used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A Story of the South Shore "C'nvention?
(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 "Oh, it's a lot o' men, 'n they meet and chew tobacco and scatter the votes all over the floor, till it looks _worse_ than a pigsty, Thankful says, 'n then they come over here 'n eat 'n eat till they're fit to burst.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Oh, it's a lot o' men, 'n they meet and chew tobacco and scatter the votes all over the floor, till it looks _worse_ than a pigsty, Thankful says, 'n then they come over here 'n eat 'n eat till they're fit to burst.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I shall be glad when I'm old enough to go to c'nvention."
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading "Oh, it's a lot o' men, 'n they meet and chew tobacco and scatter the votes all over the floor, till it looks _worse_ than a pigsty, Thankful says, 'n then they come over here 'n eat 'n eat till they're fit to burst.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it's fun!
C'nvention
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From this reading A Story of the South Shore "C'nvention?
chewverbUS /tʃuː/
chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth
From this reading "Oh, it's a lot o' men, 'n they meet and chew tobacco and scatter the votes all over the floor, till it looks _worse_ than a pigsty, Thankful says, 'n then they come over here 'n eat 'n eat till they're fit to burst.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Oh, it's a lot o' men, 'n they meet and chew tobacco and scatter the votes all over the floor, till it looks _worse_ than a pigsty, Thankful says, 'n then they come over here 'n eat 'n eat till they're fit to burst.
take in solid food
From this reading "Oh, it's a lot o' men, 'n they meet and chew tobacco and scatter the votes all over the floor, till it looks _worse_ than a pigsty, Thankful says, 'n then they come over here 'n eat 'n eat till they're fit to burst.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading I shall be glad when I'm old enough to go to c'nvention."
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading "Oh, it's a lot o' men, 'n they meet and chew tobacco and scatter the votes all over the floor, till it looks _worse_ than a pigsty, Thankful says, 'n then they come over here 'n eat 'n eat till they're fit to burst.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading "Oh, it's a lot o' men, 'n they meet and chew tobacco and scatter the votes all over the floor, till it looks _worse_ than a pigsty, Thankful says, 'n then they come over here 'n eat 'n eat till they're fit to burst.
activities that are enjoyable or amusing
From this reading But it's fun!
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading I shall be glad when I'm old enough to go to c'nvention."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I shall be glad when I'm old enough to go to c'nvention."
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Oh, it's a lot o' men, 'n they meet and chew tobacco and scatter the votes all over the floor, till it looks _worse_ than a pigsty, Thankful says, 'n then they come over here 'n eat 'n eat till they're fit to burst.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I shall be glad when I'm old enough to go to c'nvention."
I'm
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From this reading I shall be glad when I'm old enough to go to c'nvention."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Oh, it's a lot o' men, 'n they meet and chew tobacco and scatter the votes all over the floor, till it looks _worse_ than a pigsty, Thankful says, 'n then they come over here 'n eat 'n eat till they're fit to burst.
it's
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From this reading "Oh, it's a lot o' men, 'n they meet and chew tobacco and scatter the votes all over the floor, till it looks _worse_ than a pigsty, Thankful says, 'n then they come over here 'n eat 'n eat till they're fit to burst.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading "Oh, it's a lot o' men, 'n they meet and chew tobacco and scatter the votes all over the floor, till it looks _worse_ than a pigsty, Thankful says, 'n then they come over here 'n eat 'n eat till they're fit to burst.
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading "Oh, it's a lot o' men, 'n they meet and chew tobacco and scatter the votes all over the floor, till it looks _worse_ than a pigsty, Thankful says, 'n then they come over here 'n eat 'n eat till they're fit to burst.
come together
From this reading "Oh, it's a lot o' men, 'n they meet and chew tobacco and scatter the votes all over the floor, till it looks _worse_ than a pigsty, Thankful says, 'n then they come over here 'n eat 'n eat till they're fit to burst.
the force of workers available
From this reading "Oh, it's a lot o' men, 'n they meet and chew tobacco and scatter the votes all over the floor, till it looks _worse_ than a pigsty, Thankful says, 'n then they come over here 'n eat 'n eat till they're fit to burst.
a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues
From this reading "Oh, it's a lot o' men, 'n they meet and chew tobacco and scatter the votes all over the floor, till it looks _worse_ than a pigsty, Thankful says, 'n then they come over here 'n eat 'n eat till they're fit to burst.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "Oh, it's a lot o' men, 'n they meet and chew tobacco and scatter the votes all over the floor, till it looks _worse_ than a pigsty, Thankful says, 'n then they come over here 'n eat 'n eat till they're fit to burst.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A Story of the South Shore "C'nvention?
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, it's a lot o' men, 'n they meet and chew tobacco and scatter the votes all over the floor, till it looks _worse_ than a pigsty, Thankful says, 'n then they come over here 'n eat 'n eat till they're fit to burst.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading I shall be glad when I'm old enough to go to c'nvention."
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "Oh, it's a lot o' men, 'n they meet and chew tobacco and scatter the votes all over the floor, till it looks _worse_ than a pigsty, Thankful says, 'n then they come over here 'n eat 'n eat till they're fit to burst.
pigstynounUS /ˈpɪɡstaɪ/
a pen for swine
From this reading "Oh, it's a lot o' men, 'n they meet and chew tobacco and scatter the votes all over the floor, till it looks _worse_ than a pigsty, Thankful says, 'n then they come over here 'n eat 'n eat till they're fit to burst.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading "Oh, it's a lot o' men, 'n they meet and chew tobacco and scatter the votes all over the floor, till it looks _worse_ than a pigsty, Thankful says, 'n then they come over here 'n eat 'n eat till they're fit to burst.
scatterverbUS /ˈskætər/
to cause to separate and go in different directions
From this reading "Oh, it's a lot o' men, 'n they meet and chew tobacco and scatter the votes all over the floor, till it looks _worse_ than a pigsty, Thankful says, 'n then they come over here 'n eat 'n eat till they're fit to burst.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I shall be glad when I'm old enough to go to c'nvention."
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading A Story of the South Shore "C'nvention?
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading A Story of the South Shore "C'nvention?
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 A Story of the South Shore "C'nvention?
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "Oh, it's a lot o' men, 'n they meet and chew tobacco and scatter the votes all over the floor, till it looks _worse_ than a pigsty, Thankful says, 'n then they come over here 'n eat 'n eat till they're fit to burst.
ThankfuladjectiveUS /ˈθæŋkfəl/
feeling or showing gratitude
From this reading "Oh, it's a lot o' men, 'n they meet and chew tobacco and scatter the votes all over the floor, till it looks _worse_ than a pigsty, Thankful says, 'n then they come over here 'n eat 'n eat till they're fit to burst.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A Story of the South Shore "C'nvention?
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Oh, it's a lot o' men, 'n they meet and chew tobacco and scatter the votes all over the floor, till it looks _worse_ than a pigsty, Thankful says, 'n then they come over here 'n eat 'n eat till they're fit to burst.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Oh, it's a lot o' men, 'n they meet and chew tobacco and scatter the votes all over the floor, till it looks _worse_ than a pigsty, Thankful says, 'n then they come over here 'n eat 'n eat till they're fit to burst.
they're
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From this reading "Oh, it's a lot o' men, 'n they meet and chew tobacco and scatter the votes all over the floor, till it looks _worse_ than a pigsty, Thankful says, 'n then they come over here 'n eat 'n eat till they're fit to burst.
up to a particular time
From this reading "Oh, it's a lot o' men, 'n they meet and chew tobacco and scatter the votes all over the floor, till it looks _worse_ than a pigsty, Thankful says, 'n then they come over here 'n eat 'n eat till they're fit to burst.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Oh, it's a lot o' men, 'n they meet and chew tobacco and scatter the votes all over the floor, till it looks _worse_ than a pigsty, Thankful says, 'n then they come over here 'n eat 'n eat till they're fit to burst.
tobacconounUS /təˈbækoʊ/
leaves of the tobacco plant dried and prepared for smoking or ingestion
From this reading "Oh, it's a lot o' men, 'n they meet and chew tobacco and scatter the votes all over the floor, till it looks _worse_ than a pigsty, Thankful says, 'n then they come over here 'n eat 'n eat till they're fit to burst.
votesnounUS /voʊts/
plural of “vote” — a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative
From this reading "Oh, it's a lot o' men, 'n they meet and chew tobacco and scatter the votes all over the floor, till it looks _worse_ than a pigsty, Thankful says, 'n then they come over here 'n eat 'n eat till they're fit to burst.
What's
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From this reading What's a c'nvention?"
at the time that
From this reading I shall be glad when I'm old enough to go to c'nvention."
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading "Oh, it's a lot o' men, 'n they meet and chew tobacco and scatter the votes all over the floor, till it looks _worse_ than a pigsty, Thankful says, 'n then they come over here 'n eat 'n eat till they're fit to burst.
