used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The hard work at Nathe’s pulled her down to a shadder.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading “She lived four years full, an’ inter five, from the time she married Nathe till we put her in the graveyard in the row above Ponnie an’ her two.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “She lived four years full, an’ inter five, from the time she married Nathe till we put her in the graveyard in the row above Ponnie an’ her two.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading That soft look Callie had turned out to be weak lungs, an’ the cotton-mills hadn’t hepped ’em any.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The hard work at Nathe’s pulled her down to a shadder.
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading We wuz lookin’ fer Callie’s baby, little Rufe, to die, an’ Nathe ’lowed they could lay there together.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading That soft look Callie had turned out to be weak lungs, an’ the cotton-mills hadn’t hepped ’em any.
Callie
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From this reading That soft look Callie had turned out to be weak lungs, an’ the cotton-mills hadn’t hepped ’em any.
Callie's
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From this reading We wuz lookin’ fer Callie’s baby, little Rufe, to die, an’ Nathe ’lowed they could lay there together.
cotton-mills
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From this reading That soft look Callie had turned out to be weak lungs, an’ the cotton-mills hadn’t hepped ’em any.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading We wuz lookin’ fer Callie’s baby, little Rufe, to die, an’ Nathe ’lowed they could lay there together.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading We wuz lookin’ fer Callie’s baby, little Rufe, to die, an’ Nathe ’lowed they could lay there together.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The hard work at Nathe’s pulled her down to a shadder.
a quad with a square body
From this reading That soft look Callie had turned out to be weak lungs, an’ the cotton-mills hadn’t hepped ’em any.
fer
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From this reading We wuz lookin’ fer Callie’s baby, little Rufe, to die, an’ Nathe ’lowed they could lay there together.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading “She lived four years full, an’ inter five, from the time she married Nathe till we put her in the graveyard in the row above Ponnie an’ her two.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading “She lived four years full, an’ inter five, from the time she married Nathe till we put her in the graveyard in the row above Ponnie an’ her two.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “She lived four years full, an’ inter five, from the time she married Nathe till we put her in the graveyard in the row above Ponnie an’ her two.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading “She lived four years full, an’ inter five, from the time she married Nathe till we put her in the graveyard in the row above Ponnie an’ her two.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I own it, I got to thinkin’ a heap of Callie.
graveyardnounUS /ˈɡreɪvjɑːrd/
a tract of land used for burials
From this reading “She lived four years full, an’ inter five, from the time she married Nathe till we put her in the graveyard in the row above Ponnie an’ her two.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading That soft look Callie had turned out to be weak lungs, an’ the cotton-mills hadn’t hepped ’em any.
hadn't
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From this reading That soft look Callie had turned out to be weak lungs, an’ the cotton-mills hadn’t hepped ’em any.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading The hard work at Nathe’s pulled her down to a shadder.
a collection of objects laid on top of each other
From this reading I own it, I got to thinkin’ a heap of Callie.
hepped
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From this reading That soft look Callie had turned out to be weak lungs, an’ the cotton-mills hadn’t hepped ’em any.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “She lived four years full, an’ inter five, from the time she married Nathe till we put her in the graveyard in the row above Ponnie an’ her two.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I own it, I got to thinkin’ a heap of Callie.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “She lived four years full, an’ inter five, from the time she married Nathe till we put her in the graveyard in the row above Ponnie an’ her two.
interverbUS /ˌɪnˈtɜːr/
place in a grave or tomb
From this reading “She lived four years full, an’ inter five, from the time she married Nathe till we put her in the graveyard in the row above Ponnie an’ her two.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I own it, I got to thinkin’ a heap of Callie.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading We wuz lookin’ fer Callie’s baby, little Rufe, to die, an’ Nathe ’lowed they could lay there together.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading We wuz lookin’ fer Callie’s baby, little Rufe, to die, an’ Nathe ’lowed they could lay there together.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading “She lived four years full, an’ inter five, from the time she married Nathe till we put her in the graveyard in the row above Ponnie an’ her two.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading That soft look Callie had turned out to be weak lungs, an’ the cotton-mills hadn’t hepped ’em any.
lookin
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From this reading We wuz lookin’ fer Callie’s baby, little Rufe, to die, an’ Nathe ’lowed they could lay there together.
lowed
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From this reading We wuz lookin’ fer Callie’s baby, little Rufe, to die, an’ Nathe ’lowed they could lay there together.
lungsnounUS /lʌŋz/
plural of “lung” — either of two saclike respiratory organs in the chest of vertebrates; serves to remove carbon dioxide and provide oxygen to the blood
From this reading That soft look Callie had turned out to be weak lungs, an’ the cotton-mills hadn’t hepped ’em any.
joined in matrimony
From this reading “She lived four years full, an’ inter five, from the time she married Nathe till we put her in the graveyard in the row above Ponnie an’ her two.
Nathe
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From this reading “She lived four years full, an’ inter five, from the time she married Nathe till we put her in the graveyard in the row above Ponnie an’ her two.
Nathe's
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From this reading The hard work at Nathe’s pulled her down to a shadder.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I own it, I got to thinkin’ a heap of Callie.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading That soft look Callie had turned out to be weak lungs, an’ the cotton-mills hadn’t hepped ’em any.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading I own it, I got to thinkin’ a heap of Callie.
Ponnie
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From this reading “She lived four years full, an’ inter five, from the time she married Nathe till we put her in the graveyard in the row above Ponnie an’ her two.
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading The hard work at Nathe’s pulled her down to a shadder.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “She lived four years full, an’ inter five, from the time she married Nathe till we put her in the graveyard in the row above Ponnie an’ her two.
an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading “She lived four years full, an’ inter five, from the time she married Nathe till we put her in the graveyard in the row above Ponnie an’ her two.
Rufe
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From this reading We wuz lookin’ fer Callie’s baby, little Rufe, to die, an’ Nathe ’lowed they could lay there together.
shadder
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From this reading The hard work at Nathe’s pulled her down to a shadder.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “She lived four years full, an’ inter five, from the time she married Nathe till we put her in the graveyard in the row above Ponnie an’ her two.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading That soft look Callie had turned out to be weak lungs, an’ the cotton-mills hadn’t hepped ’em any.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That soft look Callie had turned out to be weak lungs, an’ the cotton-mills hadn’t hepped ’em any.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “She lived four years full, an’ inter five, from the time she married Nathe till we put her in the graveyard in the row above Ponnie an’ her two.
in or at that place or location
From this reading We wuz lookin’ fer Callie’s baby, little Rufe, to die, an’ Nathe ’lowed they could lay there together.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading We wuz lookin’ fer Callie’s baby, little Rufe, to die, an’ Nathe ’lowed they could lay there together.
thinkin
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From this reading I own it, I got to thinkin’ a heap of Callie.
up to a particular time
From this reading “She lived four years full, an’ inter five, from the time she married Nathe till we put her in the graveyard in the row above Ponnie an’ her two.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “She lived four years full, an’ inter five, from the time she married Nathe till we put her in the graveyard in the row above Ponnie an’ her two.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We wuz lookin’ fer Callie’s baby, little Rufe, to die, an’ Nathe ’lowed they could lay there together.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading We wuz lookin’ fer Callie’s baby, little Rufe, to die, an’ Nathe ’lowed they could lay there together.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading That soft look Callie had turned out to be weak lungs, an’ the cotton-mills hadn’t hepped ’em any.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading “She lived four years full, an’ inter five, from the time she married Nathe till we put her in the graveyard in the row above Ponnie an’ her two.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “She lived four years full, an’ inter five, from the time she married Nathe till we put her in the graveyard in the row above Ponnie an’ her two.
wanting in physical strength
From this reading That soft look Callie had turned out to be weak lungs, an’ the cotton-mills hadn’t hepped ’em any.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading The hard work at Nathe’s pulled her down to a shadder.
wuz
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From this reading We wuz lookin’ fer Callie’s baby, little Rufe, to die, an’ Nathe ’lowed they could lay there together.
a late time of life
From this reading “She lived four years full, an’ inter five, from the time she married Nathe till we put her in the graveyard in the row above Ponnie an’ her two.
