used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading LANDING ON A SIDE STREET It was a little matter between me and Mother Sykes that starts me off to hunt a new boardin' place.
move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
From this reading Lovely old girl, Mother Sykes is, one of the kind that calls everybody "Deary" and collects in advance every Saturday night.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LANDING ON A SIDE STREET It was a little matter between me and Mother Sykes that starts me off to hunt a new boardin' place.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading That don't bother me any, though.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It's only when I misses my swell outfit, the one Benny had built for me to wear at his weddin', that I gets sore.
BennynounUS /ˈbeni/
East Indian annual erect herb; source of sesame seed or benniseed and sesame oil
From this reading It's only when I misses my swell outfit, the one Benny had built for me to wear at his weddin', that I gets sore.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading LANDING ON A SIDE STREET It was a little matter between me and Mother Sykes that starts me off to hunt a new boardin' place.
boardin
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From this reading LANDING ON A SIDE STREET It was a little matter between me and Mother Sykes that starts me off to hunt a new boardin' place.
botherverbUS /ˈbɑːðər/
take the trouble to do something; concern oneself
From this reading That don't bother me any, though.
(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness
From this reading It's only when I misses my swell outfit, the one Benny had built for me to wear at his weddin', that I gets sore.
bureaunounUS /ˈbjʊroʊ/
an administrative unit of government
From this reading She's got one of them inquisitive landlady noses that looks like it was made for pryin' up trunk covers and pokin' into bureau drawers.
plural of “call” — a telephone connection
From this reading Lovely old girl, Mother Sykes is, one of the kind that calls everybody "Deary" and collects in advance every Saturday night.
collectsnounUS /kəˈlekts/
plural of “collect” — a short prayer generally preceding the lesson in the Church of Rome or the Church of England
From this reading Lovely old girl, Mother Sykes is, one of the kind that calls everybody "Deary" and collects in advance every Saturday night.
coversnounUS /ˈkʌvərz/
plural of “cover” — a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something
From this reading She's got one of them inquisitive landlady noses that looks like it was made for pryin' up trunk covers and pokin' into bureau drawers.
DearynounUS /ˈdɪri/
a special loved one
From this reading Lovely old girl, Mother Sykes is, one of the kind that calls everybody "Deary" and collects in advance every Saturday night.
don't
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From this reading That don't bother me any, though.
drawersnounUS /drɔːrz/
underpants worn by men
From this reading She's got one of them inquisitive landlady noses that looks like it was made for pryin' up trunk covers and pokin' into bureau drawers.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Lovely old girl, Mother Sykes is, one of the kind that calls everybody "Deary" and collects in advance every Saturday night.
every person
From this reading Lovely old girl, Mother Sykes is, one of the kind that calls everybody "Deary" and collects in advance every Saturday night.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She's got one of them inquisitive landlady noses that looks like it was made for pryin' up trunk covers and pokin' into bureau drawers.
plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
From this reading It's only when I misses my swell outfit, the one Benny had built for me to wear at his weddin', that I gets sore.
a young female
From this reading Lovely old girl, Mother Sykes is, one of the kind that calls everybody "Deary" and collects in advance every Saturday night.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading She's got one of them inquisitive landlady noses that looks like it was made for pryin' up trunk covers and pokin' into bureau drawers.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It's only when I misses my swell outfit, the one Benny had built for me to wear at his weddin', that I gets sore.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It's only when I misses my swell outfit, the one Benny had built for me to wear at his weddin', that I gets sore.
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
From this reading LANDING ON A SIDE STREET It was a little matter between me and Mother Sykes that starts me off to hunt a new boardin' place.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It's only when I misses my swell outfit, the one Benny had built for me to wear at his weddin', that I gets sore.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Lovely old girl, Mother Sykes is, one of the kind that calls everybody "Deary" and collects in advance every Saturday night.
inquisitiveadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈkwɪzɪtɪv/
showing curiosity
From this reading She's got one of them inquisitive landlady noses that looks like it was made for pryin' up trunk covers and pokin' into bureau drawers.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She's got one of them inquisitive landlady noses that looks like it was made for pryin' up trunk covers and pokin' into bureau drawers.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lovely old girl, Mother Sykes is, one of the kind that calls everybody "Deary" and collects in advance every Saturday night.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading LANDING ON A SIDE STREET It was a little matter between me and Mother Sykes that starts me off to hunt a new boardin' place.
It's
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From this reading It's only when I misses my swell outfit, the one Benny had built for me to wear at his weddin', that I gets sore.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading Lovely old girl, Mother Sykes is, one of the kind that calls everybody "Deary" and collects in advance every Saturday night.
LANDINGnounUS /ˈlændɪŋ/
an intermediate platform in a staircase
From this reading LANDING ON A SIDE STREET It was a little matter between me and Mother Sykes that starts me off to hunt a new boardin' place.
landladynounUS /ˈlændleɪdi/
a landlord who is a woman
From this reading She's got one of them inquisitive landlady noses that looks like it was made for pryin' up trunk covers and pokin' into bureau drawers.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading She's got one of them inquisitive landlady noses that looks like it was made for pryin' up trunk covers and pokin' into bureau drawers.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading LANDING ON A SIDE STREET It was a little matter between me and Mother Sykes that starts me off to hunt a new boardin' place.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading She's got one of them inquisitive landlady noses that looks like it was made for pryin' up trunk covers and pokin' into bureau drawers.
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading Lovely old girl, Mother Sykes is, one of the kind that calls everybody "Deary" and collects in advance every Saturday night.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading She's got one of them inquisitive landlady noses that looks like it was made for pryin' up trunk covers and pokin' into bureau drawers.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading LANDING ON A SIDE STREET It was a little matter between me and Mother Sykes that starts me off to hunt a new boardin' place.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading LANDING ON A SIDE STREET It was a little matter between me and Mother Sykes that starts me off to hunt a new boardin' place.
missesnounUS /ˈmɪsəz/
plural of “miss” — a young female
From this reading It's only when I misses my swell outfit, the one Benny had built for me to wear at his weddin', that I gets sore.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading LANDING ON A SIDE STREET It was a little matter between me and Mother Sykes that starts me off to hunt a new boardin' place.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It's only when I misses my swell outfit, the one Benny had built for me to wear at his weddin', that I gets sore.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading LANDING ON A SIDE STREET It was a little matter between me and Mother Sykes that starts me off to hunt a new boardin' place.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Lovely old girl, Mother Sykes is, one of the kind that calls everybody "Deary" and collects in advance every Saturday night.
nosesnounUS /ˈnoʊzɪz/
plural of “nose” — the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading She's got one of them inquisitive landlady noses that looks like it was made for pryin' up trunk covers and pokin' into bureau drawers.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Lovely old girl, Mother Sykes is, one of the kind that calls everybody "Deary" and collects in advance every Saturday night.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading LANDING ON A SIDE STREET It was a little matter between me and Mother Sykes that starts me off to hunt a new boardin' place.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Lovely old girl, Mother Sykes is, one of the kind that calls everybody "Deary" and collects in advance every Saturday night.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading LANDING ON A SIDE STREET It was a little matter between me and Mother Sykes that starts me off to hunt a new boardin' place.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Lovely old girl, Mother Sykes is, one of the kind that calls everybody "Deary" and collects in advance every Saturday night.
and nothing more
From this reading It's only when I misses my swell outfit, the one Benny had built for me to wear at his weddin', that I gets sore.
outfitnounUS /ˈaʊtfɪt/
any cohesive unit such as a military company
From this reading It's only when I misses my swell outfit, the one Benny had built for me to wear at his weddin', that I gets sore.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading LANDING ON A SIDE STREET It was a little matter between me and Mother Sykes that starts me off to hunt a new boardin' place.
pokin
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From this reading She's got one of them inquisitive landlady noses that looks like it was made for pryin' up trunk covers and pokin' into bureau drawers.
pryin
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From this reading She's got one of them inquisitive landlady noses that looks like it was made for pryin' up trunk covers and pokin' into bureau drawers.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Lovely old girl, Mother Sykes is, one of the kind that calls everybody "Deary" and collects in advance every Saturday night.
She's
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From this reading She's got one of them inquisitive landlady noses that looks like it was made for pryin' up trunk covers and pokin' into bureau drawers.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading LANDING ON A SIDE STREET It was a little matter between me and Mother Sykes that starts me off to hunt a new boardin' place.
hurting
From this reading It's only when I misses my swell outfit, the one Benny had built for me to wear at his weddin', that I gets sore.
startsnounUS /stɑːrts/
plural of “start” — the beginning of anything
From this reading LANDING ON A SIDE STREET It was a little matter between me and Mother Sykes that starts me off to hunt a new boardin' place.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading LANDING ON A SIDE STREET It was a little matter between me and Mother Sykes that starts me off to hunt a new boardin' place.
swellverbUS /swel/
increase in size, magnitude, number, or intensity
From this reading It's only when I misses my swell outfit, the one Benny had built for me to wear at his weddin', that I gets sore.
Sykes
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From this reading LANDING ON A SIDE STREET It was a little matter between me and Mother Sykes that starts me off to hunt a new boardin' place.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading LANDING ON A SIDE STREET It was a little matter between me and Mother Sykes that starts me off to hunt a new boardin' place.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lovely old girl, Mother Sykes is, one of the kind that calls everybody "Deary" and collects in advance every Saturday night.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She's got one of them inquisitive landlady noses that looks like it was made for pryin' up trunk covers and pokin' into bureau drawers.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading That don't bother me any, though.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading LANDING ON A SIDE STREET It was a little matter between me and Mother Sykes that starts me off to hunt a new boardin' place.
the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber
From this reading She's got one of them inquisitive landlady noses that looks like it was made for pryin' up trunk covers and pokin' into bureau drawers.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She's got one of them inquisitive landlady noses that looks like it was made for pryin' up trunk covers and pokin' into bureau drawers.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading LANDING ON A SIDE STREET It was a little matter between me and Mother Sykes that starts me off to hunt a new boardin' place.
be dressed in
From this reading It's only when I misses my swell outfit, the one Benny had built for me to wear at his weddin', that I gets sore.
weddin
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From this reading It's only when I misses my swell outfit, the one Benny had built for me to wear at his weddin', that I gets sore.
at the time that
From this reading It's only when I misses my swell outfit, the one Benny had built for me to wear at his weddin', that I gets sore.
