Chapter XXII · Mamie’s Repentance

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

From this reading Mamie went sneaking past them to the house and went into the kitchen where her mother was at work.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Mamie went sneaking past them to the house and went into the kitchen where her mother was at work.

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From this reading “The girls has been in the barnyard where that cross cow is, ’n’ Cricket got knocked over the fence, and Eunice is most killed I guess, ’n’ I don’t b’lieve she kin walk home.”

a yard adjoining a barn

From this reading “The girls has been in the barnyard where that cross cow is, ’n’ Cricket got knocked over the fence, and Eunice is most killed I guess, ’n’ I don’t b’lieve she kin walk home.”

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “The girls has been in the barnyard where that cross cow is, ’n’ Cricket got knocked over the fence, and Eunice is most killed I guess, ’n’ I don’t b’lieve she kin walk home.”

female of domestic cattle: "“moo-cow” is a child's term"

From this reading “The girls has been in the barnyard where that cross cow is, ’n’ Cricket got knocked over the fence, and Eunice is most killed I guess, ’n’ I don’t b’lieve she kin walk home.”

leaping insect; male makes chirping noises by rubbing the forewings together

From this reading “The girls has been in the barnyard where that cross cow is, ’n’ Cricket got knocked over the fence, and Eunice is most killed I guess, ’n’ I don’t b’lieve she kin walk home.”

inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry

From this reading “Oh, ma!” she cried.

travel across or pass over

From this reading “The girls has been in the barnyard where that cross cow is, ’n’ Cricket got knocked over the fence, and Eunice is most killed I guess, ’n’ I don’t b’lieve she kin walk home.”

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From this reading “The girls has been in the barnyard where that cross cow is, ’n’ Cricket got knocked over the fence, and Eunice is most killed I guess, ’n’ I don’t b’lieve she kin walk home.”

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From this reading “The girls has been in the barnyard where that cross cow is, ’n’ Cricket got knocked over the fence, and Eunice is most killed I guess, ’n’ I don’t b’lieve she kin walk home.”

enclose with a fence

From this reading “The girls has been in the barnyard where that cross cow is, ’n’ Cricket got knocked over the fence, and Eunice is most killed I guess, ’n’ I don’t b’lieve she kin walk home.”

a family of languages of the Fulani of West Africa and used as a lingua franca in the sub-Saharan regions from Senegal to Chad; the best known of the West African languages

From this reading Law ful suz!

plural of “girl” — a young female

From this reading “The girls has been in the barnyard where that cross cow is, ’n’ Cricket got knocked over the fence, and Eunice is most killed I guess, ’n’ I don’t b’lieve she kin walk home.”

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading “The girls has been in the barnyard where that cross cow is, ’n’ Cricket got knocked over the fence, and Eunice is most killed I guess, ’n’ I don’t b’lieve she kin walk home.”

expect, believe, or suppose

From this reading “The girls has been in the barnyard where that cross cow is, ’n’ Cricket got knocked over the fence, and Eunice is most killed I guess, ’n’ I don’t b’lieve she kin walk home.”

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “The girls has been in the barnyard where that cross cow is, ’n’ Cricket got knocked over the fence, and Eunice is most killed I guess, ’n’ I don’t b’lieve she kin walk home.”

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Mamie went sneaking past them to the house and went into the kitchen where her mother was at work.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading “The girls has been in the barnyard where that cross cow is, ’n’ Cricket got knocked over the fence, and Eunice is most killed I guess, ’n’ I don’t b’lieve she kin walk home.”

curved down like an eagle's beak

From this reading “Got hooked!

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading Mamie went sneaking past them to the house and went into the kitchen where her mother was at work.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading “The girls has been in the barnyard where that cross cow is, ’n’ Cricket got knocked over the fence, and Eunice is most killed I guess, ’n’ I don’t b’lieve she kin walk home.”

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

From this reading “The girls has been in the barnyard where that cross cow is, ’n’ Cricket got knocked over the fence, and Eunice is most killed I guess, ’n’ I don’t b’lieve she kin walk home.”

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Mamie went sneaking past them to the house and went into the kitchen where her mother was at work.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “The girls has been in the barnyard where that cross cow is, ’n’ Cricket got knocked over the fence, and Eunice is most killed I guess, ’n’ I don’t b’lieve she kin walk home.”

past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly

From this reading “The girls has been in the barnyard where that cross cow is, ’n’ Cricket got knocked over the fence, and Eunice is most killed I guess, ’n’ I don’t b’lieve she kin walk home.”

a person having kinship with another or others

From this reading “The girls has been in the barnyard where that cross cow is, ’n’ Cricket got knocked over the fence, and Eunice is most killed I guess, ’n’ I don’t b’lieve she kin walk home.”

a room equipped for preparing meals

From this reading Mamie went sneaking past them to the house and went into the kitchen where her mother was at work.

past form of “knock” — deliver a sharp blow or push

From this reading “The girls has been in the barnyard where that cross cow is, ’n’ Cricket got knocked over the fence, and Eunice is most killed I guess, ’n’ I don’t b’lieve she kin walk home.”

the collection of rules imposed by authority

From this reading Law ful suz!

informal terms for a mother

From this reading “Oh, ma!” she cried.

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From this reading Mamie went sneaking past them to the house and went into the kitchen where her mother was at work.

used to form the superlative

From this reading “The girls has been in the barnyard where that cross cow is, ’n’ Cricket got knocked over the fence, and Eunice is most killed I guess, ’n’ I don’t b’lieve she kin walk home.”

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading Mamie went sneaking past them to the house and went into the kitchen where her mother was at work.

a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues

From this reading “The girls has been in the barnyard where that cross cow is, ’n’ Cricket got knocked over the fence, and Eunice is most killed I guess, ’n’ I don’t b’lieve she kin walk home.”

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading “Oh, ma!” she cried.

above and across; more than

From this reading “The girls has been in the barnyard where that cross cow is, ’n’ Cricket got knocked over the fence, and Eunice is most killed I guess, ’n’ I don’t b’lieve she kin walk home.”

the time that has elapsed

From this reading Mamie went sneaking past them to the house and went into the kitchen where her mother was at work.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading “Oh, ma!” she cried.

not openly expressed

From this reading Mamie went sneaking past them to the house and went into the kitchen where her mother was at work.

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

From this reading Law ful suz!

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading “The girls has been in the barnyard where that cross cow is, ’n’ Cricket got knocked over the fence, and Eunice is most killed I guess, ’n’ I don’t b’lieve she kin walk home.”

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

From this reading Mamie went sneaking past them to the house and went into the kitchen where her mother was at work.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Mamie went sneaking past them to the house and went into the kitchen where her mother was at work.

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

From this reading Mamie went sneaking past them to the house and went into the kitchen where her mother was at work.

the act of traveling by foot

From this reading “The girls has been in the barnyard where that cross cow is, ’n’ Cricket got knocked over the fence, and Eunice is most killed I guess, ’n’ I don’t b’lieve she kin walk home.”

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Mamie went sneaking past them to the house and went into the kitchen where her mother was at work.

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading Mamie went sneaking past them to the house and went into the kitchen where her mother was at work.

in or at the place that

From this reading Mamie went sneaking past them to the house and went into the kitchen where her mother was at work.

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading Mamie went sneaking past them to the house and went into the kitchen where her mother was at work.