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From this reading This is March 3d, and yisterday arternoon they put me out.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I had about give up their comin, and was tryin to feel better, when all of a suddint I heerd a knock at the door.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I had about give up their comin, and was tryin to feel better, when all of a suddint I heerd a knock at the door.
past form of “act” — perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading Said the one who acted as leader: “Is this where the Gaskinses live?”
(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 about give up their comin, and was tryin to feel better, when all of a suddint I heerd a knock at the door.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This is March 3d, and yisterday arternoon they put me out.
arternoon
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From this reading This is March 3d, and yisterday arternoon they put me out.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Said the one who acted as leader: “Is this where the Gaskinses live?”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I had about give up their comin, and was tryin to feel better, when all of a suddint I heerd a knock at the door.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading I had about give up their comin, and was tryin to feel better, when all of a suddint I heerd a knock at the door.
lacking funds
From this reading MY heart is so broke that I hardly know how to rite.
comin
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From this reading I had about give up their comin, and was tryin to feel better, when all of a suddint I heerd a knock at the door.
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading This is March 3d, and yisterday arternoon they put me out.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading I had about give up their comin, and was tryin to feel better, when all of a suddint I heerd a knock at the door.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading I had about give up their comin, and was tryin to feel better, when all of a suddint I heerd a knock at the door.
Gaskinses
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From this reading Said the one who acted as leader: “Is this where the Gaskinses live?”
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading I had about give up their comin, and was tryin to feel better, when all of a suddint I heerd a knock at the door.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had about give up their comin, and was tryin to feel better, when all of a suddint I heerd a knock at the door.
only a very short time before
From this reading MY heart is so broke that I hardly know how to rite.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading MY heart is so broke that I hardly know how to rite.
heerd
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From this reading I had about give up their comin, and was tryin to feel better, when all of a suddint I heerd a knock at the door.
how
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From this reading MY heart is so broke that I hardly know how to rite.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading MY heart is so broke that I hardly know how to rite.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MY heart is so broke that I hardly know how to rite.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I opened it, and there stood three strange men.
deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading I had about give up their comin, and was tryin to feel better, when all of a suddint I heerd a knock at the door.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading MY heart is so broke that I hardly know how to rite.
a person who rules or guides or inspires others
From this reading Said the one who acted as leader: “Is this where the Gaskinses live?”
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Said the one who acted as leader: “Is this where the Gaskinses live?”
march in a procession
From this reading This is March 3d, and yisterday arternoon they put me out.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This is March 3d, and yisterday arternoon they put me out.
the force of workers available
From this reading I opened it, and there stood three strange men.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MY heart is so broke that I hardly know how to rite.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I had about give up their comin, and was tryin to feel better, when all of a suddint I heerd a knock at the door.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Said the one who acted as leader: “Is this where the Gaskinses live?”
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading I opened it, and there stood three strange men.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading This is March 3d, and yisterday arternoon they put me out.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading This is March 3d, and yisterday arternoon they put me out.
ritenounUS /raɪt/
an established ceremony prescribed by a religion
From this reading MY heart is so broke that I hardly know how to rite.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Said the one who acted as leader: “Is this where the Gaskinses live?”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading MY heart is so broke that I hardly know how to rite.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading I opened it, and there stood three strange men.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading I opened it, and there stood three strange men.
suddint
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From this reading I had about give up their comin, and was tryin to feel better, when all of a suddint I heerd a knock at the door.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading MY heart is so broke that I hardly know how to rite.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I had about give up their comin, and was tryin to feel better, when all of a suddint I heerd a knock at the door.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading I had about give up their comin, and was tryin to feel better, when all of a suddint I heerd a knock at the door.
in or at that place or location
From this reading I opened it, and there stood three strange men.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This is March 3d, and yisterday arternoon they put me out.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is March 3d, and yisterday arternoon they put me out.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading I opened it, and there stood three strange men.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MY heart is so broke that I hardly know how to rite.
tryin
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From this reading I had about give up their comin, and was tryin to feel better, when all of a suddint I heerd a knock at the door.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I had about give up their comin, and was tryin to feel better, when all of a suddint I heerd a knock at the door.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I had about give up their comin, and was tryin to feel better, when all of a suddint I heerd a knock at the door.
at the time that
From this reading I had about give up their comin, and was tryin to feel better, when all of a suddint I heerd a knock at the door.
in or at the place that
From this reading Said the one who acted as leader: “Is this where the Gaskinses live?”
which person or people
From this reading Said the one who acted as leader: “Is this where the Gaskinses live?”
yisterday
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From this reading This is March 3d, and yisterday arternoon they put me out.
