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

Chapter XXII · Them Promises

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JOBE took what hay he could spare to town yisterday and sold it to Billot, the miller.
He dident git any money.
He took Billot’s note, due ten days before our semi-annual interest falls due on our mortgage.
Jobe says he would rather have Billot’s note than the money.
He says it haint in style to pay cash durin a gold basis.
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Betsy Gaskins (Dimicrat), Wife of Jobe Gaskins (Republican)

Chapter XXII · Them Promises

Chapter XXII of Betsy Gaskins (Dimicrat), Wife of Jobe Gaskins (Republican), “Them Promises,” is here in full — 17 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/3 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
JOBE took what hay he could spare to town yisterday and sold it to Billot, the miller.
Line 2
He dident git any money.
Line 3
He took Billot’s note, due ten days before our semi-annual interest falls due on our mortgage.
Line 4
Jobe says he would rather have Billot’s note than the money.
Line 5
He says it haint in style to pay cash durin a gold basis.

Learner Dictionary

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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

basis noun US /ˈbeɪsəs/

a relation that provides the foundation for something

From this reading “He says it haint in style to pay cash durin a gold basis.”

cash noun US /kæʃ/

money in the form of bills or coins

From this reading “He says it haint in style to pay cash durin a gold basis.”

falls noun US /fɔːlz/

the petals or sepals of a flower that bend downward (especially the outer perianth of an iris)

From this reading “He took Billot’s note, due ten days before our semi-annual interest falls due on our mortgage.”

git noun US /ɡɪt/

a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible

From this reading “He dident git any money.”

hay noun US /heɪ/

grass mowed and cured for use as fodder

From this reading “JOBE took what hay he could spare to town yisterday and sold it to Billot, the miller.”

miller noun US /ˈmɪlər/

United States bandleader of a popular big band (1909-1944)

From this reading “JOBE took what hay he could spare to town yisterday and sold it to Billot, the miller.”

mortgage noun US /ˈmɔːrɡədʒ/

a conditional conveyance of property as security for the repayment of a loan

From this reading “He took Billot’s note, due ten days before our semi-annual interest falls due on our mortgage.”

sold adjective US /soʊld/

disposed of to a purchaser

From this reading “JOBE took what hay he could spare to town yisterday and sold it to Billot, the miller.”

Word partnerships in these lines

English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

ten days noun + noun

In this reading “He took Billot’s note, due ten days before our semi-annual interest falls due on our mortgage.”

pay cash verb + noun

pay (for something) with cash

In this reading “He says it haint in style to pay cash durin a gold basis.”

any money adjective + noun

In this reading “He dident git any money.”

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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 He says it haint in style to pay cash durin a gold basis.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading JOBE took what hay he could spare to town yisterday and sold it to Billot, the miller.

anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading He dident git any money.

basisnounUS /ˈbeɪsəs/

a relation that provides the foundation for something

From this reading He says it haint in style to pay cash durin a gold basis.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading He took Billot’s note, due ten days before our semi-annual interest falls due on our mortgage.

Billot

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

From this reading JOBE took what hay he could spare to town yisterday and sold it to Billot, the miller.

Billot's

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

From this reading He took Billot’s note, due ten days before our semi-annual interest falls due on our mortgage.

cashnounUS /kæʃ/

money in the form of bills or coins

From this reading He says it haint in style to pay cash durin a gold basis.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading JOBE took what hay he could spare to town yisterday and sold it to Billot, the miller.

daysnounUS /deɪz/

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading He took Billot’s note, due ten days before our semi-annual interest falls due on our mortgage.

dident

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

From this reading He dident git any money.

dueadjectiveUS /duː/

owed and payable immediately or on demand

From this reading He took Billot’s note, due ten days before our semi-annual interest falls due on our mortgage.

durin

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

From this reading He says it haint in style to pay cash durin a gold basis.

fallsnounUS /fɔːlz/

the petals or sepals of a flower that bend downward (especially the outer perianth of an iris)

From this reading He took Billot’s note, due ten days before our semi-annual interest falls due on our mortgage.

gitnounUS /ɡɪt/

a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible

From this reading He dident git any money.

goldnounUS /ɡoʊld/

coins made of gold

From this reading He says it haint in style to pay cash durin a gold basis.

haint

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

From this reading He says it haint in style to pay cash durin a gold basis.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Jobe says he would rather have Billot’s note than the money.

haynounUS /heɪ/

grass mowed and cured for use as fodder

From this reading JOBE took what hay he could spare to town yisterday and sold it to Billot, the miller.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading JOBE took what hay he could spare to town yisterday and sold it to Billot, the miller.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading He says it haint in style to pay cash durin a gold basis.

interestnounUS /ˈɪntrəst/

a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something

From this reading He took Billot’s note, due ten days before our semi-annual interest falls due on our mortgage.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading JOBE took what hay he could spare to town yisterday and sold it to Billot, the miller.

JOBE

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

From this reading JOBE took what hay he could spare to town yisterday and sold it to Billot, the miller.

millernounUS /ˈmɪlər/

United States bandleader of a popular big band (1909-1944)

From this reading JOBE took what hay he could spare to town yisterday and sold it to Billot, the miller.

moneynounUS /ˈmʌni/

the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender

From this reading He dident git any money.

mortgagenounUS /ˈmɔːrɡədʒ/

a conditional conveyance of property as security for the repayment of a loan

From this reading He took Billot’s note, due ten days before our semi-annual interest falls due on our mortgage.

notenounUS /noʊt/

a brief written record

From this reading He took Billot’s note, due ten days before our semi-annual interest falls due on our mortgage.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading He took Billot’s note, due ten days before our semi-annual interest falls due on our mortgage.

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading He took Billot’s note, due ten days before our semi-annual interest falls due on our mortgage.

payverbUS /peɪ/

give money, usually in exchange for goods or services

From this reading He says it haint in style to pay cash durin a gold basis.

ratheradverbUS /ˈræðər/

on the contrary

From this reading Jobe says he would rather have Billot’s note than the money.

saysnounUS /sez/

plural of “say” — the chance to speak

From this reading Jobe says he would rather have Billot’s note than the money.

semi-annual

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

From this reading He took Billot’s note, due ten days before our semi-annual interest falls due on our mortgage.

soldadjectiveUS /soʊld/

disposed of to a purchaser

From this reading JOBE took what hay he could spare to town yisterday and sold it to Billot, the miller.

spareverbUS /sper/

refrain from harming

From this reading JOBE took what hay he could spare to town yisterday and sold it to Billot, the miller.

stylenounUS /staɪl/

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading He says it haint in style to pay cash durin a gold basis.

tennounUS /ten/

the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system

From this reading He took Billot’s note, due ten days before our semi-annual interest falls due on our mortgage.

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Jobe says he would rather have Billot’s note than the money.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading JOBE took what hay he could spare to town yisterday and sold it to Billot, the miller.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading JOBE took what hay he could spare to town yisterday and sold it to Billot, the miller.

tookverbUS /tʊk/

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading JOBE took what hay he could spare to town yisterday and sold it to Billot, the miller.

townnounUS /taʊn/

an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading JOBE took what hay he could spare to town yisterday and sold it to Billot, the miller.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading JOBE took what hay he could spare to town yisterday and sold it to Billot, the miller.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

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

From this reading Jobe says he would rather have Billot’s note than the money.

yisterday

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

From this reading JOBE took what hay he could spare to town yisterday and sold it to Billot, the miller.

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