ain't
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From this reading I’d be liable to the law, if I did tell it, and, besides, I’ve been away from seafarin’ so long that my memory for such language ain’t as good as ’twas.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And there’s no use tellin’ what Ike Hamilton said.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading The interview ended by my takin’ him by the arm and leadin’ him to the door.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I’d be liable to the law, if I did tell it, and, besides, I’ve been away from seafarin’ so long that my memory for such language ain’t as good as ’twas.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I’d be liable to the law, if I did tell it, and, besides, I’ve been away from seafarin’ so long that my memory for such language ain’t as good as ’twas.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I’d be liable to the law, if I did tell it, and, besides, I’ve been away from seafarin’ so long that my memory for such language ain’t as good as ’twas.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I’d be liable to the law, if I did tell it, and, besides, I’ve been away from seafarin’ so long that my memory for such language ain’t as good as ’twas.
in addition to; as well as
From this reading I’d be liable to the law, if I did tell it, and, besides, I’ve been away from seafarin’ so long that my memory for such language ain’t as good as ’twas.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The interview ended by my takin’ him by the arm and leadin’ him to the door.
crazyadjectiveUS /ˈkreɪzi/
affected with madness or insanity
From this reading Ike wa’n’t only mad now: he was ha’f crazy, and pale and scared-lookin’ besides.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I’d be liable to the law, if I did tell it, and, besides, I’ve been away from seafarin’ so long that my memory for such language ain’t as good as ’twas.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading The interview ended by my takin’ him by the arm and leadin’ him to the door.
dwellingnounUS /ˈdwelɪŋ/
housing that someone is living in
From this reading There’s no use dwelling on unpleasantness.
endedadjectiveUS /ˈendəd/
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading The interview ended by my takin’ him by the arm and leadin’ him to the door.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I’d be liable to the law, if I did tell it, and, besides, I’ve been away from seafarin’ so long that my memory for such language ain’t as good as ’twas.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I’d be liable to the law, if I did tell it, and, besides, I’ve been away from seafarin’ so long that my memory for such language ain’t as good as ’twas.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading I’d be liable to the law, if I did tell it, and, besides, I’ve been away from seafarin’ so long that my memory for such language ain’t as good as ’twas.
ha'f
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From this reading Ike wa’n’t only mad now: he was ha’f crazy, and pale and scared-lookin’ besides.
HamiltonnounUS /ˈhæməltən/
Irish mathematician (1806-1865)
From this reading And there’s no use tellin’ what Ike Hamilton said.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ike wa’n’t only mad now: he was ha’f crazy, and pale and scared-lookin’ besides.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The interview ended by my takin’ him by the arm and leadin’ him to the door.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I’d be liable to the law, if I did tell it, and, besides, I’ve been away from seafarin’ so long that my memory for such language ain’t as good as ’twas.
I'd
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From this reading I’d be liable to the law, if I did tell it, and, besides, I’ve been away from seafarin’ so long that my memory for such language ain’t as good as ’twas.
I've
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From this reading I’d be liable to the law, if I did tell it, and, besides, I’ve been away from seafarin’ so long that my memory for such language ain’t as good as ’twas.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I’d be liable to the law, if I did tell it, and, besides, I’ve been away from seafarin’ so long that my memory for such language ain’t as good as ’twas.
IkenounUS /aɪk/
United States general who supervised the invasion of Normandy and the defeat of Nazi Germany; 34th President of the United States (1890-1961)
From this reading And there’s no use tellin’ what Ike Hamilton said.
conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting
From this reading The interview ended by my takin’ him by the arm and leadin’ him to the door.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I’d be liable to the law, if I did tell it, and, besides, I’ve been away from seafarin’ so long that my memory for such language ain’t as good as ’twas.
a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
From this reading I’d be liable to the law, if I did tell it, and, besides, I’ve been away from seafarin’ so long that my memory for such language ain’t as good as ’twas.
the collection of rules imposed by authority
From this reading I’d be liable to the law, if I did tell it, and, besides, I’ve been away from seafarin’ so long that my memory for such language ain’t as good as ’twas.
leadin
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From this reading The interview ended by my takin’ him by the arm and leadin’ him to the door.
liableadjectiveUS /ˈlaɪəbəl/
at risk of or subject to experiencing something usually unpleasant
From this reading I’d be liable to the law, if I did tell it, and, besides, I’ve been away from seafarin’ so long that my memory for such language ain’t as good as ’twas.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading I’d be liable to the law, if I did tell it, and, besides, I’ve been away from seafarin’ so long that my memory for such language ain’t as good as ’twas.
roused to anger
From this reading Ike wa’n’t only mad now: he was ha’f crazy, and pale and scared-lookin’ besides.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading I’d be liable to the law, if I did tell it, and, besides, I’ve been away from seafarin’ so long that my memory for such language ain’t as good as ’twas.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I’d be liable to the law, if I did tell it, and, besides, I’ve been away from seafarin’ so long that my memory for such language ain’t as good as ’twas.
not any; not one
From this reading There’s no use dwelling on unpleasantness.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Ike wa’n’t only mad now: he was ha’f crazy, and pale and scared-lookin’ besides.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There’s no use dwelling on unpleasantness.
and nothing more
From this reading Ike wa’n’t only mad now: he was ha’f crazy, and pale and scared-lookin’ besides.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading Ike wa’n’t only mad now: he was ha’f crazy, and pale and scared-lookin’ besides.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading And there’s no use tellin’ what Ike Hamilton said.
scared-lookin
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From this reading Ike wa’n’t only mad now: he was ha’f crazy, and pale and scared-lookin’ besides.
seafarin
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From this reading I’d be liable to the law, if I did tell it, and, besides, I’ve been away from seafarin’ so long that my memory for such language ain’t as good as ’twas.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I’d be liable to the law, if I did tell it, and, besides, I’ve been away from seafarin’ so long that my memory for such language ain’t as good as ’twas.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading I’d be liable to the law, if I did tell it, and, besides, I’ve been away from seafarin’ so long that my memory for such language ain’t as good as ’twas.
takinnoun
large heavily built goat antelope of eastern Himalayan area
From this reading The interview ended by my takin’ him by the arm and leadin’ him to the door.
express in words
From this reading I’d be liable to the law, if I did tell it, and, besides, I’ve been away from seafarin’ so long that my memory for such language ain’t as good as ’twas.
tellin
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From this reading And there’s no use tellin’ what Ike Hamilton said.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I’d be liable to the law, if I did tell it, and, besides, I’ve been away from seafarin’ so long that my memory for such language ain’t as good as ’twas.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I’d be liable to the law, if I did tell it, and, besides, I’ve been away from seafarin’ so long that my memory for such language ain’t as good as ’twas.
There's
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From this reading There’s no use dwelling on unpleasantness.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I’d be liable to the law, if I did tell it, and, besides, I’ve been away from seafarin’ so long that my memory for such language ain’t as good as ’twas.
twas
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From this reading I’d be liable to the law, if I did tell it, and, besides, I’ve been away from seafarin’ so long that my memory for such language ain’t as good as ’twas.
unpleasantnessnounUS /ənˈplezəntnəs/
the feeling caused by disagreeable stimuli; one pole of a continuum of states of feeling
From this reading There’s no use dwelling on unpleasantness.
the act of using
From this reading There’s no use dwelling on unpleasantness.
wa'n't
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From this reading Ike wa’n’t only mad now: he was ha’f crazy, and pale and scared-lookin’ besides.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ike wa’n’t only mad now: he was ha’f crazy, and pale and scared-lookin’ besides.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And there’s no use tellin’ what Ike Hamilton said.
