used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Ye got paid all twat wuth if ye didn't git paid nuthin; fur's I kin reckon, we wuz a durn sight better orf under Ole King George 's we be naow.
Ainadjective
belonging to or on behalf of a specified person (especially yourself); preceded by a possessive
From this reading Ain' that baout so, Zeke?”
(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 Ye got paid all twat wuth if ye didn't git paid nuthin; fur's I kin reckon, we wuz a durn sight better orf under Ole King George 's we be naow.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “I dunno nothin baout bein soldiers, an I dunno ez I or any other man's beholden to ye for't, nuther.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “I dunno nothin baout bein soldiers, an I dunno ez I or any other man's beholden to ye for't, nuther.
baout
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From this reading “I dunno nothin baout bein soldiers, an I dunno ez I or any other man's beholden to ye for't, nuther.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Ye got paid all twat wuth if ye didn't git paid nuthin; fur's I kin reckon, we wuz a durn sight better orf under Ole King George 's we be naow.
beholdenadjectiveUS /bɪˈhoʊldən/
under a moral obligation to someone
From this reading “I dunno nothin baout bein soldiers, an I dunno ez I or any other man's beholden to ye for't, nuther.
bein
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From this reading “I dunno nothin baout bein soldiers, an I dunno ez I or any other man's beholden to ye for't, nuther.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading Ye got paid all twat wuth if ye didn't git paid nuthin; fur's I kin reckon, we wuz a durn sight better orf under Ole King George 's we be naow.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading Government thought they were good enough to pay the soldiers for their blood; they ought to pay landlords for their rum.”
didn't
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From this reading Ye got paid all twat wuth if ye didn't git paid nuthin; fur's I kin reckon, we wuz a durn sight better orf under Ole King George 's we be naow.
dunno
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From this reading “I dunno nothin baout bein soldiers, an I dunno ez I or any other man's beholden to ye for't, nuther.
durn
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From this reading Ye got paid all twat wuth if ye didn't git paid nuthin; fur's I kin reckon, we wuz a durn sight better orf under Ole King George 's we be naow.
else
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From this reading “Well,” said Perez, “I have nothing else.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Government thought they were good enough to pay the soldiers for their blood; they ought to pay landlords for their rum.”
ez
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From this reading “I dunno nothin baout bein soldiers, an I dunno ez I or any other man's beholden to ye for't, nuther.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Government thought they were good enough to pay the soldiers for their blood; they ought to pay landlords for their rum.”
for't
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From this reading “I dunno nothin baout bein soldiers, an I dunno ez I or any other man's beholden to ye for't, nuther.
fur's
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From this reading Ye got paid all twat wuth if ye didn't git paid nuthin; fur's I kin reckon, we wuz a durn sight better orf under Ole King George 's we be naow.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading Ye got paid all twat wuth if ye didn't git paid nuthin; fur's I kin reckon, we wuz a durn sight better orf under Ole King George 's we be naow.
gitnounUS /ɡɪt/
a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
From this reading Ye got paid all twat wuth if ye didn't git paid nuthin; fur's I kin reckon, we wuz a durn sight better orf under Ole King George 's we be naow.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Government thought they were good enough to pay the soldiers for their blood; they ought to pay landlords for their rum.”
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Ye got paid all twat wuth if ye didn't git paid nuthin; fur's I kin reckon, we wuz a durn sight better orf under Ole King George 's we be naow.
the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
From this reading Government thought they were good enough to pay the soldiers for their blood; they ought to pay landlords for their rum.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Well,” said Perez, “I have nothing else.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Well,” said Perez, “I have nothing else.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Ye got paid all twat wuth if ye didn't git paid nuthin; fur's I kin reckon, we wuz a durn sight better orf under Ole King George 's we be naow.
kinnounUS /kɪn/
a person having kinship with another or others
From this reading Ye got paid all twat wuth if ye didn't git paid nuthin; fur's I kin reckon, we wuz a durn sight better orf under Ole King George 's we be naow.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading Ye got paid all twat wuth if ye didn't git paid nuthin; fur's I kin reckon, we wuz a durn sight better orf under Ole King George 's we be naow.
landlordsnounUS /ˈlændlɔːrdz/
plural of “landlord” — a landowner who leases to others
From this reading Government thought they were good enough to pay the soldiers for their blood; they ought to pay landlords for their rum.”
man'snounUS /mænz/
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “I dunno nothin baout bein soldiers, an I dunno ez I or any other man's beholden to ye for't, nuther.
naow
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From this reading Ye got paid all twat wuth if ye didn't git paid nuthin; fur's I kin reckon, we wuz a durn sight better orf under Ole King George 's we be naow.
nothin
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From this reading “I dunno nothin baout bein soldiers, an I dunno ez I or any other man's beholden to ye for't, nuther.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Well,” said Perez, “I have nothing else.
nuther
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From this reading “I dunno nothin baout bein soldiers, an I dunno ez I or any other man's beholden to ye for't, nuther.
nuthin
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From this reading Ye got paid all twat wuth if ye didn't git paid nuthin; fur's I kin reckon, we wuz a durn sight better orf under Ole King George 's we be naow.
Ole
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From this reading Ye got paid all twat wuth if ye didn't git paid nuthin; fur's I kin reckon, we wuz a durn sight better orf under Ole King George 's we be naow.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “I dunno nothin baout bein soldiers, an I dunno ez I or any other man's beholden to ye for't, nuther.
orf
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From this reading Ye got paid all twat wuth if ye didn't git paid nuthin; fur's I kin reckon, we wuz a durn sight better orf under Ole King George 's we be naow.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading “I dunno nothin baout bein soldiers, an I dunno ez I or any other man's beholden to ye for't, nuther.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading Government thought they were good enough to pay the soldiers for their blood; they ought to pay landlords for their rum.”
marked by the reception of pay
From this reading Ye got paid all twat wuth if ye didn't git paid nuthin; fur's I kin reckon, we wuz a durn sight better orf under Ole King George 's we be naow.
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading Government thought they were good enough to pay the soldiers for their blood; they ought to pay landlords for their rum.”
Perez
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From this reading “Well,” said Perez, “I have nothing else.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading Ye got paid all twat wuth if ye didn't git paid nuthin; fur's I kin reckon, we wuz a durn sight better orf under Ole King George 's we be naow.
rumnounUS /rʌm/
liquor distilled from fermented molasses
From this reading Government thought they were good enough to pay the soldiers for their blood; they ought to pay landlords for their rum.”
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Ye got paid all twat wuth if ye didn't git paid nuthin; fur's I kin reckon, we wuz a durn sight better orf under Ole King George 's we be naow.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Well,” said Perez, “I have nothing else.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading Ye got paid all twat wuth if ye didn't git paid nuthin; fur's I kin reckon, we wuz a durn sight better orf under Ole King George 's we be naow.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Ain' that baout so, Zeke?”
plural of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading Government thought they were good enough to pay the soldiers for their blood; they ought to pay landlords for their rum.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Ain' that baout so, Zeke?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Government thought they were good enough to pay the soldiers for their blood; they ought to pay landlords for their rum.”
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Government thought they were good enough to pay the soldiers for their blood; they ought to pay landlords for their rum.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Government thought they were good enough to pay the soldiers for their blood; they ought to pay landlords for their rum.”
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Government thought they were good enough to pay the soldiers for their blood; they ought to pay landlords for their rum.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Government thought they were good enough to pay the soldiers for their blood; they ought to pay landlords for their rum.”
twatnounUS /twɑːt/
a man who is a stupid incompetent fool
From this reading Ye got paid all twat wuth if ye didn't git paid nuthin; fur's I kin reckon, we wuz a durn sight better orf under Ole King George 's we be naow.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Ye got paid all twat wuth if ye didn't git paid nuthin; fur's I kin reckon, we wuz a durn sight better orf under Ole King George 's we be naow.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Ye got paid all twat wuth if ye didn't git paid nuthin; fur's I kin reckon, we wuz a durn sight better orf under Ole King George 's we be naow.
(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,” said Perez, “I have nothing else.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Government thought they were good enough to pay the soldiers for their blood; they ought to pay landlords for their rum.”
wuth
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From this reading Ye got paid all twat wuth if ye didn't git paid nuthin; fur's I kin reckon, we wuz a durn sight better orf under Ole King George 's we be naow.
wuz
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From this reading Ye got paid all twat wuth if ye didn't git paid nuthin; fur's I kin reckon, we wuz a durn sight better orf under Ole King George 's we be naow.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading “I dunno nothin baout bein soldiers, an I dunno ez I or any other man's beholden to ye for't, nuther.
Zeke
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From this reading Ain' that baout so, Zeke?”
