used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And now, good comrades, what shall it be, A dungeon cell or a gallows tree?
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading For one brief and fleeting moment, old Jonas's whole body seemed to be wrenched out of socket, as Mr. Sanders said afterward; his hat fell off, and it was as much as he could do to keep his feet.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And now, good comrades, what shall it be, A dungeon cell or a gallows tree?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading --_Varner's Lynching Songs._ Never, since the day you were born, have you seen such a jump, or heard such a grunt as old Jonas gave.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He scowled, and then he tried to smile, but the scowl felt very much at home on his wrinkled countenance, and refused to be ousted by a feeble smile.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And now, good comrades, what shall it be, A dungeon cell or a gallows tree?
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading For one brief and fleeting moment, old Jonas's whole body seemed to be wrenched out of socket, as Mr. Sanders said afterward; his hat fell off, and it was as much as he could do to keep his feet.
brought into existence
From this reading --_Varner's Lynching Songs._ Never, since the day you were born, have you seen such a jump, or heard such a grunt as old Jonas gave.
of short duration or distance
From this reading For one brief and fleeting moment, old Jonas's whole body seemed to be wrenched out of socket, as Mr. Sanders said afterward; his hat fell off, and it was as much as he could do to keep his feet.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He scowled, and then he tried to smile, but the scowl felt very much at home on his wrinkled countenance, and refused to be ousted by a feeble smile.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He scowled, and then he tried to smile, but the scowl felt very much at home on his wrinkled countenance, and refused to be ousted by a feeble smile.
cellnounUS /sel/
A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.
From this reading And now, good comrades, what shall it be, A dungeon cell or a gallows tree?
plural of “comrade” — a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading And now, good comrades, what shall it be, A dungeon cell or a gallows tree?
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading For one brief and fleeting moment, old Jonas's whole body seemed to be wrenched out of socket, as Mr. Sanders said afterward; his hat fell off, and it was as much as he could do to keep his feet.
the appearance conveyed by a person's face
From this reading He scowled, and then he tried to smile, but the scowl felt very much at home on his wrinkled countenance, and refused to be ousted by a feeble smile.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading --_Varner's Lynching Songs._ Never, since the day you were born, have you seen such a jump, or heard such a grunt as old Jonas gave.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading For one brief and fleeting moment, old Jonas's whole body seemed to be wrenched out of socket, as Mr. Sanders said afterward; his hat fell off, and it was as much as he could do to keep his feet.
dungeonnounUS /ˈdʌndʒən/
the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress
From this reading And now, good comrades, what shall it be, A dungeon cell or a gallows tree?
Eighteen-Hundred-and-under-the-Bushes
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From this reading You would have thought the Ku-Klux had him, for this was the year Eighteen-Hundred-and-under-the-Bushes, with old Raw-Head-and-Bloody-Bones keeping his green eyes wide open.
opinion or judgment
From this reading You would have thought the Ku-Klux had him, for this was the year Eighteen-Hundred-and-under-the-Bushes, with old Raw-Head-and-Bloody-Bones keeping his green eyes wide open.
feebleadjectiveUS /ˈfiːbəl/
pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness
From this reading He scowled, and then he tried to smile, but the scowl felt very much at home on his wrinkled countenance, and refused to be ousted by a feeble smile.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading For one brief and fleeting moment, old Jonas's whole body seemed to be wrenched out of socket, as Mr. Sanders said afterward; his hat fell off, and it was as much as he could do to keep his feet.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading For one brief and fleeting moment, old Jonas's whole body seemed to be wrenched out of socket, as Mr. Sanders said afterward; his hat fell off, and it was as much as he could do to keep his feet.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading He scowled, and then he tried to smile, but the scowl felt very much at home on his wrinkled countenance, and refused to be ousted by a feeble smile.
fleetingadjectiveUS /ˈfliːtɪŋ/
lasting for a markedly brief time
From this reading For one brief and fleeting moment, old Jonas's whole body seemed to be wrenched out of socket, as Mr. Sanders said afterward; his hat fell off, and it was as much as he could do to keep his feet.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading You would have thought the Ku-Klux had him, for this was the year Eighteen-Hundred-and-under-the-Bushes, with old Raw-Head-and-Bloody-Bones keeping his green eyes wide open.
gallowsnounUS /ˈɡæloʊz/
an instrument of execution consisting of a wooden frame from which a condemned person is executed by hanging
From this reading And now, good comrades, what shall it be, A dungeon cell or a gallows tree?
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading --_Varner's Lynching Songs._ Never, since the day you were born, have you seen such a jump, or heard such a grunt as old Jonas gave.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading And now, good comrades, what shall it be, A dungeon cell or a gallows tree?
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading You would have thought the Ku-Klux had him, for this was the year Eighteen-Hundred-and-under-the-Bushes, with old Raw-Head-and-Bloody-Bones keeping his green eyes wide open.
gruntnounUS /ɡrʌnt/
the short low gruff noise of the kind made by hogs
From this reading --_Varner's Lynching Songs._ Never, since the day you were born, have you seen such a jump, or heard such a grunt as old Jonas gave.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading You would have thought the Ku-Klux had him, for this was the year Eighteen-Hundred-and-under-the-Bushes, with old Raw-Head-and-Bloody-Bones keeping his green eyes wide open.
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading For one brief and fleeting moment, old Jonas's whole body seemed to be wrenched out of socket, as Mr. Sanders said afterward; his hat fell off, and it was as much as he could do to keep his feet.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading --_Varner's Lynching Songs._ Never, since the day you were born, have you seen such a jump, or heard such a grunt as old Jonas gave.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For one brief and fleeting moment, old Jonas's whole body seemed to be wrenched out of socket, as Mr. Sanders said afterward; his hat fell off, and it was as much as he could do to keep his feet.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading --_Varner's Lynching Songs._ Never, since the day you were born, have you seen such a jump, or heard such a grunt as old Jonas gave.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You would have thought the Ku-Klux had him, for this was the year Eighteen-Hundred-and-under-the-Bushes, with old Raw-Head-and-Bloody-Bones keeping his green eyes wide open.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading You would have thought the Ku-Klux had him, for this was the year Eighteen-Hundred-and-under-the-Bushes, with old Raw-Head-and-Bloody-Bones keeping his green eyes wide open.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading He scowled, and then he tried to smile, but the scowl felt very much at home on his wrinkled countenance, and refused to be ousted by a feeble smile.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And now, good comrades, what shall it be, A dungeon cell or a gallows tree?
Jonas
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From this reading --_Varner's Lynching Songs._ Never, since the day you were born, have you seen such a jump, or heard such a grunt as old Jonas gave.
Jonas's
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From this reading For one brief and fleeting moment, old Jonas's whole body seemed to be wrenched out of socket, as Mr. Sanders said afterward; his hat fell off, and it was as much as he could do to keep his feet.
move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading --_Varner's Lynching Songs._ Never, since the day you were born, have you seen such a jump, or heard such a grunt as old Jonas gave.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading For one brief and fleeting moment, old Jonas's whole body seemed to be wrenched out of socket, as Mr. Sanders said afterward; his hat fell off, and it was as much as he could do to keep his feet.
conformity or harmony
From this reading You would have thought the Ku-Klux had him, for this was the year Eighteen-Hundred-and-under-the-Bushes, with old Raw-Head-and-Bloody-Bones keeping his green eyes wide open.
Ku-Klux
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From this reading You would have thought the Ku-Klux had him, for this was the year Eighteen-Hundred-and-under-the-Bushes, with old Raw-Head-and-Bloody-Bones keeping his green eyes wide open.
LynchingnounUS /ˈlɪntʃɪŋ/
putting a person to death by mob action without due process of law
From this reading --_Varner's Lynching Songs._ Never, since the day you were born, have you seen such a jump, or heard such a grunt as old Jonas gave.
a particular point in time
From this reading For one brief and fleeting moment, old Jonas's whole body seemed to be wrenched out of socket, as Mr. Sanders said afterward; his hat fell off, and it was as much as he could do to keep his feet.
a form of address for a man
From this reading For one brief and fleeting moment, old Jonas's whole body seemed to be wrenched out of socket, as Mr. Sanders said afterward; his hat fell off, and it was as much as he could do to keep his feet.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading For one brief and fleeting moment, old Jonas's whole body seemed to be wrenched out of socket, as Mr. Sanders said afterward; his hat fell off, and it was as much as he could do to keep his feet.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading --_Varner's Lynching Songs._ Never, since the day you were born, have you seen such a jump, or heard such a grunt as old Jonas gave.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading And now, good comrades, what shall it be, A dungeon cell or a gallows tree?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For one brief and fleeting moment, old Jonas's whole body seemed to be wrenched out of socket, as Mr. Sanders said afterward; his hat fell off, and it was as much as he could do to keep his feet.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading For one brief and fleeting moment, old Jonas's whole body seemed to be wrenched out of socket, as Mr. Sanders said afterward; his hat fell off, and it was as much as he could do to keep his feet.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading --_Varner's Lynching Songs._ Never, since the day you were born, have you seen such a jump, or heard such a grunt as old Jonas gave.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He scowled, and then he tried to smile, but the scowl felt very much at home on his wrinkled countenance, and refused to be ousted by a feeble smile.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading For one brief and fleeting moment, old Jonas's whole body seemed to be wrenched out of socket, as Mr. Sanders said afterward; his hat fell off, and it was as much as he could do to keep his feet.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading You would have thought the Ku-Klux had him, for this was the year Eighteen-Hundred-and-under-the-Bushes, with old Raw-Head-and-Bloody-Bones keeping his green eyes wide open.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading And now, good comrades, what shall it be, A dungeon cell or a gallows tree?
oustedverbUS /ˈaʊstɪd/
past form of “oust” — remove from a position or office
From this reading He scowled, and then he tried to smile, but the scowl felt very much at home on his wrinkled countenance, and refused to be ousted by a feeble smile.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading For one brief and fleeting moment, old Jonas's whole body seemed to be wrenched out of socket, as Mr. Sanders said afterward; his hat fell off, and it was as much as he could do to keep his feet.
Raw-Head-and-Bloody-Bones
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From this reading You would have thought the Ku-Klux had him, for this was the year Eighteen-Hundred-and-under-the-Bushes, with old Raw-Head-and-Bloody-Bones keeping his green eyes wide open.
past form of “refuse” — show unwillingness towards
From this reading He scowled, and then he tried to smile, but the scowl felt very much at home on his wrinkled countenance, and refused to be ousted by a feeble smile.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading For one brief and fleeting moment, old Jonas's whole body seemed to be wrenched out of socket, as Mr. Sanders said afterward; his hat fell off, and it was as much as he could do to keep his feet.
SandersnounUS /ˈsændərz/
plural of “sander” — a power tool used for sanding wood; an endless loop of sandpaper is moved at high speed by an electric motor
From this reading For one brief and fleeting moment, old Jonas's whole body seemed to be wrenched out of socket, as Mr. Sanders said afterward; his hat fell off, and it was as much as he could do to keep his feet.
scowlnounUS /skaʊl/
a facial expression of dislike or displeasure
From this reading He scowled, and then he tried to smile, but the scowl felt very much at home on his wrinkled countenance, and refused to be ousted by a feeble smile.
scowledverbUS /skaʊld/
past form of “scowl” — frown with displeasure
From this reading He scowled, and then he tried to smile, but the scowl felt very much at home on his wrinkled countenance, and refused to be ousted by a feeble smile.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading For one brief and fleeting moment, old Jonas's whole body seemed to be wrenched out of socket, as Mr. Sanders said afterward; his hat fell off, and it was as much as he could do to keep his feet.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading --_Varner's Lynching Songs._ Never, since the day you were born, have you seen such a jump, or heard such a grunt as old Jonas gave.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading And now, good comrades, what shall it be, A dungeon cell or a gallows tree?
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading --_Varner's Lynching Songs._ Never, since the day you were born, have you seen such a jump, or heard such a grunt as old Jonas gave.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading He scowled, and then he tried to smile, but the scowl felt very much at home on his wrinkled countenance, and refused to be ousted by a feeble smile.
socketnounUS /ˈsɑːkət/
a bony hollow into which a structure fits
From this reading For one brief and fleeting moment, old Jonas's whole body seemed to be wrenched out of socket, as Mr. Sanders said afterward; his hat fell off, and it was as much as he could do to keep his feet.
plural of “song” — a short musical composition with words
From this reading --_Varner's Lynching Songs._ Never, since the day you were born, have you seen such a jump, or heard such a grunt as old Jonas gave.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading --_Varner's Lynching Songs._ Never, since the day you were born, have you seen such a jump, or heard such a grunt as old Jonas gave.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading --_Varner's Lynching Songs._ Never, since the day you were born, have you seen such a jump, or heard such a grunt as old Jonas gave.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading He scowled, and then he tried to smile, but the scowl felt very much at home on his wrinkled countenance, and refused to be ousted by a feeble smile.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading You would have thought the Ku-Klux had him, for this was the year Eighteen-Hundred-and-under-the-Bushes, with old Raw-Head-and-Bloody-Bones keeping his green eyes wide open.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading You would have thought the Ku-Klux had him, for this was the year Eighteen-Hundred-and-under-the-Bushes, with old Raw-Head-and-Bloody-Bones keeping his green eyes wide open.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For one brief and fleeting moment, old Jonas's whole body seemed to be wrenched out of socket, as Mr. Sanders said afterward; his hat fell off, and it was as much as he could do to keep his feet.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading And now, good comrades, what shall it be, A dungeon cell or a gallows tree?
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading He scowled, and then he tried to smile, but the scowl felt very much at home on his wrinkled countenance, and refused to be ousted by a feeble smile.
Varner's
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From this reading --_Varner's Lynching Songs._ Never, since the day you were born, have you seen such a jump, or heard such a grunt as old Jonas gave.
precisely as stated
From this reading He scowled, and then he tried to smile, but the scowl felt very much at home on his wrinkled countenance, and refused to be ousted by a feeble smile.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You would have thought the Ku-Klux had him, for this was the year Eighteen-Hundred-and-under-the-Bushes, with old Raw-Head-and-Bloody-Bones keeping his green eyes wide open.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading --_Varner's Lynching Songs._ Never, since the day you were born, have you seen such a jump, or heard such a grunt as old Jonas gave.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And now, good comrades, what shall it be, A dungeon cell or a gallows tree?
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading For one brief and fleeting moment, old Jonas's whole body seemed to be wrenched out of socket, as Mr. Sanders said afterward; his hat fell off, and it was as much as he could do to keep his feet.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading You would have thought the Ku-Klux had him, for this was the year Eighteen-Hundred-and-under-the-Bushes, with old Raw-Head-and-Bloody-Bones keeping his green eyes wide open.
in the company of; together with
From this reading You would have thought the Ku-Klux had him, for this was the year Eighteen-Hundred-and-under-the-Bushes, with old Raw-Head-and-Bloody-Bones keeping his green eyes wide open.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading You would have thought the Ku-Klux had him, for this was the year Eighteen-Hundred-and-under-the-Bushes, with old Raw-Head-and-Bloody-Bones keeping his green eyes wide open.
wrenchedverbUS /rentʃt/
past form of “wrench” — twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates
From this reading For one brief and fleeting moment, old Jonas's whole body seemed to be wrenched out of socket, as Mr. Sanders said afterward; his hat fell off, and it was as much as he could do to keep his feet.
wrinkledadjectiveUS /ˈrɪŋkəld/
marked by wrinkles
From this reading He scowled, and then he tried to smile, but the scowl felt very much at home on his wrinkled countenance, and refused to be ousted by a feeble smile.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading You would have thought the Ku-Klux had him, for this was the year Eighteen-Hundred-and-under-the-Bushes, with old Raw-Head-and-Bloody-Bones keeping his green eyes wide open.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading --_Varner's Lynching Songs._ Never, since the day you were born, have you seen such a jump, or heard such a grunt as old Jonas gave.
