Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “An’ ye jes’ stood up thar, Lethe Sayles, ez bold-faced ez a biscuit-block, an’ lifted up yer outdacious voice afore all them men?
a-comin
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I dunno what the wimmen air a-comin’ ter!”
afore
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “An’ ye jes’ stood up thar, Lethe Sayles, ez bold-faced ez a biscuit-block, an’ lifted up yer outdacious voice afore all them men?
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “I war obligated ter tell sech ez I knowed,” Alethea contended against this assumption of superior delicacy.
air
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I dunno what the wimmen air a-comin’ ter!”
Alethea
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I war obligated ter tell sech ez I knowed,” Alethea contended against this assumption of superior delicacy.
all
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “An’ ye jes’ stood up thar, Lethe Sayles, ez bold-faced ez a biscuit-block, an’ lifted up yer outdacious voice afore all them men?
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “An’ ye jes’ stood up thar, Lethe Sayles, ez bold-faced ez a biscuit-block, an’ lifted up yer outdacious voice afore all them men?
assumption
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I war obligated ter tell sech ez I knowed,” Alethea contended against this assumption of superior delicacy.
biscuit-block
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “An’ ye jes’ stood up thar, Lethe Sayles, ez bold-faced ez a biscuit-block, an’ lifted up yer outdacious voice afore all them men?
bold-faced
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “An’ ye jes’ stood up thar, Lethe Sayles, ez bold-faced ez a biscuit-block, an’ lifted up yer outdacious voice afore all them men?
contended
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I war obligated ter tell sech ez I knowed,” Alethea contended against this assumption of superior delicacy.
delicacy
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I war obligated ter tell sech ez I knowed,” Alethea contended against this assumption of superior delicacy.
dunno
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I dunno what the wimmen air a-comin’ ter!”
ez
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “An’ ye jes’ stood up thar, Lethe Sayles, ez bold-faced ez a biscuit-block, an’ lifted up yer outdacious voice afore all them men?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I dunno what the wimmen air a-comin’ ter!”
jes
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “An’ ye jes’ stood up thar, Lethe Sayles, ez bold-faced ez a biscuit-block, an’ lifted up yer outdacious voice afore all them men?
knowed
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I war obligated ter tell sech ez I knowed,” Alethea contended against this assumption of superior delicacy.
Lethe
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “An’ ye jes’ stood up thar, Lethe Sayles, ez bold-faced ez a biscuit-block, an’ lifted up yer outdacious voice afore all them men?
lifted
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “An’ ye jes’ stood up thar, Lethe Sayles, ez bold-faced ez a biscuit-block, an’ lifted up yer outdacious voice afore all them men?
men
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “An’ ye jes’ stood up thar, Lethe Sayles, ez bold-faced ez a biscuit-block, an’ lifted up yer outdacious voice afore all them men?
obligated
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I war obligated ter tell sech ez I knowed,” Alethea contended against this assumption of superior delicacy.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I war obligated ter tell sech ez I knowed,” Alethea contended against this assumption of superior delicacy.
outdacious
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “An’ ye jes’ stood up thar, Lethe Sayles, ez bold-faced ez a biscuit-block, an’ lifted up yer outdacious voice afore all them men?
Sayles
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “An’ ye jes’ stood up thar, Lethe Sayles, ez bold-faced ez a biscuit-block, an’ lifted up yer outdacious voice afore all them men?
sech
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I war obligated ter tell sech ez I knowed,” Alethea contended against this assumption of superior delicacy.
sir
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Waal, sir!
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “An’ ye jes’ stood up thar, Lethe Sayles, ez bold-faced ez a biscuit-block, an’ lifted up yer outdacious voice afore all them men?
superior
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I war obligated ter tell sech ez I knowed,” Alethea contended against this assumption of superior delicacy.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I war obligated ter tell sech ez I knowed,” Alethea contended against this assumption of superior delicacy.
ter
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I dunno what the wimmen air a-comin’ ter!”
thar
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “An’ ye jes’ stood up thar, Lethe Sayles, ez bold-faced ez a biscuit-block, an’ lifted up yer outdacious voice afore all them men?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I dunno what the wimmen air a-comin’ ter!”
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “An’ ye jes’ stood up thar, Lethe Sayles, ez bold-faced ez a biscuit-block, an’ lifted up yer outdacious voice afore all them men?
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “I war obligated ter tell sech ez I knowed,” Alethea contended against this assumption of superior delicacy.
up
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “An’ ye jes’ stood up thar, Lethe Sayles, ez bold-faced ez a biscuit-block, an’ lifted up yer outdacious voice afore all them men?
voice
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “An’ ye jes’ stood up thar, Lethe Sayles, ez bold-faced ez a biscuit-block, an’ lifted up yer outdacious voice afore all them men?
Waal
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Waal, sir!
war
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I war obligated ter tell sech ez I knowed,” Alethea contended against this assumption of superior delicacy.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I dunno what the wimmen air a-comin’ ter!”
wimmen
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I dunno what the wimmen air a-comin’ ter!”
yepronounUS /jiː/
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading “An’ ye jes’ stood up thar, Lethe Sayles, ez bold-faced ez a biscuit-block, an’ lifted up yer outdacious voice afore all them men?
yer
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “An’ ye jes’ stood up thar, Lethe Sayles, ez bold-faced ez a biscuit-block, an’ lifted up yer outdacious voice afore all them men?