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From this reading THE BUSHER'S KID _Chicago, Illinois, July 31._ FRIEND AL: Well Al what do you think of little Al now?
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Maybe you won't believe what I am telling you but did you ever catch me telling you a lie?
ALnounUS /æl/
a silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite
From this reading THE BUSHER'S KID _Chicago, Illinois, July 31._ FRIEND AL: Well Al what do you think of little Al now?
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Maybe you won't believe what I am telling you but did you ever catch me telling you a lie?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Well we got back from the East this A.M. and I don't have to tell you we had a rotten trip and if it had not of been for me beating Boston once and the Athaletics two times we would of been ashamed to come home.
feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse
From this reading Well we got back from the East this A.M. and I don't have to tell you we had a rotten trip and if it had not of been for me beating Boston once and the Athaletics two times we would of been ashamed to come home.
Athaletics
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From this reading Well we got back from the East this A.M. and I don't have to tell you we had a rotten trip and if it had not of been for me beating Boston once and the Athaletics two times we would of been ashamed to come home.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Well we got back from the East this A.M. and I don't have to tell you we had a rotten trip and if it had not of been for me beating Boston once and the Athaletics two times we would of been ashamed to come home.
the act of overcoming or outdoing
From this reading Well we got back from the East this A.M. and I don't have to tell you we had a rotten trip and if it had not of been for me beating Boston once and the Athaletics two times we would of been ashamed to come home.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Well we got back from the East this A.M. and I don't have to tell you we had a rotten trip and if it had not of been for me beating Boston once and the Athaletics two times we would of been ashamed to come home.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading Maybe you won't believe what I am telling you but did you ever catch me telling you a lie?
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading But I guess I better tell you first what he done.
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading Well we got back from the East this A.M. and I don't have to tell you we had a rotten trip and if it had not of been for me beating Boston once and the Athaletics two times we would of been ashamed to come home.
BUSHER'S
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From this reading THE BUSHER'S KID _Chicago, Illinois, July 31._ FRIEND AL: Well Al what do you think of little Al now?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I guess I better tell you first what he done.
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading Maybe you won't believe what I am telling you but did you ever catch me telling you a lie?
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 THE BUSHER'S KID _Chicago, Illinois, July 31._ FRIEND AL: Well Al what do you think of little Al now?
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Well we got back from the East this A.M. and I don't have to tell you we had a rotten trip and if it had not of been for me beating Boston once and the Athaletics two times we would of been ashamed to come home.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Maybe you won't believe what I am telling you but did you ever catch me telling you a lie?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading THE BUSHER'S KID _Chicago, Illinois, July 31._ FRIEND AL: Well Al what do you think of little Al now?
don't
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From this reading Well we got back from the East this A.M. and I don't have to tell you we had a rotten trip and if it had not of been for me beating Boston once and the Athaletics two times we would of been ashamed to come home.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading But I guess I better tell you first what he done.
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading Well we got back from the East this A.M. and I don't have to tell you we had a rotten trip and if it had not of been for me beating Boston once and the Athaletics two times we would of been ashamed to come home.
at any time
From this reading Maybe you won't believe what I am telling you but did you ever catch me telling you a lie?
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading But I guess I better tell you first what he done.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Well we got back from the East this A.M. and I don't have to tell you we had a rotten trip and if it had not of been for me beating Boston once and the Athaletics two times we would of been ashamed to come home.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading THE BUSHER'S KID _Chicago, Illinois, July 31._ FRIEND AL: Well Al what do you think of little Al now?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Well we got back from the East this A.M. and I don't have to tell you we had a rotten trip and if it had not of been for me beating Boston once and the Athaletics two times we would of been ashamed to come home.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Well we got back from the East this A.M. and I don't have to tell you we had a rotten trip and if it had not of been for me beating Boston once and the Athaletics two times we would of been ashamed to come home.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading But I guess I better tell you first what he done.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Well we got back from the East this A.M. and I don't have to tell you we had a rotten trip and if it had not of been for me beating Boston once and the Athaletics two times we would of been ashamed to come home.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Well we got back from the East this A.M. and I don't have to tell you we had a rotten trip and if it had not of been for me beating Boston once and the Athaletics two times we would of been ashamed to come home.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But I guess I better tell you first what he done.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Well we got back from the East this A.M. and I don't have to tell you we had a rotten trip and if it had not of been for me beating Boston once and the Athaletics two times we would of been ashamed to come home.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But I guess I better tell you first what he done.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Well we got back from the East this A.M. and I don't have to tell you we had a rotten trip and if it had not of been for me beating Boston once and the Athaletics two times we would of been ashamed to come home.
IllinoisnounUS /ˌɪləˈnɔɪ/
a midwestern state in north-central United States
From this reading THE BUSHER'S KID _Chicago, Illinois, July 31._ FRIEND AL: Well Al what do you think of little Al now?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Well we got back from the East this A.M. and I don't have to tell you we had a rotten trip and if it had not of been for me beating Boston once and the Athaletics two times we would of been ashamed to come home.
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading THE BUSHER'S KID _Chicago, Illinois, July 31._ FRIEND AL: Well Al what do you think of little Al now?
KIDverbUS /kɪd/
tell false information to for fun
From this reading THE BUSHER'S KID _Chicago, Illinois, July 31._ FRIEND AL: Well Al what do you think of little Al now?
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I guess you know you did not Al.
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading Maybe you won't believe what I am telling you but did you ever catch me telling you a lie?
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE BUSHER'S KID _Chicago, Illinois, July 31._ FRIEND AL: Well Al what do you think of little Al now?
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading Well we got back from the East this A.M. and I don't have to tell you we had a rotten trip and if it had not of been for me beating Boston once and the Athaletics two times we would of been ashamed to come home.
by chance
From this reading Maybe you won't believe what I am telling you but did you ever catch me telling you a lie?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Maybe you won't believe what I am telling you but did you ever catch me telling you a lie?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I guess you know you did not Al.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading THE BUSHER'S KID _Chicago, Illinois, July 31._ FRIEND AL: Well Al what do you think of little Al now?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BUSHER'S KID _Chicago, Illinois, July 31._ FRIEND AL: Well Al what do you think of little Al now?
on one occasion
From this reading Well we got back from the East this A.M. and I don't have to tell you we had a rotten trip and if it had not of been for me beating Boston once and the Athaletics two times we would of been ashamed to come home.
rottenadjectiveUS /ˈrɑːtən/
very bad
From this reading Well we got back from the East this A.M. and I don't have to tell you we had a rotten trip and if it had not of been for me beating Boston once and the Athaletics two times we would of been ashamed to come home.
express in words
From this reading But I guess I better tell you first what he done.
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading Maybe you won't believe what I am telling you but did you ever catch me telling you a lie?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BUSHER'S KID _Chicago, Illinois, July 31._ FRIEND AL: Well Al what do you think of little Al now?
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading THE BUSHER'S KID _Chicago, Illinois, July 31._ FRIEND AL: Well Al what do you think of little Al now?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Well we got back from the East this A.M. and I don't have to tell you we had a rotten trip and if it had not of been for me beating Boston once and the Athaletics two times we would of been ashamed to come home.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading Well we got back from the East this A.M. and I don't have to tell you we had a rotten trip and if it had not of been for me beating Boston once and the Athaletics two times we would of been ashamed to come home.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Well we got back from the East this A.M. and I don't have to tell you we had a rotten trip and if it had not of been for me beating Boston once and the Athaletics two times we would of been ashamed to come home.
a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading Well we got back from the East this A.M. and I don't have to tell you we had a rotten trip and if it had not of been for me beating Boston once and the Athaletics two times we would of been ashamed to come home.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Well we got back from the East this A.M. and I don't have to tell you we had a rotten trip and if it had not of been for me beating Boston once and the Athaletics two times we would of been ashamed to come home.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Well we got back from the East this A.M. and I don't have to tell you we had a rotten trip and if it had not of been for me beating Boston once and the Athaletics two times we would of been ashamed to come home.
(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 THE BUSHER'S KID _Chicago, Illinois, July 31._ FRIEND AL: Well Al what do you think of little Al now?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading THE BUSHER'S KID _Chicago, Illinois, July 31._ FRIEND AL: Well Al what do you think of little Al now?
won't
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From this reading Maybe you won't believe what I am telling you but did you ever catch me telling you a lie?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Well we got back from the East this A.M. and I don't have to tell you we had a rotten trip and if it had not of been for me beating Boston once and the Athaletics two times we would of been ashamed to come home.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE BUSHER'S KID _Chicago, Illinois, July 31._ FRIEND AL: Well Al what do you think of little Al now?
