adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It's a mighty long way up de mountain side, An day aint no place whar de sinners kin hide, When de Lord comes in de mornin."
admirersnounUS /ədˈmaɪrərz/
plural of “admirer” — a person who backs a politician or a team etc.
From this reading With a plaintive quirk of the voice the singer paused, gayly flicked the strings of the banjo, then put her hand flat upon them to stop the vibration and smiled round on her admirers.
aint
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From this reading It's a mighty long way up de mountain side, An day aint no place whar de sinners kin hide, When de Lord comes in de mornin."
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "O de worl am roun an de worl am wide-- O Lord, remember your chillun in de mornin!
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN ECHO.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With a plaintive quirk of the voice the singer paused, gayly flicked the strings of the banjo, then put her hand flat upon them to stop the vibration and smiled round on her admirers.
applaudingverbUS /əˈplɔːdɪŋ/
-ing form of “applaud” — clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval
From this reading The group were applauding heartily.
banjonounUS /ˈbændʒoʊ/
a stringed instrument of the guitar family that has long neck and circular body
From this reading With a plaintive quirk of the voice the singer paused, gayly flicked the strings of the banjo, then put her hand flat upon them to stop the vibration and smiled round on her admirers.
chillun
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From this reading "O de worl am roun an de worl am wide-- O Lord, remember your chillun in de mornin!
comesnounUS /kʌmz/
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading It's a mighty long way up de mountain side, An day aint no place whar de sinners kin hide, When de Lord comes in de mornin."
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading It's a mighty long way up de mountain side, An day aint no place whar de sinners kin hide, When de Lord comes in de mornin."
denounUS /diː/
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading "O de worl am roun an de worl am wide-- O Lord, remember your chillun in de mornin!
ECHOverbUS /ˈekoʊ/
to say again or imitate
From this reading AN ECHO.
flatadjectiveUS /flæt/
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading With a plaintive quirk of the voice the singer paused, gayly flicked the strings of the banjo, then put her hand flat upon them to stop the vibration and smiled round on her admirers.
flicked
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From this reading With a plaintive quirk of the voice the singer paused, gayly flicked the strings of the banjo, then put her hand flat upon them to stop the vibration and smiled round on her admirers.
gaylyadverb
in a joyous manner
From this reading With a plaintive quirk of the voice the singer paused, gayly flicked the strings of the banjo, then put her hand flat upon them to stop the vibration and smiled round on her admirers.
groupnounUS /ɡruːp/
any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
From this reading The group were applauding heartily.
handnounUS /hænd/
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading With a plaintive quirk of the voice the singer paused, gayly flicked the strings of the banjo, then put her hand flat upon them to stop the vibration and smiled round on her admirers.
heartilyadverbUS /ˈhɑːrtəli/
with gusto and without reservation
From this reading The group were applauding heartily.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading With a plaintive quirk of the voice the singer paused, gayly flicked the strings of the banjo, then put her hand flat upon them to stop the vibration and smiled round on her admirers.
hideverbUS /haɪd/
prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading It's a mighty long way up de mountain side, An day aint no place whar de sinners kin hide, When de Lord comes in de mornin."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "O de worl am roun an de worl am wide-- O Lord, remember your chillun in de mornin!
It's
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From this reading It's a mighty long way up de mountain side, An day aint no place whar de sinners kin hide, When de Lord comes in de mornin."
kinnounUS /kɪn/
a person having kinship with another or others
From this reading It's a mighty long way up de mountain side, An day aint no place whar de sinners kin hide, When de Lord comes in de mornin."
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading It's a mighty long way up de mountain side, An day aint no place whar de sinners kin hide, When de Lord comes in de mornin."
LordnounUS /lɔːrd/
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading "O de worl am roun an de worl am wide-- O Lord, remember your chillun in de mornin!
mightyadjectiveUS /ˈmaɪti/
having or showing great strength or force or intensity
From this reading It's a mighty long way up de mountain side, An day aint no place whar de sinners kin hide, When de Lord comes in de mornin."
mornin
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From this reading "O de worl am roun an de worl am wide-- O Lord, remember your chillun in de mornin!
mountainnounUS /ˈmaʊntən/
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading It's a mighty long way up de mountain side, An day aint no place whar de sinners kin hide, When de Lord comes in de mornin."
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It's a mighty long way up de mountain side, An day aint no place whar de sinners kin hide, When de Lord comes in de mornin."
OnounUS /oʊ/
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "O de worl am roun an de worl am wide-- O Lord, remember your chillun in de mornin!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With a plaintive quirk of the voice the singer paused, gayly flicked the strings of the banjo, then put her hand flat upon them to stop the vibration and smiled round on her admirers.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading With a plaintive quirk of the voice the singer paused, gayly flicked the strings of the banjo, then put her hand flat upon them to stop the vibration and smiled round on her admirers.
pausedverbUS /pɔːzd/
past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading With a plaintive quirk of the voice the singer paused, gayly flicked the strings of the banjo, then put her hand flat upon them to stop the vibration and smiled round on her admirers.
placenounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading It's a mighty long way up de mountain side, An day aint no place whar de sinners kin hide, When de Lord comes in de mornin."
plaintiveadjectiveUS /ˈpleɪntɪv/
expressing sorrow
From this reading With a plaintive quirk of the voice the singer paused, gayly flicked the strings of the banjo, then put her hand flat upon them to stop the vibration and smiled round on her admirers.
putverbUS /pʊt/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading With a plaintive quirk of the voice the singer paused, gayly flicked the strings of the banjo, then put her hand flat upon them to stop the vibration and smiled round on her admirers.
quirknounUS /kwɜːrk/
a strange attitude or habit
From this reading With a plaintive quirk of the voice the singer paused, gayly flicked the strings of the banjo, then put her hand flat upon them to stop the vibration and smiled round on her admirers.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading "O de worl am roun an de worl am wide-- O Lord, remember your chillun in de mornin!
roun
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From this reading "O de worl am roun an de worl am wide-- O Lord, remember your chillun in de mornin!
roundnounUS /raʊnd/
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading With a plaintive quirk of the voice the singer paused, gayly flicked the strings of the banjo, then put her hand flat upon them to stop the vibration and smiled round on her admirers.
sidenounUS /saɪd/
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading It's a mighty long way up de mountain side, An day aint no place whar de sinners kin hide, When de Lord comes in de mornin."
singernounUS /ˈsɪŋər/
a person who sings
From this reading With a plaintive quirk of the voice the singer paused, gayly flicked the strings of the banjo, then put her hand flat upon them to stop the vibration and smiled round on her admirers.
sinnersnounUS /ˈsɪnərz/
plural of “sinner” — a person who sins (without repenting)
From this reading It's a mighty long way up de mountain side, An day aint no place whar de sinners kin hide, When de Lord comes in de mornin."
smiledverbUS /smaɪld/
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading With a plaintive quirk of the voice the singer paused, gayly flicked the strings of the banjo, then put her hand flat upon them to stop the vibration and smiled round on her admirers.
stopverbUS /stɑːp/
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading With a plaintive quirk of the voice the singer paused, gayly flicked the strings of the banjo, then put her hand flat upon them to stop the vibration and smiled round on her admirers.
stringsnounUS /strɪŋz/
the section of an orchestra that plays stringed instruments
From this reading With a plaintive quirk of the voice the singer paused, gayly flicked the strings of the banjo, then put her hand flat upon them to stop the vibration and smiled round on her admirers.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With a plaintive quirk of the voice the singer paused, gayly flicked the strings of the banjo, then put her hand flat upon them to stop the vibration and smiled round on her admirers.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading With a plaintive quirk of the voice the singer paused, gayly flicked the strings of the banjo, then put her hand flat upon them to stop the vibration and smiled round on her admirers.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading With a plaintive quirk of the voice the singer paused, gayly flicked the strings of the banjo, then put her hand flat upon them to stop the vibration and smiled round on her admirers.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With a plaintive quirk of the voice the singer paused, gayly flicked the strings of the banjo, then put her hand flat upon them to stop the vibration and smiled round on her admirers.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading It's a mighty long way up de mountain side, An day aint no place whar de sinners kin hide, When de Lord comes in de mornin."
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading With a plaintive quirk of the voice the singer paused, gayly flicked the strings of the banjo, then put her hand flat upon them to stop the vibration and smiled round on her admirers.
vibrationnounUS /vaɪˈbreɪʃən/
the act of vibrating
From this reading With a plaintive quirk of the voice the singer paused, gayly flicked the strings of the banjo, then put her hand flat upon them to stop the vibration and smiled round on her admirers.
voicenounUS /vɔɪs/
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading With a plaintive quirk of the voice the singer paused, gayly flicked the strings of the banjo, then put her hand flat upon them to stop the vibration and smiled round on her admirers.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading It's a mighty long way up de mountain side, An day aint no place whar de sinners kin hide, When de Lord comes in de mornin."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The group were applauding heartily.
whar
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From this reading It's a mighty long way up de mountain side, An day aint no place whar de sinners kin hide, When de Lord comes in de mornin."
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It's a mighty long way up de mountain side, An day aint no place whar de sinners kin hide, When de Lord comes in de mornin."
wideadjectiveUS /waɪd/
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading "O de worl am roun an de worl am wide-- O Lord, remember your chillun in de mornin!
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With a plaintive quirk of the voice the singer paused, gayly flicked the strings of the banjo, then put her hand flat upon them to stop the vibration and smiled round on her admirers.
worl
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From this reading "O de worl am roun an de worl am wide-- O Lord, remember your chillun in de mornin!
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "O de worl am roun an de worl am wide-- O Lord, remember your chillun in de mornin!