used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It comes over me now to say as there wos a green carpet on the flore, and I dare say that's the reason why I sor the wision of Louis yesterday on the billiard table, and why it comes so orfen when I'm crossin' a green field.
adnounUS /æd/
a public promotion of some product or service
From this reading At nine o'clock we all met together in that room, and if any one 'ad seed our faces 'e'd 'ave guessed there wos serious business on 'and.
afore
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From this reading I never noticed the color o' the carpet afore that night.
(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 At nine o'clock we all met together in that room, and if any one 'ad seed our faces 'e'd 'ave guessed there wos serious business on 'and.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At nine o'clock we all met together in that room, and if any one 'ad seed our faces 'e'd 'ave guessed there wos serious business on 'and.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading At nine o'clock we all met together in that room, and if any one 'ad seed our faces 'e'd 'ave guessed there wos serious business on 'and.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It comes over me now to say as there wos a green carpet on the flore, and I dare say that's the reason why I sor the wision of Louis yesterday on the billiard table, and why it comes so orfen when I'm crossin' a green field.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At nine o'clock we all met together in that room, and if any one 'ad seed our faces 'e'd 'ave guessed there wos serious business on 'and.
atween
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From this reading We settled it atween us--that is, me and Maxwell and Morgan did--that when the night's work wos over we'd clear out o' Liverpool immediate, and make tracks separately for London, where we wos to meet at Maxwell's rooms.
ave
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From this reading At nine o'clock we all met together in that room, and if any one 'ad seed our faces 'e'd 'ave guessed there wos serious business on 'and.
billiardadjectiveUS /ˈbɪljərd/
of or relating to billiards
From this reading It comes over me now to say as there wos a green carpet on the flore, and I dare say that's the reason why I sor the wision of Louis yesterday on the billiard table, and why it comes so orfen when I'm crossin' a green field.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading At nine o'clock we all met together in that room, and if any one 'ad seed our faces 'e'd 'ave guessed there wos serious business on 'and.
carpetnounUS /ˈkɑːrpət/
floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)
From this reading It comes over me now to say as there wos a green carpet on the flore, and I dare say that's the reason why I sor the wision of Louis yesterday on the billiard table, and why it comes so orfen when I'm crossin' a green field.
rid of obstructions
From this reading We settled it atween us--that is, me and Maxwell and Morgan did--that when the night's work wos over we'd clear out o' Liverpool immediate, and make tracks separately for London, where we wos to meet at Maxwell's rooms.
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
From this reading I never noticed the color o' the carpet afore that night.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading It comes over me now to say as there wos a green carpet on the flore, and I dare say that's the reason why I sor the wision of Louis yesterday on the billiard table, and why it comes so orfen when I'm crossin' a green field.
crossin
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From this reading It comes over me now to say as there wos a green carpet on the flore, and I dare say that's the reason why I sor the wision of Louis yesterday on the billiard table, and why it comes so orfen when I'm crossin' a green field.
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading It comes over me now to say as there wos a green carpet on the flore, and I dare say that's the reason why I sor the wision of Louis yesterday on the billiard table, and why it comes so orfen when I'm crossin' a green field.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading We settled it atween us--that is, me and Maxwell and Morgan did--that when the night's work wos over we'd clear out o' Liverpool immediate, and make tracks separately for London, where we wos to meet at Maxwell's rooms.
e'd
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From this reading At nine o'clock we all met together in that room, and if any one 'ad seed our faces 'e'd 'ave guessed there wos serious business on 'and.
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading At nine o'clock we all met together in that room, and if any one 'ad seed our faces 'e'd 'ave guessed there wos serious business on 'and.
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading It comes over me now to say as there wos a green carpet on the flore, and I dare say that's the reason why I sor the wision of Louis yesterday on the billiard table, and why it comes so orfen when I'm crossin' a green field.
flore
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From this reading It comes over me now to say as there wos a green carpet on the flore, and I dare say that's the reason why I sor the wision of Louis yesterday on the billiard table, and why it comes so orfen when I'm crossin' a green field.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We settled it atween us--that is, me and Maxwell and Morgan did--that when the night's work wos over we'd clear out o' Liverpool immediate, and make tracks separately for London, where we wos to meet at Maxwell's rooms.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading It comes over me now to say as there wos a green carpet on the flore, and I dare say that's the reason why I sor the wision of Louis yesterday on the billiard table, and why it comes so orfen when I'm crossin' a green field.
past form of “guess” — expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading At nine o'clock we all met together in that room, and if any one 'ad seed our faces 'e'd 'ave guessed there wos serious business on 'and.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It comes over me now to say as there wos a green carpet on the flore, and I dare say that's the reason why I sor the wision of Louis yesterday on the billiard table, and why it comes so orfen when I'm crossin' a green field.
I'm
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From this reading It comes over me now to say as there wos a green carpet on the flore, and I dare say that's the reason why I sor the wision of Louis yesterday on the billiard table, and why it comes so orfen when I'm crossin' a green field.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading At nine o'clock we all met together in that room, and if any one 'ad seed our faces 'e'd 'ave guessed there wos serious business on 'and.
of the present time and place
From this reading We settled it atween us--that is, me and Maxwell and Morgan did--that when the night's work wos over we'd clear out o' Liverpool immediate, and make tracks separately for London, where we wos to meet at Maxwell's rooms.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At nine o'clock we all met together in that room, and if any one 'ad seed our faces 'e'd 'ave guessed there wos serious business on 'and.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We settled it atween us--that is, me and Maxwell and Morgan did--that when the night's work wos over we'd clear out o' Liverpool immediate, and make tracks separately for London, where we wos to meet at Maxwell's rooms.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It comes over me now to say as there wos a green carpet on the flore, and I dare say that's the reason why I sor the wision of Louis yesterday on the billiard table, and why it comes so orfen when I'm crossin' a green field.
LiverpoolnounUS /ˈlɪvərpuːl/
a large city in northwestern England; its port is the country's major outlet for industrial exports
From this reading We settled it atween us--that is, me and Maxwell and Morgan did--that when the night's work wos over we'd clear out o' Liverpool immediate, and make tracks separately for London, where we wos to meet at Maxwell's rooms.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading We settled it atween us--that is, me and Maxwell and Morgan did--that when the night's work wos over we'd clear out o' Liverpool immediate, and make tracks separately for London, where we wos to meet at Maxwell's rooms.
United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion for 12 years (1914-1981)
From this reading It comes over me now to say as there wos a green carpet on the flore, and I dare say that's the reason why I sor the wision of Louis yesterday on the billiard table, and why it comes so orfen when I'm crossin' a green field.
engage in
From this reading We settled it atween us--that is, me and Maxwell and Morgan did--that when the night's work wos over we'd clear out o' Liverpool immediate, and make tracks separately for London, where we wos to meet at Maxwell's rooms.
MaxwellnounUS /ˈmækswel/
a cgs unit of magnetic flux equal to the flux perpendicular to an area of 1 square centimeter in a magnetic field of 1 gauss
From this reading We settled it atween us--that is, me and Maxwell and Morgan did--that when the night's work wos over we'd clear out o' Liverpool immediate, and make tracks separately for London, where we wos to meet at Maxwell's rooms.
Maxwell'snounUS /ˈmækswelz/
possessive form of “maxwell” — a cgs unit of magnetic flux equal to the flux perpendicular to an area of 1 square centimeter in a magnetic field of 1 gauss
From this reading We settled it atween us--that is, me and Maxwell and Morgan did--that when the night's work wos over we'd clear out o' Liverpool immediate, and make tracks separately for London, where we wos to meet at Maxwell's rooms.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It comes over me now to say as there wos a green carpet on the flore, and I dare say that's the reason why I sor the wision of Louis yesterday on the billiard table, and why it comes so orfen when I'm crossin' a green field.
come together
From this reading We settled it atween us--that is, me and Maxwell and Morgan did--that when the night's work wos over we'd clear out o' Liverpool immediate, and make tracks separately for London, where we wos to meet at Maxwell's rooms.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading At nine o'clock we all met together in that room, and if any one 'ad seed our faces 'e'd 'ave guessed there wos serious business on 'and.
MorgannounUS /ˈmɔːrɡən/
United States anthropologist who studied the Seneca (1818-1881)
From this reading We settled it atween us--that is, me and Maxwell and Morgan did--that when the night's work wos over we'd clear out o' Liverpool immediate, and make tracks separately for London, where we wos to meet at Maxwell's rooms.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I never noticed the color o' the carpet afore that night.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading I never noticed the color o' the carpet afore that night.
night'snounUS /naɪts/
possessive form of “night” — the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading We settled it atween us--that is, me and Maxwell and Morgan did--that when the night's work wos over we'd clear out o' Liverpool immediate, and make tracks separately for London, where we wos to meet at Maxwell's rooms.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading At nine o'clock we all met together in that room, and if any one 'ad seed our faces 'e'd 'ave guessed there wos serious business on 'and.
being perceived or observed
From this reading I never noticed the color o' the carpet afore that night.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading It comes over me now to say as there wos a green carpet on the flore, and I dare say that's the reason why I sor the wision of Louis yesterday on the billiard table, and why it comes so orfen when I'm crossin' a green field.
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 I never noticed the color o' the carpet afore that night.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading At nine o'clock we all met together in that room, and if any one 'ad seed our faces 'e'd 'ave guessed there wos serious business on 'and.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It comes over me now to say as there wos a green carpet on the flore, and I dare say that's the reason why I sor the wision of Louis yesterday on the billiard table, and why it comes so orfen when I'm crossin' a green field.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At nine o'clock we all met together in that room, and if any one 'ad seed our faces 'e'd 'ave guessed there wos serious business on 'and.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading At nine o'clock we all met together in that room, and if any one 'ad seed our faces 'e'd 'ave guessed there wos serious business on 'and.
orfen
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From this reading It comes over me now to say as there wos a green carpet on the flore, and I dare say that's the reason why I sor the wision of Louis yesterday on the billiard table, and why it comes so orfen when I'm crossin' a green field.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading At nine o'clock we all met together in that room, and if any one 'ad seed our faces 'e'd 'ave guessed there wos serious business on 'and.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading We settled it atween us--that is, me and Maxwell and Morgan did--that when the night's work wos over we'd clear out o' Liverpool immediate, and make tracks separately for London, where we wos to meet at Maxwell's rooms.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading It comes over me now to say as there wos a green carpet on the flore, and I dare say that's the reason why I sor the wision of Louis yesterday on the billiard table, and why it comes so orfen when I'm crossin' a green field.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading It comes over me now to say as there wos a green carpet on the flore, and I dare say that's the reason why I sor the wision of Louis yesterday on the billiard table, and why it comes so orfen when I'm crossin' a green field.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading At nine o'clock we all met together in that room, and if any one 'ad seed our faces 'e'd 'ave guessed there wos serious business on 'and.
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading We settled it atween us--that is, me and Maxwell and Morgan did--that when the night's work wos over we'd clear out o' Liverpool immediate, and make tracks separately for London, where we wos to meet at Maxwell's rooms.
express in words
From this reading It comes over me now to say as there wos a green carpet on the flore, and I dare say that's the reason why I sor the wision of Louis yesterday on the billiard table, and why it comes so orfen when I'm crossin' a green field.
seednounUS /siːd/
a small hard fruit
From this reading At nine o'clock we all met together in that room, and if any one 'ad seed our faces 'e'd 'ave guessed there wos serious business on 'and.
separatelyadverbUS /ˈsepərətli/
apart from others
From this reading We settled it atween us--that is, me and Maxwell and Morgan did--that when the night's work wos over we'd clear out o' Liverpool immediate, and make tracks separately for London, where we wos to meet at Maxwell's rooms.
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading At nine o'clock we all met together in that room, and if any one 'ad seed our faces 'e'd 'ave guessed there wos serious business on 'and.
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading We settled it atween us--that is, me and Maxwell and Morgan did--that when the night's work wos over we'd clear out o' Liverpool immediate, and make tracks separately for London, where we wos to meet at Maxwell's rooms.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It comes over me now to say as there wos a green carpet on the flore, and I dare say that's the reason why I sor the wision of Louis yesterday on the billiard table, and why it comes so orfen when I'm crossin' a green field.
sor
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From this reading It comes over me now to say as there wos a green carpet on the flore, and I dare say that's the reason why I sor the wision of Louis yesterday on the billiard table, and why it comes so orfen when I'm crossin' a green field.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading It comes over me now to say as there wos a green carpet on the flore, and I dare say that's the reason why I sor the wision of Louis yesterday on the billiard table, and why it comes so orfen when I'm crossin' a green field.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At nine o'clock we all met together in that room, and if any one 'ad seed our faces 'e'd 'ave guessed there wos serious business on 'and.
that's
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From this reading It comes over me now to say as there wos a green carpet on the flore, and I dare say that's the reason why I sor the wision of Louis yesterday on the billiard table, and why it comes so orfen when I'm crossin' a green field.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It comes over me now to say as there wos a green carpet on the flore, and I dare say that's the reason why I sor the wision of Louis yesterday on the billiard table, and why it comes so orfen when I'm crossin' a green field.
in or at that place or location
From this reading At nine o'clock we all met together in that room, and if any one 'ad seed our faces 'e'd 'ave guessed there wos serious business on 'and.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It comes over me now to say as there wos a green carpet on the flore, and I dare say that's the reason why I sor the wision of Louis yesterday on the billiard table, and why it comes so orfen when I'm crossin' a green field.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading At nine o'clock we all met together in that room, and if any one 'ad seed our faces 'e'd 'ave guessed there wos serious business on 'and.
tracksnounUS /træks/
plural of “track” — a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading We settled it atween us--that is, me and Maxwell and Morgan did--that when the night's work wos over we'd clear out o' Liverpool immediate, and make tracks separately for London, where we wos to meet at Maxwell's rooms.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We settled it atween us--that is, me and Maxwell and Morgan did--that when the night's work wos over we'd clear out o' Liverpool immediate, and make tracks separately for London, where we wos to meet at Maxwell's rooms.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading At nine o'clock we all met together in that room, and if any one 'ad seed our faces 'e'd 'ave guessed there wos serious business on 'and.
we'd
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From this reading We settled it atween us--that is, me and Maxwell and Morgan did--that when the night's work wos over we'd clear out o' Liverpool immediate, and make tracks separately for London, where we wos to meet at Maxwell's rooms.
at the time that
From this reading It comes over me now to say as there wos a green carpet on the flore, and I dare say that's the reason why I sor the wision of Louis yesterday on the billiard table, and why it comes so orfen when I'm crossin' a green field.
in or at the place that
From this reading We settled it atween us--that is, me and Maxwell and Morgan did--that when the night's work wos over we'd clear out o' Liverpool immediate, and make tracks separately for London, where we wos to meet at Maxwell's rooms.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading It comes over me now to say as there wos a green carpet on the flore, and I dare say that's the reason why I sor the wision of Louis yesterday on the billiard table, and why it comes so orfen when I'm crossin' a green field.
wision
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From this reading It comes over me now to say as there wos a green carpet on the flore, and I dare say that's the reason why I sor the wision of Louis yesterday on the billiard table, and why it comes so orfen when I'm crossin' a green field.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading We settled it atween us--that is, me and Maxwell and Morgan did--that when the night's work wos over we'd clear out o' Liverpool immediate, and make tracks separately for London, where we wos to meet at Maxwell's rooms.
wos
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From this reading At nine o'clock we all met together in that room, and if any one 'ad seed our faces 'e'd 'ave guessed there wos serious business on 'and.
wot
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From this reading And wot a night it wos!
the day immediately before today
From this reading It comes over me now to say as there wos a green carpet on the flore, and I dare say that's the reason why I sor the wision of Louis yesterday on the billiard table, and why it comes so orfen when I'm crossin' a green field.
