used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A DEATH "Aunt Judy, my Poilu is tellible sick!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mildred had the little puppy clasped in her arms and he did seem to be very miserable.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading Mildred had the little puppy clasped in her arms and he did seem to be very miserable.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading A DEATH "Aunt Judy, my Poilu is tellible sick!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Mildred had the little puppy clasped in her arms and he did seem to be very miserable.
boutnounUS /baʊt/
(sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive
From this reading He can't open up his mouf mo'n 'bout a minute far.
breafkast
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From this reading Won't you please, ma'm, punch it open wif the button hook so's I kin poke some breafkast down him?"
buttonnounUS /ˈbʌtən/
a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes
From this reading Won't you please, ma'm, punch it open wif the button hook so's I kin poke some breafkast down him?"
can't
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From this reading He can't open up his mouf mo'n 'bout a minute far.
clampedverbUS /klæmpt/
past form of “clamp” — fasten or fix with a clamp
From this reading His eyes were partly closed and his teeth were tightly clamped together.
past form of “clasp” — hold firmly and tightly
From this reading Mildred had the little puppy clasped in her arms and he did seem to be very miserable.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading His eyes were partly closed and his teeth were tightly clamped together.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading A DEATH "Aunt Judy, my Poilu is tellible sick!
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Mildred had the little puppy clasped in her arms and he did seem to be very miserable.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Won't you please, ma'm, punch it open wif the button hook so's I kin poke some breafkast down him?"
opinion or judgment
From this reading His eyes were partly closed and his teeth were tightly clamped together.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading He can't open up his mouf mo'n 'bout a minute far.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mildred had the little puppy clasped in her arms and he did seem to be very miserable.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He can't open up his mouf mo'n 'bout a minute far.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mildred had the little puppy clasped in her arms and he did seem to be very miserable.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Won't you please, ma'm, punch it open wif the button hook so's I kin poke some breafkast down him?"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He can't open up his mouf mo'n 'bout a minute far.
hookverbUS /hʊk/
fasten with a hook
From this reading Won't you please, ma'm, punch it open wif the button hook so's I kin poke some breafkast down him?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Won't you please, ma'm, punch it open wif the button hook so's I kin poke some breafkast down him?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mildred had the little puppy clasped in her arms and he did seem to be very miserable.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A DEATH "Aunt Judy, my Poilu is tellible sick!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Won't you please, ma'm, punch it open wif the button hook so's I kin poke some breafkast down him?"
Judy
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From this reading A DEATH "Aunt Judy, my Poilu is tellible sick!
kinnounUS /kɪn/
a person having kinship with another or others
From this reading Won't you please, ma'm, punch it open wif the button hook so's I kin poke some breafkast down him?"
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Mildred had the little puppy clasped in her arms and he did seem to be very miserable.
ma'm
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From this reading Won't you please, ma'm, punch it open wif the button hook so's I kin poke some breafkast down him?"
Mildred
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From this reading Mildred had the little puppy clasped in her arms and he did seem to be very miserable.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading He can't open up his mouf mo'n 'bout a minute far.
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading Mildred had the little puppy clasped in her arms and he did seem to be very miserable.
mo'n
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From this reading He can't open up his mouf mo'n 'bout a minute far.
mouf
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From this reading He can't open up his mouf mo'n 'bout a minute far.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading A DEATH "Aunt Judy, my Poilu is tellible sick!
To move from a closed position.
From this reading He can't open up his mouf mo'n 'bout a minute far.
to some extent; in some degree; not wholly
From this reading His eyes were partly closed and his teeth were tightly clamped together.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading Won't you please, ma'm, punch it open wif the button hook so's I kin poke some breafkast down him?"
Poilunoun
a French soldier (especially in World War I)
From this reading A DEATH "Aunt Judy, my Poilu is tellible sick!
pokeverbUS /poʊk/
poke or thrust abruptly
From this reading Won't you please, ma'm, punch it open wif the button hook so's I kin poke some breafkast down him?"
punchverbUS /pʌntʃ/
deliver a quick blow to
From this reading Won't you please, ma'm, punch it open wif the button hook so's I kin poke some breafkast down him?"
puppynounUS /ˈpʌpi/
a young dog
From this reading Mildred had the little puppy clasped in her arms and he did seem to be very miserable.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Mildred had the little puppy clasped in her arms and he did seem to be very miserable.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading A DEATH "Aunt Judy, my Poilu is tellible sick!
so'snounUS /soʊz/
possessive form of “so” — the syllable naming the fifth (dominant) note of any musical scale in solmization
From this reading Won't you please, ma'm, punch it open wif the button hook so's I kin poke some breafkast down him?"
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Won't you please, ma'm, punch it open wif the button hook so's I kin poke some breafkast down him?"
the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal
From this reading His eyes were partly closed and his teeth were tightly clamped together.
tellible
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From this reading A DEATH "Aunt Judy, my Poilu is tellible sick!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Won't you please, ma'm, punch it open wif the button hook so's I kin poke some breafkast down him?"
tightlyadverbUS /ˈtaɪtli/
in a tight or constricted manner
From this reading His eyes were partly closed and his teeth were tightly clamped together.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mildred had the little puppy clasped in her arms and he did seem to be very miserable.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading His eyes were partly closed and his teeth were tightly clamped together.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He can't open up his mouf mo'n 'bout a minute far.
precisely as stated
From this reading Mildred had the little puppy clasped in her arms and he did seem to be very miserable.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His eyes were partly closed and his teeth were tightly clamped together.
wif
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From this reading Won't you please, ma'm, punch it open wif the button hook so's I kin poke some breafkast down him?"
Won't
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From this reading Won't you please, ma'm, punch it open wif the button hook so's I kin poke some breafkast down him?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Won't you please, ma'm, punch it open wif the button hook so's I kin poke some breafkast down him?"
