used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading BOB IN A QUANDARY.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “YES, sur, that’s jest what that mean Dan o’ mine done,” shouted Godfrey, swinging his arms about his head.
afore
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From this reading I jest come back here to take a leetle rest an’ kinder plan my movements, like the generals do afore a battle, ye know.”
agin
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From this reading I’ll take arter him agin bright an’ ’arly to-morrer, howsomever, an’ I’ll ketch him if I have to hoof over the hul state of Mississip.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “I didn’t find it out until this mornin’, an’ then I cut a big hickory, and tuk arter him mighty peart, I tell ye; but somehow I couldn’t ketch the trail.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I didn’t find it out until this mornin’, an’ then I cut a big hickory, and tuk arter him mighty peart, I tell ye; but somehow I couldn’t ketch the trail.
arly
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From this reading I’ll take arter him agin bright an’ ’arly to-morrer, howsomever, an’ I’ll ketch him if I have to hoof over the hul state of Mississip.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading “YES, sur, that’s jest what that mean Dan o’ mine done,” shouted Godfrey, swinging his arms about his head.
arter
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From this reading “I didn’t find it out until this mornin’, an’ then I cut a big hickory, and tuk arter him mighty peart, I tell ye; but somehow I couldn’t ketch the trail.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading I jest come back here to take a leetle rest an’ kinder plan my movements, like the generals do afore a battle, ye know.”
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading I jest come back here to take a leetle rest an’ kinder plan my movements, like the generals do afore a battle, ye know.”
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “I didn’t find it out until this mornin’, an’ then I cut a big hickory, and tuk arter him mighty peart, I tell ye; but somehow I couldn’t ketch the trail.
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading BOB IN A QUANDARY.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading I’ll take arter him agin bright an’ ’arly to-morrer, howsomever, an’ I’ll ketch him if I have to hoof over the hul state of Mississip.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “I didn’t find it out until this mornin’, an’ then I cut a big hickory, and tuk arter him mighty peart, I tell ye; but somehow I couldn’t ketch the trail.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I jest come back here to take a leetle rest an’ kinder plan my movements, like the generals do afore a battle, ye know.”
couldn't
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From this reading “I didn’t find it out until this mornin’, an’ then I cut a big hickory, and tuk arter him mighty peart, I tell ye; but somehow I couldn’t ketch the trail.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading “I didn’t find it out until this mornin’, an’ then I cut a big hickory, and tuk arter him mighty peart, I tell ye; but somehow I couldn’t ketch the trail.
Dan
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From this reading “YES, sur, that’s jest what that mean Dan o’ mine done,” shouted Godfrey, swinging his arms about his head.
didn't
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From this reading “I didn’t find it out until this mornin’, an’ then I cut a big hickory, and tuk arter him mighty peart, I tell ye; but somehow I couldn’t ketch the trail.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I jest come back here to take a leetle rest an’ kinder plan my movements, like the generals do afore a battle, ye know.”
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading “YES, sur, that’s jest what that mean Dan o’ mine done,” shouted Godfrey, swinging his arms about his head.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading “I didn’t find it out until this mornin’, an’ then I cut a big hickory, and tuk arter him mighty peart, I tell ye; but somehow I couldn’t ketch the trail.
generalsnounUS /ˈdʒenərəlz/
plural of “general” — a general officer of the highest rank
From this reading I jest come back here to take a leetle rest an’ kinder plan my movements, like the generals do afore a battle, ye know.”
Godfrey
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From this reading “YES, sur, that’s jest what that mean Dan o’ mine done,” shouted Godfrey, swinging his arms about his head.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I’ll take arter him agin bright an’ ’arly to-morrer, howsomever, an’ I’ll ketch him if I have to hoof over the hul state of Mississip.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading “YES, sur, that’s jest what that mean Dan o’ mine done,” shouted Godfrey, swinging his arms about his head.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading I jest come back here to take a leetle rest an’ kinder plan my movements, like the generals do afore a battle, ye know.”
hickorynounUS /ˈhɪkəri/
valuable tough heavy hardwood from various hickory trees
From this reading “I didn’t find it out until this mornin’, an’ then I cut a big hickory, and tuk arter him mighty peart, I tell ye; but somehow I couldn’t ketch the trail.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I didn’t find it out until this mornin’, an’ then I cut a big hickory, and tuk arter him mighty peart, I tell ye; but somehow I couldn’t ketch the trail.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “YES, sur, that’s jest what that mean Dan o’ mine done,” shouted Godfrey, swinging his arms about his head.
hoofnounUS /huːf/
the foot of an ungulate mammal
From this reading I’ll take arter him agin bright an’ ’arly to-morrer, howsomever, an’ I’ll ketch him if I have to hoof over the hul state of Mississip.
howsomever
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From this reading I’ll take arter him agin bright an’ ’arly to-morrer, howsomever, an’ I’ll ketch him if I have to hoof over the hul state of Mississip.
hul
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From this reading I’ll take arter him agin bright an’ ’arly to-morrer, howsomever, an’ I’ll ketch him if I have to hoof over the hul state of Mississip.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I didn’t find it out until this mornin’, an’ then I cut a big hickory, and tuk arter him mighty peart, I tell ye; but somehow I couldn’t ketch the trail.
I'll
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From this reading I’ll take arter him agin bright an’ ’arly to-morrer, howsomever, an’ I’ll ketch him if I have to hoof over the hul state of Mississip.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I’ll take arter him agin bright an’ ’arly to-morrer, howsomever, an’ I’ll ketch him if I have to hoof over the hul state of Mississip.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading BOB IN A QUANDARY.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I didn’t find it out until this mornin’, an’ then I cut a big hickory, and tuk arter him mighty peart, I tell ye; but somehow I couldn’t ketch the trail.
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading “YES, sur, that’s jest what that mean Dan o’ mine done,” shouted Godfrey, swinging his arms about his head.
ketchnounUS /ketʃ/
a sailing vessel with two masts; the mizzen is forward of the rudderpost
From this reading “I didn’t find it out until this mornin’, an’ then I cut a big hickory, and tuk arter him mighty peart, I tell ye; but somehow I couldn’t ketch the trail.
kinderadjectiveUS /ˈkaɪndər/
comparative of “kind” — having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading I jest come back here to take a leetle rest an’ kinder plan my movements, like the generals do afore a battle, ye know.”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I jest come back here to take a leetle rest an’ kinder plan my movements, like the generals do afore a battle, ye know.”
leetle
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From this reading I jest come back here to take a leetle rest an’ kinder plan my movements, like the generals do afore a battle, ye know.”
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I jest come back here to take a leetle rest an’ kinder plan my movements, like the generals do afore a battle, ye know.”
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “YES, sur, that’s jest what that mean Dan o’ mine done,” shouted Godfrey, swinging his arms about his head.
having or showing great strength or force or intensity
From this reading “I didn’t find it out until this mornin’, an’ then I cut a big hickory, and tuk arter him mighty peart, I tell ye; but somehow I couldn’t ketch the trail.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “YES, sur, that’s jest what that mean Dan o’ mine done,” shouted Godfrey, swinging his arms about his head.
Mississip
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From this reading I’ll take arter him agin bright an’ ’arly to-morrer, howsomever, an’ I’ll ketch him if I have to hoof over the hul state of Mississip.
mornin
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From this reading “I didn’t find it out until this mornin’, an’ then I cut a big hickory, and tuk arter him mighty peart, I tell ye; but somehow I couldn’t ketch the trail.
plural of “movement” — a change of position that does not entail a change of location
From this reading I jest come back here to take a leetle rest an’ kinder plan my movements, like the generals do afore a battle, ye know.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I jest come back here to take a leetle rest an’ kinder plan my movements, like the generals do afore a battle, ye know.”
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 “YES, sur, that’s jest what that mean Dan o’ mine done,” shouted Godfrey, swinging his arms about his head.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I’ll take arter him agin bright an’ ’arly to-morrer, howsomever, an’ I’ll ketch him if I have to hoof over the hul state of Mississip.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “I didn’t find it out until this mornin’, an’ then I cut a big hickory, and tuk arter him mighty peart, I tell ye; but somehow I couldn’t ketch the trail.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading I’ll take arter him agin bright an’ ’arly to-morrer, howsomever, an’ I’ll ketch him if I have to hoof over the hul state of Mississip.
peart
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From this reading “I didn’t find it out until this mornin’, an’ then I cut a big hickory, and tuk arter him mighty peart, I tell ye; but somehow I couldn’t ketch the trail.
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading I jest come back here to take a leetle rest an’ kinder plan my movements, like the generals do afore a battle, ye know.”
QUANDARYnounUS /ˈkwɑːndəri/
a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one
From this reading BOB IN A QUANDARY.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading I jest come back here to take a leetle rest an’ kinder plan my movements, like the generals do afore a battle, ye know.”
in a vehement outcry
From this reading “YES, sur, that’s jest what that mean Dan o’ mine done,” shouted Godfrey, swinging his arms about his head.
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading “I didn’t find it out until this mornin’, an’ then I cut a big hickory, and tuk arter him mighty peart, I tell ye; but somehow I couldn’t ketch the trail.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading I’ll take arter him agin bright an’ ’arly to-morrer, howsomever, an’ I’ll ketch him if I have to hoof over the hul state of Mississip.
surnounUS /sɜːr/
a port in southern Lebanon on the Mediterranean Sea; formerly a major Phoenician seaport famous for silks
From this reading “YES, sur, that’s jest what that mean Dan o’ mine done,” shouted Godfrey, swinging his arms about his head.
swingingnounUS /ˈswɪŋɪŋ/
changing location by moving back and forth
From this reading “YES, sur, that’s jest what that mean Dan o’ mine done,” shouted Godfrey, swinging his arms about his head.
carry out
From this reading I’ll take arter him agin bright an’ ’arly to-morrer, howsomever, an’ I’ll ketch him if I have to hoof over the hul state of Mississip.
express in words
From this reading “I didn’t find it out until this mornin’, an’ then I cut a big hickory, and tuk arter him mighty peart, I tell ye; but somehow I couldn’t ketch the trail.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “YES, sur, that’s jest what that mean Dan o’ mine done,” shouted Godfrey, swinging his arms about his head.
that's
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From this reading “YES, sur, that’s jest what that mean Dan o’ mine done,” shouted Godfrey, swinging his arms about his head.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I didn’t find it out until this mornin’, an’ then I cut a big hickory, and tuk arter him mighty peart, I tell ye; but somehow I couldn’t ketch the trail.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “I didn’t find it out until this mornin’, an’ then I cut a big hickory, and tuk arter him mighty peart, I tell ye; but somehow I couldn’t ketch the trail.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “I didn’t find it out until this mornin’, an’ then I cut a big hickory, and tuk arter him mighty peart, I tell ye; but somehow I couldn’t ketch the trail.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I’ll take arter him agin bright an’ ’arly to-morrer, howsomever, an’ I’ll ketch him if I have to hoof over the hul state of Mississip.
to-morrer
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From this reading I’ll take arter him agin bright an’ ’arly to-morrer, howsomever, an’ I’ll ketch him if I have to hoof over the hul state of Mississip.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading “I didn’t find it out until this mornin’, an’ then I cut a big hickory, and tuk arter him mighty peart, I tell ye; but somehow I couldn’t ketch the trail.
tuk
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From this reading “I didn’t find it out until this mornin’, an’ then I cut a big hickory, and tuk arter him mighty peart, I tell ye; but somehow I couldn’t ketch the trail.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading “I didn’t find it out until this mornin’, an’ then I cut a big hickory, and tuk arter him mighty peart, I tell ye; but somehow I couldn’t ketch the trail.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “YES, sur, that’s jest what that mean Dan o’ mine done,” shouted Godfrey, swinging his arms about his head.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading “I didn’t find it out until this mornin’, an’ then I cut a big hickory, and tuk arter him mighty peart, I tell ye; but somehow I couldn’t ketch the trail.
an affirmative
From this reading “YES, sur, that’s jest what that mean Dan o’ mine done,” shouted Godfrey, swinging his arms about his head.
