used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading |EVERYTHING is as merry as a marriage bell, and the goose hangs high!”
a-thinking
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From this reading “And I'm a-thinking, my boy, that the suspended fowl is none other than our fellow citizen, J. B. Thorp.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Stephen Whipple quoted, with a hearty laugh, as he and Fred Walton sat on the old man's veranda after breakfast one Sunday morning.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading |EVERYTHING is as merry as a marriage bell, and the goose hangs high!”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading |EVERYTHING is as merry as a marriage bell, and the goose hangs high!”
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading “And I'm a-thinking, my boy, that the suspended fowl is none other than our fellow citizen, J. B. Thorp.
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading |EVERYTHING is as merry as a marriage bell, and the goose hangs high!”
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading He had us plumb down, and, like the bully he is, was pounding the blood out of us with no thought of letting up.
a youthful male person
From this reading “And I'm a-thinking, my boy, that the suspended fowl is none other than our fellow citizen, J. B. Thorp.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading Stephen Whipple quoted, with a hearty laugh, as he and Fred Walton sat on the old man's veranda after breakfast one Sunday morning.
bullynounUS /ˈbʊli/
a cruel and brutal fellow
From this reading He had us plumb down, and, like the bully he is, was pounding the blood out of us with no thought of letting up.
citizennounUS /ˈsɪtəzən/
a native or naturalized member of a state or other political community
From this reading “And I'm a-thinking, my boy, that the suspended fowl is none other than our fellow citizen, J. B. Thorp.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He had us plumb down, and, like the bully he is, was pounding the blood out of us with no thought of letting up.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading |EVERYTHING is as merry as a marriage bell, and the goose hangs high!”
a boy or man
From this reading “And I'm a-thinking, my boy, that the suspended fowl is none other than our fellow citizen, J. B. Thorp.
fowlnounUS /faʊl/
a domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl
From this reading “And I'm a-thinking, my boy, that the suspended fowl is none other than our fellow citizen, J. B. Thorp.
Fred
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From this reading Stephen Whipple quoted, with a hearty laugh, as he and Fred Walton sat on the old man's veranda after breakfast one Sunday morning.
goosenounUS /ɡuːs/
web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks
From this reading |EVERYTHING is as merry as a marriage bell, and the goose hangs high!”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had us plumb down, and, like the bully he is, was pounding the blood out of us with no thought of letting up.
hangsnounUS /hæŋz/
plural of “hang” — a special way of doing something
From this reading |EVERYTHING is as merry as a marriage bell, and the goose hangs high!”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Stephen Whipple quoted, with a hearty laugh, as he and Fred Walton sat on the old man's veranda after breakfast one Sunday morning.
heartyadjectiveUS /ˈhɑːrti/
showing warm and heartfelt friendliness
From this reading Stephen Whipple quoted, with a hearty laugh, as he and Fred Walton sat on the old man's veranda after breakfast one Sunday morning.
hennounUS /hen/
adult female chicken
From this reading He is as mad as a wet hen.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading |EVERYTHING is as merry as a marriage bell, and the goose hangs high!”
I'm
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From this reading “And I'm a-thinking, my boy, that the suspended fowl is none other than our fellow citizen, J. B. Thorp.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading |EVERYTHING is as merry as a marriage bell, and the goose hangs high!”
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
From this reading “And I'm a-thinking, my boy, that the suspended fowl is none other than our fellow citizen, J. B. Thorp.
the sound of laughing
From this reading Stephen Whipple quoted, with a hearty laugh, as he and Fred Walton sat on the old man's veranda after breakfast one Sunday morning.
property that is leased or rented out or let
From this reading He had us plumb down, and, like the bully he is, was pounding the blood out of us with no thought of letting up.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading He had us plumb down, and, like the bully he is, was pounding the blood out of us with no thought of letting up.
roused to anger
From this reading He is as mad as a wet hen.
man'snounUS /mænz/
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Stephen Whipple quoted, with a hearty laugh, as he and Fred Walton sat on the old man's veranda after breakfast one Sunday morning.
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading |EVERYTHING is as merry as a marriage bell, and the goose hangs high!”
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading |EVERYTHING is as merry as a marriage bell, and the goose hangs high!”
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Stephen Whipple quoted, with a hearty laugh, as he and Fred Walton sat on the old man's veranda after breakfast one Sunday morning.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “And I'm a-thinking, my boy, that the suspended fowl is none other than our fellow citizen, J. B. Thorp.
not any; not one
From this reading He had us plumb down, and, like the bully he is, was pounding the blood out of us with no thought of letting up.
not one, and not any
From this reading “And I'm a-thinking, my boy, that the suspended fowl is none other than our fellow citizen, J. B. Thorp.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had us plumb down, and, like the bully he is, was pounding the blood out of us with no thought of letting up.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Stephen Whipple quoted, with a hearty laugh, as he and Fred Walton sat on the old man's veranda after breakfast one Sunday morning.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Stephen Whipple quoted, with a hearty laugh, as he and Fred Walton sat on the old man's veranda after breakfast one Sunday morning.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Stephen Whipple quoted, with a hearty laugh, as he and Fred Walton sat on the old man's veranda after breakfast one Sunday morning.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading “And I'm a-thinking, my boy, that the suspended fowl is none other than our fellow citizen, J. B. Thorp.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “And I'm a-thinking, my boy, that the suspended fowl is none other than our fellow citizen, J. B. Thorp.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He had us plumb down, and, like the bully he is, was pounding the blood out of us with no thought of letting up.
plumbverbUS /plʌm/
measure the depth of something
From this reading He had us plumb down, and, like the bully he is, was pounding the blood out of us with no thought of letting up.
poundingnounUS /ˈpaʊndɪŋ/
repeated heavy blows
From this reading He had us plumb down, and, like the bully he is, was pounding the blood out of us with no thought of letting up.
quotedverbUS /ˈkwoʊtɪd/
past form of “quote” — repeat a passage from
From this reading Stephen Whipple quoted, with a hearty laugh, as he and Fred Walton sat on the old man's veranda after breakfast one Sunday morning.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Stephen Whipple quoted, with a hearty laugh, as he and Fred Walton sat on the old man's veranda after breakfast one Sunday morning.
StephennounUS /ˈstiːvən/
English writer (1832-1904)
From this reading Stephen Whipple quoted, with a hearty laugh, as he and Fred Walton sat on the old man's veranda after breakfast one Sunday morning.
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading Stephen Whipple quoted, with a hearty laugh, as he and Fred Walton sat on the old man's veranda after breakfast one Sunday morning.
suspendedadjectiveUS /səˈspendɪd/
(of undissolved particles in a fluid) supported or kept from sinking or falling by buoyancy and without apparent attachment
From this reading “And I'm a-thinking, my boy, that the suspended fowl is none other than our fellow citizen, J. B. Thorp.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “And I'm a-thinking, my boy, that the suspended fowl is none other than our fellow citizen, J. B. Thorp.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “And I'm a-thinking, my boy, that the suspended fowl is none other than our fellow citizen, J. B. Thorp.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading |EVERYTHING is as merry as a marriage bell, and the goose hangs high!”
Thorp
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From this reading “And I'm a-thinking, my boy, that the suspended fowl is none other than our fellow citizen, J. B. Thorp.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading He had us plumb down, and, like the bully he is, was pounding the blood out of us with no thought of letting up.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He had us plumb down, and, like the bully he is, was pounding the blood out of us with no thought of letting up.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had us plumb down, and, like the bully he is, was pounding the blood out of us with no thought of letting up.
verandanounUS /vərˈændə/
a porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed)
From this reading Stephen Whipple quoted, with a hearty laugh, as he and Fred Walton sat on the old man's veranda after breakfast one Sunday morning.
WaltonnounUS /ˈwɔːltən/
English composer (1902-1983)
From this reading Stephen Whipple quoted, with a hearty laugh, as he and Fred Walton sat on the old man's veranda after breakfast one Sunday morning.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had us plumb down, and, like the bully he is, was pounding the blood out of us with no thought of letting up.
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading He is as mad as a wet hen.
Whipple
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From this reading Stephen Whipple quoted, with a hearty laugh, as he and Fred Walton sat on the old man's veranda after breakfast one Sunday morning.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Stephen Whipple quoted, with a hearty laugh, as he and Fred Walton sat on the old man's veranda after breakfast one Sunday morning.
