aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading DANIEL EXPLAINS “Afore you think about what all this means, you’d best to hear me,” began Daniel.
Afore
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From this reading DANIEL EXPLAINS “Afore you think about what all this means, you’d best to hear me,” began Daniel.
anew
From this reading An’ I should again, for I’m innocent afore Almighty God.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading DANIEL EXPLAINS “Afore you think about what all this means, you’d best to hear me,” began Daniel.
AlmightynounUS /ɔːlˈmaɪti/
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading An’ I should again, for I’m innocent afore Almighty God.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “I’m very sorry I throwed you in the water, Mister Henry, but ’twas ‘which he should,’ as we say to home; an’ if I hadn’t done it, you’d have had me locked up.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “I’m very sorry I throwed you in the water, Mister Henry, but ’twas ‘which he should,’ as we say to home; an’ if I hadn’t done it, you’d have had me locked up.
ban't
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From this reading May He strike me dead on this here dead man’s horse if I ban’t!”
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading DANIEL EXPLAINS “Afore you think about what all this means, you’d best to hear me,” began Daniel.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading DANIEL EXPLAINS “Afore you think about what all this means, you’d best to hear me,” began Daniel.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “I’m very sorry I throwed you in the water, Mister Henry, but ’twas ‘which he should,’ as we say to home; an’ if I hadn’t done it, you’d have had me locked up.
DANIELnounUS /ˈdænjəl/
(Old Testament) a youth who was taken into the court of Nebuchadnezzar and given divine protection when thrown into a den of lions (6th century BC)
From this reading DANIEL EXPLAINS “Afore you think about what all this means, you’d best to hear me,” began Daniel.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading May He strike me dead on this here dead man’s horse if I ban’t!”
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading “I’m very sorry I throwed you in the water, Mister Henry, but ’twas ‘which he should,’ as we say to home; an’ if I hadn’t done it, you’d have had me locked up.
EXPLAINSverbUS /ɪkˈspleɪnz/
third-person singular of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading DANIEL EXPLAINS “Afore you think about what all this means, you’d best to hear me,” began Daniel.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading You thought you was right to go for me; an’ I reckoned I was right to go for you.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading You thought you was right to go for me; an’ I reckoned I was right to go for you.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading An’ I should again, for I’m innocent afore Almighty God.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “I’m very sorry I throwed you in the water, Mister Henry, but ’twas ‘which he should,’ as we say to home; an’ if I hadn’t done it, you’d have had me locked up.
hadn't
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From this reading “I’m very sorry I throwed you in the water, Mister Henry, but ’twas ‘which he should,’ as we say to home; an’ if I hadn’t done it, you’d have had me locked up.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I’m very sorry I throwed you in the water, Mister Henry, but ’twas ‘which he should,’ as we say to home; an’ if I hadn’t done it, you’d have had me locked up.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I’m very sorry I throwed you in the water, Mister Henry, but ’twas ‘which he should,’ as we say to home; an’ if I hadn’t done it, you’d have had me locked up.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading DANIEL EXPLAINS “Afore you think about what all this means, you’d best to hear me,” began Daniel.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading “I’m very sorry I throwed you in the water, Mister Henry, but ’twas ‘which he should,’ as we say to home; an’ if I hadn’t done it, you’d have had me locked up.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading May He strike me dead on this here dead man’s horse if I ban’t!”
where you live at a particular time
From this reading “I’m very sorry I throwed you in the water, Mister Henry, but ’twas ‘which he should,’ as we say to home; an’ if I hadn’t done it, you’d have had me locked up.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading May He strike me dead on this here dead man’s horse if I ban’t!”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I’m very sorry I throwed you in the water, Mister Henry, but ’twas ‘which he should,’ as we say to home; an’ if I hadn’t done it, you’d have had me locked up.
I'm
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From this reading “I’m very sorry I throwed you in the water, Mister Henry, but ’twas ‘which he should,’ as we say to home; an’ if I hadn’t done it, you’d have had me locked up.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “I’m very sorry I throwed you in the water, Mister Henry, but ’twas ‘which he should,’ as we say to home; an’ if I hadn’t done it, you’d have had me locked up.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I’m very sorry I throwed you in the water, Mister Henry, but ’twas ‘which he should,’ as we say to home; an’ if I hadn’t done it, you’d have had me locked up.
free from evil or guilt
From this reading An’ I should again, for I’m innocent afore Almighty God.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I’m very sorry I throwed you in the water, Mister Henry, but ’twas ‘which he should,’ as we say to home; an’ if I hadn’t done it, you’d have had me locked up.
past form of “lock” — fasten with a lock
From this reading “I’m very sorry I throwed you in the water, Mister Henry, but ’twas ‘which he should,’ as we say to home; an’ if I hadn’t done it, you’d have had me locked up.
man'snounUS /mænz/
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading May He strike me dead on this here dead man’s horse if I ban’t!”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading May He strike me dead on this here dead man’s horse if I ban’t!”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading DANIEL EXPLAINS “Afore you think about what all this means, you’d best to hear me,” began Daniel.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading DANIEL EXPLAINS “Afore you think about what all this means, you’d best to hear me,” began Daniel.
MisternounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
From this reading “I’m very sorry I throwed you in the water, Mister Henry, but ’twas ‘which he should,’ as we say to home; an’ if I hadn’t done it, you’d have had me locked up.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading May He strike me dead on this here dead man’s horse if I ban’t!”
reckonedverbUS /ˈrekənd/
past form of “reckon” — expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading You thought you was right to go for me; an’ I reckoned I was right to go for you.
precisely, exactly
From this reading You thought you was right to go for me; an’ I reckoned I was right to go for you.
express in words
From this reading “I’m very sorry I throwed you in the water, Mister Henry, but ’twas ‘which he should,’ as we say to home; an’ if I hadn’t done it, you’d have had me locked up.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “I’m very sorry I throwed you in the water, Mister Henry, but ’twas ‘which he should,’ as we say to home; an’ if I hadn’t done it, you’d have had me locked up.
sorryadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːri/
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading “I’m very sorry I throwed you in the water, Mister Henry, but ’twas ‘which he should,’ as we say to home; an’ if I hadn’t done it, you’d have had me locked up.
deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
From this reading May He strike me dead on this here dead man’s horse if I ban’t!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I’m very sorry I throwed you in the water, Mister Henry, but ’twas ‘which he should,’ as we say to home; an’ if I hadn’t done it, you’d have had me locked up.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading DANIEL EXPLAINS “Afore you think about what all this means, you’d best to hear me,” began Daniel.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading DANIEL EXPLAINS “Afore you think about what all this means, you’d best to hear me,” began Daniel.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading You thought you was right to go for me; an’ I reckoned I was right to go for you.
throwed
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From this reading “I’m very sorry I throwed you in the water, Mister Henry, but ’twas ‘which he should,’ as we say to home; an’ if I hadn’t done it, you’d have had me locked up.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading DANIEL EXPLAINS “Afore you think about what all this means, you’d best to hear me,” began Daniel.
twas
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From this reading “I’m very sorry I throwed you in the water, Mister Henry, but ’twas ‘which he should,’ as we say to home; an’ if I hadn’t done it, you’d have had me locked up.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “I’m very sorry I throwed you in the water, Mister Henry, but ’twas ‘which he should,’ as we say to home; an’ if I hadn’t done it, you’d have had me locked up.
precisely as stated
From this reading “I’m very sorry I throwed you in the water, Mister Henry, but ’twas ‘which he should,’ as we say to home; an’ if I hadn’t done it, you’d have had me locked up.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You thought you was right to go for me; an’ I reckoned I was right to go for you.
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 “I’m very sorry I throwed you in the water, Mister Henry, but ’twas ‘which he should,’ as we say to home; an’ if I hadn’t done it, you’d have had me locked up.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “I’m very sorry I throwed you in the water, Mister Henry, but ’twas ‘which he should,’ as we say to home; an’ if I hadn’t done it, you’d have had me locked up.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading DANIEL EXPLAINS “Afore you think about what all this means, you’d best to hear me,” began Daniel.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “I’m very sorry I throwed you in the water, Mister Henry, but ’twas ‘which he should,’ as we say to home; an’ if I hadn’t done it, you’d have had me locked up.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading DANIEL EXPLAINS “Afore you think about what all this means, you’d best to hear me,” began Daniel.
you'd
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From this reading DANIEL EXPLAINS “Afore you think about what all this means, you’d best to hear me,” began Daniel.
