Chapter X

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading _Snip._ Oh, she'll come, and jump too; and I tells ye what--as we know'd we could not have no heavy wet to-day, she got a couple of bottles of Jacky, as will nourish us through the arternoon.

(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 _Snob._ So it will, Bill; and we won't stir out at all.

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading If we can't have a drop o' short, or a swig o' heavy among the rurals in the harbours--what's the country to us, we can't live upon hair?

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading _Snip._ Oh, she'll come, and jump too; and I tells ye what--as we know'd we could not have no heavy wet to-day, she got a couple of bottles of Jacky, as will nourish us through the arternoon.

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From this reading _Snip._ Oh, she'll come, and jump too; and I tells ye what--as we know'd we could not have no heavy wet to-day, she got a couple of bottles of Jacky, as will nourish us through the arternoon.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading _Snip._ Oh, she'll come, and jump too; and I tells ye what--as we know'd we could not have no heavy wet to-day, she got a couple of bottles of Jacky, as will nourish us through the arternoon.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading _Snob._ So it will, Bill; and we won't stir out at all.

a statute in draft before it becomes law

From this reading _Snob._ So it will, Bill; and we won't stir out at all.

plural of “bottle” — a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped

From this reading _Snip._ Oh, she'll come, and jump too; and I tells ye what--as we know'd we could not have no heavy wet to-day, she got a couple of bottles of Jacky, as will nourish us through the arternoon.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading If I could but get my chin scraped, I'd try and make myself comfortable.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading _Snip._ No, not by no means.

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From this reading If we can't have a drop o' short, or a swig o' heavy among the rurals in the harbours--what's the country to us, we can't live upon hair?

the protruding part of the lower jaw

From this reading If I could but get my chin scraped, I'd try and make myself comfortable.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading _Snip._ Oh, she'll come, and jump too; and I tells ye what--as we know'd we could not have no heavy wet to-day, she got a couple of bottles of Jacky, as will nourish us through the arternoon.

providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)

From this reading If I could but get my chin scraped, I'd try and make myself comfortable.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading _Snip._ Oh, she'll come, and jump too; and I tells ye what--as we know'd we could not have no heavy wet to-day, she got a couple of bottles of Jacky, as will nourish us through the arternoon.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading If we can't have a drop o' short, or a swig o' heavy among the rurals in the harbours--what's the country to us, we can't live upon hair?

a pair who associate with one another

From this reading _Snip._ Oh, she'll come, and jump too; and I tells ye what--as we know'd we could not have no heavy wet to-day, she got a couple of bottles of Jacky, as will nourish us through the arternoon.

let fall to the ground

From this reading If we can't have a drop o' short, or a swig o' heavy among the rurals in the harbours--what's the country to us, we can't live upon hair?

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading If I could but get my chin scraped, I'd try and make myself comfortable.

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading _Snip._ Oh, she'll come, and jump too; and I tells ye what--as we know'd we could not have no heavy wet to-day, she got a couple of bottles of Jacky, as will nourish us through the arternoon.

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 If we can't have a drop o' short, or a swig o' heavy among the rurals in the harbours--what's the country to us, we can't live upon hair?

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From this reading If we can't have a drop o' short, or a swig o' heavy among the rurals in the harbours--what's the country to us, we can't live upon hair?

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading _Snip._ Oh, she'll come, and jump too; and I tells ye what--as we know'd we could not have no heavy wet to-day, she got a couple of bottles of Jacky, as will nourish us through the arternoon.

of comparatively great physical weight or density

From this reading _Snip._ Oh, she'll come, and jump too; and I tells ye what--as we know'd we could not have no heavy wet to-day, she got a couple of bottles of Jacky, as will nourish us through the arternoon.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading _Snip._ Oh, she'll come, and jump too; and I tells ye what--as we know'd we could not have no heavy wet to-day, she got a couple of bottles of Jacky, as will nourish us through the arternoon.

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From this reading If I could but get my chin scraped, I'd try and make myself comfortable.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading If we can't have a drop o' short, or a swig o' heavy among the rurals in the harbours--what's the country to us, we can't live upon hair?

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading If we can't have a drop o' short, or a swig o' heavy among the rurals in the harbours--what's the country to us, we can't live upon hair?

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading _Snob._ So it will, Bill; and we won't stir out at all.

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From this reading _Snip._ Oh, she'll come, and jump too; and I tells ye what--as we know'd we could not have no heavy wet to-day, she got a couple of bottles of Jacky, as will nourish us through the arternoon.

move forward by leaps and bounds

From this reading _Snip._ Oh, she'll come, and jump too; and I tells ye what--as we know'd we could not have no heavy wet to-day, she got a couple of bottles of Jacky, as will nourish us through the arternoon.

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From this reading _Snip._ Oh, she'll come, and jump too; and I tells ye what--as we know'd we could not have no heavy wet to-day, she got a couple of bottles of Jacky, as will nourish us through the arternoon.

be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading If we can't have a drop o' short, or a swig o' heavy among the rurals in the harbours--what's the country to us, we can't live upon hair?

engage in

From this reading If I could but get my chin scraped, I'd try and make myself comfortable.

thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end

From this reading _Snip._ No, not by no means.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading If I could but get my chin scraped, I'd try and make myself comfortable.

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading If I could but get my chin scraped, I'd try and make myself comfortable.

not any; not one

From this reading _Snip._ Oh, she'll come, and jump too; and I tells ye what--as we know'd we could not have no heavy wet to-day, she got a couple of bottles of Jacky, as will nourish us through the arternoon.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading _Snip._ Oh, she'll come, and jump too; and I tells ye what--as we know'd we could not have no heavy wet to-day, she got a couple of bottles of Jacky, as will nourish us through the arternoon.

provide with nourishment

From this reading _Snip._ Oh, she'll come, and jump too; and I tells ye what--as we know'd we could not have no heavy wet to-day, she got a couple of bottles of Jacky, as will nourish us through the arternoon.

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 If we can't have a drop o' short, or a swig o' heavy among the rurals in the harbours--what's the country to us, we can't live upon hair?

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _Snip._ Oh, she'll come, and jump too; and I tells ye what--as we know'd we could not have no heavy wet to-day, she got a couple of bottles of Jacky, as will nourish us through the arternoon.

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading _Snip._ Oh, she'll come, and jump too; and I tells ye what--as we know'd we could not have no heavy wet to-day, she got a couple of bottles of Jacky, as will nourish us through the arternoon.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading If we can't have a drop o' short, or a swig o' heavy among the rurals in the harbours--what's the country to us, we can't live upon hair?

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading _Snob._ So it will, Bill; and we won't stir out at all.

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From this reading If we can't have a drop o' short, or a swig o' heavy among the rurals in the harbours--what's the country to us, we can't live upon hair?

past form of “scrape” — scratch repeatedly

From this reading If I could but get my chin scraped, I'd try and make myself comfortable.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading _Snip._ Oh, she'll come, and jump too; and I tells ye what--as we know'd we could not have no heavy wet to-day, she got a couple of bottles of Jacky, as will nourish us through the arternoon.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading _Snip._ Oh, she'll come, and jump too; and I tells ye what--as we know'd we could not have no heavy wet to-day, she got a couple of bottles of Jacky, as will nourish us through the arternoon.

primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration

From this reading If we can't have a drop o' short, or a swig o' heavy among the rurals in the harbours--what's the country to us, we can't live upon hair?

a small piece of anything (especially a piece that has been snipped off)

From this reading _Snip._ Oh, she'll come, and jump too; and I tells ye what--as we know'd we could not have no heavy wet to-day, she got a couple of bottles of Jacky, as will nourish us through the arternoon.

a person regarded as arrogant and annoying

From this reading _Snob._ So it will, Bill; and we won't stir out at all.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading _Snob._ So it will, Bill; and we won't stir out at all.

move an implement through

From this reading _Snob._ So it will, Bill; and we won't stir out at all.

a large and hurried swallow

From this reading If we can't have a drop o' short, or a swig o' heavy among the rurals in the harbours--what's the country to us, we can't live upon hair?

plural of “tell” — a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer

From this reading _Snip._ Oh, she'll come, and jump too; and I tells ye what--as we know'd we could not have no heavy wet to-day, she got a couple of bottles of Jacky, as will nourish us through the arternoon.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading _Snip._ Oh, she'll come, and jump too; and I tells ye what--as we know'd we could not have no heavy wet to-day, she got a couple of bottles of Jacky, as will nourish us through the arternoon.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading _Snip._ Oh, she'll come, and jump too; and I tells ye what--as we know'd we could not have no heavy wet to-day, she got a couple of bottles of Jacky, as will nourish us through the arternoon.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading If we can't have a drop o' short, or a swig o' heavy among the rurals in the harbours--what's the country to us, we can't live upon hair?

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading _Snip._ Oh, she'll come, and jump too; and I tells ye what--as we know'd we could not have no heavy wet to-day, she got a couple of bottles of Jacky, as will nourish us through the arternoon.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading _Snip._ Oh, she'll come, and jump too; and I tells ye what--as we know'd we could not have no heavy wet to-day, she got a couple of bottles of Jacky, as will nourish us through the arternoon.

make an effort or attempt

From this reading If I could but get my chin scraped, I'd try and make myself comfortable.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading If we can't have a drop o' short, or a swig o' heavy among the rurals in the harbours--what's the country to us, we can't live upon hair?

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading _Snip._ Oh, she'll come, and jump too; and I tells ye what--as we know'd we could not have no heavy wet to-day, she got a couple of bottles of Jacky, as will nourish us through the arternoon.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading _Snip._ Oh, she'll come, and jump too; and I tells ye what--as we know'd we could not have no heavy wet to-day, she got a couple of bottles of Jacky, as will nourish us through the arternoon.

covered or soaked with a liquid such as water

From this reading _Snip._ Oh, she'll come, and jump too; and I tells ye what--as we know'd we could not have no heavy wet to-day, she got a couple of bottles of Jacky, as will nourish us through the arternoon.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading _Snip._ Oh, she'll come, and jump too; and I tells ye what--as we know'd we could not have no heavy wet to-day, she got a couple of bottles of Jacky, as will nourish us through the arternoon.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading If we can't have a drop o' short, or a swig o' heavy among the rurals in the harbours--what's the country to us, we can't live upon hair?

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading _Snip._ Oh, she'll come, and jump too; and I tells ye what--as we know'd we could not have no heavy wet to-day, she got a couple of bottles of Jacky, as will nourish us through the arternoon.

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From this reading _Snob._ So it will, Bill; and we won't stir out at all.

an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person

From this reading _Snip._ Oh, she'll come, and jump too; and I tells ye what--as we know'd we could not have no heavy wet to-day, she got a couple of bottles of Jacky, as will nourish us through the arternoon.