used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It looked like Jess had hit it off with Jud Brusie, a big, husky, clean-lookin' chap up to the h'ist.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Jud used ter send her down notes stuck in sticks wedged inter the clamps, an' he used ter sneak down this way on Sundays when he'd git a chanst.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It looked like Jess had hit it off with Jud Brusie, a big, husky, clean-lookin' chap up to the h'ist.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading "The boys down this way didn't have much show.
Brusie
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From this reading It looked like Jess had hit it off with Jud Brusie, a big, husky, clean-lookin' chap up to the h'ist.
bunchnounUS /bʌntʃ/
a grouping of a number of similar things
From this reading She'd meet him up to the Riffles there by that big bunch o' yaller pines we passed.
bustedadjectiveUS /ˈbʌstɪd/
out of working order (“busted” is an informal substitute for “broken”)
From this reading He didn't dast come down here nary time till ol' man Hemenway he got laid up with a busted laig from slippin' off the trestle in the snow.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She'd meet him up to the Riffles there by that big bunch o' yaller pines we passed.
chanst
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From this reading Jud used ter send her down notes stuck in sticks wedged inter the clamps, an' he used ter sneak down this way on Sundays when he'd git a chanst.
a boy or man
From this reading It looked like Jess had hit it off with Jud Brusie, a big, husky, clean-lookin' chap up to the h'ist.
clampsnounUS /klæmps/
plural of “clamp” — a device (generally used by carpenters) that holds things firmly together
From this reading Jud used ter send her down notes stuck in sticks wedged inter the clamps, an' he used ter sneak down this way on Sundays when he'd git a chanst.
clean-lookin
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From this reading It looked like Jess had hit it off with Jud Brusie, a big, husky, clean-lookin' chap up to the h'ist.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He didn't dast come down here nary time till ol' man Hemenway he got laid up with a busted laig from slippin' off the trestle in the snow.
dast
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From this reading He didn't dast come down here nary time till ol' man Hemenway he got laid up with a busted laig from slippin' off the trestle in the snow.
didn't
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From this reading "The boys down this way didn't have much show.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "The boys down this way didn't have much show.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He didn't dast come down here nary time till ol' man Hemenway he got laid up with a busted laig from slippin' off the trestle in the snow.
gitnounUS /ɡɪt/
a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
From this reading Jud used ter send her down notes stuck in sticks wedged inter the clamps, an' he used ter sneak down this way on Sundays when he'd git a chanst.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading He didn't dast come down here nary time till ol' man Hemenway he got laid up with a busted laig from slippin' off the trestle in the snow.
h'ist
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From this reading It looked like Jess had hit it off with Jud Brusie, a big, husky, clean-lookin' chap up to the h'ist.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It looked like Jess had hit it off with Jud Brusie, a big, husky, clean-lookin' chap up to the h'ist.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "The boys down this way didn't have much show.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Jud used ter send her down notes stuck in sticks wedged inter the clamps, an' he used ter sneak down this way on Sundays when he'd git a chanst.
he'd
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From this reading Jud used ter send her down notes stuck in sticks wedged inter the clamps, an' he used ter sneak down this way on Sundays when he'd git a chanst.
Hemenway
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From this reading He didn't dast come down here nary time till ol' man Hemenway he got laid up with a busted laig from slippin' off the trestle in the snow.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Jud used ter send her down notes stuck in sticks wedged inter the clamps, an' he used ter sneak down this way on Sundays when he'd git a chanst.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading He didn't dast come down here nary time till ol' man Hemenway he got laid up with a busted laig from slippin' off the trestle in the snow.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She'd meet him up to the Riffles there by that big bunch o' yaller pines we passed.
cause to move by striking
From this reading It looked like Jess had hit it off with Jud Brusie, a big, husky, clean-lookin' chap up to the h'ist.
huskyadjectiveUS /ˈhʌski/
muscular and heavily built
From this reading It looked like Jess had hit it off with Jud Brusie, a big, husky, clean-lookin' chap up to the h'ist.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Jud used ter send her down notes stuck in sticks wedged inter the clamps, an' he used ter sneak down this way on Sundays when he'd git a chanst.
interverbUS /ˌɪnˈtɜːr/
place in a grave or tomb
From this reading Jud used ter send her down notes stuck in sticks wedged inter the clamps, an' he used ter sneak down this way on Sundays when he'd git a chanst.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It looked like Jess had hit it off with Jud Brusie, a big, husky, clean-lookin' chap up to the h'ist.
Jess
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From this reading It looked like Jess had hit it off with Jud Brusie, a big, husky, clean-lookin' chap up to the h'ist.
Jud
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From this reading It looked like Jess had hit it off with Jud Brusie, a big, husky, clean-lookin' chap up to the h'ist.
set down according to a plan
From this reading He didn't dast come down here nary time till ol' man Hemenway he got laid up with a busted laig from slippin' off the trestle in the snow.
laig
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From this reading He didn't dast come down here nary time till ol' man Hemenway he got laid up with a busted laig from slippin' off the trestle in the snow.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading It looked like Jess had hit it off with Jud Brusie, a big, husky, clean-lookin' chap up to the h'ist.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading It looked like Jess had hit it off with Jud Brusie, a big, husky, clean-lookin' chap up to the h'ist.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading He didn't dast come down here nary time till ol' man Hemenway he got laid up with a busted laig from slippin' off the trestle in the snow.
come together
From this reading She'd meet him up to the Riffles there by that big bunch o' yaller pines we passed.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "The boys down this way didn't have much show.
naryadjectiveUS /ˈneri/
(used with singular count nouns) colloquial for “not a” or “not one” or “never a”
From this reading He didn't dast come down here nary time till ol' man Hemenway he got laid up with a busted laig from slippin' off the trestle in the snow.
plural of “note” — a brief written record
From this reading Jud used ter send her down notes stuck in sticks wedged inter the clamps, an' he used ter sneak down this way on Sundays when he'd git a chanst.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading She'd meet him up to the Riffles there by that big bunch o' yaller pines we passed.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading It looked like Jess had hit it off with Jud Brusie, a big, husky, clean-lookin' chap up to the h'ist.
ol
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From this reading He didn't dast come down here nary time till ol' man Hemenway he got laid up with a busted laig from slippin' off the trestle in the snow.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Jud used ter send her down notes stuck in sticks wedged inter the clamps, an' he used ter sneak down this way on Sundays when he'd git a chanst.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading She'd meet him up to the Riffles there by that big bunch o' yaller pines we passed.
pinesnounUS /paɪnz/
plural of “pine” — a coniferous tree
From this reading She'd meet him up to the Riffles there by that big bunch o' yaller pines we passed.
Riffles
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From this reading She'd meet him up to the Riffles there by that big bunch o' yaller pines we passed.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading Jud used ter send her down notes stuck in sticks wedged inter the clamps, an' he used ter sneak down this way on Sundays when he'd git a chanst.
She'd
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From this reading She'd meet him up to the Riffles there by that big bunch o' yaller pines we passed.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading "The boys down this way didn't have much show.
slippin
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From this reading He didn't dast come down here nary time till ol' man Hemenway he got laid up with a busted laig from slippin' off the trestle in the snow.
sneakverbUS /sniːk/
to go stealthily or furtively
From this reading Jud used ter send her down notes stuck in sticks wedged inter the clamps, an' he used ter sneak down this way on Sundays when he'd git a chanst.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading He didn't dast come down here nary time till ol' man Hemenway he got laid up with a busted laig from slippin' off the trestle in the snow.
sticksnounUS /stɪks/
plural of “stick” — an implement consisting of a length of wood
From this reading Jud used ter send her down notes stuck in sticks wedged inter the clamps, an' he used ter sneak down this way on Sundays when he'd git a chanst.
caught or fixed
From this reading Jud used ter send her down notes stuck in sticks wedged inter the clamps, an' he used ter sneak down this way on Sundays when he'd git a chanst.
SundaysnounUS /ˈsʌndeɪz/
plural of “sunday” — first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading Jud used ter send her down notes stuck in sticks wedged inter the clamps, an' he used ter sneak down this way on Sundays when he'd git a chanst.
ter
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From this reading Jud used ter send her down notes stuck in sticks wedged inter the clamps, an' he used ter sneak down this way on Sundays when he'd git a chanst.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She'd meet him up to the Riffles there by that big bunch o' yaller pines we passed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The boys down this way didn't have much show.
in or at that place or location
From this reading She'd meet him up to the Riffles there by that big bunch o' yaller pines we passed.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "The boys down this way didn't have much show.
up to a particular time
From this reading He didn't dast come down here nary time till ol' man Hemenway he got laid up with a busted laig from slippin' off the trestle in the snow.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading He didn't dast come down here nary time till ol' man Hemenway he got laid up with a busted laig from slippin' off the trestle in the snow.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It looked like Jess had hit it off with Jud Brusie, a big, husky, clean-lookin' chap up to the h'ist.
trestlenounUS /ˈtresəl/
a supporting tower used to support a bridge
From this reading He didn't dast come down here nary time till ol' man Hemenway he got laid up with a busted laig from slippin' off the trestle in the snow.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading It looked like Jess had hit it off with Jud Brusie, a big, husky, clean-lookin' chap up to the h'ist.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading Jud used ter send her down notes stuck in sticks wedged inter the clamps, an' he used ter sneak down this way on Sundays when he'd git a chanst.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "The boys down this way didn't have much show.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading She'd meet him up to the Riffles there by that big bunch o' yaller pines we passed.
wedgedadjectiveUS /wedʒd/
wedged or packed in together
From this reading Jud used ter send her down notes stuck in sticks wedged inter the clamps, an' he used ter sneak down this way on Sundays when he'd git a chanst.
at the time that
From this reading Jud used ter send her down notes stuck in sticks wedged inter the clamps, an' he used ter sneak down this way on Sundays when he'd git a chanst.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It looked like Jess had hit it off with Jud Brusie, a big, husky, clean-lookin' chap up to the h'ist.
yaller
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From this reading She'd meet him up to the Riffles there by that big bunch o' yaller pines we passed.
