used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A lonesome, heart-breaking plaint.
Ah
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From this reading “Oh, if Ah had wings like an angel, Over these prison walls Ah would fly!
Ah'd
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From this reading Ah would fly to the ahms of my poah dahlin’, An’ theah Ah’d be willin’ to die.”
ahms
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From this reading Ah would fly to the ahms of my poah dahlin’, An’ theah Ah’d be willin’ to die.”
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “Oh, if Ah had wings like an angel, Over these prison walls Ah would fly!
spiritual being attendant upon God
From this reading “Oh, if Ah had wings like an angel, Over these prison walls Ah would fly!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The night was eerie with voices from unseen bodies, or bodies half-revealed in the flare of gasoline torches, as the business of loading the carnival proceeded.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Ah would fly to the ahms of my poah dahlin’, An’ theah Ah’d be willin’ to die.”
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Soft, rich voices from black men’s throats blended with the velvety softness of the late-June night:
blendedadjectiveUS /ˈblendɪd/
combined or mixed together so that the constituent parts are indistinguishable
From this reading Soft, rich voices from black men’s throats blended with the velvety softness of the late-June night:
plural of “body” — the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading The night was eerie with voices from unseen bodies, or bodies half-revealed in the flare of gasoline torches, as the business of loading the carnival proceeded.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading The night was eerie with voices from unseen bodies, or bodies half-revealed in the flare of gasoline torches, as the business of loading the carnival proceeded.
carnivalnounUS /ˈkɑːrnəvəl/
a festival marked by merrymaking and processions
From this reading The night was eerie with voices from unseen bodies, or bodies half-revealed in the flare of gasoline torches, as the business of loading the carnival proceeded.
dahlin
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From this reading Ah would fly to the ahms of my poah dahlin’, An’ theah Ah’d be willin’ to die.”
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading Ah would fly to the ahms of my poah dahlin’, An’ theah Ah’d be willin’ to die.”
eerieadjectiveUS /ˈɪri/
suggestive of the supernatural; mysterious
From this reading The night was eerie with voices from unseen bodies, or bodies half-revealed in the flare of gasoline torches, as the business of loading the carnival proceeded.
flarenounUS /fler/
a shape that spreads outward
From this reading The night was eerie with voices from unseen bodies, or bodies half-revealed in the flare of gasoline torches, as the business of loading the carnival proceeded.
travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading “Oh, if Ah had wings like an angel, Over these prison walls Ah would fly!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The night was eerie with voices from unseen bodies, or bodies half-revealed in the flare of gasoline torches, as the business of loading the carnival proceeded.
gasolinenounUS /ˈɡæsəliːn/
a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines
From this reading The night was eerie with voices from unseen bodies, or bodies half-revealed in the flare of gasoline torches, as the business of loading the carnival proceeded.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Oh, if Ah had wings like an angel, Over these prison walls Ah would fly!
half-revealed
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From this reading The night was eerie with voices from unseen bodies, or bodies half-revealed in the flare of gasoline torches, as the business of loading the carnival proceeded.
heart-breaking
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From this reading A lonesome, heart-breaking plaint.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Oh, if Ah had wings like an angel, Over these prison walls Ah would fly!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The night was eerie with voices from unseen bodies, or bodies half-revealed in the flare of gasoline torches, as the business of loading the carnival proceeded.
late-June
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From this reading Soft, rich voices from black men’s throats blended with the velvety softness of the late-June night:
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “Oh, if Ah had wings like an angel, Over these prison walls Ah would fly!
loadingnounUS /ˈloʊdɪŋ/
weight to be borne or conveyed
From this reading The night was eerie with voices from unseen bodies, or bodies half-revealed in the flare of gasoline torches, as the business of loading the carnival proceeded.
lonesomeadjectiveUS /ˈloʊnsəm/
being the only one; single and isolated from others
From this reading A lonesome, heart-breaking plaint.
men'snounUS /menz/
a public toilet for men
From this reading Soft, rich voices from black men’s throats blended with the velvety softness of the late-June night:
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Ah would fly to the ahms of my poah dahlin’, An’ theah Ah’d be willin’ to die.”
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The night was eerie with voices from unseen bodies, or bodies half-revealed in the flare of gasoline torches, as the business of loading the carnival proceeded.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The night was eerie with voices from unseen bodies, or bodies half-revealed in the flare of gasoline torches, as the business of loading the carnival proceeded.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, if Ah had wings like an angel, Over these prison walls Ah would fly!
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The night was eerie with voices from unseen bodies, or bodies half-revealed in the flare of gasoline torches, as the business of loading the carnival proceeded.
OverprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “Oh, if Ah had wings like an angel, Over these prison walls Ah would fly!
plaintnoun
(United Kingdom) a written statement of the grounds of complaint made to court of law asking for the grievance to be redressed
From this reading A lonesome, heart-breaking plaint.
poah
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From this reading Ah would fly to the ahms of my poah dahlin’, An’ theah Ah’d be willin’ to die.”
a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment
From this reading “Oh, if Ah had wings like an angel, Over these prison walls Ah would fly!
past form of “proceed” — continue talking
From this reading The night was eerie with voices from unseen bodies, or bodies half-revealed in the flare of gasoline torches, as the business of loading the carnival proceeded.
possessing material wealth
From this reading Soft, rich voices from black men’s throats blended with the velvety softness of the late-June night:
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading Soft, rich voices from black men’s throats blended with the velvety softness of the late-June night:
softnessnounUS /ˈsɔːftnəs/
the property of giving little resistance to pressure and being easily cut or molded
From this reading Soft, rich voices from black men’s throats blended with the velvety softness of the late-June night:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The night was eerie with voices from unseen bodies, or bodies half-revealed in the flare of gasoline torches, as the business of loading the carnival proceeded.
theah
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From this reading Ah would fly to the ahms of my poah dahlin’, An’ theah Ah’d be willin’ to die.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “Oh, if Ah had wings like an angel, Over these prison walls Ah would fly!
throatsnounUS /θroʊts/
plural of “throat” — the passage to the stomach and lungs; in the front part of the neck below the chin and above the collarbone
From this reading Soft, rich voices from black men’s throats blended with the velvety softness of the late-June night:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ah would fly to the ahms of my poah dahlin’, An’ theah Ah’d be willin’ to die.”
torchesnounUS /ˈtɔːrtʃɪz/
plural of “torch” — a light usually carried in the hand; consists of some flammable substance
From this reading The night was eerie with voices from unseen bodies, or bodies half-revealed in the flare of gasoline torches, as the business of loading the carnival proceeded.
unseenadjectiveUS /ənˈsiːn/
not seen or perceived
From this reading The night was eerie with voices from unseen bodies, or bodies half-revealed in the flare of gasoline torches, as the business of loading the carnival proceeded.
velvetyadjectiveUS /ˈvelvəti/
smooth and soft to sight or hearing or touch or taste
From this reading Soft, rich voices from black men’s throats blended with the velvety softness of the late-June night:
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading The night was eerie with voices from unseen bodies, or bodies half-revealed in the flare of gasoline torches, as the business of loading the carnival proceeded.
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading “Oh, if Ah had wings like an angel, Over these prison walls Ah would fly!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The night was eerie with voices from unseen bodies, or bodies half-revealed in the flare of gasoline torches, as the business of loading the carnival proceeded.
willin
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From this reading Ah would fly to the ahms of my poah dahlin’, An’ theah Ah’d be willin’ to die.”
a means of flight or ascent
From this reading “Oh, if Ah had wings like an angel, Over these prison walls Ah would fly!
in the company of; together with
From this reading The night was eerie with voices from unseen bodies, or bodies half-revealed in the flare of gasoline torches, as the business of loading the carnival proceeded.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Oh, if Ah had wings like an angel, Over these prison walls Ah would fly!
