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Ole Mars An' Ole Miss

Chapter I

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EDMUND K. GOLDSBOROUGH, M. D.
WASHINGTON, D. C.: NATIONAL PUBLISHING CO., 1900.
EDMUND K. GOLDSBOROUGH, M. D.
_Miss Sanson in the saddle_, _8_ _Ef’n you don’ git of’n dat cow I’ll whup you tell dere ain’ no bref lef’ in you_, _14_ _Anne Francis_, _20_ _Miss Henrietta’s gift that hung over the pulpit_, _28_ _Tench Francis_, _32_ _Mars Pinckney when a boy_, _48_
_Pawson Demby baptizing Tilly Mink just after cutting ice_, _50_ _Mars Pinckney’s home, “Fausley,”_ _62_ _The picture on the face of the Moses clock_, _78_ _Mars Torm fishing in Black Creek_, _90_ _Rob Roy and Rose_, _94_ _Yo’ gwine ter merry uh King an’ hab thutteen chillun_, _106_
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Ole Mars An' Ole Miss

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of Ole Mars An' Ole Miss is here in full — 387 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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EDMUND K. GOLDSBOROUGH, M. D.
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WASHINGTON, D. C.: NATIONAL PUBLISHING CO., 1900.
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EDMUND K. GOLDSBOROUGH, M. D.
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_Miss Sanson in the saddle_, _8_ _Ef’n you don’ git of’n dat cow I’ll whup you tell dere ain’ no bref lef’ in you_, _14_ _Anne Francis_, _20_ _Miss Henrietta’s gift that hung over the pulpit_, _28_ _Tench Francis_, _32_ _Mars Pinckney when a boy_, _48_
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_Pawson Demby baptizing Tilly Mink just after cutting ice_, _50_ _Mars Pinckney’s home, “Fausley,”_ _62_ _The picture on the face of the Moses clock_, _78_ _Mars Torm fishing in Black Creek_, _90_ _Rob Roy and Rose_, _94_ _Yo’ gwine ter merry uh King an’ hab thutteen chillun_, _106_

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cow noun US /kaʊ/

female of domestic cattle: "“moo-cow” is a child's term"

From this reading “_Miss Sanson in the saddle_, _8_ _Ef’n you don’ git of’n dat cow I’ll whup you tell dere ain’ no bref lef’ in you_, _14_ _Anne Francis_, _20_ _Miss Henrietta’s gift that hung over the pulpit_, _28_ _Tench Francis_, _32_ _Mars Pinckney when a boy_, _48_”

fishing noun US /ˈfɪʃɪŋ/

the act of someone who fishes as a diversion

From this reading “_Pawson Demby baptizing Tilly Mink just after cutting ice_, _50_ _Mars Pinckney’s home, “Fausley,”_ _62_ _The picture on the face of the Moses clock_, _78_ _Mars Torm fishing in Black Creek_, _90_ _Rob Roy and Rose_, _94_ _Yo’ gwine ter merry uh King an’ hab thutteen chillun_, _106_”

Mars noun US /mɑːrz/

a small reddish planet that is the 4th from the sun and is periodically visible to the naked eye; minerals rich in iron cover its surface and are responsible for its characteristic color

Mink noun US /mɪŋk/

the expensive fur of a mink

From this reading “_Pawson Demby baptizing Tilly Mink just after cutting ice_, _50_ _Mars Pinckney’s home, “Fausley,”_ _62_ _The picture on the face of the Moses clock_, _78_ _Mars Torm fishing in Black Creek_, _90_ _Rob Roy and Rose_, _94_ _Yo’ gwine ter merry uh King an’ hab thutteen chillun_, _106_”

Moses noun US /ˈmoʊzəs/

(Old Testament) the Hebrew prophet who led the Israelites from Egypt across the Red sea on a journey known as the Exodus; Moses received the Ten Commandments from God on Mount Sinai

From this reading “_Pawson Demby baptizing Tilly Mink just after cutting ice_, _50_ _Mars Pinckney’s home, “Fausley,”_ _62_ _The picture on the face of the Moses clock_, _78_ _Mars Torm fishing in Black Creek_, _90_ _Rob Roy and Rose_, _94_ _Yo’ gwine ter merry uh King an’ hab thutteen chillun_, _106_”

publishing noun US /ˈpʌblɪʃɪŋ/

the business of issuing printed matter for sale or distribution

From this reading “WASHINGTON, D. C.: NATIONAL PUBLISHING CO., 1900.”

pulpit noun US /ˈpʊlpɪt/

a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it

Tench noun US /tentʃ/

freshwater dace-like game fish of Europe and western Asia noted for ability to survive outside water

Word partnerships in these lines

English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

hung over verb + particle counted as “hang over”

In this reading “_Miss Sanson in the saddle_, _8_ _Ef’n you don’ git of’n dat cow I’ll whup you tell dere ain’ no bref lef’ in you_, _14_ _Anne Francis_, _20_ _Miss Henrietta’s gift that hung over the pulpit_, _28_ _Tench Francis_, _32_ _Mars Pinckney when a boy_, _48_”

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106

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From this reading _Pawson Demby baptizing Tilly Mink just after cutting ice_, _50_ _Mars Pinckney’s home, “Fausley,”_ _62_ _The picture on the face of the Moses clock_, _78_ _Mars Torm fishing in Black Creek_, _90_ _Rob Roy and Rose_, _94_ _Yo’ gwine ter merry uh King an’ hab thutteen chillun_, _106_

14

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From this reading _Miss Sanson in the saddle_, _8_ _Ef’n you don’ git of’n dat cow I’ll whup you tell dere ain’ no bref lef’ in you_, _14_ _Anne Francis_, _20_ _Miss Henrietta’s gift that hung over the pulpit_, _28_ _Tench Francis_, _32_ _Mars Pinckney when a boy_, _48_

1900

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From this reading WASHINGTON, D. C.: NATIONAL PUBLISHING CO., 1900.

20

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From this reading _Miss Sanson in the saddle_, _8_ _Ef’n you don’ git of’n dat cow I’ll whup you tell dere ain’ no bref lef’ in you_, _14_ _Anne Francis_, _20_ _Miss Henrietta’s gift that hung over the pulpit_, _28_ _Tench Francis_, _32_ _Mars Pinckney when a boy_, _48_

28

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From this reading _Miss Sanson in the saddle_, _8_ _Ef’n you don’ git of’n dat cow I’ll whup you tell dere ain’ no bref lef’ in you_, _14_ _Anne Francis_, _20_ _Miss Henrietta’s gift that hung over the pulpit_, _28_ _Tench Francis_, _32_ _Mars Pinckney when a boy_, _48_

32

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From this reading _Miss Sanson in the saddle_, _8_ _Ef’n you don’ git of’n dat cow I’ll whup you tell dere ain’ no bref lef’ in you_, _14_ _Anne Francis_, _20_ _Miss Henrietta’s gift that hung over the pulpit_, _28_ _Tench Francis_, _32_ _Mars Pinckney when a boy_, _48_

48

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From this reading _Miss Sanson in the saddle_, _8_ _Ef’n you don’ git of’n dat cow I’ll whup you tell dere ain’ no bref lef’ in you_, _14_ _Anne Francis_, _20_ _Miss Henrietta’s gift that hung over the pulpit_, _28_ _Tench Francis_, _32_ _Mars Pinckney when a boy_, _48_

50

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From this reading _Pawson Demby baptizing Tilly Mink just after cutting ice_, _50_ _Mars Pinckney’s home, “Fausley,”_ _62_ _The picture on the face of the Moses clock_, _78_ _Mars Torm fishing in Black Creek_, _90_ _Rob Roy and Rose_, _94_ _Yo’ gwine ter merry uh King an’ hab thutteen chillun_, _106_

62

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From this reading _Pawson Demby baptizing Tilly Mink just after cutting ice_, _50_ _Mars Pinckney’s home, “Fausley,”_ _62_ _The picture on the face of the Moses clock_, _78_ _Mars Torm fishing in Black Creek_, _90_ _Rob Roy and Rose_, _94_ _Yo’ gwine ter merry uh King an’ hab thutteen chillun_, _106_

78

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From this reading _Pawson Demby baptizing Tilly Mink just after cutting ice_, _50_ _Mars Pinckney’s home, “Fausley,”_ _62_ _The picture on the face of the Moses clock_, _78_ _Mars Torm fishing in Black Creek_, _90_ _Rob Roy and Rose_, _94_ _Yo’ gwine ter merry uh King an’ hab thutteen chillun_, _106_

8

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From this reading _Miss Sanson in the saddle_, _8_ _Ef’n you don’ git of’n dat cow I’ll whup you tell dere ain’ no bref lef’ in you_, _14_ _Anne Francis_, _20_ _Miss Henrietta’s gift that hung over the pulpit_, _28_ _Tench Francis_, _32_ _Mars Pinckney when a boy_, _48_

90

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From this reading _Pawson Demby baptizing Tilly Mink just after cutting ice_, _50_ _Mars Pinckney’s home, “Fausley,”_ _62_ _The picture on the face of the Moses clock_, _78_ _Mars Torm fishing in Black Creek_, _90_ _Rob Roy and Rose_, _94_ _Yo’ gwine ter merry uh King an’ hab thutteen chillun_, _106_

94

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From this reading _Pawson Demby baptizing Tilly Mink just after cutting ice_, _50_ _Mars Pinckney’s home, “Fausley,”_ _62_ _The picture on the face of the Moses clock_, _78_ _Mars Torm fishing in Black Creek_, _90_ _Rob Roy and Rose_, _94_ _Yo’ gwine ter merry uh King an’ hab thutteen chillun_, _106_

adeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading _Miss Sanson in the saddle_, _8_ _Ef’n you don’ git of’n dat cow I’ll whup you tell dere ain’ no bref lef’ in you_, _14_ _Anne Francis_, _20_ _Miss Henrietta’s gift that hung over the pulpit_, _28_ _Tench Francis_, _32_ _Mars Pinckney when a boy_, _48_

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading _Pawson Demby baptizing Tilly Mink just after cutting ice_, _50_ _Mars Pinckney’s home, “Fausley,”_ _62_ _The picture on the face of the Moses clock_, _78_ _Mars Torm fishing in Black Creek_, _90_ _Rob Roy and Rose_, _94_ _Yo’ gwine ter merry uh King an’ hab thutteen chillun_, _106_

ainadjective

belonging to or on behalf of a specified person (especially yourself); preceded by a possessive

From this reading _Miss Sanson in the saddle_, _8_ _Ef’n you don’ git of’n dat cow I’ll whup you tell dere ain’ no bref lef’ in you_, _14_ _Anne Francis_, _20_ _Miss Henrietta’s gift that hung over the pulpit_, _28_ _Tench Francis_, _32_ _Mars Pinckney when a boy_, _48_

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading _Pawson Demby baptizing Tilly Mink just after cutting ice_, _50_ _Mars Pinckney’s home, “Fausley,”_ _62_ _The picture on the face of the Moses clock_, _78_ _Mars Torm fishing in Black Creek_, _90_ _Rob Roy and Rose_, _94_ _Yo’ gwine ter merry uh King an’ hab thutteen chillun_, _106_

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading _Pawson Demby baptizing Tilly Mink just after cutting ice_, _50_ _Mars Pinckney’s home, “Fausley,”_ _62_ _The picture on the face of the Moses clock_, _78_ _Mars Torm fishing in Black Creek_, _90_ _Rob Roy and Rose_, _94_ _Yo’ gwine ter merry uh King an’ hab thutteen chillun_, _106_

AnnenounUS /æn/

Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)

From this reading _Miss Sanson in the saddle_, _8_ _Ef’n you don’ git of’n dat cow I’ll whup you tell dere ain’ no bref lef’ in you_, _14_ _Anne Francis_, _20_ _Miss Henrietta’s gift that hung over the pulpit_, _28_ _Tench Francis_, _32_ _Mars Pinckney when a boy_, _48_

baptizing

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From this reading _Pawson Demby baptizing Tilly Mink just after cutting ice_, _50_ _Mars Pinckney’s home, “Fausley,”_ _62_ _The picture on the face of the Moses clock_, _78_ _Mars Torm fishing in Black Creek_, _90_ _Rob Roy and Rose_, _94_ _Yo’ gwine ter merry uh King an’ hab thutteen chillun_, _106_

BlackadjectiveUS /blæk/

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

From this reading _Pawson Demby baptizing Tilly Mink just after cutting ice_, _50_ _Mars Pinckney’s home, “Fausley,”_ _62_ _The picture on the face of the Moses clock_, _78_ _Mars Torm fishing in Black Creek_, _90_ _Rob Roy and Rose_, _94_ _Yo’ gwine ter merry uh King an’ hab thutteen chillun_, _106_

boynounUS /bɔɪ/

a youthful male person

From this reading _Miss Sanson in the saddle_, _8_ _Ef’n you don’ git of’n dat cow I’ll whup you tell dere ain’ no bref lef’ in you_, _14_ _Anne Francis_, _20_ _Miss Henrietta’s gift that hung over the pulpit_, _28_ _Tench Francis_, _32_ _Mars Pinckney when a boy_, _48_

bref

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From this reading _Miss Sanson in the saddle_, _8_ _Ef’n you don’ git of’n dat cow I’ll whup you tell dere ain’ no bref lef’ in you_, _14_ _Anne Francis_, _20_ _Miss Henrietta’s gift that hung over the pulpit_, _28_ _Tench Francis_, _32_ _Mars Pinckney when a boy_, _48_

CnounUS /siː/

a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature

From this reading WASHINGTON, D. C.: NATIONAL PUBLISHING CO., 1900.

chillun

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From this reading _Pawson Demby baptizing Tilly Mink just after cutting ice_, _50_ _Mars Pinckney’s home, “Fausley,”_ _62_ _The picture on the face of the Moses clock_, _78_ _Mars Torm fishing in Black Creek_, _90_ _Rob Roy and Rose_, _94_ _Yo’ gwine ter merry uh King an’ hab thutteen chillun_, _106_

clocknounUS /klɑːk/

a timepiece that shows the time of day

From this reading _Pawson Demby baptizing Tilly Mink just after cutting ice_, _50_ _Mars Pinckney’s home, “Fausley,”_ _62_ _The picture on the face of the Moses clock_, _78_ _Mars Torm fishing in Black Creek_, _90_ _Rob Roy and Rose_, _94_ _Yo’ gwine ter merry uh King an’ hab thutteen chillun_, _106_

COnounUS /koʊ/

an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon

From this reading WASHINGTON, D. C.: NATIONAL PUBLISHING CO., 1900.

cownounUS /kaʊ/

female of domestic cattle: "“moo-cow” is a child's term"

From this reading _Miss Sanson in the saddle_, _8_ _Ef’n you don’ git of’n dat cow I’ll whup you tell dere ain’ no bref lef’ in you_, _14_ _Anne Francis_, _20_ _Miss Henrietta’s gift that hung over the pulpit_, _28_ _Tench Francis_, _32_ _Mars Pinckney when a boy_, _48_

CreeknounUS /kriːk/

a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)

From this reading _Pawson Demby baptizing Tilly Mink just after cutting ice_, _50_ _Mars Pinckney’s home, “Fausley,”_ _62_ _The picture on the face of the Moses clock_, _78_ _Mars Torm fishing in Black Creek_, _90_ _Rob Roy and Rose_, _94_ _Yo’ gwine ter merry uh King an’ hab thutteen chillun_, _106_

cuttingnounUS /ˈkʌtɪŋ/

the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film

From this reading _Pawson Demby baptizing Tilly Mink just after cutting ice_, _50_ _Mars Pinckney’s home, “Fausley,”_ _62_ _The picture on the face of the Moses clock_, _78_ _Mars Torm fishing in Black Creek_, _90_ _Rob Roy and Rose_, _94_ _Yo’ gwine ter merry uh King an’ hab thutteen chillun_, _106_

DnounUS /diː/

a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets

From this reading EDMUND K. GOLDSBOROUGH, M. D.

datnounUS /dæt/

a digital tape recording of sound

From this reading _Miss Sanson in the saddle_, _8_ _Ef’n you don’ git of’n dat cow I’ll whup you tell dere ain’ no bref lef’ in you_, _14_ _Anne Francis_, _20_ _Miss Henrietta’s gift that hung over the pulpit_, _28_ _Tench Francis_, _32_ _Mars Pinckney when a boy_, _48_

Demby

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From this reading _Pawson Demby baptizing Tilly Mink just after cutting ice_, _50_ _Mars Pinckney’s home, “Fausley,”_ _62_ _The picture on the face of the Moses clock_, _78_ _Mars Torm fishing in Black Creek_, _90_ _Rob Roy and Rose_, _94_ _Yo’ gwine ter merry uh King an’ hab thutteen chillun_, _106_

dere

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From this reading _Miss Sanson in the saddle_, _8_ _Ef’n you don’ git of’n dat cow I’ll whup you tell dere ain’ no bref lef’ in you_, _14_ _Anne Francis_, _20_ _Miss Henrietta’s gift that hung over the pulpit_, _28_ _Tench Francis_, _32_ _Mars Pinckney when a boy_, _48_

donnounUS /dɑːn/

a Spanish gentleman or nobleman

From this reading _Miss Sanson in the saddle_, _8_ _Ef’n you don’ git of’n dat cow I’ll whup you tell dere ain’ no bref lef’ in you_, _14_ _Anne Francis_, _20_ _Miss Henrietta’s gift that hung over the pulpit_, _28_ _Tench Francis_, _32_ _Mars Pinckney when a boy_, _48_

EDMUND

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From this reading EDMUND K. GOLDSBOROUGH, M. D.

Ef'n

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From this reading _Miss Sanson in the saddle_, _8_ _Ef’n you don’ git of’n dat cow I’ll whup you tell dere ain’ no bref lef’ in you_, _14_ _Anne Francis_, _20_ _Miss Henrietta’s gift that hung over the pulpit_, _28_ _Tench Francis_, _32_ _Mars Pinckney when a boy_, _48_

facenounUS /feɪs/

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading _Pawson Demby baptizing Tilly Mink just after cutting ice_, _50_ _Mars Pinckney’s home, “Fausley,”_ _62_ _The picture on the face of the Moses clock_, _78_ _Mars Torm fishing in Black Creek_, _90_ _Rob Roy and Rose_, _94_ _Yo’ gwine ter merry uh King an’ hab thutteen chillun_, _106_

Fausley

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From this reading _Pawson Demby baptizing Tilly Mink just after cutting ice_, _50_ _Mars Pinckney’s home, “Fausley,”_ _62_ _The picture on the face of the Moses clock_, _78_ _Mars Torm fishing in Black Creek_, _90_ _Rob Roy and Rose_, _94_ _Yo’ gwine ter merry uh King an’ hab thutteen chillun_, _106_

fishingnounUS /ˈfɪʃɪŋ/

the act of someone who fishes as a diversion

From this reading _Pawson Demby baptizing Tilly Mink just after cutting ice_, _50_ _Mars Pinckney’s home, “Fausley,”_ _62_ _The picture on the face of the Moses clock_, _78_ _Mars Torm fishing in Black Creek_, _90_ _Rob Roy and Rose_, _94_ _Yo’ gwine ter merry uh King an’ hab thutteen chillun_, _106_

Francis

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From this reading _Miss Sanson in the saddle_, _8_ _Ef’n you don’ git of’n dat cow I’ll whup you tell dere ain’ no bref lef’ in you_, _14_ _Anne Francis_, _20_ _Miss Henrietta’s gift that hung over the pulpit_, _28_ _Tench Francis_, _32_ _Mars Pinckney when a boy_, _48_

giftnounUS /ɡɪft/

something acquired without compensation

From this reading _Miss Sanson in the saddle_, _8_ _Ef’n you don’ git of’n dat cow I’ll whup you tell dere ain’ no bref lef’ in you_, _14_ _Anne Francis_, _20_ _Miss Henrietta’s gift that hung over the pulpit_, _28_ _Tench Francis_, _32_ _Mars Pinckney when a boy_, _48_

gitnounUS /ɡɪt/

a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible

From this reading _Miss Sanson in the saddle_, _8_ _Ef’n you don’ git of’n dat cow I’ll whup you tell dere ain’ no bref lef’ in you_, _14_ _Anne Francis_, _20_ _Miss Henrietta’s gift that hung over the pulpit_, _28_ _Tench Francis_, _32_ _Mars Pinckney when a boy_, _48_

GOLDSBOROUGH

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From this reading EDMUND K. GOLDSBOROUGH, M. D.

gwine

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From this reading _Pawson Demby baptizing Tilly Mink just after cutting ice_, _50_ _Mars Pinckney’s home, “Fausley,”_ _62_ _The picture on the face of the Moses clock_, _78_ _Mars Torm fishing in Black Creek_, _90_ _Rob Roy and Rose_, _94_ _Yo’ gwine ter merry uh King an’ hab thutteen chillun_, _106_

hab

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From this reading _Pawson Demby baptizing Tilly Mink just after cutting ice_, _50_ _Mars Pinckney’s home, “Fausley,”_ _62_ _The picture on the face of the Moses clock_, _78_ _Mars Torm fishing in Black Creek_, _90_ _Rob Roy and Rose_, _94_ _Yo’ gwine ter merry uh King an’ hab thutteen chillun_, _106_

Henrietta's

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From this reading _Miss Sanson in the saddle_, _8_ _Ef’n you don’ git of’n dat cow I’ll whup you tell dere ain’ no bref lef’ in you_, _14_ _Anne Francis_, _20_ _Miss Henrietta’s gift that hung over the pulpit_, _28_ _Tench Francis_, _32_ _Mars Pinckney when a boy_, _48_

homenounUS /hoʊm/

where you live at a particular time

From this reading _Pawson Demby baptizing Tilly Mink just after cutting ice_, _50_ _Mars Pinckney’s home, “Fausley,”_ _62_ _The picture on the face of the Moses clock_, _78_ _Mars Torm fishing in Black Creek_, _90_ _Rob Roy and Rose_, _94_ _Yo’ gwine ter merry uh King an’ hab thutteen chillun_, _106_

hungverbUS /hʌŋ/

inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging

From this reading _Miss Sanson in the saddle_, _8_ _Ef’n you don’ git of’n dat cow I’ll whup you tell dere ain’ no bref lef’ in you_, _14_ _Anne Francis_, _20_ _Miss Henrietta’s gift that hung over the pulpit_, _28_ _Tench Francis_, _32_ _Mars Pinckney when a boy_, _48_

I'll

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From this reading _Miss Sanson in the saddle_, _8_ _Ef’n you don’ git of’n dat cow I’ll whup you tell dere ain’ no bref lef’ in you_, _14_ _Anne Francis_, _20_ _Miss Henrietta’s gift that hung over the pulpit_, _28_ _Tench Francis_, _32_ _Mars Pinckney when a boy_, _48_

icenounUS /aɪs/

water frozen in the solid state

From this reading _Pawson Demby baptizing Tilly Mink just after cutting ice_, _50_ _Mars Pinckney’s home, “Fausley,”_ _62_ _The picture on the face of the Moses clock_, _78_ _Mars Torm fishing in Black Creek_, _90_ _Rob Roy and Rose_, _94_ _Yo’ gwine ter merry uh King an’ hab thutteen chillun_, _106_

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading _Miss Sanson in the saddle_, _8_ _Ef’n you don’ git of’n dat cow I’ll whup you tell dere ain’ no bref lef’ in you_, _14_ _Anne Francis_, _20_ _Miss Henrietta’s gift that hung over the pulpit_, _28_ _Tench Francis_, _32_ _Mars Pinckney when a boy_, _48_

justadverbUS /dʒʌst/

and nothing more

From this reading _Pawson Demby baptizing Tilly Mink just after cutting ice_, _50_ _Mars Pinckney’s home, “Fausley,”_ _62_ _The picture on the face of the Moses clock_, _78_ _Mars Torm fishing in Black Creek_, _90_ _Rob Roy and Rose_, _94_ _Yo’ gwine ter merry uh King an’ hab thutteen chillun_, _106_

KnounUS /keɪ/

the basic unit of thermodynamic temperature adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading EDMUND K. GOLDSBOROUGH, M. D.

KingnounUS /kɪŋ/

a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

From this reading _Pawson Demby baptizing Tilly Mink just after cutting ice_, _50_ _Mars Pinckney’s home, “Fausley,”_ _62_ _The picture on the face of the Moses clock_, _78_ _Mars Torm fishing in Black Creek_, _90_ _Rob Roy and Rose_, _94_ _Yo’ gwine ter merry uh King an’ hab thutteen chillun_, _106_

lef

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From this reading _Miss Sanson in the saddle_, _8_ _Ef’n you don’ git of’n dat cow I’ll whup you tell dere ain’ no bref lef’ in you_, _14_ _Anne Francis_, _20_ _Miss Henrietta’s gift that hung over the pulpit_, _28_ _Tench Francis_, _32_ _Mars Pinckney when a boy_, _48_

MnounUS /em/

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

From this reading EDMUND K. GOLDSBOROUGH, M. D.

MarsnounUS /mɑːrz/

a small reddish planet that is the 4th from the sun and is periodically visible to the naked eye; minerals rich in iron cover its surface and are responsible for its characteristic color

From this reading _Miss Sanson in the saddle_, _8_ _Ef’n you don’ git of’n dat cow I’ll whup you tell dere ain’ no bref lef’ in you_, _14_ _Anne Francis_, _20_ _Miss Henrietta’s gift that hung over the pulpit_, _28_ _Tench Francis_, _32_ _Mars Pinckney when a boy_, _48_

merryadjectiveUS /ˈmeri/

full of or showing high-spirited merriment

From this reading _Pawson Demby baptizing Tilly Mink just after cutting ice_, _50_ _Mars Pinckney’s home, “Fausley,”_ _62_ _The picture on the face of the Moses clock_, _78_ _Mars Torm fishing in Black Creek_, _90_ _Rob Roy and Rose_, _94_ _Yo’ gwine ter merry uh King an’ hab thutteen chillun_, _106_

MinknounUS /mɪŋk/

the expensive fur of a mink

From this reading _Pawson Demby baptizing Tilly Mink just after cutting ice_, _50_ _Mars Pinckney’s home, “Fausley,”_ _62_ _The picture on the face of the Moses clock_, _78_ _Mars Torm fishing in Black Creek_, _90_ _Rob Roy and Rose_, _94_ _Yo’ gwine ter merry uh King an’ hab thutteen chillun_, _106_

MissverbUS /mɪs/

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading _Miss Sanson in the saddle_, _8_ _Ef’n you don’ git of’n dat cow I’ll whup you tell dere ain’ no bref lef’ in you_, _14_ _Anne Francis_, _20_ _Miss Henrietta’s gift that hung over the pulpit_, _28_ _Tench Francis_, _32_ _Mars Pinckney when a boy_, _48_

MosesnounUS /ˈmoʊzəs/

(Old Testament) the Hebrew prophet who led the Israelites from Egypt across the Red sea on a journey known as the Exodus; Moses received the Ten Commandments from God on Mount Sinai

From this reading _Pawson Demby baptizing Tilly Mink just after cutting ice_, _50_ _Mars Pinckney’s home, “Fausley,”_ _62_ _The picture on the face of the Moses clock_, _78_ _Mars Torm fishing in Black Creek_, _90_ _Rob Roy and Rose_, _94_ _Yo’ gwine ter merry uh King an’ hab thutteen chillun_, _106_

NATIONALadjectiveUS /ˈnæʃənəl/

of or relating to or belonging to a nation or country

From this reading WASHINGTON, D. C.: NATIONAL PUBLISHING CO., 1900.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading _Miss Sanson in the saddle_, _8_ _Ef’n you don’ git of’n dat cow I’ll whup you tell dere ain’ no bref lef’ in you_, _14_ _Anne Francis_, _20_ _Miss Henrietta’s gift that hung over the pulpit_, _28_ _Tench Francis_, _32_ _Mars Pinckney when a boy_, _48_

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _Pawson Demby baptizing Tilly Mink just after cutting ice_, _50_ _Mars Pinckney’s home, “Fausley,”_ _62_ _The picture on the face of the Moses clock_, _78_ _Mars Torm fishing in Black Creek_, _90_ _Rob Roy and Rose_, _94_ _Yo’ gwine ter merry uh King an’ hab thutteen chillun_, _106_

of'n

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From this reading _Miss Sanson in the saddle_, _8_ _Ef’n you don’ git of’n dat cow I’ll whup you tell dere ain’ no bref lef’ in you_, _14_ _Anne Francis_, _20_ _Miss Henrietta’s gift that hung over the pulpit_, _28_ _Tench Francis_, _32_ _Mars Pinckney when a boy_, _48_

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading _Pawson Demby baptizing Tilly Mink just after cutting ice_, _50_ _Mars Pinckney’s home, “Fausley,”_ _62_ _The picture on the face of the Moses clock_, _78_ _Mars Torm fishing in Black Creek_, _90_ _Rob Roy and Rose_, _94_ _Yo’ gwine ter merry uh King an’ hab thutteen chillun_, _106_

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading _Miss Sanson in the saddle_, _8_ _Ef’n you don’ git of’n dat cow I’ll whup you tell dere ain’ no bref lef’ in you_, _14_ _Anne Francis_, _20_ _Miss Henrietta’s gift that hung over the pulpit_, _28_ _Tench Francis_, _32_ _Mars Pinckney when a boy_, _48_

Pawson

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From this reading _Pawson Demby baptizing Tilly Mink just after cutting ice_, _50_ _Mars Pinckney’s home, “Fausley,”_ _62_ _The picture on the face of the Moses clock_, _78_ _Mars Torm fishing in Black Creek_, _90_ _Rob Roy and Rose_, _94_ _Yo’ gwine ter merry uh King an’ hab thutteen chillun_, _106_

picturenounUS /ˈpɪktʃər/

a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface

From this reading _Pawson Demby baptizing Tilly Mink just after cutting ice_, _50_ _Mars Pinckney’s home, “Fausley,”_ _62_ _The picture on the face of the Moses clock_, _78_ _Mars Torm fishing in Black Creek_, _90_ _Rob Roy and Rose_, _94_ _Yo’ gwine ter merry uh King an’ hab thutteen chillun_, _106_

Pinckney

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From this reading _Miss Sanson in the saddle_, _8_ _Ef’n you don’ git of’n dat cow I’ll whup you tell dere ain’ no bref lef’ in you_, _14_ _Anne Francis_, _20_ _Miss Henrietta’s gift that hung over the pulpit_, _28_ _Tench Francis_, _32_ _Mars Pinckney when a boy_, _48_

Pinckney's

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From this reading _Pawson Demby baptizing Tilly Mink just after cutting ice_, _50_ _Mars Pinckney’s home, “Fausley,”_ _62_ _The picture on the face of the Moses clock_, _78_ _Mars Torm fishing in Black Creek_, _90_ _Rob Roy and Rose_, _94_ _Yo’ gwine ter merry uh King an’ hab thutteen chillun_, _106_

PUBLISHINGnounUS /ˈpʌblɪʃɪŋ/

the business of issuing printed matter for sale or distribution

From this reading WASHINGTON, D. C.: NATIONAL PUBLISHING CO., 1900.

pulpitnounUS /ˈpʊlpɪt/

a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it

From this reading _Miss Sanson in the saddle_, _8_ _Ef’n you don’ git of’n dat cow I’ll whup you tell dere ain’ no bref lef’ in you_, _14_ _Anne Francis_, _20_ _Miss Henrietta’s gift that hung over the pulpit_, _28_ _Tench Francis_, _32_ _Mars Pinckney when a boy_, _48_

RobverbUS /rɑːb/

take something away by force or without the consent of the owner

From this reading _Pawson Demby baptizing Tilly Mink just after cutting ice_, _50_ _Mars Pinckney’s home, “Fausley,”_ _62_ _The picture on the face of the Moses clock_, _78_ _Mars Torm fishing in Black Creek_, _90_ _Rob Roy and Rose_, _94_ _Yo’ gwine ter merry uh King an’ hab thutteen chillun_, _106_

RosenounUS /roʊz/

any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

From this reading _Pawson Demby baptizing Tilly Mink just after cutting ice_, _50_ _Mars Pinckney’s home, “Fausley,”_ _62_ _The picture on the face of the Moses clock_, _78_ _Mars Torm fishing in Black Creek_, _90_ _Rob Roy and Rose_, _94_ _Yo’ gwine ter merry uh King an’ hab thutteen chillun_, _106_

Roy

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From this reading _Pawson Demby baptizing Tilly Mink just after cutting ice_, _50_ _Mars Pinckney’s home, “Fausley,”_ _62_ _The picture on the face of the Moses clock_, _78_ _Mars Torm fishing in Black Creek_, _90_ _Rob Roy and Rose_, _94_ _Yo’ gwine ter merry uh King an’ hab thutteen chillun_, _106_

saddleverbUS /ˈsædəl/

put a saddle on

From this reading _Miss Sanson in the saddle_, _8_ _Ef’n you don’ git of’n dat cow I’ll whup you tell dere ain’ no bref lef’ in you_, _14_ _Anne Francis_, _20_ _Miss Henrietta’s gift that hung over the pulpit_, _28_ _Tench Francis_, _32_ _Mars Pinckney when a boy_, _48_

Sanson

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From this reading _Miss Sanson in the saddle_, _8_ _Ef’n you don’ git of’n dat cow I’ll whup you tell dere ain’ no bref lef’ in you_, _14_ _Anne Francis_, _20_ _Miss Henrietta’s gift that hung over the pulpit_, _28_ _Tench Francis_, _32_ _Mars Pinckney when a boy_, _48_

tellverbUS /tel/

express in words

From this reading _Miss Sanson in the saddle_, _8_ _Ef’n you don’ git of’n dat cow I’ll whup you tell dere ain’ no bref lef’ in you_, _14_ _Anne Francis_, _20_ _Miss Henrietta’s gift that hung over the pulpit_, _28_ _Tench Francis_, _32_ _Mars Pinckney when a boy_, _48_

TenchnounUS /tentʃ/

freshwater dace-like game fish of Europe and western Asia noted for ability to survive outside water

From this reading _Miss Sanson in the saddle_, _8_ _Ef’n you don’ git of’n dat cow I’ll whup you tell dere ain’ no bref lef’ in you_, _14_ _Anne Francis_, _20_ _Miss Henrietta’s gift that hung over the pulpit_, _28_ _Tench Francis_, _32_ _Mars Pinckney when a boy_, _48_

ter

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From this reading _Pawson Demby baptizing Tilly Mink just after cutting ice_, _50_ _Mars Pinckney’s home, “Fausley,”_ _62_ _The picture on the face of the Moses clock_, _78_ _Mars Torm fishing in Black Creek_, _90_ _Rob Roy and Rose_, _94_ _Yo’ gwine ter merry uh King an’ hab thutteen chillun_, _106_

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading _Miss Sanson in the saddle_, _8_ _Ef’n you don’ git of’n dat cow I’ll whup you tell dere ain’ no bref lef’ in you_, _14_ _Anne Francis_, _20_ _Miss Henrietta’s gift that hung over the pulpit_, _28_ _Tench Francis_, _32_ _Mars Pinckney when a boy_, _48_

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading _Miss Sanson in the saddle_, _8_ _Ef’n you don’ git of’n dat cow I’ll whup you tell dere ain’ no bref lef’ in you_, _14_ _Anne Francis_, _20_ _Miss Henrietta’s gift that hung over the pulpit_, _28_ _Tench Francis_, _32_ _Mars Pinckney when a boy_, _48_

thutteen

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From this reading _Pawson Demby baptizing Tilly Mink just after cutting ice_, _50_ _Mars Pinckney’s home, “Fausley,”_ _62_ _The picture on the face of the Moses clock_, _78_ _Mars Torm fishing in Black Creek_, _90_ _Rob Roy and Rose_, _94_ _Yo’ gwine ter merry uh King an’ hab thutteen chillun_, _106_

Tilly

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From this reading _Pawson Demby baptizing Tilly Mink just after cutting ice_, _50_ _Mars Pinckney’s home, “Fausley,”_ _62_ _The picture on the face of the Moses clock_, _78_ _Mars Torm fishing in Black Creek_, _90_ _Rob Roy and Rose_, _94_ _Yo’ gwine ter merry uh King an’ hab thutteen chillun_, _106_

Torm

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From this reading _Pawson Demby baptizing Tilly Mink just after cutting ice_, _50_ _Mars Pinckney’s home, “Fausley,”_ _62_ _The picture on the face of the Moses clock_, _78_ _Mars Torm fishing in Black Creek_, _90_ _Rob Roy and Rose_, _94_ _Yo’ gwine ter merry uh King an’ hab thutteen chillun_, _106_

uh

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From this reading _Pawson Demby baptizing Tilly Mink just after cutting ice_, _50_ _Mars Pinckney’s home, “Fausley,”_ _62_ _The picture on the face of the Moses clock_, _78_ _Mars Torm fishing in Black Creek_, _90_ _Rob Roy and Rose_, _94_ _Yo’ gwine ter merry uh King an’ hab thutteen chillun_, _106_

WASHINGTONnounUS /ˈwɑːʃɪŋtən/

the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791

From this reading WASHINGTON, D. C.: NATIONAL PUBLISHING CO., 1900.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading _Miss Sanson in the saddle_, _8_ _Ef’n you don’ git of’n dat cow I’ll whup you tell dere ain’ no bref lef’ in you_, _14_ _Anne Francis_, _20_ _Miss Henrietta’s gift that hung over the pulpit_, _28_ _Tench Francis_, _32_ _Mars Pinckney when a boy_, _48_

whup

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From this reading _Miss Sanson in the saddle_, _8_ _Ef’n you don’ git of’n dat cow I’ll whup you tell dere ain’ no bref lef’ in you_, _14_ _Anne Francis_, _20_ _Miss Henrietta’s gift that hung over the pulpit_, _28_ _Tench Francis_, _32_ _Mars Pinckney when a boy_, _48_

Yo

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From this reading _Pawson Demby baptizing Tilly Mink just after cutting ice_, _50_ _Mars Pinckney’s home, “Fausley,”_ _62_ _The picture on the face of the Moses clock_, _78_ _Mars Torm fishing in Black Creek_, _90_ _Rob Roy and Rose_, _94_ _Yo’ gwine ter merry uh King an’ hab thutteen chillun_, _106_

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading _Miss Sanson in the saddle_, _8_ _Ef’n you don’ git of’n dat cow I’ll whup you tell dere ain’ no bref lef’ in you_, _14_ _Anne Francis_, _20_ _Miss Henrietta’s gift that hung over the pulpit_, _28_ _Tench Francis_, _32_ _Mars Pinckney when a boy_, _48_

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