used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When the group at Aunty Losh's cabin had finished what they had to say, Adela Reefe rose to go; and Dennis, taking his gun from a corner of the room, prepared as a matter of course to accompany her.
a-comin
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From this reading "Sun'll be goin' down," he remarked, languidly, "by the time I'm a-comin' back, and I'll have a right smart call to get a few birds."
accompanyverbUS /əˈkʌmpəni/
be present or associated with an event or entity
From this reading When the group at Aunty Losh's cabin had finished what they had to say, Adela Reefe rose to go; and Dennis, taking his gun from a corner of the room, prepared as a matter of course to accompany her.
Adela
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From this reading When the group at Aunty Losh's cabin had finished what they had to say, Adela Reefe rose to go; and Dennis, taking his gun from a corner of the room, prepared as a matter of course to accompany her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When the group at Aunty Losh's cabin had finished what they had to say, Adela Reefe rose to go; and Dennis, taking his gun from a corner of the room, prepared as a matter of course to accompany her.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading When the group at Aunty Losh's cabin had finished what they had to say, Adela Reefe rose to go; and Dennis, taking his gun from a corner of the room, prepared as a matter of course to accompany her.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When the group at Aunty Losh's cabin had finished what they had to say, Adela Reefe rose to go; and Dennis, taking his gun from a corner of the room, prepared as a matter of course to accompany her.
Auntynoun
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading When the group at Aunty Losh's cabin had finished what they had to say, Adela Reefe rose to go; and Dennis, taking his gun from a corner of the room, prepared as a matter of course to accompany her.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "Sun'll be goin' down," he remarked, languidly, "by the time I'm a-comin' back, and I'll have a right smart call to get a few birds."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Sun'll be goin' down," he remarked, languidly, "by the time I'm a-comin' back, and I'll have a right smart call to get a few birds."
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading "Sun'll be goin' down," he remarked, languidly, "by the time I'm a-comin' back, and I'll have a right smart call to get a few birds."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Sun'll be goin' down," he remarked, languidly, "by the time I'm a-comin' back, and I'll have a right smart call to get a few birds."
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading When the group at Aunty Losh's cabin had finished what they had to say, Adela Reefe rose to go; and Dennis, taking his gun from a corner of the room, prepared as a matter of course to accompany her.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "Sun'll be goin' down," he remarked, languidly, "by the time I'm a-comin' back, and I'll have a right smart call to get a few birds."
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading When the group at Aunty Losh's cabin had finished what they had to say, Adela Reefe rose to go; and Dennis, taking his gun from a corner of the room, prepared as a matter of course to accompany her.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading When the group at Aunty Losh's cabin had finished what they had to say, Adela Reefe rose to go; and Dennis, taking his gun from a corner of the room, prepared as a matter of course to accompany her.
Dennis
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From this reading When the group at Aunty Losh's cabin had finished what they had to say, Adela Reefe rose to go; and Dennis, taking his gun from a corner of the room, prepared as a matter of course to accompany her.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "Sun'll be goin' down," he remarked, languidly, "by the time I'm a-comin' back, and I'll have a right smart call to get a few birds."
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading "Sun'll be goin' down," he remarked, languidly, "by the time I'm a-comin' back, and I'll have a right smart call to get a few birds."
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading When the group at Aunty Losh's cabin had finished what they had to say, Adela Reefe rose to go; and Dennis, taking his gun from a corner of the room, prepared as a matter of course to accompany her.
fretfullyadverb
in a fretful manner
From this reading "I wish ye was goin' t'other way," Aunty Losh said, fretfully.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When the group at Aunty Losh's cabin had finished what they had to say, Adela Reefe rose to go; and Dennis, taking his gun from a corner of the room, prepared as a matter of course to accompany her.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Sun'll be goin' down," he remarked, languidly, "by the time I'm a-comin' back, and I'll have a right smart call to get a few birds."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading When the group at Aunty Losh's cabin had finished what they had to say, Adela Reefe rose to go; and Dennis, taking his gun from a corner of the room, prepared as a matter of course to accompany her.
goin
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From this reading "Sun'll be goin' down," he remarked, languidly, "by the time I'm a-comin' back, and I'll have a right smart call to get a few birds."
any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
From this reading When the group at Aunty Losh's cabin had finished what they had to say, Adela Reefe rose to go; and Dennis, taking his gun from a corner of the room, prepared as a matter of course to accompany her.
a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading When the group at Aunty Losh's cabin had finished what they had to say, Adela Reefe rose to go; and Dennis, taking his gun from a corner of the room, prepared as a matter of course to accompany her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When the group at Aunty Losh's cabin had finished what they had to say, Adela Reefe rose to go; and Dennis, taking his gun from a corner of the room, prepared as a matter of course to accompany her.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Sun'll be goin' down," he remarked, languidly, "by the time I'm a-comin' back, and I'll have a right smart call to get a few birds."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Sun'll be goin' down," he remarked, languidly, "by the time I'm a-comin' back, and I'll have a right smart call to get a few birds."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When the group at Aunty Losh's cabin had finished what they had to say, Adela Reefe rose to go; and Dennis, taking his gun from a corner of the room, prepared as a matter of course to accompany her.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When the group at Aunty Losh's cabin had finished what they had to say, Adela Reefe rose to go; and Dennis, taking his gun from a corner of the room, prepared as a matter of course to accompany her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I wish ye was goin' t'other way," Aunty Losh said, fretfully.
I'll
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From this reading "Sun'll be goin' down," he remarked, languidly, "by the time I'm a-comin' back, and I'll have a right smart call to get a few birds."
I'm
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From this reading "Sun'll be goin' down," he remarked, languidly, "by the time I'm a-comin' back, and I'll have a right smart call to get a few birds."
languidlyadverb
in a languid and lethargic manner
From this reading "Sun'll be goin' down," he remarked, languidly, "by the time I'm a-comin' back, and I'll have a right smart call to get a few birds."
Losh
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From this reading "I wish ye was goin' t'other way," Aunty Losh said, fretfully.
Losh's
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From this reading When the group at Aunty Losh's cabin had finished what they had to say, Adela Reefe rose to go; and Dennis, taking his gun from a corner of the room, prepared as a matter of course to accompany her.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading When the group at Aunty Losh's cabin had finished what they had to say, Adela Reefe rose to go; and Dennis, taking his gun from a corner of the room, prepared as a matter of course to accompany her.
mout
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From this reading "Ye mout see suthin' o' Sylv.
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 "Ye mout see suthin' o' Sylv.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When the group at Aunty Losh's cabin had finished what they had to say, Adela Reefe rose to go; and Dennis, taking his gun from a corner of the room, prepared as a matter of course to accompany her.
made ready or fit or suitable beforehand
From this reading When the group at Aunty Losh's cabin had finished what they had to say, Adela Reefe rose to go; and Dennis, taking his gun from a corner of the room, prepared as a matter of course to accompany her.
Reefe
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From this reading When the group at Aunty Losh's cabin had finished what they had to say, Adela Reefe rose to go; and Dennis, taking his gun from a corner of the room, prepared as a matter of course to accompany her.
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading "Sun'll be goin' down," he remarked, languidly, "by the time I'm a-comin' back, and I'll have a right smart call to get a few birds."
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Sun'll be goin' down," he remarked, languidly, "by the time I'm a-comin' back, and I'll have a right smart call to get a few birds."
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading When the group at Aunty Losh's cabin had finished what they had to say, Adela Reefe rose to go; and Dennis, taking his gun from a corner of the room, prepared as a matter of course to accompany her.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading When the group at Aunty Losh's cabin had finished what they had to say, Adela Reefe rose to go; and Dennis, taking his gun from a corner of the room, prepared as a matter of course to accompany her.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I wish ye was goin' t'other way," Aunty Losh said, fretfully.
express in words
From this reading When the group at Aunty Losh's cabin had finished what they had to say, Adela Reefe rose to go; and Dennis, taking his gun from a corner of the room, prepared as a matter of course to accompany her.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Ye mout see suthin' o' Sylv.
smartadjectiveUS /smɑːrt/
showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness
From this reading "Sun'll be goin' down," he remarked, languidly, "by the time I'm a-comin' back, and I'll have a right smart call to get a few birds."
Sun'll
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From this reading "Sun'll be goin' down," he remarked, languidly, "by the time I'm a-comin' back, and I'll have a right smart call to get a few birds."
suthin
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From this reading "Ye mout see suthin' o' Sylv.
Sylv
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From this reading "Ye mout see suthin' o' Sylv.
t'other
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From this reading "I wish ye was goin' t'other way," Aunty Losh said, fretfully.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading When the group at Aunty Losh's cabin had finished what they had to say, Adela Reefe rose to go; and Dennis, taking his gun from a corner of the room, prepared as a matter of course to accompany her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When the group at Aunty Losh's cabin had finished what they had to say, Adela Reefe rose to go; and Dennis, taking his gun from a corner of the room, prepared as a matter of course to accompany her.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When the group at Aunty Losh's cabin had finished what they had to say, Adela Reefe rose to go; and Dennis, taking his gun from a corner of the room, prepared as a matter of course to accompany her.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "Sun'll be goin' down," he remarked, languidly, "by the time I'm a-comin' back, and I'll have a right smart call to get a few birds."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When the group at Aunty Losh's cabin had finished what they had to say, Adela Reefe rose to go; and Dennis, taking his gun from a corner of the room, prepared as a matter of course to accompany her.
TWILIGHTnounUS /ˈtwaɪlaɪt/
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading TWILIGHT.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I wish ye was goin' t'other way," Aunty Losh said, fretfully.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "I wish ye was goin' t'other way," Aunty Losh said, fretfully.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading When the group at Aunty Losh's cabin had finished what they had to say, Adela Reefe rose to go; and Dennis, taking his gun from a corner of the room, prepared as a matter of course to accompany her.
at the time that
From this reading When the group at Aunty Losh's cabin had finished what they had to say, Adela Reefe rose to go; and Dennis, taking his gun from a corner of the room, prepared as a matter of course to accompany her.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading "I wish ye was goin' t'other way," Aunty Losh said, fretfully.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading "I wish ye was goin' t'other way," Aunty Losh said, fretfully.
