used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "_Tell us a story about a hoodoo, Uncle Jonah,_"-- Andy had driven Tom and Jerry in from the upper pasture for Uncle Jonah, who was forced to admit that Andy wasn't so bad a boy as he had thought.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "_Tell us a story about a hoodoo, Uncle Jonah,_"-- Andy had driven Tom and Jerry in from the upper pasture for Uncle Jonah, who was forced to admit that Andy wasn't so bad a boy as he had thought.
declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading "_Tell us a story about a hoodoo, Uncle Jonah,_"-- Andy had driven Tom and Jerry in from the upper pasture for Uncle Jonah, who was forced to admit that Andy wasn't so bad a boy as he had thought.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "_Tell us a story about a hoodoo, Uncle Jonah,_"-- Andy had driven Tom and Jerry in from the upper pasture for Uncle Jonah, who was forced to admit that Andy wasn't so bad a boy as he had thought.
Andy
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From this reading "_Tell us a story about a hoodoo, Uncle Jonah,_"-- Andy had driven Tom and Jerry in from the upper pasture for Uncle Jonah, who was forced to admit that Andy wasn't so bad a boy as he had thought.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "_Tell us a story about a hoodoo, Uncle Jonah,_"-- Andy had driven Tom and Jerry in from the upper pasture for Uncle Jonah, who was forced to admit that Andy wasn't so bad a boy as he had thought.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading It seemed a good time, therefore, to ask Uncle Jonah about the hoodoo.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Hortense asked.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading "_Tell us a story about a hoodoo, Uncle Jonah,_"-- Andy had driven Tom and Jerry in from the upper pasture for Uncle Jonah, who was forced to admit that Andy wasn't so bad a boy as he had thought.
boutnounUS /baʊt/
(sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive
From this reading "How come yo' 'quire 'bout dat?"
a youthful male person
From this reading "_Tell us a story about a hoodoo, Uncle Jonah,_"-- Andy had driven Tom and Jerry in from the upper pasture for Uncle Jonah, who was forced to admit that Andy wasn't so bad a boy as he had thought.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "How come yo' 'quire 'bout dat?"
a digital tape recording of sound
From this reading "How come yo' 'quire 'bout dat?"
compelled forcibly by an outside agency
From this reading "_Tell us a story about a hoodoo, Uncle Jonah,_"-- Andy had driven Tom and Jerry in from the upper pasture for Uncle Jonah, who was forced to admit that Andy wasn't so bad a boy as he had thought.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "_Tell us a story about a hoodoo, Uncle Jonah,_"-- Andy had driven Tom and Jerry in from the upper pasture for Uncle Jonah, who was forced to admit that Andy wasn't so bad a boy as he had thought.
produced by or subjected to forcing
From this reading "_Tell us a story about a hoodoo, Uncle Jonah,_"-- Andy had driven Tom and Jerry in from the upper pasture for Uncle Jonah, who was forced to admit that Andy wasn't so bad a boy as he had thought.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "_Tell us a story about a hoodoo, Uncle Jonah,_"-- Andy had driven Tom and Jerry in from the upper pasture for Uncle Jonah, who was forced to admit that Andy wasn't so bad a boy as he had thought.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading It seemed a good time, therefore, to ask Uncle Jonah about the hoodoo.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "_Tell us a story about a hoodoo, Uncle Jonah,_"-- Andy had driven Tom and Jerry in from the upper pasture for Uncle Jonah, who was forced to admit that Andy wasn't so bad a boy as he had thought.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "_Tell us a story about a hoodoo, Uncle Jonah,_"-- Andy had driven Tom and Jerry in from the upper pasture for Uncle Jonah, who was forced to admit that Andy wasn't so bad a boy as he had thought.
hoodoonoun
(geology) a column of weathered and unusually shaped rock
From this reading "_Tell us a story about a hoodoo, Uncle Jonah,_"-- Andy had driven Tom and Jerry in from the upper pasture for Uncle Jonah, who was forced to admit that Andy wasn't so bad a boy as he had thought.
Hortense
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From this reading Hortense asked.
How
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From this reading "How come yo' 'quire 'bout dat?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "_Tell us a story about a hoodoo, Uncle Jonah,_"-- Andy had driven Tom and Jerry in from the upper pasture for Uncle Jonah, who was forced to admit that Andy wasn't so bad a boy as he had thought.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What is the hoodoo, Uncle Jonah?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seemed a good time, therefore, to ask Uncle Jonah about the hoodoo.
JerrynounUS /ˈdʒeri/
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading "_Tell us a story about a hoodoo, Uncle Jonah,_"-- Andy had driven Tom and Jerry in from the upper pasture for Uncle Jonah, who was forced to admit that Andy wasn't so bad a boy as he had thought.
JonahnounUS /ˈdʒoʊnə/
(Old Testament) Jonah did not wish to become a prophet so God caused a great storm to throw him overboard from a ship; he was saved by being swallowed by a whale that vomited him out onto dry land
From this reading "_Tell us a story about a hoodoo, Uncle Jonah,_"-- Andy had driven Tom and Jerry in from the upper pasture for Uncle Jonah, who was forced to admit that Andy wasn't so bad a boy as he had thought.
pasturenounUS /ˈpæstʃər/
a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock
From this reading "_Tell us a story about a hoodoo, Uncle Jonah,_"-- Andy had driven Tom and Jerry in from the upper pasture for Uncle Jonah, who was forced to admit that Andy wasn't so bad a boy as he had thought.
quirenounUS /kwaɪr/
a quantity of paper; 24 or 25 sheets
From this reading "How come yo' 'quire 'bout dat?"
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It seemed a good time, therefore, to ask Uncle Jonah about the hoodoo.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "_Tell us a story about a hoodoo, Uncle Jonah,_"-- Andy had driven Tom and Jerry in from the upper pasture for Uncle Jonah, who was forced to admit that Andy wasn't so bad a boy as he had thought.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading "_Tell us a story about a hoodoo, Uncle Jonah,_"-- Andy had driven Tom and Jerry in from the upper pasture for Uncle Jonah, who was forced to admit that Andy wasn't so bad a boy as he had thought.
express in words
From this reading "_Tell us a story about a hoodoo, Uncle Jonah,_"-- Andy had driven Tom and Jerry in from the upper pasture for Uncle Jonah, who was forced to admit that Andy wasn't so bad a boy as he had thought.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "_Tell us a story about a hoodoo, Uncle Jonah,_"-- Andy had driven Tom and Jerry in from the upper pasture for Uncle Jonah, who was forced to admit that Andy wasn't so bad a boy as he had thought.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "_Tell us a story about a hoodoo, Uncle Jonah,_"-- Andy had driven Tom and Jerry in from the upper pasture for Uncle Jonah, who was forced to admit that Andy wasn't so bad a boy as he had thought.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading It seemed a good time, therefore, to ask Uncle Jonah about the hoodoo.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "_Tell us a story about a hoodoo, Uncle Jonah,_"-- Andy had driven Tom and Jerry in from the upper pasture for Uncle Jonah, who was forced to admit that Andy wasn't so bad a boy as he had thought.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading It seemed a good time, therefore, to ask Uncle Jonah about the hoodoo.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "_Tell us a story about a hoodoo, Uncle Jonah,_"-- Andy had driven Tom and Jerry in from the upper pasture for Uncle Jonah, who was forced to admit that Andy wasn't so bad a boy as he had thought.
male cat
From this reading "_Tell us a story about a hoodoo, Uncle Jonah,_"-- Andy had driven Tom and Jerry in from the upper pasture for Uncle Jonah, who was forced to admit that Andy wasn't so bad a boy as he had thought.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading "_Tell us a story about a hoodoo, Uncle Jonah,_"-- Andy had driven Tom and Jerry in from the upper pasture for Uncle Jonah, who was forced to admit that Andy wasn't so bad a boy as he had thought.
the topmost one of two
From this reading "_Tell us a story about a hoodoo, Uncle Jonah,_"-- Andy had driven Tom and Jerry in from the upper pasture for Uncle Jonah, who was forced to admit that Andy wasn't so bad a boy as he had thought.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "_Tell us a story about a hoodoo, Uncle Jonah,_"-- Andy had driven Tom and Jerry in from the upper pasture for Uncle Jonah, who was forced to admit that Andy wasn't so bad a boy as he had thought.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "_Tell us a story about a hoodoo, Uncle Jonah,_"-- Andy had driven Tom and Jerry in from the upper pasture for Uncle Jonah, who was forced to admit that Andy wasn't so bad a boy as he had thought.
wasn't
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From this reading "_Tell us a story about a hoodoo, Uncle Jonah,_"-- Andy had driven Tom and Jerry in from the upper pasture for Uncle Jonah, who was forced to admit that Andy wasn't so bad a boy as he had thought.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What is the hoodoo, Uncle Jonah?"
which person or people
From this reading "_Tell us a story about a hoodoo, Uncle Jonah,_"-- Andy had driven Tom and Jerry in from the upper pasture for Uncle Jonah, who was forced to admit that Andy wasn't so bad a boy as he had thought.
yo
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From this reading "How come yo' 'quire 'bout dat?"
