adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Well, the first thing that strikes you when you come to Moffitt is the notion that there has been a good warm, growing rain, and the town's come up overnight.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Well, you come in smell of it about as soon.
additionsnounUS /əˈdɪʃənz/
plural of “addition” — a component that is added to something to improve it
From this reading That's in the suburbs, the annexes, and additions.
ain't
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From this reading That gas out there ain't odorless, like the Pittsburg gas, and so it's perfectly safe; but the smell isn't bad--about as bad as the finest kind of benzine.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That gas out there ain't odorless, like the Pittsburg gas, and so it's perfectly safe; but the smell isn't bad--about as bad as the finest kind of benzine.
annexesnounUS /ˈæneksɪz/
plural of “annex” — an addition that extends a main building
From this reading That's in the suburbs, the annexes, and additions.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Well, you come in smell of it about as soon.
badadjectiveUS /bæd/
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading That gas out there ain't odorless, like the Pittsburg gas, and so it's perfectly safe; but the smell isn't bad--about as bad as the finest kind of benzine.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Well, the first thing that strikes you when you come to Moffitt is the notion that there has been a good warm, growing rain, and the town's come up overnight.
benzinenounUS /ˈbenzin/
a colorless liquid hydrocarbon; highly flammable; carcinogenic; the simplest of the aromatic compounds
From this reading That gas out there ain't odorless, like the Pittsburg gas, and so it's perfectly safe; but the smell isn't bad--about as bad as the finest kind of benzine.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But when you come in sight of Moffitt--my, oh, my!
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "But when you come in sight of Moffitt--my, oh, my!
finestadjectiveUS /ˈfaɪnəst/
superlative of “fine” — being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading That gas out there ain't odorless, like the Pittsburg gas, and so it's perfectly safe; but the smell isn't bad--about as bad as the finest kind of benzine.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Well, the first thing that strikes you when you come to Moffitt is the notion that there has been a good warm, growing rain, and the town's come up overnight.
gasnounUS /ɡæs/
the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity
From this reading That gas out there ain't odorless, like the Pittsburg gas, and so it's perfectly safe; but the smell isn't bad--about as bad as the finest kind of benzine.
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Well, the first thing that strikes you when you come to Moffitt is the notion that there has been a good warm, growing rain, and the town's come up overnight.
growingnounUS /ˈɡroʊɪŋ/
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading Well, the first thing that strikes you when you come to Moffitt is the notion that there has been a good warm, growing rain, and the town's come up overnight.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Well, the first thing that strikes you when you come to Moffitt is the notion that there has been a good warm, growing rain, and the town's come up overnight.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "But when you come in sight of Moffitt--my, oh, my!
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Well, the first thing that strikes you when you come to Moffitt is the notion that there has been a good warm, growing rain, and the town's come up overnight.
isn't
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From this reading That gas out there ain't odorless, like the Pittsburg gas, and so it's perfectly safe; but the smell isn't bad--about as bad as the finest kind of benzine.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Well, you come in smell of it about as soon.
it's
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From this reading That gas out there ain't odorless, like the Pittsburg gas, and so it's perfectly safe; but the smell isn't bad--about as bad as the finest kind of benzine.
kindadjectiveUS /kaɪnd/
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading That gas out there ain't odorless, like the Pittsburg gas, and so it's perfectly safe; but the smell isn't bad--about as bad as the finest kind of benzine.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading That gas out there ain't odorless, like the Pittsburg gas, and so it's perfectly safe; but the smell isn't bad--about as bad as the finest kind of benzine.
Moffitt
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From this reading "But when you come in sight of Moffitt--my, oh, my!
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "But when you come in sight of Moffitt--my, oh, my!
notionnounUS /ˈnoʊʃən/
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading Well, the first thing that strikes you when you come to Moffitt is the notion that there has been a good warm, growing rain, and the town's come up overnight.
odorlessadjectiveUS /ˈoʊdərləs/
having no odor
From this reading That gas out there ain't odorless, like the Pittsburg gas, and so it's perfectly safe; but the smell isn't bad--about as bad as the finest kind of benzine.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "But when you come in sight of Moffitt--my, oh, my!
ohnounUS /oʊ/
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "But when you come in sight of Moffitt--my, oh, my!
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading That gas out there ain't odorless, like the Pittsburg gas, and so it's perfectly safe; but the smell isn't bad--about as bad as the finest kind of benzine.
overnightadverbUS /ˈoʊvərˈnaɪt/
during or for the length of one night
From this reading Well, the first thing that strikes you when you come to Moffitt is the notion that there has been a good warm, growing rain, and the town's come up overnight.
perfectlyadverbUS /ˈpɜːrfəktli/
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading That gas out there ain't odorless, like the Pittsburg gas, and so it's perfectly safe; but the smell isn't bad--about as bad as the finest kind of benzine.
Pittsburg
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From this reading That gas out there ain't odorless, like the Pittsburg gas, and so it's perfectly safe; but the smell isn't bad--about as bad as the finest kind of benzine.
rainnounUS /reɪn/
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading Well, the first thing that strikes you when you come to Moffitt is the notion that there has been a good warm, growing rain, and the town's come up overnight.
safeadjectiveUS /seɪf/
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading That gas out there ain't odorless, like the Pittsburg gas, and so it's perfectly safe; but the smell isn't bad--about as bad as the finest kind of benzine.
sightnounUS /saɪt/
an instance of visual perception
From this reading "But when you come in sight of Moffitt--my, oh, my!
smellnounUS /smel/
the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
From this reading Well, you come in smell of it about as soon.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading That gas out there ain't odorless, like the Pittsburg gas, and so it's perfectly safe; but the smell isn't bad--about as bad as the finest kind of benzine.
soonadverbUS /suːn/
in the near future
From this reading Well, you come in smell of it about as soon.
strikesnounUS /straɪks/
plural of “strike” — a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions
From this reading Well, the first thing that strikes you when you come to Moffitt is the notion that there has been a good warm, growing rain, and the town's come up overnight.
suburbsnounUS /ˈsʌbərbz/
plural of “suburb” — a residential district located on the outskirts of a city
From this reading That's in the suburbs, the annexes, and additions.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That gas out there ain't odorless, like the Pittsburg gas, and so it's perfectly safe; but the smell isn't bad--about as bad as the finest kind of benzine.
That's
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From this reading That's in the suburbs, the annexes, and additions.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That gas out there ain't odorless, like the Pittsburg gas, and so it's perfectly safe; but the smell isn't bad--about as bad as the finest kind of benzine.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading That gas out there ain't odorless, like the Pittsburg gas, and so it's perfectly safe; but the smell isn't bad--about as bad as the finest kind of benzine.
thingnounUS /θɪŋ/
a special situation
From this reading Well, the first thing that strikes you when you come to Moffitt is the notion that there has been a good warm, growing rain, and the town's come up overnight.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Well, the first thing that strikes you when you come to Moffitt is the notion that there has been a good warm, growing rain, and the town's come up overnight.
town'snounUS /taʊnz/
possessive form of “town” — an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading Well, the first thing that strikes you when you come to Moffitt is the notion that there has been a good warm, growing rain, and the town's come up overnight.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Well, the first thing that strikes you when you come to Moffitt is the notion that there has been a good warm, growing rain, and the town's come up overnight.
warmadjectiveUS /wɔːrm/
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading Well, the first thing that strikes you when you come to Moffitt is the notion that there has been a good warm, growing rain, and the town's come up overnight.
WelladverbUS /wel/
(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 Well, you come in smell of it about as soon.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "But when you come in sight of Moffitt--my, oh, my!
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "But when you come in sight of Moffitt--my, oh, my!
