used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Believe me Al it comes as a surprise to me and I bet it did to all you good old pals down home.
ALnounUS /æl/
a silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite
From this reading FRIEND AL: Well, Al old pal I suppose you seen in the paper where I been sold to the White Sox.
(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 Believe me Al it comes as a surprise to me and I bet it did to all you good old pals down home.
AmericansnounUS /əˈmerəkənz/
plural of “american” — a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading You could of knocked me over with a feather when the old man come up to me and says Jack I've sold you to the Chicago Americans.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Believe me Al it comes as a surprise to me and I bet it did to all you good old pals down home.
any thing at all
From this reading I didn't have no idea that anything like that was coming off.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Believe me Al it comes as a surprise to me and I bet it did to all you good old pals down home.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading FRIEND AL: Well, Al old pal I suppose you seen in the paper where I been sold to the White Sox.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading Believe me Al it comes as a surprise to me and I bet it did to all you good old pals down home.
maintain with or as if with a bet
From this reading Believe me Al it comes as a surprise to me and I bet it did to all you good old pals down home.
ChicagonounUS /ʃəˈkɑːɡoʊ/
largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
From this reading You could of knocked me over with a feather when the old man come up to me and says Jack I've sold you to the Chicago Americans.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading You could of knocked me over with a feather when the old man come up to me and says Jack I've sold you to the Chicago Americans.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading Believe me Al it comes as a surprise to me and I bet it did to all you good old pals down home.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading I didn't have no idea that anything like that was coming off.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading You could of knocked me over with a feather when the old man come up to me and says Jack I've sold you to the Chicago Americans.
couldn't
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From this reading For five minutes I was just dum and couldn't say a word.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Believe me Al it comes as a surprise to me and I bet it did to all you good old pals down home.
didn't
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From this reading I didn't have no idea that anything like that was coming off.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Believe me Al it comes as a surprise to me and I bet it did to all you good old pals down home.
dum
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From this reading For five minutes I was just dum and couldn't say a word.
featherverbUS /ˈfeðər/
join tongue and groove, in carpentry
From this reading You could of knocked me over with a feather when the old man come up to me and says Jack I've sold you to the Chicago Americans.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading For five minutes I was just dum and couldn't say a word.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For five minutes I was just dum and couldn't say a word.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading FRIEND AL: Well, Al old pal I suppose you seen in the paper where I been sold to the White Sox.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Believe me Al it comes as a surprise to me and I bet it did to all you good old pals down home.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I didn't have no idea that anything like that was coming off.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Believe me Al it comes as a surprise to me and I bet it did to all you good old pals down home.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading FRIEND AL: Well, Al old pal I suppose you seen in the paper where I been sold to the White Sox.
I've
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From this reading You could of knocked me over with a feather when the old man come up to me and says Jack I've sold you to the Chicago Americans.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I didn't have no idea that anything like that was coming off.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading FRIEND AL: Well, Al old pal I suppose you seen in the paper where I been sold to the White Sox.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Believe me Al it comes as a surprise to me and I bet it did to all you good old pals down home.
a small worthless amount
From this reading You could of knocked me over with a feather when the old man come up to me and says Jack I've sold you to the Chicago Americans.
and nothing more
From this reading For five minutes I was just dum and couldn't say a word.
past form of “knock” — deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading You could of knocked me over with a feather when the old man come up to me and says Jack I've sold you to the Chicago Americans.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I didn't have no idea that anything like that was coming off.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading You could of knocked me over with a feather when the old man come up to me and says Jack I've sold you to the Chicago Americans.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Believe me Al it comes as a surprise to me and I bet it did to all you good old pals down home.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading For five minutes I was just dum and couldn't say a word.
not any; not one
From this reading I didn't have no idea that anything like that was coming off.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You could of knocked me over with a feather when the old man come up to me and says Jack I've sold you to the Chicago Americans.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I didn't have no idea that anything like that was coming off.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading FRIEND AL: Well, Al old pal I suppose you seen in the paper where I been sold to the White Sox.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading You could of knocked me over with a feather when the old man come up to me and says Jack I've sold you to the Chicago Americans.
palnounUS /pæl/
a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading FRIEND AL: Well, Al old pal I suppose you seen in the paper where I been sold to the White Sox.
palsnounUS /pælz/
plural of “pal” — a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading Believe me Al it comes as a surprise to me and I bet it did to all you good old pals down home.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading FRIEND AL: Well, Al old pal I suppose you seen in the paper where I been sold to the White Sox.
express in words
From this reading For five minutes I was just dum and couldn't say a word.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading You could of knocked me over with a feather when the old man come up to me and says Jack I've sold you to the Chicago Americans.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading FRIEND AL: Well, Al old pal I suppose you seen in the paper where I been sold to the White Sox.
disposed of to a purchaser
From this reading FRIEND AL: Well, Al old pal I suppose you seen in the paper where I been sold to the White Sox.
Sox
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From this reading FRIEND AL: Well, Al old pal I suppose you seen in the paper where I been sold to the White Sox.
express a supposition
From this reading FRIEND AL: Well, Al old pal I suppose you seen in the paper where I been sold to the White Sox.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading Believe me Al it comes as a surprise to me and I bet it did to all you good old pals down home.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I didn't have no idea that anything like that was coming off.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FRIEND AL: Well, Al old pal I suppose you seen in the paper where I been sold to the White Sox.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FRIEND AL: Well, Al old pal I suppose you seen in the paper where I been sold to the White Sox.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading You could of knocked me over with a feather when the old man come up to me and says Jack I've sold you to the Chicago Americans.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I didn't have no idea that anything like that was coming off.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading FRIEND AL: Well, Al old pal I suppose you seen in the paper where I been sold to the White Sox.
at the time that
From this reading You could of knocked me over with a feather when the old man come up to me and says Jack I've sold you to the Chicago Americans.
in or at the place that
From this reading FRIEND AL: Well, Al old pal I suppose you seen in the paper where I been sold to the White Sox.
a Caucasian
From this reading FRIEND AL: Well, Al old pal I suppose you seen in the paper where I been sold to the White Sox.
in the company of; together with
From this reading You could of knocked me over with a feather when the old man come up to me and says Jack I've sold you to the Chicago Americans.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading For five minutes I was just dum and couldn't say a word.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading FRIEND AL: Well, Al old pal I suppose you seen in the paper where I been sold to the White Sox.
