adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Nobody replying, he waited a moment.
a-thinkin
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From this reading "I've ben a-thinkin' things over kind o' t'-day, mother, an' I've come t' the conclusion that we have been kind o' hard on yeh, without knowin' it, y' see.
ain't
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From this reading Y' see I'm kind o' easy-goin', 'an' little Tuke he's only a child, an' we ain't c'nsidered how you felt."
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "I've ben a-thinkin' things over kind o' t'-day, mother, an' I've come t' the conclusion that we have been kind o' hard on yeh, without knowin' it, y' see.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She didn't appear to be listening, but she was, and he didn't appear, on his part, to be talking to her, and he kept his voice as hard and dry as he could.
appearverbUS /əˈpɪr/
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading She didn't appear to be listening, but she was, and he didn't appear, on his part, to be talking to her, and he kept his voice as hard and dry as he could.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She didn't appear to be listening, but she was, and he didn't appear, on his part, to be talking to her, and he kept his voice as hard and dry as he could.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She didn't appear to be listening, but she was, and he didn't appear, on his part, to be talking to her, and he kept his voice as hard and dry as he could.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "I've ben a-thinkin' things over kind o' t'-day, mother, an' I've come t' the conclusion that we have been kind o' hard on yeh, without knowin' it, y' see.
bennounUS /ben/
a mountain or tall hill
From this reading "I've ben a-thinkin' things over kind o' t'-day, mother, an' I've come t' the conclusion that we have been kind o' hard on yeh, without knowin' it, y' see.
betteradjectiveUS /ˈbetər/
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading "An' I was tellin' Tukey t'-day that it was a dum shame our crops hadn't turned out better.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She didn't appear to be listening, but she was, and he didn't appear, on his part, to be talking to her, and he kept his voice as hard and dry as he could.
c'nsidered
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From this reading Y' see I'm kind o' easy-goin', 'an' little Tuke he's only a child, an' we ain't c'nsidered how you felt."
childnounUS /tʃaɪld/
a young person of either sex
From this reading Y' see I'm kind o' easy-goin', 'an' little Tuke he's only a child, an' we ain't c'nsidered how you felt."
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "I've ben a-thinkin' things over kind o' t'-day, mother, an' I've come t' the conclusion that we have been kind o' hard on yeh, without knowin' it, y' see.
conclusionnounUS /kənˈkluːʒən/
a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
From this reading "I've ben a-thinkin' things over kind o' t'-day, mother, an' I've come t' the conclusion that we have been kind o' hard on yeh, without knowin' it, y' see.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She didn't appear to be listening, but she was, and he didn't appear, on his part, to be talking to her, and he kept his voice as hard and dry as he could.
cropsnounUS /krɑːps/
plural of “crop” — the yield from plants in a single growing season
From this reading "An' I was tellin' Tukey t'-day that it was a dum shame our crops hadn't turned out better.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "I've ben a-thinkin' things over kind o' t'-day, mother, an' I've come t' the conclusion that we have been kind o' hard on yeh, without knowin' it, y' see.
didn't
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From this reading She didn't appear to be listening, but she was, and he didn't appear, on his part, to be talking to her, and he kept his voice as hard and dry as he could.
dryadjectiveUS /draɪ/
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading She didn't appear to be listening, but she was, and he didn't appear, on his part, to be talking to her, and he kept his voice as hard and dry as he could.
dum
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From this reading "An' I was tellin' Tukey t'-day that it was a dum shame our crops hadn't turned out better.
easy-goin
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From this reading Y' see I'm kind o' easy-goin', 'an' little Tuke he's only a child, an' we ain't c'nsidered how you felt."
feltverbUS /felt/
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Y' see I'm kind o' easy-goin', 'an' little Tuke he's only a child, an' we ain't c'nsidered how you felt."
hadn't
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From this reading "An' I was tellin' Tukey t'-day that it was a dum shame our crops hadn't turned out better.
hardadjectiveUS /hɑːrd/
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading "I've ben a-thinkin' things over kind o' t'-day, mother, an' I've come t' the conclusion that we have been kind o' hard on yeh, without knowin' it, y' see.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I've ben a-thinkin' things over kind o' t'-day, mother, an' I've come t' the conclusion that we have been kind o' hard on yeh, without knowin' it, y' see.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Nobody replying, he waited a moment.
he's
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From this reading Y' see I'm kind o' easy-goin', 'an' little Tuke he's only a child, an' we ain't c'nsidered how you felt."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She didn't appear to be listening, but she was, and he didn't appear, on his part, to be talking to her, and he kept his voice as hard and dry as he could.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She didn't appear to be listening, but she was, and he didn't appear, on his part, to be talking to her, and he kept his voice as hard and dry as he could.
how
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From this reading Y' see I'm kind o' easy-goin', 'an' little Tuke he's only a child, an' we ain't c'nsidered how you felt."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "An' I was tellin' Tukey t'-day that it was a dum shame our crops hadn't turned out better.
I'm
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From this reading Y' see I'm kind o' easy-goin', 'an' little Tuke he's only a child, an' we ain't c'nsidered how you felt."
I've
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From this reading "I've ben a-thinkin' things over kind o' t'-day, mother, an' I've come t' the conclusion that we have been kind o' hard on yeh, without knowin' it, y' see.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I've ben a-thinkin' things over kind o' t'-day, mother, an' I've come t' the conclusion that we have been kind o' hard on yeh, without knowin' it, y' see.
keptadjectiveUS /kept/
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading She didn't appear to be listening, but she was, and he didn't appear, on his part, to be talking to her, and he kept his voice as hard and dry as he could.
kindadjectiveUS /kaɪnd/
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading "I've ben a-thinkin' things over kind o' t'-day, mother, an' I've come t' the conclusion that we have been kind o' hard on yeh, without knowin' it, y' see.
knowin
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From this reading "I've ben a-thinkin' things over kind o' t'-day, mother, an' I've come t' the conclusion that we have been kind o' hard on yeh, without knowin' it, y' see.
listeningnounUS /ˈlɪsənɪŋ/
the act of hearing attentively
From this reading She didn't appear to be listening, but she was, and he didn't appear, on his part, to be talking to her, and he kept his voice as hard and dry as he could.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Y' see I'm kind o' easy-goin', 'an' little Tuke he's only a child, an' we ain't c'nsidered how you felt."
momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/
a particular point in time
From this reading Nobody replying, he waited a moment.
mothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "I've ben a-thinkin' things over kind o' t'-day, mother, an' I've come t' the conclusion that we have been kind o' hard on yeh, without knowin' it, y' see.
NobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading Nobody replying, he waited a moment.
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 "I've ben a-thinkin' things over kind o' t'-day, mother, an' I've come t' the conclusion that we have been kind o' hard on yeh, without knowin' it, y' see.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I've ben a-thinkin' things over kind o' t'-day, mother, an' I've come t' the conclusion that we have been kind o' hard on yeh, without knowin' it, y' see.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading Y' see I'm kind o' easy-goin', 'an' little Tuke he's only a child, an' we ain't c'nsidered how you felt."
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "An' I was tellin' Tukey t'-day that it was a dum shame our crops hadn't turned out better.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "An' I was tellin' Tukey t'-day that it was a dum shame our crops hadn't turned out better.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "I've ben a-thinkin' things over kind o' t'-day, mother, an' I've come t' the conclusion that we have been kind o' hard on yeh, without knowin' it, y' see.
partnounUS /pɑːrt/
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading She didn't appear to be listening, but she was, and he didn't appear, on his part, to be talking to her, and he kept his voice as hard and dry as he could.
replyingverbUS /rɪˈplaɪɪŋ/
-ing form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading Nobody replying, he waited a moment.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "I've ben a-thinkin' things over kind o' t'-day, mother, an' I've come t' the conclusion that we have been kind o' hard on yeh, without knowin' it, y' see.
shamenounUS /ʃeɪm/
a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
From this reading "An' I was tellin' Tukey t'-day that it was a dum shame our crops hadn't turned out better.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She didn't appear to be listening, but she was, and he didn't appear, on his part, to be talking to her, and he kept his voice as hard and dry as he could.
tnounUS /tiː/
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading "I've ben a-thinkin' things over kind o' t'-day, mother, an' I've come t' the conclusion that we have been kind o' hard on yeh, without knowin' it, y' see.
talkingnounUS /ˈtɔːkɪŋ/
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading She didn't appear to be listening, but she was, and he didn't appear, on his part, to be talking to her, and he kept his voice as hard and dry as he could.
tellin
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From this reading "An' I was tellin' Tukey t'-day that it was a dum shame our crops hadn't turned out better.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I've ben a-thinkin' things over kind o' t'-day, mother, an' I've come t' the conclusion that we have been kind o' hard on yeh, without knowin' it, y' see.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I've ben a-thinkin' things over kind o' t'-day, mother, an' I've come t' the conclusion that we have been kind o' hard on yeh, without knowin' it, y' see.
thingsnounUS /θɪŋz/
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading "I've ben a-thinkin' things over kind o' t'-day, mother, an' I've come t' the conclusion that we have been kind o' hard on yeh, without knowin' it, y' see.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She didn't appear to be listening, but she was, and he didn't appear, on his part, to be talking to her, and he kept his voice as hard and dry as he could.
Tuke
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From this reading Y' see I'm kind o' easy-goin', 'an' little Tuke he's only a child, an' we ain't c'nsidered how you felt."
Tukey
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From this reading "An' I was tellin' Tukey t'-day that it was a dum shame our crops hadn't turned out better.
turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/
moved around an axis or center
From this reading "An' I was tellin' Tukey t'-day that it was a dum shame our crops hadn't turned out better.
voicenounUS /vɔɪs/
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading She didn't appear to be listening, but she was, and he didn't appear, on his part, to be talking to her, and he kept his voice as hard and dry as he could.
waitedverbUS /ˈweɪtɪd/
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading Nobody replying, he waited a moment.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She didn't appear to be listening, but she was, and he didn't appear, on his part, to be talking to her, and he kept his voice as hard and dry as he could.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "I've ben a-thinkin' things over kind o' t'-day, mother, an' I've come t' the conclusion that we have been kind o' hard on yeh, without knowin' it, y' see.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "I've ben a-thinkin' things over kind o' t'-day, mother, an' I've come t' the conclusion that we have been kind o' hard on yeh, without knowin' it, y' see.
ynounUS /waɪ/
a silvery metallic element that is common in rare-earth minerals; used in magnesium and aluminum alloys
From this reading "I've ben a-thinkin' things over kind o' t'-day, mother, an' I've come t' the conclusion that we have been kind o' hard on yeh, without knowin' it, y' see.
yeh
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From this reading "I've ben a-thinkin' things over kind o' t'-day, mother, an' I've come t' the conclusion that we have been kind o' hard on yeh, without knowin' it, y' see.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Y' see I'm kind o' easy-goin', 'an' little Tuke he's only a child, an' we ain't c'nsidered how you felt."
