horse Reporter, 'cos he was ded struk on them, and warnted there compinny, on a trip to Boston tonite.

plural of “note” — a brief written record

From this reading I alwus did think it was a pitty, for a good lookin man like him, not to hav sum wimmin, wot was brakin there harts, and everything for him, so this mornin I sent out notes to a cuppel of gals, wot I thot was warntin to get mashed, tellin them to call at the _Buster_ offis, & ast for the Horse Reporter, 'cos he was ded struk on them, and warnted there compinny, on a trip to Boston tonite.

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From this reading THE HORSE REPORTER WANTS A COMPAGNON DE VOYAGE.--THE STRAPPIN YUNG WIDDER, WOT AIN'T ON THE MASH.--SWEET-FORTY MAKES A NUTHER MINNYSTEERIAL SKANDAL.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading His affeckshuns is all lavished on good lookin horses, and he'd giv more for one of them, than he wuld for Lillie Lan-kry or the hull curboodel of perfesshunal buties.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I alwus did think it was a pitty, for a good lookin man like him, not to hav sum wimmin, wot was brakin there harts, and everything for him, so this mornin I sent out notes to a cuppel of gals, wot I thot was warntin to get mashed, tellin them to call at the _Buster_ offis, & ast for the Horse Reporter, 'cos he was ded struk on them, and warnted there compinny, on a trip to Boston tonite.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading THE HORSE REPORTER WANTS A COMPAGNON DE VOYAGE.--THE STRAPPIN YUNG WIDDER, WOT AIN'T ON THE MASH.--SWEET-FORTY MAKES A NUTHER MINNYSTEERIAL SKANDAL.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading His affeckshuns is all lavished on good lookin horses, and he'd giv more for one of them, than he wuld for Lillie Lan-kry or the hull curboodel of perfesshunal buties.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading His affeckshuns is all lavished on good lookin horses, and he'd giv more for one of them, than he wuld for Lillie Lan-kry or the hull curboodel of perfesshunal buties.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Our horse reporter is a reglar wimmin hater, and he'd walk round a hull blok, fore he'd meet a gal, wat'd try to flert with him.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading I alwus did think it was a pitty, for a good lookin man like him, not to hav sum wimmin, wot was brakin there harts, and everything for him, so this mornin I sent out notes to a cuppel of gals, wot I thot was warntin to get mashed, tellin them to call at the _Buster_ offis, & ast for the Horse Reporter, 'cos he was ded struk on them, and warnted there compinny, on a trip to Boston tonite.

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From this reading His affeckshuns is all lavished on good lookin horses, and he'd giv more for one of them, than he wuld for Lillie Lan-kry or the hull curboodel of perfesshunal buties.

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From this reading I alwus did think it was a pitty, for a good lookin man like him, not to hav sum wimmin, wot was brakin there harts, and everything for him, so this mornin I sent out notes to a cuppel of gals, wot I thot was warntin to get mashed, tellin them to call at the _Buster_ offis, & ast for the Horse Reporter, 'cos he was ded struk on them, and warnted there compinny, on a trip to Boston tonite.

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From this reading Our horse reporter is a reglar wimmin hater, and he'd walk round a hull blok, fore he'd meet a gal, wat'd try to flert with him.

a person who investigates and reports or edits news stories

From this reading THE HORSE REPORTER WANTS A COMPAGNON DE VOYAGE.--THE STRAPPIN YUNG WIDDER, WOT AIN'T ON THE MASH.--SWEET-FORTY MAKES A NUTHER MINNYSTEERIAL SKANDAL.

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading Our horse reporter is a reglar wimmin hater, and he'd walk round a hull blok, fore he'd meet a gal, wat'd try to flert with him.

100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia

From this reading I alwus did think it was a pitty, for a good lookin man like him, not to hav sum wimmin, wot was brakin there harts, and everything for him, so this mornin I sent out notes to a cuppel of gals, wot I thot was warntin to get mashed, tellin them to call at the _Buster_ offis, & ast for the Horse Reporter, 'cos he was ded struk on them, and warnted there compinny, on a trip to Boston tonite.

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From this reading THE HORSE REPORTER WANTS A COMPAGNON DE VOYAGE.--THE STRAPPIN YUNG WIDDER, WOT AIN'T ON THE MASH.--SWEET-FORTY MAKES A NUTHER MINNYSTEERIAL SKANDAL.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading I alwus did think it was a pitty, for a good lookin man like him, not to hav sum wimmin, wot was brakin there harts, and everything for him, so this mornin I sent out notes to a cuppel of gals, wot I thot was warntin to get mashed, tellin them to call at the _Buster_ offis, & ast for the Horse Reporter, 'cos he was ded struk on them, and warnted there compinny, on a trip to Boston tonite.

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From this reading THE HORSE REPORTER WANTS A COMPAGNON DE VOYAGE.--THE STRAPPIN YUNG WIDDER, WOT AIN'T ON THE MASH.--SWEET-FORTY MAKES A NUTHER MINNYSTEERIAL SKANDAL.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I alwus did think it was a pitty, for a good lookin man like him, not to hav sum wimmin, wot was brakin there harts, and everything for him, so this mornin I sent out notes to a cuppel of gals, wot I thot was warntin to get mashed, tellin them to call at the _Buster_ offis, & ast for the Horse Reporter, 'cos he was ded struk on them, and warnted there compinny, on a trip to Boston tonite.

a quantity of money

From this reading I alwus did think it was a pitty, for a good lookin man like him, not to hav sum wimmin, wot was brakin there harts, and everything for him, so this mornin I sent out notes to a cuppel of gals, wot I thot was warntin to get mashed, tellin them to call at the _Buster_ offis, & ast for the Horse Reporter, 'cos he was ded struk on them, and warnted there compinny, on a trip to Boston tonite.

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From this reading THE HORSE REPORTER WANTS A COMPAGNON DE VOYAGE.--THE STRAPPIN YUNG WIDDER, WOT AIN'T ON THE MASH.--SWEET-FORTY MAKES A NUTHER MINNYSTEERIAL SKANDAL.

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From this reading I alwus did think it was a pitty, for a good lookin man like him, not to hav sum wimmin, wot was brakin there harts, and everything for him, so this mornin I sent out notes to a cuppel of gals, wot I thot was warntin to get mashed, tellin them to call at the _Buster_ offis, & ast for the Horse Reporter, 'cos he was ded struk on them, and warnted there compinny, on a trip to Boston tonite.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading His affeckshuns is all lavished on good lookin horses, and he'd giv more for one of them, than he wuld for Lillie Lan-kry or the hull curboodel of perfesshunal buties.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I guess he's a grass widder that used to hav a woman, wot maid him tow a chock line, and he aint never got no divorse from her yet.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE HORSE REPORTER WANTS A COMPAGNON DE VOYAGE.--THE STRAPPIN YUNG WIDDER, WOT AIN'T ON THE MASH.--SWEET-FORTY MAKES A NUTHER MINNYSTEERIAL SKANDAL.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading His affeckshuns is all lavished on good lookin horses, and he'd giv more for one of them, than he wuld for Lillie Lan-kry or the hull curboodel of perfesshunal buties.

in or at that place or location

From this reading I alwus did think it was a pitty, for a good lookin man like him, not to hav sum wimmin, wot was brakin there harts, and everything for him, so this mornin I sent out notes to a cuppel of gals, wot I thot was warntin to get mashed, tellin them to call at the _Buster_ offis, & ast for the Horse Reporter, 'cos he was ded struk on them, and warnted there compinny, on a trip to Boston tonite.

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading I alwus did think it was a pitty, for a good lookin man like him, not to hav sum wimmin, wot was brakin there harts, and everything for him, so this mornin I sent out notes to a cuppel of gals, wot I thot was warntin to get mashed, tellin them to call at the _Buster_ offis, & ast for the Horse Reporter, 'cos he was ded struk on them, and warnted there compinny, on a trip to Boston tonite.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading I alwus did think it was a pitty, for a good lookin man like him, not to hav sum wimmin, wot was brakin there harts, and everything for him, so this mornin I sent out notes to a cuppel of gals, wot I thot was warntin to get mashed, tellin them to call at the _Buster_ offis, & ast for the Horse Reporter, 'cos he was ded struk on them, and warnted there compinny, on a trip to Boston tonite.

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From this reading I alwus did think it was a pitty, for a good lookin man like him, not to hav sum wimmin, wot was brakin there harts, and everything for him, so this mornin I sent out notes to a cuppel of gals, wot I thot was warntin to get mashed, tellin them to call at the _Buster_ offis, & ast for the Horse Reporter, 'cos he was ded struk on them, and warnted there compinny, on a trip to Boston tonite.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Our horse reporter is a reglar wimmin hater, and he'd walk round a hull blok, fore he'd meet a gal, wat'd try to flert with him.

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From this reading I alwus did think it was a pitty, for a good lookin man like him, not to hav sum wimmin, wot was brakin there harts, and everything for him, so this mornin I sent out notes to a cuppel of gals, wot I thot was warntin to get mashed, tellin them to call at the _Buster_ offis, & ast for the Horse Reporter, 'cos he was ded struk on them, and warnted there compinny, on a trip to Boston tonite.

the act of hauling something (as a vehicle) by means of a hitch or rope

From this reading I guess he's a grass widder that used to hav a woman, wot maid him tow a chock line, and he aint never got no divorse from her yet.

a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)

From this reading I alwus did think it was a pitty, for a good lookin man like him, not to hav sum wimmin, wot was brakin there harts, and everything for him, so this mornin I sent out notes to a cuppel of gals, wot I thot was warntin to get mashed, tellin them to call at the _Buster_ offis, & ast for the Horse Reporter, 'cos he was ded struk on them, and warnted there compinny, on a trip to Boston tonite.

make an effort or attempt

From this reading Our horse reporter is a reglar wimmin hater, and he'd walk round a hull blok, fore he'd meet a gal, wat'd try to flert with him.

employed in accomplishing something

From this reading I guess he's a grass widder that used to hav a woman, wot maid him tow a chock line, and he aint never got no divorse from her yet.

an act of traveling by water

From this reading THE HORSE REPORTER WANTS A COMPAGNON DE VOYAGE.--THE STRAPPIN YUNG WIDDER, WOT AIN'T ON THE MASH.--SWEET-FORTY MAKES A NUTHER MINNYSTEERIAL SKANDAL.

the act of traveling by foot

From this reading Our horse reporter is a reglar wimmin hater, and he'd walk round a hull blok, fore he'd meet a gal, wat'd try to flert with him.

plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty

From this reading THE HORSE REPORTER WANTS A COMPAGNON DE VOYAGE.--THE STRAPPIN YUNG WIDDER, WOT AIN'T ON THE MASH.--SWEET-FORTY MAKES A NUTHER MINNYSTEERIAL SKANDAL.

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From this reading I alwus did think it was a pitty, for a good lookin man like him, not to hav sum wimmin, wot was brakin there harts, and everything for him, so this mornin I sent out notes to a cuppel of gals, wot I thot was warntin to get mashed, tellin them to call at the _Buster_ offis, & ast for the Horse Reporter, 'cos he was ded struk on them, and warnted there compinny, on a trip to Boston tonite.

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From this reading I alwus did think it was a pitty, for a good lookin man like him, not to hav sum wimmin, wot was brakin there harts, and everything for him, so this mornin I sent out notes to a cuppel of gals, wot I thot was warntin to get mashed, tellin them to call at the _Buster_ offis, & ast for the Horse Reporter, 'cos he was ded struk on them, and warnted there compinny, on a trip to Boston tonite.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading I alwus did think it was a pitty, for a good lookin man like him, not to hav sum wimmin, wot was brakin there harts, and everything for him, so this mornin I sent out notes to a cuppel of gals, wot I thot was warntin to get mashed, tellin them to call at the _Buster_ offis, & ast for the Horse Reporter, 'cos he was ded struk on them, and warnted there compinny, on a trip to Boston tonite.

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From this reading Our horse reporter is a reglar wimmin hater, and he'd walk round a hull blok, fore he'd meet a gal, wat'd try to flert with him.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE HORSE REPORTER WANTS A COMPAGNON DE VOYAGE.--THE STRAPPIN YUNG WIDDER, WOT AIN'T ON THE MASH.--SWEET-FORTY MAKES A NUTHER MINNYSTEERIAL SKANDAL.

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From this reading Our horse reporter is a reglar wimmin hater, and he'd walk round a hull blok, fore he'd meet a gal, wat'd try to flert with him.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Our horse reporter is a reglar wimmin hater, and he'd walk round a hull blok, fore he'd meet a gal, wat'd try to flert with him.

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading I guess he's a grass widder that used to hav a woman, wot maid him tow a chock line, and he aint never got no divorse from her yet.

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From this reading THE HORSE REPORTER WANTS A COMPAGNON DE VOYAGE.--THE STRAPPIN YUNG WIDDER, WOT AIN'T ON THE MASH.--SWEET-FORTY MAKES A NUTHER MINNYSTEERIAL SKANDAL.

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From this reading His affeckshuns is all lavished on good lookin horses, and he'd giv more for one of them, than he wuld for Lillie Lan-kry or the hull curboodel of perfesshunal buties.

but in spite of that

From this reading I guess he's a grass widder that used to hav a woman, wot maid him tow a chock line, and he aint never got no divorse from her yet.

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From this reading THE HORSE REPORTER WANTS A COMPAGNON DE VOYAGE.--THE STRAPPIN YUNG WIDDER, WOT AIN'T ON THE MASH.--SWEET-FORTY MAKES A NUTHER MINNYSTEERIAL SKANDAL.