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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "On her birthday she come over to me jest 'bout dusk as I was milkin' in the shed,--I can see her now, standin' by old Speckles' head an' hangin' on tight ter both her horns as if fer support--an' turnin' sudden ter me with a kind o' laugh, thet sounded a good deal more like a choked-down sob, she says:
all
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From this reading "My name is Silas C., but when I left what used ter be home ter me, I war n't willin' ter have strangers call me by the name thet belonged ter those I loved, so I 've been Cale to all the rest fer a good many years now.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "On her birthday she come over to me jest 'bout dusk as I was milkin' in the shed,--I can see her now, standin' by old Speckles' head an' hangin' on tight ter both her horns as if fer support--an' turnin' sudden ter me with a kind o' laugh, thet sounded a good deal more like a choked-down sob, she says:
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "On her birthday she come over to me jest 'bout dusk as I was milkin' in the shed,--I can see her now, standin' by old Speckles' head an' hangin' on tight ter both her horns as if fer support--an' turnin' sudden ter me with a kind o' laugh, thet sounded a good deal more like a choked-down sob, she says:
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "My name is Silas C., but when I left what used ter be home ter me, I war n't willin' ter have strangers call me by the name thet belonged ter those I loved, so I 've been Cale to all the rest fer a good many years now.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "My name is Silas C., but when I left what used ter be home ter me, I war n't willin' ter have strangers call me by the name thet belonged ter those I loved, so I 've been Cale to all the rest fer a good many years now.
belonged
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From this reading "My name is Silas C., but when I left what used ter be home ter me, I war n't willin' ter have strangers call me by the name thet belonged ter those I loved, so I 've been Cale to all the rest fer a good many years now.
birthday
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From this reading "On her birthday she come over to me jest 'bout dusk as I was milkin' in the shed,--I can see her now, standin' by old Speckles' head an' hangin' on tight ter both her horns as if fer support--an' turnin' sudden ter me with a kind o' laugh, thet sounded a good deal more like a choked-down sob, she says:
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading "On her birthday she come over to me jest 'bout dusk as I was milkin' in the shed,--I can see her now, standin' by old Speckles' head an' hangin' on tight ter both her horns as if fer support--an' turnin' sudden ter me with a kind o' laugh, thet sounded a good deal more like a choked-down sob, she says:
bout
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From this reading "On her birthday she come over to me jest 'bout dusk as I was milkin' in the shed,--I can see her now, standin' by old Speckles' head an' hangin' on tight ter both her horns as if fer support--an' turnin' sudden ter me with a kind o' laugh, thet sounded a good deal more like a choked-down sob, she says:
Brother
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From this reading "'Brother Si.'
business
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From this reading "'What's up?' says I, fer I could n't collect myself she come on me so sudden, an' I knew by her looks she meant business.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "My name is Silas C., but when I left what used ter be home ter me, I war n't willin' ter have strangers call me by the name thet belonged ter those I loved, so I 've been Cale to all the rest fer a good many years now.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "On her birthday she come over to me jest 'bout dusk as I was milkin' in the shed,--I can see her now, standin' by old Speckles' head an' hangin' on tight ter both her horns as if fer support--an' turnin' sudden ter me with a kind o' laugh, thet sounded a good deal more like a choked-down sob, she says:
C
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From this reading "My name is Silas C., but when I left what used ter be home ter me, I war n't willin' ter have strangers call me by the name thet belonged ter those I loved, so I 've been Cale to all the rest fer a good many years now.
Cale
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From this reading "My name is Silas C., but when I left what used ter be home ter me, I war n't willin' ter have strangers call me by the name thet belonged ter those I loved, so I 've been Cale to all the rest fer a good many years now.
call
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From this reading "My name is Silas C., but when I left what used ter be home ter me, I war n't willin' ter have strangers call me by the name thet belonged ter those I loved, so I 've been Cale to all the rest fer a good many years now.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "On her birthday she come over to me jest 'bout dusk as I was milkin' in the shed,--I can see her now, standin' by old Speckles' head an' hangin' on tight ter both her horns as if fer support--an' turnin' sudden ter me with a kind o' laugh, thet sounded a good deal more like a choked-down sob, she says:
choked-down
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From this reading "On her birthday she come over to me jest 'bout dusk as I was milkin' in the shed,--I can see her now, standin' by old Speckles' head an' hangin' on tight ter both her horns as if fer support--an' turnin' sudden ter me with a kind o' laugh, thet sounded a good deal more like a choked-down sob, she says:
collect
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From this reading "'What's up?' says I, fer I could n't collect myself she come on me so sudden, an' I knew by her looks she meant business.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "On her birthday she come over to me jest 'bout dusk as I was milkin' in the shed,--I can see her now, standin' by old Speckles' head an' hangin' on tight ter both her horns as if fer support--an' turnin' sudden ter me with a kind o' laugh, thet sounded a good deal more like a choked-down sob, she says:
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "'What's up?' says I, fer I could n't collect myself she come on me so sudden, an' I knew by her looks she meant business.
deal
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From this reading "On her birthday she come over to me jest 'bout dusk as I was milkin' in the shed,--I can see her now, standin' by old Speckles' head an' hangin' on tight ter both her horns as if fer support--an' turnin' sudden ter me with a kind o' laugh, thet sounded a good deal more like a choked-down sob, she says:
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "'Brother Si,'says she, 'you loved my sister; won't you tell me what ter do?'
dusk
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From this reading "On her birthday she come over to me jest 'bout dusk as I was milkin' in the shed,--I can see her now, standin' by old Speckles' head an' hangin' on tight ter both her horns as if fer support--an' turnin' sudden ter me with a kind o' laugh, thet sounded a good deal more like a choked-down sob, she says:
fer
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From this reading "On her birthday she come over to me jest 'bout dusk as I was milkin' in the shed,--I can see her now, standin' by old Speckles' head an' hangin' on tight ter both her horns as if fer support--an' turnin' sudden ter me with a kind o' laugh, thet sounded a good deal more like a choked-down sob, she says:
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "On her birthday she come over to me jest 'bout dusk as I was milkin' in the shed,--I can see her now, standin' by old Speckles' head an' hangin' on tight ter both her horns as if fer support--an' turnin' sudden ter me with a kind o' laugh, thet sounded a good deal more like a choked-down sob, she says:
hangin
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From this reading "On her birthday she come over to me jest 'bout dusk as I was milkin' in the shed,--I can see her now, standin' by old Speckles' head an' hangin' on tight ter both her horns as if fer support--an' turnin' sudden ter me with a kind o' laugh, thet sounded a good deal more like a choked-down sob, she says:
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "My name is Silas C., but when I left what used ter be home ter me, I war n't willin' ter have strangers call me by the name thet belonged ter those I loved, so I 've been Cale to all the rest fer a good many years now.
head
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From this reading "On her birthday she come over to me jest 'bout dusk as I was milkin' in the shed,--I can see her now, standin' by old Speckles' head an' hangin' on tight ter both her horns as if fer support--an' turnin' sudden ter me with a kind o' laugh, thet sounded a good deal more like a choked-down sob, she says:
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "On her birthday she come over to me jest 'bout dusk as I was milkin' in the shed,--I can see her now, standin' by old Speckles' head an' hangin' on tight ter both her horns as if fer support--an' turnin' sudden ter me with a kind o' laugh, thet sounded a good deal more like a choked-down sob, she says:
home
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From this reading "My name is Silas C., but when I left what used ter be home ter me, I war n't willin' ter have strangers call me by the name thet belonged ter those I loved, so I 've been Cale to all the rest fer a good many years now.
horns
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From this reading "On her birthday she come over to me jest 'bout dusk as I was milkin' in the shed,--I can see her now, standin' by old Speckles' head an' hangin' on tight ter both her horns as if fer support--an' turnin' sudden ter me with a kind o' laugh, thet sounded a good deal more like a choked-down sob, she says:
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "On her birthday she come over to me jest 'bout dusk as I was milkin' in the shed,--I can see her now, standin' by old Speckles' head an' hangin' on tight ter both her horns as if fer support--an' turnin' sudden ter me with a kind o' laugh, thet sounded a good deal more like a choked-down sob, she says:
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "On her birthday she come over to me jest 'bout dusk as I was milkin' in the shed,--I can see her now, standin' by old Speckles' head an' hangin' on tight ter both her horns as if fer support--an' turnin' sudden ter me with a kind o' laugh, thet sounded a good deal more like a choked-down sob, she says:
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "On her birthday she come over to me jest 'bout dusk as I was milkin' in the shed,--I can see her now, standin' by old Speckles' head an' hangin' on tight ter both her horns as if fer support--an' turnin' sudden ter me with a kind o' laugh, thet sounded a good deal more like a choked-down sob, she says:
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "My name is Silas C., but when I left what used ter be home ter me, I war n't willin' ter have strangers call me by the name thet belonged ter those I loved, so I 've been Cale to all the rest fer a good many years now.
jest
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From this reading "On her birthday she come over to me jest 'bout dusk as I was milkin' in the shed,--I can see her now, standin' by old Speckles' head an' hangin' on tight ter both her horns as if fer support--an' turnin' sudden ter me with a kind o' laugh, thet sounded a good deal more like a choked-down sob, she says:
kind
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From this reading "On her birthday she come over to me jest 'bout dusk as I was milkin' in the shed,--I can see her now, standin' by old Speckles' head an' hangin' on tight ter both her horns as if fer support--an' turnin' sudden ter me with a kind o' laugh, thet sounded a good deal more like a choked-down sob, she says:
knew
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From this reading "'What's up?' says I, fer I could n't collect myself she come on me so sudden, an' I knew by her looks she meant business.
laugh
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From this reading "On her birthday she come over to me jest 'bout dusk as I was milkin' in the shed,--I can see her now, standin' by old Speckles' head an' hangin' on tight ter both her horns as if fer support--an' turnin' sudden ter me with a kind o' laugh, thet sounded a good deal more like a choked-down sob, she says:
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "My name is Silas C., but when I left what used ter be home ter me, I war n't willin' ter have strangers call me by the name thet belonged ter those I loved, so I 've been Cale to all the rest fer a good many years now.
like
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From this reading "On her birthday she come over to me jest 'bout dusk as I was milkin' in the shed,--I can see her now, standin' by old Speckles' head an' hangin' on tight ter both her horns as if fer support--an' turnin' sudden ter me with a kind o' laugh, thet sounded a good deal more like a choked-down sob, she says:
looks
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From this reading "'What's up?' says I, fer I could n't collect myself she come on me so sudden, an' I knew by her looks she meant business.
loved
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From this reading "My name is Silas C., but when I left what used ter be home ter me, I war n't willin' ter have strangers call me by the name thet belonged ter those I loved, so I 've been Cale to all the rest fer a good many years now.
many
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From this reading "My name is Silas C., but when I left what used ter be home ter me, I war n't willin' ter have strangers call me by the name thet belonged ter those I loved, so I 've been Cale to all the rest fer a good many years now.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "On her birthday she come over to me jest 'bout dusk as I was milkin' in the shed,--I can see her now, standin' by old Speckles' head an' hangin' on tight ter both her horns as if fer support--an' turnin' sudden ter me with a kind o' laugh, thet sounded a good deal more like a choked-down sob, she says:
meant
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From this reading "'What's up?' says I, fer I could n't collect myself she come on me so sudden, an' I knew by her looks she meant business.
milkin
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From this reading "On her birthday she come over to me jest 'bout dusk as I was milkin' in the shed,--I can see her now, standin' by old Speckles' head an' hangin' on tight ter both her horns as if fer support--an' turnin' sudden ter me with a kind o' laugh, thet sounded a good deal more like a choked-down sob, she says:
more
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From this reading "On her birthday she come over to me jest 'bout dusk as I was milkin' in the shed,--I can see her now, standin' by old Speckles' head an' hangin' on tight ter both her horns as if fer support--an' turnin' sudden ter me with a kind o' laugh, thet sounded a good deal more like a choked-down sob, she says:
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My name is Silas C., but when I left what used ter be home ter me, I war n't willin' ter have strangers call me by the name thet belonged ter those I loved, so I 've been Cale to all the rest fer a good many years now.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading "'What's up?' says I, fer I could n't collect myself she come on me so sudden, an' I knew by her looks she meant business.
n't
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From this reading "My name is Silas C., but when I left what used ter be home ter me, I war n't willin' ter have strangers call me by the name thet belonged ter those I loved, so I 've been Cale to all the rest fer a good many years now.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "My name is Silas C., but when I left what used ter be home ter me, I war n't willin' ter have strangers call me by the name thet belonged ter those I loved, so I 've been Cale to all the rest fer a good many years now.
now
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From this reading "On her birthday she come over to me jest 'bout dusk as I was milkin' in the shed,--I can see her now, standin' by old Speckles' head an' hangin' on tight ter both her horns as if fer support--an' turnin' sudden ter me with a kind o' laugh, thet sounded a good deal more like a choked-down sob, she says:
o
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From this reading "On her birthday she come over to me jest 'bout dusk as I was milkin' in the shed,--I can see her now, standin' by old Speckles' head an' hangin' on tight ter both her horns as if fer support--an' turnin' sudden ter me with a kind o' laugh, thet sounded a good deal more like a choked-down sob, she says:
old
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From this reading "On her birthday she come over to me jest 'bout dusk as I was milkin' in the shed,--I can see her now, standin' by old Speckles' head an' hangin' on tight ter both her horns as if fer support--an' turnin' sudden ter me with a kind o' laugh, thet sounded a good deal more like a choked-down sob, she says:
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "On her birthday she come over to me jest 'bout dusk as I was milkin' in the shed,--I can see her now, standin' by old Speckles' head an' hangin' on tight ter both her horns as if fer support--an' turnin' sudden ter me with a kind o' laugh, thet sounded a good deal more like a choked-down sob, she says:
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "On her birthday she come over to me jest 'bout dusk as I was milkin' in the shed,--I can see her now, standin' by old Speckles' head an' hangin' on tight ter both her horns as if fer support--an' turnin' sudden ter me with a kind o' laugh, thet sounded a good deal more like a choked-down sob, she says:
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "My name is Silas C., but when I left what used ter be home ter me, I war n't willin' ter have strangers call me by the name thet belonged ter those I loved, so I 've been Cale to all the rest fer a good many years now.
says
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From this reading "On her birthday she come over to me jest 'bout dusk as I was milkin' in the shed,--I can see her now, standin' by old Speckles' head an' hangin' on tight ter both her horns as if fer support--an' turnin' sudden ter me with a kind o' laugh, thet sounded a good deal more like a choked-down sob, she says:
see
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From this reading "On her birthday she come over to me jest 'bout dusk as I was milkin' in the shed,--I can see her now, standin' by old Speckles' head an' hangin' on tight ter both her horns as if fer support--an' turnin' sudden ter me with a kind o' laugh, thet sounded a good deal more like a choked-down sob, she says:
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "On her birthday she come over to me jest 'bout dusk as I was milkin' in the shed,--I can see her now, standin' by old Speckles' head an' hangin' on tight ter both her horns as if fer support--an' turnin' sudden ter me with a kind o' laugh, thet sounded a good deal more like a choked-down sob, she says:
shed
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From this reading "On her birthday she come over to me jest 'bout dusk as I was milkin' in the shed,--I can see her now, standin' by old Speckles' head an' hangin' on tight ter both her horns as if fer support--an' turnin' sudden ter me with a kind o' laugh, thet sounded a good deal more like a choked-down sob, she says:
Si
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From this reading "'Brother Si.'
Silas
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From this reading "My name is Silas C., but when I left what used ter be home ter me, I war n't willin' ter have strangers call me by the name thet belonged ter those I loved, so I 've been Cale to all the rest fer a good many years now.
sister
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From this reading "'Brother Si,'says she, 'you loved my sister; won't you tell me what ter do?'
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "My name is Silas C., but when I left what used ter be home ter me, I war n't willin' ter have strangers call me by the name thet belonged ter those I loved, so I 've been Cale to all the rest fer a good many years now.
sobnounUS /sɒb/
a sudden deep breath caused by emotion
From this reading "On her birthday she come over to me jest 'bout dusk as I was milkin' in the shed,--I can see her now, standin' by old Speckles' head an' hangin' on tight ter both her horns as if fer support--an' turnin' sudden ter me with a kind o' laugh, thet sounded a good deal more like a choked-down sob, she says:
sounded
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From this reading "On her birthday she come over to me jest 'bout dusk as I was milkin' in the shed,--I can see her now, standin' by old Speckles' head an' hangin' on tight ter both her horns as if fer support--an' turnin' sudden ter me with a kind o' laugh, thet sounded a good deal more like a choked-down sob, she says:
Speckles
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From this reading "On her birthday she come over to me jest 'bout dusk as I was milkin' in the shed,--I can see her now, standin' by old Speckles' head an' hangin' on tight ter both her horns as if fer support--an' turnin' sudden ter me with a kind o' laugh, thet sounded a good deal more like a choked-down sob, she says:
standin
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From this reading "On her birthday she come over to me jest 'bout dusk as I was milkin' in the shed,--I can see her now, standin' by old Speckles' head an' hangin' on tight ter both her horns as if fer support--an' turnin' sudden ter me with a kind o' laugh, thet sounded a good deal more like a choked-down sob, she says:
strangers
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From this reading "My name is Silas C., but when I left what used ter be home ter me, I war n't willin' ter have strangers call me by the name thet belonged ter those I loved, so I 've been Cale to all the rest fer a good many years now.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "On her birthday she come over to me jest 'bout dusk as I was milkin' in the shed,--I can see her now, standin' by old Speckles' head an' hangin' on tight ter both her horns as if fer support--an' turnin' sudden ter me with a kind o' laugh, thet sounded a good deal more like a choked-down sob, she says:
supportverbUS /səˈpɔːrt/
to provide what someone needs in order to live
From this reading "On her birthday she come over to me jest 'bout dusk as I was milkin' in the shed,--I can see her now, standin' by old Speckles' head an' hangin' on tight ter both her horns as if fer support--an' turnin' sudden ter me with a kind o' laugh, thet sounded a good deal more like a choked-down sob, she says:
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "'Brother Si,'says she, 'you loved my sister; won't you tell me what ter do?'
ter
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From this reading "On her birthday she come over to me jest 'bout dusk as I was milkin' in the shed,--I can see her now, standin' by old Speckles' head an' hangin' on tight ter both her horns as if fer support--an' turnin' sudden ter me with a kind o' laugh, thet sounded a good deal more like a choked-down sob, she says:
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "On her birthday she come over to me jest 'bout dusk as I was milkin' in the shed,--I can see her now, standin' by old Speckles' head an' hangin' on tight ter both her horns as if fer support--an' turnin' sudden ter me with a kind o' laugh, thet sounded a good deal more like a choked-down sob, she says:
thet
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From this reading "On her birthday she come over to me jest 'bout dusk as I was milkin' in the shed,--I can see her now, standin' by old Speckles' head an' hangin' on tight ter both her horns as if fer support--an' turnin' sudden ter me with a kind o' laugh, thet sounded a good deal more like a choked-down sob, she says:
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "My name is Silas C., but when I left what used ter be home ter me, I war n't willin' ter have strangers call me by the name thet belonged ter those I loved, so I 've been Cale to all the rest fer a good many years now.
tight
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From this reading "On her birthday she come over to me jest 'bout dusk as I was milkin' in the shed,--I can see her now, standin' by old Speckles' head an' hangin' on tight ter both her horns as if fer support--an' turnin' sudden ter me with a kind o' laugh, thet sounded a good deal more like a choked-down sob, she says:
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "On her birthday she come over to me jest 'bout dusk as I was milkin' in the shed,--I can see her now, standin' by old Speckles' head an' hangin' on tight ter both her horns as if fer support--an' turnin' sudden ter me with a kind o' laugh, thet sounded a good deal more like a choked-down sob, she says:
turnin
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From this reading "On her birthday she come over to me jest 'bout dusk as I was milkin' in the shed,--I can see her now, standin' by old Speckles' head an' hangin' on tight ter both her horns as if fer support--an' turnin' sudden ter me with a kind o' laugh, thet sounded a good deal more like a choked-down sob, she says:
up
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From this reading "'What's up?' says I, fer I could n't collect myself she come on me so sudden, an' I knew by her looks she meant business.
used
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From this reading "My name is Silas C., but when I left what used ter be home ter me, I war n't willin' ter have strangers call me by the name thet belonged ter those I loved, so I 've been Cale to all the rest fer a good many years now.
ve
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From this reading "My name is Silas C., but when I left what used ter be home ter me, I war n't willin' ter have strangers call me by the name thet belonged ter those I loved, so I 've been Cale to all the rest fer a good many years now.
war
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From this reading "My name is Silas C., but when I left what used ter be home ter me, I war n't willin' ter have strangers call me by the name thet belonged ter those I loved, so I 've been Cale to all the rest fer a good many years now.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "On her birthday she come over to me jest 'bout dusk as I was milkin' in the shed,--I can see her now, standin' by old Speckles' head an' hangin' on tight ter both her horns as if fer support--an' turnin' sudden ter me with a kind o' laugh, thet sounded a good deal more like a choked-down sob, she says:
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "My name is Silas C., but when I left what used ter be home ter me, I war n't willin' ter have strangers call me by the name thet belonged ter those I loved, so I 've been Cale to all the rest fer a good many years now.
What's
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From this reading "'What's up?' says I, fer I could n't collect myself she come on me so sudden, an' I knew by her looks she meant business.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "My name is Silas C., but when I left what used ter be home ter me, I war n't willin' ter have strangers call me by the name thet belonged ter those I loved, so I 've been Cale to all the rest fer a good many years now.
willin
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From this reading "My name is Silas C., but when I left what used ter be home ter me, I war n't willin' ter have strangers call me by the name thet belonged ter those I loved, so I 've been Cale to all the rest fer a good many years now.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "On her birthday she come over to me jest 'bout dusk as I was milkin' in the shed,--I can see her now, standin' by old Speckles' head an' hangin' on tight ter both her horns as if fer support--an' turnin' sudden ter me with a kind o' laugh, thet sounded a good deal more like a choked-down sob, she says:
won't
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From this reading "'Brother Si,'says she, 'you loved my sister; won't you tell me what ter do?'
years
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From this reading "My name is Silas C., but when I left what used ter be home ter me, I war n't willin' ter have strangers call me by the name thet belonged ter those I loved, so I 've been Cale to all the rest fer a good many years now.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "'Brother Si,'says she, 'you loved my sister; won't you tell me what ter do?'
