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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 Breeze and Uncle Bill found April with a quilt around him, sitting alone by the fire, looking at his feet.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading When she did speak it was to say Joy had been mighty shut-mouthed about April.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading Breeze and Uncle Bill found April with a quilt around him, sitting alone by the fire, looking at his feet.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She started to say more, but she changed her mind and kept silent, her eyes cast down on her sewing.
April
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From this reading When she did speak it was to say Joy had been mighty shut-mouthed about April.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Breeze and Uncle Bill found April with a quilt around him, sitting alone by the fire, looking at his feet.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Breeze and Uncle Bill found April with a quilt around him, sitting alone by the fire, looking at his feet.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading When she did speak it was to say Joy had been mighty shut-mouthed about April.
Bill
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From this reading “I can’ go, not so well, right now, Uncle Bill, but Breeze kin go if e’ll thread me two or three needles first.”
Breeze
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From this reading “I can’ go, not so well, right now, Uncle Bill, but Breeze kin go if e’ll thread me two or three needles first.”
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “I can’ go, not so well, right now, Uncle Bill, but Breeze kin go if e’ll thread me two or three needles first.”
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Breeze and Uncle Bill found April with a quilt around him, sitting alone by the fire, looking at his feet.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “I can’ go, not so well, right now, Uncle Bill, but Breeze kin go if e’ll thread me two or three needles first.”
cast
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From this reading She started to say more, but she changed her mind and kept silent, her eyes cast down on her sewing.
changed
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From this reading She started to say more, but she changed her mind and kept silent, her eyes cast down on her sewing.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading When she did speak it was to say Joy had been mighty shut-mouthed about April.
down
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From this reading She started to say more, but she changed her mind and kept silent, her eyes cast down on her sewing.
e'll
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From this reading “I can’ go, not so well, right now, Uncle Bill, but Breeze kin go if e’ll thread me two or three needles first.”
eyes
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From this reading She started to say more, but she changed her mind and kept silent, her eyes cast down on her sewing.
feet
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From this reading Breeze and Uncle Bill found April with a quilt around him, sitting alone by the fire, looking at his feet.
fire
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From this reading Breeze and Uncle Bill found April with a quilt around him, sitting alone by the fire, looking at his feet.
first
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From this reading “I can’ go, not so well, right now, Uncle Bill, but Breeze kin go if e’ll thread me two or three needles first.”
found
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From this reading Breeze and Uncle Bill found April with a quilt around him, sitting alone by the fire, looking at his feet.
funny
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From this reading Joy had funny ways.
go
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From this reading “I can’ go, not so well, right now, Uncle Bill, but Breeze kin go if e’ll thread me two or three needles first.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When she did speak it was to say Joy had been mighty shut-mouthed about April.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She started to say more, but she changed her mind and kept silent, her eyes cast down on her sewing.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Breeze and Uncle Bill found April with a quilt around him, sitting alone by the fire, looking at his feet.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Breeze and Uncle Bill found April with a quilt around him, sitting alone by the fire, looking at his feet.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I can’ go, not so well, right now, Uncle Bill, but Breeze kin go if e’ll thread me two or three needles first.”
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “I can’ go, not so well, right now, Uncle Bill, but Breeze kin go if e’ll thread me two or three needles first.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When she did speak it was to say Joy had been mighty shut-mouthed about April.
Joy
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From this reading When she did speak it was to say Joy had been mighty shut-mouthed about April.
kept
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From this reading She started to say more, but she changed her mind and kept silent, her eyes cast down on her sewing.
kin
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From this reading “I can’ go, not so well, right now, Uncle Bill, but Breeze kin go if e’ll thread me two or three needles first.”
looking
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From this reading Breeze and Uncle Bill found April with a quilt around him, sitting alone by the fire, looking at his feet.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I can’ go, not so well, right now, Uncle Bill, but Breeze kin go if e’ll thread me two or three needles first.”
mighty
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From this reading When she did speak it was to say Joy had been mighty shut-mouthed about April.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading She started to say more, but she changed her mind and kept silent, her eyes cast down on her sewing.
more
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From this reading She started to say more, but she changed her mind and kept silent, her eyes cast down on her sewing.
needles
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From this reading “I can’ go, not so well, right now, Uncle Bill, but Breeze kin go if e’ll thread me two or three needles first.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I can’ go, not so well, right now, Uncle Bill, but Breeze kin go if e’ll thread me two or three needles first.”
now
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From this reading “I can’ go, not so well, right now, Uncle Bill, but Breeze kin go if e’ll thread me two or three needles first.”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She started to say more, but she changed her mind and kept silent, her eyes cast down on her sewing.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “I can’ go, not so well, right now, Uncle Bill, but Breeze kin go if e’ll thread me two or three needles first.”
quilt
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From this reading Breeze and Uncle Bill found April with a quilt around him, sitting alone by the fire, looking at his feet.
right
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From this reading “I can’ go, not so well, right now, Uncle Bill, but Breeze kin go if e’ll thread me two or three needles first.”
say
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From this reading She started to say more, but she changed her mind and kept silent, her eyes cast down on her sewing.
sewing
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From this reading She started to say more, but she changed her mind and kept silent, her eyes cast down on her sewing.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She started to say more, but she changed her mind and kept silent, her eyes cast down on her sewing.
shut-mouthed
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From this reading When she did speak it was to say Joy had been mighty shut-mouthed about April.
silent
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From this reading She started to say more, but she changed her mind and kept silent, her eyes cast down on her sewing.
sitting
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From this reading Breeze and Uncle Bill found April with a quilt around him, sitting alone by the fire, looking at his feet.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “I can’ go, not so well, right now, Uncle Bill, but Breeze kin go if e’ll thread me two or three needles first.”
speak
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From this reading When she did speak it was to say Joy had been mighty shut-mouthed about April.
started
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From this reading She started to say more, but she changed her mind and kept silent, her eyes cast down on her sewing.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Breeze and Uncle Bill found April with a quilt around him, sitting alone by the fire, looking at his feet.
thread
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From this reading “I can’ go, not so well, right now, Uncle Bill, but Breeze kin go if e’ll thread me two or three needles first.”
three
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From this reading “I can’ go, not so well, right now, Uncle Bill, but Breeze kin go if e’ll thread me two or three needles first.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She started to say more, but she changed her mind and kept silent, her eyes cast down on her sewing.
two
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From this reading “I can’ go, not so well, right now, Uncle Bill, but Breeze kin go if e’ll thread me two or three needles first.”
Uncle
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From this reading “I can’ go, not so well, right now, Uncle Bill, but Breeze kin go if e’ll thread me two or three needles first.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When she did speak it was to say Joy had been mighty shut-mouthed about April.
ways
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From this reading Joy had funny ways.
well
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From this reading “I can’ go, not so well, right now, Uncle Bill, but Breeze kin go if e’ll thread me two or three needles first.”
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When she did speak it was to say Joy had been mighty shut-mouthed about April.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Breeze and Uncle Bill found April with a quilt around him, sitting alone by the fire, looking at his feet.
