used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "One evenin', after this had gone on a long time, Josh ups an' says, 'Ma, Phoebe's run complete out o' hand ... she'll hafta be broke o' this right now ... when she comes back to-night I'm going to give her the lickin' of her life.'
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "One evenin', after this had gone on a long time, Josh ups an' says, 'Ma, Phoebe's run complete out o' hand ... she'll hafta be broke o' this right now ... when she comes back to-night I'm going to give her the lickin' of her life.'
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "One evenin', after this had gone on a long time, Josh ups an' says, 'Ma, Phoebe's run complete out o' hand ... she'll hafta be broke o' this right now ... when she comes back to-night I'm going to give her the lickin' of her life.'
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "One evenin', after this had gone on a long time, Josh ups an' says, 'Ma, Phoebe's run complete out o' hand ... she'll hafta be broke o' this right now ... when she comes back to-night I'm going to give her the lickin' of her life.'
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading (I knowed Josh 'ud hurt her bad if he whipped her.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "One evenin', after this had gone on a long time, Josh ups an' says, 'Ma, Phoebe's run complete out o' hand ... she'll hafta be broke o' this right now ... when she comes back to-night I'm going to give her the lickin' of her life.'
the two together, not just one
From this reading Let's both have a long talk with her.
lacking funds
From this reading "One evenin', after this had gone on a long time, Josh ups an' says, 'Ma, Phoebe's run complete out o' hand ... she'll hafta be broke o' this right now ... when she comes back to-night I'm going to give her the lickin' of her life.'
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading "One evenin', after this had gone on a long time, Josh ups an' says, 'Ma, Phoebe's run complete out o' hand ... she'll hafta be broke o' this right now ... when she comes back to-night I'm going to give her the lickin' of her life.'
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading "One evenin', after this had gone on a long time, Josh ups an' says, 'Ma, Phoebe's run complete out o' hand ... she'll hafta be broke o' this right now ... when she comes back to-night I'm going to give her the lickin' of her life.'
crazyadjectiveUS /ˈkreɪzi/
affected with madness or insanity
From this reading "It drove Josh nigh crazy.
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading "It drove Josh nigh crazy.
evenin
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From this reading "One evenin', after this had gone on a long time, Josh ups an' says, 'Ma, Phoebe's run complete out o' hand ... she'll hafta be broke o' this right now ... when she comes back to-night I'm going to give her the lickin' of her life.'
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "One evenin', after this had gone on a long time, Josh ups an' says, 'Ma, Phoebe's run complete out o' hand ... she'll hafta be broke o' this right now ... when she comes back to-night I'm going to give her the lickin' of her life.'
the act of departing
From this reading "One evenin', after this had gone on a long time, Josh ups an' says, 'Ma, Phoebe's run complete out o' hand ... she'll hafta be broke o' this right now ... when she comes back to-night I'm going to give her the lickin' of her life.'
destroyed or killed
From this reading "One evenin', after this had gone on a long time, Josh ups an' says, 'Ma, Phoebe's run complete out o' hand ... she'll hafta be broke o' this right now ... when she comes back to-night I'm going to give her the lickin' of her life.'
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "One evenin', after this had gone on a long time, Josh ups an' says, 'Ma, Phoebe's run complete out o' hand ... she'll hafta be broke o' this right now ... when she comes back to-night I'm going to give her the lickin' of her life.'
hafta
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From this reading "One evenin', after this had gone on a long time, Josh ups an' says, 'Ma, Phoebe's run complete out o' hand ... she'll hafta be broke o' this right now ... when she comes back to-night I'm going to give her the lickin' of her life.'
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading "One evenin', after this had gone on a long time, Josh ups an' says, 'Ma, Phoebe's run complete out o' hand ... she'll hafta be broke o' this right now ... when she comes back to-night I'm going to give her the lickin' of her life.'
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Let's both have a long talk with her.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading (I knowed Josh 'ud hurt her bad if he whipped her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "One evenin', after this had gone on a long time, Josh ups an' says, 'Ma, Phoebe's run complete out o' hand ... she'll hafta be broke o' this right now ... when she comes back to-night I'm going to give her the lickin' of her life.'
be the source of pain
From this reading (I knowed Josh 'ud hurt her bad if he whipped her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading (I knowed Josh 'ud hurt her bad if he whipped her.
I'm
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From this reading "One evenin', after this had gone on a long time, Josh ups an' says, 'Ma, Phoebe's run complete out o' hand ... she'll hafta be broke o' this right now ... when she comes back to-night I'm going to give her the lickin' of her life.'
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading (I knowed Josh 'ud hurt her bad if he whipped her.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It drove Josh nigh crazy.
JoshverbUS /dʒɑːʃ/
be silly or tease one another
From this reading "It drove Josh nigh crazy.
knowedverbUS /noʊd/
past form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading (I knowed Josh 'ud hurt her bad if he whipped her.
Let's
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From this reading Let's both have a long talk with her.
lickin
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From this reading "One evenin', after this had gone on a long time, Josh ups an' says, 'Ma, Phoebe's run complete out o' hand ... she'll hafta be broke o' this right now ... when she comes back to-night I'm going to give her the lickin' of her life.'
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "One evenin', after this had gone on a long time, Josh ups an' says, 'Ma, Phoebe's run complete out o' hand ... she'll hafta be broke o' this right now ... when she comes back to-night I'm going to give her the lickin' of her life.'
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading "One evenin', after this had gone on a long time, Josh ups an' says, 'Ma, Phoebe's run complete out o' hand ... she'll hafta be broke o' this right now ... when she comes back to-night I'm going to give her the lickin' of her life.'
ManounUS /mɑː/
informal terms for a mother
From this reading "One evenin', after this had gone on a long time, Josh ups an' says, 'Ma, Phoebe's run complete out o' hand ... she'll hafta be broke o' this right now ... when she comes back to-night I'm going to give her the lickin' of her life.'
mustn't
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From this reading "'Josh, you mustn't whip her.
nighadjectiveUS /naɪ/
not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances
From this reading "It drove Josh nigh crazy.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "One evenin', after this had gone on a long time, Josh ups an' says, 'Ma, Phoebe's run complete out o' hand ... she'll hafta be broke o' this right now ... when she comes back to-night I'm going to give her the lickin' of her life.'
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 "One evenin', after this had gone on a long time, Josh ups an' says, 'Ma, Phoebe's run complete out o' hand ... she'll hafta be broke o' this right now ... when she comes back to-night I'm going to give her the lickin' of her life.'
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "One evenin', after this had gone on a long time, Josh ups an' says, 'Ma, Phoebe's run complete out o' hand ... she'll hafta be broke o' this right now ... when she comes back to-night I'm going to give her the lickin' of her life.'
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "One evenin', after this had gone on a long time, Josh ups an' says, 'Ma, Phoebe's run complete out o' hand ... she'll hafta be broke o' this right now ... when she comes back to-night I'm going to give her the lickin' of her life.'
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "One evenin', after this had gone on a long time, Josh ups an' says, 'Ma, Phoebe's run complete out o' hand ... she'll hafta be broke o' this right now ... when she comes back to-night I'm going to give her the lickin' of her life.'
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "One evenin', after this had gone on a long time, Josh ups an' says, 'Ma, Phoebe's run complete out o' hand ... she'll hafta be broke o' this right now ... when she comes back to-night I'm going to give her the lickin' of her life.'
Phoebe's
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From this reading "One evenin', after this had gone on a long time, Josh ups an' says, 'Ma, Phoebe's run complete out o' hand ... she'll hafta be broke o' this right now ... when she comes back to-night I'm going to give her the lickin' of her life.'
precisely, exactly
From this reading "One evenin', after this had gone on a long time, Josh ups an' says, 'Ma, Phoebe's run complete out o' hand ... she'll hafta be broke o' this right now ... when she comes back to-night I'm going to give her the lickin' of her life.'
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading "One evenin', after this had gone on a long time, Josh ups an' says, 'Ma, Phoebe's run complete out o' hand ... she'll hafta be broke o' this right now ... when she comes back to-night I'm going to give her the lickin' of her life.'
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading "One evenin', after this had gone on a long time, Josh ups an' says, 'Ma, Phoebe's run complete out o' hand ... she'll hafta be broke o' this right now ... when she comes back to-night I'm going to give her the lickin' of her life.'
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "One evenin', after this had gone on a long time, Josh ups an' says, 'Ma, Phoebe's run complete out o' hand ... she'll hafta be broke o' this right now ... when she comes back to-night I'm going to give her the lickin' of her life.'
she'll
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From this reading "One evenin', after this had gone on a long time, Josh ups an' says, 'Ma, Phoebe's run complete out o' hand ... she'll hafta be broke o' this right now ... when she comes back to-night I'm going to give her the lickin' of her life.'
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading Let's both have a long talk with her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "One evenin', after this had gone on a long time, Josh ups an' says, 'Ma, Phoebe's run complete out o' hand ... she'll hafta be broke o' this right now ... when she comes back to-night I'm going to give her the lickin' of her life.'
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "One evenin', after this had gone on a long time, Josh ups an' says, 'Ma, Phoebe's run complete out o' hand ... she'll hafta be broke o' this right now ... when she comes back to-night I'm going to give her the lickin' of her life.'
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "One evenin', after this had gone on a long time, Josh ups an' says, 'Ma, Phoebe's run complete out o' hand ... she'll hafta be broke o' this right now ... when she comes back to-night I'm going to give her the lickin' of her life.'
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "One evenin', after this had gone on a long time, Josh ups an' says, 'Ma, Phoebe's run complete out o' hand ... she'll hafta be broke o' this right now ... when she comes back to-night I'm going to give her the lickin' of her life.'
to-night
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From this reading "One evenin', after this had gone on a long time, Josh ups an' says, 'Ma, Phoebe's run complete out o' hand ... she'll hafta be broke o' this right now ... when she comes back to-night I'm going to give her the lickin' of her life.'
ud
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From this reading (I knowed Josh 'ud hurt her bad if he whipped her.
upsverbUS /ʌps/
third-person singular of “up” — raise
From this reading "One evenin', after this had gone on a long time, Josh ups an' says, 'Ma, Phoebe's run complete out o' hand ... she'll hafta be broke o' this right now ... when she comes back to-night I'm going to give her the lickin' of her life.'
at the time that
From this reading "One evenin', after this had gone on a long time, Josh ups an' says, 'Ma, Phoebe's run complete out o' hand ... she'll hafta be broke o' this right now ... when she comes back to-night I'm going to give her the lickin' of her life.'
whipverbUS /wɪp/
beat severely with a whip or rod
From this reading "'Josh, you mustn't whip her.
whippedverbUS /wɪpt/
inflected form of “whip” — beat severely with a whip or rod
From this reading (I knowed Josh 'ud hurt her bad if he whipped her.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Let's both have a long talk with her.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "'Josh, you mustn't whip her.
