used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “I've done a heap o' ornery things in my day,” he growled, “but I ain't stealin' the water that belongs to my godson.
affablyadverbUS /ˈæfəbli/
in an affable manner
From this reading “That reminds me,” remarked The Worst Bad Man affably, “you're carryin' some extra weight.”
ain't
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From this reading “I've done a heap o' ornery things in my day,” he growled, “but I ain't stealin' the water that belongs to my godson.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now he raised his head quickly and his face was terrible to behold.
baby'snounUS /ˈbeɪbiz/
possessive form of “baby” — a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading The Wounded Bad Man had been nuzzling the baby's forehead with the tip of his great sunburnt nose.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading The Wounded Bad Man had been nuzzling the baby's forehead with the tip of his great sunburnt nose.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The Wounded Bad Man had been nuzzling the baby's forehead with the tip of his great sunburnt nose.
see with attention
From this reading Now he raised his head quickly and his face was terrible to behold.
belongsverbUS /bɪˈlɔːŋz/
third-person singular of “belong” — be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading “I've done a heap o' ornery things in my day,” he growled, “but I ain't stealin' the water that belongs to my godson.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “I've done a heap o' ornery things in my day,” he growled, “but I ain't stealin' the water that belongs to my godson.
carryin
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From this reading “That reminds me,” remarked The Worst Bad Man affably, “you're carryin' some extra weight.”
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading “I've done a heap o' ornery things in my day,” he growled, “but I ain't stealin' the water that belongs to my godson.
Don't
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From this reading Don't you insult me no more, Tom Gibbons.”
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading “I've done a heap o' ornery things in my day,” he growled, “but I ain't stealin' the water that belongs to my godson.
extraadjectiveUS /ˈekstrə/
more than is needed, desired, or required
From this reading “That reminds me,” remarked The Worst Bad Man affably, “you're carryin' some extra weight.”
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Now he raised his head quickly and his face was terrible to behold.
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading The Wounded Bad Man had been nuzzling the baby's forehead with the tip of his great sunburnt nose.
GibbonsnounUS /ˈɡɪbɪnz/
plural of “gibbon” — English historian best known for his history of the Roman Empire (1737-1794)
From this reading Don't you insult me no more, Tom Gibbons.”
godsonnoun
a male godchild
From this reading “I've done a heap o' ornery things in my day,” he growled, “but I ain't stealin' the water that belongs to my godson.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The Wounded Bad Man had been nuzzling the baby's forehead with the tip of his great sunburnt nose.
growledverbUS /ɡraʊld/
past form of “growl” — to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
From this reading “I've done a heap o' ornery things in my day,” he growled, “but I ain't stealin' the water that belongs to my godson.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Wounded Bad Man had been nuzzling the baby's forehead with the tip of his great sunburnt nose.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now he raised his head quickly and his face was terrible to behold.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Now he raised his head quickly and his face was terrible to behold.
a collection of objects laid on top of each other
From this reading “I've done a heap o' ornery things in my day,” he growled, “but I ain't stealin' the water that belongs to my godson.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Wounded Bad Man had been nuzzling the baby's forehead with the tip of his great sunburnt nose.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I've done a heap o' ornery things in my day,” he growled, “but I ain't stealin' the water that belongs to my godson.
I've
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From this reading “I've done a heap o' ornery things in my day,” he growled, “but I ain't stealin' the water that belongs to my godson.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I've done a heap o' ornery things in my day,” he growled, “but I ain't stealin' the water that belongs to my godson.
insultnounUS /ˌɪnˈsʌlt/
a rude expression intended to offend or hurt
From this reading Don't you insult me no more, Tom Gibbons.”
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The Wounded Bad Man had been nuzzling the baby's forehead with the tip of his great sunburnt nose.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Don't you insult me no more, Tom Gibbons.”
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Don't you insult me no more, Tom Gibbons.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I've done a heap o' ornery things in my day,” he growled, “but I ain't stealin' the water that belongs to my godson.
not any; not one
From this reading Don't you insult me no more, Tom Gibbons.”
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading The Wounded Bad Man had been nuzzling the baby's forehead with the tip of his great sunburnt nose.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now he raised his head quickly and his face was terrible to behold.
nuzzlingverbUS /ˈnʌzəlɪŋ/
-ing form of “nuzzle” — move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position
From this reading The Wounded Bad Man had been nuzzling the baby's forehead with the tip of his great sunburnt nose.
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 “I've done a heap o' ornery things in my day,” he growled, “but I ain't stealin' the water that belongs to my godson.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Wounded Bad Man had been nuzzling the baby's forehead with the tip of his great sunburnt nose.
orneryadjectiveUS /ˈɔːrnəri/
having a difficult and contrary disposition
From this reading “I've done a heap o' ornery things in my day,” he growled, “but I ain't stealin' the water that belongs to my godson.
with speed
From this reading Now he raised his head quickly and his face was terrible to behold.
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading Now he raised his head quickly and his face was terrible to behold.
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading “That reminds me,” remarked The Worst Bad Man affably, “you're carryin' some extra weight.”
remindsverbUS /riˈmaɪndz/
third-person singular of “remind” — put in the mind of someone
From this reading “That reminds me,” remarked The Worst Bad Man affably, “you're carryin' some extra weight.”
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “That reminds me,” remarked The Worst Bad Man affably, “you're carryin' some extra weight.”
stealin
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From this reading “I've done a heap o' ornery things in my day,” he growled, “but I ain't stealin' the water that belongs to my godson.
sunburntadjective
suffering from overexposure to direct sunlight
From this reading The Wounded Bad Man had been nuzzling the baby's forehead with the tip of his great sunburnt nose.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading Now he raised his head quickly and his face was terrible to behold.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I've done a heap o' ornery things in my day,” he growled, “but I ain't stealin' the water that belongs to my godson.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Wounded Bad Man had been nuzzling the baby's forehead with the tip of his great sunburnt nose.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading “I've done a heap o' ornery things in my day,” he growled, “but I ain't stealin' the water that belongs to my godson.
tipnounUS /tɪp/
the extreme end of something; especially something pointed
From this reading The Wounded Bad Man had been nuzzling the baby's forehead with the tip of his great sunburnt nose.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now he raised his head quickly and his face was terrible to behold.
male cat
From this reading Don't you insult me no more, Tom Gibbons.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now he raised his head quickly and his face was terrible to behold.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading “I've done a heap o' ornery things in my day,” he growled, “but I ain't stealin' the water that belongs to my godson.
the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
From this reading “That reminds me,” remarked The Worst Bad Man affably, “you're carryin' some extra weight.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Wounded Bad Man had been nuzzling the baby's forehead with the tip of his great sunburnt nose.
the least favorable outcome
From this reading “That reminds me,” remarked The Worst Bad Man affably, “you're carryin' some extra weight.”
people who are wounded
From this reading The Wounded Bad Man had been nuzzling the baby's forehead with the tip of his great sunburnt nose.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Don't you insult me no more, Tom Gibbons.”
you're
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From this reading “That reminds me,” remarked The Worst Bad Man affably, “you're carryin' some extra weight.”
