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Josh Billings' Farmer's Allminax, 1870-1879
Josh Billings' Farmer's Allminax, 1870-1879

Chapter IV

Chapter 4 of Josh Billings' Farmer's Allminax, 1870-1879 is here in full — 382 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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AUGUST.
1873.
Q.--How menny geese duz it take to make a flok?
@ @ A.--One would satisfy me.
@ @ @ _Sheep skins, goose yokes, and frying pans, Basswood cheeze from Goshen, Bob sleds, brass rings, and bears ile, Waz sum ov Joels noshuns._ +--+---++------------------------+-------------------------------------+ |@ | @ || _Diagnosis._ | _MILK TOAST._ | +--+---++------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | 1| F || @ Now pluck | | | 2| S || peaches @ | Suckcess iz quite often like | | 3| G || @ _grate hotness_ @ | falling oph from a log, a man kant | | 4| M || Andy Johnson born | alwus tell how he kum to did it.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Josh Billings' Farmer's Allminax, 1870-1879

Chapter IV

Chapter 4 of Josh Billings' Farmer's Allminax, 1870-1879 is here in full — 382 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/76 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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AUGUST.
/ˈɑːɡəst/
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1873.
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Q.--How menny geese duz it take to make a flok?
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@ @ A.--One would satisfy me.
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@ @ @ _Sheep skins, goose yokes, and frying pans, Basswood cheeze from Goshen, Bob sleds, brass rings, and bears ile, Waz sum ov Joels noshuns._ +--+---++------------------------+-------------------------------------+ |@ | @ || _Diagnosis._ | _MILK TOAST._ | +--+---++------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | 1| F || @ Now pluck | | | 2| S || peaches @ | Suckcess iz quite often like | | 3| G || @ _grate hotness_ @ | falling oph from a log, a man kant | | 4| M || Andy Johnson born | alwus tell how he kum to did it.

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Diagnosis noun US /ˌdaɪəɡˈnoʊsəs/

identifying the nature or cause of some phenomenon

frying noun US /ˈfraɪɪŋ/

cooking in fat or oil in a pan or griddle

From this reading “@ @ @ _Sheep skins, goose yokes, and frying pans, Basswood cheeze from Goshen, Bob sleds, brass rings, and bears ile, Waz sum ov Joels noshuns._ +--+---++------------------------+-------------------------------------+ |@ | @ || _Diagnosis._ | _MILK TOAST._ | +--+---++------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | 1| F || @ Now pluck | | | 2| S || peaches @ | Suckcess iz quite often like | | 3| G || @ _grate hotness_ @ | falling oph from a log, a man kant | | 4| M || Andy Johnson born | alwus tell how he kum to did it.”

grate noun US /ɡreɪt/

a frame of iron bars to hold a fire

kant noun US /kænt/

influential German idealist philosopher (1724-1804)

From this reading “@ @ @ _Sheep skins, goose yokes, and frying pans, Basswood cheeze from Goshen, Bob sleds, brass rings, and bears ile, Waz sum ov Joels noshuns._ +--+---++------------------------+-------------------------------------+ |@ | @ || _Diagnosis._ | _MILK TOAST._ | +--+---++------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | 1| F || @ Now pluck | | | 2| S || peaches @ | Suckcess iz quite often like | | 3| G || @ _grate hotness_ @ | falling oph from a log, a man kant | | 4| M || Andy Johnson born | alwus tell how he kum to did it.”

pans noun US /pænz/

plural of “pan” — cooking utensil consisting of a wide metal vessel

From this reading “@ @ @ _Sheep skins, goose yokes, and frying pans, Basswood cheeze from Goshen, Bob sleds, brass rings, and bears ile, Waz sum ov Joels noshuns._ +--+---++------------------------+-------------------------------------+ |@ | @ || _Diagnosis._ | _MILK TOAST._ | +--+---++------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | 1| F || @ Now pluck | | | 2| S || peaches @ | Suckcess iz quite often like | | 3| G || @ _grate hotness_ @ | falling oph from a log, a man kant | | 4| M || Andy Johnson born | alwus tell how he kum to did it.”

peaches noun US /ˈpiːtʃəz/

plural of “peach” — cultivated in temperate regions

From this reading “@ @ @ _Sheep skins, goose yokes, and frying pans, Basswood cheeze from Goshen, Bob sleds, brass rings, and bears ile, Waz sum ov Joels noshuns._ +--+---++------------------------+-------------------------------------+ |@ | @ || _Diagnosis._ | _MILK TOAST._ | +--+---++------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | 1| F || @ Now pluck | | | 2| S || peaches @ | Suckcess iz quite often like | | 3| G || @ _grate hotness_ @ | falling oph from a log, a man kant | | 4| M || Andy Johnson born | alwus tell how he kum to did it.”

sleds noun US /sledz/

plural of “sled” — a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow

From this reading “@ @ @ _Sheep skins, goose yokes, and frying pans, Basswood cheeze from Goshen, Bob sleds, brass rings, and bears ile, Waz sum ov Joels noshuns._ +--+---++------------------------+-------------------------------------+ |@ | @ || _Diagnosis._ | _MILK TOAST._ | +--+---++------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | 1| F || @ Now pluck | | | 2| S || peaches @ | Suckcess iz quite often like | | 3| G || @ _grate hotness_ @ | falling oph from a log, a man kant | | 4| M || Andy Johnson born | alwus tell how he kum to did it.”

yokes noun US /joʊks/

plural of “yoke” — fabric comprising a fitted part at the top of a garment

From this reading “@ @ @ _Sheep skins, goose yokes, and frying pans, Basswood cheeze from Goshen, Bob sleds, brass rings, and bears ile, Waz sum ov Joels noshuns._ +--+---++------------------------+-------------------------------------+ |@ | @ || _Diagnosis._ | _MILK TOAST._ | +--+---++------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | 1| F || @ Now pluck | | | 2| S || peaches @ | Suckcess iz quite often like | | 3| G || @ _grate hotness_ @ | falling oph from a log, a man kant | | 4| M || Andy Johnson born | alwus tell how he kum to did it.”

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1

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From this reading @ @ @ _Sheep skins, goose yokes, and frying pans, Basswood cheeze from Goshen, Bob sleds, brass rings, and bears ile, Waz sum ov Joels noshuns._ +--+---++------------------------+-------------------------------------+ |@ | @ || _Diagnosis._ | _MILK TOAST._ | +--+---++------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | 1| F || @ Now pluck | | | 2| S || peaches @ | Suckcess iz quite often like | | 3| G || @ _grate hotness_ @ | falling oph from a log, a man kant | | 4| M || Andy Johnson born | alwus tell how he kum to did it.

1873

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From this reading 1873.

2

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From this reading @ @ @ _Sheep skins, goose yokes, and frying pans, Basswood cheeze from Goshen, Bob sleds, brass rings, and bears ile, Waz sum ov Joels noshuns._ +--+---++------------------------+-------------------------------------+ |@ | @ || _Diagnosis._ | _MILK TOAST._ | +--+---++------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | 1| F || @ Now pluck | | | 2| S || peaches @ | Suckcess iz quite often like | | 3| G || @ _grate hotness_ @ | falling oph from a log, a man kant | | 4| M || Andy Johnson born | alwus tell how he kum to did it.

3

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From this reading @ @ @ _Sheep skins, goose yokes, and frying pans, Basswood cheeze from Goshen, Bob sleds, brass rings, and bears ile, Waz sum ov Joels noshuns._ +--+---++------------------------+-------------------------------------+ |@ | @ || _Diagnosis._ | _MILK TOAST._ | +--+---++------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | 1| F || @ Now pluck | | | 2| S || peaches @ | Suckcess iz quite often like | | 3| G || @ _grate hotness_ @ | falling oph from a log, a man kant | | 4| M || Andy Johnson born | alwus tell how he kum to did it.

4

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From this reading @ @ @ _Sheep skins, goose yokes, and frying pans, Basswood cheeze from Goshen, Bob sleds, brass rings, and bears ile, Waz sum ov Joels noshuns._ +--+---++------------------------+-------------------------------------+ |@ | @ || _Diagnosis._ | _MILK TOAST._ | +--+---++------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | 1| F || @ Now pluck | | | 2| S || peaches @ | Suckcess iz quite often like | | 3| G || @ _grate hotness_ @ | falling oph from a log, a man kant | | 4| M || Andy Johnson born | alwus tell how he kum to did it.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Q.--How menny geese duz it take to make a flok?

alwus

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From this reading @ @ @ _Sheep skins, goose yokes, and frying pans, Basswood cheeze from Goshen, Bob sleds, brass rings, and bears ile, Waz sum ov Joels noshuns._ +--+---++------------------------+-------------------------------------+ |@ | @ || _Diagnosis._ | _MILK TOAST._ | +--+---++------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | 1| F || @ Now pluck | | | 2| S || peaches @ | Suckcess iz quite often like | | 3| G || @ _grate hotness_ @ | falling oph from a log, a man kant | | 4| M || Andy Johnson born | alwus tell how he kum to did it.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading @ @ @ _Sheep skins, goose yokes, and frying pans, Basswood cheeze from Goshen, Bob sleds, brass rings, and bears ile, Waz sum ov Joels noshuns._ +--+---++------------------------+-------------------------------------+ |@ | @ || _Diagnosis._ | _MILK TOAST._ | +--+---++------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | 1| F || @ Now pluck | | | 2| S || peaches @ | Suckcess iz quite often like | | 3| G || @ _grate hotness_ @ | falling oph from a log, a man kant | | 4| M || Andy Johnson born | alwus tell how he kum to did it.

Andy

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From this reading @ @ @ _Sheep skins, goose yokes, and frying pans, Basswood cheeze from Goshen, Bob sleds, brass rings, and bears ile, Waz sum ov Joels noshuns._ +--+---++------------------------+-------------------------------------+ |@ | @ || _Diagnosis._ | _MILK TOAST._ | +--+---++------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | 1| F || @ Now pluck | | | 2| S || peaches @ | Suckcess iz quite often like | | 3| G || @ _grate hotness_ @ | falling oph from a log, a man kant | | 4| M || Andy Johnson born | alwus tell how he kum to did it.

AUGUSTnounUS /ˈɑːɡəst/

the month following July and preceding September

From this reading AUGUST.

Basswoodnoun

soft light-colored wood of any of various linden trees; used in making crates and boxes and in carving and millwork

From this reading @ @ @ _Sheep skins, goose yokes, and frying pans, Basswood cheeze from Goshen, Bob sleds, brass rings, and bears ile, Waz sum ov Joels noshuns._ +--+---++------------------------+-------------------------------------+ |@ | @ || _Diagnosis._ | _MILK TOAST._ | +--+---++------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | 1| F || @ Now pluck | | | 2| S || peaches @ | Suckcess iz quite often like | | 3| G || @ _grate hotness_ @ | falling oph from a log, a man kant | | 4| M || Andy Johnson born | alwus tell how he kum to did it.

bearsnounUS /berz/

plural of “bear” — massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws

From this reading @ @ @ _Sheep skins, goose yokes, and frying pans, Basswood cheeze from Goshen, Bob sleds, brass rings, and bears ile, Waz sum ov Joels noshuns._ +--+---++------------------------+-------------------------------------+ |@ | @ || _Diagnosis._ | _MILK TOAST._ | +--+---++------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | 1| F || @ Now pluck | | | 2| S || peaches @ | Suckcess iz quite often like | | 3| G || @ _grate hotness_ @ | falling oph from a log, a man kant | | 4| M || Andy Johnson born | alwus tell how he kum to did it.

BobverbUS /bɑːb/

move up and down repeatedly

From this reading @ @ @ _Sheep skins, goose yokes, and frying pans, Basswood cheeze from Goshen, Bob sleds, brass rings, and bears ile, Waz sum ov Joels noshuns._ +--+---++------------------------+-------------------------------------+ |@ | @ || _Diagnosis._ | _MILK TOAST._ | +--+---++------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | 1| F || @ Now pluck | | | 2| S || peaches @ | Suckcess iz quite often like | | 3| G || @ _grate hotness_ @ | falling oph from a log, a man kant | | 4| M || Andy Johnson born | alwus tell how he kum to did it.

bornadjectiveUS /bɔːrn/

brought into existence

From this reading @ @ @ _Sheep skins, goose yokes, and frying pans, Basswood cheeze from Goshen, Bob sleds, brass rings, and bears ile, Waz sum ov Joels noshuns._ +--+---++------------------------+-------------------------------------+ |@ | @ || _Diagnosis._ | _MILK TOAST._ | +--+---++------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | 1| F || @ Now pluck | | | 2| S || peaches @ | Suckcess iz quite often like | | 3| G || @ _grate hotness_ @ | falling oph from a log, a man kant | | 4| M || Andy Johnson born | alwus tell how he kum to did it.

brassnounUS /bræs/

an alloy of copper and zinc

From this reading @ @ @ _Sheep skins, goose yokes, and frying pans, Basswood cheeze from Goshen, Bob sleds, brass rings, and bears ile, Waz sum ov Joels noshuns._ +--+---++------------------------+-------------------------------------+ |@ | @ || _Diagnosis._ | _MILK TOAST._ | +--+---++------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | 1| F || @ Now pluck | | | 2| S || peaches @ | Suckcess iz quite often like | | 3| G || @ _grate hotness_ @ | falling oph from a log, a man kant | | 4| M || Andy Johnson born | alwus tell how he kum to did it.

cheeze

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From this reading @ @ @ _Sheep skins, goose yokes, and frying pans, Basswood cheeze from Goshen, Bob sleds, brass rings, and bears ile, Waz sum ov Joels noshuns._ +--+---++------------------------+-------------------------------------+ |@ | @ || _Diagnosis._ | _MILK TOAST._ | +--+---++------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | 1| F || @ Now pluck | | | 2| S || peaches @ | Suckcess iz quite often like | | 3| G || @ _grate hotness_ @ | falling oph from a log, a man kant | | 4| M || Andy Johnson born | alwus tell how he kum to did it.

DiagnosisnounUS /ˌdaɪəɡˈnoʊsəs/

identifying the nature or cause of some phenomenon

From this reading @ @ @ _Sheep skins, goose yokes, and frying pans, Basswood cheeze from Goshen, Bob sleds, brass rings, and bears ile, Waz sum ov Joels noshuns._ +--+---++------------------------+-------------------------------------+ |@ | @ || _Diagnosis._ | _MILK TOAST._ | +--+---++------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | 1| F || @ Now pluck | | | 2| S || peaches @ | Suckcess iz quite often like | | 3| G || @ _grate hotness_ @ | falling oph from a log, a man kant | | 4| M || Andy Johnson born | alwus tell how he kum to did it.

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading @ @ @ _Sheep skins, goose yokes, and frying pans, Basswood cheeze from Goshen, Bob sleds, brass rings, and bears ile, Waz sum ov Joels noshuns._ +--+---++------------------------+-------------------------------------+ |@ | @ || _Diagnosis._ | _MILK TOAST._ | +--+---++------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | 1| F || @ Now pluck | | | 2| S || peaches @ | Suckcess iz quite often like | | 3| G || @ _grate hotness_ @ | falling oph from a log, a man kant | | 4| M || Andy Johnson born | alwus tell how he kum to did it.

duz

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From this reading Q.--How menny geese duz it take to make a flok?

FnounUS /ef/

a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature

From this reading @ @ @ _Sheep skins, goose yokes, and frying pans, Basswood cheeze from Goshen, Bob sleds, brass rings, and bears ile, Waz sum ov Joels noshuns._ +--+---++------------------------+-------------------------------------+ |@ | @ || _Diagnosis._ | _MILK TOAST._ | +--+---++------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | 1| F || @ Now pluck | | | 2| S || peaches @ | Suckcess iz quite often like | | 3| G || @ _grate hotness_ @ | falling oph from a log, a man kant | | 4| M || Andy Johnson born | alwus tell how he kum to did it.

fallingadjectiveUS /ˈfɑːlɪŋ/

decreasing in amount or degree

From this reading @ @ @ _Sheep skins, goose yokes, and frying pans, Basswood cheeze from Goshen, Bob sleds, brass rings, and bears ile, Waz sum ov Joels noshuns._ +--+---++------------------------+-------------------------------------+ |@ | @ || _Diagnosis._ | _MILK TOAST._ | +--+---++------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | 1| F || @ Now pluck | | | 2| S || peaches @ | Suckcess iz quite often like | | 3| G || @ _grate hotness_ @ | falling oph from a log, a man kant | | 4| M || Andy Johnson born | alwus tell how he kum to did it.

flok

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From this reading Q.--How menny geese duz it take to make a flok?

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading @ @ @ _Sheep skins, goose yokes, and frying pans, Basswood cheeze from Goshen, Bob sleds, brass rings, and bears ile, Waz sum ov Joels noshuns._ +--+---++------------------------+-------------------------------------+ |@ | @ || _Diagnosis._ | _MILK TOAST._ | +--+---++------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | 1| F || @ Now pluck | | | 2| S || peaches @ | Suckcess iz quite often like | | 3| G || @ _grate hotness_ @ | falling oph from a log, a man kant | | 4| M || Andy Johnson born | alwus tell how he kum to did it.

fryingnounUS /ˈfraɪɪŋ/

cooking in fat or oil in a pan or griddle

From this reading @ @ @ _Sheep skins, goose yokes, and frying pans, Basswood cheeze from Goshen, Bob sleds, brass rings, and bears ile, Waz sum ov Joels noshuns._ +--+---++------------------------+-------------------------------------+ |@ | @ || _Diagnosis._ | _MILK TOAST._ | +--+---++------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | 1| F || @ Now pluck | | | 2| S || peaches @ | Suckcess iz quite often like | | 3| G || @ _grate hotness_ @ | falling oph from a log, a man kant | | 4| M || Andy Johnson born | alwus tell how he kum to did it.

GnounUS /dʒiː/

a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram

From this reading @ @ @ _Sheep skins, goose yokes, and frying pans, Basswood cheeze from Goshen, Bob sleds, brass rings, and bears ile, Waz sum ov Joels noshuns._ +--+---++------------------------+-------------------------------------+ |@ | @ || _Diagnosis._ | _MILK TOAST._ | +--+---++------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | 1| F || @ Now pluck | | | 2| S || peaches @ | Suckcess iz quite often like | | 3| G || @ _grate hotness_ @ | falling oph from a log, a man kant | | 4| M || Andy Johnson born | alwus tell how he kum to did it.

geesenounUS /ɡiːs/

plural of “goose” — web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks

From this reading Q.--How menny geese duz it take to make a flok?

goosenounUS /ɡuːs/

web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks

From this reading @ @ @ _Sheep skins, goose yokes, and frying pans, Basswood cheeze from Goshen, Bob sleds, brass rings, and bears ile, Waz sum ov Joels noshuns._ +--+---++------------------------+-------------------------------------+ |@ | @ || _Diagnosis._ | _MILK TOAST._ | +--+---++------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | 1| F || @ Now pluck | | | 2| S || peaches @ | Suckcess iz quite often like | | 3| G || @ _grate hotness_ @ | falling oph from a log, a man kant | | 4| M || Andy Johnson born | alwus tell how he kum to did it.

Goshen

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From this reading @ @ @ _Sheep skins, goose yokes, and frying pans, Basswood cheeze from Goshen, Bob sleds, brass rings, and bears ile, Waz sum ov Joels noshuns._ +--+---++------------------------+-------------------------------------+ |@ | @ || _Diagnosis._ | _MILK TOAST._ | +--+---++------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | 1| F || @ Now pluck | | | 2| S || peaches @ | Suckcess iz quite often like | | 3| G || @ _grate hotness_ @ | falling oph from a log, a man kant | | 4| M || Andy Johnson born | alwus tell how he kum to did it.

gratenounUS /ɡreɪt/

a frame of iron bars to hold a fire

From this reading @ @ @ _Sheep skins, goose yokes, and frying pans, Basswood cheeze from Goshen, Bob sleds, brass rings, and bears ile, Waz sum ov Joels noshuns._ +--+---++------------------------+-------------------------------------+ |@ | @ || _Diagnosis._ | _MILK TOAST._ | +--+---++------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | 1| F || @ Now pluck | | | 2| S || peaches @ | Suckcess iz quite often like | | 3| G || @ _grate hotness_ @ | falling oph from a log, a man kant | | 4| M || Andy Johnson born | alwus tell how he kum to did it.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading @ @ @ _Sheep skins, goose yokes, and frying pans, Basswood cheeze from Goshen, Bob sleds, brass rings, and bears ile, Waz sum ov Joels noshuns._ +--+---++------------------------+-------------------------------------+ |@ | @ || _Diagnosis._ | _MILK TOAST._ | +--+---++------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | 1| F || @ Now pluck | | | 2| S || peaches @ | Suckcess iz quite often like | | 3| G || @ _grate hotness_ @ | falling oph from a log, a man kant | | 4| M || Andy Johnson born | alwus tell how he kum to did it.

hotnessnoun

the presence of heat

From this reading @ @ @ _Sheep skins, goose yokes, and frying pans, Basswood cheeze from Goshen, Bob sleds, brass rings, and bears ile, Waz sum ov Joels noshuns._ +--+---++------------------------+-------------------------------------+ |@ | @ || _Diagnosis._ | _MILK TOAST._ | +--+---++------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | 1| F || @ Now pluck | | | 2| S || peaches @ | Suckcess iz quite often like | | 3| G || @ _grate hotness_ @ | falling oph from a log, a man kant | | 4| M || Andy Johnson born | alwus tell how he kum to did it.

How

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From this reading Q.--How menny geese duz it take to make a flok?

ile

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From this reading @ @ @ _Sheep skins, goose yokes, and frying pans, Basswood cheeze from Goshen, Bob sleds, brass rings, and bears ile, Waz sum ov Joels noshuns._ +--+---++------------------------+-------------------------------------+ |@ | @ || _Diagnosis._ | _MILK TOAST._ | +--+---++------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | 1| F || @ Now pluck | | | 2| S || peaches @ | Suckcess iz quite often like | | 3| G || @ _grate hotness_ @ | falling oph from a log, a man kant | | 4| M || Andy Johnson born | alwus tell how he kum to did it.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Q.--How menny geese duz it take to make a flok?

iz

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From this reading @ @ @ _Sheep skins, goose yokes, and frying pans, Basswood cheeze from Goshen, Bob sleds, brass rings, and bears ile, Waz sum ov Joels noshuns._ +--+---++------------------------+-------------------------------------+ |@ | @ || _Diagnosis._ | _MILK TOAST._ | +--+---++------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | 1| F || @ Now pluck | | | 2| S || peaches @ | Suckcess iz quite often like | | 3| G || @ _grate hotness_ @ | falling oph from a log, a man kant | | 4| M || Andy Johnson born | alwus tell how he kum to did it.

Joels

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From this reading @ @ @ _Sheep skins, goose yokes, and frying pans, Basswood cheeze from Goshen, Bob sleds, brass rings, and bears ile, Waz sum ov Joels noshuns._ +--+---++------------------------+-------------------------------------+ |@ | @ || _Diagnosis._ | _MILK TOAST._ | +--+---++------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | 1| F || @ Now pluck | | | 2| S || peaches @ | Suckcess iz quite often like | | 3| G || @ _grate hotness_ @ | falling oph from a log, a man kant | | 4| M || Andy Johnson born | alwus tell how he kum to did it.

JohnsonnounUS /ˈdʒɑːnsən/

English writer and lexicographer (1709-1784)

From this reading @ @ @ _Sheep skins, goose yokes, and frying pans, Basswood cheeze from Goshen, Bob sleds, brass rings, and bears ile, Waz sum ov Joels noshuns._ +--+---++------------------------+-------------------------------------+ |@ | @ || _Diagnosis._ | _MILK TOAST._ | +--+---++------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | 1| F || @ Now pluck | | | 2| S || peaches @ | Suckcess iz quite often like | | 3| G || @ _grate hotness_ @ | falling oph from a log, a man kant | | 4| M || Andy Johnson born | alwus tell how he kum to did it.

kantnounUS /kænt/

influential German idealist philosopher (1724-1804)

From this reading @ @ @ _Sheep skins, goose yokes, and frying pans, Basswood cheeze from Goshen, Bob sleds, brass rings, and bears ile, Waz sum ov Joels noshuns._ +--+---++------------------------+-------------------------------------+ |@ | @ || _Diagnosis._ | _MILK TOAST._ | +--+---++------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | 1| F || @ Now pluck | | | 2| S || peaches @ | Suckcess iz quite often like | | 3| G || @ _grate hotness_ @ | falling oph from a log, a man kant | | 4| M || Andy Johnson born | alwus tell how he kum to did it.

kum

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From this reading @ @ @ _Sheep skins, goose yokes, and frying pans, Basswood cheeze from Goshen, Bob sleds, brass rings, and bears ile, Waz sum ov Joels noshuns._ +--+---++------------------------+-------------------------------------+ |@ | @ || _Diagnosis._ | _MILK TOAST._ | +--+---++------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | 1| F || @ Now pluck | | | 2| S || peaches @ | Suckcess iz quite often like | | 3| G || @ _grate hotness_ @ | falling oph from a log, a man kant | | 4| M || Andy Johnson born | alwus tell how he kum to did it.

likeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading @ @ @ _Sheep skins, goose yokes, and frying pans, Basswood cheeze from Goshen, Bob sleds, brass rings, and bears ile, Waz sum ov Joels noshuns._ +--+---++------------------------+-------------------------------------+ |@ | @ || _Diagnosis._ | _MILK TOAST._ | +--+---++------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | 1| F || @ Now pluck | | | 2| S || peaches @ | Suckcess iz quite often like | | 3| G || @ _grate hotness_ @ | falling oph from a log, a man kant | | 4| M || Andy Johnson born | alwus tell how he kum to did it.

logverbUS /lɔːɡ/

enter into a log, as on ships and planes

From this reading @ @ @ _Sheep skins, goose yokes, and frying pans, Basswood cheeze from Goshen, Bob sleds, brass rings, and bears ile, Waz sum ov Joels noshuns._ +--+---++------------------------+-------------------------------------+ |@ | @ || _Diagnosis._ | _MILK TOAST._ | +--+---++------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | 1| F || @ Now pluck | | | 2| S || peaches @ | Suckcess iz quite often like | | 3| G || @ _grate hotness_ @ | falling oph from a log, a man kant | | 4| M || Andy Johnson born | alwus tell how he kum to did it.

MnounUS /em/

the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)

From this reading @ @ @ _Sheep skins, goose yokes, and frying pans, Basswood cheeze from Goshen, Bob sleds, brass rings, and bears ile, Waz sum ov Joels noshuns._ +--+---++------------------------+-------------------------------------+ |@ | @ || _Diagnosis._ | _MILK TOAST._ | +--+---++------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | 1| F || @ Now pluck | | | 2| S || peaches @ | Suckcess iz quite often like | | 3| G || @ _grate hotness_ @ | falling oph from a log, a man kant | | 4| M || Andy Johnson born | alwus tell how he kum to did it.

makeverbUS /meɪk/

engage in

From this reading Q.--How menny geese duz it take to make a flok?

mannounUS /mæn/

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading @ @ @ _Sheep skins, goose yokes, and frying pans, Basswood cheeze from Goshen, Bob sleds, brass rings, and bears ile, Waz sum ov Joels noshuns._ +--+---++------------------------+-------------------------------------+ |@ | @ || _Diagnosis._ | _MILK TOAST._ | +--+---++------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | 1| F || @ Now pluck | | | 2| S || peaches @ | Suckcess iz quite often like | | 3| G || @ _grate hotness_ @ | falling oph from a log, a man kant | | 4| M || Andy Johnson born | alwus tell how he kum to did it.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading @ @ A.--One would satisfy me.

menny

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From this reading Q.--How menny geese duz it take to make a flok?

MILKnounUS /mɪlk/

a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings

From this reading @ @ @ _Sheep skins, goose yokes, and frying pans, Basswood cheeze from Goshen, Bob sleds, brass rings, and bears ile, Waz sum ov Joels noshuns._ +--+---++------------------------+-------------------------------------+ |@ | @ || _Diagnosis._ | _MILK TOAST._ | +--+---++------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | 1| F || @ Now pluck | | | 2| S || peaches @ | Suckcess iz quite often like | | 3| G || @ _grate hotness_ @ | falling oph from a log, a man kant | | 4| M || Andy Johnson born | alwus tell how he kum to did it.

noshuns

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From this reading @ @ @ _Sheep skins, goose yokes, and frying pans, Basswood cheeze from Goshen, Bob sleds, brass rings, and bears ile, Waz sum ov Joels noshuns._ +--+---++------------------------+-------------------------------------+ |@ | @ || _Diagnosis._ | _MILK TOAST._ | +--+---++------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | 1| F || @ Now pluck | | | 2| S || peaches @ | Suckcess iz quite often like | | 3| G || @ _grate hotness_ @ | falling oph from a log, a man kant | | 4| M || Andy Johnson born | alwus tell how he kum to did it.

NowadverbUS /naʊ/

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading @ @ @ _Sheep skins, goose yokes, and frying pans, Basswood cheeze from Goshen, Bob sleds, brass rings, and bears ile, Waz sum ov Joels noshuns._ +--+---++------------------------+-------------------------------------+ |@ | @ || _Diagnosis._ | _MILK TOAST._ | +--+---++------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | 1| F || @ Now pluck | | | 2| S || peaches @ | Suckcess iz quite often like | | 3| G || @ _grate hotness_ @ | falling oph from a log, a man kant | | 4| M || Andy Johnson born | alwus tell how he kum to did it.

oftenadverbUS /ˈɔːfən/

many times at short intervals

From this reading @ @ @ _Sheep skins, goose yokes, and frying pans, Basswood cheeze from Goshen, Bob sleds, brass rings, and bears ile, Waz sum ov Joels noshuns._ +--+---++------------------------+-------------------------------------+ |@ | @ || _Diagnosis._ | _MILK TOAST._ | +--+---++------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | 1| F || @ Now pluck | | | 2| S || peaches @ | Suckcess iz quite often like | | 3| G || @ _grate hotness_ @ | falling oph from a log, a man kant | | 4| M || Andy Johnson born | alwus tell how he kum to did it.

OnepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading @ @ A.--One would satisfy me.

oph

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From this reading @ @ @ _Sheep skins, goose yokes, and frying pans, Basswood cheeze from Goshen, Bob sleds, brass rings, and bears ile, Waz sum ov Joels noshuns._ +--+---++------------------------+-------------------------------------+ |@ | @ || _Diagnosis._ | _MILK TOAST._ | +--+---++------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | 1| F || @ Now pluck | | | 2| S || peaches @ | Suckcess iz quite often like | | 3| G || @ _grate hotness_ @ | falling oph from a log, a man kant | | 4| M || Andy Johnson born | alwus tell how he kum to did it.

ovnoun

a terrorist group of Protestants who oppose any political settlement with Irish nationalists; a paramilitary group that attacks Catholic interests in Northern Ireland

From this reading @ @ @ _Sheep skins, goose yokes, and frying pans, Basswood cheeze from Goshen, Bob sleds, brass rings, and bears ile, Waz sum ov Joels noshuns._ +--+---++------------------------+-------------------------------------+ |@ | @ || _Diagnosis._ | _MILK TOAST._ | +--+---++------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | 1| F || @ Now pluck | | | 2| S || peaches @ | Suckcess iz quite often like | | 3| G || @ _grate hotness_ @ | falling oph from a log, a man kant | | 4| M || Andy Johnson born | alwus tell how he kum to did it.

pansnounUS /pænz/

plural of “pan” — cooking utensil consisting of a wide metal vessel

From this reading @ @ @ _Sheep skins, goose yokes, and frying pans, Basswood cheeze from Goshen, Bob sleds, brass rings, and bears ile, Waz sum ov Joels noshuns._ +--+---++------------------------+-------------------------------------+ |@ | @ || _Diagnosis._ | _MILK TOAST._ | +--+---++------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | 1| F || @ Now pluck | | | 2| S || peaches @ | Suckcess iz quite often like | | 3| G || @ _grate hotness_ @ | falling oph from a log, a man kant | | 4| M || Andy Johnson born | alwus tell how he kum to did it.

peachesnounUS /ˈpiːtʃəz/

plural of “peach” — cultivated in temperate regions

From this reading @ @ @ _Sheep skins, goose yokes, and frying pans, Basswood cheeze from Goshen, Bob sleds, brass rings, and bears ile, Waz sum ov Joels noshuns._ +--+---++------------------------+-------------------------------------+ |@ | @ || _Diagnosis._ | _MILK TOAST._ | +--+---++------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | 1| F || @ Now pluck | | | 2| S || peaches @ | Suckcess iz quite often like | | 3| G || @ _grate hotness_ @ | falling oph from a log, a man kant | | 4| M || Andy Johnson born | alwus tell how he kum to did it.

pluckverbUS /plʌk/

pull or pull out sharply

From this reading @ @ @ _Sheep skins, goose yokes, and frying pans, Basswood cheeze from Goshen, Bob sleds, brass rings, and bears ile, Waz sum ov Joels noshuns._ +--+---++------------------------+-------------------------------------+ |@ | @ || _Diagnosis._ | _MILK TOAST._ | +--+---++------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | 1| F || @ Now pluck | | | 2| S || peaches @ | Suckcess iz quite often like | | 3| G || @ _grate hotness_ @ | falling oph from a log, a man kant | | 4| M || Andy Johnson born | alwus tell how he kum to did it.

QnounUS /kjuː/

the 17th letter of the Roman alphabet

From this reading Q.--How menny geese duz it take to make a flok?

quiteadverbUS /kwaɪt/

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading @ @ @ _Sheep skins, goose yokes, and frying pans, Basswood cheeze from Goshen, Bob sleds, brass rings, and bears ile, Waz sum ov Joels noshuns._ +--+---++------------------------+-------------------------------------+ |@ | @ || _Diagnosis._ | _MILK TOAST._ | +--+---++------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | 1| F || @ Now pluck | | | 2| S || peaches @ | Suckcess iz quite often like | | 3| G || @ _grate hotness_ @ | falling oph from a log, a man kant | | 4| M || Andy Johnson born | alwus tell how he kum to did it.

ringsnounUS /rɪŋz/

gymnastic apparatus consisting of a pair of heavy metal circles (usually covered with leather) suspended by ropes; used for gymnastic exercises

From this reading @ @ @ _Sheep skins, goose yokes, and frying pans, Basswood cheeze from Goshen, Bob sleds, brass rings, and bears ile, Waz sum ov Joels noshuns._ +--+---++------------------------+-------------------------------------+ |@ | @ || _Diagnosis._ | _MILK TOAST._ | +--+---++------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | 1| F || @ Now pluck | | | 2| S || peaches @ | Suckcess iz quite often like | | 3| G || @ _grate hotness_ @ | falling oph from a log, a man kant | | 4| M || Andy Johnson born | alwus tell how he kum to did it.

SnounUS /es/

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading @ @ @ _Sheep skins, goose yokes, and frying pans, Basswood cheeze from Goshen, Bob sleds, brass rings, and bears ile, Waz sum ov Joels noshuns._ +--+---++------------------------+-------------------------------------+ |@ | @ || _Diagnosis._ | _MILK TOAST._ | +--+---++------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | 1| F || @ Now pluck | | | 2| S || peaches @ | Suckcess iz quite often like | | 3| G || @ _grate hotness_ @ | falling oph from a log, a man kant | | 4| M || Andy Johnson born | alwus tell how he kum to did it.

satisfyverbUS /ˈsætəsfaɪ/

meet the requirements or expectations of

From this reading @ @ A.--One would satisfy me.

SheepnounUS /ʃiːp/

woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat

From this reading @ @ @ _Sheep skins, goose yokes, and frying pans, Basswood cheeze from Goshen, Bob sleds, brass rings, and bears ile, Waz sum ov Joels noshuns._ +--+---++------------------------+-------------------------------------+ |@ | @ || _Diagnosis._ | _MILK TOAST._ | +--+---++------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | 1| F || @ Now pluck | | | 2| S || peaches @ | Suckcess iz quite often like | | 3| G || @ _grate hotness_ @ | falling oph from a log, a man kant | | 4| M || Andy Johnson born | alwus tell how he kum to did it.

skinsnounUS /skɪnz/

plural of “skin” — a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch

From this reading @ @ @ _Sheep skins, goose yokes, and frying pans, Basswood cheeze from Goshen, Bob sleds, brass rings, and bears ile, Waz sum ov Joels noshuns._ +--+---++------------------------+-------------------------------------+ |@ | @ || _Diagnosis._ | _MILK TOAST._ | +--+---++------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | 1| F || @ Now pluck | | | 2| S || peaches @ | Suckcess iz quite often like | | 3| G || @ _grate hotness_ @ | falling oph from a log, a man kant | | 4| M || Andy Johnson born | alwus tell how he kum to did it.

sledsnounUS /sledz/

plural of “sled” — a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow

From this reading @ @ @ _Sheep skins, goose yokes, and frying pans, Basswood cheeze from Goshen, Bob sleds, brass rings, and bears ile, Waz sum ov Joels noshuns._ +--+---++------------------------+-------------------------------------+ |@ | @ || _Diagnosis._ | _MILK TOAST._ | +--+---++------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | 1| F || @ Now pluck | | | 2| S || peaches @ | Suckcess iz quite often like | | 3| G || @ _grate hotness_ @ | falling oph from a log, a man kant | | 4| M || Andy Johnson born | alwus tell how he kum to did it.

Suckcess

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From this reading @ @ @ _Sheep skins, goose yokes, and frying pans, Basswood cheeze from Goshen, Bob sleds, brass rings, and bears ile, Waz sum ov Joels noshuns._ +--+---++------------------------+-------------------------------------+ |@ | @ || _Diagnosis._ | _MILK TOAST._ | +--+---++------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | 1| F || @ Now pluck | | | 2| S || peaches @ | Suckcess iz quite often like | | 3| G || @ _grate hotness_ @ | falling oph from a log, a man kant | | 4| M || Andy Johnson born | alwus tell how he kum to did it.

sumnounUS /sʌm/

a quantity of money

From this reading @ @ @ _Sheep skins, goose yokes, and frying pans, Basswood cheeze from Goshen, Bob sleds, brass rings, and bears ile, Waz sum ov Joels noshuns._ +--+---++------------------------+-------------------------------------+ |@ | @ || _Diagnosis._ | _MILK TOAST._ | +--+---++------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | 1| F || @ Now pluck | | | 2| S || peaches @ | Suckcess iz quite often like | | 3| G || @ _grate hotness_ @ | falling oph from a log, a man kant | | 4| M || Andy Johnson born | alwus tell how he kum to did it.

takeverbUS /teɪk/

carry out

From this reading Q.--How menny geese duz it take to make a flok?

tellverbUS /tel/

express in words

From this reading @ @ @ _Sheep skins, goose yokes, and frying pans, Basswood cheeze from Goshen, Bob sleds, brass rings, and bears ile, Waz sum ov Joels noshuns._ +--+---++------------------------+-------------------------------------+ |@ | @ || _Diagnosis._ | _MILK TOAST._ | +--+---++------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | 1| F || @ Now pluck | | | 2| S || peaches @ | Suckcess iz quite often like | | 3| G || @ _grate hotness_ @ | falling oph from a log, a man kant | | 4| M || Andy Johnson born | alwus tell how he kum to did it.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Q.--How menny geese duz it take to make a flok?

TOASTverbUS /toʊst/

make brown and crisp by heating

From this reading @ @ @ _Sheep skins, goose yokes, and frying pans, Basswood cheeze from Goshen, Bob sleds, brass rings, and bears ile, Waz sum ov Joels noshuns._ +--+---++------------------------+-------------------------------------+ |@ | @ || _Diagnosis._ | _MILK TOAST._ | +--+---++------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | 1| F || @ Now pluck | | | 2| S || peaches @ | Suckcess iz quite often like | | 3| G || @ _grate hotness_ @ | falling oph from a log, a man kant | | 4| M || Andy Johnson born | alwus tell how he kum to did it.

Waz

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From this reading @ @ @ _Sheep skins, goose yokes, and frying pans, Basswood cheeze from Goshen, Bob sleds, brass rings, and bears ile, Waz sum ov Joels noshuns._ +--+---++------------------------+-------------------------------------+ |@ | @ || _Diagnosis._ | _MILK TOAST._ | +--+---++------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | 1| F || @ Now pluck | | | 2| S || peaches @ | Suckcess iz quite often like | | 3| G || @ _grate hotness_ @ | falling oph from a log, a man kant | | 4| M || Andy Johnson born | alwus tell how he kum to did it.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading @ @ A.--One would satisfy me.

yokesnounUS /joʊks/

plural of “yoke” — fabric comprising a fitted part at the top of a garment

From this reading @ @ @ _Sheep skins, goose yokes, and frying pans, Basswood cheeze from Goshen, Bob sleds, brass rings, and bears ile, Waz sum ov Joels noshuns._ +--+---++------------------------+-------------------------------------+ |@ | @ || _Diagnosis._ | _MILK TOAST._ | +--+---++------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | 1| F || @ Now pluck | | | 2| S || peaches @ | Suckcess iz quite often like | | 3| G || @ _grate hotness_ @ | falling oph from a log, a man kant | | 4| M || Andy Johnson born | alwus tell how he kum to did it.

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