used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I had jest got my eye on the critter standin' right in the mouth o' his cave, when I feeled myself struck upon the buttocks, and flattened down to the airth like a pancake!
airth
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From this reading I had jest got my eye on the critter standin' right in the mouth o' his cave, when I feeled myself struck upon the buttocks, and flattened down to the airth like a pancake!
(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 "Well, I had all ready except layin' the bait; so I crawled in, and was fixin' the green yeers and the 'lasses, when, jest at that moment, what shed I hear behind me but the `sniff' o' the bar!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Well, I had all ready except layin' the bait; so I crawled in, and was fixin' the green yeers and the 'lasses, when, jest at that moment, what shed I hear behind me but the `sniff' o' the bar!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Well, I had all ready except layin' the bait; so I crawled in, and was fixin' the green yeers and the 'lasses, when, jest at that moment, what shed I hear behind me but the `sniff' o' the bar!
baitverbUS /beɪt/
harass with persistent criticism or carping
From this reading "Well, I had all ready except layin' the bait; so I crawled in, and was fixin' the green yeers and the 'lasses, when, jest at that moment, what shed I hear behind me but the `sniff' o' the bar!
a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
From this reading "Well, I had all ready except layin' the bait; so I crawled in, and was fixin' the green yeers and the 'lasses, when, jest at that moment, what shed I hear behind me but the `sniff' o' the bar!
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "At the first stroke I thought somebody had hit me a heavy blow from behind, and I wish it had been that.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading "Well, I had all ready except layin' the bait; so I crawled in, and was fixin' the green yeers and the 'lasses, when, jest at that moment, what shed I hear behind me but the `sniff' o' the bar!
exhale hard
From this reading "At the first stroke I thought somebody had hit me a heavy blow from behind, and I wish it had been that.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Well, I had all ready except layin' the bait; so I crawled in, and was fixin' the green yeers and the 'lasses, when, jest at that moment, what shed I hear behind me but the `sniff' o' the bar!
buttocksnounUS /ˈbʌtəks/
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
From this reading I had jest got my eye on the critter standin' right in the mouth o' his cave, when I feeled myself struck upon the buttocks, and flattened down to the airth like a pancake!
a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
From this reading I had jest got my eye on the critter standin' right in the mouth o' his cave, when I feeled myself struck upon the buttocks, and flattened down to the airth like a pancake!
crawledverbUS /krɔːld/
past form of “crawl” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading "Well, I had all ready except layin' the bait; so I crawled in, and was fixin' the green yeers and the 'lasses, when, jest at that moment, what shed I hear behind me but the `sniff' o' the bar!
critternounUS /ˈkrɪtər/
a regional term for “creature” (especially for domestic animals)
From this reading I had jest got my eye on the critter standin' right in the mouth o' his cave, when I feeled myself struck upon the buttocks, and flattened down to the airth like a pancake!
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading I had jest got my eye on the critter standin' right in the mouth o' his cave, when I feeled myself struck upon the buttocks, and flattened down to the airth like a pancake!
apart from; not including
From this reading "Well, I had all ready except layin' the bait; so I crawled in, and was fixin' the green yeers and the 'lasses, when, jest at that moment, what shed I hear behind me but the `sniff' o' the bar!
the organ of sight
From this reading I had jest got my eye on the critter standin' right in the mouth o' his cave, when I feeled myself struck upon the buttocks, and flattened down to the airth like a pancake!
feeled
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From this reading I had jest got my eye on the critter standin' right in the mouth o' his cave, when I feeled myself struck upon the buttocks, and flattened down to the airth like a pancake!
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "At the first stroke I thought somebody had hit me a heavy blow from behind, and I wish it had been that.
fixin
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From this reading "Well, I had all ready except layin' the bait; so I crawled in, and was fixin' the green yeers and the 'lasses, when, jest at that moment, what shed I hear behind me but the `sniff' o' the bar!
flattenedadjectiveUS /ˈflætənd/
having been flattened
From this reading I had jest got my eye on the critter standin' right in the mouth o' his cave, when I feeled myself struck upon the buttocks, and flattened down to the airth like a pancake!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "At the first stroke I thought somebody had hit me a heavy blow from behind, and I wish it had been that.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I had jest got my eye on the critter standin' right in the mouth o' his cave, when I feeled myself struck upon the buttocks, and flattened down to the airth like a pancake!
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading "Well, I had all ready except layin' the bait; so I crawled in, and was fixin' the green yeers and the 'lasses, when, jest at that moment, what shed I hear behind me but the `sniff' o' the bar!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Well, I had all ready except layin' the bait; so I crawled in, and was fixin' the green yeers and the 'lasses, when, jest at that moment, what shed I hear behind me but the `sniff' o' the bar!
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading "Well, I had all ready except layin' the bait; so I crawled in, and was fixin' the green yeers and the 'lasses, when, jest at that moment, what shed I hear behind me but the `sniff' o' the bar!
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading "At the first stroke I thought somebody had hit me a heavy blow from behind, and I wish it had been that.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I had jest got my eye on the critter standin' right in the mouth o' his cave, when I feeled myself struck upon the buttocks, and flattened down to the airth like a pancake!
cause to move by striking
From this reading "At the first stroke I thought somebody had hit me a heavy blow from behind, and I wish it had been that.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well, I had all ready except layin' the bait; so I crawled in, and was fixin' the green yeers and the 'lasses, when, jest at that moment, what shed I hear behind me but the `sniff' o' the bar!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Well, I had all ready except layin' the bait; so I crawled in, and was fixin' the green yeers and the 'lasses, when, jest at that moment, what shed I hear behind me but the `sniff' o' the bar!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "At the first stroke I thought somebody had hit me a heavy blow from behind, and I wish it had been that.
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading "Well, I had all ready except layin' the bait; so I crawled in, and was fixin' the green yeers and the 'lasses, when, jest at that moment, what shed I hear behind me but the `sniff' o' the bar!
lasses
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From this reading "Well, I had all ready except layin' the bait; so I crawled in, and was fixin' the green yeers and the 'lasses, when, jest at that moment, what shed I hear behind me but the `sniff' o' the bar!
layin
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From this reading "Well, I had all ready except layin' the bait; so I crawled in, and was fixin' the green yeers and the 'lasses, when, jest at that moment, what shed I hear behind me but the `sniff' o' the bar!
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I had jest got my eye on the critter standin' right in the mouth o' his cave, when I feeled myself struck upon the buttocks, and flattened down to the airth like a pancake!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Well, I had all ready except layin' the bait; so I crawled in, and was fixin' the green yeers and the 'lasses, when, jest at that moment, what shed I hear behind me but the `sniff' o' the bar!
a particular point in time
From this reading "Well, I had all ready except layin' the bait; so I crawled in, and was fixin' the green yeers and the 'lasses, when, jest at that moment, what shed I hear behind me but the `sniff' o' the bar!
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading I had jest got my eye on the critter standin' right in the mouth o' his cave, when I feeled myself struck upon the buttocks, and flattened down to the airth like a pancake!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I had jest got my eye on the critter standin' right in the mouth o' his cave, when I feeled myself struck upon the buttocks, and flattened down to the airth like a pancake!
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I had jest got my eye on the critter standin' right in the mouth o' his cave, when I feeled myself struck upon the buttocks, and flattened down to the airth like a pancake!
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 "Well, I had all ready except layin' the bait; so I crawled in, and was fixin' the green yeers and the 'lasses, when, jest at that moment, what shed I hear behind me but the `sniff' o' the bar!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I had jest got my eye on the critter standin' right in the mouth o' his cave, when I feeled myself struck upon the buttocks, and flattened down to the airth like a pancake!
pancakenounUS /ˈpænkeɪk/
a flat cake of thin batter fried on both sides on a griddle
From this reading I had jest got my eye on the critter standin' right in the mouth o' his cave, when I feeled myself struck upon the buttocks, and flattened down to the airth like a pancake!
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading "Well, I had all ready except layin' the bait; so I crawled in, and was fixin' the green yeers and the 'lasses, when, jest at that moment, what shed I hear behind me but the `sniff' o' the bar!
precisely, exactly
From this reading I had jest got my eye on the critter standin' right in the mouth o' his cave, when I feeled myself struck upon the buttocks, and flattened down to the airth like a pancake!
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "I turned suddently to see.
get rid of
From this reading "Well, I had all ready except layin' the bait; so I crawled in, and was fixin' the green yeers and the 'lasses, when, jest at that moment, what shed I hear behind me but the `sniff' o' the bar!
sniffverbUS /snɪf/
perceive by inhaling through the nose
From this reading "Well, I had all ready except layin' the bait; so I crawled in, and was fixin' the green yeers and the 'lasses, when, jest at that moment, what shed I hear behind me but the `sniff' o' the bar!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Well, I had all ready except layin' the bait; so I crawled in, and was fixin' the green yeers and the 'lasses, when, jest at that moment, what shed I hear behind me but the `sniff' o' the bar!
a person, without saying who
From this reading "At the first stroke I thought somebody had hit me a heavy blow from behind, and I wish it had been that.
standin
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From this reading I had jest got my eye on the critter standin' right in the mouth o' his cave, when I feeled myself struck upon the buttocks, and flattened down to the airth like a pancake!
(sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
From this reading "At the first stroke I thought somebody had hit me a heavy blow from behind, and I wish it had been that.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading I had jest got my eye on the critter standin' right in the mouth o' his cave, when I feeled myself struck upon the buttocks, and flattened down to the airth like a pancake!
suddently
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From this reading "I turned suddently to see.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It war wusser than that.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Well, I had all ready except layin' the bait; so I crawled in, and was fixin' the green yeers and the 'lasses, when, jest at that moment, what shed I hear behind me but the `sniff' o' the bar!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Well, I had all ready except layin' the bait; so I crawled in, and was fixin' the green yeers and the 'lasses, when, jest at that moment, what shed I hear behind me but the `sniff' o' the bar!
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "At the first stroke I thought somebody had hit me a heavy blow from behind, and I wish it had been that.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I turned suddently to see.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading "I turned suddently to see.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I had jest got my eye on the critter standin' right in the mouth o' his cave, when I feeled myself struck upon the buttocks, and flattened down to the airth like a pancake!
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading It war wusser than that.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Well, I had all ready except layin' the bait; so I crawled in, and was fixin' the green yeers and the 'lasses, when, jest at that moment, what shed I hear behind me but the `sniff' o' the bar!
(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, I had all ready except layin' the bait; so I crawled in, and was fixin' the green yeers and the 'lasses, when, jest at that moment, what shed I hear behind me but the `sniff' o' the bar!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Well, I had all ready except layin' the bait; so I crawled in, and was fixin' the green yeers and the 'lasses, when, jest at that moment, what shed I hear behind me but the `sniff' o' the bar!
at the time that
From this reading "Well, I had all ready except layin' the bait; so I crawled in, and was fixin' the green yeers and the 'lasses, when, jest at that moment, what shed I hear behind me but the `sniff' o' the bar!
hope for; have a wish
From this reading "At the first stroke I thought somebody had hit me a heavy blow from behind, and I wish it had been that.
wusser
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From this reading It war wusser than that.
yeers
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From this reading "Well, I had all ready except layin' the bait; so I crawled in, and was fixin' the green yeers and the 'lasses, when, jest at that moment, what shed I hear behind me but the `sniff' o' the bar!
