used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But let him be, and he's as quiet as a lamb.
ain't
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From this reading "There's some folks as thinks young Robin is the plague of the neighbourhood, but there ain't no harm in the lad if he's let alone.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading "There's some folks as thinks young Robin is the plague of the neighbourhood, but there ain't no harm in the lad if he's let alone.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It's when them little varmints of village boys, sets on to him and teases him as he ain't safe.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "There's some folks as thinks young Robin is the plague of the neighbourhood, but there ain't no harm in the lad if he's let alone.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But let him be, and he's as quiet as a lamb.
behaveverbUS /bɪˈheɪv/
behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
From this reading O' course if they great hulking fools on the shore goes and takes him into The Three Tuns, you can't expect him to behave respectable.
give a benediction to
From this reading "Lor' bless you!" said Mrs. Rickett.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading It's when them little varmints of village boys, sets on to him and teases him as he ain't safe.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "There's some folks as thinks young Robin is the plague of the neighbourhood, but there ain't no harm in the lad if he's let alone.
can't
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From this reading O' course if they great hulking fools on the shore goes and takes him into The Three Tuns, you can't expect him to behave respectable.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading O' course if they great hulking fools on the shore goes and takes him into The Three Tuns, you can't expect him to behave respectable.
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading O' course if they great hulking fools on the shore goes and takes him into The Three Tuns, you can't expect him to behave respectable.
your parents
From this reading "There's some folks as thinks young Robin is the plague of the neighbourhood, but there ain't no harm in the lad if he's let alone.
foolsnounUS /fuːlz/
plural of “fool” — a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading O' course if they great hulking fools on the shore goes and takes him into The Three Tuns, you can't expect him to behave respectable.
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading O' course if they great hulking fools on the shore goes and takes him into The Three Tuns, you can't expect him to behave respectable.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading O' course if they great hulking fools on the shore goes and takes him into The Three Tuns, you can't expect him to behave respectable.
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading "There's some folks as thinks young Robin is the plague of the neighbourhood, but there ain't no harm in the lad if he's let alone.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It's when them little varmints of village boys, sets on to him and teases him as he ain't safe.
he's
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From this reading "There's some folks as thinks young Robin is the plague of the neighbourhood, but there ain't no harm in the lad if he's let alone.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It's when them little varmints of village boys, sets on to him and teases him as he ain't safe.
hulkingadjectiveUS /ˈhʌlkɪŋ/
of great size and bulk
From this reading O' course if they great hulking fools on the shore goes and takes him into The Three Tuns, you can't expect him to behave respectable.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "There's some folks as thinks young Robin is the plague of the neighbourhood, but there ain't no harm in the lad if he's let alone.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "There's some folks as thinks young Robin is the plague of the neighbourhood, but there ain't no harm in the lad if he's let alone.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading O' course if they great hulking fools on the shore goes and takes him into The Three Tuns, you can't expect him to behave respectable.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "There's some folks as thinks young Robin is the plague of the neighbourhood, but there ain't no harm in the lad if he's let alone.
It's
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From this reading It's when them little varmints of village boys, sets on to him and teases him as he ain't safe.
a boy or man
From this reading "There's some folks as thinks young Robin is the plague of the neighbourhood, but there ain't no harm in the lad if he's let alone.
lambnounUS /læm/
young sheep
From this reading But let him be, and he's as quiet as a lamb.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "There's some folks as thinks young Robin is the plague of the neighbourhood, but there ain't no harm in the lad if he's let alone.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It's when them little varmints of village boys, sets on to him and teases him as he ain't safe.
Lor
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From this reading "Lor' bless you!" said Mrs. Rickett.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "Lor' bless you!" said Mrs. Rickett.
neighbourhoodnounUS /ˈneɪbərhʊd/
a surrounding or nearby region
From this reading "There's some folks as thinks young Robin is the plague of the neighbourhood, but there ain't no harm in the lad if he's let alone.
not any; not one
From this reading "There's some folks as thinks young Robin is the plague of the neighbourhood, but there ain't no harm in the lad if he's let alone.
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 O' course if they great hulking fools on the shore goes and takes him into The Three Tuns, you can't expect him to behave respectable.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "There's some folks as thinks young Robin is the plague of the neighbourhood, but there ain't no harm in the lad if he's let alone.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It's when them little varmints of village boys, sets on to him and teases him as he ain't safe.
plagueverbUS /pleɪɡ/
cause to suffer a blight
From this reading "There's some folks as thinks young Robin is the plague of the neighbourhood, but there ain't no harm in the lad if he's let alone.
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading But let him be, and he's as quiet as a lamb.
characterized by socially or conventionally acceptable morals
From this reading O' course if they great hulking fools on the shore goes and takes him into The Three Tuns, you can't expect him to behave respectable.
Rickett
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From this reading "Lor' bless you!" said Mrs. Rickett.
RobinnounUS /ˈrɑːbən/
small Old World songbird with a reddish breast
From this reading "There's some folks as thinks young Robin is the plague of the neighbourhood, but there ain't no harm in the lad if he's let alone.
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading It's when them little varmints of village boys, sets on to him and teases him as he ain't safe.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Lor' bless you!" said Mrs. Rickett.
setsnounUS /sets/
plural of “set” — a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
From this reading It's when them little varmints of village boys, sets on to him and teases him as he ain't safe.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading O' course if they great hulking fools on the shore goes and takes him into The Three Tuns, you can't expect him to behave respectable.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "There's some folks as thinks young Robin is the plague of the neighbourhood, but there ain't no harm in the lad if he's let alone.
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading O' course if they great hulking fools on the shore goes and takes him into The Three Tuns, you can't expect him to behave respectable.
teasesnounUS /ˈtiːzɪz/
plural of “tease” — someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity)
From this reading It's when them little varmints of village boys, sets on to him and teases him as he ain't safe.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "There's some folks as thinks young Robin is the plague of the neighbourhood, but there ain't no harm in the lad if he's let alone.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It's when them little varmints of village boys, sets on to him and teases him as he ain't safe.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There's some folks as thinks young Robin is the plague of the neighbourhood, but there ain't no harm in the lad if he's let alone.
There's
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From this reading "There's some folks as thinks young Robin is the plague of the neighbourhood, but there ain't no harm in the lad if he's let alone.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading O' course if they great hulking fools on the shore goes and takes him into The Three Tuns, you can't expect him to behave respectable.
plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking
From this reading "There's some folks as thinks young Robin is the plague of the neighbourhood, but there ain't no harm in the lad if he's let alone.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading O' course if they great hulking fools on the shore goes and takes him into The Three Tuns, you can't expect him to behave respectable.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It's when them little varmints of village boys, sets on to him and teases him as he ain't safe.
Tuns
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From this reading O' course if they great hulking fools on the shore goes and takes him into The Three Tuns, you can't expect him to behave respectable.
varmints
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From this reading It's when them little varmints of village boys, sets on to him and teases him as he ain't safe.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading It's when them little varmints of village boys, sets on to him and teases him as he ain't safe.
at the time that
From this reading It's when them little varmints of village boys, sets on to him and teases him as he ain't safe.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Lor' bless you!" said Mrs. Rickett.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "There's some folks as thinks young Robin is the plague of the neighbourhood, but there ain't no harm in the lad if he's let alone.
