used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Do you think I’ve got two folks in me, Peg?” asked Jimmy, laying his hand over the pit of his stomach with a worried look.
any person at all
From this reading “I never see anybody ’at hadn’t.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Do you think I’ve got two folks in me, Peg?” asked Jimmy, laying his hand over the pit of his stomach with a worried look.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “I never see anybody ’at hadn’t.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But ef you git th’ upper han’ o’ ol’ lazybones now’t you’re small, you won’t have much trouble with him.”
Cap'n
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From this reading “I’m reelly ’fraid ye have, Cap’n,” said Peg firmly.
correctedadjectiveUS /kərˈektəd/
having something undesirable neutralized
From this reading “I’m not small, Peg,” Jimmy corrected him.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Do you think I’ve got two folks in me, Peg?” asked Jimmy, laying his hand over the pit of his stomach with a worried look.
ef
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From this reading But ef you git th’ upper han’ o’ ol’ lazybones now’t you’re small, you won’t have much trouble with him.”
with resolute determination
From this reading “I’m reelly ’fraid ye have, Cap’n,” said Peg firmly.
your parents
From this reading “Do you think I’ve got two folks in me, Peg?” asked Jimmy, laying his hand over the pit of his stomach with a worried look.
fraid
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From this reading “I’m reelly ’fraid ye have, Cap’n,” said Peg firmly.
a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
From this reading But ef you git th’ upper han’ o’ ol’ lazybones now’t you’re small, you won’t have much trouble with him.”
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Do you think I’ve got two folks in me, Peg?” asked Jimmy, laying his hand over the pit of his stomach with a worried look.
hadn't
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From this reading “I never see anybody ’at hadn’t.
hannounUS /hɑːn/
imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time from 206 BC to AD 220) and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy; remembered as one of the great eras of Chinese civilization
From this reading But ef you git th’ upper han’ o’ ol’ lazybones now’t you’re small, you won’t have much trouble with him.”
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading “Do you think I’ve got two folks in me, Peg?” asked Jimmy, laying his hand over the pit of his stomach with a worried look.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I’m reelly ’fraid ye have, Cap’n,” said Peg firmly.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But ef you git th’ upper han’ o’ ol’ lazybones now’t you’re small, you won’t have much trouble with him.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Do you think I’ve got two folks in me, Peg?” asked Jimmy, laying his hand over the pit of his stomach with a worried look.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I never see anybody ’at hadn’t.
I'm
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From this reading “I’m reelly ’fraid ye have, Cap’n,” said Peg firmly.
I've
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From this reading “Do you think I’ve got two folks in me, Peg?” asked Jimmy, laying his hand over the pit of his stomach with a worried look.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Do you think I’ve got two folks in me, Peg?” asked Jimmy, laying his hand over the pit of his stomach with a worried look.
to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
From this reading “Do you think I’ve got two folks in me, Peg?” asked Jimmy, laying his hand over the pit of his stomach with a worried look.
the production of eggs (especially in birds)
From this reading “Do you think I’ve got two folks in me, Peg?” asked Jimmy, laying his hand over the pit of his stomach with a worried look.
lazybonesnoun
a lazy person
From this reading But ef you git th’ upper han’ o’ ol’ lazybones now’t you’re small, you won’t have much trouble with him.”
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “Do you think I’ve got two folks in me, Peg?” asked Jimmy, laying his hand over the pit of his stomach with a worried look.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Do you think I’ve got two folks in me, Peg?” asked Jimmy, laying his hand over the pit of his stomach with a worried look.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading But ef you git th’ upper han’ o’ ol’ lazybones now’t you’re small, you won’t have much trouble with him.”
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “I never see anybody ’at hadn’t.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I’m not small, Peg,” Jimmy corrected him.
now't
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From this reading But ef you git th’ upper han’ o’ ol’ lazybones now’t you’re small, you won’t have much trouble with 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 But ef you git th’ upper han’ o’ ol’ lazybones now’t you’re small, you won’t have much trouble with him.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Do you think I’ve got two folks in me, Peg?” asked Jimmy, laying his hand over the pit of his stomach with a worried look.
ol
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From this reading But ef you git th’ upper han’ o’ ol’ lazybones now’t you’re small, you won’t have much trouble with him.”
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “Do you think I’ve got two folks in me, Peg?” asked Jimmy, laying his hand over the pit of his stomach with a worried look.
PegnounUS /peɡ/
a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface
From this reading “Do you think I’ve got two folks in me, Peg?” asked Jimmy, laying his hand over the pit of his stomach with a worried look.
pitnounUS /pɪt/
A large hole in the ground, or an abyss of darkness and peril.
From this reading “Do you think I’ve got two folks in me, Peg?” asked Jimmy, laying his hand over the pit of his stomach with a worried look.
reelly
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From this reading “I’m reelly ’fraid ye have, Cap’n,” said Peg firmly.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I’m reelly ’fraid ye have, Cap’n,” said Peg firmly.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “I never see anybody ’at hadn’t.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading But ef you git th’ upper han’ o’ ol’ lazybones now’t you’re small, you won’t have much trouble with him.”
stomachnounUS /ˈstʌmək/
an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion
From this reading “Do you think I’ve got two folks in me, Peg?” asked Jimmy, laying his hand over the pit of his stomach with a worried look.
the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
From this reading But ef you git th’ upper han’ o’ ol’ lazybones now’t you’re small, you won’t have much trouble with him.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Do you think I’ve got two folks in me, Peg?” asked Jimmy, laying his hand over the pit of his stomach with a worried look.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “Do you think I’ve got two folks in me, Peg?” asked Jimmy, laying his hand over the pit of his stomach with a worried look.
a source of difficulty
From this reading But ef you git th’ upper han’ o’ ol’ lazybones now’t you’re small, you won’t have much trouble with him.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading “Do you think I’ve got two folks in me, Peg?” asked Jimmy, laying his hand over the pit of his stomach with a worried look.
the topmost one of two
From this reading But ef you git th’ upper han’ o’ ol’ lazybones now’t you’re small, you won’t have much trouble with him.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Do you think I’ve got two folks in me, Peg?” asked Jimmy, laying his hand over the pit of his stomach with a worried look.
won't
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From this reading But ef you git th’ upper han’ o’ ol’ lazybones now’t you’re small, you won’t have much trouble with him.”
worriedadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːrid/
afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
From this reading “Do you think I’ve got two folks in me, Peg?” asked Jimmy, laying his hand over the pit of his stomach with a worried look.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading “I’m reelly ’fraid ye have, Cap’n,” said Peg firmly.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Do you think I’ve got two folks in me, Peg?” asked Jimmy, laying his hand over the pit of his stomach with a worried look.
you're
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From this reading But ef you git th’ upper han’ o’ ol’ lazybones now’t you’re small, you won’t have much trouble with him.”
