used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "I rec'lect now," said Job Lear very slowly, "that the wain-rope was wet i' my hands when I unhitched 'en that night from the hook, an' I wondered, it bein' the end of a week's dryth.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "I rec'lect now," said Job Lear very slowly, "that the wain-rope was wet i' my hands when I unhitched 'en that night from the hook, an' I wondered, it bein' the end of a week's dryth.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading An' you needn't look at me like that.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading But in the dark an' the confusion o' savin' the wastrel's life it slipped my thoughts, else--" "Else you'd ha' wetted it wi' the blood o' my back, Job.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading But the rope's been frayed to powder this many year.
bein
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From this reading "I rec'lect now," said Job Lear very slowly, "that the wain-rope was wet i' my hands when I unhitched 'en that night from the hook, an' I wondered, it bein' the end of a week's dryth.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading But in the dark an' the confusion o' savin' the wastrel's life it slipped my thoughts, else--" "Else you'd ha' wetted it wi' the blood o' my back, Job.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But in the dark an' the confusion o' savin' the wastrel's life it slipped my thoughts, else--" "Else you'd ha' wetted it wi' the blood o' my back, Job.
disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably
From this reading But in the dark an' the confusion o' savin' the wastrel's life it slipped my thoughts, else--" "Else you'd ha' wetted it wi' the blood o' my back, Job.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading But in the dark an' the confusion o' savin' the wastrel's life it slipped my thoughts, else--" "Else you'd ha' wetted it wi' the blood o' my back, Job.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading I'm past sixty, an' I've done my share of repentin'.
dryth
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From this reading "I rec'lect now," said Job Lear very slowly, "that the wain-rope was wet i' my hands when I unhitched 'en that night from the hook, an' I wondered, it bein' the end of a week's dryth.
else
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From this reading But in the dark an' the confusion o' savin' the wastrel's life it slipped my thoughts, else--" "Else you'd ha' wetted it wi' the blood o' my back, Job.
half the width of an em
From this reading "I rec'lect now," said Job Lear very slowly, "that the wain-rope was wet i' my hands when I unhitched 'en that night from the hook, an' I wondered, it bein' the end of a week's dryth.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading "I rec'lect now," said Job Lear very slowly, "that the wain-rope was wet i' my hands when I unhitched 'en that night from the hook, an' I wondered, it bein' the end of a week's dryth.
frayedadjectiveUS /freɪd/
worn away or tattered along the edges
From this reading But the rope's been frayed to powder this many year.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "I rec'lect now," said Job Lear very slowly, "that the wain-rope was wet i' my hands when I unhitched 'en that night from the hook, an' I wondered, it bein' the end of a week's dryth.
(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day
From this reading But in the dark an' the confusion o' savin' the wastrel's life it slipped my thoughts, else--" "Else you'd ha' wetted it wi' the blood o' my back, Job.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading "I rec'lect now," said Job Lear very slowly, "that the wain-rope was wet i' my hands when I unhitched 'en that night from the hook, an' I wondered, it bein' the end of a week's dryth.
hookverbUS /hʊk/
fasten with a hook
From this reading "I rec'lect now," said Job Lear very slowly, "that the wain-rope was wet i' my hands when I unhitched 'en that night from the hook, an' I wondered, it bein' the end of a week's dryth.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I rec'lect now," said Job Lear very slowly, "that the wain-rope was wet i' my hands when I unhitched 'en that night from the hook, an' I wondered, it bein' the end of a week's dryth.
I'm
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From this reading I'm past sixty, an' I've done my share of repentin'.
I've
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From this reading I'm past sixty, an' I've done my share of repentin'.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But in the dark an' the confusion o' savin' the wastrel's life it slipped my thoughts, else--" "Else you'd ha' wetted it wi' the blood o' my back, Job.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I rec'lect now," said Job Lear very slowly, "that the wain-rope was wet i' my hands when I unhitched 'en that night from the hook, an' I wondered, it bein' the end of a week's dryth.
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading "I rec'lect now," said Job Lear very slowly, "that the wain-rope was wet i' my hands when I unhitched 'en that night from the hook, an' I wondered, it bein' the end of a week's dryth.
LearnounUS /lɪr/
British artist and writer of nonsense verse (1812-1888)
From this reading "I rec'lect now," said Job Lear very slowly, "that the wain-rope was wet i' my hands when I unhitched 'en that night from the hook, an' I wondered, it bein' the end of a week's dryth.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading But in the dark an' the confusion o' savin' the wastrel's life it slipped my thoughts, else--" "Else you'd ha' wetted it wi' the blood o' my back, Job.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading An' you needn't look at me like that.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading An' you needn't look at me like that.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading But the rope's been frayed to powder this many year.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading An' you needn't look at me like that.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I rec'lect now," said Job Lear very slowly, "that the wain-rope was wet i' my hands when I unhitched 'en that night from the hook, an' I wondered, it bein' the end of a week's dryth.
needn't
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From this reading An' you needn't look at me like that.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading "I rec'lect now," said Job Lear very slowly, "that the wain-rope was wet i' my hands when I unhitched 'en that night from the hook, an' I wondered, it bein' the end of a week's dryth.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "I rec'lect now," said Job Lear very slowly, "that the wain-rope was wet i' my hands when I unhitched 'en that night from the hook, an' I wondered, it bein' the end of a week's dryth.
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 But in the dark an' the confusion o' savin' the wastrel's life it slipped my thoughts, else--" "Else you'd ha' wetted it wi' the blood o' my back, Job.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I rec'lect now," said Job Lear very slowly, "that the wain-rope was wet i' my hands when I unhitched 'en that night from the hook, an' I wondered, it bein' the end of a week's dryth.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading I'm past sixty, an' I've done my share of repentin'.
powdernounUS /ˈpaʊdər/
a solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles; a solid that has been pulverized
From this reading But the rope's been frayed to powder this many year.
rec'lect
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From this reading "I rec'lect now," said Job Lear very slowly, "that the wain-rope was wet i' my hands when I unhitched 'en that night from the hook, an' I wondered, it bein' the end of a week's dryth.
repentin
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From this reading I'm past sixty, an' I've done my share of repentin'.
rope's
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From this reading But the rope's been frayed to powder this many year.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I rec'lect now," said Job Lear very slowly, "that the wain-rope was wet i' my hands when I unhitched 'en that night from the hook, an' I wondered, it bein' the end of a week's dryth.
savinnounUS /ˈsævɪn/
procumbent or spreading juniper
From this reading But in the dark an' the confusion o' savin' the wastrel's life it slipped my thoughts, else--" "Else you'd ha' wetted it wi' the blood o' my back, Job.
have in common
From this reading I'm past sixty, an' I've done my share of repentin'.
sixtyadjectiveUS /ˈsɪksti/
being ten more than fifty
From this reading I'm past sixty, an' I've done my share of repentin'.
inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily
From this reading But in the dark an' the confusion o' savin' the wastrel's life it slipped my thoughts, else--" "Else you'd ha' wetted it wi' the blood o' my back, Job.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading "I rec'lect now," said Job Lear very slowly, "that the wain-rope was wet i' my hands when I unhitched 'en that night from the hook, an' I wondered, it bein' the end of a week's dryth.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I rec'lect now," said Job Lear very slowly, "that the wain-rope was wet i' my hands when I unhitched 'en that night from the hook, an' I wondered, it bein' the end of a week's dryth.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I rec'lect now," said Job Lear very slowly, "that the wain-rope was wet i' my hands when I unhitched 'en that night from the hook, an' I wondered, it bein' the end of a week's dryth.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But the rope's been frayed to powder this many year.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading But in the dark an' the confusion o' savin' the wastrel's life it slipped my thoughts, else--" "Else you'd ha' wetted it wi' the blood o' my back, Job.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But the rope's been frayed to powder this many year.
unhitched
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From this reading "I rec'lect now," said Job Lear very slowly, "that the wain-rope was wet i' my hands when I unhitched 'en that night from the hook, an' I wondered, it bein' the end of a week's dryth.
precisely as stated
From this reading "I rec'lect now," said Job Lear very slowly, "that the wain-rope was wet i' my hands when I unhitched 'en that night from the hook, an' I wondered, it bein' the end of a week's dryth.
wain-rope
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From this reading "I rec'lect now," said Job Lear very slowly, "that the wain-rope was wet i' my hands when I unhitched 'en that night from the hook, an' I wondered, it bein' the end of a week's dryth.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I rec'lect now," said Job Lear very slowly, "that the wain-rope was wet i' my hands when I unhitched 'en that night from the hook, an' I wondered, it bein' the end of a week's dryth.
wastrel's
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From this reading But in the dark an' the confusion o' savin' the wastrel's life it slipped my thoughts, else--" "Else you'd ha' wetted it wi' the blood o' my back, Job.
week'snounUS /wiːks/
possessive form of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading "I rec'lect now," said Job Lear very slowly, "that the wain-rope was wet i' my hands when I unhitched 'en that night from the hook, an' I wondered, it bein' the end of a week's dryth.
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading "I rec'lect now," said Job Lear very slowly, "that the wain-rope was wet i' my hands when I unhitched 'en that night from the hook, an' I wondered, it bein' the end of a week's dryth.
wetted
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From this reading But in the dark an' the confusion o' savin' the wastrel's life it slipped my thoughts, else--" "Else you'd ha' wetted it wi' the blood o' my back, Job.
at the time that
From this reading "I rec'lect now," said Job Lear very slowly, "that the wain-rope was wet i' my hands when I unhitched 'en that night from the hook, an' I wondered, it bein' the end of a week's dryth.
winoun
a midwestern state in north central United States
From this reading But in the dark an' the confusion o' savin' the wastrel's life it slipped my thoughts, else--" "Else you'd ha' wetted it wi' the blood o' my back, Job.
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
From this reading "I rec'lect now," said Job Lear very slowly, "that the wain-rope was wet i' my hands when I unhitched 'en that night from the hook, an' I wondered, it bein' the end of a week's dryth.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading But the rope's been frayed to powder this many year.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading An' you needn't look at me like that.
you'd
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From this reading But in the dark an' the confusion o' savin' the wastrel's life it slipped my thoughts, else--" "Else you'd ha' wetted it wi' the blood o' my back, Job.
