used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Wal, of all the dinners that ever a white man sot down to, this yere is the beat!”
having fair knowledge of
From this reading He was barefooted, his toil-hardened hands and weather-beaten face were sadly soiled and begrimed, and his hair and whiskers looked as though they had never been made acquainted with a comb.
(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 “Wal, of all the dinners that ever a white man sot down to, this yere is the beat!”
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading As he spoke he drew an empty nail-keg from its corner, placed a board over the top of it, and seating himself, ran his eye over the slender stock of viands his wife had just placed on the table.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was barefooted, his toil-hardened hands and weather-beaten face were sadly soiled and begrimed, and his hair and whiskers looked as though they had never been made acquainted with a comb.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He was barefooted, his toil-hardened hands and weather-beaten face were sadly soiled and begrimed, and his hair and whiskers looked as though they had never been made acquainted with a comb.
barefootedadjective
without shoes
From this reading He was barefooted, his toil-hardened hands and weather-beaten face were sadly soiled and begrimed, and his hair and whiskers looked as though they had never been made acquainted with a comb.
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading “Wal, of all the dinners that ever a white man sot down to, this yere is the beat!”
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He was barefooted, his toil-hardened hands and weather-beaten face were sadly soiled and begrimed, and his hair and whiskers looked as though they had never been made acquainted with a comb.
begrimedadjective
thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot
From this reading He was barefooted, his toil-hardened hands and weather-beaten face were sadly soiled and begrimed, and his hair and whiskers looked as though they had never been made acquainted with a comb.
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading As he spoke he drew an empty nail-keg from its corner, placed a board over the top of it, and seating himself, ran his eye over the slender stock of viands his wife had just placed on the table.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading The speaker was Godfrey Evans--a tall, raw-boned man, dressed in a tattered, brown jean suit.
combverbUS /koʊm/
straighten with a comb
From this reading He was barefooted, his toil-hardened hands and weather-beaten face were sadly soiled and begrimed, and his hair and whiskers looked as though they had never been made acquainted with a comb.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading As he spoke he drew an empty nail-keg from its corner, placed a board over the top of it, and seating himself, ran his eye over the slender stock of viands his wife had just placed on the table.
dinnersnounUS /ˈdɪnərz/
plural of “dinner” — the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading “Wal, of all the dinners that ever a white man sot down to, this yere is the beat!”
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “Wal, of all the dinners that ever a white man sot down to, this yere is the beat!”
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading The speaker was Godfrey Evans--a tall, raw-boned man, dressed in a tattered, brown jean suit.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading As he spoke he drew an empty nail-keg from its corner, placed a board over the top of it, and seating himself, ran his eye over the slender stock of viands his wife had just placed on the table.
make void or empty of contents
From this reading As he spoke he drew an empty nail-keg from its corner, placed a board over the top of it, and seating himself, ran his eye over the slender stock of viands his wife had just placed on the table.
EVANSnounUS /ˈevənz/
United States anatomist who identified four pituitary hormones and discovered vitamin E (1882-1971)
From this reading GODFREY EVANS.
at any time
From this reading “Wal, of all the dinners that ever a white man sot down to, this yere is the beat!”
the organ of sight
From this reading As he spoke he drew an empty nail-keg from its corner, placed a board over the top of it, and seating himself, ran his eye over the slender stock of viands his wife had just placed on the table.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading He was barefooted, his toil-hardened hands and weather-beaten face were sadly soiled and begrimed, and his hair and whiskers looked as though they had never been made acquainted with a comb.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As he spoke he drew an empty nail-keg from its corner, placed a board over the top of it, and seating himself, ran his eye over the slender stock of viands his wife had just placed on the table.
GODFREY
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From this reading GODFREY EVANS.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was barefooted, his toil-hardened hands and weather-beaten face were sadly soiled and begrimed, and his hair and whiskers looked as though they had never been made acquainted with a comb.
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 He was barefooted, his toil-hardened hands and weather-beaten face were sadly soiled and begrimed, and his hair and whiskers looked as though they had never been made acquainted with a comb.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading He was barefooted, his toil-hardened hands and weather-beaten face were sadly soiled and begrimed, and his hair and whiskers looked as though they had never been made acquainted with a comb.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was barefooted, his toil-hardened hands and weather-beaten face were sadly soiled and begrimed, and his hair and whiskers looked as though they had never been made acquainted with a comb.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading As he spoke he drew an empty nail-keg from its corner, placed a board over the top of it, and seating himself, ran his eye over the slender stock of viands his wife had just placed on the table.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was barefooted, his toil-hardened hands and weather-beaten face were sadly soiled and begrimed, and his hair and whiskers looked as though they had never been made acquainted with a comb.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The speaker was Godfrey Evans--a tall, raw-boned man, dressed in a tattered, brown jean suit.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Wal, of all the dinners that ever a white man sot down to, this yere is the beat!”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As he spoke he drew an empty nail-keg from its corner, placed a board over the top of it, and seating himself, ran his eye over the slender stock of viands his wife had just placed on the table.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading As he spoke he drew an empty nail-keg from its corner, placed a board over the top of it, and seating himself, ran his eye over the slender stock of viands his wife had just placed on the table.
a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric
From this reading The speaker was Godfrey Evans--a tall, raw-boned man, dressed in a tattered, brown jean suit.
and nothing more
From this reading As he spoke he drew an empty nail-keg from its corner, placed a board over the top of it, and seating himself, ran his eye over the slender stock of viands his wife had just placed on the table.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He was barefooted, his toil-hardened hands and weather-beaten face were sadly soiled and begrimed, and his hair and whiskers looked as though they had never been made acquainted with a comb.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading He was barefooted, his toil-hardened hands and weather-beaten face were sadly soiled and begrimed, and his hair and whiskers looked as though they had never been made acquainted with a comb.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “Wal, of all the dinners that ever a white man sot down to, this yere is the beat!”
nail-keg
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From this reading As he spoke he drew an empty nail-keg from its corner, placed a board over the top of it, and seating himself, ran his eye over the slender stock of viands his wife had just placed on the table.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading He was barefooted, his toil-hardened hands and weather-beaten face were sadly soiled and begrimed, and his hair and whiskers looked as though they had never been made acquainted with a comb.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Wal, of all the dinners that ever a white man sot down to, this yere is the beat!”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As he spoke he drew an empty nail-keg from its corner, placed a board over the top of it, and seating himself, ran his eye over the slender stock of viands his wife had just placed on the table.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading As he spoke he drew an empty nail-keg from its corner, placed a board over the top of it, and seating himself, ran his eye over the slender stock of viands his wife had just placed on the table.
situated in a particular spot or position
From this reading As he spoke he drew an empty nail-keg from its corner, placed a board over the top of it, and seating himself, ran his eye over the slender stock of viands his wife had just placed on the table.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading As he spoke he drew an empty nail-keg from its corner, placed a board over the top of it, and seating himself, ran his eye over the slender stock of viands his wife had just placed on the table.
raw-boned
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From this reading The speaker was Godfrey Evans--a tall, raw-boned man, dressed in a tattered, brown jean suit.
in an unfortunate way
From this reading He was barefooted, his toil-hardened hands and weather-beaten face were sadly soiled and begrimed, and his hair and whiskers looked as though they had never been made acquainted with a comb.
seatingnounUS /ˈsiːtɪŋ/
an area that includes places where several people can sit
From this reading As he spoke he drew an empty nail-keg from its corner, placed a board over the top of it, and seating himself, ran his eye over the slender stock of viands his wife had just placed on the table.
being of delicate or slender build
From this reading As he spoke he drew an empty nail-keg from its corner, placed a board over the top of it, and seating himself, ran his eye over the slender stock of viands his wife had just placed on the table.
soiledadjectiveUS /sɔɪld/
soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
From this reading He was barefooted, his toil-hardened hands and weather-beaten face were sadly soiled and begrimed, and his hair and whiskers looked as though they had never been made acquainted with a comb.
sotnounUS /sɔːt/
a chronic drinker
From this reading “Wal, of all the dinners that ever a white man sot down to, this yere is the beat!”
speakernounUS /ˈspiːkər/
someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous)
From this reading The speaker was Godfrey Evans--a tall, raw-boned man, dressed in a tattered, brown jean suit.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading As he spoke he drew an empty nail-keg from its corner, placed a board over the top of it, and seating himself, ran his eye over the slender stock of viands his wife had just placed on the table.
the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest
From this reading As he spoke he drew an empty nail-keg from its corner, placed a board over the top of it, and seating himself, ran his eye over the slender stock of viands his wife had just placed on the table.
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading The speaker was Godfrey Evans--a tall, raw-boned man, dressed in a tattered, brown jean suit.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading As he spoke he drew an empty nail-keg from its corner, placed a board over the top of it, and seating himself, ran his eye over the slender stock of viands his wife had just placed on the table.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading The speaker was Godfrey Evans--a tall, raw-boned man, dressed in a tattered, brown jean suit.
tatteredadjectiveUS /ˈtætərd/
worn to shreds; or wearing torn or ragged clothing
From this reading The speaker was Godfrey Evans--a tall, raw-boned man, dressed in a tattered, brown jean suit.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Wal, of all the dinners that ever a white man sot down to, this yere is the beat!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Wal, of all the dinners that ever a white man sot down to, this yere is the beat!”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was barefooted, his toil-hardened hands and weather-beaten face were sadly soiled and begrimed, and his hair and whiskers looked as though they had never been made acquainted with a comb.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Wal, of all the dinners that ever a white man sot down to, this yere is the beat!”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading He was barefooted, his toil-hardened hands and weather-beaten face were sadly soiled and begrimed, and his hair and whiskers looked as though they had never been made acquainted with a comb.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Wal, of all the dinners that ever a white man sot down to, this yere is the beat!”
toil-hardened
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From this reading He was barefooted, his toil-hardened hands and weather-beaten face were sadly soiled and begrimed, and his hair and whiskers looked as though they had never been made acquainted with a comb.
the upper part of anything
From this reading As he spoke he drew an empty nail-keg from its corner, placed a board over the top of it, and seating himself, ran his eye over the slender stock of viands his wife had just placed on the table.
viandsnoun
a stock or supply of foods
From this reading As he spoke he drew an empty nail-keg from its corner, placed a board over the top of it, and seating himself, ran his eye over the slender stock of viands his wife had just placed on the table.
Wal
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From this reading “Wal, of all the dinners that ever a white man sot down to, this yere is the beat!”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The speaker was Godfrey Evans--a tall, raw-boned man, dressed in a tattered, brown jean suit.
weather-beatenadjective
tanned and coarsened from being outdoors
From this reading He was barefooted, his toil-hardened hands and weather-beaten face were sadly soiled and begrimed, and his hair and whiskers looked as though they had never been made acquainted with a comb.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He was barefooted, his toil-hardened hands and weather-beaten face were sadly soiled and begrimed, and his hair and whiskers looked as though they had never been made acquainted with a comb.
whiskersnounUS /ˈwɪskərz/
the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
From this reading He was barefooted, his toil-hardened hands and weather-beaten face were sadly soiled and begrimed, and his hair and whiskers looked as though they had never been made acquainted with a comb.
a Caucasian
From this reading “Wal, of all the dinners that ever a white man sot down to, this yere is the beat!”
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading As he spoke he drew an empty nail-keg from its corner, placed a board over the top of it, and seating himself, ran his eye over the slender stock of viands his wife had just placed on the table.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was barefooted, his toil-hardened hands and weather-beaten face were sadly soiled and begrimed, and his hair and whiskers looked as though they had never been made acquainted with a comb.
yere
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From this reading “Wal, of all the dinners that ever a white man sot down to, this yere is the beat!”
