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Peccavi

Chapter IX

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"Where shall we plant ut?
Which is his winder?"
"That there near the end.
O Lord, what a lark!"
"Yes--to think he come talkun to me while you was all in the barn.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Peccavi

Chapter IX

Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"Where shall we plant ut?
Line 2
Which is his winder?"
Line 3
"That there near the end.
Line 4
O Lord, what a lark!"
Line 5
"Yes--to think he come talkun to me while you was all in the barn.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Come noun US /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Yes--to think he come talkun to me while you was all in the barn.”

Shall modal verb US /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading “"Where shall we plant ut?”

Think noun US /think/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Yes--to think he come talkun to me while you was all in the barn.”

While conjunction US /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading “"Yes--to think he come talkun to me while you was all in the barn.”

All words in this reading · 32

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adeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading O Lord, what a lark!"

all

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From this reading "Yes--to think he come talkun to me while you was all in the barn.

barn

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From this reading "Yes--to think he come talkun to me while you was all in the barn.

comenounUS /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Yes--to think he come talkun to me while you was all in the barn.

end

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From this reading "That there near the end.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "Yes--to think he come talkun to me while you was all in the barn.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Which is his winder?"

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading "Yes--to think he come talkun to me while you was all in the barn.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading Which is his winder?"

lark

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From this reading O Lord, what a lark!"

Lord

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From this reading O Lord, what a lark!"

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "Yes--to think he come talkun to me while you was all in the barn.

near

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From this reading "That there near the end.

O

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From this reading O Lord, what a lark!"

plant

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From this reading "Where shall we plant ut?

shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading "Where shall we plant ut?

talkun

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From this reading "Yes--to think he come talkun to me while you was all in the barn.

ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "That there near the end.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading "That there near the end.

there

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From this reading "That there near the end.

thinknounUS /think/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Yes--to think he come talkun to me while you was all in the barn.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading "Yes--to think he come talkun to me while you was all in the barn.

ut

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From this reading "Where shall we plant ut?

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading "Yes--to think he come talkun to me while you was all in the barn.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading "Where shall we plant ut?

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading O Lord, what a lark!"

WhereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading "Where shall we plant ut?

WhichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Which is his winder?"

whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading "Yes--to think he come talkun to me while you was all in the barn.

winder

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

From this reading Which is his winder?"

Yes

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

From this reading "Yes--to think he come talkun to me while you was all in the barn.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Yes--to think he come talkun to me while you was all in the barn.