aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Why, Obadiah's been tellin the biggest set o' lies about you I ever heard of.
(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 He's been tellin em all over town.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He said you went over to Elnathan Hamlin's, Wednesday, and got down on your knees to that Cap'n Hamlin, so's to get him not to have no more o' those horse-fiddles in front of Uncle's and our houses.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Why, Obadiah's been tellin the biggest set o' lies about you I ever heard of.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading You better believe I walloped him well, if he is bigger than me.”
(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 You better believe I walloped him well, if he is bigger than me.”
biggeradjectiveUS /ˈbɪɡər/
large or big relative to something else
From this reading You better believe I walloped him well, if he is bigger than me.”
biggestadjectiveUS /ˈbɪɡəst/
superlative of “big” — above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “Why, Obadiah's been tellin the biggest set o' lies about you I ever heard of.
Cap'n
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From this reading He said you went over to Elnathan Hamlin's, Wednesday, and got down on your knees to that Cap'n Hamlin, so's to get him not to have no more o' those horse-fiddles in front of Uncle's and our houses.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “What do you mean?” said she.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He said you went over to Elnathan Hamlin's, Wednesday, and got down on your knees to that Cap'n Hamlin, so's to get him not to have no more o' those horse-fiddles in front of Uncle's and our houses.
Elnathan
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From this reading He said you went over to Elnathan Hamlin's, Wednesday, and got down on your knees to that Cap'n Hamlin, so's to get him not to have no more o' those horse-fiddles in front of Uncle's and our houses.
a quad with a square body
From this reading He's been tellin em all over town.
at any time
From this reading “Why, Obadiah's been tellin the biggest set o' lies about you I ever heard of.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading He said you went over to Elnathan Hamlin's, Wednesday, and got down on your knees to that Cap'n Hamlin, so's to get him not to have no more o' those horse-fiddles in front of Uncle's and our houses.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading He said you went over to Elnathan Hamlin's, Wednesday, and got down on your knees to that Cap'n Hamlin, so's to get him not to have no more o' those horse-fiddles in front of Uncle's and our houses.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading He said you went over to Elnathan Hamlin's, Wednesday, and got down on your knees to that Cap'n Hamlin, so's to get him not to have no more o' those horse-fiddles in front of Uncle's and our houses.
Hamlin
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From this reading He said you went over to Elnathan Hamlin's, Wednesday, and got down on your knees to that Cap'n Hamlin, so's to get him not to have no more o' those horse-fiddles in front of Uncle's and our houses.
Hamlin's
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From this reading He said you went over to Elnathan Hamlin's, Wednesday, and got down on your knees to that Cap'n Hamlin, so's to get him not to have no more o' those horse-fiddles in front of Uncle's and our houses.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He said you went over to Elnathan Hamlin's, Wednesday, and got down on your knees to that Cap'n Hamlin, so's to get him not to have no more o' those horse-fiddles in front of Uncle's and our houses.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He said you went over to Elnathan Hamlin's, Wednesday, and got down on your knees to that Cap'n Hamlin, so's to get him not to have no more o' those horse-fiddles in front of Uncle's and our houses.
He's
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From this reading He's been tellin em all over town.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading “Why, Obadiah's been tellin the biggest set o' lies about you I ever heard of.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He said you went over to Elnathan Hamlin's, Wednesday, and got down on your knees to that Cap'n Hamlin, so's to get him not to have no more o' those horse-fiddles in front of Uncle's and our houses.
horse-fiddles
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From this reading He said you went over to Elnathan Hamlin's, Wednesday, and got down on your knees to that Cap'n Hamlin, so's to get him not to have no more o' those horse-fiddles in front of Uncle's and our houses.
plural of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading He said you went over to Elnathan Hamlin's, Wednesday, and got down on your knees to that Cap'n Hamlin, so's to get him not to have no more o' those horse-fiddles in front of Uncle's and our houses.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Why, Obadiah's been tellin the biggest set o' lies about you I ever heard of.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading You better believe I walloped him well, if he is bigger than me.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He said you went over to Elnathan Hamlin's, Wednesday, and got down on your knees to that Cap'n Hamlin, so's to get him not to have no more o' those horse-fiddles in front of Uncle's and our houses.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You better believe I walloped him well, if he is bigger than me.”
plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading He said you went over to Elnathan Hamlin's, Wednesday, and got down on your knees to that Cap'n Hamlin, so's to get him not to have no more o' those horse-fiddles in front of Uncle's and our houses.
plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
From this reading “Why, Obadiah's been tellin the biggest set o' lies about you I ever heard of.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You better believe I walloped him well, if he is bigger than me.”
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “What do you mean?” said she.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading He said you went over to Elnathan Hamlin's, Wednesday, and got down on your knees to that Cap'n Hamlin, so's to get him not to have no more o' those horse-fiddles in front of Uncle's and our houses.
not any; not one
From this reading He said you went over to Elnathan Hamlin's, Wednesday, and got down on your knees to that Cap'n Hamlin, so's to get him not to have no more o' those horse-fiddles in front of Uncle's and our houses.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He said you went over to Elnathan Hamlin's, Wednesday, and got down on your knees to that Cap'n Hamlin, so's to get him not to have no more o' those horse-fiddles in front of Uncle's and our houses.
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 “Why, Obadiah's been tellin the biggest set o' lies about you I ever heard of.
Obadiah's
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From this reading “Why, Obadiah's been tellin the biggest set o' lies about you I ever heard of.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Why, Obadiah's been tellin the biggest set o' lies about you I ever heard of.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He said you went over to Elnathan Hamlin's, Wednesday, and got down on your knees to that Cap'n Hamlin, so's to get him not to have no more o' those horse-fiddles in front of Uncle's and our houses.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading He said you went over to Elnathan Hamlin's, Wednesday, and got down on your knees to that Cap'n Hamlin, so's to get him not to have no more o' those horse-fiddles in front of Uncle's and our houses.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He's been tellin em all over town.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “What do you mean?” said she.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “Why, Obadiah's been tellin the biggest set o' lies about you I ever heard of.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “What do you mean?” said she.
so'snounUS /soʊz/
possessive form of “so” — the syllable naming the fifth (dominant) note of any musical scale in solmization
From this reading He said you went over to Elnathan Hamlin's, Wednesday, and got down on your knees to that Cap'n Hamlin, so's to get him not to have no more o' those horse-fiddles in front of Uncle's and our houses.
tellin
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From this reading “Why, Obadiah's been tellin the biggest set o' lies about you I ever heard of.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading You better believe I walloped him well, if he is bigger than me.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He said you went over to Elnathan Hamlin's, Wednesday, and got down on your knees to that Cap'n Hamlin, so's to get him not to have no more o' those horse-fiddles in front of Uncle's and our houses.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Why, Obadiah's been tellin the biggest set o' lies about you I ever heard of.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading He said you went over to Elnathan Hamlin's, Wednesday, and got down on your knees to that Cap'n Hamlin, so's to get him not to have no more o' those horse-fiddles in front of Uncle's and our houses.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He said you went over to Elnathan Hamlin's, Wednesday, and got down on your knees to that Cap'n Hamlin, so's to get him not to have no more o' those horse-fiddles in front of Uncle's and our houses.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading He's been tellin em all over town.
Uncle'snounUS /ˈʌŋkəlz/
possessive form of “uncle” — the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading He said you went over to Elnathan Hamlin's, Wednesday, and got down on your knees to that Cap'n Hamlin, so's to get him not to have no more o' those horse-fiddles in front of Uncle's and our houses.
walloped
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From this reading You better believe I walloped him well, if he is bigger than me.”
WednesdaynounUS /ˈwenzdi/
the fourth day of the week; the third working day
From this reading He said you went over to Elnathan Hamlin's, Wednesday, and got down on your knees to that Cap'n Hamlin, so's to get him not to have no more o' those horse-fiddles in front of Uncle's and our houses.
(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 You better believe I walloped him well, if he is bigger than me.”
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He said you went over to Elnathan Hamlin's, Wednesday, and got down on your knees to that Cap'n Hamlin, so's to get him not to have no more o' those horse-fiddles in front of Uncle's and our houses.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What do you mean?” said she.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why, Obadiah's been tellin the biggest set o' lies about you I ever heard of.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What do you mean?” said she.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He said you went over to Elnathan Hamlin's, Wednesday, and got down on your knees to that Cap'n Hamlin, so's to get him not to have no more o' those horse-fiddles in front of Uncle's and our houses.
