used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "When milking-time come, not nary one of 'em would even try but one,--that air newest and youngest,--and she couldn't squeeze out a drap!
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading "I never once thought but what every woman on that hill was a able milker," she said at last.
Ailsie
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From this reading Aunt Ailsie picked the bucket up, and stood by the bars, speechless.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading "When milking-time come, not nary one of 'em would even try but one,--that air newest and youngest,--and she couldn't squeeze out a drap!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "When milking-time come, not nary one of 'em would even try but one,--that air newest and youngest,--and she couldn't squeeze out a drap!
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading And then a leetle chap that was hanging around, he sot down and milked out a bucketful easy as scat!"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And then a leetle chap that was hanging around, he sot down and milked out a bucketful easy as scat!"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I never once thought but what every woman on that hill was a able milker," she said at last.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading Aunt Ailsie picked the bucket up, and stood by the bars, speechless.
barsnounUS /bɑːrz/
gymnastic apparatus consisting of two parallel wooden rods supported on uprights
From this reading Aunt Ailsie picked the bucket up, and stood by the bars, speechless.
bucketnounUS /ˈbʌkət/
a roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top
From this reading Aunt Ailsie picked the bucket up, and stood by the bars, speechless.
bucketfulnoun
the quantity contained in a bucket
From this reading And then a leetle chap that was hanging around, he sot down and milked out a bucketful easy as scat!"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "When milking-time come, not nary one of 'em would even try but one,--that air newest and youngest,--and she couldn't squeeze out a drap!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Aunt Ailsie picked the bucket up, and stood by the bars, speechless.
a boy or man
From this reading And then a leetle chap that was hanging around, he sot down and milked out a bucketful easy as scat!"
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "When milking-time come, not nary one of 'em would even try but one,--that air newest and youngest,--and she couldn't squeeze out a drap!
couldn't
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From this reading "When milking-time come, not nary one of 'em would even try but one,--that air newest and youngest,--and she couldn't squeeze out a drap!
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading And then a leetle chap that was hanging around, he sot down and milked out a bucketful easy as scat!"
drap
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From this reading "When milking-time come, not nary one of 'em would even try but one,--that air newest and youngest,--and she couldn't squeeze out a drap!
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading And then a leetle chap that was hanging around, he sot down and milked out a bucketful easy as scat!"
a quad with a square body
From this reading "When milking-time come, not nary one of 'em would even try but one,--that air newest and youngest,--and she couldn't squeeze out a drap!
divisible by two
From this reading "When milking-time come, not nary one of 'em would even try but one,--that air newest and youngest,--and she couldn't squeeze out a drap!
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "I never once thought but what every woman on that hill was a able milker," she said at last.
decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window
From this reading And then a leetle chap that was hanging around, he sot down and milked out a bucketful easy as scat!"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Hit's the truth, too," he replied, sternly.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading "I never once thought but what every woman on that hill was a able milker," she said at last.
Hit's
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From this reading "Hit's the truth, too," he replied, sternly.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I never once thought but what every woman on that hill was a able milker," she said at last.
immediately past
From this reading "I never once thought but what every woman on that hill was a able milker," she said at last.
leetle
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From this reading And then a leetle chap that was hanging around, he sot down and milked out a bucketful easy as scat!"
milkedverbUS /mɪlkt/
past form of “milk” — take milk from female mammals
From this reading And then a leetle chap that was hanging around, he sot down and milked out a bucketful easy as scat!"
milkernoun
cattle that are reared for their milk
From this reading "I never once thought but what every woman on that hill was a able milker," she said at last.
milking-time
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From this reading "When milking-time come, not nary one of 'em would even try but one,--that air newest and youngest,--and she couldn't squeeze out a drap!
naryadjectiveUS /ˈneri/
(used with singular count nouns) colloquial for “not a” or “not one” or “never a”
From this reading "When milking-time come, not nary one of 'em would even try but one,--that air newest and youngest,--and she couldn't squeeze out a drap!
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "I never once thought but what every woman on that hill was a able milker," she said at last.
newestadjectiveUS /ˈnuːəst/
superlative of “new” — not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading "When milking-time come, not nary one of 'em would even try but one,--that air newest and youngest,--and she couldn't squeeze out a drap!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "When milking-time come, not nary one of 'em would even try but one,--that air newest and youngest,--and she couldn't squeeze out a drap!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "When milking-time come, not nary one of 'em would even try but one,--that air newest and youngest,--and she couldn't squeeze out a drap!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I never once thought but what every woman on that hill was a able milker," she said at last.
on one occasion
From this reading "I never once thought but what every woman on that hill was a able milker," she said at last.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "When milking-time come, not nary one of 'em would even try but one,--that air newest and youngest,--and she couldn't squeeze out a drap!
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "When milking-time come, not nary one of 'em would even try but one,--that air newest and youngest,--and she couldn't squeeze out a drap!
past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group
From this reading Aunt Ailsie picked the bucket up, and stood by the bars, speechless.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "Hit's the truth, too," he replied, sternly.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I never once thought but what every woman on that hill was a able milker," she said at last.
scatnounUS /skæt/
singing jazz; the singer substitutes nonsense syllables for the words of the song and tries to sound like a musical instrument
From this reading And then a leetle chap that was hanging around, he sot down and milked out a bucketful easy as scat!"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "When milking-time come, not nary one of 'em would even try but one,--that air newest and youngest,--and she couldn't squeeze out a drap!
sotnounUS /sɔːt/
a chronic drinker
From this reading And then a leetle chap that was hanging around, he sot down and milked out a bucketful easy as scat!"
speechlessadjectiveUS /ˈspiːtʃləs/
temporarily incapable of speaking
From this reading Aunt Ailsie picked the bucket up, and stood by the bars, speechless.
squeezeverbUS /skwiːz/
to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition
From this reading "When milking-time come, not nary one of 'em would even try but one,--that air newest and youngest,--and she couldn't squeeze out a drap!
sternlyadverbUS /ˈstɜːrnli/
with sternness; in a severe manner
From this reading "Hit's the truth, too," he replied, sternly.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Aunt Ailsie picked the bucket up, and stood by the bars, speechless.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "When milking-time come, not nary one of 'em would even try but one,--that air newest and youngest,--and she couldn't squeeze out a drap!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Hit's the truth, too," he replied, sternly.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And then a leetle chap that was hanging around, he sot down and milked out a bucketful easy as scat!"
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "I never once thought but what every woman on that hill was a able milker," she said at last.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "Hit's the truth, too," he replied, sternly.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading "Hit's the truth, too," he replied, sternly.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading "When milking-time come, not nary one of 'em would even try but one,--that air newest and youngest,--and she couldn't squeeze out a drap!
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Aunt Ailsie picked the bucket up, and stood by the bars, speechless.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And then a leetle chap that was hanging around, he sot down and milked out a bucketful easy as scat!"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "I never once thought but what every woman on that hill was a able milker," she said at last.
at the time that
From this reading "When milking-time come, not nary one of 'em would even try but one,--that air newest and youngest,--and she couldn't squeeze out a drap!
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading "I never once thought but what every woman on that hill was a able milker," she said at last.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "When milking-time come, not nary one of 'em would even try but one,--that air newest and youngest,--and she couldn't squeeze out a drap!
youngestadjectiveUS /ˈjʌŋɡəst/
superlative of “young” — (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "When milking-time come, not nary one of 'em would even try but one,--that air newest and youngest,--and she couldn't squeeze out a drap!
