Chapter XII · Chapter 12

(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 HOW THE WOODPECKER’S HEAD AND THE ROBIN’S BREAST CAME TO BE RED “Well,” began Uncle Bob, “hit wuz all erlong er de jay bird, jes ez I wuz tellin’ yer.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading Yer see, Mr. Jay Bird he fell’d in love, he did, ’long o’ Miss Robin, an’ he wuz er courtin’ her, too; ev’y day de Lord sen’, he’d be er gwine ter see her, an’ er singin’ ter her, an’ er cyarin’ her berries an’ wums; hut, somehow or udder, she didn’t pyear ter tuck no shine ter him.

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

From this reading HOW THE WOODPECKER’S HEAD AND THE ROBIN’S BREAST CAME TO BE RED “Well,” began Uncle Bob, “hit wuz all erlong er de jay bird, jes ez I wuz tellin’ yer.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading “Well, she wouldn’t gib ’im no kin’ er ’couragement, tell he got right sick at his heart, he did; an’ one day, ez he wuz er settin’ in his nes’ an’ er steddin how ter wuck on Miss Robin so’s ter git her love, he hyeard somebody er laughin’ an’ talkin’, an’ he lookt out, he did, an’ dar wuz Miss Robin er prumurradin’ wid de Woodpecker.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading HOW THE WOODPECKER’S HEAD AND THE ROBIN’S BREAST CAME TO BE RED “Well,” began Uncle Bob, “hit wuz all erlong er de jay bird, jes ez I wuz tellin’ yer.

inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading HOW THE WOODPECKER’S HEAD AND THE ROBIN’S BREAST CAME TO BE RED “Well,” began Uncle Bob, “hit wuz all erlong er de jay bird, jes ez I wuz tellin’ yer.

plural of “berry” — any of numerous small and pulpy edible fruits; used as desserts or in making jams and jellies and preserves

From this reading Yer see, Mr. Jay Bird he fell’d in love, he did, ’long o’ Miss Robin, an’ he wuz er courtin’ her, too; ev’y day de Lord sen’, he’d be er gwine ter see her, an’ er singin’ ter her, an’ er cyarin’ her berries an’ wums; hut, somehow or udder, she didn’t pyear ter tuck no shine ter him.

warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings

From this reading HOW THE WOODPECKER’S HEAD AND THE ROBIN’S BREAST CAME TO BE RED “Well,” began Uncle Bob, “hit wuz all erlong er de jay bird, jes ez I wuz tellin’ yer.

move up and down repeatedly

From this reading HOW THE WOODPECKER’S HEAD AND THE ROBIN’S BREAST CAME TO BE RED “Well,” began Uncle Bob, “hit wuz all erlong er de jay bird, jes ez I wuz tellin’ yer.

the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen

From this reading HOW THE WOODPECKER’S HEAD AND THE ROBIN’S BREAST CAME TO BE RED “Well,” began Uncle Bob, “hit wuz all erlong er de jay bird, jes ez I wuz tellin’ yer.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading She’d go er walkin’ ’long ’im, an’ she’d sing songs wid ’im, an’ she’d gobble up de berries an’ de wums wat he fotch, but den w’en hit come ter marry’n uv ’im, she wan’t der.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading HOW THE WOODPECKER’S HEAD AND THE ROBIN’S BREAST CAME TO BE RED “Well,” began Uncle Bob, “hit wuz all erlong er de jay bird, jes ez I wuz tellin’ yer.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading She’d go er walkin’ ’long ’im, an’ she’d sing songs wid ’im, an’ she’d gobble up de berries an’ de wums wat he fotch, but den w’en hit come ter marry’n uv ’im, she wan’t der.

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

From this reading “Well, she wouldn’t gib ’im no kin’ er ’couragement, tell he got right sick at his heart, he did; an’ one day, ez he wuz er settin’ in his nes’ an’ er steddin how ter wuck on Miss Robin so’s ter git her love, he hyeard somebody er laughin’ an’ talkin’, an’ he lookt out, he did, an’ dar wuz Miss Robin er prumurradin’ wid de Woodpecker.

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

From this reading Yer see, Mr. Jay Bird he fell’d in love, he did, ’long o’ Miss Robin, an’ he wuz er courtin’ her, too; ev’y day de Lord sen’, he’d be er gwine ter see her, an’ er singin’ ter her, an’ er cyarin’ her berries an’ wums; hut, somehow or udder, she didn’t pyear ter tuck no shine ter him.

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

From this reading Yer see, Mr. Jay Bird he fell’d in love, he did, ’long o’ Miss Robin, an’ he wuz er courtin’ her, too; ev’y day de Lord sen’, he’d be er gwine ter see her, an’ er singin’ ter her, an’ er cyarin’ her berries an’ wums; hut, somehow or udder, she didn’t pyear ter tuck no shine ter him.

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

From this reading “Well, she wouldn’t gib ’im no kin’ er ’couragement, tell he got right sick at his heart, he did; an’ one day, ez he wuz er settin’ in his nes’ an’ er steddin how ter wuck on Miss Robin so’s ter git her love, he hyeard somebody er laughin’ an’ talkin’, an’ he lookt out, he did, an’ dar wuz Miss Robin er prumurradin’ wid de Woodpecker.

a digital tape recording of sound

From this reading An’ wen he seed dat, he got pow’ful mad, an’ he ’low’d ter his se’f dat efn de Lord spar’d him, he inten’ fur ter fix dat Woodpecker.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading Yer see, Mr. Jay Bird he fell’d in love, he did, ’long o’ Miss Robin, an’ he wuz er courtin’ her, too; ev’y day de Lord sen’, he’d be er gwine ter see her, an’ er singin’ ter her, an’ er cyarin’ her berries an’ wums; hut, somehow or udder, she didn’t pyear ter tuck no shine ter him.

a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

From this reading HOW THE WOODPECKER’S HEAD AND THE ROBIN’S BREAST CAME TO BE RED “Well,” began Uncle Bob, “hit wuz all erlong er de jay bird, jes ez I wuz tellin’ yer.

the habitation of wild animals

From this reading She’d go er walkin’ ’long ’im, an’ she’d sing songs wid ’im, an’ she’d gobble up de berries an’ de wums wat he fotch, but den w’en hit come ter marry’n uv ’im, she wan’t der.

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

From this reading She’d go er walkin’ ’long ’im, an’ she’d sing songs wid ’im, an’ she’d gobble up de berries an’ de wums wat he fotch, but den w’en hit come ter marry’n uv ’im, she wan’t der.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading Yer see, Mr. Jay Bird he fell’d in love, he did, ’long o’ Miss Robin, an’ he wuz er courtin’ her, too; ev’y day de Lord sen’, he’d be er gwine ter see her, an’ er singin’ ter her, an’ er cyarin’ her berries an’ wums; hut, somehow or udder, she didn’t pyear ter tuck no shine ter him.

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

From this reading Yer see, Mr. Jay Bird he fell’d in love, he did, ’long o’ Miss Robin, an’ he wuz er courtin’ her, too; ev’y day de Lord sen’, he’d be er gwine ter see her, an’ er singin’ ter her, an’ er cyarin’ her berries an’ wums; hut, somehow or udder, she didn’t pyear ter tuck no shine ter him.

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

From this reading An’ wen he seed dat, he got pow’ful mad, an’ he ’low’d ter his se’f dat efn de Lord spar’d him, he inten’ fur ter fix dat Woodpecker.

a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs with yttrium

From this reading HOW THE WOODPECKER’S HEAD AND THE ROBIN’S BREAST CAME TO BE RED “Well,” began Uncle Bob, “hit wuz all erlong er de jay bird, jes ez I wuz tellin’ yer.

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

From this reading HOW THE WOODPECKER’S HEAD AND THE ROBIN’S BREAST CAME TO BE RED “Well,” began Uncle Bob, “hit wuz all erlong er de jay bird, jes ez I wuz tellin’ yer.

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

From this reading Yer see, Mr. Jay Bird he fell’d in love, he did, ’long o’ Miss Robin, an’ he wuz er courtin’ her, too; ev’y day de Lord sen’, he’d be er gwine ter see her, an’ er singin’ ter her, an’ er cyarin’ her berries an’ wums; hut, somehow or udder, she didn’t pyear ter tuck no shine ter him.

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

From this reading HOW THE WOODPECKER’S HEAD AND THE ROBIN’S BREAST CAME TO BE RED “Well,” began Uncle Bob, “hit wuz all erlong er de jay bird, jes ez I wuz tellin’ yer.

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

From this reading Yer see, Mr. Jay Bird he fell’d in love, he did, ’long o’ Miss Robin, an’ he wuz er courtin’ her, too; ev’y day de Lord sen’, he’d be er gwine ter see her, an’ er singin’ ter her, an’ er cyarin’ her berries an’ wums; hut, somehow or udder, she didn’t pyear ter tuck no shine ter him.

restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken

From this reading An’ wen he seed dat, he got pow’ful mad, an’ he ’low’d ter his se’f dat efn de Lord spar’d him, he inten’ fur ter fix dat Woodpecker.

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

From this reading She’d go er walkin’ ’long ’im, an’ she’d sing songs wid ’im, an’ she’d gobble up de berries an’ de wums wat he fotch, but den w’en hit come ter marry’n uv ’im, she wan’t der.

the dressed hairy coat of a mammal

From this reading An’ wen he seed dat, he got pow’ful mad, an’ he ’low’d ter his se’f dat efn de Lord spar’d him, he inten’ fur ter fix dat Woodpecker.

a unit of information equal to 1024 mebibytes or 2^30 (1,073,741,824) bytes

From this reading “Well, she wouldn’t gib ’im no kin’ er ’couragement, tell he got right sick at his heart, he did; an’ one day, ez he wuz er settin’ in his nes’ an’ er steddin how ter wuck on Miss Robin so’s ter git her love, he hyeard somebody er laughin’ an’ talkin’, an’ he lookt out, he did, an’ dar wuz Miss Robin er prumurradin’ wid de Woodpecker.

a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible

From this reading “Well, she wouldn’t gib ’im no kin’ er ’couragement, tell he got right sick at his heart, he did; an’ one day, ez he wuz er settin’ in his nes’ an’ er steddin how ter wuck on Miss Robin so’s ter git her love, he hyeard somebody er laughin’ an’ talkin’, an’ he lookt out, he did, an’ dar wuz Miss Robin er prumurradin’ wid de Woodpecker.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading She’d go er walkin’ ’long ’im, an’ she’d sing songs wid ’im, an’ she’d gobble up de berries an’ de wums wat he fotch, but den w’en hit come ter marry’n uv ’im, she wan’t der.

eat hastily without proper chewing

From this reading She’d go er walkin’ ’long ’im, an’ she’d sing songs wid ’im, an’ she’d gobble up de berries an’ de wums wat he fotch, but den w’en hit come ter marry’n uv ’im, she wan’t der.

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

From this reading “Well, she wouldn’t gib ’im no kin’ er ’couragement, tell he got right sick at his heart, he did; an’ one day, ez he wuz er settin’ in his nes’ an’ er steddin how ter wuck on Miss Robin so’s ter git her love, he hyeard somebody er laughin’ an’ talkin’, an’ he lookt out, he did, an’ dar wuz Miss Robin er prumurradin’ wid de Woodpecker.

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

From this reading Yer see, Mr. Jay Bird he fell’d in love, he did, ’long o’ Miss Robin, an’ he wuz er courtin’ her, too; ev’y day de Lord sen’, he’d be er gwine ter see her, an’ er singin’ ter her, an’ er cyarin’ her berries an’ wums; hut, somehow or udder, she didn’t pyear ter tuck no shine ter him.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Yer see, Mr. Jay Bird he fell’d in love, he did, ’long o’ Miss Robin, an’ he wuz er courtin’ her, too; ev’y day de Lord sen’, he’d be er gwine ter see her, an’ er singin’ ter her, an’ er cyarin’ her berries an’ wums; hut, somehow or udder, she didn’t pyear ter tuck no shine ter him.

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

From this reading Yer see, Mr. Jay Bird he fell’d in love, he did, ’long o’ Miss Robin, an’ he wuz er courtin’ her, too; ev’y day de Lord sen’, he’d be er gwine ter see her, an’ er singin’ ter her, an’ er cyarin’ her berries an’ wums; hut, somehow or udder, she didn’t pyear ter tuck no shine ter him.

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading HOW THE WOODPECKER’S HEAD AND THE ROBIN’S BREAST CAME TO BE RED “Well,” began Uncle Bob, “hit wuz all erlong er de jay bird, jes ez I wuz tellin’ yer.

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading “Well, she wouldn’t gib ’im no kin’ er ’couragement, tell he got right sick at his heart, he did; an’ one day, ez he wuz er settin’ in his nes’ an’ er steddin how ter wuck on Miss Robin so’s ter git her love, he hyeard somebody er laughin’ an’ talkin’, an’ he lookt out, he did, an’ dar wuz Miss Robin er prumurradin’ wid de Woodpecker.

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

From this reading Yer see, Mr. Jay Bird he fell’d in love, he did, ’long o’ Miss Robin, an’ he wuz er courtin’ her, too; ev’y day de Lord sen’, he’d be er gwine ter see her, an’ er singin’ ter her, an’ er cyarin’ her berries an’ wums; hut, somehow or udder, she didn’t pyear ter tuck no shine ter him.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Yer see, Mr. Jay Bird he fell’d in love, he did, ’long o’ Miss Robin, an’ he wuz er courtin’ her, too; ev’y day de Lord sen’, he’d be er gwine ter see her, an’ er singin’ ter her, an’ er cyarin’ her berries an’ wums; hut, somehow or udder, she didn’t pyear ter tuck no shine ter him.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading “Well, she wouldn’t gib ’im no kin’ er ’couragement, tell he got right sick at his heart, he did; an’ one day, ez he wuz er settin’ in his nes’ an’ er steddin how ter wuck on Miss Robin so’s ter git her love, he hyeard somebody er laughin’ an’ talkin’, an’ he lookt out, he did, an’ dar wuz Miss Robin er prumurradin’ wid de Woodpecker.

cause to move by striking

From this reading HOW THE WOODPECKER’S HEAD AND THE ROBIN’S BREAST CAME TO BE RED “Well,” began Uncle Bob, “hit wuz all erlong er de jay bird, jes ez I wuz tellin’ yer.

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

From this reading HOW THE WOODPECKER’S HEAD AND THE ROBIN’S BREAST CAME TO BE RED “Well,” began Uncle Bob, “hit wuz all erlong er de jay bird, jes ez I wuz tellin’ yer.

temporary military shelter

From this reading Yer see, Mr. Jay Bird he fell’d in love, he did, ’long o’ Miss Robin, an’ he wuz er courtin’ her, too; ev’y day de Lord sen’, he’d be er gwine ter see her, an’ er singin’ ter her, an’ er cyarin’ her berries an’ wums; hut, somehow or udder, she didn’t pyear ter tuck no shine ter him.

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

From this reading “Well, she wouldn’t gib ’im no kin’ er ’couragement, tell he got right sick at his heart, he did; an’ one day, ez he wuz er settin’ in his nes’ an’ er steddin how ter wuck on Miss Robin so’s ter git her love, he hyeard somebody er laughin’ an’ talkin’, an’ he lookt out, he did, an’ dar wuz Miss Robin er prumurradin’ wid de Woodpecker.

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

From this reading HOW THE WOODPECKER’S HEAD AND THE ROBIN’S BREAST CAME TO BE RED “Well,” began Uncle Bob, “hit wuz all erlong er de jay bird, jes ez I wuz tellin’ yer.

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

From this reading She’d go er walkin’ ’long ’im, an’ she’d sing songs wid ’im, an’ she’d gobble up de berries an’ de wums wat he fotch, but den w’en hit come ter marry’n uv ’im, she wan’t der.

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

From this reading Yer see, Mr. Jay Bird he fell’d in love, he did, ’long o’ Miss Robin, an’ he wuz er courtin’ her, too; ev’y day de Lord sen’, he’d be er gwine ter see her, an’ er singin’ ter her, an’ er cyarin’ her berries an’ wums; hut, somehow or udder, she didn’t pyear ter tuck no shine ter him.

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

From this reading An’ wen he seed dat, he got pow’ful mad, an’ he ’low’d ter his se’f dat efn de Lord spar’d him, he inten’ fur ter fix dat Woodpecker.

United States diplomat and jurist who negotiated peace treaties with Britain and served as the first chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1745-1829)

From this reading HOW THE WOODPECKER’S HEAD AND THE ROBIN’S BREAST CAME TO BE RED “Well,” began Uncle Bob, “hit wuz all erlong er de jay bird, jes ez I wuz tellin’ yer.

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

From this reading HOW THE WOODPECKER’S HEAD AND THE ROBIN’S BREAST CAME TO BE RED “Well,” began Uncle Bob, “hit wuz all erlong er de jay bird, jes ez I wuz tellin’ yer.

a person having kinship with another or others

From this reading “Well, she wouldn’t gib ’im no kin’ er ’couragement, tell he got right sick at his heart, he did; an’ one day, ez he wuz er settin’ in his nes’ an’ er steddin how ter wuck on Miss Robin so’s ter git her love, he hyeard somebody er laughin’ an’ talkin’, an’ he lookt out, he did, an’ dar wuz Miss Robin er prumurradin’ wid de Woodpecker.

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

From this reading “Well, she wouldn’t gib ’im no kin’ er ’couragement, tell he got right sick at his heart, he did; an’ one day, ez he wuz er settin’ in his nes’ an’ er steddin how ter wuck on Miss Robin so’s ter git her love, he hyeard somebody er laughin’ an’ talkin’, an’ he lookt out, he did, an’ dar wuz Miss Robin er prumurradin’ wid de Woodpecker.

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 Yer see, Mr. Jay Bird he fell’d in love, he did, ’long o’ Miss Robin, an’ he wuz er courtin’ her, too; ev’y day de Lord sen’, he’d be er gwine ter see her, an’ er singin’ ter her, an’ er cyarin’ her berries an’ wums; hut, somehow or udder, she didn’t pyear ter tuck no shine ter him.

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

From this reading “Well, she wouldn’t gib ’im no kin’ er ’couragement, tell he got right sick at his heart, he did; an’ one day, ez he wuz er settin’ in his nes’ an’ er steddin how ter wuck on Miss Robin so’s ter git her love, he hyeard somebody er laughin’ an’ talkin’, an’ he lookt out, he did, an’ dar wuz Miss Robin er prumurradin’ wid de Woodpecker.

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading Yer see, Mr. Jay Bird he fell’d in love, he did, ’long o’ Miss Robin, an’ he wuz er courtin’ her, too; ev’y day de Lord sen’, he’d be er gwine ter see her, an’ er singin’ ter her, an’ er cyarin’ her berries an’ wums; hut, somehow or udder, she didn’t pyear ter tuck no shine ter him.

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading Yer see, Mr. Jay Bird he fell’d in love, he did, ’long o’ Miss Robin, an’ he wuz er courtin’ her, too; ev’y day de Lord sen’, he’d be er gwine ter see her, an’ er singin’ ter her, an’ er cyarin’ her berries an’ wums; hut, somehow or udder, she didn’t pyear ter tuck no shine ter him.

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

From this reading An’ wen he seed dat, he got pow’ful mad, an’ he ’low’d ter his se’f dat efn de Lord spar’d him, he inten’ fur ter fix dat Woodpecker.

roused to anger

From this reading An’ wen he seed dat, he got pow’ful mad, an’ he ’low’d ter his se’f dat efn de Lord spar’d him, he inten’ fur ter fix dat Woodpecker.

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

From this reading She’d go er walkin’ ’long ’im, an’ she’d sing songs wid ’im, an’ she’d gobble up de berries an’ de wums wat he fotch, but den w’en hit come ter marry’n uv ’im, she wan’t der.

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading Yer see, Mr. Jay Bird he fell’d in love, he did, ’long o’ Miss Robin, an’ he wuz er courtin’ her, too; ev’y day de Lord sen’, he’d be er gwine ter see her, an’ er singin’ ter her, an’ er cyarin’ her berries an’ wums; hut, somehow or udder, she didn’t pyear ter tuck no shine ter him.

a form of address for a man

From this reading Yer see, Mr. Jay Bird he fell’d in love, he did, ’long o’ Miss Robin, an’ he wuz er courtin’ her, too; ev’y day de Lord sen’, he’d be er gwine ter see her, an’ er singin’ ter her, an’ er cyarin’ her berries an’ wums; hut, somehow or udder, she didn’t pyear ter tuck no shine ter him.

plural of “ne” — a colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube; one of the six inert gasses; occurs in the air in small amounts

From this reading “Well, she wouldn’t gib ’im no kin’ er ’couragement, tell he got right sick at his heart, he did; an’ one day, ez he wuz er settin’ in his nes’ an’ er steddin how ter wuck on Miss Robin so’s ter git her love, he hyeard somebody er laughin’ an’ talkin’, an’ he lookt out, he did, an’ dar wuz Miss Robin er prumurradin’ wid de Woodpecker.

not any; not one

From this reading Yer see, Mr. Jay Bird he fell’d in love, he did, ’long o’ Miss Robin, an’ he wuz er courtin’ her, too; ev’y day de Lord sen’, he’d be er gwine ter see her, an’ er singin’ ter her, an’ er cyarin’ her berries an’ wums; hut, somehow or udder, she didn’t pyear ter tuck no shine ter him.

a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

From this reading Yer see, Mr. Jay Bird he fell’d in love, he did, ’long o’ Miss Robin, an’ he wuz er courtin’ her, too; ev’y day de Lord sen’, he’d be er gwine ter see her, an’ er singin’ ter her, an’ er cyarin’ her berries an’ wums; hut, somehow or udder, she didn’t pyear ter tuck no shine ter him.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading “Well, she wouldn’t gib ’im no kin’ er ’couragement, tell he got right sick at his heart, he did; an’ one day, ez he wuz er settin’ in his nes’ an’ er steddin how ter wuck on Miss Robin so’s ter git her love, he hyeard somebody er laughin’ an’ talkin’, an’ he lookt out, he did, an’ dar wuz Miss Robin er prumurradin’ wid de Woodpecker.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “Well, she wouldn’t gib ’im no kin’ er ’couragement, tell he got right sick at his heart, he did; an’ one day, ez he wuz er settin’ in his nes’ an’ er steddin how ter wuck on Miss Robin so’s ter git her love, he hyeard somebody er laughin’ an’ talkin’, an’ he lookt out, he did, an’ dar wuz Miss Robin er prumurradin’ wid de Woodpecker.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Yer see, Mr. Jay Bird he fell’d in love, he did, ’long o’ Miss Robin, an’ he wuz er courtin’ her, too; ev’y day de Lord sen’, he’d be er gwine ter see her, an’ er singin’ ter her, an’ er cyarin’ her berries an’ wums; hut, somehow or udder, she didn’t pyear ter tuck no shine ter him.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading “Well, she wouldn’t gib ’im no kin’ er ’couragement, tell he got right sick at his heart, he did; an’ one day, ez he wuz er settin’ in his nes’ an’ er steddin how ter wuck on Miss Robin so’s ter git her love, he hyeard somebody er laughin’ an’ talkin’, an’ he lookt out, he did, an’ dar wuz Miss Robin er prumurradin’ wid de Woodpecker.

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

From this reading An’ wen he seed dat, he got pow’ful mad, an’ he ’low’d ter his se’f dat efn de Lord spar’d him, he inten’ fur ter fix dat Woodpecker.

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

From this reading “Well, she wouldn’t gib ’im no kin’ er ’couragement, tell he got right sick at his heart, he did; an’ one day, ez he wuz er settin’ in his nes’ an’ er steddin how ter wuck on Miss Robin so’s ter git her love, he hyeard somebody er laughin’ an’ talkin’, an’ he lookt out, he did, an’ dar wuz Miss Robin er prumurradin’ wid de Woodpecker.

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

From this reading Yer see, Mr. Jay Bird he fell’d in love, he did, ’long o’ Miss Robin, an’ he wuz er courtin’ her, too; ev’y day de Lord sen’, he’d be er gwine ter see her, an’ er singin’ ter her, an’ er cyarin’ her berries an’ wums; hut, somehow or udder, she didn’t pyear ter tuck no shine ter him.

red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood

From this reading HOW THE WOODPECKER’S HEAD AND THE ROBIN’S BREAST CAME TO BE RED “Well,” began Uncle Bob, “hit wuz all erlong er de jay bird, jes ez I wuz tellin’ yer.

precisely, exactly

From this reading “Well, she wouldn’t gib ’im no kin’ er ’couragement, tell he got right sick at his heart, he did; an’ one day, ez he wuz er settin’ in his nes’ an’ er steddin how ter wuck on Miss Robin so’s ter git her love, he hyeard somebody er laughin’ an’ talkin’, an’ he lookt out, he did, an’ dar wuz Miss Robin er prumurradin’ wid de Woodpecker.

small Old World songbird with a reddish breast

From this reading Yer see, Mr. Jay Bird he fell’d in love, he did, ’long o’ Miss Robin, an’ he wuz er courtin’ her, too; ev’y day de Lord sen’, he’d be er gwine ter see her, an’ er singin’ ter her, an’ er cyarin’ her berries an’ wums; hut, somehow or udder, she didn’t pyear ter tuck no shine ter him.

possessive form of “robin” — small Old World songbird with a reddish breast

From this reading HOW THE WOODPECKER’S HEAD AND THE ROBIN’S BREAST CAME TO BE RED “Well,” began Uncle Bob, “hit wuz all erlong er de jay bird, jes ez I wuz tellin’ yer.

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

From this reading An’ wen he seed dat, he got pow’ful mad, an’ he ’low’d ter his se’f dat efn de Lord spar’d him, he inten’ fur ter fix dat Woodpecker.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading Yer see, Mr. Jay Bird he fell’d in love, he did, ’long o’ Miss Robin, an’ he wuz er courtin’ her, too; ev’y day de Lord sen’, he’d be er gwine ter see her, an’ er singin’ ter her, an’ er cyarin’ her berries an’ wums; hut, somehow or udder, she didn’t pyear ter tuck no shine ter him.

a small hard fruit

From this reading An’ wen he seed dat, he got pow’ful mad, an’ he ’low’d ter his se’f dat efn de Lord spar’d him, he inten’ fur ter fix dat Woodpecker.

a fractional monetary unit of Japan and Indonesia and Cambodia; equal to one hundredth of a yen or rupiah or riel

From this reading Yer see, Mr. Jay Bird he fell’d in love, he did, ’long o’ Miss Robin, an’ he wuz er courtin’ her, too; ev’y day de Lord sen’, he’d be er gwine ter see her, an’ er singin’ ter her, an’ er cyarin’ her berries an’ wums; hut, somehow or udder, she didn’t pyear ter tuck no shine ter him.

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

From this reading “Well, she wouldn’t gib ’im no kin’ er ’couragement, tell he got right sick at his heart, he did; an’ one day, ez he wuz er settin’ in his nes’ an’ er steddin how ter wuck on Miss Robin so’s ter git her love, he hyeard somebody er laughin’ an’ talkin’, an’ he lookt out, he did, an’ dar wuz Miss Robin er prumurradin’ wid de Woodpecker.

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

From this reading Yer see, Mr. Jay Bird he fell’d in love, he did, ’long o’ Miss Robin, an’ he wuz er courtin’ her, too; ev’y day de Lord sen’, he’d be er gwine ter see her, an’ er singin’ ter her, an’ er cyarin’ her berries an’ wums; hut, somehow or udder, she didn’t pyear ter tuck no shine ter him.

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

From this reading She’d go er walkin’ ’long ’im, an’ she’d sing songs wid ’im, an’ she’d gobble up de berries an’ de wums wat he fotch, but den w’en hit come ter marry’n uv ’im, she wan’t der.

be bright by reflecting or casting light

From this reading Yer see, Mr. Jay Bird he fell’d in love, he did, ’long o’ Miss Robin, an’ he wuz er courtin’ her, too; ev’y day de Lord sen’, he’d be er gwine ter see her, an’ er singin’ ter her, an’ er cyarin’ her berries an’ wums; hut, somehow or udder, she didn’t pyear ter tuck no shine ter him.

affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function

From this reading “Well, she wouldn’t gib ’im no kin’ er ’couragement, tell he got right sick at his heart, he did; an’ one day, ez he wuz er settin’ in his nes’ an’ er steddin how ter wuck on Miss Robin so’s ter git her love, he hyeard somebody er laughin’ an’ talkin’, an’ he lookt out, he did, an’ dar wuz Miss Robin er prumurradin’ wid de Woodpecker.

deliver by singing

From this reading She’d go er walkin’ ’long ’im, an’ she’d sing songs wid ’im, an’ she’d gobble up de berries an’ de wums wat he fotch, but den w’en hit come ter marry’n uv ’im, she wan’t der.

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

From this reading Yer see, Mr. Jay Bird he fell’d in love, he did, ’long o’ Miss Robin, an’ he wuz er courtin’ her, too; ev’y day de Lord sen’, he’d be er gwine ter see her, an’ er singin’ ter her, an’ er cyarin’ her berries an’ wums; hut, somehow or udder, she didn’t pyear ter tuck no shine ter him.

possessive form of “so” — the syllable naming the fifth (dominant) note of any musical scale in solmization

From this reading “Well, she wouldn’t gib ’im no kin’ er ’couragement, tell he got right sick at his heart, he did; an’ one day, ez he wuz er settin’ in his nes’ an’ er steddin how ter wuck on Miss Robin so’s ter git her love, he hyeard somebody er laughin’ an’ talkin’, an’ he lookt out, he did, an’ dar wuz Miss Robin er prumurradin’ wid de Woodpecker.

a person, without saying who

From this reading “Well, she wouldn’t gib ’im no kin’ er ’couragement, tell he got right sick at his heart, he did; an’ one day, ez he wuz er settin’ in his nes’ an’ er steddin how ter wuck on Miss Robin so’s ter git her love, he hyeard somebody er laughin’ an’ talkin’, an’ he lookt out, he did, an’ dar wuz Miss Robin er prumurradin’ wid de Woodpecker.

in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means

From this reading Yer see, Mr. Jay Bird he fell’d in love, he did, ’long o’ Miss Robin, an’ he wuz er courtin’ her, too; ev’y day de Lord sen’, he’d be er gwine ter see her, an’ er singin’ ter her, an’ er cyarin’ her berries an’ wums; hut, somehow or udder, she didn’t pyear ter tuck no shine ter him.

plural of “song” — a short musical composition with words

From this reading She’d go er walkin’ ’long ’im, an’ she’d sing songs wid ’im, an’ she’d gobble up de berries an’ de wums wat he fotch, but den w’en hit come ter marry’n uv ’im, she wan’t der.

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

From this reading An’ wen he seed dat, he got pow’ful mad, an’ he ’low’d ter his se’f dat efn de Lord spar’d him, he inten’ fur ter fix dat Woodpecker.

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

From this reading “Well, she wouldn’t gib ’im no kin’ er ’couragement, tell he got right sick at his heart, he did; an’ one day, ez he wuz er settin’ in his nes’ an’ er steddin how ter wuck on Miss Robin so’s ter git her love, he hyeard somebody er laughin’ an’ talkin’, an’ he lookt out, he did, an’ dar wuz Miss Robin er prumurradin’ wid de Woodpecker.

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

From this reading “Well, she wouldn’t gib ’im no kin’ er ’couragement, tell he got right sick at his heart, he did; an’ one day, ez he wuz er settin’ in his nes’ an’ er steddin how ter wuck on Miss Robin so’s ter git her love, he hyeard somebody er laughin’ an’ talkin’, an’ he lookt out, he did, an’ dar wuz Miss Robin er prumurradin’ wid de Woodpecker.

express in words

From this reading “Well, she wouldn’t gib ’im no kin’ er ’couragement, tell he got right sick at his heart, he did; an’ one day, ez he wuz er settin’ in his nes’ an’ er steddin how ter wuck on Miss Robin so’s ter git her love, he hyeard somebody er laughin’ an’ talkin’, an’ he lookt out, he did, an’ dar wuz Miss Robin er prumurradin’ wid de Woodpecker.

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

From this reading HOW THE WOODPECKER’S HEAD AND THE ROBIN’S BREAST CAME TO BE RED “Well,” began Uncle Bob, “hit wuz all erlong er de jay bird, jes ez I wuz tellin’ yer.

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

From this reading Yer see, Mr. Jay Bird he fell’d in love, he did, ’long o’ Miss Robin, an’ he wuz er courtin’ her, too; ev’y day de Lord sen’, he’d be er gwine ter see her, an’ er singin’ ter her, an’ er cyarin’ her berries an’ wums; hut, somehow or udder, she didn’t pyear ter tuck no shine ter him.

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

From this reading HOW THE WOODPECKER’S HEAD AND THE ROBIN’S BREAST CAME TO BE RED “Well,” began Uncle Bob, “hit wuz all erlong er de jay bird, jes ez I wuz tellin’ yer.

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

From this reading HOW THE WOODPECKER’S HEAD AND THE ROBIN’S BREAST CAME TO BE RED “Well,” began Uncle Bob, “hit wuz all erlong er de jay bird, jes ez I wuz tellin’ yer.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading Yer see, Mr. Jay Bird he fell’d in love, he did, ’long o’ Miss Robin, an’ he wuz er courtin’ her, too; ev’y day de Lord sen’, he’d be er gwine ter see her, an’ er singin’ ter her, an’ er cyarin’ her berries an’ wums; hut, somehow or udder, she didn’t pyear ter tuck no shine ter him.

fit snugly into

From this reading Yer see, Mr. Jay Bird he fell’d in love, he did, ’long o’ Miss Robin, an’ he wuz er courtin’ her, too; ev’y day de Lord sen’, he’d be er gwine ter see her, an’ er singin’ ter her, an’ er cyarin’ her berries an’ wums; hut, somehow or udder, she didn’t pyear ter tuck no shine ter him.

mammary gland of bovids (cows and sheep and goats)

From this reading Yer see, Mr. Jay Bird he fell’d in love, he did, ’long o’ Miss Robin, an’ he wuz er courtin’ her, too; ev’y day de Lord sen’, he’d be er gwine ter see her, an’ er singin’ ter her, an’ er cyarin’ her berries an’ wums; hut, somehow or udder, she didn’t pyear ter tuck no shine ter him.

the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt

From this reading HOW THE WOODPECKER’S HEAD AND THE ROBIN’S BREAST CAME TO BE RED “Well,” began Uncle Bob, “hit wuz all erlong er de jay bird, jes ez I wuz tellin’ yer.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading She’d go er walkin’ ’long ’im, an’ she’d sing songs wid ’im, an’ she’d gobble up de berries an’ de wums wat he fotch, but den w’en hit come ter marry’n uv ’im, she wan’t der.

radiation lying in the ultraviolet range; wave lengths shorter than light but longer than X rays

From this reading She’d go er walkin’ ’long ’im, an’ she’d sing songs wid ’im, an’ she’d gobble up de berries an’ de wums wat he fotch, but den w’en hit come ter marry’n uv ’im, she wan’t der.

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

From this reading She’d go er walkin’ ’long ’im, an’ she’d sing songs wid ’im, an’ she’d gobble up de berries an’ de wums wat he fotch, but den w’en hit come ter marry’n uv ’im, she wan’t der.

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

From this reading She’d go er walkin’ ’long ’im, an’ she’d sing songs wid ’im, an’ she’d gobble up de berries an’ de wums wat he fotch, but den w’en hit come ter marry’n uv ’im, she wan’t der.

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

From this reading She’d go er walkin’ ’long ’im, an’ she’d sing songs wid ’im, an’ she’d gobble up de berries an’ de wums wat he fotch, but den w’en hit come ter marry’n uv ’im, she wan’t der.

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

From this reading She’d go er walkin’ ’long ’im, an’ she’d sing songs wid ’im, an’ she’d gobble up de berries an’ de wums wat he fotch, but den w’en hit come ter marry’n uv ’im, she wan’t der.

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading HOW THE WOODPECKER’S HEAD AND THE ROBIN’S BREAST CAME TO BE RED “Well,” began Uncle Bob, “hit wuz all erlong er de jay bird, jes ez I wuz tellin’ yer.

a common cyst of the skin; filled with fatty matter (sebum) that is secreted by a sebaceous gland that has been blocked

From this reading An’ wen he seed dat, he got pow’ful mad, an’ he ’low’d ter his se’f dat efn de Lord spar’d him, he inten’ fur ter fix dat Woodpecker.

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

From this reading She’d go er walkin’ ’long ’im, an’ she’d sing songs wid ’im, an’ she’d gobble up de berries an’ de wums wat he fotch, but den w’en hit come ter marry’n uv ’im, she wan’t der.

bird with strong claws and a stiff tail adapted for climbing and a hard chisel-like bill for boring into wood for insects

From this reading “Well, she wouldn’t gib ’im no kin’ er ’couragement, tell he got right sick at his heart, he did; an’ one day, ez he wuz er settin’ in his nes’ an’ er steddin how ter wuck on Miss Robin so’s ter git her love, he hyeard somebody er laughin’ an’ talkin’, an’ he lookt out, he did, an’ dar wuz Miss Robin er prumurradin’ wid de Woodpecker.

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

From this reading HOW THE WOODPECKER’S HEAD AND THE ROBIN’S BREAST CAME TO BE RED “Well,” began Uncle Bob, “hit wuz all erlong er de jay bird, jes ez I wuz tellin’ yer.

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

From this reading “Well, she wouldn’t gib ’im no kin’ er ’couragement, tell he got right sick at his heart, he did; an’ one day, ez he wuz er settin’ in his nes’ an’ er steddin how ter wuck on Miss Robin so’s ter git her love, he hyeard somebody er laughin’ an’ talkin’, an’ he lookt out, he did, an’ dar wuz Miss Robin er prumurradin’ wid de Woodpecker.

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

From this reading “Well, she wouldn’t gib ’im no kin’ er ’couragement, tell he got right sick at his heart, he did; an’ one day, ez he wuz er settin’ in his nes’ an’ er steddin how ter wuck on Miss Robin so’s ter git her love, he hyeard somebody er laughin’ an’ talkin’, an’ he lookt out, he did, an’ dar wuz Miss Robin er prumurradin’ wid de Woodpecker.

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

From this reading Yer see, Mr. Jay Bird he fell’d in love, he did, ’long o’ Miss Robin, an’ he wuz er courtin’ her, too; ev’y day de Lord sen’, he’d be er gwine ter see her, an’ er singin’ ter her, an’ er cyarin’ her berries an’ wums; hut, somehow or udder, she didn’t pyear ter tuck no shine ter him.

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

From this reading HOW THE WOODPECKER’S HEAD AND THE ROBIN’S BREAST CAME TO BE RED “Well,” began Uncle Bob, “hit wuz all erlong er de jay bird, jes ez I wuz tellin’ yer.

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

From this reading HOW THE WOODPECKER’S HEAD AND THE ROBIN’S BREAST CAME TO BE RED “Well,” began Uncle Bob, “hit wuz all erlong er de jay bird, jes ez I wuz tellin’ yer.