used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Yes, sar, I'm goin' to raise a furse here now, an' I won't be long about it, nuther.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Yes, sar, I'm goin' to raise a furse here now, an' I won't be long about it, nuther.
a quantity of money
From this reading They think I don't amount to nothin' in this yere house, but I'll show 'em that I do.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Yes, sar, I'm goin' to raise a furse here now, an' I won't be long about it, nuther.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Pap bein' away, I had oughter be the man of the family, an' that leetle Dave shan't crowd me outen the place, nuther.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading When he comes back to-night his eyes'll stick out so't a feller could hang his hat onto 'em.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Yes, sar, I'm goin' to raise a furse here now, an' I won't be long about it, nuther.
bein
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From this reading Pap bein' away, I had oughter be the man of the family, an' that leetle Dave shan't crowd me outen the place, nuther.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They think I don't amount to nothin' in this yere house, but I'll show 'em that I do.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading When he comes back to-night his eyes'll stick out so't a feller could hang his hat onto 'em.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading When he comes back to-night his eyes'll stick out so't a feller could hang his hat onto 'em.
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading Pap bein' away, I had oughter be the man of the family, an' that leetle Dave shan't crowd me outen the place, nuther.
Dave
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From this reading Pap bein' away, I had oughter be the man of the family, an' that leetle Dave shan't crowd me outen the place, nuther.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading They think I don't amount to nothin' in this yere house, but I'll show 'em that I do.
don't
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From this reading They think I don't amount to nothin' in this yere house, but I'll show 'em that I do.
a quad with a square body
From this reading They think I don't amount to nothin' in this yere house, but I'll show 'em that I do.
eyes'll
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From this reading When he comes back to-night his eyes'll stick out so't a feller could hang his hat onto 'em.
a social unit living together
From this reading Pap bein' away, I had oughter be the man of the family, an' that leetle Dave shan't crowd me outen the place, nuther.
fellernounUS /ˈfelər/
a person who fells trees
From this reading When he comes back to-night his eyes'll stick out so't a feller could hang his hat onto 'em.
furse
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From this reading "Yes, sar, I'm goin' to raise a furse here now, an' I won't be long about it, nuther.
goin
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From this reading "Yes, sar, I'm goin' to raise a furse here now, an' I won't be long about it, nuther.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Pap bein' away, I had oughter be the man of the family, an' that leetle Dave shan't crowd me outen the place, nuther.
be suspended or hanging
From this reading When he comes back to-night his eyes'll stick out so't a feller could hang his hat onto 'em.
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading When he comes back to-night his eyes'll stick out so't a feller could hang his hat onto 'em.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When he comes back to-night his eyes'll stick out so't a feller could hang his hat onto 'em.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Yes, sar, I'm goin' to raise a furse here now, an' I won't be long about it, nuther.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When he comes back to-night his eyes'll stick out so't a feller could hang his hat onto 'em.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading They think I don't amount to nothin' in this yere house, but I'll show 'em that I do.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yes, sar, I'm goin' to raise a furse here now, an' I won't be long about it, nuther.
I'll
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From this reading They think I don't amount to nothin' in this yere house, but I'll show 'em that I do.
I'm
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From this reading "Yes, sar, I'm goin' to raise a furse here now, an' I won't be long about it, nuther.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They think I don't amount to nothin' in this yere house, but I'll show 'em that I do.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Yes, sar, I'm goin' to raise a furse here now, an' I won't be long about it, nuther.
leetle
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From this reading Pap bein' away, I had oughter be the man of the family, an' that leetle Dave shan't crowd me outen the place, nuther.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading "Yes, sar, I'm goin' to raise a furse here now, an' I won't be long about it, nuther.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Pap bein' away, I had oughter be the man of the family, an' that leetle Dave shan't crowd me outen the place, nuther.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Pap bein' away, I had oughter be the man of the family, an' that leetle Dave shan't crowd me outen the place, nuther.
nothin
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From this reading They think I don't amount to nothin' in this yere house, but I'll show 'em that I do.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Yes, sar, I'm goin' to raise a furse here now, an' I won't be long about it, nuther.
nuther
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From this reading "Yes, sar, I'm goin' to raise a furse here now, an' I won't be long about it, nuther.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Pap bein' away, I had oughter be the man of the family, an' that leetle Dave shan't crowd me outen the place, nuther.
ontoprepositionUS /ˈɑːntuː/
moving to a position on a surface
From this reading When he comes back to-night his eyes'll stick out so't a feller could hang his hat onto 'em.
oughter
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From this reading Pap bein' away, I had oughter be the man of the family, an' that leetle Dave shan't crowd me outen the place, nuther.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading When he comes back to-night his eyes'll stick out so't a feller could hang his hat onto 'em.
outen
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From this reading Pap bein' away, I had oughter be the man of the family, an' that leetle Dave shan't crowd me outen the place, nuther.
PapnounUS /pæp/
worthless or oversimplified ideas
From this reading Pap bein' away, I had oughter be the man of the family, an' that leetle Dave shan't crowd me outen the place, nuther.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Pap bein' away, I had oughter be the man of the family, an' that leetle Dave shan't crowd me outen the place, nuther.
POINTERnounUS /ˈpɔɪntər/
a mark to indicate a direction or relation
From this reading WHERE THE POINTER WAS.
raise the level or amount of something
From this reading "Yes, sar, I'm goin' to raise a furse here now, an' I won't be long about it, nuther.
sar
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From this reading "Yes, sar, I'm goin' to raise a furse here now, an' I won't be long about it, nuther.
shan't
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From this reading Pap bein' away, I had oughter be the man of the family, an' that leetle Dave shan't crowd me outen the place, nuther.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading They think I don't amount to nothin' in this yere house, but I'll show 'em that I do.
so't
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From this reading When he comes back to-night his eyes'll stick out so't a feller could hang his hat onto 'em.
put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading When he comes back to-night his eyes'll stick out so't a feller could hang his hat onto 'em.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They think I don't amount to nothin' in this yere house, but I'll show 'em that I do.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHERE THE POINTER WAS.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They think I don't amount to nothin' in this yere house, but I'll show 'em that I do.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading They think I don't amount to nothin' in this yere house, but I'll show 'em that I do.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading They think I don't amount to nothin' in this yere house, but I'll show 'em that I do.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Yes, sar, I'm goin' to raise a furse here now, an' I won't be long about it, nuther.
to-night
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From this reading When he comes back to-night his eyes'll stick out so't a feller could hang his hat onto 'em.
WASauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WHERE THE POINTER WAS.
at the time that
From this reading When he comes back to-night his eyes'll stick out so't a feller could hang his hat onto 'em.
in or at the place that
From this reading WHERE THE POINTER WAS.
won't
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From this reading "Yes, sar, I'm goin' to raise a furse here now, an' I won't be long about it, nuther.
yere
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From this reading They think I don't amount to nothin' in this yere house, but I'll show 'em that I do.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, sar, I'm goin' to raise a furse here now, an' I won't be long about it, nuther.
