AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A shitten one, o' my word; the devil of anything we do but fizzling, farting, funking, squattering, dozing, raving, and doing nothing.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Unless I am doing some heroic feat every foot, I can't sleep one wink o' nights.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A shitten one, o' my word; the devil of anything we do but fizzling, farting, funking, squattering, dozing, raving, and doing nothing.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading A shitten one, o' my word; the devil of anything we do but fizzling, farting, funking, squattering, dozing, raving, and doing nothing.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Virtue of the frock, quoth Friar John, what kind of voyage are we making?
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A shitten one, o' my word; the devil of anything we do but fizzling, farting, funking, squattering, dozing, raving, and doing nothing.
can't
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From this reading Unless I am doing some heroic feat every foot, I can't sleep one wink o' nights.
devilnounUS /ˈdevəl/
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading A shitten one, o' my word; the devil of anything we do but fizzling, farting, funking, squattering, dozing, raving, and doing nothing.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading A shitten one, o' my word; the devil of anything we do but fizzling, farting, funking, squattering, dozing, raving, and doing nothing.
doingverbUS /ˈduːɪŋ/
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading A shitten one, o' my word; the devil of anything we do but fizzling, farting, funking, squattering, dozing, raving, and doing nothing.
dozingverbUS /ˈdoʊzɪŋ/
-ing form of “doze” — sleep lightly or for a short period of time
From this reading A shitten one, o' my word; the devil of anything we do but fizzling, farting, funking, squattering, dozing, raving, and doing nothing.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Unless I am doing some heroic feat every foot, I can't sleep one wink o' nights.
fartingnounUS /ˈfɑːrtɪŋ/
a reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus
From this reading A shitten one, o' my word; the devil of anything we do but fizzling, farting, funking, squattering, dozing, raving, and doing nothing.
featnounUS /fiːt/
a notable achievement
From this reading Unless I am doing some heroic feat every foot, I can't sleep one wink o' nights.
fizzlingverbUS /ˈfɪzəlɪŋ/
-ing form of “fizzle” — end weakly
From this reading A shitten one, o' my word; the devil of anything we do but fizzling, farting, funking, squattering, dozing, raving, and doing nothing.
footnounUS /fʊt/
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Unless I am doing some heroic feat every foot, I can't sleep one wink o' nights.
FriarnounUS /ˈfraɪər/
a male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms
From this reading How Friar John talks of rooting out the Furred Law-cats.
frocknounUS /frɑːk/
a long, loose outer garment
From this reading Virtue of the frock, quoth Friar John, what kind of voyage are we making?
funking
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From this reading A shitten one, o' my word; the devil of anything we do but fizzling, farting, funking, squattering, dozing, raving, and doing nothing.
Furredadjective
covered with a dense coat of fine silky hairs
From this reading How Friar John talks of rooting out the Furred Law-cats.
hatenounUS /heɪt/
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading Ods-belly, 'tisn't in my nature to lie idle; I mortally hate it.
heroicadjectiveUS /hɪˈroʊɪk/
very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary (especially in size or scale)
From this reading Unless I am doing some heroic feat every foot, I can't sleep one wink o' nights.
How
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From this reading How Friar John talks of rooting out the Furred Law-cats.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Ods-belly, 'tisn't in my nature to lie idle; I mortally hate it.
idleadjectiveUS /ˈaɪdəl/
not in action or at work
From this reading Ods-belly, 'tisn't in my nature to lie idle; I mortally hate it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Ods-belly, 'tisn't in my nature to lie idle; I mortally hate it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Ods-belly, 'tisn't in my nature to lie idle; I mortally hate it.
JohnnounUS /dʒɑːn/
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading How Friar John talks of rooting out the Furred Law-cats.
kindadjectiveUS /kaɪnd/
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading Virtue of the frock, quoth Friar John, what kind of voyage are we making?
Law-cats
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From this reading How Friar John talks of rooting out the Furred Law-cats.
lieverbUS /laɪ/
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading Ods-belly, 'tisn't in my nature to lie idle; I mortally hate it.
makingnounUS /ˈmeɪkɪŋ/
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading Virtue of the frock, quoth Friar John, what kind of voyage are we making?
mortallyadverbUS /ˈmɔːrtəli/
in such a manner that death ensues (also in reference to hatred, jealousy, fear, etc.)
From this reading Ods-belly, 'tisn't in my nature to lie idle; I mortally hate it.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading A shitten one, o' my word; the devil of anything we do but fizzling, farting, funking, squattering, dozing, raving, and doing nothing.
naturenounUS /ˈneɪtʃər/
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading Ods-belly, 'tisn't in my nature to lie idle; I mortally hate it.
nightsnounUS /naɪts/
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading Unless I am doing some heroic feat every foot, I can't sleep one wink o' nights.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading A shitten one, o' my word; the devil of anything we do but fizzling, farting, funking, squattering, dozing, raving, and doing nothing.
onounUS /oʊ/
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 A shitten one, o' my word; the devil of anything we do but fizzling, farting, funking, squattering, dozing, raving, and doing nothing.
Ods-belly
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From this reading Ods-belly, 'tisn't in my nature to lie idle; I mortally hate it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading How Friar John talks of rooting out the Furred Law-cats.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A shitten one, o' my word; the devil of anything we do but fizzling, farting, funking, squattering, dozing, raving, and doing nothing.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading How Friar John talks of rooting out the Furred Law-cats.
quoth
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From this reading Virtue of the frock, quoth Friar John, what kind of voyage are we making?
ravingnounUS /ˈreɪvɪŋ/
declaiming wildly
From this reading A shitten one, o' my word; the devil of anything we do but fizzling, farting, funking, squattering, dozing, raving, and doing nothing.
rootingnounUS /ˈruːtɪŋ/
the process of putting forth roots and beginning to grow
From this reading How Friar John talks of rooting out the Furred Law-cats.
shitten
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From this reading A shitten one, o' my word; the devil of anything we do but fizzling, farting, funking, squattering, dozing, raving, and doing nothing.
sleepnounUS /sliːp/
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading Unless I am doing some heroic feat every foot, I can't sleep one wink o' nights.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Unless I am doing some heroic feat every foot, I can't sleep one wink o' nights.
squattering
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From this reading A shitten one, o' my word; the devil of anything we do but fizzling, farting, funking, squattering, dozing, raving, and doing nothing.
talksnounUS /tɔːks/
a discussion intended to produce an agreement
From this reading How Friar John talks of rooting out the Furred Law-cats.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading How Friar John talks of rooting out the Furred Law-cats.
tisn't
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From this reading Ods-belly, 'tisn't in my nature to lie idle; I mortally hate it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ods-belly, 'tisn't in my nature to lie idle; I mortally hate it.
UnlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/
except if; if not
From this reading Unless I am doing some heroic feat every foot, I can't sleep one wink o' nights.
VirtuenounUS /ˈvɝː.tʃuː/
Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
From this reading Virtue of the frock, quoth Friar John, what kind of voyage are we making?
voyagenounUS /ˈvɔɪədʒ/
an act of traveling by water
From this reading Virtue of the frock, quoth Friar John, what kind of voyage are we making?
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Virtue of the frock, quoth Friar John, what kind of voyage are we making?
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Virtue of the frock, quoth Friar John, what kind of voyage are we making?
winkverbUS /wɪŋk/
signal by winking
From this reading Unless I am doing some heroic feat every foot, I can't sleep one wink o' nights.
wordnounUS /wɜːrd/
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading A shitten one, o' my word; the devil of anything we do but fizzling, farting, funking, squattering, dozing, raving, and doing nothing.
