Ah
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From this reading "Ah, ah! you foundt the laboring-man reasonable--dractable--tocile?"
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(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 "I had all sorts of men to deal with in developing my property out there, but I had very little trouble with them, generally speaking."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Dryfoos modestly dropped his head under Fulkerson's flattery and, without lifting it, turned his eyes toward Colonel Woodburn.
answeredverbUS /ˈænsərd/
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "Yes, generally speaking," Dryfoos answered.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I had all sorts of men to deal with in developing my property out there, but I had very little trouble with them, generally speaking."
ColonelnounUS /ˈkɜːrnəl/
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading Dryfoos modestly dropped his head under Fulkerson's flattery and, without lifting it, turned his eyes toward Colonel Woodburn.
dealverbUS /diːl/
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading "I had all sorts of men to deal with in developing my property out there, but I had very little trouble with them, generally speaking."
developingadjectiveUS /dɪˈveləpɪŋ/
relating to societies in which capital needed to industrialize is in short supply
From this reading "I had all sorts of men to deal with in developing my property out there, but I had very little trouble with them, generally speaking."
dractable
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From this reading "Ah, ah! you foundt the laboring-man reasonable--dractable--tocile?"
droppedverbUS /drɑːpt/
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading Dryfoos modestly dropped his head under Fulkerson's flattery and, without lifting it, turned his eyes toward Colonel Woodburn.
Dryfoos
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From this reading Dryfoos modestly dropped his head under Fulkerson's flattery and, without lifting it, turned his eyes toward Colonel Woodburn.
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading Dryfoos modestly dropped his head under Fulkerson's flattery and, without lifting it, turned his eyes toward Colonel Woodburn.
flatterynounUS /ˈflætəri/
excessive or insincere praise
From this reading Dryfoos modestly dropped his head under Fulkerson's flattery and, without lifting it, turned his eyes toward Colonel Woodburn.
foundt
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From this reading "Ah, ah! you foundt the laboring-man reasonable--dractable--tocile?"
Fulkerson's
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From this reading Dryfoos modestly dropped his head under Fulkerson's flattery and, without lifting it, turned his eyes toward Colonel Woodburn.
generallyadverbUS /ˈdʒenərəli/
usually; as a rule
From this reading "I had all sorts of men to deal with in developing my property out there, but I had very little trouble with them, generally speaking."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I had all sorts of men to deal with in developing my property out there, but I had very little trouble with them, generally speaking."
headnounUS /hed/
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Dryfoos modestly dropped his head under Fulkerson's flattery and, without lifting it, turned his eyes toward Colonel Woodburn.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Dryfoos modestly dropped his head under Fulkerson's flattery and, without lifting it, turned his eyes toward Colonel Woodburn.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I had all sorts of men to deal with in developing my property out there, but I had very little trouble with them, generally speaking."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I had all sorts of men to deal with in developing my property out there, but I had very little trouble with them, generally speaking."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Dryfoos modestly dropped his head under Fulkerson's flattery and, without lifting it, turned his eyes toward Colonel Woodburn.
laboring-man
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From this reading "Ah, ah! you foundt the laboring-man reasonable--dractable--tocile?"
liftingverbUS /ˈlɪftɪŋ/
-ing form of “lift” — raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading Dryfoos modestly dropped his head under Fulkerson's flattery and, without lifting it, turned his eyes toward Colonel Woodburn.
Lindau
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From this reading Lindau put in.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "I had all sorts of men to deal with in developing my property out there, but I had very little trouble with them, generally speaking."
mennounUS /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading "I had all sorts of men to deal with in developing my property out there, but I had very little trouble with them, generally speaking."
modestlyadverbUS /ˈmɑːdəstli/
with modesty; in a modest manner
From this reading Dryfoos modestly dropped his head under Fulkerson's flattery and, without lifting it, turned his eyes toward Colonel Woodburn.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I had all sorts of men to deal with in developing my property out there, but I had very little trouble with them, generally speaking."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I had all sorts of men to deal with in developing my property out there, but I had very little trouble with them, generally speaking."
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "I had all sorts of men to deal with in developing my property out there, but I had very little trouble with them, generally speaking."
propertynounUS /ˈprɑːpərti/
something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone
From this reading "I had all sorts of men to deal with in developing my property out there, but I had very little trouble with them, generally speaking."
putverbUS /pʊt/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Lindau put in.
reasonableadjectiveUS /ˈriːzənəbəl/
showing reason or sound judgment
From this reading "Ah, ah! you foundt the laboring-man reasonable--dractable--tocile?"
sortsnounUS /sɔːrts/
plural of “sort” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading "I had all sorts of men to deal with in developing my property out there, but I had very little trouble with them, generally speaking."
speakingnounUS /ˈspiːkɪŋ/
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading "I had all sorts of men to deal with in developing my property out there, but I had very little trouble with them, generally speaking."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Ah, ah! you foundt the laboring-man reasonable--dractable--tocile?"
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "I had all sorts of men to deal with in developing my property out there, but I had very little trouble with them, generally speaking."
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading "I had all sorts of men to deal with in developing my property out there, but I had very little trouble with them, generally speaking."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I had all sorts of men to deal with in developing my property out there, but I had very little trouble with them, generally speaking."
tocile
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From this reading "Ah, ah! you foundt the laboring-man reasonable--dractable--tocile?"
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Dryfoos modestly dropped his head under Fulkerson's flattery and, without lifting it, turned his eyes toward Colonel Woodburn.
troublenounUS /ˈtrʌbəl/
a source of difficulty
From this reading "I had all sorts of men to deal with in developing my property out there, but I had very little trouble with them, generally speaking."
turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Dryfoos modestly dropped his head under Fulkerson's flattery and, without lifting it, turned his eyes toward Colonel Woodburn.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Dryfoos modestly dropped his head under Fulkerson's flattery and, without lifting it, turned his eyes toward Colonel Woodburn.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading "I had all sorts of men to deal with in developing my property out there, but I had very little trouble with them, generally speaking."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I had all sorts of men to deal with in developing my property out there, but I had very little trouble with them, generally speaking."
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Dryfoos modestly dropped his head under Fulkerson's flattery and, without lifting it, turned his eyes toward Colonel Woodburn.
Woodburn
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From this reading Dryfoos modestly dropped his head under Fulkerson's flattery and, without lifting it, turned his eyes toward Colonel Woodburn.
YesnounUS /jes/
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, generally speaking," Dryfoos answered.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Ah, ah! you foundt the laboring-man reasonable--dractable--tocile?"
