used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading "Will you leave that donkey alone," said Patsy Mac Cann to his daughter.
AREauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
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assnounUS /æs/
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
From this reading "I tell you the way you do be going on with the ass is enough to make a Christian man swear, so it is."
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
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used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I tell you the way you do be going on with the ass is enough to make a Christian man swear, so it is."
Berwick
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showing who or what does the action
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Cann
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From this reading "Will you leave that donkey alone," said Patsy Mac Cann to his daughter.
relating to or characteristic of Christianity
From this reading "I tell you the way you do be going on with the ass is enough to make a Christian man swear, so it is."
ConounUS /koʊ/
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
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without stop or interruption
From this reading "I never heard the like of it," he continued testily.
CROCKnounUS /krɑːk/
a black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink
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CushingnounUS /ˈkʊʃɪŋ/
United States neurologist noted for his study of the brain and pituitary gland and who identified Cushing's syndrome (1869-1939)
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a female human offspring
From this reading "Will you leave that donkey alone," said Patsy Mac Cann to his daughter.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I tell you the way you do be going on with the ass is enough to make a Christian man swear, so it is."
donkeynounUS /ˈdɑːŋki/
the symbol of the Democratic Party; introduced in cartoons by Thomas Nast in 1874
From this reading "Will you leave that donkey alone," said Patsy Mac Cann to his daughter.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading "I tell you the way you do be going on with the ass is enough to make a Christian man swear, so it is."
ETC
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the act of departing
From this reading "I tell you the way you do be going on with the ass is enough to make a Christian man swear, so it is."
coins made of gold
From this reading BY JAMES STEPHENS AUTHOR OF "THE HILL OF VISION," "THE CROCK OF GOLD," "HERE ARE LADIES," ETC.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I never heard the like of it," he continued testily.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading "I never heard the like of it," he continued testily.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
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a local and well-defined elevation of the land
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belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Will you leave that donkey alone," said Patsy Mac Cann to his daughter.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I never heard the like of it," he continued testily.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I tell you the way you do be going on with the ass is enough to make a Christian man swear, so it is."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I never heard the like of it," he continued testily.
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
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a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading BY JAMES STEPHENS AUTHOR OF "THE HILL OF VISION," "THE CROCK OF GOLD," "HERE ARE LADIES," ETC.
plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
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go away from a place
From this reading "Will you leave that donkey alone," said Patsy Mac Cann to his daughter.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "I never heard the like of it," he continued testily.
MacnounUS /mæk/
a waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric
From this reading "Will you leave that donkey alone," said Patsy Mac Cann to his daughter.
engage in
From this reading "I tell you the way you do be going on with the ass is enough to make a Christian man swear, so it is."
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "I tell you the way you do be going on with the ass is enough to make a Christian man swear, so it is."
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
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not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "I never heard the like of it," he continued testily.
Norwood
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I tell you the way you do be going on with the ass is enough to make a Christian man swear, so it is."
PatsynounUS /ˈpætsi/
a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
From this reading "Will you leave that donkey alone," said Patsy Mac Cann to his daughter.
exert pressure or force to or upon
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1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
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being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Will you leave that donkey alone," said Patsy Mac Cann to his daughter.
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
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for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I tell you the way you do be going on with the ass is enough to make a Christian man swear, so it is."
STEPHENSnounUS /ˈstiːvənz/
plural of “stephen” — English writer (1832-1904)
From this reading BY JAMES STEPHENS AUTHOR OF "THE HILL OF VISION," "THE CROCK OF GOLD," "HERE ARE LADIES," ETC.
utter obscenities or profanities
From this reading "I tell you the way you do be going on with the ass is enough to make a Christian man swear, so it is."
express in words
From this reading "I tell you the way you do be going on with the ass is enough to make a Christian man swear, so it is."
testilyadverbUS /ˈtestəli/
in a petulant manner
From this reading "I never heard the like of it," he continued testily.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Will you leave that donkey alone," said Patsy Mac Cann to his daughter.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BY JAMES STEPHENS AUTHOR OF "THE HILL OF VISION," "THE CROCK OF GOLD," "HERE ARE LADIES," ETC.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Will you leave that donkey alone," said Patsy Mac Cann to his daughter.
UnounUS /juː/
a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
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a vivid mental image
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how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "I tell you the way you do be going on with the ass is enough to make a Christian man swear, so it is."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Will you leave that donkey alone," said Patsy Mac Cann to his daughter.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I tell you the way you do be going on with the ass is enough to make a Christian man swear, so it is."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Will you leave that donkey alone," said Patsy Mac Cann to his daughter.
