used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There was not a small table in the house whose legs did not wabble, so she propped the best of them with chips from Aunt Calla’s wood-pile and wrote until Aunt Calla could stand it no longer.
aigplant
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From this reading "Miss Calline, honey," she said, "you writes so fas’ wid yo’ fingahs, would you min’ ef I brung de aigplant out here to peel it en watch you?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was not a small table in the house whose legs did not wabble, so she propped the best of them with chips from Aunt Calla’s wood-pile and wrote until Aunt Calla could stand it no longer.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading There was not a small table in the house whose legs did not wabble, so she propped the best of them with chips from Aunt Calla’s wood-pile and wrote until Aunt Calla could stand it no longer.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading KINFOLK Carolina took her writing materials out on the back porch.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading There was not a small table in the house whose legs did not wabble, so she propped the best of them with chips from Aunt Calla’s wood-pile and wrote until Aunt Calla could stand it no longer.
brung
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From this reading "Miss Calline, honey," she said, "you writes so fas’ wid yo’ fingahs, would you min’ ef I brung de aigplant out here to peel it en watch you?
CallanounUS /ˈkælə/
South African plant widely cultivated for its showy pure white spathe and yellow spadix
From this reading There was not a small table in the house whose legs did not wabble, so she propped the best of them with chips from Aunt Calla’s wood-pile and wrote until Aunt Calla could stand it no longer.
Calla's
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From this reading There was not a small table in the house whose legs did not wabble, so she propped the best of them with chips from Aunt Calla’s wood-pile and wrote until Aunt Calla could stand it no longer.
Calline
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From this reading "Miss Calline, honey," she said, "you writes so fas’ wid yo’ fingahs, would you min’ ef I brung de aigplant out here to peel it en watch you?
CarolinanounUS /ˌkerəˈlaɪnə/
the area of the states of North Carolina and South Carolina
From this reading KINFOLK Carolina took her writing materials out on the back porch.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading "Certainly not, Aunt Calla.
chipsnounUS /tʃɪps/
strips of potato fried in deep fat
From this reading There was not a small table in the house whose legs did not wabble, so she propped the best of them with chips from Aunt Calla’s wood-pile and wrote until Aunt Calla could stand it no longer.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading There was not a small table in the house whose legs did not wabble, so she propped the best of them with chips from Aunt Calla’s wood-pile and wrote until Aunt Calla could stand it no longer.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading "Miss Calline, honey," she said, "you writes so fas’ wid yo’ fingahs, would you min’ ef I brung de aigplant out here to peel it en watch you?
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading There was not a small table in the house whose legs did not wabble, so she propped the best of them with chips from Aunt Calla’s wood-pile and wrote until Aunt Calla could stand it no longer.
ef
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From this reading "Miss Calline, honey," she said, "you writes so fas’ wid yo’ fingahs, would you min’ ef I brung de aigplant out here to peel it en watch you?
half the width of an em
From this reading "Miss Calline, honey," she said, "you writes so fas’ wid yo’ fingahs, would you min’ ef I brung de aigplant out here to peel it en watch you?
fasnoun
a congenital medical condition in which body deformation occurs or facial development or mental ability is impaired because the mother drinks alcohol during pregnancy
From this reading "Miss Calline, honey," she said, "you writes so fas’ wid yo’ fingahs, would you min’ ef I brung de aigplant out here to peel it en watch you?
fingahs
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From this reading "Miss Calline, honey," she said, "you writes so fas’ wid yo’ fingahs, would you min’ ef I brung de aigplant out here to peel it en watch you?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There was not a small table in the house whose legs did not wabble, so she propped the best of them with chips from Aunt Calla’s wood-pile and wrote until Aunt Calla could stand it no longer.
fussverbUS /fʌs/
worry unnecessarily or excessively
From this reading I won’t make no fuss."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading KINFOLK Carolina took her writing materials out on the back porch.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Miss Calline, honey," she said, "you writes so fas’ wid yo’ fingahs, would you min’ ef I brung de aigplant out here to peel it en watch you?
honeynounUS /ˈhʌni/
a sweet yellow liquid produced by bees
From this reading "Miss Calline, honey," she said, "you writes so fas’ wid yo’ fingahs, would you min’ ef I brung de aigplant out here to peel it en watch you?
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading There was not a small table in the house whose legs did not wabble, so she propped the best of them with chips from Aunt Calla’s wood-pile and wrote until Aunt Calla could stand it no longer.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Miss Calline, honey," she said, "you writes so fas’ wid yo’ fingahs, would you min’ ef I brung de aigplant out here to peel it en watch you?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was not a small table in the house whose legs did not wabble, so she propped the best of them with chips from Aunt Calla’s wood-pile and wrote until Aunt Calla could stand it no longer.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There was not a small table in the house whose legs did not wabble, so she propped the best of them with chips from Aunt Calla’s wood-pile and wrote until Aunt Calla could stand it no longer.
KINFOLKnoun
people descended from a common ancestor
From this reading KINFOLK Carolina took her writing materials out on the back porch.
staying power
From this reading There was not a small table in the house whose legs did not wabble, so she propped the best of them with chips from Aunt Calla’s wood-pile and wrote until Aunt Calla could stand it no longer.
for more time
From this reading There was not a small table in the house whose legs did not wabble, so she propped the best of them with chips from Aunt Calla’s wood-pile and wrote until Aunt Calla could stand it no longer.
engage in
From this reading I won’t make no fuss."
materialsnounUS /məˈtɪriəlz/
plural of “material” — the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
From this reading KINFOLK Carolina took her writing materials out on the back porch.
minnounUS /mɪn/
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading "Miss Calline, honey," she said, "you writes so fas’ wid yo’ fingahs, would you min’ ef I brung de aigplant out here to peel it en watch you?
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "Miss Calline, honey," she said, "you writes so fas’ wid yo’ fingahs, would you min’ ef I brung de aigplant out here to peel it en watch you?
not any; not one
From this reading There was not a small table in the house whose legs did not wabble, so she propped the best of them with chips from Aunt Calla’s wood-pile and wrote until Aunt Calla could stand it no longer.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There was not a small table in the house whose legs did not wabble, so she propped the best of them with chips from Aunt Calla’s wood-pile and wrote until Aunt Calla could stand it no longer.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was not a small table in the house whose legs did not wabble, so she propped the best of them with chips from Aunt Calla’s wood-pile and wrote until Aunt Calla could stand it no longer.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading KINFOLK Carolina took her writing materials out on the back porch.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading KINFOLK Carolina took her writing materials out on the back porch.
peelverbUS /piːl/
strip the skin off
From this reading "Miss Calline, honey," she said, "you writes so fas’ wid yo’ fingahs, would you min’ ef I brung de aigplant out here to peel it en watch you?
a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance
From this reading KINFOLK Carolina took her writing materials out on the back porch.
proppedverbUS /prɑːpt/
inflected form of “prop” — support by placing against something solid or rigid
From this reading There was not a small table in the house whose legs did not wabble, so she propped the best of them with chips from Aunt Calla’s wood-pile and wrote until Aunt Calla could stand it no longer.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Miss Calline, honey," she said, "you writes so fas’ wid yo’ fingahs, would you min’ ef I brung de aigplant out here to peel it en watch you?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was not a small table in the house whose legs did not wabble, so she propped the best of them with chips from Aunt Calla’s wood-pile and wrote until Aunt Calla could stand it no longer.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading There was not a small table in the house whose legs did not wabble, so she propped the best of them with chips from Aunt Calla’s wood-pile and wrote until Aunt Calla could stand it no longer.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There was not a small table in the house whose legs did not wabble, so she propped the best of them with chips from Aunt Calla’s wood-pile and wrote until Aunt Calla could stand it no longer.
be standing; be upright
From this reading There was not a small table in the house whose legs did not wabble, so she propped the best of them with chips from Aunt Calla’s wood-pile and wrote until Aunt Calla could stand it no longer.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading There was not a small table in the house whose legs did not wabble, so she propped the best of them with chips from Aunt Calla’s wood-pile and wrote until Aunt Calla could stand it no longer.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading KINFOLK Carolina took her writing materials out on the back porch.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There was not a small table in the house whose legs did not wabble, so she propped the best of them with chips from Aunt Calla’s wood-pile and wrote until Aunt Calla could stand it no longer.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was not a small table in the house whose legs did not wabble, so she propped the best of them with chips from Aunt Calla’s wood-pile and wrote until Aunt Calla could stand it no longer.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Miss Calline, honey," she said, "you writes so fas’ wid yo’ fingahs, would you min’ ef I brung de aigplant out here to peel it en watch you?
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading KINFOLK Carolina took her writing materials out on the back porch.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading There was not a small table in the house whose legs did not wabble, so she propped the best of them with chips from Aunt Calla’s wood-pile and wrote until Aunt Calla could stand it no longer.
wabble
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From this reading There was not a small table in the house whose legs did not wabble, so she propped the best of them with chips from Aunt Calla’s wood-pile and wrote until Aunt Calla could stand it no longer.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was not a small table in the house whose legs did not wabble, so she propped the best of them with chips from Aunt Calla’s wood-pile and wrote until Aunt Calla could stand it no longer.
look attentively
From this reading "Miss Calline, honey," she said, "you writes so fas’ wid yo’ fingahs, would you min’ ef I brung de aigplant out here to peel it en watch you?
belonging to which person
From this reading There was not a small table in the house whose legs did not wabble, so she propped the best of them with chips from Aunt Calla’s wood-pile and wrote until Aunt Calla could stand it no longer.
wid
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From this reading "Miss Calline, honey," she said, "you writes so fas’ wid yo’ fingahs, would you min’ ef I brung de aigplant out here to peel it en watch you?
in the company of; together with
From this reading There was not a small table in the house whose legs did not wabble, so she propped the best of them with chips from Aunt Calla’s wood-pile and wrote until Aunt Calla could stand it no longer.
won't
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From this reading I won’t make no fuss."
wood-pile
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From this reading There was not a small table in the house whose legs did not wabble, so she propped the best of them with chips from Aunt Calla’s wood-pile and wrote until Aunt Calla could stand it no longer.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Miss Calline, honey," she said, "you writes so fas’ wid yo’ fingahs, would you min’ ef I brung de aigplant out here to peel it en watch you?
writesverbUS /raɪts/
third-person singular of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading "Miss Calline, honey," she said, "you writes so fas’ wid yo’ fingahs, would you min’ ef I brung de aigplant out here to peel it en watch you?
the act of creating written works
From this reading KINFOLK Carolina took her writing materials out on the back porch.
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading There was not a small table in the house whose legs did not wabble, so she propped the best of them with chips from Aunt Calla’s wood-pile and wrote until Aunt Calla could stand it no longer.
yo
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From this reading "Miss Calline, honey," she said, "you writes so fas’ wid yo’ fingahs, would you min’ ef I brung de aigplant out here to peel it en watch you?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Miss Calline, honey," she said, "you writes so fas’ wid yo’ fingahs, would you min’ ef I brung de aigplant out here to peel it en watch you?
