used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading You know yore business and you got a good cook.
ain't
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From this reading "You're nice boys, and good to yore mothers--what few of you ain't wore their gray hairs to the grave with yore frolicsome ways.
in addition
From this reading But I'm darned if I like this thing of two meals a day, one at a quarter to twelve at night and the other a quarter past twelve, also and likewise at night."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "You're nice boys, and good to yore mothers--what few of you ain't wore their gray hairs to the grave with yore frolicsome ways.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But I'm darned if I like this thing of two meals a day, one at a quarter to twelve at night and the other a quarter past twelve, also and likewise at night."
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading "You're nice boys, and good to yore mothers--what few of you ain't wore their gray hairs to the grave with yore frolicsome ways.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading You know yore business and you got a good cook.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I'm darned if I like this thing of two meals a day, one at a quarter to twelve at night and the other a quarter past twelve, also and likewise at night."
complaintnounUS /kəmˈpleɪnt/
an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
From this reading A tenderfoot might have thought that Hollister had some grounds for complaint.
prepare a hot meal
From this reading You know yore business and you got a good cook.
darnedadjectiveUS /dɑːrnd/
expletives used informally as intensifiers
From this reading But I'm darned if I like this thing of two meals a day, one at a quarter to twelve at night and the other a quarter past twelve, also and likewise at night."
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading But I'm darned if I like this thing of two meals a day, one at a quarter to twelve at night and the other a quarter past twelve, also and likewise at night."
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading "You're nice boys, and good to yore mothers--what few of you ain't wore their gray hairs to the grave with yore frolicsome ways.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A tenderfoot might have thought that Hollister had some grounds for complaint.
frolicsomeadjective
given to merry frolicking
From this reading "You're nice boys, and good to yore mothers--what few of you ain't wore their gray hairs to the grave with yore frolicsome ways.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "You're nice boys, and good to yore mothers--what few of you ain't wore their gray hairs to the grave with yore frolicsome ways.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading You know yore business and you got a good cook.
death of a person
From this reading "You're nice boys, and good to yore mothers--what few of you ain't wore their gray hairs to the grave with yore frolicsome ways.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading "You're nice boys, and good to yore mothers--what few of you ain't wore their gray hairs to the grave with yore frolicsome ways.
groundsnounUS /ɡraʊndz/
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading A tenderfoot might have thought that Hollister had some grounds for complaint.
grumbledverbUS /ˈɡrʌmbəld/
past form of “grumble” — show one's unhappiness or critical attitude
From this reading "I like yore outfit," Red Hollister grumbled.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A tenderfoot might have thought that Hollister had some grounds for complaint.
hairsnounUS /herz/
plural of “hair” — a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading "You're nice boys, and good to yore mothers--what few of you ain't wore their gray hairs to the grave with yore frolicsome ways.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A tenderfoot might have thought that Hollister had some grounds for complaint.
Hollister
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From this reading "I like yore outfit," Red Hollister grumbled.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I like yore outfit," Red Hollister grumbled.
I'm
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From this reading But I'm darned if I like this thing of two meals a day, one at a quarter to twelve at night and the other a quarter past twelve, also and likewise at night."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But I'm darned if I like this thing of two meals a day, one at a quarter to twelve at night and the other a quarter past twelve, also and likewise at night."
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading You know yore business and you got a good cook.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "I like yore outfit," Red Hollister grumbled.
in like or similar manner
From this reading But I'm darned if I like this thing of two meals a day, one at a quarter to twelve at night and the other a quarter past twelve, also and likewise at night."
mealsnounUS /miːlz/
plural of “meal” — the food served and eaten at one time
From this reading But I'm darned if I like this thing of two meals a day, one at a quarter to twelve at night and the other a quarter past twelve, also and likewise at night."
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading A tenderfoot might have thought that Hollister had some grounds for complaint.
mothersnounUS /ˈmʌðərz/
plural of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "You're nice boys, and good to yore mothers--what few of you ain't wore their gray hairs to the grave with yore frolicsome ways.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading "You're nice boys, and good to yore mothers--what few of you ain't wore their gray hairs to the grave with yore frolicsome ways.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading But I'm darned if I like this thing of two meals a day, one at a quarter to twelve at night and the other a quarter past twelve, also and likewise at night."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "You're nice boys, and good to yore mothers--what few of you ain't wore their gray hairs to the grave with yore frolicsome ways.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But I'm darned if I like this thing of two meals a day, one at a quarter to twelve at night and the other a quarter past twelve, also and likewise at night."
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading But I'm darned if I like this thing of two meals a day, one at a quarter to twelve at night and the other a quarter past twelve, also and likewise at night."
outfitnounUS /ˈaʊtfɪt/
any cohesive unit such as a military company
From this reading "I like yore outfit," Red Hollister grumbled.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading But I'm darned if I like this thing of two meals a day, one at a quarter to twelve at night and the other a quarter past twelve, also and likewise at night."
one of four equal parts
From this reading But I'm darned if I like this thing of two meals a day, one at a quarter to twelve at night and the other a quarter past twelve, also and likewise at night."
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading "I like yore outfit," Red Hollister grumbled.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading A tenderfoot might have thought that Hollister had some grounds for complaint.
tenderfootnoun
an inexperienced person (especially someone inexperienced in outdoor living)
From this reading A tenderfoot might have thought that Hollister had some grounds for complaint.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A tenderfoot might have thought that Hollister had some grounds for complaint.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "You're nice boys, and good to yore mothers--what few of you ain't wore their gray hairs to the grave with yore frolicsome ways.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "You're nice boys, and good to yore mothers--what few of you ain't wore their gray hairs to the grave with yore frolicsome ways.
a special situation
From this reading But I'm darned if I like this thing of two meals a day, one at a quarter to twelve at night and the other a quarter past twelve, also and likewise at night."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But I'm darned if I like this thing of two meals a day, one at a quarter to twelve at night and the other a quarter past twelve, also and likewise at night."
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading A tenderfoot might have thought that Hollister had some grounds for complaint.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You're nice boys, and good to yore mothers--what few of you ain't wore their gray hairs to the grave with yore frolicsome ways.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading But I'm darned if I like this thing of two meals a day, one at a quarter to twelve at night and the other a quarter past twelve, also and likewise at night."
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading But I'm darned if I like this thing of two meals a day, one at a quarter to twelve at night and the other a quarter past twelve, also and likewise at night."
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading "You're nice boys, and good to yore mothers--what few of you ain't wore their gray hairs to the grave with yore frolicsome ways.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "You're nice boys, and good to yore mothers--what few of you ain't wore their gray hairs to the grave with yore frolicsome ways.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "You're nice boys, and good to yore mothers--what few of you ain't wore their gray hairs to the grave with yore frolicsome ways.
inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
From this reading "You're nice boys, and good to yore mothers--what few of you ain't wore their gray hairs to the grave with yore frolicsome ways.
yorenounUS /jɔːr/
time long past
From this reading "I like yore outfit," Red Hollister grumbled.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You're nice boys, and good to yore mothers--what few of you ain't wore their gray hairs to the grave with yore frolicsome ways.
You're
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From this reading "You're nice boys, and good to yore mothers--what few of you ain't wore their gray hairs to the grave with yore frolicsome ways.
