used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “I’m a good mind to let ye foreclose and be shet of the thing,” he said, facing my uncle and cracking together his bony little fists.
ain't
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From this reading I ain’t in any frame of mind to be trifled with.”
(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 “All that will come of this trick is that I’ll be took up and sent to jail.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I’m a good mind to let ye foreclose and be shet of the thing,” he said, facing my uncle and cracking together his bony little fists.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading I ain’t in any frame of mind to be trifled with.”
any person at all
From this reading “I’ll kill you if you do--I’ll kill anybody else who blows on me and my plans: Now, Queen of Sheby, remember that this is my champion performance.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “I’m a good mind to let ye foreclose and be shet of the thing,” he said, facing my uncle and cracking together his bony little fists.
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading I’m a good mind to go to the judge and tell him how I’m persecuted and hectored and see if he won’t take up that bill o’ sale.”
blowsnounUS /bloʊz/
plural of “blow” — a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon
From this reading “I’ll kill you if you do--I’ll kill anybody else who blows on me and my plans: Now, Queen of Sheby, remember that this is my champion performance.
bonyadjectiveUS /ˈboʊni/
being very thin
From this reading “I’m a good mind to let ye foreclose and be shet of the thing,” he said, facing my uncle and cracking together his bony little fists.
championnounUS /ˈtʃæmpiən/
someone who has won first place in a competition
From this reading “I’ll kill you if you do--I’ll kill anybody else who blows on me and my plans: Now, Queen of Sheby, remember that this is my champion performance.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “All that will come of this trick is that I’ll be took up and sent to jail.
crackingnounUS /ˈkrækɪŋ/
a sudden sharp noise
From this reading “I’m a good mind to let ye foreclose and be shet of the thing,” he said, facing my uncle and cracking together his bony little fists.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “I’ll kill you if you do--I’ll kill anybody else who blows on me and my plans: Now, Queen of Sheby, remember that this is my champion performance.
else
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From this reading “I’ll kill you if you do--I’ll kill anybody else who blows on me and my plans: Now, Queen of Sheby, remember that this is my champion performance.
facingnounUS /ˈfeɪsɪŋ/
a lining applied to the edge of a garment for ornamentation or strengthening
From this reading “I’m a good mind to let ye foreclose and be shet of the thing,” he said, facing my uncle and cracking together his bony little fists.
fistsnounUS /fɪsts/
plural of “fist” — a hand with the fingers clenched in the palm (as for hitting)
From this reading “I’m a good mind to let ye foreclose and be shet of the thing,” he said, facing my uncle and cracking together his bony little fists.
forecloseverbUS /fɔːrˈkloʊz/
keep from happening or arising; make impossible
From this reading “I’m a good mind to let ye foreclose and be shet of the thing,” he said, facing my uncle and cracking together his bony little fists.
enclose in or as if in a frame
From this reading I ain’t in any frame of mind to be trifled with.”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I’m a good mind to go to the judge and tell him how I’m persecuted and hectored and see if he won’t take up that bill o’ sale.”
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “I’m a good mind to let ye foreclose and be shet of the thing,” he said, facing my uncle and cracking together his bony little fists.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I’m a good mind to let ye foreclose and be shet of the thing,” he said, facing my uncle and cracking together his bony little fists.
hectored
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From this reading I’m a good mind to go to the judge and tell him how I’m persecuted and hectored and see if he won’t take up that bill o’ sale.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I’m a good mind to go to the judge and tell him how I’m persecuted and hectored and see if he won’t take up that bill o’ sale.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “I’m a good mind to let ye foreclose and be shet of the thing,” he said, facing my uncle and cracking together his bony little fists.
how
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From this reading I’m a good mind to go to the judge and tell him how I’m persecuted and hectored and see if he won’t take up that bill o’ sale.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I ain’t in any frame of mind to be trifled with.”
I'll
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From this reading “All that will come of this trick is that I’ll be took up and sent to jail.
I'm
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From this reading “I’m a good mind to let ye foreclose and be shet of the thing,” he said, facing my uncle and cracking together his bony little fists.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I’m a good mind to go to the judge and tell him how I’m persecuted and hectored and see if he won’t take up that bill o’ sale.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I ain’t in any frame of mind to be trifled with.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “All that will come of this trick is that I’ll be took up and sent to jail.
jailnounUS /dʒeɪl/
a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)
From this reading “All that will come of this trick is that I’ll be took up and sent to jail.
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading I’m a good mind to go to the judge and tell him how I’m persecuted and hectored and see if he won’t take up that bill o’ sale.”
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading “I’ll kill you if you do--I’ll kill anybody else who blows on me and my plans: Now, Queen of Sheby, remember that this is my champion performance.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “I’m a good mind to let ye foreclose and be shet of the thing,” he said, facing my uncle and cracking together his bony little fists.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “I’m a good mind to let ye foreclose and be shet of the thing,” he said, facing my uncle and cracking together his bony little fists.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I’ll kill you if you do--I’ll kill anybody else who blows on me and my plans: Now, Queen of Sheby, remember that this is my champion performance.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading “I’m a good mind to let ye foreclose and be shet of the thing,” he said, facing my uncle and cracking together his bony little fists.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I’m a good mind to let ye foreclose and be shet of the thing,” he said, facing my uncle and cracking together his bony little fists.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “I’ll kill you if you do--I’ll kill anybody else who blows on me and my plans: Now, Queen of Sheby, remember that this is my champion performance.
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 I’m a good mind to go to the judge and tell him how I’m persecuted and hectored and see if he won’t take up that bill o’ sale.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I’m a good mind to let ye foreclose and be shet of the thing,” he said, facing my uncle and cracking together his bony little fists.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “I’ll kill you if you do--I’ll kill anybody else who blows on me and my plans: Now, Queen of Sheby, remember that this is my champion performance.
performancenounUS /pərˈfɔːrməns/
a dramatic or musical entertainment
From this reading “I’ll kill you if you do--I’ll kill anybody else who blows on me and my plans: Now, Queen of Sheby, remember that this is my champion performance.
persecutedverbUS /ˈpɜːrsəkjuːtɪd/
past form of “persecute” — cause to suffer
From this reading I’m a good mind to go to the judge and tell him how I’m persecuted and hectored and see if he won’t take up that bill o’ sale.”
plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
From this reading “I’ll kill you if you do--I’ll kill anybody else who blows on me and my plans: Now, Queen of Sheby, remember that this is my champion performance.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading “I’ll kill you if you do--I’ll kill anybody else who blows on me and my plans: Now, Queen of Sheby, remember that this is my champion performance.
To recall to mind.
From this reading “I’ll kill you if you do--I’ll kill anybody else who blows on me and my plans: Now, Queen of Sheby, remember that this is my champion performance.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I’m a good mind to let ye foreclose and be shet of the thing,” he said, facing my uncle and cracking together his bony little fists.
salenounUS /seɪl/
a particular instance of selling
From this reading I’m a good mind to go to the judge and tell him how I’m persecuted and hectored and see if he won’t take up that bill o’ sale.”
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I’m a good mind to go to the judge and tell him how I’m persecuted and hectored and see if he won’t take up that bill o’ sale.”
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading “All that will come of this trick is that I’ll be took up and sent to jail.
Sheby
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From this reading “I’ll kill you if you do--I’ll kill anybody else who blows on me and my plans: Now, Queen of Sheby, remember that this is my champion performance.
shet
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From this reading “I’m a good mind to let ye foreclose and be shet of the thing,” he said, facing my uncle and cracking together his bony little fists.
carry out
From this reading I’m a good mind to go to the judge and tell him how I’m persecuted and hectored and see if he won’t take up that bill o’ sale.”
express in words
From this reading I’m a good mind to go to the judge and tell him how I’m persecuted and hectored and see if he won’t take up that bill o’ sale.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “All that will come of this trick is that I’ll be took up and sent to jail.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I’m a good mind to let ye foreclose and be shet of the thing,” he said, facing my uncle and cracking together his bony little fists.
a special situation
From this reading “I’m a good mind to let ye foreclose and be shet of the thing,” he said, facing my uncle and cracking together his bony little fists.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “All that will come of this trick is that I’ll be took up and sent to jail.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I’m a good mind to let ye foreclose and be shet of the thing,” he said, facing my uncle and cracking together his bony little fists.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading “I’m a good mind to let ye foreclose and be shet of the thing,” he said, facing my uncle and cracking together his bony little fists.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading “All that will come of this trick is that I’ll be took up and sent to jail.
a cunning or deceitful action or device
From this reading “All that will come of this trick is that I’ll be took up and sent to jail.
trifled
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From this reading I ain’t in any frame of mind to be trifled with.”
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading “I’m a good mind to let ye foreclose and be shet of the thing,” he said, facing my uncle and cracking together his bony little fists.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “All that will come of this trick is that I’ll be took up and sent to jail.
which person or people
From this reading “I’ll kill you if you do--I’ll kill anybody else who blows on me and my plans: Now, Queen of Sheby, remember that this is my champion performance.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “All that will come of this trick is that I’ll be took up and sent to jail.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I ain’t in any frame of mind to be trifled with.”
won't
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From this reading I’m a good mind to go to the judge and tell him how I’m persecuted and hectored and see if he won’t take up that bill o’ sale.”
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading “I’m a good mind to let ye foreclose and be shet of the thing,” he said, facing my uncle and cracking together his bony little fists.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I’ll kill you if you do--I’ll kill anybody else who blows on me and my plans: Now, Queen of Sheby, remember that this is my champion performance.
