used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A whole month more went by afore Jim Henry Jacobs was well enough to come home.
afore
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From this reading A whole month more went by afore Jim Henry Jacobs was well enough to come home.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When he got off the train at the Ostable depot, thin and white and lookin’ as if he’d been hauled through a knothole, I was waitin’ for him.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading When he got off the train at the Ostable depot, thin and white and lookin’ as if he’d been hauled through a knothole, I was waitin’ for him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When he got off the train at the Ostable depot, thin and white and lookin’ as if he’d been hauled through a knothole, I was waitin’ for him.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading When he got off the train at the Ostable depot, thin and white and lookin’ as if he’d been hauled through a knothole, I was waitin’ for him.
boardin
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From this reading I loaded him into my buggy and drove him down to the Poquit House and took him upstairs to his room, which had been made as comf’table and cozy as it’s possible to make a room in that kind of a boardin’-house.
buggynounUS /ˈbʌɡi/
a small lightweight carriage; drawn by a single horse
From this reading I loaded him into my buggy and drove him down to the Poquit House and took him upstairs to his room, which had been made as comf’table and cozy as it’s possible to make a room in that kind of a boardin’-house.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A whole month more went by afore Jim Henry Jacobs was well enough to come home.
cal'late
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From this reading We shook hands for pretty nigh five minutes, I cal’late.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading A whole month more went by afore Jim Henry Jacobs was well enough to come home.
comf'table
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From this reading I loaded him into my buggy and drove him down to the Poquit House and took him upstairs to his room, which had been made as comf’table and cozy as it’s possible to make a room in that kind of a boardin’-house.
cozyadjectiveUS /ˈkoʊzi/
enjoying or affording comforting warmth and shelter especially in a small space
From this reading I loaded him into my buggy and drove him down to the Poquit House and took him upstairs to his room, which had been made as comf’table and cozy as it’s possible to make a room in that kind of a boardin’-house.
depotnounUS /ˈdiːpoʊ/
station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods
From this reading When he got off the train at the Ostable depot, thin and white and lookin’ as if he’d been hauled through a knothole, I was waitin’ for him.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading I loaded him into my buggy and drove him down to the Poquit House and took him upstairs to his room, which had been made as comf’table and cozy as it’s possible to make a room in that kind of a boardin’-house.
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading I loaded him into my buggy and drove him down to the Poquit House and took him upstairs to his room, which had been made as comf’table and cozy as it’s possible to make a room in that kind of a boardin’-house.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Maybe we wa’n’t glad to see each other!
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading A whole month more went by afore Jim Henry Jacobs was well enough to come home.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading We shook hands for pretty nigh five minutes, I cal’late.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When he got off the train at the Ostable depot, thin and white and lookin’ as if he’d been hauled through a knothole, I was waitin’ for him.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading Maybe we wa’n’t glad to see each other!
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading When he got off the train at the Ostable depot, thin and white and lookin’ as if he’d been hauled through a knothole, I was waitin’ for him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I loaded him into my buggy and drove him down to the Poquit House and took him upstairs to his room, which had been made as comf’table and cozy as it’s possible to make a room in that kind of a boardin’-house.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading We shook hands for pretty nigh five minutes, I cal’late.
hauledverbUS /hɔːld/
past form of “haul” — draw slowly or heavily
From this reading When he got off the train at the Ostable depot, thin and white and lookin’ as if he’d been hauled through a knothole, I was waitin’ for him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When he got off the train at the Ostable depot, thin and white and lookin’ as if he’d been hauled through a knothole, I was waitin’ for him.
he'd
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From this reading When he got off the train at the Ostable depot, thin and white and lookin’ as if he’d been hauled through a knothole, I was waitin’ for him.
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 A whole month more went by afore Jim Henry Jacobs was well enough to come home.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When he got off the train at the Ostable depot, thin and white and lookin’ as if he’d been hauled through a knothole, I was waitin’ for him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I loaded him into my buggy and drove him down to the Poquit House and took him upstairs to his room, which had been made as comf’table and cozy as it’s possible to make a room in that kind of a boardin’-house.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading A whole month more went by afore Jim Henry Jacobs was well enough to come home.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading I loaded him into my buggy and drove him down to the Poquit House and took him upstairs to his room, which had been made as comf’table and cozy as it’s possible to make a room in that kind of a boardin’-house.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When he got off the train at the Ostable depot, thin and white and lookin’ as if he’d been hauled through a knothole, I was waitin’ for him.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading When he got off the train at the Ostable depot, thin and white and lookin’ as if he’d been hauled through a knothole, I was waitin’ for him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I loaded him into my buggy and drove him down to the Poquit House and took him upstairs to his room, which had been made as comf’table and cozy as it’s possible to make a room in that kind of a boardin’-house.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I loaded him into my buggy and drove him down to the Poquit House and took him upstairs to his room, which had been made as comf’table and cozy as it’s possible to make a room in that kind of a boardin’-house.
it's
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From this reading I loaded him into my buggy and drove him down to the Poquit House and took him upstairs to his room, which had been made as comf’table and cozy as it’s possible to make a room in that kind of a boardin’-house.
JacobsnounUS /ˈdʒeɪkəbz/
English writer of macabre short stories (1863-1943)
From this reading A whole month more went by afore Jim Henry Jacobs was well enough to come home.
Jim
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From this reading A whole month more went by afore Jim Henry Jacobs was well enough to come home.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading I loaded him into my buggy and drove him down to the Poquit House and took him upstairs to his room, which had been made as comf’table and cozy as it’s possible to make a room in that kind of a boardin’-house.
knotholenoun
a hole in a board where a knot came out
From this reading When he got off the train at the Ostable depot, thin and white and lookin’ as if he’d been hauled through a knothole, I was waitin’ for him.
loadedadjectiveUS /ˈloʊdɪd/
filled with a great quantity
From this reading I loaded him into my buggy and drove him down to the Poquit House and took him upstairs to his room, which had been made as comf’table and cozy as it’s possible to make a room in that kind of a boardin’-house.
lookin
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From this reading When he got off the train at the Ostable depot, thin and white and lookin’ as if he’d been hauled through a knothole, I was waitin’ for him.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading I loaded him into my buggy and drove him down to the Poquit House and took him upstairs to his room, which had been made as comf’table and cozy as it’s possible to make a room in that kind of a boardin’-house.
engage in
From this reading I loaded him into my buggy and drove him down to the Poquit House and took him upstairs to his room, which had been made as comf’table and cozy as it’s possible to make a room in that kind of a boardin’-house.
by chance
From this reading Maybe we wa’n’t glad to see each other!
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading We shook hands for pretty nigh five minutes, I cal’late.
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading A whole month more went by afore Jim Henry Jacobs was well enough to come home.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading A whole month more went by afore Jim Henry Jacobs was well enough to come home.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I loaded him into my buggy and drove him down to the Poquit House and took him upstairs to his room, which had been made as comf’table and cozy as it’s possible to make a room in that kind of a boardin’-house.
nighadjectiveUS /naɪ/
not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances
From this reading We shook hands for pretty nigh five minutes, I cal’late.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I loaded him into my buggy and drove him down to the Poquit House and took him upstairs to his room, which had been made as comf’table and cozy as it’s possible to make a room in that kind of a boardin’-house.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading When he got off the train at the Ostable depot, thin and white and lookin’ as if he’d been hauled through a knothole, I was waitin’ for him.
Ostable
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From this reading When he got off the train at the Ostable depot, thin and white and lookin’ as if he’d been hauled through a knothole, I was waitin’ for him.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Maybe we wa’n’t glad to see each other!
Poquit
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From this reading I loaded him into my buggy and drove him down to the Poquit House and took him upstairs to his room, which had been made as comf’table and cozy as it’s possible to make a room in that kind of a boardin’-house.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading I loaded him into my buggy and drove him down to the Poquit House and took him upstairs to his room, which had been made as comf’table and cozy as it’s possible to make a room in that kind of a boardin’-house.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading We shook hands for pretty nigh five minutes, I cal’late.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading I loaded him into my buggy and drove him down to the Poquit House and took him upstairs to his room, which had been made as comf’table and cozy as it’s possible to make a room in that kind of a boardin’-house.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Maybe we wa’n’t glad to see each other!
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading We shook hands for pretty nigh five minutes, I cal’late.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I loaded him into my buggy and drove him down to the Poquit House and took him upstairs to his room, which had been made as comf’table and cozy as it’s possible to make a room in that kind of a boardin’-house.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When he got off the train at the Ostable depot, thin and white and lookin’ as if he’d been hauled through a knothole, I was waitin’ for him.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading When he got off the train at the Ostable depot, thin and white and lookin’ as if he’d been hauled through a knothole, I was waitin’ for him.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading When he got off the train at the Ostable depot, thin and white and lookin’ as if he’d been hauled through a knothole, I was waitin’ for him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A whole month more went by afore Jim Henry Jacobs was well enough to come home.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading I loaded him into my buggy and drove him down to the Poquit House and took him upstairs to his room, which had been made as comf’table and cozy as it’s possible to make a room in that kind of a boardin’-house.
create by training and teaching
From this reading When he got off the train at the Ostable depot, thin and white and lookin’ as if he’d been hauled through a knothole, I was waitin’ for him.
on a floor above
From this reading I loaded him into my buggy and drove him down to the Poquit House and took him upstairs to his room, which had been made as comf’table and cozy as it’s possible to make a room in that kind of a boardin’-house.
wa'n't
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From this reading Maybe we wa’n’t glad to see each other!
waitin
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From this reading When he got off the train at the Ostable depot, thin and white and lookin’ as if he’d been hauled through a knothole, I was waitin’ for him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A whole month more went by afore Jim Henry Jacobs was well enough to come home.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Maybe we wa’n’t glad to see each other!
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading A whole month more went by afore Jim Henry Jacobs was well enough to come home.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading A whole month more went by afore Jim Henry Jacobs was well enough to come home.
at the time that
From this reading When he got off the train at the Ostable depot, thin and white and lookin’ as if he’d been hauled through a knothole, I was waitin’ for him.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I loaded him into my buggy and drove him down to the Poquit House and took him upstairs to his room, which had been made as comf’table and cozy as it’s possible to make a room in that kind of a boardin’-house.
a Caucasian
From this reading When he got off the train at the Ostable depot, thin and white and lookin’ as if he’d been hauled through a knothole, I was waitin’ for him.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading A whole month more went by afore Jim Henry Jacobs was well enough to come home.
