Chapter V

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading “Ef I ain’t gone an’ got los’,” he said, “ain’t so mighty fur fum de place whar Mr. Man, once ’pon a time--not yo’ time ner yit my time, but some time--tuck ’n’ sot a trap fer Brer Rabbit.

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From this reading “Ef I ain’t gone an’ got los’,” he said, “ain’t so mighty fur fum de place whar Mr. Man, once ’pon a time--not yo’ time ner yit my time, but some time--tuck ’n’ sot a trap fer Brer Rabbit.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading He paused, looked all around, and up in the sky, where fleecy clouds were floating lazily along, and in the tops of the trees, where the foliage was swaying gently in the breeze.

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading He paused, looked all around, and up in the sky, where fleecy clouds were floating lazily along, and in the tops of the trees, where the foliage was swaying gently in the breeze.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading “Ef I ain’t gone an’ got los’,” he said, “ain’t so mighty fur fum de place whar Mr. Man, once ’pon a time--not yo’ time ner yit my time, but some time--tuck ’n’ sot a trap fer Brer Rabbit.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading He paused, looked all around, and up in the sky, where fleecy clouds were floating lazily along, and in the tops of the trees, where the foliage was swaying gently in the breeze.

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading He paused, looked all around, and up in the sky, where fleecy clouds were floating lazily along, and in the tops of the trees, where the foliage was swaying gently in the breeze.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Then he looked at the little boy.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading In dem days, dey hadn’t l’arnt how to be kyarpenters, an’ dish yer trap what I’m tellin’ you ’bout wuz a great big contraption.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading In dem days, dey hadn’t l’arnt how to be kyarpenters, an’ dish yer trap what I’m tellin’ you ’bout wuz a great big contraption.

(sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive

From this reading In dem days, dey hadn’t l’arnt how to be kyarpenters, an’ dish yer trap what I’m tellin’ you ’bout wuz a great big contraption.

a youthful male person

From this reading Then he looked at the little boy.

a slight wind (usually refreshing)

From this reading He paused, looked all around, and up in the sky, where fleecy clouds were floating lazily along, and in the tops of the trees, where the foliage was swaying gently in the breeze.

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From this reading “Ef I ain’t gone an’ got los’,” he said, “ain’t so mighty fur fum de place whar Mr. Man, once ’pon a time--not yo’ time ner yit my time, but some time--tuck ’n’ sot a trap fer Brer Rabbit.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading “Ef I ain’t gone an’ got los’,” he said, “ain’t so mighty fur fum de place whar Mr. Man, once ’pon a time--not yo’ time ner yit my time, but some time--tuck ’n’ sot a trap fer Brer Rabbit.

plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible

From this reading He paused, looked all around, and up in the sky, where fleecy clouds were floating lazily along, and in the tops of the trees, where the foliage was swaying gently in the breeze.

a device or control that is very useful for a particular job

From this reading In dem days, dey hadn’t l’arnt how to be kyarpenters, an’ dish yer trap what I’m tellin’ you ’bout wuz a great big contraption.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading In dem days, dey hadn’t l’arnt how to be kyarpenters, an’ dish yer trap what I’m tellin’ you ’bout wuz a great big contraption.

a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

From this reading “Ef I ain’t gone an’ got los’,” he said, “ain’t so mighty fur fum de place whar Mr. Man, once ’pon a time--not yo’ time ner yit my time, but some time--tuck ’n’ sot a trap fer Brer Rabbit.

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From this reading In dem days, dey hadn’t l’arnt how to be kyarpenters, an’ dish yer trap what I’m tellin’ you ’bout wuz a great big contraption.

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From this reading In dem days, dey hadn’t l’arnt how to be kyarpenters, an’ dish yer trap what I’m tellin’ you ’bout wuz a great big contraption.

a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food

From this reading In dem days, dey hadn’t l’arnt how to be kyarpenters, an’ dish yer trap what I’m tellin’ you ’bout wuz a great big contraption.

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From this reading “Ef I ain’t gone an’ got los’,” he said, “ain’t so mighty fur fum de place whar Mr. Man, once ’pon a time--not yo’ time ner yit my time, but some time--tuck ’n’ sot a trap fer Brer Rabbit.

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From this reading Big ez Brer Rabbit wuz, it wuz lots too big fer him.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Ef I ain’t gone an’ got los’,” he said, “ain’t so mighty fur fum de place whar Mr. Man, once ’pon a time--not yo’ time ner yit my time, but some time--tuck ’n’ sot a trap fer Brer Rabbit.

(of fabrics) having soft nap produced by brushing

From this reading He paused, looked all around, and up in the sky, where fleecy clouds were floating lazily along, and in the tops of the trees, where the foliage was swaying gently in the breeze.

borne up by or suspended in a liquid

From this reading He paused, looked all around, and up in the sky, where fleecy clouds were floating lazily along, and in the tops of the trees, where the foliage was swaying gently in the breeze.

the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants

From this reading He paused, looked all around, and up in the sky, where fleecy clouds were floating lazily along, and in the tops of the trees, where the foliage was swaying gently in the breeze.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Ef I ain’t gone an’ got los’,” he said, “ain’t so mighty fur fum de place whar Mr. Man, once ’pon a time--not yo’ time ner yit my time, but some time--tuck ’n’ sot a trap fer Brer Rabbit.

the dressed hairy coat of a mammal

From this reading “Ef I ain’t gone an’ got los’,” he said, “ain’t so mighty fur fum de place whar Mr. Man, once ’pon a time--not yo’ time ner yit my time, but some time--tuck ’n’ sot a trap fer Brer Rabbit.

in a gradual manner

From this reading He paused, looked all around, and up in the sky, where fleecy clouds were floating lazily along, and in the tops of the trees, where the foliage was swaying gently in the breeze.

destroyed or killed

From this reading “Ef I ain’t gone an’ got los’,” he said, “ain’t so mighty fur fum de place whar Mr. Man, once ’pon a time--not yo’ time ner yit my time, but some time--tuck ’n’ sot a trap fer Brer Rabbit.

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading “Ef I ain’t gone an’ got los’,” he said, “ain’t so mighty fur fum de place whar Mr. Man, once ’pon a time--not yo’ time ner yit my time, but some time--tuck ’n’ sot a trap fer Brer Rabbit.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading In dem days, dey hadn’t l’arnt how to be kyarpenters, an’ dish yer trap what I’m tellin’ you ’bout wuz a great big contraption.

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From this reading In dem days, dey hadn’t l’arnt how to be kyarpenters, an’ dish yer trap what I’m tellin’ you ’bout wuz a great big contraption.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He paused, looked all around, and up in the sky, where fleecy clouds were floating lazily along, and in the tops of the trees, where the foliage was swaying gently in the breeze.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Big ez Brer Rabbit wuz, it wuz lots too big fer him.

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From this reading In dem days, dey hadn’t l’arnt how to be kyarpenters, an’ dish yer trap what I’m tellin’ you ’bout wuz a great big contraption.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading “Ef I ain’t gone an’ got los’,” he said, “ain’t so mighty fur fum de place whar Mr. Man, once ’pon a time--not yo’ time ner yit my time, but some time--tuck ’n’ sot a trap fer Brer Rabbit.

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From this reading In dem days, dey hadn’t l’arnt how to be kyarpenters, an’ dish yer trap what I’m tellin’ you ’bout wuz a great big contraption.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading He paused, looked all around, and up in the sky, where fleecy clouds were floating lazily along, and in the tops of the trees, where the foliage was swaying gently in the breeze.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Big ez Brer Rabbit wuz, it wuz lots too big fer him.

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From this reading In dem days, dey hadn’t l’arnt how to be kyarpenters, an’ dish yer trap what I’m tellin’ you ’bout wuz a great big contraption.

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From this reading In dem days, dey hadn’t l’arnt how to be kyarpenters, an’ dish yer trap what I’m tellin’ you ’bout wuz a great big contraption.

in a slow and lazy manner

From this reading He paused, looked all around, and up in the sky, where fleecy clouds were floating lazily along, and in the tops of the trees, where the foliage was swaying gently in the breeze.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Then he looked at the little boy.

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading He paused, looked all around, and up in the sky, where fleecy clouds were floating lazily along, and in the tops of the trees, where the foliage was swaying gently in the breeze.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Ef I ain’t gone an’ got los’,” he said, “ain’t so mighty fur fum de place whar Mr. Man, once ’pon a time--not yo’ time ner yit my time, but some time--tuck ’n’ sot a trap fer Brer Rabbit.

a large number or amount

From this reading Big ez Brer Rabbit wuz, it wuz lots too big fer him.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading “Ef I ain’t gone an’ got los’,” he said, “ain’t so mighty fur fum de place whar Mr. Man, once ’pon a time--not yo’ time ner yit my time, but some time--tuck ’n’ sot a trap fer Brer Rabbit.

having or showing great strength or force or intensity

From this reading “Ef I ain’t gone an’ got los’,” he said, “ain’t so mighty fur fum de place whar Mr. Man, once ’pon a time--not yo’ time ner yit my time, but some time--tuck ’n’ sot a trap fer Brer Rabbit.

a form of address for a man

From this reading “Ef I ain’t gone an’ got los’,” he said, “ain’t so mighty fur fum de place whar Mr. Man, once ’pon a time--not yo’ time ner yit my time, but some time--tuck ’n’ sot a trap fer Brer Rabbit.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading “Ef I ain’t gone an’ got los’,” he said, “ain’t so mighty fur fum de place whar Mr. Man, once ’pon a time--not yo’ time ner yit my time, but some time--tuck ’n’ sot a trap fer Brer Rabbit.

a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues

From this reading “Ef I ain’t gone an’ got los’,” he said, “ain’t so mighty fur fum de place whar Mr. Man, once ’pon a time--not yo’ time ner yit my time, but some time--tuck ’n’ sot a trap fer Brer Rabbit.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Ef I ain’t gone an’ got los’,” he said, “ain’t so mighty fur fum de place whar Mr. Man, once ’pon a time--not yo’ time ner yit my time, but some time--tuck ’n’ sot a trap fer Brer Rabbit.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading “Ef I ain’t gone an’ got los’,” he said, “ain’t so mighty fur fum de place whar Mr. Man, once ’pon a time--not yo’ time ner yit my time, but some time--tuck ’n’ sot a trap fer Brer Rabbit.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading He paused, looked all around, and up in the sky, where fleecy clouds were floating lazily along, and in the tops of the trees, where the foliage was swaying gently in the breeze.

on one occasion

From this reading “Ef I ain’t gone an’ got los’,” he said, “ain’t so mighty fur fum de place whar Mr. Man, once ’pon a time--not yo’ time ner yit my time, but some time--tuck ’n’ sot a trap fer Brer Rabbit.

past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing

From this reading He paused, looked all around, and up in the sky, where fleecy clouds were floating lazily along, and in the tops of the trees, where the foliage was swaying gently in the breeze.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading “Ef I ain’t gone an’ got los’,” he said, “ain’t so mighty fur fum de place whar Mr. Man, once ’pon a time--not yo’ time ner yit my time, but some time--tuck ’n’ sot a trap fer Brer Rabbit.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Ef I ain’t gone an’ got los’,” he said, “ain’t so mighty fur fum de place whar Mr. Man, once ’pon a time--not yo’ time ner yit my time, but some time--tuck ’n’ sot a trap fer Brer Rabbit.

any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets or food

From this reading “Ef I ain’t gone an’ got los’,” he said, “ain’t so mighty fur fum de place whar Mr. Man, once ’pon a time--not yo’ time ner yit my time, but some time--tuck ’n’ sot a trap fer Brer Rabbit.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading “Ef I ain’t gone an’ got los’,” he said, “ain’t so mighty fur fum de place whar Mr. Man, once ’pon a time--not yo’ time ner yit my time, but some time--tuck ’n’ sot a trap fer Brer Rabbit.

the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth

From this reading He paused, looked all around, and up in the sky, where fleecy clouds were floating lazily along, and in the tops of the trees, where the foliage was swaying gently in the breeze.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading “Ef I ain’t gone an’ got los’,” he said, “ain’t so mighty fur fum de place whar Mr. Man, once ’pon a time--not yo’ time ner yit my time, but some time--tuck ’n’ sot a trap fer Brer Rabbit.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading “Ef I ain’t gone an’ got los’,” he said, “ain’t so mighty fur fum de place whar Mr. Man, once ’pon a time--not yo’ time ner yit my time, but some time--tuck ’n’ sot a trap fer Brer Rabbit.

a chronic drinker

From this reading “Ef I ain’t gone an’ got los’,” he said, “ain’t so mighty fur fum de place whar Mr. Man, once ’pon a time--not yo’ time ner yit my time, but some time--tuck ’n’ sot a trap fer Brer Rabbit.

-ing form of “sway” — move back and forth or sideways

From this reading He paused, looked all around, and up in the sky, where fleecy clouds were floating lazily along, and in the tops of the trees, where the foliage was swaying gently in the breeze.

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From this reading In dem days, dey hadn’t l’arnt how to be kyarpenters, an’ dish yer trap what I’m tellin’ you ’bout wuz a great big contraption.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading He paused, looked all around, and up in the sky, where fleecy clouds were floating lazily along, and in the tops of the trees, where the foliage was swaying gently in the breeze.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Then he looked at the little boy.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading “Ef I ain’t gone an’ got los’,” he said, “ain’t so mighty fur fum de place whar Mr. Man, once ’pon a time--not yo’ time ner yit my time, but some time--tuck ’n’ sot a trap fer Brer Rabbit.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading In dem days, dey hadn’t l’arnt how to be kyarpenters, an’ dish yer trap what I’m tellin’ you ’bout wuz a great big contraption.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading Big ez Brer Rabbit wuz, it wuz lots too big fer him.

of the highest quality

From this reading He paused, looked all around, and up in the sky, where fleecy clouds were floating lazily along, and in the tops of the trees, where the foliage was swaying gently in the breeze.

a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned

From this reading “Ef I ain’t gone an’ got los’,” he said, “ain’t so mighty fur fum de place whar Mr. Man, once ’pon a time--not yo’ time ner yit my time, but some time--tuck ’n’ sot a trap fer Brer Rabbit.

plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

From this reading He paused, looked all around, and up in the sky, where fleecy clouds were floating lazily along, and in the tops of the trees, where the foliage was swaying gently in the breeze.

fit snugly into

From this reading “Ef I ain’t gone an’ got los’,” he said, “ain’t so mighty fur fum de place whar Mr. Man, once ’pon a time--not yo’ time ner yit my time, but some time--tuck ’n’ sot a trap fer Brer Rabbit.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading He paused, looked all around, and up in the sky, where fleecy clouds were floating lazily along, and in the tops of the trees, where the foliage was swaying gently in the breeze.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading He paused, looked all around, and up in the sky, where fleecy clouds were floating lazily along, and in the tops of the trees, where the foliage was swaying gently in the breeze.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading He paused, looked all around, and up in the sky, where fleecy clouds were floating lazily along, and in the tops of the trees, where the foliage was swaying gently in the breeze.

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From this reading “Ef I ain’t gone an’ got los’,” he said, “ain’t so mighty fur fum de place whar Mr. Man, once ’pon a time--not yo’ time ner yit my time, but some time--tuck ’n’ sot a trap fer Brer Rabbit.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading In dem days, dey hadn’t l’arnt how to be kyarpenters, an’ dish yer trap what I’m tellin’ you ’bout wuz a great big contraption.

in or at the place that

From this reading He paused, looked all around, and up in the sky, where fleecy clouds were floating lazily along, and in the tops of the trees, where the foliage was swaying gently in the breeze.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading In dem days, dey hadn’t l’arnt how to be kyarpenters, an’ dish yer trap what I’m tellin’ you ’bout wuz a great big contraption.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading In dem days, dey hadn’t l’arnt how to be kyarpenters, an’ dish yer trap what I’m tellin’ you ’bout wuz a great big contraption.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Ef I ain’t gone an’ got los’,” he said, “ain’t so mighty fur fum de place whar Mr. Man, once ’pon a time--not yo’ time ner yit my time, but some time--tuck ’n’ sot a trap fer Brer Rabbit.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Ef I ain’t gone an’ got los’,” he said, “ain’t so mighty fur fum de place whar Mr. Man, once ’pon a time--not yo’ time ner yit my time, but some time--tuck ’n’ sot a trap fer Brer Rabbit.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading In dem days, dey hadn’t l’arnt how to be kyarpenters, an’ dish yer trap what I’m tellin’ you ’bout wuz a great big contraption.