adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I wasn't really a Westerner an' that's why I'm so different from most of 'em.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading That's about the time boys generally start out to hunt Injuns; but I kept on goin' till I found mine--but I didn't kill him--nor him me neither, as far as that goes.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading I was born in Indiana and I never left it till after I was ten years old.
alkalinounUS /ˈælkəlaɪ/
any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water
From this reading Take your regular bonie fide Westerner an' when he dies he don't turn to dust, he turns to alkali; but when it comes my turn to settle, I'll jest natchely become the good rich soil o' the Indiana cornbelt.
allus
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From this reading I allus did have the misfortune o' gettin' hungry at the most inconvenient times, an' after I 'd been gone about two weeks I got quite powerful hungry, so I natchely got a job waitin' on a lunch counter back in Omaha.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I wasn't really a Westerner an' that's why I'm so different from most of 'em.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I was born in Indiana and I never left it till after I was ten years old.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading That's about the time boys generally start out to hunt Injuns; but I kept on goin' till I found mine--but I didn't kill him--nor him me neither, as far as that goes.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I allus did have the misfortune o' gettin' hungry at the most inconvenient times, an' after I 'd been gone about two weeks I got quite powerful hungry, so I natchely got a job waitin' on a lunch counter back in Omaha.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading I allus did have the misfortune o' gettin' hungry at the most inconvenient times, an' after I 'd been gone about two weeks I got quite powerful hungry, so I natchely got a job waitin' on a lunch counter back in Omaha.
becomeverbUS /bɪˈkʌm/
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading Take your regular bonie fide Westerner an' when he dies he don't turn to dust, he turns to alkali; but when it comes my turn to settle, I'll jest natchely become the good rich soil o' the Indiana cornbelt.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I allus did have the misfortune o' gettin' hungry at the most inconvenient times, an' after I 'd been gone about two weeks I got quite powerful hungry, so I natchely got a job waitin' on a lunch counter back in Omaha.
bonie
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From this reading Take your regular bonie fide Westerner an' when he dies he don't turn to dust, he turns to alkali; but when it comes my turn to settle, I'll jest natchely become the good rich soil o' the Indiana cornbelt.
bornadjectiveUS /bɔːrn/
brought into existence
From this reading I was born in Indiana and I never left it till after I was ten years old.
boysnounUS /bɔɪz/
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading That's about the time boys generally start out to hunt Injuns; but I kept on goin' till I found mine--but I didn't kill him--nor him me neither, as far as that goes.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Take your regular bonie fide Westerner an' when he dies he don't turn to dust, he turns to alkali; but when it comes my turn to settle, I'll jest natchely become the good rich soil o' the Indiana cornbelt.
comesnounUS /kʌmz/
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading Take your regular bonie fide Westerner an' when he dies he don't turn to dust, he turns to alkali; but when it comes my turn to settle, I'll jest natchely become the good rich soil o' the Indiana cornbelt.
cornbelt
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From this reading Take your regular bonie fide Westerner an' when he dies he don't turn to dust, he turns to alkali; but when it comes my turn to settle, I'll jest natchely become the good rich soil o' the Indiana cornbelt.
counternounUS /ˈkaʊntər/
table consisting of a horizontal surface over which business is transacted
From this reading I allus did have the misfortune o' gettin' hungry at the most inconvenient times, an' after I 'd been gone about two weeks I got quite powerful hungry, so I natchely got a job waitin' on a lunch counter back in Omaha.
dnounUS /diː/
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading I allus did have the misfortune o' gettin' hungry at the most inconvenient times, an' after I 'd been gone about two weeks I got quite powerful hungry, so I natchely got a job waitin' on a lunch counter back in Omaha.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I allus did have the misfortune o' gettin' hungry at the most inconvenient times, an' after I 'd been gone about two weeks I got quite powerful hungry, so I natchely got a job waitin' on a lunch counter back in Omaha.
didn't
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From this reading That's about the time boys generally start out to hunt Injuns; but I kept on goin' till I found mine--but I didn't kill him--nor him me neither, as far as that goes.
diesnounUS /daɪz/
plural of “die” — a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers
From this reading Take your regular bonie fide Westerner an' when he dies he don't turn to dust, he turns to alkali; but when it comes my turn to settle, I'll jest natchely become the good rich soil o' the Indiana cornbelt.
differentadjectiveUS /ˈdɪfərənt/
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading I wasn't really a Westerner an' that's why I'm so different from most of 'em.
don't
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From this reading Take your regular bonie fide Westerner an' when he dies he don't turn to dust, he turns to alkali; but when it comes my turn to settle, I'll jest natchely become the good rich soil o' the Indiana cornbelt.
dustverbUS /dʌst/
remove the dust from
From this reading Take your regular bonie fide Westerner an' when he dies he don't turn to dust, he turns to alkali; but when it comes my turn to settle, I'll jest natchely become the good rich soil o' the Indiana cornbelt.
emnounUS /em/
a quad with a square body
From this reading I wasn't really a Westerner an' that's why I'm so different from most of 'em.
faradverbUS /fɑːr/
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading That's about the time boys generally start out to hunt Injuns; but I kept on goin' till I found mine--but I didn't kill him--nor him me neither, as far as that goes.
fide
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From this reading Take your regular bonie fide Westerner an' when he dies he don't turn to dust, he turns to alkali; but when it comes my turn to settle, I'll jest natchely become the good rich soil o' the Indiana cornbelt.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading That's about the time boys generally start out to hunt Injuns; but I kept on goin' till I found mine--but I didn't kill him--nor him me neither, as far as that goes.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I wasn't really a Westerner an' that's why I'm so different from most of 'em.
generallyadverbUS /ˈdʒenərəli/
usually; as a rule
From this reading That's about the time boys generally start out to hunt Injuns; but I kept on goin' till I found mine--but I didn't kill him--nor him me neither, as far as that goes.
gettin
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From this reading I allus did have the misfortune o' gettin' hungry at the most inconvenient times, an' after I 'd been gone about two weeks I got quite powerful hungry, so I natchely got a job waitin' on a lunch counter back in Omaha.
goesnounUS /ɡoʊz/
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading That's about the time boys generally start out to hunt Injuns; but I kept on goin' till I found mine--but I didn't kill him--nor him me neither, as far as that goes.
goin
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From this reading That's about the time boys generally start out to hunt Injuns; but I kept on goin' till I found mine--but I didn't kill him--nor him me neither, as far as that goes.
goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/
destroyed or killed
From this reading I allus did have the misfortune o' gettin' hungry at the most inconvenient times, an' after I 'd been gone about two weeks I got quite powerful hungry, so I natchely got a job waitin' on a lunch counter back in Omaha.
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Take your regular bonie fide Westerner an' when he dies he don't turn to dust, he turns to alkali; but when it comes my turn to settle, I'll jest natchely become the good rich soil o' the Indiana cornbelt.
gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I allus did have the misfortune o' gettin' hungry at the most inconvenient times, an' after I 'd been gone about two weeks I got quite powerful hungry, so I natchely got a job waitin' on a lunch counter back in Omaha.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I allus did have the misfortune o' gettin' hungry at the most inconvenient times, an' after I 'd been gone about two weeks I got quite powerful hungry, so I natchely got a job waitin' on a lunch counter back in Omaha.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Take your regular bonie fide Westerner an' when he dies he don't turn to dust, he turns to alkali; but when it comes my turn to settle, I'll jest natchely become the good rich soil o' the Indiana cornbelt.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That's about the time boys generally start out to hunt Injuns; but I kept on goin' till I found mine--but I didn't kill him--nor him me neither, as far as that goes.
hungryadjectiveUS /ˈhʌŋɡri/
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading I allus did have the misfortune o' gettin' hungry at the most inconvenient times, an' after I 'd been gone about two weeks I got quite powerful hungry, so I natchely got a job waitin' on a lunch counter back in Omaha.
huntverbUS /hʌnt/
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
From this reading That's about the time boys generally start out to hunt Injuns; but I kept on goin' till I found mine--but I didn't kill him--nor him me neither, as far as that goes.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I wasn't really a Westerner an' that's why I'm so different from most of 'em.
I'll
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From this reading Take your regular bonie fide Westerner an' when he dies he don't turn to dust, he turns to alkali; but when it comes my turn to settle, I'll jest natchely become the good rich soil o' the Indiana cornbelt.
I'm
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From this reading I wasn't really a Westerner an' that's why I'm so different from most of 'em.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I was born in Indiana and I never left it till after I was ten years old.
inconvenientadjectiveUS /ˌɪnkənˈviːnjənt/
not suited to your comfort, purpose or needs
From this reading I allus did have the misfortune o' gettin' hungry at the most inconvenient times, an' after I 'd been gone about two weeks I got quite powerful hungry, so I natchely got a job waitin' on a lunch counter back in Omaha.
IndiananounUS /ˌɪndiˈænə/
a state in midwestern United States
From this reading Take your regular bonie fide Westerner an' when he dies he don't turn to dust, he turns to alkali; but when it comes my turn to settle, I'll jest natchely become the good rich soil o' the Indiana cornbelt.
Injuns
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From this reading That's about the time boys generally start out to hunt Injuns; but I kept on goin' till I found mine--but I didn't kill him--nor him me neither, as far as that goes.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Take your regular bonie fide Westerner an' when he dies he don't turn to dust, he turns to alkali; but when it comes my turn to settle, I'll jest natchely become the good rich soil o' the Indiana cornbelt.
jestnounUS /dʒest/
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading Take your regular bonie fide Westerner an' when he dies he don't turn to dust, he turns to alkali; but when it comes my turn to settle, I'll jest natchely become the good rich soil o' the Indiana cornbelt.
jobnounUS /dʒɑːb/
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading I allus did have the misfortune o' gettin' hungry at the most inconvenient times, an' after I 'd been gone about two weeks I got quite powerful hungry, so I natchely got a job waitin' on a lunch counter back in Omaha.
keptadjectiveUS /kept/
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading That's about the time boys generally start out to hunt Injuns; but I kept on goin' till I found mine--but I didn't kill him--nor him me neither, as far as that goes.
killverbUS /kɪl/
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading That's about the time boys generally start out to hunt Injuns; but I kept on goin' till I found mine--but I didn't kill him--nor him me neither, as far as that goes.
leftnounUS /left/
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading I was born in Indiana and I never left it till after I was ten years old.
lunchverbUS /lʌntʃ/
take the midday meal
From this reading I allus did have the misfortune o' gettin' hungry at the most inconvenient times, an' after I 'd been gone about two weeks I got quite powerful hungry, so I natchely got a job waitin' on a lunch counter back in Omaha.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That's about the time boys generally start out to hunt Injuns; but I kept on goin' till I found mine--but I didn't kill him--nor him me neither, as far as that goes.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading That's about the time boys generally start out to hunt Injuns; but I kept on goin' till I found mine--but I didn't kill him--nor him me neither, as far as that goes.
misfortunenounUS /mɪˈsfɔːrtʃən/
unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event
From this reading I allus did have the misfortune o' gettin' hungry at the most inconvenient times, an' after I 'd been gone about two weeks I got quite powerful hungry, so I natchely got a job waitin' on a lunch counter back in Omaha.
mostadverbUS /moʊst/
used to form the superlative
From this reading I wasn't really a Westerner an' that's why I'm so different from most of 'em.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Take your regular bonie fide Westerner an' when he dies he don't turn to dust, he turns to alkali; but when it comes my turn to settle, I'll jest natchely become the good rich soil o' the Indiana cornbelt.
natchely
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From this reading Take your regular bonie fide Westerner an' when he dies he don't turn to dust, he turns to alkali; but when it comes my turn to settle, I'll jest natchely become the good rich soil o' the Indiana cornbelt.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading That's about the time boys generally start out to hunt Injuns; but I kept on goin' till I found mine--but I didn't kill him--nor him me neither, as far as that goes.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I was born in Indiana and I never left it till after I was ten years old.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading That's about the time boys generally start out to hunt Injuns; but I kept on goin' till I found mine--but I didn't kill him--nor him me neither, as far as that goes.
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 Take your regular bonie fide Westerner an' when he dies he don't turn to dust, he turns to alkali; but when it comes my turn to settle, I'll jest natchely become the good rich soil o' the Indiana cornbelt.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I wasn't really a Westerner an' that's why I'm so different from most of 'em.
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading I was born in Indiana and I never left it till after I was ten years old.
OmahanounUS /ˈoʊməhɑː/
a member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in northeastern Nebraska
From this reading I allus did have the misfortune o' gettin' hungry at the most inconvenient times, an' after I 'd been gone about two weeks I got quite powerful hungry, so I natchely got a job waitin' on a lunch counter back in Omaha.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading That's about the time boys generally start out to hunt Injuns; but I kept on goin' till I found mine--but I didn't kill him--nor him me neither, as far as that goes.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading That's about the time boys generally start out to hunt Injuns; but I kept on goin' till I found mine--but I didn't kill him--nor him me neither, as far as that goes.
powerfuladjectiveUS /ˈpaʊərfəl/
having great power or force or potency or effect
From this reading I allus did have the misfortune o' gettin' hungry at the most inconvenient times, an' after I 'd been gone about two weeks I got quite powerful hungry, so I natchely got a job waitin' on a lunch counter back in Omaha.
quiteadverbUS /kwaɪt/
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading I allus did have the misfortune o' gettin' hungry at the most inconvenient times, an' after I 'd been gone about two weeks I got quite powerful hungry, so I natchely got a job waitin' on a lunch counter back in Omaha.
reallyadverbUS /ˈrɪli/
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading I wasn't really a Westerner an' that's why I'm so different from most of 'em.
regularadjectiveUS /ˈreɡjələr/
in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle
From this reading Take your regular bonie fide Westerner an' when he dies he don't turn to dust, he turns to alkali; but when it comes my turn to settle, I'll jest natchely become the good rich soil o' the Indiana cornbelt.
richadjectiveUS /rɪtʃ/
possessing material wealth
From this reading Take your regular bonie fide Westerner an' when he dies he don't turn to dust, he turns to alkali; but when it comes my turn to settle, I'll jest natchely become the good rich soil o' the Indiana cornbelt.
settleverbUS /ˈsetəl/
settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground
From this reading Take your regular bonie fide Westerner an' when he dies he don't turn to dust, he turns to alkali; but when it comes my turn to settle, I'll jest natchely become the good rich soil o' the Indiana cornbelt.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I wasn't really a Westerner an' that's why I'm so different from most of 'em.
soilnounUS /sɔɪl/
the state of being covered with unclean things
From this reading Take your regular bonie fide Westerner an' when he dies he don't turn to dust, he turns to alkali; but when it comes my turn to settle, I'll jest natchely become the good rich soil o' the Indiana cornbelt.
startverbUS /stɑːrt/
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading That's about the time boys generally start out to hunt Injuns; but I kept on goin' till I found mine--but I didn't kill him--nor him me neither, as far as that goes.
TakeverbUS /teɪk/
carry out
From this reading Take your regular bonie fide Westerner an' when he dies he don't turn to dust, he turns to alkali; but when it comes my turn to settle, I'll jest natchely become the good rich soil o' the Indiana cornbelt.
tennounUS /ten/
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading I was born in Indiana and I never left it till after I was ten years old.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That's about the time boys generally start out to hunt Injuns; but I kept on goin' till I found mine--but I didn't kill him--nor him me neither, as far as that goes.
that's
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From this reading I wasn't really a Westerner an' that's why I'm so different from most of 'em.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Take your regular bonie fide Westerner an' when he dies he don't turn to dust, he turns to alkali; but when it comes my turn to settle, I'll jest natchely become the good rich soil o' the Indiana cornbelt.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading I was born in Indiana and I never left it till after I was ten years old.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading That's about the time boys generally start out to hunt Injuns; but I kept on goin' till I found mine--but I didn't kill him--nor him me neither, as far as that goes.
timesnounUS /taɪmz/
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading I allus did have the misfortune o' gettin' hungry at the most inconvenient times, an' after I 'd been gone about two weeks I got quite powerful hungry, so I natchely got a job waitin' on a lunch counter back in Omaha.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Take your regular bonie fide Westerner an' when he dies he don't turn to dust, he turns to alkali; but when it comes my turn to settle, I'll jest natchely become the good rich soil o' the Indiana cornbelt.
turnverbUS /tɜːrn/
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading Take your regular bonie fide Westerner an' when he dies he don't turn to dust, he turns to alkali; but when it comes my turn to settle, I'll jest natchely become the good rich soil o' the Indiana cornbelt.
turnsnounUS /tɜːrnz/
plural of “turn” — a circular segment of a curve
From this reading Take your regular bonie fide Westerner an' when he dies he don't turn to dust, he turns to alkali; but when it comes my turn to settle, I'll jest natchely become the good rich soil o' the Indiana cornbelt.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading I allus did have the misfortune o' gettin' hungry at the most inconvenient times, an' after I 'd been gone about two weeks I got quite powerful hungry, so I natchely got a job waitin' on a lunch counter back in Omaha.
waitin
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From this reading I allus did have the misfortune o' gettin' hungry at the most inconvenient times, an' after I 'd been gone about two weeks I got quite powerful hungry, so I natchely got a job waitin' on a lunch counter back in Omaha.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was born in Indiana and I never left it till after I was ten years old.
wasn't
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From this reading I wasn't really a Westerner an' that's why I'm so different from most of 'em.
weeksnounUS /wiːks/
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading I allus did have the misfortune o' gettin' hungry at the most inconvenient times, an' after I 'd been gone about two weeks I got quite powerful hungry, so I natchely got a job waitin' on a lunch counter back in Omaha.
WesternernounUS /ˈwestərnər/
an inhabitant of a western area; especially of the U.S.
From this reading I wasn't really a Westerner an' that's why I'm so different from most of 'em.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Take your regular bonie fide Westerner an' when he dies he don't turn to dust, he turns to alkali; but when it comes my turn to settle, I'll jest natchely become the good rich soil o' the Indiana cornbelt.
whynounUS /waɪ/
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading I wasn't really a Westerner an' that's why I'm so different from most of 'em.
yearsnounUS /jɪrz/
a late time of life
From this reading I was born in Indiana and I never left it till after I was ten years old.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Take your regular bonie fide Westerner an' when he dies he don't turn to dust, he turns to alkali; but when it comes my turn to settle, I'll jest natchely become the good rich soil o' the Indiana cornbelt.
