affectverbUS /əˈfekt/
have an effect upon
From this reading FLYING HEELS The six dusty miles from the station to the plantation would have been tedious ordinarily, but the boys were too full of high spirits to let little things like dust and heat affect them.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading “Ah’m afraid dat Marse Jim Boolus am fixin’ to make you an’ you ma all de trouble dat he kin,” said the old darkey, shaking his head.
Ah'm
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From this reading “Ah’m afraid dat Marse Jim Boolus am fixin’ to make you an’ you ma all de trouble dat he kin,” said the old darkey, shaking his head.
(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 The old negro gave the boys news of all that had been going on at the plantation since Lee’s last time home.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The buckboard creaked and jounced along, and the mules seemed to have even more than their share of the general disinclination to hurry.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “Ah’m afraid dat Marse Jim Boolus am fixin’ to make you an’ you ma all de trouble dat he kin,” said the old darkey, shaking his head.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “Ah’m afraid dat Marse Jim Boolus am fixin’ to make you an’ you ma all de trouble dat he kin,” said the old darkey, shaking his head.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FLYING HEELS The six dusty miles from the station to the plantation would have been tedious ordinarily, but the boys were too full of high spirits to let little things like dust and heat affect them.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The old negro gave the boys news of all that had been going on at the plantation since Lee’s last time home.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading FLYING HEELS The six dusty miles from the station to the plantation would have been tedious ordinarily, but the boys were too full of high spirits to let little things like dust and heat affect them.
Boolus
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From this reading “Ah’m afraid dat Marse Jim Boolus am fixin’ to make you an’ you ma all de trouble dat he kin,” said the old darkey, shaking his head.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading FLYING HEELS The six dusty miles from the station to the plantation would have been tedious ordinarily, but the boys were too full of high spirits to let little things like dust and heat affect them.
buckboardnoun
an open horse-drawn carriage with four wheels; has a seat attached to a flexible board between the two axles
From this reading The buckboard creaked and jounced along, and the mules seemed to have even more than their share of the general disinclination to hurry.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading FLYING HEELS The six dusty miles from the station to the plantation would have been tedious ordinarily, but the boys were too full of high spirits to let little things like dust and heat affect them.
creakedverbUS /kriːkt/
past form of “creak” — make a high-pitched, screeching noise
From this reading The buckboard creaked and jounced along, and the mules seemed to have even more than their share of the general disinclination to hurry.
darkey
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From this reading “Ah’m afraid dat Marse Jim Boolus am fixin’ to make you an’ you ma all de trouble dat he kin,” said the old darkey, shaking his head.
a digital tape recording of sound
From this reading “Ah’m afraid dat Marse Jim Boolus am fixin’ to make you an’ you ma all de trouble dat he kin,” said the old darkey, shaking his head.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading “Ah’m afraid dat Marse Jim Boolus am fixin’ to make you an’ you ma all de trouble dat he kin,” said the old darkey, shaking his head.
disinclinationnounUS /dɪsɪnkləˈneɪʃən/
that toward which you are inclined to feel dislike
From this reading The buckboard creaked and jounced along, and the mules seemed to have even more than their share of the general disinclination to hurry.
remove the dust from
From this reading FLYING HEELS The six dusty miles from the station to the plantation would have been tedious ordinarily, but the boys were too full of high spirits to let little things like dust and heat affect them.
dustyadjectiveUS /ˈdʌsti/
covered with a layer of dust
From this reading FLYING HEELS The six dusty miles from the station to the plantation would have been tedious ordinarily, but the boys were too full of high spirits to let little things like dust and heat affect them.
divisible by two
From this reading The buckboard creaked and jounced along, and the mules seemed to have even more than their share of the general disinclination to hurry.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “Seems like he’s gettin’ meaner and more no-account every year dat passes over his haid.”
fixin
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From this reading “Ah’m afraid dat Marse Jim Boolus am fixin’ to make you an’ you ma all de trouble dat he kin,” said the old darkey, shaking his head.
moving swiftly
From this reading FLYING HEELS The six dusty miles from the station to the plantation would have been tedious ordinarily, but the boys were too full of high spirits to let little things like dust and heat affect them.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading FLYING HEELS The six dusty miles from the station to the plantation would have been tedious ordinarily, but the boys were too full of high spirits to let little things like dust and heat affect them.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading FLYING HEELS The six dusty miles from the station to the plantation would have been tedious ordinarily, but the boys were too full of high spirits to let little things like dust and heat affect them.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading The old negro gave the boys news of all that had been going on at the plantation since Lee’s last time home.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading The buckboard creaked and jounced along, and the mules seemed to have even more than their share of the general disinclination to hurry.
gettin
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From this reading “Seems like he’s gettin’ meaner and more no-account every year dat passes over his haid.”
the act of departing
From this reading The old negro gave the boys news of all that had been going on at the plantation since Lee’s last time home.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The old negro gave the boys news of all that had been going on at the plantation since Lee’s last time home.
haid
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From this reading “Seems like he’s gettin’ meaner and more no-account every year dat passes over his haid.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading FLYING HEELS The six dusty miles from the station to the plantation would have been tedious ordinarily, but the boys were too full of high spirits to let little things like dust and heat affect them.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Ah’m afraid dat Marse Jim Boolus am fixin’ to make you an’ you ma all de trouble dat he kin,” said the old darkey, shaking his head.
he's
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From this reading “Seems like he’s gettin’ meaner and more no-account every year dat passes over his haid.”
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading “Ah’m afraid dat Marse Jim Boolus am fixin’ to make you an’ you ma all de trouble dat he kin,” said the old darkey, shaking his head.
a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
From this reading FLYING HEELS The six dusty miles from the station to the plantation would have been tedious ordinarily, but the boys were too full of high spirits to let little things like dust and heat affect them.
plural of “heel” — the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation
From this reading FLYING HEELS The six dusty miles from the station to the plantation would have been tedious ordinarily, but the boys were too full of high spirits to let little things like dust and heat affect them.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading FLYING HEELS The six dusty miles from the station to the plantation would have been tedious ordinarily, but the boys were too full of high spirits to let little things like dust and heat affect them.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Ah’m afraid dat Marse Jim Boolus am fixin’ to make you an’ you ma all de trouble dat he kin,” said the old darkey, shaking his head.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading The old negro gave the boys news of all that had been going on at the plantation since Lee’s last time home.
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading The buckboard creaked and jounced along, and the mules seemed to have even more than their share of the general disinclination to hurry.
Jim
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From this reading “Ah’m afraid dat Marse Jim Boolus am fixin’ to make you an’ you ma all de trouble dat he kin,” said the old darkey, shaking his head.
jounced
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From this reading The buckboard creaked and jounced along, and the mules seemed to have even more than their share of the general disinclination to hurry.
kinnounUS /kɪn/
a person having kinship with another or others
From this reading “Ah’m afraid dat Marse Jim Boolus am fixin’ to make you an’ you ma all de trouble dat he kin,” said the old darkey, shaking his head.
immediately past
From this reading The old negro gave the boys news of all that had been going on at the plantation since Lee’s last time home.
Lee'snounUS /liːz/
possessive form of “lee” — United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
From this reading The old negro gave the boys news of all that had been going on at the plantation since Lee’s last time home.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading FLYING HEELS The six dusty miles from the station to the plantation would have been tedious ordinarily, but the boys were too full of high spirits to let little things like dust and heat affect them.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading FLYING HEELS The six dusty miles from the station to the plantation would have been tedious ordinarily, but the boys were too full of high spirits to let little things like dust and heat affect them.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading FLYING HEELS The six dusty miles from the station to the plantation would have been tedious ordinarily, but the boys were too full of high spirits to let little things like dust and heat affect them.
manounUS /mɑː/
informal terms for a mother
From this reading “Ah’m afraid dat Marse Jim Boolus am fixin’ to make you an’ you ma all de trouble dat he kin,” said the old darkey, shaking his head.
engage in
From this reading “Ah’m afraid dat Marse Jim Boolus am fixin’ to make you an’ you ma all de trouble dat he kin,” said the old darkey, shaking his head.
Marse
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From this reading “Ah’m afraid dat Marse Jim Boolus am fixin’ to make you an’ you ma all de trouble dat he kin,” said the old darkey, shaking his head.
meaneradjectiveUS /ˈmiːnər/
comparative of “mean” — approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value
From this reading “Seems like he’s gettin’ meaner and more no-account every year dat passes over his haid.”
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading FLYING HEELS The six dusty miles from the station to the plantation would have been tedious ordinarily, but the boys were too full of high spirits to let little things like dust and heat affect them.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The buckboard creaked and jounced along, and the mules seemed to have even more than their share of the general disinclination to hurry.
mulesnounUS /mjuːlz/
plural of “mule” — hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse; usually sterile
From this reading The buckboard creaked and jounced along, and the mules seemed to have even more than their share of the general disinclination to hurry.
negronounUS /ˈniːɡroʊ/
a person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are archaic and pejorative today
From this reading The old negro gave the boys news of all that had been going on at the plantation since Lee’s last time home.
information about recent and important events
From this reading The old negro gave the boys news of all that had been going on at the plantation since Lee’s last time home.
no-accountadjective
without merit; of little or no value or use
From this reading “Seems like he’s gettin’ meaner and more no-account every year dat passes over his haid.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading FLYING HEELS The six dusty miles from the station to the plantation would have been tedious ordinarily, but the boys were too full of high spirits to let little things like dust and heat affect them.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The old negro gave the boys news of all that had been going on at the plantation since Lee’s last time home.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The old negro gave the boys news of all that had been going on at the plantation since Lee’s last time home.
ordinarilyadverbUS /ˌɔːrdəˈnerəli/
under normal conditions
From this reading FLYING HEELS The six dusty miles from the station to the plantation would have been tedious ordinarily, but the boys were too full of high spirits to let little things like dust and heat affect them.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “Seems like he’s gettin’ meaner and more no-account every year dat passes over his haid.”
passesnounUS /ˈpæsəz/
plural of “pass” — (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls
From this reading “Seems like he’s gettin’ meaner and more no-account every year dat passes over his haid.”
plantationnounUS /ˌplænˈteɪʃən/
an estate where cash crops are grown on a large scale (especially in tropical areas)
From this reading FLYING HEELS The six dusty miles from the station to the plantation would have been tedious ordinarily, but the boys were too full of high spirits to let little things like dust and heat affect them.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Ah’m afraid dat Marse Jim Boolus am fixin’ to make you an’ you ma all de trouble dat he kin,” said the old darkey, shaking his head.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The buckboard creaked and jounced along, and the mules seemed to have even more than their share of the general disinclination to hurry.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “Seems like he’s gettin’ meaner and more no-account every year dat passes over his haid.”
the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements
From this reading “Ah’m afraid dat Marse Jim Boolus am fixin’ to make you an’ you ma all de trouble dat he kin,” said the old darkey, shaking his head.
have in common
From this reading The buckboard creaked and jounced along, and the mules seemed to have even more than their share of the general disinclination to hurry.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading The old negro gave the boys news of all that had been going on at the plantation since Lee’s last time home.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading FLYING HEELS The six dusty miles from the station to the plantation would have been tedious ordinarily, but the boys were too full of high spirits to let little things like dust and heat affect them.
an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
From this reading FLYING HEELS The six dusty miles from the station to the plantation would have been tedious ordinarily, but the boys were too full of high spirits to let little things like dust and heat affect them.
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading FLYING HEELS The six dusty miles from the station to the plantation would have been tedious ordinarily, but the boys were too full of high spirits to let little things like dust and heat affect them.
tediousadjectiveUS /ˈtiːdiəs/
so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
From this reading FLYING HEELS The six dusty miles from the station to the plantation would have been tedious ordinarily, but the boys were too full of high spirits to let little things like dust and heat affect them.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The buckboard creaked and jounced along, and the mules seemed to have even more than their share of the general disinclination to hurry.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The old negro gave the boys news of all that had been going on at the plantation since Lee’s last time home.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FLYING HEELS The six dusty miles from the station to the plantation would have been tedious ordinarily, but the boys were too full of high spirits to let little things like dust and heat affect them.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The buckboard creaked and jounced along, and the mules seemed to have even more than their share of the general disinclination to hurry.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading FLYING HEELS The six dusty miles from the station to the plantation would have been tedious ordinarily, but the boys were too full of high spirits to let little things like dust and heat affect them.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading FLYING HEELS The six dusty miles from the station to the plantation would have been tedious ordinarily, but the boys were too full of high spirits to let little things like dust and heat affect them.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The old negro gave the boys news of all that had been going on at the plantation since Lee’s last time home.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FLYING HEELS The six dusty miles from the station to the plantation would have been tedious ordinarily, but the boys were too full of high spirits to let little things like dust and heat affect them.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading FLYING HEELS The six dusty miles from the station to the plantation would have been tedious ordinarily, but the boys were too full of high spirits to let little things like dust and heat affect them.
a source of difficulty
From this reading “Ah’m afraid dat Marse Jim Boolus am fixin’ to make you an’ you ma all de trouble dat he kin,” said the old darkey, shaking his head.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading FLYING HEELS The six dusty miles from the station to the plantation would have been tedious ordinarily, but the boys were too full of high spirits to let little things like dust and heat affect them.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading FLYING HEELS The six dusty miles from the station to the plantation would have been tedious ordinarily, but the boys were too full of high spirits to let little things like dust and heat affect them.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading “Seems like he’s gettin’ meaner and more no-account every year dat passes over his haid.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Ah’m afraid dat Marse Jim Boolus am fixin’ to make you an’ you ma all de trouble dat he kin,” said the old darkey, shaking his head.
