Chapter IV

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From this reading De fus’ peach seed dat cum ter Amer’ca wuz fotch ober an’ planted ’long Peach Blossom Creek, Mars Pinckney say, erbout de time Klumbus ’skivered Amer’ca; dat’s why hit’s called Peach Blossom.

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

From this reading De fus’ peach seed dat cum ter Amer’ca wuz fotch ober an’ planted ’long Peach Blossom Creek, Mars Pinckney say, erbout de time Klumbus ’skivered Amer’ca; dat’s why hit’s called Peach Blossom.

possessive form of “anne” — 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 I see some dear sistus heah fum Queen Anne’s.

fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh

From this reading De same man fotch ober some apple seed, an’ de apples wuz named arfter him, Catlin apples.

plural of “apple” — fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh

From this reading De same man fotch ober some apple seed, an’ de apples wuz named arfter him, Catlin apples.

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From this reading De same man fotch ober some apple seed, an’ de apples wuz named arfter him, Catlin apples.

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From this reading I s’pose you cum ober ter de bushmeetin’ in Oxford Neck, so I wan’ you ter ondastan what uh ’squisite spot Cedar Grove is fuh uh brick chuch, befo’ I git fudda wid meh spressifications boutin bricks.

produce or yield flowers

From this reading Sistus, da is uh little creek called Peach Blossom.

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From this reading I s’pose you cum ober ter de bushmeetin’ in Oxford Neck, so I wan’ you ter ondastan what uh ’squisite spot Cedar Grove is fuh uh brick chuch, befo’ I git fudda wid meh spressifications boutin bricks.

rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material

From this reading I s’pose you cum ober ter de bushmeetin’ in Oxford Neck, so I wan’ you ter ondastan what uh ’squisite spot Cedar Grove is fuh uh brick chuch, befo’ I git fudda wid meh spressifications boutin bricks.

plural of “brick” — rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material

From this reading I s’pose you cum ober ter de bushmeetin’ in Oxford Neck, so I wan’ you ter ondastan what uh ’squisite spot Cedar Grove is fuh uh brick chuch, befo’ I git fudda wid meh spressifications boutin bricks.

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From this reading I s’pose you cum ober ter de bushmeetin’ in Oxford Neck, so I wan’ you ter ondastan what uh ’squisite spot Cedar Grove is fuh uh brick chuch, befo’ I git fudda wid meh spressifications boutin bricks.

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Sistus, da is uh little creek called Peach Blossom.

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From this reading De same man fotch ober some apple seed, an’ de apples wuz named arfter him, Catlin apples.

any of numerous trees of the family Cupressaceae that resemble cedars

From this reading I s’pose you cum ober ter de bushmeetin’ in Oxford Neck, so I wan’ you ter ondastan what uh ’squisite spot Cedar Grove is fuh uh brick chuch, befo’ I git fudda wid meh spressifications boutin bricks.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I s’pose you cum ober ter de bushmeetin’ in Oxford Neck, so I wan’ you ter ondastan what uh ’squisite spot Cedar Grove is fuh uh brick chuch, befo’ I git fudda wid meh spressifications boutin bricks.

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

From this reading Sistus, da is uh little creek called Peach Blossom.

the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract

From this reading I s’pose you cum ober ter de bushmeetin’ in Oxford Neck, so I wan’ you ter ondastan what uh ’squisite spot Cedar Grove is fuh uh brick chuch, befo’ I git fudda wid meh spressifications boutin bricks.

an official prosecutor for a judicial district

From this reading Sistus, da is uh little creek called Peach Blossom.

a digital tape recording of sound

From this reading De fus’ peach seed dat cum ter Amer’ca wuz fotch ober an’ planted ’long Peach Blossom Creek, Mars Pinckney say, erbout de time Klumbus ’skivered Amer’ca; dat’s why hit’s called Peach Blossom.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading De fus’ peach seed dat cum ter Amer’ca wuz fotch ober an’ planted ’long Peach Blossom Creek, Mars Pinckney say, erbout de time Klumbus ’skivered Amer’ca; dat’s why hit’s called Peach Blossom.

a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

From this reading I s’pose you cum ober ter de bushmeetin’ in Oxford Neck, so I wan’ you ter ondastan what uh ’squisite spot Cedar Grove is fuh uh brick chuch, befo’ I git fudda wid meh spressifications boutin bricks.

dearly loved

From this reading I see some dear sistus heah fum Queen Anne’s.

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From this reading De fus’ peach seed dat cum ter Amer’ca wuz fotch ober an’ planted ’long Peach Blossom Creek, Mars Pinckney say, erbout de time Klumbus ’skivered Amer’ca; dat’s why hit’s called Peach Blossom.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading De fus’ peach seed dat cum ter Amer’ca wuz fotch ober an’ planted ’long Peach Blossom Creek, Mars Pinckney say, erbout de time Klumbus ’skivered Amer’ca; dat’s why hit’s called Peach Blossom.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I s’pose you cum ober ter de bushmeetin’ in Oxford Neck, so I wan’ you ter ondastan what uh ’squisite spot Cedar Grove is fuh uh brick chuch, befo’ I git fudda wid meh spressifications boutin bricks.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I s’pose you cum ober ter de bushmeetin’ in Oxford Neck, so I wan’ you ter ondastan what uh ’squisite spot Cedar Grove is fuh uh brick chuch, befo’ I git fudda wid meh spressifications boutin bricks.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I see some dear sistus heah fum Queen Anne’s.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading De fus’ peach seed dat cum ter Amer’ca wuz fotch ober an’ planted ’long Peach Blossom Creek, Mars Pinckney say, erbout de time Klumbus ’skivered Amer’ca; dat’s why hit’s called Peach Blossom.

a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible

From this reading I s’pose you cum ober ter de bushmeetin’ in Oxford Neck, so I wan’ you ter ondastan what uh ’squisite spot Cedar Grove is fuh uh brick chuch, befo’ I git fudda wid meh spressifications boutin bricks.

a small growth of trees without underbrush

From this reading I s’pose you cum ober ter de bushmeetin’ in Oxford Neck, so I wan’ you ter ondastan what uh ’squisite spot Cedar Grove is fuh uh brick chuch, befo’ I git fudda wid meh spressifications boutin bricks.

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From this reading I see some dear sistus heah fum Queen Anne’s.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading De same man fotch ober some apple seed, an’ de apples wuz named arfter him, Catlin apples.

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From this reading De fus’ peach seed dat cum ter Amer’ca wuz fotch ober an’ planted ’long Peach Blossom Creek, Mars Pinckney say, erbout de time Klumbus ’skivered Amer’ca; dat’s why hit’s called Peach Blossom.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I see some dear sistus heah fum Queen Anne’s.

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

From this reading I s’pose you cum ober ter de bushmeetin’ in Oxford Neck, so I wan’ you ter ondastan what uh ’squisite spot Cedar Grove is fuh uh brick chuch, befo’ I git fudda wid meh spressifications boutin bricks.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading I s’pose you cum ober ter de bushmeetin’ in Oxford Neck, so I wan’ you ter ondastan what uh ’squisite spot Cedar Grove is fuh uh brick chuch, befo’ I git fudda wid meh spressifications boutin bricks.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading De fus’ peach seed dat cum ter Amer’ca wuz fotch ober an’ planted ’long Peach Blossom Creek, Mars Pinckney say, erbout de time Klumbus ’skivered Amer’ca; dat’s why hit’s called Peach Blossom.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Sistus, da is uh little creek called Peach Blossom.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading De fus’ peach seed dat cum ter Amer’ca wuz fotch ober an’ planted ’long Peach Blossom Creek, Mars Pinckney say, erbout de time Klumbus ’skivered Amer’ca; dat’s why hit’s called Peach Blossom.

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

From this reading De same man fotch ober some apple seed, an’ de apples wuz named arfter him, Catlin apples.

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 De fus’ peach seed dat cum ter Amer’ca wuz fotch ober an’ planted ’long Peach Blossom Creek, Mars Pinckney say, erbout de time Klumbus ’skivered Amer’ca; dat’s why hit’s called Peach Blossom.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I s’pose you cum ober ter de bushmeetin’ in Oxford Neck, so I wan’ you ter ondastan what uh ’squisite spot Cedar Grove is fuh uh brick chuch, befo’ I git fudda wid meh spressifications boutin bricks.

past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading De same man fotch ober some apple seed, an’ de apples wuz named arfter him, Catlin apples.

the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body

From this reading I s’pose you cum ober ter de bushmeetin’ in Oxford Neck, so I wan’ you ter ondastan what uh ’squisite spot Cedar Grove is fuh uh brick chuch, befo’ I git fudda wid meh spressifications boutin bricks.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I s’pose you cum ober ter de bushmeetin’ in Oxford Neck, so I wan’ you ter ondastan what uh ’squisite spot Cedar Grove is fuh uh brick chuch, befo’ I git fudda wid meh spressifications boutin bricks.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I s’pose you cum ober ter de bushmeetin’ in Oxford Neck, so I wan’ you ter ondastan what uh ’squisite spot Cedar Grove is fuh uh brick chuch, befo’ I git fudda wid meh spressifications boutin bricks.

a city in southern England to the northwest of London; site of Oxford University

From this reading I s’pose you cum ober ter de bushmeetin’ in Oxford Neck, so I wan’ you ter ondastan what uh ’squisite spot Cedar Grove is fuh uh brick chuch, befo’ I git fudda wid meh spressifications boutin bricks.

cultivated in temperate regions

From this reading Sistus, da is uh little creek called Peach Blossom.

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From this reading De fus’ peach seed dat cum ter Amer’ca wuz fotch ober an’ planted ’long Peach Blossom Creek, Mars Pinckney say, erbout de time Klumbus ’skivered Amer’ca; dat’s why hit’s called Peach Blossom.

(used especially of ideas or principles) deeply rooted; firmly fixed or held

From this reading De fus’ peach seed dat cum ter Amer’ca wuz fotch ober an’ planted ’long Peach Blossom Creek, Mars Pinckney say, erbout de time Klumbus ’skivered Amer’ca; dat’s why hit’s called Peach Blossom.

the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs

From this reading I see some dear sistus heah fum Queen Anne’s.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I s’pose you cum ober ter de bushmeetin’ in Oxford Neck, so I wan’ you ter ondastan what uh ’squisite spot Cedar Grove is fuh uh brick chuch, befo’ I git fudda wid meh spressifications boutin bricks.

Identical; not different.

From this reading De same man fotch ober some apple seed, an’ de apples wuz named arfter him, Catlin apples.

express in words

From this reading De fus’ peach seed dat cum ter Amer’ca wuz fotch ober an’ planted ’long Peach Blossom Creek, Mars Pinckney say, erbout de time Klumbus ’skivered Amer’ca; dat’s why hit’s called Peach Blossom.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading I see some dear sistus heah fum Queen Anne’s.

a small hard fruit

From this reading De fus’ peach seed dat cum ter Amer’ca wuz fotch ober an’ planted ’long Peach Blossom Creek, Mars Pinckney say, erbout de time Klumbus ’skivered Amer’ca; dat’s why hit’s called Peach Blossom.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I see some dear sistus heah fum Queen Anne’s.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading De fus’ peach seed dat cum ter Amer’ca wuz fotch ober an’ planted ’long Peach Blossom Creek, Mars Pinckney say, erbout de time Klumbus ’skivered Amer’ca; dat’s why hit’s called Peach Blossom.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading I s’pose you cum ober ter de bushmeetin’ in Oxford Neck, so I wan’ you ter ondastan what uh ’squisite spot Cedar Grove is fuh uh brick chuch, befo’ I git fudda wid meh spressifications boutin bricks.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading I see some dear sistus heah fum Queen Anne’s.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading I s’pose you cum ober ter de bushmeetin’ in Oxford Neck, so I wan’ you ter ondastan what uh ’squisite spot Cedar Grove is fuh uh brick chuch, befo’ I git fudda wid meh spressifications boutin bricks.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I s’pose you cum ober ter de bushmeetin’ in Oxford Neck, so I wan’ you ter ondastan what uh ’squisite spot Cedar Grove is fuh uh brick chuch, befo’ I git fudda wid meh spressifications boutin bricks.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I s’pose you cum ober ter de bushmeetin’ in Oxford Neck, so I wan’ you ter ondastan what uh ’squisite spot Cedar Grove is fuh uh brick chuch, befo’ I git fudda wid meh spressifications boutin bricks.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I s’pose you cum ober ter de bushmeetin’ in Oxford Neck, so I wan’ you ter ondastan what uh ’squisite spot Cedar Grove is fuh uh brick chuch, befo’ I git fudda wid meh spressifications boutin bricks.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading De fus’ peach seed dat cum ter Amer’ca wuz fotch ober an’ planted ’long Peach Blossom Creek, Mars Pinckney say, erbout de time Klumbus ’skivered Amer’ca; dat’s why hit’s called Peach Blossom.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I s’pose you cum ober ter de bushmeetin’ in Oxford Neck, so I wan’ you ter ondastan what uh ’squisite spot Cedar Grove is fuh uh brick chuch, befo’ I git fudda wid meh spressifications boutin bricks.

(of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble

From this reading I s’pose you cum ober ter de bushmeetin’ in Oxford Neck, so I wan’ you ter ondastan what uh ’squisite spot Cedar Grove is fuh uh brick chuch, befo’ I git fudda wid meh spressifications boutin bricks.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading I s’pose you cum ober ter de bushmeetin’ in Oxford Neck, so I wan’ you ter ondastan what uh ’squisite spot Cedar Grove is fuh uh brick chuch, befo’ I git fudda wid meh spressifications boutin bricks.

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”

From this reading De fus’ peach seed dat cum ter Amer’ca wuz fotch ober an’ planted ’long Peach Blossom Creek, Mars Pinckney say, erbout de time Klumbus ’skivered Amer’ca; dat’s why hit’s called Peach Blossom.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I s’pose you cum ober ter de bushmeetin’ in Oxford Neck, so I wan’ you ter ondastan what uh ’squisite spot Cedar Grove is fuh uh brick chuch, befo’ I git fudda wid meh spressifications boutin bricks.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading De fus’ peach seed dat cum ter Amer’ca wuz fotch ober an’ planted ’long Peach Blossom Creek, Mars Pinckney say, erbout de time Klumbus ’skivered Amer’ca; dat’s why hit’s called Peach Blossom.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading I s’pose you cum ober ter de bushmeetin’ in Oxford Neck, so I wan’ you ter ondastan what uh ’squisite spot Cedar Grove is fuh uh brick chuch, befo’ I git fudda wid meh spressifications boutin bricks.