used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "'John McQuade o' the sunny shade an' the woodbine cottage' he calls himself, and he thinks, because he'd a long sight rather loaf and fish than work his honest farm, that he must surely be some sort of a character.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "'John McQuade o' the sunny shade an' the woodbine cottage' he calls himself, and he thinks, because he'd a long sight rather loaf and fish than work his honest farm, that he must surely be some sort of a character.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "'John McQuade o' the sunny shade an' the woodbine cottage' he calls himself, and he thinks, because he'd a long sight rather loaf and fish than work his honest farm, that he must surely be some sort of a character.
argueverbUS /ˈɑːrɡjuː/
present reasons and arguments
From this reading In five minutes he can give you more good reasons for vagabondin' than you could argue down in a long day's talk."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I'm not sure but he half thinks he's a poet, or at the very least a philosopher.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "He's jealous right away!"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "'John McQuade o' the sunny shade an' the woodbine cottage' he calls himself, and he thinks, because he'd a long sight rather loaf and fish than work his honest farm, that he must surely be some sort of a character.
for the reason that
From this reading "'John McQuade o' the sunny shade an' the woodbine cottage' he calls himself, and he thinks, because he'd a long sight rather loaf and fish than work his honest farm, that he must surely be some sort of a character.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I'm not sure but he half thinks he's a poet, or at the very least a philosopher.
plural of “call” — a telephone connection
From this reading "'John McQuade o' the sunny shade an' the woodbine cottage' he calls himself, and he thinks, because he'd a long sight rather loaf and fish than work his honest farm, that he must surely be some sort of a character.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading In five minutes he can give you more good reasons for vagabondin' than you could argue down in a long day's talk."
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading "'John McQuade o' the sunny shade an' the woodbine cottage' he calls himself, and he thinks, because he'd a long sight rather loaf and fish than work his honest farm, that he must surely be some sort of a character.
a small house with a single story
From this reading "'John McQuade o' the sunny shade an' the woodbine cottage' he calls himself, and he thinks, because he'd a long sight rather loaf and fish than work his honest farm, that he must surely be some sort of a character.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading In five minutes he can give you more good reasons for vagabondin' than you could argue down in a long day's talk."
day'snounUS /deɪz/
possessive form of “day” — time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading In five minutes he can give you more good reasons for vagabondin' than you could argue down in a long day's talk."
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading In five minutes he can give you more good reasons for vagabondin' than you could argue down in a long day's talk."
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading "'John McQuade o' the sunny shade an' the woodbine cottage' he calls himself, and he thinks, because he'd a long sight rather loaf and fish than work his honest farm, that he must surely be some sort of a character.
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading "'John McQuade o' the sunny shade an' the woodbine cottage' he calls himself, and he thinks, because he'd a long sight rather loaf and fish than work his honest farm, that he must surely be some sort of a character.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading In five minutes he can give you more good reasons for vagabondin' than you could argue down in a long day's talk."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In five minutes he can give you more good reasons for vagabondin' than you could argue down in a long day's talk."
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading In five minutes he can give you more good reasons for vagabondin' than you could argue down in a long day's talk."
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading In five minutes he can give you more good reasons for vagabondin' than you could argue down in a long day's talk."
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading I'm not sure but he half thinks he's a poet, or at the very least a philosopher.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "'John McQuade o' the sunny shade an' the woodbine cottage' he calls himself, and he thinks, because he'd a long sight rather loaf and fish than work his honest farm, that he must surely be some sort of a character.
he'd
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From this reading "'John McQuade o' the sunny shade an' the woodbine cottage' he calls himself, and he thinks, because he'd a long sight rather loaf and fish than work his honest farm, that he must surely be some sort of a character.
he's
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From this reading I'm not sure but he half thinks he's a poet, or at the very least a philosopher.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "'John McQuade o' the sunny shade an' the woodbine cottage' he calls himself, and he thinks, because he'd a long sight rather loaf and fish than work his honest farm, that he must surely be some sort of a character.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "'John McQuade o' the sunny shade an' the woodbine cottage' he calls himself, and he thinks, because he'd a long sight rather loaf and fish than work his honest farm, that he must surely be some sort of a character.
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
From this reading "'John McQuade o' the sunny shade an' the woodbine cottage' he calls himself, and he thinks, because he'd a long sight rather loaf and fish than work his honest farm, that he must surely be some sort of a character.
I'm
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From this reading I'm not sure but he half thinks he's a poet, or at the very least a philosopher.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In five minutes he can give you more good reasons for vagabondin' than you could argue down in a long day's talk."
showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages
From this reading "He's jealous right away!"
Jimmie
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From this reading "This must be a man worth knowing," said Jimmie.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading "'John McQuade o' the sunny shade an' the woodbine cottage' he calls himself, and he thinks, because he'd a long sight rather loaf and fish than work his honest farm, that he must surely be some sort of a character.
evidencing the possession of inside information
From this reading "This must be a man worth knowing," said Jimmie.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading I'm not sure but he half thinks he's a poet, or at the very least a philosopher.
loafnounUS /loʊf/
a shaped mass of baked bread that is usually sliced before eating
From this reading "'John McQuade o' the sunny shade an' the woodbine cottage' he calls himself, and he thinks, because he'd a long sight rather loaf and fish than work his honest farm, that he must surely be some sort of a character.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading "'John McQuade o' the sunny shade an' the woodbine cottage' he calls himself, and he thinks, because he'd a long sight rather loaf and fish than work his honest farm, that he must surely be some sort of a character.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "This must be a man worth knowing," said Jimmie.
McQuade
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From this reading "'John McQuade o' the sunny shade an' the woodbine cottage' he calls himself, and he thinks, because he'd a long sight rather loaf and fish than work his honest farm, that he must surely be some sort of a character.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading In five minutes he can give you more good reasons for vagabondin' than you could argue down in a long day's talk."
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading In five minutes he can give you more good reasons for vagabondin' than you could argue down in a long day's talk."
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "'John McQuade o' the sunny shade an' the woodbine cottage' he calls himself, and he thinks, because he'd a long sight rather loaf and fish than work his honest farm, that he must surely be some sort of a character.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I'm not sure but he half thinks he's a poet, or at the very least a philosopher.
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 "'John McQuade o' the sunny shade an' the woodbine cottage' he calls himself, and he thinks, because he'd a long sight rather loaf and fish than work his honest farm, that he must surely be some sort of a character.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "'John McQuade o' the sunny shade an' the woodbine cottage' he calls himself, and he thinks, because he'd a long sight rather loaf and fish than work his honest farm, that he must surely be some sort of a character.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I'm not sure but he half thinks he's a poet, or at the very least a philosopher.
philosophernounUS /fəˈlɑːsəfər/
a specialist in philosophy
From this reading I'm not sure but he half thinks he's a poet, or at the very least a philosopher.
a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
From this reading I'm not sure but he half thinks he's a poet, or at the very least a philosopher.
on the contrary
From this reading "'John McQuade o' the sunny shade an' the woodbine cottage' he calls himself, and he thinks, because he'd a long sight rather loaf and fish than work his honest farm, that he must surely be some sort of a character.
plural of “reason” — a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading In five minutes he can give you more good reasons for vagabondin' than you could argue down in a long day's talk."
precisely, exactly
From this reading "He's jealous right away!"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "This must be a man worth knowing," said Jimmie.
relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body
From this reading "'John McQuade o' the sunny shade an' the woodbine cottage' he calls himself, and he thinks, because he'd a long sight rather loaf and fish than work his honest farm, that he must surely be some sort of a character.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading "'John McQuade o' the sunny shade an' the woodbine cottage' he calls himself, and he thinks, because he'd a long sight rather loaf and fish than work his honest farm, that he must surely be some sort of a character.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "'John McQuade o' the sunny shade an' the woodbine cottage' he calls himself, and he thinks, because he'd a long sight rather loaf and fish than work his honest farm, that he must surely be some sort of a character.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading "'John McQuade o' the sunny shade an' the woodbine cottage' he calls himself, and he thinks, because he'd a long sight rather loaf and fish than work his honest farm, that he must surely be some sort of a character.
sunnyadjectiveUS /ˈsʌni/
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading "'John McQuade o' the sunny shade an' the woodbine cottage' he calls himself, and he thinks, because he'd a long sight rather loaf and fish than work his honest farm, that he must surely be some sort of a character.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading I'm not sure but he half thinks he's a poet, or at the very least a philosopher.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading "'John McQuade o' the sunny shade an' the woodbine cottage' he calls himself, and he thinks, because he'd a long sight rather loaf and fish than work his honest farm, that he must surely be some sort of a character.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading In five minutes he can give you more good reasons for vagabondin' than you could argue down in a long day's talk."
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "'John McQuade o' the sunny shade an' the woodbine cottage' he calls himself, and he thinks, because he'd a long sight rather loaf and fish than work his honest farm, that he must surely be some sort of a character.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "'John McQuade o' the sunny shade an' the woodbine cottage' he calls himself, and he thinks, because he'd a long sight rather loaf and fish than work his honest farm, that he must surely be some sort of a character.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "'John McQuade o' the sunny shade an' the woodbine cottage' he calls himself, and he thinks, because he'd a long sight rather loaf and fish than work his honest farm, that he must surely be some sort of a character.
plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking
From this reading "'John McQuade o' the sunny shade an' the woodbine cottage' he calls himself, and he thinks, because he'd a long sight rather loaf and fish than work his honest farm, that he must surely be some sort of a character.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This must be a man worth knowing," said Jimmie.
vagabondin
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From this reading In five minutes he can give you more good reasons for vagabondin' than you could argue down in a long day's talk."
precisely as stated
From this reading I'm not sure but he half thinks he's a poet, or at the very least a philosopher.
woodbinenoun
common North American vine with compound leaves and bluish-black berrylike fruit
From this reading "'John McQuade o' the sunny shade an' the woodbine cottage' he calls himself, and he thinks, because he'd a long sight rather loaf and fish than work his honest farm, that he must surely be some sort of a character.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading "'John McQuade o' the sunny shade an' the woodbine cottage' he calls himself, and he thinks, because he'd a long sight rather loaf and fish than work his honest farm, that he must surely be some sort of a character.
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading "This must be a man worth knowing," said Jimmie.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading In five minutes he can give you more good reasons for vagabondin' than you could argue down in a long day's talk."
