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Betsy Gaskins (Dimicrat), Wife of Jobe Gaskins (Republican)

Chapter XX · Jobe Helping to Raise the Officers’ Salaries

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JOBE has been a helpin Hen Minick cut wheat and harvest for a week past, and the poor man has big blisters in his hand and cracks and sores on his fingers that jist keep me busy a pickin and a salvin and a doctorin.
And he is that stiff he can hardly walk.
He has been workin to git money to pay taxes with.
When he got done Hen told him he would have to wait till arter thrashin time for the $7.50 he owes him for helpin.
Jobe told him he would have to have it right away, as his taxes was past due, and if he dident pay them soon they would attach a penalty to them.
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Betsy Gaskins (Dimicrat), Wife of Jobe Gaskins (Republican)

Chapter XX · Jobe Helping to Raise the Officers’ Salaries

Chapter XX of Betsy Gaskins (Dimicrat), Wife of Jobe Gaskins (Republican), “Jobe Helping to Raise the Officers’ Salaries,” is here in full — 24 sentences across 5 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/4 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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JOBE has been a helpin Hen Minick cut wheat and harvest for a week past, and the poor man has big blisters in his hand and cracks and sores on his fingers that jist keep me busy a pickin and a salvin and a doctorin.
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And he is that stiff he can hardly walk.
/ənd hiː ɪz ðæt stɪf hiː kæn ˈhɑːrdli wɔːk/
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He has been workin to git money to pay taxes with.
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When he got done Hen told him he would have to wait till arter thrashin time for the $7.50 he owes him for helpin.
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Jobe told him he would have to have it right away, as his taxes was past due, and if he dident pay them soon they would attach a penalty to them.

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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

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attach verb US /əˈtætʃ/

cause to be attached

From this reading “Jobe told him he would have to have it right away, as his taxes was past due, and if he dident pay them soon they would attach a penalty to them.”

blisters noun US /ˈblɪstərz/

plural of “blister” — a flaw on a surface resulting when an applied substance does not adhere (as an air bubble in a coat of paint)

From this reading “JOBE has been a helpin Hen Minick cut wheat and harvest for a week past, and the poor man has big blisters in his hand and cracks and sores on his fingers that jist keep me busy a pickin and a salvin and a doctorin.”

cracks noun US /kræks/

plural of “crack” — a long narrow opening

From this reading “JOBE has been a helpin Hen Minick cut wheat and harvest for a week past, and the poor man has big blisters in his hand and cracks and sores on his fingers that jist keep me busy a pickin and a salvin and a doctorin.”

harvest noun US /ˈhɑːrvəst/

the yield from plants in a single growing season

From this reading “JOBE has been a helpin Hen Minick cut wheat and harvest for a week past, and the poor man has big blisters in his hand and cracks and sores on his fingers that jist keep me busy a pickin and a salvin and a doctorin.”

owes verb US /oʊz/

third-person singular of “owe” — be obliged to pay or repay

From this reading “When he got done Hen told him he would have to wait till arter thrashin time for the $7.50 he owes him for helpin.”

penalty noun US /ˈpenəlti/

the act of punishing

From this reading “Jobe told him he would have to have it right away, as his taxes was past due, and if he dident pay them soon they would attach a penalty to them.”

sores noun US /sɔːrz/

plural of “sore” — an open skin infection

From this reading “JOBE has been a helpin Hen Minick cut wheat and harvest for a week past, and the poor man has big blisters in his hand and cracks and sores on his fingers that jist keep me busy a pickin and a salvin and a doctorin.”

taxes noun US /ˈtæksəz/

plural of “tax” — charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government

From this reading “He has been workin to git money to pay taxes with.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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wait till verb + particle

In this reading “When he got done Hen told him he would have to wait till arter thrashin time for the $7.50 he owes him for helpin.”

week past noun + noun

In this reading “JOBE has been a helpin Hen Minick cut wheat and harvest for a week past, and the poor man has big blisters in his hand and cracks and sores on his fingers that jist keep me busy a pickin and a salvin and a doctorin.”

poor man adjective + noun

In this reading “JOBE has been a helpin Hen Minick cut wheat and harvest for a week past, and the poor man has big blisters in his hand and cracks and sores on his fingers that jist keep me busy a pickin and a salvin and a doctorin.”

for a week preposition + article + noun counted as “for … week”

In this reading “JOBE has been a helpin Hen Minick cut wheat and harvest for a week past, and the poor man has big blisters in his hand and cracks and sores on his fingers that jist keep me busy a pickin and a salvin and a doctorin.”

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7.50

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From this reading When he got done Hen told him he would have to wait till arter thrashin time for the $7.50 he owes him for helpin.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading JOBE has been a helpin Hen Minick cut wheat and harvest for a week past, and the poor man has big blisters in his hand and cracks and sores on his fingers that jist keep me busy a pickin and a salvin and a doctorin.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading JOBE has been a helpin Hen Minick cut wheat and harvest for a week past, and the poor man has big blisters in his hand and cracks and sores on his fingers that jist keep me busy a pickin and a salvin and a doctorin.

arter

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From this reading When he got done Hen told him he would have to wait till arter thrashin time for the $7.50 he owes him for helpin.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Jobe told him he would have to have it right away, as his taxes was past due, and if he dident pay them soon they would attach a penalty to them.

attachverbUS /əˈtætʃ/

cause to be attached

From this reading Jobe told him he would have to have it right away, as his taxes was past due, and if he dident pay them soon they would attach a penalty to them.

awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading Jobe told him he would have to have it right away, as his taxes was past due, and if he dident pay them soon they would attach a penalty to them.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading JOBE has been a helpin Hen Minick cut wheat and harvest for a week past, and the poor man has big blisters in his hand and cracks and sores on his fingers that jist keep me busy a pickin and a salvin and a doctorin.

bigadjectiveUS /bɪɡ/

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading JOBE has been a helpin Hen Minick cut wheat and harvest for a week past, and the poor man has big blisters in his hand and cracks and sores on his fingers that jist keep me busy a pickin and a salvin and a doctorin.

blistersnounUS /ˈblɪstərz/

plural of “blister” — a flaw on a surface resulting when an applied substance does not adhere (as an air bubble in a coat of paint)

From this reading JOBE has been a helpin Hen Minick cut wheat and harvest for a week past, and the poor man has big blisters in his hand and cracks and sores on his fingers that jist keep me busy a pickin and a salvin and a doctorin.

busyadjectiveUS /ˈbɪzi/

actively or fully engaged or occupied

From this reading JOBE has been a helpin Hen Minick cut wheat and harvest for a week past, and the poor man has big blisters in his hand and cracks and sores on his fingers that jist keep me busy a pickin and a salvin and a doctorin.

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading And he is that stiff he can hardly walk.

cracksnounUS /kræks/

plural of “crack” — a long narrow opening

From this reading JOBE has been a helpin Hen Minick cut wheat and harvest for a week past, and the poor man has big blisters in his hand and cracks and sores on his fingers that jist keep me busy a pickin and a salvin and a doctorin.

cutverbUS /kʌt/

separate with or as if with an instrument

From this reading JOBE has been a helpin Hen Minick cut wheat and harvest for a week past, and the poor man has big blisters in his hand and cracks and sores on his fingers that jist keep me busy a pickin and a salvin and a doctorin.

dident

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From this reading Jobe told him he would have to have it right away, as his taxes was past due, and if he dident pay them soon they would attach a penalty to them.

doctorin

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From this reading JOBE has been a helpin Hen Minick cut wheat and harvest for a week past, and the poor man has big blisters in his hand and cracks and sores on his fingers that jist keep me busy a pickin and a salvin and a doctorin.

doneadjectiveUS /dʌn/

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading When he got done Hen told him he would have to wait till arter thrashin time for the $7.50 he owes him for helpin.

dueadjectiveUS /duː/

owed and payable immediately or on demand

From this reading Jobe told him he would have to have it right away, as his taxes was past due, and if he dident pay them soon they would attach a penalty to them.

fingersnounUS /ˈfɪŋɡərz/

plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)

From this reading JOBE has been a helpin Hen Minick cut wheat and harvest for a week past, and the poor man has big blisters in his hand and cracks and sores on his fingers that jist keep me busy a pickin and a salvin and a doctorin.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading JOBE has been a helpin Hen Minick cut wheat and harvest for a week past, and the poor man has big blisters in his hand and cracks and sores on his fingers that jist keep me busy a pickin and a salvin and a doctorin.

gitnounUS /ɡɪt/

a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible

From this reading He has been workin to git money to pay taxes with.

gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading When he got done Hen told him he would have to wait till arter thrashin time for the $7.50 he owes him for helpin.

handnounUS /hænd/

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading JOBE has been a helpin Hen Minick cut wheat and harvest for a week past, and the poor man has big blisters in his hand and cracks and sores on his fingers that jist keep me busy a pickin and a salvin and a doctorin.

hardlyadverbUS /ˈhɑːrdli/

only a very short time before

From this reading And he is that stiff he can hardly walk.

harvestnounUS /ˈhɑːrvəst/

the yield from plants in a single growing season

From this reading JOBE has been a helpin Hen Minick cut wheat and harvest for a week past, and the poor man has big blisters in his hand and cracks and sores on his fingers that jist keep me busy a pickin and a salvin and a doctorin.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading JOBE has been a helpin Hen Minick cut wheat and harvest for a week past, and the poor man has big blisters in his hand and cracks and sores on his fingers that jist keep me busy a pickin and a salvin and a doctorin.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading When he got done Hen told him he would have to wait till arter thrashin time for the $7.50 he owes him for helpin.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading And he is that stiff he can hardly walk.

helpin

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From this reading JOBE has been a helpin Hen Minick cut wheat and harvest for a week past, and the poor man has big blisters in his hand and cracks and sores on his fingers that jist keep me busy a pickin and a salvin and a doctorin.

HennounUS /hen/

adult female chicken

From this reading JOBE has been a helpin Hen Minick cut wheat and harvest for a week past, and the poor man has big blisters in his hand and cracks and sores on his fingers that jist keep me busy a pickin and a salvin and a doctorin.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading When he got done Hen told him he would have to wait till arter thrashin time for the $7.50 he owes him for helpin.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading JOBE has been a helpin Hen Minick cut wheat and harvest for a week past, and the poor man has big blisters in his hand and cracks and sores on his fingers that jist keep me busy a pickin and a salvin and a doctorin.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Jobe told him he would have to have it right away, as his taxes was past due, and if he dident pay them soon they would attach a penalty to them.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading JOBE has been a helpin Hen Minick cut wheat and harvest for a week past, and the poor man has big blisters in his hand and cracks and sores on his fingers that jist keep me busy a pickin and a salvin and a doctorin.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading And he is that stiff he can hardly walk.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Jobe told him he would have to have it right away, as his taxes was past due, and if he dident pay them soon they would attach a penalty to them.

jist

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading JOBE has been a helpin Hen Minick cut wheat and harvest for a week past, and the poor man has big blisters in his hand and cracks and sores on his fingers that jist keep me busy a pickin and a salvin and a doctorin.

JOBE

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From this reading JOBE has been a helpin Hen Minick cut wheat and harvest for a week past, and the poor man has big blisters in his hand and cracks and sores on his fingers that jist keep me busy a pickin and a salvin and a doctorin.

keepverbUS /kiːp/

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

From this reading JOBE has been a helpin Hen Minick cut wheat and harvest for a week past, and the poor man has big blisters in his hand and cracks and sores on his fingers that jist keep me busy a pickin and a salvin and a doctorin.

mannounUS /mæn/

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading JOBE has been a helpin Hen Minick cut wheat and harvest for a week past, and the poor man has big blisters in his hand and cracks and sores on his fingers that jist keep me busy a pickin and a salvin and a doctorin.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading JOBE has been a helpin Hen Minick cut wheat and harvest for a week past, and the poor man has big blisters in his hand and cracks and sores on his fingers that jist keep me busy a pickin and a salvin and a doctorin.

Minick

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From this reading JOBE has been a helpin Hen Minick cut wheat and harvest for a week past, and the poor man has big blisters in his hand and cracks and sores on his fingers that jist keep me busy a pickin and a salvin and a doctorin.

moneynounUS /ˈmʌni/

the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender

From this reading He has been workin to git money to pay taxes with.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading JOBE has been a helpin Hen Minick cut wheat and harvest for a week past, and the poor man has big blisters in his hand and cracks and sores on his fingers that jist keep me busy a pickin and a salvin and a doctorin.

owesverbUS /oʊz/

third-person singular of “owe” — be obliged to pay or repay

From this reading When he got done Hen told him he would have to wait till arter thrashin time for the $7.50 he owes him for helpin.

pastnounUS /pæst/

the time that has elapsed

From this reading JOBE has been a helpin Hen Minick cut wheat and harvest for a week past, and the poor man has big blisters in his hand and cracks and sores on his fingers that jist keep me busy a pickin and a salvin and a doctorin.

payverbUS /peɪ/

give money, usually in exchange for goods or services

From this reading He has been workin to git money to pay taxes with.

penaltynounUS /ˈpenəlti/

the act of punishing

From this reading Jobe told him he would have to have it right away, as his taxes was past due, and if he dident pay them soon they would attach a penalty to them.

pickin

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading JOBE has been a helpin Hen Minick cut wheat and harvest for a week past, and the poor man has big blisters in his hand and cracks and sores on his fingers that jist keep me busy a pickin and a salvin and a doctorin.

pooradjectiveUS /puːr/

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading JOBE has been a helpin Hen Minick cut wheat and harvest for a week past, and the poor man has big blisters in his hand and cracks and sores on his fingers that jist keep me busy a pickin and a salvin and a doctorin.

rightadverbUS /raɪt/

precisely, exactly

From this reading Jobe told him he would have to have it right away, as his taxes was past due, and if he dident pay them soon they would attach a penalty to them.

salvin

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading JOBE has been a helpin Hen Minick cut wheat and harvest for a week past, and the poor man has big blisters in his hand and cracks and sores on his fingers that jist keep me busy a pickin and a salvin and a doctorin.

soonadverbUS /suːn/

in the near future

From this reading Jobe told him he would have to have it right away, as his taxes was past due, and if he dident pay them soon they would attach a penalty to them.

soresnounUS /sɔːrz/

plural of “sore” — an open skin infection

From this reading JOBE has been a helpin Hen Minick cut wheat and harvest for a week past, and the poor man has big blisters in his hand and cracks and sores on his fingers that jist keep me busy a pickin and a salvin and a doctorin.

stiffadjectiveUS /stɪf/

not moving or operating freely

From this reading And he is that stiff he can hardly walk.

taxesnounUS /ˈtæksəz/

plural of “tax” — charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government

From this reading He has been workin to git money to pay taxes with.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading JOBE has been a helpin Hen Minick cut wheat and harvest for a week past, and the poor man has big blisters in his hand and cracks and sores on his fingers that jist keep me busy a pickin and a salvin and a doctorin.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading JOBE has been a helpin Hen Minick cut wheat and harvest for a week past, and the poor man has big blisters in his hand and cracks and sores on his fingers that jist keep me busy a pickin and a salvin and a doctorin.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Jobe told him he would have to have it right away, as his taxes was past due, and if he dident pay them soon they would attach a penalty to them.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Jobe told him he would have to have it right away, as his taxes was past due, and if he dident pay them soon they would attach a penalty to them.

thrashin

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading When he got done Hen told him he would have to wait till arter thrashin time for the $7.50 he owes him for helpin.

tillprepositionUS /tɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading When he got done Hen told him he would have to wait till arter thrashin time for the $7.50 he owes him for helpin.

timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading When he got done Hen told him he would have to wait till arter thrashin time for the $7.50 he owes him for helpin.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading He has been workin to git money to pay taxes with.

toldverbUS /toʊld/

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading When he got done Hen told him he would have to wait till arter thrashin time for the $7.50 he owes him for helpin.

waitverbUS /weɪt/

stay in one place and anticipate or expect something

From this reading When he got done Hen told him he would have to wait till arter thrashin time for the $7.50 he owes him for helpin.

walknounUS /wɔːk/

the act of traveling by foot

From this reading And he is that stiff he can hardly walk.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Jobe told him he would have to have it right away, as his taxes was past due, and if he dident pay them soon they would attach a penalty to them.

weeknounUS /wiːk/

any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading JOBE has been a helpin Hen Minick cut wheat and harvest for a week past, and the poor man has big blisters in his hand and cracks and sores on his fingers that jist keep me busy a pickin and a salvin and a doctorin.

wheatnounUS /wiːt/

annual or biennial grass having erect flower spikes and light brown grains

From this reading JOBE has been a helpin Hen Minick cut wheat and harvest for a week past, and the poor man has big blisters in his hand and cracks and sores on his fingers that jist keep me busy a pickin and a salvin and a doctorin.

WhenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading When he got done Hen told him he would have to wait till arter thrashin time for the $7.50 he owes him for helpin.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading He has been workin to git money to pay taxes with.

workin

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading He has been workin to git money to pay taxes with.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading When he got done Hen told him he would have to wait till arter thrashin time for the $7.50 he owes him for helpin.

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A word that appears in the opening chapter of Betsy Gaskins (Dimicrat), Wife of Jobe Gaskins (Republican); the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Represent
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Betsy Gaskins (Dimicrat), Wife of Jobe Gaskins (Republican); the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Certain
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Betsy Gaskins (Dimicrat), Wife of Jobe Gaskins (Republican); the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.