used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "It's the first turkey that's been in this house fer many a day!" said Mrs. Wiggs, delightedly, as she pinched the fat fowl.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I'll git Miss Hazy an' Chris to come over an' spend the day, and I'll carry a plate over to Mrs. Schultz, an' take a little o' this here tea to ole Mrs. Lawson."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I'll git Miss Hazy an' Chris to come over an' spend the day, and I'll carry a plate over to Mrs. Schultz, an' take a little o' this here tea to ole Mrs. Lawson."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "It's the first turkey that's been in this house fer many a day!" said Mrs. Wiggs, delightedly, as she pinched the fat fowl.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I 'spect Europena'll be skeered of it, it's so big.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "It's the first turkey that's been in this house fer many a day!" said Mrs. Wiggs, delightedly, as she pinched the fat fowl.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "I 'spect Europena'll be skeered of it, it's so big.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading My, but we'll have a good dinner to-morrow!
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading I'll git Miss Hazy an' Chris to come over an' spend the day, and I'll carry a plate over to Mrs. Schultz, an' take a little o' this here tea to ole Mrs. Lawson."
Chris
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From this reading I'll git Miss Hazy an' Chris to come over an' spend the day, and I'll carry a plate over to Mrs. Schultz, an' take a little o' this here tea to ole Mrs. Lawson."
make overcast or cloudy
From this reading The cloud had turned inside out for Mrs. Wiggs, and only the silver lining was visible.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I'll git Miss Hazy an' Chris to come over an' spend the day, and I'll carry a plate over to Mrs. Schultz, an' take a little o' this here tea to ole Mrs. Lawson."
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "It's the first turkey that's been in this house fer many a day!" said Mrs. Wiggs, delightedly, as she pinched the fat fowl.
delightedlyadverb
with delight
From this reading "It's the first turkey that's been in this house fer many a day!" said Mrs. Wiggs, delightedly, as she pinched the fat fowl.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading My, but we'll have a good dinner to-morrow!
Europena'll
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From this reading "I 'spect Europena'll be skeered of it, it's so big.
having an (over)abundance of flesh
From this reading "It's the first turkey that's been in this house fer many a day!" said Mrs. Wiggs, delightedly, as she pinched the fat fowl.
fer
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From this reading "It's the first turkey that's been in this house fer many a day!" said Mrs. Wiggs, delightedly, as she pinched the fat fowl.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "It's the first turkey that's been in this house fer many a day!" said Mrs. Wiggs, delightedly, as she pinched the fat fowl.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The cloud had turned inside out for Mrs. Wiggs, and only the silver lining was visible.
fowlnounUS /faʊl/
a domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl
From this reading "It's the first turkey that's been in this house fer many a day!" said Mrs. Wiggs, delightedly, as she pinched the fat fowl.
gitnounUS /ɡɪt/
a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
From this reading I'll git Miss Hazy an' Chris to come over an' spend the day, and I'll carry a plate over to Mrs. Schultz, an' take a little o' this here tea to ole Mrs. Lawson."
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading My, but we'll have a good dinner to-morrow!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The cloud had turned inside out for Mrs. Wiggs, and only the silver lining was visible.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading My, but we'll have a good dinner to-morrow!
HazyadjectiveUS /ˈheɪzi/
filled or abounding with fog or mist
From this reading I'll git Miss Hazy an' Chris to come over an' spend the day, and I'll carry a plate over to Mrs. Schultz, an' take a little o' this here tea to ole Mrs. Lawson."
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading I'll git Miss Hazy an' Chris to come over an' spend the day, and I'll carry a plate over to Mrs. Schultz, an' take a little o' this here tea to ole Mrs. Lawson."
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading "It's the first turkey that's been in this house fer many a day!" said Mrs. Wiggs, delightedly, as she pinched the fat fowl.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I 'spect Europena'll be skeered of it, it's so big.
I'll
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From this reading I'll git Miss Hazy an' Chris to come over an' spend the day, and I'll carry a plate over to Mrs. Schultz, an' take a little o' this here tea to ole Mrs. Lawson."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "It's the first turkey that's been in this house fer many a day!" said Mrs. Wiggs, delightedly, as she pinched the fat fowl.
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading The cloud had turned inside out for Mrs. Wiggs, and only the silver lining was visible.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I 'spect Europena'll be skeered of it, it's so big.
It's
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From this reading "It's the first turkey that's been in this house fer many a day!" said Mrs. Wiggs, delightedly, as she pinched the fat fowl.
Lawson
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From this reading I'll git Miss Hazy an' Chris to come over an' spend the day, and I'll carry a plate over to Mrs. Schultz, an' take a little o' this here tea to ole Mrs. Lawson."
liningnounUS /ˈlaɪnɪŋ/
a protective covering that protects an inside surface
From this reading The cloud had turned inside out for Mrs. Wiggs, and only the silver lining was visible.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I'll git Miss Hazy an' Chris to come over an' spend the day, and I'll carry a plate over to Mrs. Schultz, an' take a little o' this here tea to ole Mrs. Lawson."
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading "It's the first turkey that's been in this house fer many a day!" said Mrs. Wiggs, delightedly, as she pinched the fat fowl.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading I'll git Miss Hazy an' Chris to come over an' spend the day, and I'll carry a plate over to Mrs. Schultz, an' take a little o' this here tea to ole Mrs. Lawson."
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "It's the first turkey that's been in this house fer many a day!" said Mrs. Wiggs, delightedly, as she pinched the fat fowl.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My, but we'll have a good dinner to-morrow!
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'll git Miss Hazy an' Chris to come over an' spend the day, and I'll carry a plate over to Mrs. Schultz, an' take a little o' this here tea to ole Mrs. Lawson."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I 'spect Europena'll be skeered of it, it's so big.
ole
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From this reading I'll git Miss Hazy an' Chris to come over an' spend the day, and I'll carry a plate over to Mrs. Schultz, an' take a little o' this here tea to ole Mrs. Lawson."
and nothing more
From this reading The cloud had turned inside out for Mrs. Wiggs, and only the silver lining was visible.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The cloud had turned inside out for Mrs. Wiggs, and only the silver lining was visible.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading I'll git Miss Hazy an' Chris to come over an' spend the day, and I'll carry a plate over to Mrs. Schultz, an' take a little o' this here tea to ole Mrs. Lawson."
pinchedadjectiveUS /pɪntʃt/
sounding as if the nose were pinched
From this reading "It's the first turkey that's been in this house fer many a day!" said Mrs. Wiggs, delightedly, as she pinched the fat fowl.
(baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score
From this reading I'll git Miss Hazy an' Chris to come over an' spend the day, and I'll carry a plate over to Mrs. Schultz, an' take a little o' this here tea to ole Mrs. Lawson."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "It's the first turkey that's been in this house fer many a day!" said Mrs. Wiggs, delightedly, as she pinched the fat fowl.
Schultz
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From this reading I'll git Miss Hazy an' Chris to come over an' spend the day, and I'll carry a plate over to Mrs. Schultz, an' take a little o' this here tea to ole Mrs. Lawson."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "It's the first turkey that's been in this house fer many a day!" said Mrs. Wiggs, delightedly, as she pinched the fat fowl.
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading The cloud had turned inside out for Mrs. Wiggs, and only the silver lining was visible.
skeered
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From this reading "I 'spect Europena'll be skeered of it, it's so big.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I 'spect Europena'll be skeered of it, it's so big.
spect
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From this reading "I 'spect Europena'll be skeered of it, it's so big.
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading I'll git Miss Hazy an' Chris to come over an' spend the day, and I'll carry a plate over to Mrs. Schultz, an' take a little o' this here tea to ole Mrs. Lawson."
carry out
From this reading I'll git Miss Hazy an' Chris to come over an' spend the day, and I'll carry a plate over to Mrs. Schultz, an' take a little o' this here tea to ole Mrs. Lawson."
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading I'll git Miss Hazy an' Chris to come over an' spend the day, and I'll carry a plate over to Mrs. Schultz, an' take a little o' this here tea to ole Mrs. Lawson."
that's
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From this reading "It's the first turkey that's been in this house fer many a day!" said Mrs. Wiggs, delightedly, as she pinched the fat fowl.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "It's the first turkey that's been in this house fer many a day!" said Mrs. Wiggs, delightedly, as she pinched the fat fowl.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "It's the first turkey that's been in this house fer many a day!" said Mrs. Wiggs, delightedly, as she pinched the fat fowl.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I'll git Miss Hazy an' Chris to come over an' spend the day, and I'll carry a plate over to Mrs. Schultz, an' take a little o' this here tea to ole Mrs. Lawson."
to-morrow
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From this reading My, but we'll have a good dinner to-morrow!
turkeynounUS /ˈtɜːrki/
large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail; widely domesticated for food
From this reading "It's the first turkey that's been in this house fer many a day!" said Mrs. Wiggs, delightedly, as she pinched the fat fowl.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading The cloud had turned inside out for Mrs. Wiggs, and only the silver lining was visible.
capable of being seen; or open to easy view
From this reading The cloud had turned inside out for Mrs. Wiggs, and only the silver lining was visible.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The cloud had turned inside out for Mrs. Wiggs, and only the silver lining was visible.
we'll
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From this reading My, but we'll have a good dinner to-morrow!
Wiggs
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From this reading "It's the first turkey that's been in this house fer many a day!" said Mrs. Wiggs, delightedly, as she pinched the fat fowl.
