aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “It come on about daylight next morning.
agen
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From this reading I went down in the hollow and stooped down to get the gap agen the sky, so's I could see if anyone was comin' over....
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading I'd get on the horse and gallop along towards the town for five miles, but something would drag me back, and then I'd race for fear she'd die before I got to the hut.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I was watchin' the road at daylight, and I was watchin' the road at dusk.
anyonepronounUS /ˈeniwʌn/
any person at all
From this reading I went down in the hollow and stooped down to get the gap agen the sky, so's I could see if anyone was comin' over....
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “I was watchin' the road at daylight, and I was watchin' the road at dusk.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading I'd get on the horse and gallop along towards the town for five miles, but something would drag me back, and then I'd race for fear she'd die before I got to the hut.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I'd get on the horse and gallop along towards the town for five miles, but something would drag me back, and then I'd race for fear she'd die before I got to the hut.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I'd get on the horse and gallop along towards the town for five miles, but something would drag me back, and then I'd race for fear she'd die before I got to the hut.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “It come on about daylight next morning.
comin
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From this reading I went down in the hollow and stooped down to get the gap agen the sky, so's I could see if anyone was comin' over....
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I went down in the hollow and stooped down to get the gap agen the sky, so's I could see if anyone was comin' over....
daylightnounUS /ˈdeɪlaɪt/
the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside
From this reading “I was watchin' the road at daylight, and I was watchin' the road at dusk.
dieverbUS /daɪ/
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading I'd get on the horse and gallop along towards the town for five miles, but something would drag me back, and then I'd race for fear she'd die before I got to the hut.
doctornounUS /ˈdɑːktər/
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading I expected the doctor every five minutes.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading I went down in the hollow and stooped down to get the gap agen the sky, so's I could see if anyone was comin' over....
dragverbUS /dræɡ/
pull, as against a resistance
From this reading I'd get on the horse and gallop along towards the town for five miles, but something would drag me back, and then I'd race for fear she'd die before I got to the hut.
dusknounUS /dʌsk/
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading “I was watchin' the road at daylight, and I was watchin' the road at dusk.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading I expected the doctor every five minutes.
expectedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈspektəd/
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading I expected the doctor every five minutes.
fearverbUS /fɪr/
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading I'd get on the horse and gallop along towards the town for five miles, but something would drag me back, and then I'd race for fear she'd die before I got to the hut.
fivenounUS /faɪv/
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading I'd get on the horse and gallop along towards the town for five miles, but something would drag me back, and then I'd race for fear she'd die before I got to the hut.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I'd get on the horse and gallop along towards the town for five miles, but something would drag me back, and then I'd race for fear she'd die before I got to the hut.
gallopverbUS /ˈɡæləp/
ride at a galloping pace
From this reading I'd get on the horse and gallop along towards the town for five miles, but something would drag me back, and then I'd race for fear she'd die before I got to the hut.
gapnounUS /ɡæp/
a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures
From this reading I went down in the hollow and stooped down to get the gap agen the sky, so's I could see if anyone was comin' over....
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I went down in the hollow and stooped down to get the gap agen the sky, so's I could see if anyone was comin' over....
gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I'd get on the horse and gallop along towards the town for five miles, but something would drag me back, and then I'd race for fear she'd die before I got to the hut.
hollowadjectiveUS /ˈhɑːloʊ/
not solid; having a space or gap or cavity
From this reading I went down in the hollow and stooped down to get the gap agen the sky, so's I could see if anyone was comin' over....
horsenounUS /hɔːrs/
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading I'd get on the horse and gallop along towards the town for five miles, but something would drag me back, and then I'd race for fear she'd die before I got to the hut.
hutnounUS /hʌt/
temporary military shelter
From this reading I'd get on the horse and gallop along towards the town for five miles, but something would drag me back, and then I'd race for fear she'd die before I got to the hut.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I was watchin' the road at daylight, and I was watchin' the road at dusk.
I'd
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From this reading I'd get on the horse and gallop along towards the town for five miles, but something would drag me back, and then I'd race for fear she'd die before I got to the hut.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I went down in the hollow and stooped down to get the gap agen the sky, so's I could see if anyone was comin' over....
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I went down in the hollow and stooped down to get the gap agen the sky, so's I could see if anyone was comin' over....
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It come on about daylight next morning.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I'd get on the horse and gallop along towards the town for five miles, but something would drag me back, and then I'd race for fear she'd die before I got to the hut.
milesnounUS /maɪlz/
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading I'd get on the horse and gallop along towards the town for five miles, but something would drag me back, and then I'd race for fear she'd die before I got to the hut.
minutesnounUS /ˈmɪnəts/
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading I expected the doctor every five minutes.
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading “It come on about daylight next morning.
nextadjectiveUS /nekst/
immediately following in time or order
From this reading “It come on about daylight next morning.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I'd get on the horse and gallop along towards the town for five miles, but something would drag me back, and then I'd race for fear she'd die before I got to the hut.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading I went down in the hollow and stooped down to get the gap agen the sky, so's I could see if anyone was comin' over....
racenounUS /reɪs/
any competition
From this reading I'd get on the horse and gallop along towards the town for five miles, but something would drag me back, and then I'd race for fear she'd die before I got to the hut.
roadnounUS /roʊd/
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading “I was watchin' the road at daylight, and I was watchin' the road at dusk.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I went down in the hollow and stooped down to get the gap agen the sky, so's I could see if anyone was comin' over....
she'd
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From this reading I'd get on the horse and gallop along towards the town for five miles, but something would drag me back, and then I'd race for fear she'd die before I got to the hut.
skynounUS /skaɪ/
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading I went down in the hollow and stooped down to get the gap agen the sky, so's I could see if anyone was comin' over....
so'snounUS /soʊz/
possessive form of “so” — the syllable naming the fifth (dominant) note of any musical scale in solmization
From this reading I went down in the hollow and stooped down to get the gap agen the sky, so's I could see if anyone was comin' over....
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading I'd get on the horse and gallop along towards the town for five miles, but something would drag me back, and then I'd race for fear she'd die before I got to the hut.
stoopedadjectiveUS /stuːpt/
having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect
From this reading I went down in the hollow and stooped down to get the gap agen the sky, so's I could see if anyone was comin' over....
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I was watchin' the road at daylight, and I was watchin' the road at dusk.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading I'd get on the horse and gallop along towards the town for five miles, but something would drag me back, and then I'd race for fear she'd die before I got to the hut.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I went down in the hollow and stooped down to get the gap agen the sky, so's I could see if anyone was comin' over....
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading I'd get on the horse and gallop along towards the town for five miles, but something would drag me back, and then I'd race for fear she'd die before I got to the hut.
townnounUS /taʊn/
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading I'd get on the horse and gallop along towards the town for five miles, but something would drag me back, and then I'd race for fear she'd die before I got to the hut.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I was watchin' the road at daylight, and I was watchin' the road at dusk.
watchin
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From this reading “I was watchin' the road at daylight, and I was watchin' the road at dusk.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I went down in the hollow and stooped down to get the gap agen the sky, so's I could see if anyone was comin' over....
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I'd get on the horse and gallop along towards the town for five miles, but something would drag me back, and then I'd race for fear she'd die before I got to the hut.
