Chapter VI

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading _That’s_ why I cal’late it was a yarn he used to skeer off onweloome visitors to his rock house, bein’ as thar was spells when he was away fer days, huntin’ fer Bodil.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “Sven Pedersen hisself never tol’ me nothin’ about that Evil Eye Turquoise o’ his’n.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading _That’s_ why I cal’late it was a yarn he used to skeer off onweloome visitors to his rock house, bein’ as thar was spells when he was away fer days, huntin’ fer Bodil.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading _That’s_ why I cal’late it was a yarn he used to skeer off onweloome visitors to his rock house, bein’ as thar was spells when he was away fer days, huntin’ fer Bodil.

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From this reading _That’s_ why I cal’late it was a yarn he used to skeer off onweloome visitors to his rock house, bein’ as thar was spells when he was away fer days, huntin’ fer Bodil.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading “I heerd it was a big eye-shaped rock with a round center that was more green than it was blue.

of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky

From this reading “I heerd it was a big eye-shaped rock with a round center that was more green than it was blue.

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From this reading _That’s_ why I cal’late it was a yarn he used to skeer off onweloome visitors to his rock house, bein’ as thar was spells when he was away fer days, huntin’ fer Bodil.

(sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive

From this reading Hangers-on in the store here used to spec’late ’bout it.

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From this reading _That’s_ why I cal’late it was a yarn he used to skeer off onweloome visitors to his rock house, bein’ as thar was spells when he was away fer days, huntin’ fer Bodil.

The middle point or core of an area.

From this reading “I heerd it was a big eye-shaped rock with a round center that was more green than it was blue.

without stop or interruption

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the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading _That’s_ why I cal’late it was a yarn he used to skeer off onweloome visitors to his rock house, bein’ as thar was spells when he was away fer days, huntin’ fer Bodil.

morally objectionable behavior

From this reading “Sven Pedersen hisself never tol’ me nothin’ about that Evil Eye Turquoise o’ his’n.

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the organ of sight

From this reading “Sven Pedersen hisself never tol’ me nothin’ about that Evil Eye Turquoise o’ his’n.

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From this reading “I heerd it was a big eye-shaped rock with a round center that was more green than it was blue.

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From this reading _That’s_ why I cal’late it was a yarn he used to skeer off onweloome visitors to his rock house, bein’ as thar was spells when he was away fer days, huntin’ fer Bodil.

green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

From this reading “I heerd it was a big eye-shaped rock with a round center that was more green than it was blue.

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From this reading Hangers-on in the store here used to spec’late ’bout it.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading _That’s_ why I cal’late it was a yarn he used to skeer off onweloome visitors to his rock house, bein’ as thar was spells when he was away fer days, huntin’ fer Bodil.

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From this reading “I heerd it was a big eye-shaped rock with a round center that was more green than it was blue.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading Hangers-on in the store here used to spec’late ’bout it.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading _That’s_ why I cal’late it was a yarn he used to skeer off onweloome visitors to his rock house, bein’ as thar was spells when he was away fer days, huntin’ fer Bodil.

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From this reading “Sven Pedersen hisself never tol’ me nothin’ about that Evil Eye Turquoise o’ his’n.

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From this reading “Sven Pedersen hisself never tol’ me nothin’ about that Evil Eye Turquoise o’ his’n.

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading _That’s_ why I cal’late it was a yarn he used to skeer off onweloome visitors to his rock house, bein’ as thar was spells when he was away fer days, huntin’ fer Bodil.

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From this reading _That’s_ why I cal’late it was a yarn he used to skeer off onweloome visitors to his rock house, bein’ as thar was spells when he was away fer days, huntin’ fer Bodil.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading _That’s_ why I cal’late it was a yarn he used to skeer off onweloome visitors to his rock house, bein’ as thar was spells when he was away fer days, huntin’ fer Bodil.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Hangers-on in the store here used to spec’late ’bout it.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading _That’s_ why I cal’late it was a yarn he used to skeer off onweloome visitors to his rock house, bein’ as thar was spells when he was away fer days, huntin’ fer Bodil.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

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the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading “Sven Pedersen hisself never tol’ me nothin’ about that Evil Eye Turquoise o’ his’n.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading “I heerd it was a big eye-shaped rock with a round center that was more green than it was blue.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading “Sven Pedersen hisself never tol’ me nothin’ about that Evil Eye Turquoise o’ his’n.

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From this reading “Sven Pedersen hisself never tol’ me nothin’ about that Evil Eye Turquoise o’ his’n.

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 “Sven Pedersen hisself never tol’ me nothin’ about that Evil Eye Turquoise o’ his’n.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading _That’s_ why I cal’late it was a yarn he used to skeer off onweloome visitors to his rock house, bein’ as thar was spells when he was away fer days, huntin’ fer Bodil.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

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From this reading _That’s_ why I cal’late it was a yarn he used to skeer off onweloome visitors to his rock house, bein’ as thar was spells when he was away fer days, huntin’ fer Bodil.

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From this reading “Sven Pedersen hisself never tol’ me nothin’ about that Evil Eye Turquoise o’ his’n.

a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading _That’s_ why I cal’late it was a yarn he used to skeer off onweloome visitors to his rock house, bein’ as thar was spells when he was away fer days, huntin’ fer Bodil.

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading “I heerd it was a big eye-shaped rock with a round center that was more green than it was blue.

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From this reading _That’s_ why I cal’late it was a yarn he used to skeer off onweloome visitors to his rock house, bein’ as thar was spells when he was away fer days, huntin’ fer Bodil.

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plural of “spell” — a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation

From this reading _That’s_ why I cal’late it was a yarn he used to skeer off onweloome visitors to his rock house, bein’ as thar was spells when he was away fer days, huntin’ fer Bodil.

a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services

From this reading Hangers-on in the store here used to spec’late ’bout it.

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From this reading “Sven Pedersen hisself never tol’ me nothin’ about that Evil Eye Turquoise o’ his’n.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading “I heerd it was a big eye-shaped rock with a round center that was more green than it was blue.

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From this reading _That’s_ why I cal’late it was a yarn he used to skeer off onweloome visitors to his rock house, bein’ as thar was spells when he was away fer days, huntin’ fer Bodil.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading “Sven Pedersen hisself never tol’ me nothin’ about that Evil Eye Turquoise o’ his’n.

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From this reading _That’s_ why I cal’late it was a yarn he used to skeer off onweloome visitors to his rock house, bein’ as thar was spells when he was away fer days, huntin’ fer Bodil.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE EVIL-EYE TURQUOISE The old man continued:

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading _That’s_ why I cal’late it was a yarn he used to skeer off onweloome visitors to his rock house, bein’ as thar was spells when he was away fer days, huntin’ fer Bodil.

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From this reading “Sven Pedersen hisself never tol’ me nothin’ about that Evil Eye Turquoise o’ his’n.

a blue to grey green mineral consisting of copper aluminum phosphate

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employed in accomplishing something

From this reading _That’s_ why I cal’late it was a yarn he used to skeer off onweloome visitors to his rock house, bein’ as thar was spells when he was away fer days, huntin’ fer Bodil.

plural of “visitor” — someone who visits

From this reading _That’s_ why I cal’late it was a yarn he used to skeer off onweloome visitors to his rock house, bein’ as thar was spells when he was away fer days, huntin’ fer Bodil.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading _That’s_ why I cal’late it was a yarn he used to skeer off onweloome visitors to his rock house, bein’ as thar was spells when he was away fer days, huntin’ fer Bodil.

at the time that

From this reading _That’s_ why I cal’late it was a yarn he used to skeer off onweloome visitors to his rock house, bein’ as thar was spells when he was away fer days, huntin’ fer Bodil.

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”

From this reading _That’s_ why I cal’late it was a yarn he used to skeer off onweloome visitors to his rock house, bein’ as thar was spells when he was away fer days, huntin’ fer Bodil.

in the company of; together with

From this reading “I heerd it was a big eye-shaped rock with a round center that was more green than it was blue.

the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events

From this reading _That’s_ why I cal’late it was a yarn he used to skeer off onweloome visitors to his rock house, bein’ as thar was spells when he was away fer days, huntin’ fer Bodil.