used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “I’ve done a lot for you, Mr. Mann, but I can’t monkey-doodle with the company hosses at this time o’ year when the mud makes double work.”
alleynounUS /ˈæli/
a narrow street with walls on both sides
From this reading I drew him outdoors and down the alley.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I drew him outdoors and down the alley.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading “I’m meddling with another man’s secret, my friend, but I’m going to tell you enough so that you’ll understand what this means to a poor old man and;--and--a girl back East.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “I’ve done a lot for you, Mr. Mann, but I can’t monkey-doodle with the company hosses at this time o’ year when the mud makes double work.”
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “I’m meddling with another man’s secret, my friend, but I’m going to tell you enough so that you’ll understand what this means to a poor old man and;--and--a girl back East.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “I’ve done a lot for you, Mr. Mann, but I can’t monkey-doodle with the company hosses at this time o’ year when the mud makes double work.”
can't
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From this reading “I’ve done a lot for you, Mr. Mann, but I can’t monkey-doodle with the company hosses at this time o’ year when the mud makes double work.”
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading “I’ve done a lot for you, Mr. Mann, but I can’t monkey-doodle with the company hosses at this time o’ year when the mud makes double work.”
didn't
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From this reading “If I didn’t do my part to help you in this job I’d have-; to own up to having a spavined soul and a heart with, wind-puffs on it.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “If I didn’t do my part to help you in this job I’d have-; to own up to having a spavined soul and a heart with, wind-puffs on it.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading “I’ve done a lot for you, Mr. Mann, but I can’t monkey-doodle with the company hosses at this time o’ year when the mud makes double work.”
increase twofold
From this reading “I’ve done a lot for you, Mr. Mann, but I can’t monkey-doodle with the company hosses at this time o’ year when the mud makes double work.”
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading I drew him outdoors and down the alley.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading I drew him outdoors and down the alley.
the operator of a motor vehicle
From this reading At the end of my little speech the driver put out his, wiry hand.
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading “I’m meddling with another man’s secret, my friend, but I’m going to tell you enough so that you’ll understand what this means to a poor old man and;--and--a girl back East.”
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading At the end of my little speech the driver put out his, wiry hand.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading “I’m meddling with another man’s secret, my friend, but I’m going to tell you enough so that you’ll understand what this means to a poor old man and;--and--a girl back East.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “I’ve done a lot for you, Mr. Mann, but I can’t monkey-doodle with the company hosses at this time o’ year when the mud makes double work.”
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading “I’m meddling with another man’s secret, my friend, but I’m going to tell you enough so that you’ll understand what this means to a poor old man and;--and--a girl back East.”
a young female
From this reading “I’m meddling with another man’s secret, my friend, but I’m going to tell you enough so that you’ll understand what this means to a poor old man and;--and--a girl back East.”
the act of departing
From this reading “I’m meddling with another man’s secret, my friend, but I’m going to tell you enough so that you’ll understand what this means to a poor old man and;--and--a girl back East.”
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading At the end of my little speech the driver put out his, wiry hand.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “If I didn’t do my part to help you in this job I’d have-; to own up to having a spavined soul and a heart with, wind-puffs on it.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading “If I didn’t do my part to help you in this job I’d have-; to own up to having a spavined soul and a heart with, wind-puffs on it.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading “If I didn’t do my part to help you in this job I’d have-; to own up to having a spavined soul and a heart with, wind-puffs on it.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading “If I didn’t do my part to help you in this job I’d have-; to own up to having a spavined soul and a heart with, wind-puffs on it.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I drew him outdoors and down the alley.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At the end of my little speech the driver put out his, wiry hand.
hosses
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From this reading “I’ve done a lot for you, Mr. Mann, but I can’t monkey-doodle with the company hosses at this time o’ year when the mud makes double work.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I’ve done a lot for you, Mr. Mann, but I can’t monkey-doodle with the company hosses at this time o’ year when the mud makes double work.”
I'd
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From this reading “If I didn’t do my part to help you in this job I’d have-; to own up to having a spavined soul and a heart with, wind-puffs on it.
I'm
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From this reading “I’m meddling with another man’s secret, my friend, but I’m going to tell you enough so that you’ll understand what this means to a poor old man and;--and--a girl back East.”
I've
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From this reading “I’ve done a lot for you, Mr. Mann, but I can’t monkey-doodle with the company hosses at this time o’ year when the mud makes double work.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If I didn’t do my part to help you in this job I’d have-; to own up to having a spavined soul and a heart with, wind-puffs on it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “If I didn’t do my part to help you in this job I’d have-; to own up to having a spavined soul and a heart with, wind-puffs on it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “If I didn’t do my part to help you in this job I’d have-; to own up to having a spavined soul and a heart with, wind-puffs on it.
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading “If I didn’t do my part to help you in this job I’d have-; to own up to having a spavined soul and a heart with, wind-puffs on it.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading At the end of my little speech the driver put out his, wiry hand.
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading “I’ve done a lot for you, Mr. Mann, but I can’t monkey-doodle with the company hosses at this time o’ year when the mud makes double work.”
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading “I’ve done a lot for you, Mr. Mann, but I can’t monkey-doodle with the company hosses at this time o’ year when the mud makes double work.”
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “I’m meddling with another man’s secret, my friend, but I’m going to tell you enough so that you’ll understand what this means to a poor old man and;--and--a girl back East.”
man'snounUS /mænz/
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “I’m meddling with another man’s secret, my friend, but I’m going to tell you enough so that you’ll understand what this means to a poor old man and;--and--a girl back East.”
MannnounUS /mæn/
United States educator who introduced reforms that significantly altered the system of public education (1796-1859)
From this reading “I’ve done a lot for you, Mr. Mann, but I can’t monkey-doodle with the company hosses at this time o’ year when the mud makes double work.”
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading “I’m meddling with another man’s secret, my friend, but I’m going to tell you enough so that you’ll understand what this means to a poor old man and;--and--a girl back East.”
meddlingnounUS /ˈmedəlɪŋ/
the act of altering something secretly or improperly
From this reading “I’m meddling with another man’s secret, my friend, but I’m going to tell you enough so that you’ll understand what this means to a poor old man and;--and--a girl back East.”
monkey-doodle
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From this reading “I’ve done a lot for you, Mr. Mann, but I can’t monkey-doodle with the company hosses at this time o’ year when the mud makes double work.”
a form of address for a man
From this reading “I’ve done a lot for you, Mr. Mann, but I can’t monkey-doodle with the company hosses at this time o’ year when the mud makes double work.”
water soaked soil; soft wet earth
From this reading “I’ve done a lot for you, Mr. Mann, but I can’t monkey-doodle with the company hosses at this time o’ year when the mud makes double work.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I’m meddling with another man’s secret, my friend, but I’m going to tell you enough so that you’ll understand what this means to a poor old man and;--and--a girl back East.”
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’ve done a lot for you, Mr. Mann, but I can’t monkey-doodle with the company hosses at this time o’ year when the mud makes double work.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At the end of my little speech the driver put out his, wiry hand.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “I’m meddling with another man’s secret, my friend, but I’m going to tell you enough so that you’ll understand what this means to a poor old man and;--and--a girl back East.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “If I didn’t do my part to help you in this job I’d have-; to own up to having a spavined soul and a heart with, wind-puffs on it.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading At the end of my little speech the driver put out his, wiry hand.
outdoorsadverbUS /ˈaʊtˈdɔːrz/
outside a building
From this reading I drew him outdoors and down the alley.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading “If I didn’t do my part to help you in this job I’d have-; to own up to having a spavined soul and a heart with, wind-puffs on it.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading “If I didn’t do my part to help you in this job I’d have-; to own up to having a spavined soul and a heart with, wind-puffs on it.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading “I’m meddling with another man’s secret, my friend, but I’m going to tell you enough so that you’ll understand what this means to a poor old man and;--and--a girl back East.”
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading At the end of my little speech the driver put out his, wiry hand.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading “I’m meddling with another man’s secret, my friend, but I’m going to tell you enough so that you’ll understand what this means to a poor old man and;--and--a girl back East.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “I’m meddling with another man’s secret, my friend, but I’m going to tell you enough so that you’ll understand what this means to a poor old man and;--and--a girl back East.”
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading “If I didn’t do my part to help you in this job I’d have-; to own up to having a spavined soul and a heart with, wind-puffs on it.
spavinedadjective
(of horses) afflicted with a swelling of the hock-joint
From this reading “If I didn’t do my part to help you in this job I’d have-; to own up to having a spavined soul and a heart with, wind-puffs on it.
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading At the end of my little speech the driver put out his, wiry hand.
express in words
From this reading “I’m meddling with another man’s secret, my friend, but I’m going to tell you enough so that you’ll understand what this means to a poor old man and;--and--a girl back East.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I’m meddling with another man’s secret, my friend, but I’m going to tell you enough so that you’ll understand what this means to a poor old man and;--and--a girl back East.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I’ve done a lot for you, Mr. Mann, but I can’t monkey-doodle with the company hosses at this time o’ year when the mud makes double work.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “I’ve done a lot for you, Mr. Mann, but I can’t monkey-doodle with the company hosses at this time o’ year when the mud makes double work.”
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “I’ve done a lot for you, Mr. Mann, but I can’t monkey-doodle with the company hosses at this time o’ year when the mud makes double work.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I’m meddling with another man’s secret, my friend, but I’m going to tell you enough so that you’ll understand what this means to a poor old man and;--and--a girl back East.”
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading “I’m meddling with another man’s secret, my friend, but I’m going to tell you enough so that you’ll understand what this means to a poor old man and;--and--a girl back East.”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “If I didn’t do my part to help you in this job I’d have-; to own up to having a spavined soul and a heart with, wind-puffs on it.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “I’m meddling with another man’s secret, my friend, but I’m going to tell you enough so that you’ll understand what this means to a poor old man and;--and--a girl back East.”
at the time that
From this reading “I’ve done a lot for you, Mr. Mann, but I can’t monkey-doodle with the company hosses at this time o’ year when the mud makes double work.”
wind-puffs
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From this reading “If I didn’t do my part to help you in this job I’d have-; to own up to having a spavined soul and a heart with, wind-puffs on it.
wiryadjectiveUS /ˈwɪri/
lean and sinewy
From this reading At the end of my little speech the driver put out his, wiry hand.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “I’ve done a lot for you, Mr. Mann, but I can’t monkey-doodle with the company hosses at this time o’ year when the mud makes double work.”
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading “I’ve done a lot for you, Mr. Mann, but I can’t monkey-doodle with the company hosses at this time o’ year when the mud makes double work.”
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading “I’ve done a lot for you, Mr. Mann, but I can’t monkey-doodle with the company hosses at this time o’ year when the mud makes double work.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I’ve done a lot for you, Mr. Mann, but I can’t monkey-doodle with the company hosses at this time o’ year when the mud makes double work.”
you'll
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’m meddling with another man’s secret, my friend, but I’m going to tell you enough so that you’ll understand what this means to a poor old man and;--and--a girl back East.”
