used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We couldn't, 'ithout makin' sech a racket ez they'd be sure to hear.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Besides, thar's bare spots above, whar they mout sight us from out on the water; an' ef they did, distance wouldn't sarve us a bit.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Besides, thar's bare spots above, whar they mout sight us from out on the water; an' ef they did, distance wouldn't sarve us a bit.
completely unclothed
From this reading Besides, thar's bare spots above, whar they mout sight us from out on the water; an' ef they did, distance wouldn't sarve us a bit.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading We couldn't, 'ithout makin' sech a racket ez they'd be sure to hear.
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Besides, thar's bare spots above, whar they mout sight us from out on the water; an' ef they did, distance wouldn't sarve us a bit.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading Besides, thar's bare spots above, whar they mout sight us from out on the water; an' ef they did, distance wouldn't sarve us a bit.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But shouldn't we go farther up?" says the skipper, interrogating Seagriff.
Captin
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From this reading "No, Captin'; we mustn't move from hyar.
couldn't
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From this reading We couldn't, 'ithout makin' sech a racket ez they'd be sure to hear.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Besides, thar's bare spots above, whar they mout sight us from out on the water; an' ef they did, distance wouldn't sarve us a bit.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading Besides, thar's bare spots above, whar they mout sight us from out on the water; an' ef they did, distance wouldn't sarve us a bit.
ef
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From this reading Besides, thar's bare spots above, whar they mout sight us from out on the water; an' ef they did, distance wouldn't sarve us a bit.
ez
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From this reading We couldn't, 'ithout makin' sech a racket ez they'd be sure to hear.
more distant in especially space or time
From this reading "But shouldn't we go farther up?" says the skipper, interrogating Seagriff.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "No, Captin'; we mustn't move from hyar.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "But shouldn't we go farther up?" says the skipper, interrogating Seagriff.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading We couldn't, 'ithout makin' sech a racket ez they'd be sure to hear.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading "Why not keep on over the hill?"
hyar
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From this reading "No, Captin'; we mustn't move from hyar.
interrogatingverbUS /ˌɪnˈterəɡeɪtɪŋ/
-ing form of “interrogate” — transmit (a signal) for setting off an appropriate response, as in telecommunication
From this reading "But shouldn't we go farther up?" says the skipper, interrogating Seagriff.
ithout
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From this reading We couldn't, 'ithout makin' sech a racket ez they'd be sure to hear.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "Why not keep on over the hill?"
makinnounUS /ˈmækɪn/
battles in World War II in the Pacific (November 1943); United States Marines took the islands from the Japanese after bitter fighting
From this reading We couldn't, 'ithout makin' sech a racket ez they'd be sure to hear.
mout
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From this reading Besides, thar's bare spots above, whar they mout sight us from out on the water; an' ef they did, distance wouldn't sarve us a bit.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "No, Captin'; we mustn't move from hyar.
mustn't
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From this reading "No, Captin'; we mustn't move from hyar.
not any; not one
From this reading "No, Captin'; we mustn't move from hyar.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Why not keep on over the hill?"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Why not keep on over the hill?"
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Besides, thar's bare spots above, whar they mout sight us from out on the water; an' ef they did, distance wouldn't sarve us a bit.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "Why not keep on over the hill?"
racketnounUS /ˈrækɪt/
a loud and disturbing noise
From this reading We couldn't, 'ithout makin' sech a racket ez they'd be sure to hear.
sarve
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From this reading Besides, thar's bare spots above, whar they mout sight us from out on the water; an' ef they did, distance wouldn't sarve us a bit.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading "But shouldn't we go farther up?" says the skipper, interrogating Seagriff.
Seagriff
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From this reading "But shouldn't we go farther up?" says the skipper, interrogating Seagriff.
sech
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From this reading We couldn't, 'ithout makin' sech a racket ez they'd be sure to hear.
shouldn't
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From this reading "But shouldn't we go farther up?" says the skipper, interrogating Seagriff.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading Besides, thar's bare spots above, whar they mout sight us from out on the water; an' ef they did, distance wouldn't sarve us a bit.
skippernounUS /ˈskɪpər/
a student who fails to attend classes
From this reading "But shouldn't we go farther up?" says the skipper, interrogating Seagriff.
spotsnounUS /spɑːts/
spots before the eyes caused by opaque cell fragments in the vitreous humor and lens
From this reading Besides, thar's bare spots above, whar they mout sight us from out on the water; an' ef they did, distance wouldn't sarve us a bit.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading We couldn't, 'ithout makin' sech a racket ez they'd be sure to hear.
thar's
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From this reading Besides, thar's bare spots above, whar they mout sight us from out on the water; an' ef they did, distance wouldn't sarve us a bit.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "But shouldn't we go farther up?" says the skipper, interrogating Seagriff.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Besides, thar's bare spots above, whar they mout sight us from out on the water; an' ef they did, distance wouldn't sarve us a bit.
they'd
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From this reading We couldn't, 'ithout makin' sech a racket ez they'd be sure to hear.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We couldn't, 'ithout makin' sech a racket ez they'd be sure to hear.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "But shouldn't we go farther up?" says the skipper, interrogating Seagriff.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Besides, thar's bare spots above, whar they mout sight us from out on the water; an' ef they did, distance wouldn't sarve us a bit.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading Besides, thar's bare spots above, whar they mout sight us from out on the water; an' ef they did, distance wouldn't sarve us a bit.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "But shouldn't we go farther up?" says the skipper, interrogating Seagriff.
whar
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From this reading Besides, thar's bare spots above, whar they mout sight us from out on the water; an' ef they did, distance wouldn't sarve us a bit.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why not keep on over the hill?"
wouldn't
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From this reading Besides, thar's bare spots above, whar they mout sight us from out on the water; an' ef they did, distance wouldn't sarve us a bit.
