used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The shadows of night had fallen about the lonely cabin as, with a tender light in his eyes, the old trapper continued in quiet, reminiscent strain:
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The shadows of night had fallen about the lonely cabin as, with a tender light in his eyes, the old trapper continued in quiet, reminiscent strain:
allus
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From this reading "My Bill wus allus tryin' to help somebody.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But ye seem interested, and it'll not do me any harm and mebbe do ye some good.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading But ye seem interested, and it'll not do me any harm and mebbe do ye some good.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The shadows of night had fallen about the lonely cabin as, with a tender light in his eyes, the old trapper continued in quiet, reminiscent strain:
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading "Yes, stranger, my Bill hev passed in his checks.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But ye seem interested, and it'll not do me any harm and mebbe do ye some good.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading The shadows of night had fallen about the lonely cabin as, with a tender light in his eyes, the old trapper continued in quiet, reminiscent strain:
checksnounUS /tʃeks/
plural of “check” — a written order directing a bank to pay money
From this reading "Yes, stranger, my Bill hev passed in his checks.
without stop or interruption
From this reading The shadows of night had fallen about the lonely cabin as, with a tender light in his eyes, the old trapper continued in quiet, reminiscent strain:
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading But ye seem interested, and it'll not do me any harm and mebbe do ye some good.
don't
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From this reading I don't talk o' him often, fur it makes my heart sore to talk o' him.
opinion or judgment
From this reading The shadows of night had fallen about the lonely cabin as, with a tender light in his eyes, the old trapper continued in quiet, reminiscent strain:
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading The shadows of night had fallen about the lonely cabin as, with a tender light in his eyes, the old trapper continued in quiet, reminiscent strain:
the dressed hairy coat of a mammal
From this reading I don't talk o' him often, fur it makes my heart sore to talk o' him.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading But ye seem interested, and it'll not do me any harm and mebbe do ye some good.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The shadows of night had fallen about the lonely cabin as, with a tender light in his eyes, the old trapper continued in quiet, reminiscent strain:
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading But ye seem interested, and it'll not do me any harm and mebbe do ye some good.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading I don't talk o' him often, fur it makes my heart sore to talk o' him.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading "My Bill wus allus tryin' to help somebody.
hev
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From this reading "Yes, stranger, my Bill hev passed in his checks.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I don't talk o' him often, fur it makes my heart sore to talk o' him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The shadows of night had fallen about the lonely cabin as, with a tender light in his eyes, the old trapper continued in quiet, reminiscent strain:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I don't talk o' him often, fur it makes my heart sore to talk o' him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The shadows of night had fallen about the lonely cabin as, with a tender light in his eyes, the old trapper continued in quiet, reminiscent strain:
having or showing interest; especially curiosity or fascination or concern
From this reading But ye seem interested, and it'll not do me any harm and mebbe do ye some good.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I don't talk o' him often, fur it makes my heart sore to talk o' him.
it'll
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From this reading But ye seem interested, and it'll not do me any harm and mebbe do ye some good.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading The shadows of night had fallen about the lonely cabin as, with a tender light in his eyes, the old trapper continued in quiet, reminiscent strain:
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading The shadows of night had fallen about the lonely cabin as, with a tender light in his eyes, the old trapper continued in quiet, reminiscent strain:
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading I don't talk o' him often, fur it makes my heart sore to talk o' him.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But ye seem interested, and it'll not do me any harm and mebbe do ye some good.
mebbe
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From this reading But ye seem interested, and it'll not do me any harm and mebbe do ye some good.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Yes, stranger, my Bill hev passed in his checks.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The shadows of night had fallen about the lonely cabin as, with a tender light in his eyes, the old trapper continued in quiet, reminiscent strain:
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But ye seem interested, and it'll not do me any harm and mebbe do ye some good.
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 don't talk o' him often, fur it makes my heart sore to talk o' him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The shadows of night had fallen about the lonely cabin as, with a tender light in his eyes, the old trapper continued in quiet, reminiscent strain:
many times at short intervals
From this reading I don't talk o' him often, fur it makes my heart sore to talk o' him.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The shadows of night had fallen about the lonely cabin as, with a tender light in his eyes, the old trapper continued in quiet, reminiscent strain:
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading "Yes, stranger, my Bill hev passed in his checks.
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading The shadows of night had fallen about the lonely cabin as, with a tender light in his eyes, the old trapper continued in quiet, reminiscent strain:
reminiscentadjectiveUS /ˌreməˈnɪsənt/
serving to bring to mind
From this reading The shadows of night had fallen about the lonely cabin as, with a tender light in his eyes, the old trapper continued in quiet, reminiscent strain:
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading But ye seem interested, and it'll not do me any harm and mebbe do ye some good.
plural of “shadow” — shade within clear boundaries
From this reading The shadows of night had fallen about the lonely cabin as, with a tender light in his eyes, the old trapper continued in quiet, reminiscent strain:
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading But ye seem interested, and it'll not do me any harm and mebbe do ye some good.
a person, without saying who
From this reading "My Bill wus allus tryin' to help somebody.
hurting
From this reading I don't talk o' him often, fur it makes my heart sore to talk o' him.
(physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
From this reading The shadows of night had fallen about the lonely cabin as, with a tender light in his eyes, the old trapper continued in quiet, reminiscent strain:
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading "Yes, stranger, my Bill hev passed in his checks.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading I don't talk o' him often, fur it makes my heart sore to talk o' him.
given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading The shadows of night had fallen about the lonely cabin as, with a tender light in his eyes, the old trapper continued in quiet, reminiscent strain:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The shadows of night had fallen about the lonely cabin as, with a tender light in his eyes, the old trapper continued in quiet, reminiscent strain:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I don't talk o' him often, fur it makes my heart sore to talk o' him.
trappernounUS /ˈtræpər/
someone who sets traps for animals (usually to obtain their furs)
From this reading The shadows of night had fallen about the lonely cabin as, with a tender light in his eyes, the old trapper continued in quiet, reminiscent strain:
tryin
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From this reading "My Bill wus allus tryin' to help somebody.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The shadows of night had fallen about the lonely cabin as, with a tender light in his eyes, the old trapper continued in quiet, reminiscent strain:
wus
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From this reading "My Bill wus allus tryin' to help somebody.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading But ye seem interested, and it'll not do me any harm and mebbe do ye some good.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, stranger, my Bill hev passed in his checks.
