used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Asked if I had a drap o' whiskey.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "After he drunk it he handed me back the glass and driv off, sayin' he'd be round later.
agin
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From this reading I took the glass into the house agin and sot it 'longside the bottle on the mantel, and when I turned round there sot the Gov'ment dep'ty.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Well, I always take a dram when I want it, and I had some prime stuff my son Ned had sent me over from Frankfort, so I went hack and poured out 'bout four fingers in a glass, and took it out to him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Well, I always take a dram when I want it, and I had some prime stuff my son Ned had sent me over from Frankfort, so I went hack and poured out 'bout four fingers in a glass, and took it out to him.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Asked if I had a drap o' whiskey.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "After he drunk it he handed me back the glass and driv off, sayin' he'd be round later.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "After he drunk it he handed me back the glass and driv off, sayin' he'd be round later.
a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped
From this reading I took the glass into the house agin and sot it 'longside the bottle on the mantel, and when I turned round there sot the Gov'ment dep'ty.
boutnounUS /baʊt/
(sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive
From this reading Well, I always take a dram when I want it, and I had some prime stuff my son Ned had sent me over from Frankfort, so I went hack and poured out 'bout four fingers in a glass, and took it out to him.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He'd come in, wife said, while I was talkin' with Luke in the road.
dep'ty
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From this reading I took the glass into the house agin and sot it 'longside the bottle on the mantel, and when I turned round there sot the Gov'ment dep'ty.
dramnounUS /dræm/
a unit of apothecary weight equal to an eighth of an ounce or to 60 grains
From this reading Well, I always take a dram when I want it, and I had some prime stuff my son Ned had sent me over from Frankfort, so I went hack and poured out 'bout four fingers in a glass, and took it out to him.
drap
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From this reading "Asked if I had a drap o' whiskey.
driv
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From this reading "After he drunk it he handed me back the glass and driv off, sayin' he'd be round later.
stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
From this reading "After he drunk it he handed me back the glass and driv off, sayin' he'd be round later.
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading Well, I always take a dram when I want it, and I had some prime stuff my son Ned had sent me over from Frankfort, so I went hack and poured out 'bout four fingers in a glass, and took it out to him.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading Well, I always take a dram when I want it, and I had some prime stuff my son Ned had sent me over from Frankfort, so I went hack and poured out 'bout four fingers in a glass, and took it out to him.
FrankfortnounUS /ˈfræŋkfərt/
the capital of Kentucky; located in northern Kentucky
From this reading Well, I always take a dram when I want it, and I had some prime stuff my son Ned had sent me over from Frankfort, so I went hack and poured out 'bout four fingers in a glass, and took it out to him.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Well, I always take a dram when I want it, and I had some prime stuff my son Ned had sent me over from Frankfort, so I went hack and poured out 'bout four fingers in a glass, and took it out to him.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading Well, I always take a dram when I want it, and I had some prime stuff my son Ned had sent me over from Frankfort, so I went hack and poured out 'bout four fingers in a glass, and took it out to him.
Gov'ment
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From this reading I took the glass into the house agin and sot it 'longside the bottle on the mantel, and when I turned round there sot the Gov'ment dep'ty.
hacknounUS /hæk/
one who works hard at boring tasks
From this reading Well, I always take a dram when I want it, and I had some prime stuff my son Ned had sent me over from Frankfort, so I went hack and poured out 'bout four fingers in a glass, and took it out to him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Asked if I had a drap o' whiskey.
having or involving the use of hands
From this reading "After he drunk it he handed me back the glass and driv off, sayin' he'd be round later.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "After he drunk it he handed me back the glass and driv off, sayin' he'd be round later.
he'd
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From this reading "After he drunk it he handed me back the glass and driv off, sayin' he'd be round later.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Well, I always take a dram when I want it, and I had some prime stuff my son Ned had sent me over from Frankfort, so I went hack and poured out 'bout four fingers in a glass, and took it out to him.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading I took the glass into the house agin and sot it 'longside the bottle on the mantel, and when I turned round there sot the Gov'ment dep'ty.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Asked if I had a drap o' whiskey.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Asked if I had a drap o' whiskey.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Well, I always take a dram when I want it, and I had some prime stuff my son Ned had sent me over from Frankfort, so I went hack and poured out 'bout four fingers in a glass, and took it out to him.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I took the glass into the house agin and sot it 'longside the bottle on the mantel, and when I turned round there sot the Gov'ment dep'ty.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Well, I always take a dram when I want it, and I had some prime stuff my son Ned had sent me over from Frankfort, so I went hack and poured out 'bout four fingers in a glass, and took it out to him.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading "After he drunk it he handed me back the glass and driv off, sayin' he'd be round later.
longside
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From this reading I took the glass into the house agin and sot it 'longside the bottle on the mantel, and when I turned round there sot the Gov'ment dep'ty.
LukenounUS /luːk/
(New Testament) the Apostle closely associated with St. Paul and traditionally assumed to be the author of the third Gospel
From this reading He'd come in, wife said, while I was talkin' with Luke in the road.
mantelnounUS /ˈmæntəl/
shelf that projects from wall above fireplace
From this reading I took the glass into the house agin and sot it 'longside the bottle on the mantel, and when I turned round there sot the Gov'ment dep'ty.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Well, I always take a dram when I want it, and I had some prime stuff my son Ned had sent me over from Frankfort, so I went hack and poured out 'bout four fingers in a glass, and took it out to him.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Well, I always take a dram when I want it, and I had some prime stuff my son Ned had sent me over from Frankfort, so I went hack and poured out 'bout four fingers in a glass, and took it out to him.
Ned
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From this reading Well, I always take a dram when I want it, and I had some prime stuff my son Ned had sent me over from Frankfort, so I went hack and poured out 'bout four fingers in a glass, and took it out to him.
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 "Asked if I had a drap o' whiskey.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "After he drunk it he handed me back the glass and driv off, sayin' he'd be round later.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I took the glass into the house agin and sot it 'longside the bottle on the mantel, and when I turned round there sot the Gov'ment dep'ty.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Well, I always take a dram when I want it, and I had some prime stuff my son Ned had sent me over from Frankfort, so I went hack and poured out 'bout four fingers in a glass, and took it out to him.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Well, I always take a dram when I want it, and I had some prime stuff my son Ned had sent me over from Frankfort, so I went hack and poured out 'bout four fingers in a glass, and took it out to him.
past form of “pour” — cause to run
From this reading Well, I always take a dram when I want it, and I had some prime stuff my son Ned had sent me over from Frankfort, so I went hack and poured out 'bout four fingers in a glass, and took it out to him.
primeadjectiveUS /praɪm/
first in rank or degree
From this reading Well, I always take a dram when I want it, and I had some prime stuff my son Ned had sent me over from Frankfort, so I went hack and poured out 'bout four fingers in a glass, and took it out to him.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading He'd come in, wife said, while I was talkin' with Luke in the road.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading "After he drunk it he handed me back the glass and driv off, sayin' he'd be round later.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading He'd come in, wife said, while I was talkin' with Luke in the road.
sayin
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From this reading "After he drunk it he handed me back the glass and driv off, sayin' he'd be round later.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading Well, I always take a dram when I want it, and I had some prime stuff my son Ned had sent me over from Frankfort, so I went hack and poured out 'bout four fingers in a glass, and took it out to him.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Well, I always take a dram when I want it, and I had some prime stuff my son Ned had sent me over from Frankfort, so I went hack and poured out 'bout four fingers in a glass, and took it out to him.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Well, I always take a dram when I want it, and I had some prime stuff my son Ned had sent me over from Frankfort, so I went hack and poured out 'bout four fingers in a glass, and took it out to him.
a male human offspring
From this reading Well, I always take a dram when I want it, and I had some prime stuff my son Ned had sent me over from Frankfort, so I went hack and poured out 'bout four fingers in a glass, and took it out to him.
sotnounUS /sɔːt/
a chronic drinker
From this reading I took the glass into the house agin and sot it 'longside the bottle on the mantel, and when I turned round there sot the Gov'ment dep'ty.
the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
From this reading Well, I always take a dram when I want it, and I had some prime stuff my son Ned had sent me over from Frankfort, so I went hack and poured out 'bout four fingers in a glass, and took it out to him.
carry out
From this reading Well, I always take a dram when I want it, and I had some prime stuff my son Ned had sent me over from Frankfort, so I went hack and poured out 'bout four fingers in a glass, and took it out to him.
talkin
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From this reading He'd come in, wife said, while I was talkin' with Luke in the road.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "After he drunk it he handed me back the glass and driv off, sayin' he'd be round later.
in or at that place or location
From this reading I took the glass into the house agin and sot it 'longside the bottle on the mantel, and when I turned round there sot the Gov'ment dep'ty.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Well, I always take a dram when I want it, and I had some prime stuff my son Ned had sent me over from Frankfort, so I went hack and poured out 'bout four fingers in a glass, and took it out to him.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Well, I always take a dram when I want it, and I had some prime stuff my son Ned had sent me over from Frankfort, so I went hack and poured out 'bout four fingers in a glass, and took it out to him.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading I took the glass into the house agin and sot it 'longside the bottle on the mantel, and when I turned round there sot the Gov'ment dep'ty.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading Well, I always take a dram when I want it, and I had some prime stuff my son Ned had sent me over from Frankfort, so I went hack and poured out 'bout four fingers in a glass, and took it out to him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He'd come in, wife said, while I was talkin' with Luke in the road.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well, I always take a dram when I want it, and I had some prime stuff my son Ned had sent me over from Frankfort, so I went hack and poured out 'bout four fingers in a glass, and took it out to him.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Well, I always take a dram when I want it, and I had some prime stuff my son Ned had sent me over from Frankfort, so I went hack and poured out 'bout four fingers in a glass, and took it out to him.
at the time that
From this reading Well, I always take a dram when I want it, and I had some prime stuff my son Ned had sent me over from Frankfort, so I went hack and poured out 'bout four fingers in a glass, and took it out to him.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading He'd come in, wife said, while I was talkin' with Luke in the road.
whiskeynounUS /ˈwɪski/
a liquor made from fermented mash of grain
From this reading "Asked if I had a drap o' whiskey.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading He'd come in, wife said, while I was talkin' with Luke in the road.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He'd come in, wife said, while I was talkin' with Luke in the road.
