used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Noa, I doan't," said Stokes, with a persistent force of opposition.
a'd
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From this reading I told his feyther then as he'd be hanged before a'd done with un, and so a wull.
aloan
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From this reading Leave 'em aloan, and us'll soon see th' last of 'em.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "That thyur Tom Anders has been a bad un ever since he wor a little chap, and stealed tummerts out o' my basket before my very eyes.
Anders
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From this reading "That thyur Tom Anders has been a bad un ever since he wor a little chap, and stealed tummerts out o' my basket before my very eyes.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading And Nat Wills is another poor lot.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I told his feyther then as he'd be hanged before a'd done with un, and so a wull.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading "That thyur Tom Anders has been a bad un ever since he wor a little chap, and stealed tummerts out o' my basket before my very eyes.
a container that is usually woven and has handles
From this reading "That thyur Tom Anders has been a bad un ever since he wor a little chap, and stealed tummerts out o' my basket before my very eyes.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I told his feyther then as he'd be hanged before a'd done with un, and so a wull.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "That thyur Tom Anders has been a bad un ever since he wor a little chap, and stealed tummerts out o' my basket before my very eyes.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "That thyur Tom Anders has been a bad un ever since he wor a little chap, and stealed tummerts out o' my basket before my very eyes.
a boy or man
From this reading "That thyur Tom Anders has been a bad un ever since he wor a little chap, and stealed tummerts out o' my basket before my very eyes.
doan't
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From this reading "Noa, I doan't," said Stokes, with a persistent force of opposition.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading I told his feyther then as he'd be hanged before a'd done with un, and so a wull.
a quad with a square body
From this reading Leave 'em aloan, and us'll soon see th' last of 'em.
at any time
From this reading "That thyur Tom Anders has been a bad un ever since he wor a little chap, and stealed tummerts out o' my basket before my very eyes.
opinion or judgment
From this reading "That thyur Tom Anders has been a bad un ever since he wor a little chap, and stealed tummerts out o' my basket before my very eyes.
feyther
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From this reading I told his feyther then as he'd be hanged before a'd done with un, and so a wull.
a powerful effect or influence
From this reading "Noa, I doan't," said Stokes, with a persistent force of opposition.
hangedverbUS /hæŋd/
past form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading I told his feyther then as he'd be hanged before a'd done with un, and so a wull.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "That thyur Tom Anders has been a bad un ever since he wor a little chap, and stealed tummerts out o' my basket before my very eyes.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "That thyur Tom Anders has been a bad un ever since he wor a little chap, and stealed tummerts out o' my basket before my very eyes.
he'd
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From this reading I told his feyther then as he'd be hanged before a'd done with un, and so a wull.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I told his feyther then as he'd be hanged before a'd done with un, and so a wull.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Noa, I doan't," said Stokes, with a persistent force of opposition.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And Nat Wills is another poor lot.
immediately past
From this reading Leave 'em aloan, and us'll soon see th' last of 'em.
go away from a place
From this reading Leave 'em aloan, and us'll soon see th' last of 'em.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "That thyur Tom Anders has been a bad un ever since he wor a little chap, and stealed tummerts out o' my basket before my very eyes.
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading And Nat Wills is another poor lot.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "That thyur Tom Anders has been a bad un ever since he wor a little chap, and stealed tummerts out o' my basket before my very eyes.
Nat
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From this reading And Nat Wills is another poor lot.
Noa
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From this reading "Noa, I doan't," said Stokes, with a persistent force of opposition.
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 "That thyur Tom Anders has been a bad un ever since he wor a little chap, and stealed tummerts out o' my basket before my very eyes.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Noa, I doan't," said Stokes, with a persistent force of opposition.
oppositionnounUS /ˌɑːpəˈzɪʃən/
the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
From this reading "Noa, I doan't," said Stokes, with a persistent force of opposition.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "That thyur Tom Anders has been a bad un ever since he wor a little chap, and stealed tummerts out o' my basket before my very eyes.
persistentadjectiveUS /pərˈsɪstənt/
never-ceasing
From this reading "Noa, I doan't," said Stokes, with a persistent force of opposition.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading And Nat Wills is another poor lot.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Noa, I doan't," said Stokes, with a persistent force of opposition.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Leave 'em aloan, and us'll soon see th' last of 'em.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading "That thyur Tom Anders has been a bad un ever since he wor a little chap, and stealed tummerts out o' my basket before my very eyes.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I told his feyther then as he'd be hanged before a'd done with un, and so a wull.
in the near future
From this reading Leave 'em aloan, and us'll soon see th' last of 'em.
stealed
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From this reading "That thyur Tom Anders has been a bad un ever since he wor a little chap, and stealed tummerts out o' my basket before my very eyes.
StokesverbUS /stoʊks/
third-person singular of “stoke” — stir up or tend; of a fire
From this reading "Noa, I doan't," said Stokes, with a persistent force of opposition.
the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
From this reading Leave 'em aloan, and us'll soon see th' last of 'em.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That thyur Tom Anders has been a bad un ever since he wor a little chap, and stealed tummerts out o' my basket before my very eyes.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading I told his feyther then as he'd be hanged before a'd done with un, and so a wull.
thyur
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From this reading "That thyur Tom Anders has been a bad un ever since he wor a little chap, and stealed tummerts out o' my basket before my very eyes.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading I told his feyther then as he'd be hanged before a'd done with un, and so a wull.
male cat
From this reading "That thyur Tom Anders has been a bad un ever since he wor a little chap, and stealed tummerts out o' my basket before my very eyes.
tummerts
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From this reading "That thyur Tom Anders has been a bad un ever since he wor a little chap, and stealed tummerts out o' my basket before my very eyes.
unnounUS /ʌn/
an organization of independent states formed in 1945 to promote international peace and security
From this reading "That thyur Tom Anders has been a bad un ever since he wor a little chap, and stealed tummerts out o' my basket before my very eyes.
us'll
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From this reading Leave 'em aloan, and us'll soon see th' last of 'em.
precisely as stated
From this reading "That thyur Tom Anders has been a bad un ever since he wor a little chap, and stealed tummerts out o' my basket before my very eyes.
WillsnounUS /wɪlz/
plural of “will” — the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention
From this reading And Nat Wills is another poor lot.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Noa, I doan't," said Stokes, with a persistent force of opposition.
wor
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From this reading "That thyur Tom Anders has been a bad un ever since he wor a little chap, and stealed tummerts out o' my basket before my very eyes.
wull
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From this reading I told his feyther then as he'd be hanged before a'd done with un, and so a wull.
