adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was along about dusk by this time, and it was a prayer-meeting night at the church.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It was along about dusk by this time, and it was a prayer-meeting night at the church.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading It was along about dusk by this time, and it was a prayer-meeting night at the church.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was along about dusk by this time, and it was a prayer-meeting night at the church.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was along about dusk by this time, and it was a prayer-meeting night at the church.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading 'Cause when I got back home with him it seemed like the hull town was there.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Mr. Cartwright told his wife to tell the folks what come to the prayer-meeting he'd be back before long, and to wait fur him.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Mr. Cartwright told his wife to tell the folks what come to the prayer-meeting he'd be back before long, and to wait fur him.
BrothernounUS /ˈbrʌðər/
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading I never stopped to tell but two, three folks on the way to Brother Cartwright's, but they must of spread it quick.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I never stopped to tell but two, three folks on the way to Brother Cartwright's, but they must of spread it quick.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was along about dusk by this time, and it was a prayer-meeting night at the church.
CartwrightnounUS /ˈkɑːrtraɪt/
English clergyman who invented the power loom (1743-1823)
From this reading Mr. Cartwright told his wife to tell the folks what come to the prayer-meeting he'd be back before long, and to wait fur him.
Cartwright's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I never stopped to tell but two, three folks on the way to Brother Cartwright's, but they must of spread it quick.
CausenounUS /kɑːz/
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading 'Cause when I got back home with him it seemed like the hull town was there.
churchnounUS /tʃɜːrtʃ/
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading It was along about dusk by this time, and it was a prayer-meeting night at the church.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Mr. Cartwright told his wife to tell the folks what come to the prayer-meeting he'd be back before long, and to wait fur him.
dusknounUS /dʌsk/
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading It was along about dusk by this time, and it was a prayer-meeting night at the church.
folksnounUS /foʊks/
your parents
From this reading I never stopped to tell but two, three folks on the way to Brother Cartwright's, but they must of spread it quick.
furnounUS /fɜːr/
the dressed hairy coat of a mammal
From this reading Mr. Cartwright told his wife to tell the folks what come to the prayer-meeting he'd be back before long, and to wait fur him.
gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading 'Cause when I got back home with him it seemed like the hull town was there.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Which she really told them where he had went, and what fur.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Which she really told them where he had went, and what fur.
he'd
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Cartwright told his wife to tell the folks what come to the prayer-meeting he'd be back before long, and to wait fur him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'Cause when I got back home with him it seemed like the hull town was there.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Cartwright told his wife to tell the folks what come to the prayer-meeting he'd be back before long, and to wait fur him.
homenounUS /hoʊm/
where you live at a particular time
From this reading 'Cause when I got back home with him it seemed like the hull town was there.
hullnounUS /hʌl/
dry outer covering of a fruit or seed or nut
From this reading 'Cause when I got back home with him it seemed like the hull town was there.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I never stopped to tell but two, three folks on the way to Brother Cartwright's, but they must of spread it quick.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I never stopped to tell but two, three folks on the way to Brother Cartwright's, but they must of spread it quick.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading 'Cause when I got back home with him it seemed like the hull town was there.
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Mr. Cartwright told his wife to tell the folks what come to the prayer-meeting he'd be back before long, and to wait fur him.
MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Cartwright told his wife to tell the folks what come to the prayer-meeting he'd be back before long, and to wait fur him.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I never stopped to tell but two, three folks on the way to Brother Cartwright's, but they must of spread it quick.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I never stopped to tell but two, three folks on the way to Brother Cartwright's, but they must of spread it quick.
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading It was along about dusk by this time, and it was a prayer-meeting night at the church.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I never stopped to tell but two, three folks on the way to Brother Cartwright's, but they must of spread it quick.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I never stopped to tell but two, three folks on the way to Brother Cartwright's, but they must of spread it quick.
prayer-meeting
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was along about dusk by this time, and it was a prayer-meeting night at the church.
quickadjectiveUS /kwɪk/
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading I never stopped to tell but two, three folks on the way to Brother Cartwright's, but they must of spread it quick.
reallyadverbUS /ˈrɪli/
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading Which she really told them where he had went, and what fur.
seemedverbUS /siːmd/
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading 'Cause when I got back home with him it seemed like the hull town was there.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Which she really told them where he had went, and what fur.
spreadverbUS /spred/
distribute or disperse widely
From this reading I never stopped to tell but two, three folks on the way to Brother Cartwright's, but they must of spread it quick.
stoppedadjectiveUS /stɑːpt/
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading I never stopped to tell but two, three folks on the way to Brother Cartwright's, but they must of spread it quick.
tellverbUS /tel/
express in words
From this reading I never stopped to tell but two, three folks on the way to Brother Cartwright's, but they must of spread it quick.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I never stopped to tell but two, three folks on the way to Brother Cartwright's, but they must of spread it quick.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Which she really told them where he had went, and what fur.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading 'Cause when I got back home with him it seemed like the hull town was there.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I never stopped to tell but two, three folks on the way to Brother Cartwright's, but they must of spread it quick.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was along about dusk by this time, and it was a prayer-meeting night at the church.
threenounUS /θriː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading I never stopped to tell but two, three folks on the way to Brother Cartwright's, but they must of spread it quick.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading It was along about dusk by this time, and it was a prayer-meeting night at the church.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I never stopped to tell but two, three folks on the way to Brother Cartwright's, but they must of spread it quick.
toldverbUS /toʊld/
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Mr. Cartwright told his wife to tell the folks what come to the prayer-meeting he'd be back before long, and to wait fur him.
townnounUS /taʊn/
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading 'Cause when I got back home with him it seemed like the hull town was there.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading I never stopped to tell but two, three folks on the way to Brother Cartwright's, but they must of spread it quick.
waitverbUS /weɪt/
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading Mr. Cartwright told his wife to tell the folks what come to the prayer-meeting he'd be back before long, and to wait fur him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'Cause when I got back home with him it seemed like the hull town was there.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading I never stopped to tell but two, three folks on the way to Brother Cartwright's, but they must of spread it quick.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Which she really told them where he had went, and what fur.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Mr. Cartwright told his wife to tell the folks what come to the prayer-meeting he'd be back before long, and to wait fur him.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading 'Cause when I got back home with him it seemed like the hull town was there.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Which she really told them where he had went, and what fur.
WhichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Which she really told them where he had went, and what fur.
wifenounUS /waɪf/
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading Mr. Cartwright told his wife to tell the folks what come to the prayer-meeting he'd be back before long, and to wait fur him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading 'Cause when I got back home with him it seemed like the hull town was there.
