Chapter II

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

From this reading _The Spelling Bee._ The Chronic Loafer stretched his legs along the counter and rested his back comfortably against a pile of calicoes.

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading _The Spelling Bee._ The Chronic Loafer stretched his legs along the counter and rested his back comfortably against a pile of calicoes.

(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 Fer s’pose, ez the Teacher claims, they was lights at the North Pole--does you uns believe we could see ’em all that distance?

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From this reading “I allus held,” he said, “that they hain’t no sech things ez a roarinborinallus.

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading _The Spelling Bee._ The Chronic Loafer stretched his legs along the counter and rested his back comfortably against a pile of calicoes.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading I know some sais they is ’lectric lights, but ’hen I seen that big un last night I sayd to my Missus, an’ I hol’ I’m right, I sayd that it was nawthin’ but the iron furnaces over the mo’ntain.

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

From this reading _The Spelling Bee._ The Chronic Loafer stretched his legs along the counter and rested his back comfortably against a pile of calicoes.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Fer s’pose, ez the Teacher claims, they was lights at the North Pole--does you uns believe we could see ’em all that distance?

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading _The Spelling Bee._ The Chronic Loafer stretched his legs along the counter and rested his back comfortably against a pile of calicoes.

any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species

From this reading _The Spelling Bee._ The Chronic Loafer stretched his legs along the counter and rested his back comfortably against a pile of calicoes.

accept as true; take to be true

From this reading Fer s’pose, ez the Teacher claims, they was lights at the North Pole--does you uns believe we could see ’em all that distance?

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading I know some sais they is ’lectric lights, but ’hen I seen that big un last night I sayd to my Missus, an’ I hol’ I’m right, I sayd that it was nawthin’ but the iron furnaces over the mo’ntain.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading I know some sais they is ’lectric lights, but ’hen I seen that big un last night I sayd to my Missus, an’ I hol’ I’m right, I sayd that it was nawthin’ but the iron furnaces over the mo’ntain.

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From this reading _The Spelling Bee._ The Chronic Loafer stretched his legs along the counter and rested his back comfortably against a pile of calicoes.

being long-lasting and recurrent or characterized by long suffering

From this reading _The Spelling Bee._ The Chronic Loafer stretched his legs along the counter and rested his back comfortably against a pile of calicoes.

plural of “claim” — an assertion of a right (as to money or property)

From this reading Fer s’pose, ez the Teacher claims, they was lights at the North Pole--does you uns believe we could see ’em all that distance?

in mental comfort; without stress

From this reading _The Spelling Bee._ The Chronic Loafer stretched his legs along the counter and rested his back comfortably against a pile of calicoes.

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

From this reading Fer s’pose, ez the Teacher claims, they was lights at the North Pole--does you uns believe we could see ’em all that distance?

table consisting of a horizontal surface over which business is transacted

From this reading _The Spelling Bee._ The Chronic Loafer stretched his legs along the counter and rested his back comfortably against a pile of calicoes.

the property created by the space between two objects or points

From this reading Fer s’pose, ez the Teacher claims, they was lights at the North Pole--does you uns believe we could see ’em all that distance?

the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Fer s’pose, ez the Teacher claims, they was lights at the North Pole--does you uns believe we could see ’em all that distance?

a quad with a square body

From this reading Fer s’pose, ez the Teacher claims, they was lights at the North Pole--does you uns believe we could see ’em all that distance?

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From this reading “I allus held,” he said, “that they hain’t no sech things ez a roarinborinallus.

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From this reading Fer s’pose, ez the Teacher claims, they was lights at the North Pole--does you uns believe we could see ’em all that distance?

plural of “furnace” — an enclosed chamber in which heat is produced to heat buildings, destroy refuse, smelt or refine ores, etc.

From this reading I know some sais they is ’lectric lights, but ’hen I seen that big un last night I sayd to my Missus, an’ I hol’ I’m right, I sayd that it was nawthin’ but the iron furnaces over the mo’ntain.

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From this reading “I allus held,” he said, “that they hain’t no sech things ez a roarinborinallus.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading “I allus held,” he said, “that they hain’t no sech things ez a roarinborinallus.

occupied or in the control of; often used in combination

From this reading “I allus held,” he said, “that they hain’t no sech things ez a roarinborinallus.

adult female chicken

From this reading I know some sais they is ’lectric lights, but ’hen I seen that big un last night I sayd to my Missus, an’ I hol’ I’m right, I sayd that it was nawthin’ but the iron furnaces over the mo’ntain.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading _The Spelling Bee._ The Chronic Loafer stretched his legs along the counter and rested his back comfortably against a pile of calicoes.

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From this reading I know some sais they is ’lectric lights, but ’hen I seen that big un last night I sayd to my Missus, an’ I hol’ I’m right, I sayd that it was nawthin’ but the iron furnaces over the mo’ntain.

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

From this reading “I allus held,” he said, “that they hain’t no sech things ez a roarinborinallus.

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From this reading I know some sais they is ’lectric lights, but ’hen I seen that big un last night I sayd to my Missus, an’ I hol’ I’m right, I sayd that it was nawthin’ but the iron furnaces over the mo’ntain.

a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood

From this reading I know some sais they is ’lectric lights, but ’hen I seen that big un last night I sayd to my Missus, an’ I hol’ I’m right, I sayd that it was nawthin’ but the iron furnaces over the mo’ntain.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading I know some sais they is ’lectric lights, but ’hen I seen that big un last night I sayd to my Missus, an’ I hol’ I’m right, I sayd that it was nawthin’ but the iron furnaces over the mo’ntain.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading I know some sais they is ’lectric lights, but ’hen I seen that big un last night I sayd to my Missus, an’ I hol’ I’m right, I sayd that it was nawthin’ but the iron furnaces over the mo’ntain.

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading I know some sais they is ’lectric lights, but ’hen I seen that big un last night I sayd to my Missus, an’ I hol’ I’m right, I sayd that it was nawthin’ but the iron furnaces over the mo’ntain.

immediately past

From this reading I know some sais they is ’lectric lights, but ’hen I seen that big un last night I sayd to my Missus, an’ I hol’ I’m right, I sayd that it was nawthin’ but the iron furnaces over the mo’ntain.

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From this reading I know some sais they is ’lectric lights, but ’hen I seen that big un last night I sayd to my Missus, an’ I hol’ I’m right, I sayd that it was nawthin’ but the iron furnaces over the mo’ntain.

staying power

From this reading _The Spelling Bee._ The Chronic Loafer stretched his legs along the counter and rested his back comfortably against a pile of calicoes.

plural of “light” — (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation

From this reading I know some sais they is ’lectric lights, but ’hen I seen that big un last night I sayd to my Missus, an’ I hol’ I’m right, I sayd that it was nawthin’ but the iron furnaces over the mo’ntain.

person who does no work

From this reading _The Spelling Bee._ The Chronic Loafer stretched his legs along the counter and rested his back comfortably against a pile of calicoes.

informal term of address for someone's wife

From this reading I know some sais they is ’lectric lights, but ’hen I seen that big un last night I sayd to my Missus, an’ I hol’ I’m right, I sayd that it was nawthin’ but the iron furnaces over the mo’ntain.

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

From this reading I know some sais they is ’lectric lights, but ’hen I seen that big un last night I sayd to my Missus, an’ I hol’ I’m right, I sayd that it was nawthin’ but the iron furnaces over the mo’ntain.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I know some sais they is ’lectric lights, but ’hen I seen that big un last night I sayd to my Missus, an’ I hol’ I’m right, I sayd that it was nawthin’ but the iron furnaces over the mo’ntain.

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

From this reading I know some sais they is ’lectric lights, but ’hen I seen that big un last night I sayd to my Missus, an’ I hol’ I’m right, I sayd that it was nawthin’ but the iron furnaces over the mo’ntain.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading I know some sais they is ’lectric lights, but ’hen I seen that big un last night I sayd to my Missus, an’ I hol’ I’m right, I sayd that it was nawthin’ but the iron furnaces over the mo’ntain.

not any; not one

From this reading “I allus held,” he said, “that they hain’t no sech things ez a roarinborinallus.

the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading Fer s’pose, ez the Teacher claims, they was lights at the North Pole--does you uns believe we could see ’em all that distance?

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading Well now!”

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _The Spelling Bee._ The Chronic Loafer stretched his legs along the counter and rested his back comfortably against a pile of calicoes.

above and across; more than

From this reading I know some sais they is ’lectric lights, but ’hen I seen that big un last night I sayd to my Missus, an’ I hol’ I’m right, I sayd that it was nawthin’ but the iron furnaces over the mo’ntain.

a collection of objects laid on top of each other

From this reading _The Spelling Bee._ The Chronic Loafer stretched his legs along the counter and rested his back comfortably against a pile of calicoes.

a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic

From this reading Fer s’pose, ez the Teacher claims, they was lights at the North Pole--does you uns believe we could see ’em all that distance?

not tired; refreshed as by sleeping or relaxing

From this reading _The Spelling Bee._ The Chronic Loafer stretched his legs along the counter and rested his back comfortably against a pile of calicoes.

precisely, exactly

From this reading I know some sais they is ’lectric lights, but ’hen I seen that big un last night I sayd to my Missus, an’ I hol’ I’m right, I sayd that it was nawthin’ but the iron furnaces over the mo’ntain.

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From this reading “I allus held,” he said, “that they hain’t no sech things ez a roarinborinallus.

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From this reading Fer s’pose, ez the Teacher claims, they was lights at the North Pole--does you uns believe we could see ’em all that distance?

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading “I allus held,” he said, “that they hain’t no sech things ez a roarinborinallus.

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From this reading I know some sais they is ’lectric lights, but ’hen I seen that big un last night I sayd to my Missus, an’ I hol’ I’m right, I sayd that it was nawthin’ but the iron furnaces over the mo’ntain.

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

From this reading I know some sais they is ’lectric lights, but ’hen I seen that big un last night I sayd to my Missus, an’ I hol’ I’m right, I sayd that it was nawthin’ but the iron furnaces over the mo’ntain.

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From this reading “I allus held,” he said, “that they hain’t no sech things ez a roarinborinallus.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading Fer s’pose, ez the Teacher claims, they was lights at the North Pole--does you uns believe we could see ’em all that distance?

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading I know some sais they is ’lectric lights, but ’hen I seen that big un last night I sayd to my Missus, an’ I hol’ I’m right, I sayd that it was nawthin’ but the iron furnaces over the mo’ntain.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading I know some sais they is ’lectric lights, but ’hen I seen that big un last night I sayd to my Missus, an’ I hol’ I’m right, I sayd that it was nawthin’ but the iron furnaces over the mo’ntain.

forming words with letters according to the principles underlying accepted usage

From this reading _The Spelling Bee._ The Chronic Loafer stretched his legs along the counter and rested his back comfortably against a pile of calicoes.

(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching

From this reading _The Spelling Bee._ The Chronic Loafer stretched his legs along the counter and rested his back comfortably against a pile of calicoes.

a person whose occupation is teaching

From this reading Fer s’pose, ez the Teacher claims, they was lights at the North Pole--does you uns believe we could see ’em all that distance?

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading “I allus held,” he said, “that they hain’t no sech things ez a roarinborinallus.

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

From this reading _The Spelling Bee._ The Chronic Loafer stretched his legs along the counter and rested his back comfortably against a pile of calicoes.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading “I allus held,” he said, “that they hain’t no sech things ez a roarinborinallus.

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading “I allus held,” he said, “that they hain’t no sech things ez a roarinborinallus.

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

From this reading I know some sais they is ’lectric lights, but ’hen I seen that big un last night I sayd to my Missus, an’ I hol’ I’m right, I sayd that it was nawthin’ but the iron furnaces over the mo’ntain.

an organization of independent states formed in 1945 to promote international peace and security

From this reading I know some sais they is ’lectric lights, but ’hen I seen that big un last night I sayd to my Missus, an’ I hol’ I’m right, I sayd that it was nawthin’ but the iron furnaces over the mo’ntain.

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

From this reading Fer s’pose, ez the Teacher claims, they was lights at the North Pole--does you uns believe we could see ’em all that distance?

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading I know some sais they is ’lectric lights, but ’hen I seen that big un last night I sayd to my Missus, an’ I hol’ I’m right, I sayd that it was nawthin’ but the iron furnaces over the mo’ntain.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Fer s’pose, ez the Teacher claims, they was lights at the North Pole--does you uns believe we could see ’em all that distance?

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading Well now!”

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Fer s’pose, ez the Teacher claims, they was lights at the North Pole--does you uns believe we could see ’em all that distance?