used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "They'll have a dummed hard toime a foindin' it," retorted Paddy cunningly, "and a dummed harder toime gettin' away wid it, for Oi kape a close watch on it.
afther
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From this reading Oi ain't no Rockyfeller, but Oi've got enough for salt pork and frijoles for the nixt tin years, an' Oi don't belave Oi'll be in urgent nade of thim afther that toime.
ain't
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From this reading Oi ain't no Rockyfeller, but Oi've got enough for salt pork and frijoles for the nixt tin years, an' Oi don't belave Oi'll be in urgent nade of thim afther that toime.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Oi ain't no Rockyfeller, but Oi've got enough for salt pork and frijoles for the nixt tin years, an' Oi don't belave Oi'll be in urgent nade of thim afther that toime.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "They'll have a dummed hard toime a foindin' it," retorted Paddy cunningly, "and a dummed harder toime gettin' away wid it, for Oi kape a close watch on it.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "They'll have a dummed hard toime a foindin' it," retorted Paddy cunningly, "and a dummed harder toime gettin' away wid it, for Oi kape a close watch on it.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Oi ain't no Rockyfeller, but Oi've got enough for salt pork and frijoles for the nixt tin years, an' Oi don't belave Oi'll be in urgent nade of thim afther that toime.
belave
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From this reading Oi ain't no Rockyfeller, but Oi've got enough for salt pork and frijoles for the nixt tin years, an' Oi don't belave Oi'll be in urgent nade of thim afther that toime.
BossnounUS /bɑːs/
a person who exercises control over workers
From this reading Oi'm figgerin' on makin' a loan to the Boss, so's to help him ship cattle.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Oi ain't no Rockyfeller, but Oi've got enough for salt pork and frijoles for the nixt tin years, an' Oi don't belave Oi'll be in urgent nade of thim afther that toime.
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading Oi'm figgerin' on makin' a loan to the Boss, so's to help him ship cattle.
ChutenounUS /ʃuːt/
rescue equipment consisting of a device that fills with air and retards your fall
From this reading If the Good Lard thinks Oi'll pass the Inspection Chute, Oi'll be fading on milk an' honey widout payin' fer it.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading "They'll have a dummed hard toime a foindin' it," retorted Paddy cunningly, "and a dummed harder toime gettin' away wid it, for Oi kape a close watch on it.
cunninglyadverb
in an attractive manner
From this reading "They'll have a dummed hard toime a foindin' it," retorted Paddy cunningly, "and a dummed harder toime gettin' away wid it, for Oi kape a close watch on it.
plural of “dollar” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading Oi got thirty-five thousand dollars put away.
don't
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From this reading Oi ain't no Rockyfeller, but Oi've got enough for salt pork and frijoles for the nixt tin years, an' Oi don't belave Oi'll be in urgent nade of thim afther that toime.
dummed
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From this reading "They'll have a dummed hard toime a foindin' it," retorted Paddy cunningly, "and a dummed harder toime gettin' away wid it, for Oi kape a close watch on it.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Oi ain't no Rockyfeller, but Oi've got enough for salt pork and frijoles for the nixt tin years, an' Oi don't belave Oi'll be in urgent nade of thim afther that toime.
fadingnounUS /ˈfeɪdɪŋ/
weakening in force or intensity
From this reading If the Good Lard thinks Oi'll pass the Inspection Chute, Oi'll be fading on milk an' honey widout payin' fer it.
fer
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From this reading If the Good Lard thinks Oi'll pass the Inspection Chute, Oi'll be fading on milk an' honey widout payin' fer it.
figgerin
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From this reading Oi'm figgerin' on makin' a loan to the Boss, so's to help him ship cattle.
foindin
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From this reading "They'll have a dummed hard toime a foindin' it," retorted Paddy cunningly, "and a dummed harder toime gettin' away wid it, for Oi kape a close watch on it.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "They'll have a dummed hard toime a foindin' it," retorted Paddy cunningly, "and a dummed harder toime gettin' away wid it, for Oi kape a close watch on it.
frijoles
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From this reading Oi ain't no Rockyfeller, but Oi've got enough for salt pork and frijoles for the nixt tin years, an' Oi don't belave Oi'll be in urgent nade of thim afther that toime.
gettin
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From this reading "They'll have a dummed hard toime a foindin' it," retorted Paddy cunningly, "and a dummed harder toime gettin' away wid it, for Oi kape a close watch on it.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading If the Good Lard thinks Oi'll pass the Inspection Chute, Oi'll be fading on milk an' honey widout payin' fer it.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Oi got thirty-five thousand dollars put away.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading "They'll have a dummed hard toime a foindin' it," retorted Paddy cunningly, "and a dummed harder toime gettin' away wid it, for Oi kape a close watch on it.
harderadverbUS /ˈhɑːrdər/
comparative of “hard” — with effort or force or vigor
From this reading "They'll have a dummed hard toime a foindin' it," retorted Paddy cunningly, "and a dummed harder toime gettin' away wid it, for Oi kape a close watch on it.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "They'll have a dummed hard toime a foindin' it," retorted Paddy cunningly, "and a dummed harder toime gettin' away wid it, for Oi kape a close watch on it.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading Oi'm figgerin' on makin' a loan to the Boss, so's to help him ship cattle.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Oi'm figgerin' on makin' a loan to the Boss, so's to help him ship cattle.
honeynounUS /ˈhʌni/
a sweet yellow liquid produced by bees
From this reading If the Good Lard thinks Oi'll pass the Inspection Chute, Oi'll be fading on milk an' honey widout payin' fer it.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If the Good Lard thinks Oi'll pass the Inspection Chute, Oi'll be fading on milk an' honey widout payin' fer it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Oi ain't no Rockyfeller, but Oi've got enough for salt pork and frijoles for the nixt tin years, an' Oi don't belave Oi'll be in urgent nade of thim afther that toime.
InspectionnounUS /ˌɪnˈspekʃən/
a formal or official examination
From this reading If the Good Lard thinks Oi'll pass the Inspection Chute, Oi'll be fading on milk an' honey widout payin' fer it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "They'll have a dummed hard toime a foindin' it," retorted Paddy cunningly, "and a dummed harder toime gettin' away wid it, for Oi kape a close watch on it.
kape
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From this reading "They'll have a dummed hard toime a foindin' it," retorted Paddy cunningly, "and a dummed harder toime gettin' away wid it, for Oi kape a close watch on it.
LardverbUS /lɑːrd/
prepare or cook with lard
From this reading If the Good Lard thinks Oi'll pass the Inspection Chute, Oi'll be fading on milk an' honey widout payin' fer it.
loannounUS /loʊn/
the temporary provision of money (usually at interest)
From this reading Oi'm figgerin' on makin' a loan to the Boss, so's to help him ship cattle.
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 Oi'm figgerin' on makin' a loan to the Boss, so's to help him ship cattle.
a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings
From this reading If the Good Lard thinks Oi'll pass the Inspection Chute, Oi'll be fading on milk an' honey widout payin' fer it.
nade
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From this reading Oi ain't no Rockyfeller, but Oi've got enough for salt pork and frijoles for the nixt tin years, an' Oi don't belave Oi'll be in urgent nade of thim afther that toime.
nixt
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From this reading Oi ain't no Rockyfeller, but Oi've got enough for salt pork and frijoles for the nixt tin years, an' Oi don't belave Oi'll be in urgent nade of thim afther that toime.
not any; not one
From this reading Oi ain't no Rockyfeller, but Oi've got enough for salt pork and frijoles for the nixt tin years, an' Oi don't belave Oi'll be in urgent nade of thim afther that toime.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Oi ain't no Rockyfeller, but Oi've got enough for salt pork and frijoles for the nixt tin years, an' Oi don't belave Oi'll be in urgent nade of thim afther that toime.
Oi
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From this reading "They'll have a dummed hard toime a foindin' it," retorted Paddy cunningly, "and a dummed harder toime gettin' away wid it, for Oi kape a close watch on it.
Oi'll
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From this reading Oi ain't no Rockyfeller, but Oi've got enough for salt pork and frijoles for the nixt tin years, an' Oi don't belave Oi'll be in urgent nade of thim afther that toime.
Oi'm
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From this reading Oi'm figgerin' on makin' a loan to the Boss, so's to help him ship cattle.
Oi've
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From this reading Oi ain't no Rockyfeller, but Oi've got enough for salt pork and frijoles for the nixt tin years, an' Oi don't belave Oi'll be in urgent nade of thim afther that toime.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "They'll have a dummed hard toime a foindin' it," retorted Paddy cunningly, "and a dummed harder toime gettin' away wid it, for Oi kape a close watch on it.
PaddynounUS /ˈpædi/
(ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Irish descent
From this reading "They'll have a dummed hard toime a foindin' it," retorted Paddy cunningly, "and a dummed harder toime gettin' away wid it, for Oi kape a close watch on it.
go across or through
From this reading If the Good Lard thinks Oi'll pass the Inspection Chute, Oi'll be fading on milk an' honey widout payin' fer it.
payin
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From this reading If the Good Lard thinks Oi'll pass the Inspection Chute, Oi'll be fading on milk an' honey widout payin' fer it.
porknounUS /pɔːrk/
meat from a domestic hog or pig
From this reading Oi ain't no Rockyfeller, but Oi've got enough for salt pork and frijoles for the nixt tin years, an' Oi don't belave Oi'll be in urgent nade of thim afther that toime.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Oi got thirty-five thousand dollars put away.
past form of “retort” — answer back
From this reading "They'll have a dummed hard toime a foindin' it," retorted Paddy cunningly, "and a dummed harder toime gettin' away wid it, for Oi kape a close watch on it.
Rockyfeller
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From this reading Oi ain't no Rockyfeller, but Oi've got enough for salt pork and frijoles for the nixt tin years, an' Oi don't belave Oi'll be in urgent nade of thim afther that toime.
a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
From this reading Oi ain't no Rockyfeller, but Oi've got enough for salt pork and frijoles for the nixt tin years, an' Oi don't belave Oi'll be in urgent nade of thim afther that toime.
transport commercially
From this reading Oi'm figgerin' on makin' a loan to the Boss, so's to help him ship cattle.
so'snounUS /soʊz/
possessive form of “so” — the syllable naming the fifth (dominant) note of any musical scale in solmization
From this reading Oi'm figgerin' on makin' a loan to the Boss, so's to help him ship cattle.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Oi ain't no Rockyfeller, but Oi've got enough for salt pork and frijoles for the nixt tin years, an' Oi don't belave Oi'll be in urgent nade of thim afther that toime.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Oi'm figgerin' on makin' a loan to the Boss, so's to help him ship cattle.
They'll
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From this reading "They'll have a dummed hard toime a foindin' it," retorted Paddy cunningly, "and a dummed harder toime gettin' away wid it, for Oi kape a close watch on it.
thim
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From this reading Oi ain't no Rockyfeller, but Oi've got enough for salt pork and frijoles for the nixt tin years, an' Oi don't belave Oi'll be in urgent nade of thim afther that toime.
plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking
From this reading If the Good Lard thinks Oi'll pass the Inspection Chute, Oi'll be fading on milk an' honey widout payin' fer it.
thirty-fiveadjectiveUS /ˈθɜːrdifaɪv/
being five more than thirty
From this reading Oi got thirty-five thousand dollars put away.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading Oi got thirty-five thousand dollars put away.
tinnounUS /tɪn/
a silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion; used in many alloys and to coat other metals to prevent corrosion; obtained chiefly from cassiterite where it occurs as tin oxide
From this reading Oi ain't no Rockyfeller, but Oi've got enough for salt pork and frijoles for the nixt tin years, an' Oi don't belave Oi'll be in urgent nade of thim afther that toime.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Oi'm figgerin' on makin' a loan to the Boss, so's to help him ship cattle.
toime
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From this reading "They'll have a dummed hard toime a foindin' it," retorted Paddy cunningly, "and a dummed harder toime gettin' away wid it, for Oi kape a close watch on it.
urgentadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrdʒənt/
compelling immediate action
From this reading Oi ain't no Rockyfeller, but Oi've got enough for salt pork and frijoles for the nixt tin years, an' Oi don't belave Oi'll be in urgent nade of thim afther that toime.
look attentively
From this reading "They'll have a dummed hard toime a foindin' it," retorted Paddy cunningly, "and a dummed harder toime gettin' away wid it, for Oi kape a close watch on it.
wid
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From this reading "They'll have a dummed hard toime a foindin' it," retorted Paddy cunningly, "and a dummed harder toime gettin' away wid it, for Oi kape a close watch on it.
widout
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From this reading If the Good Lard thinks Oi'll pass the Inspection Chute, Oi'll be fading on milk an' honey widout payin' fer it.
a late time of life
From this reading Oi ain't no Rockyfeller, but Oi've got enough for salt pork and frijoles for the nixt tin years, an' Oi don't belave Oi'll be in urgent nade of thim afther that toime.
