adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The time is comm' and though I'm no youngster, I may see it, when New York City will break away from the State and become a state itself.
ain't
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From this reading And, let me tell you, if there ain't a peaceful separation before long, we may have the horrors of civil war right here in New York State.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The time is comm' and though I'm no youngster, I may see it, when New York City will break away from the State and become a state itself.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The feelin' between this city and the hayseeds that make a livin' by plunderin' it is every bit as bitter as the feelin' between the North and South before the war.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The time is comm' and though I'm no youngster, I may see it, when New York City will break away from the State and become a state itself.
becomeverbUS /bɪˈkʌm/
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading The time is comm' and though I'm no youngster, I may see it, when New York City will break away from the State and become a state itself.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The feelin' between this city and the hayseeds that make a livin' by plunderin' it is every bit as bitter as the feelin' between the North and South before the war.
betteradjectiveUS /ˈbetər/
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading Why, I know a lot of men in my district who would like nothin' better today than to go out gunnin' for hayseeds!
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The feelin' between this city and the hayseeds that make a livin' by plunderin' it is every bit as bitter as the feelin' between the North and South before the war.
bitnounUS /bɪt/
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading The feelin' between this city and the hayseeds that make a livin' by plunderin' it is every bit as bitter as the feelin' between the North and South before the war.
bitteradjectiveUS /ˈbɪtər/
marked by strong resentment or cynicism
From this reading The feelin' between this city and the hayseeds that make a livin' by plunderin' it is every bit as bitter as the feelin' between the North and South before the war.
breakverbUS /breɪk/
terminate
From this reading The time is comm' and though I'm no youngster, I may see it, when New York City will break away from the State and become a state itself.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The feelin' between this city and the hayseeds that make a livin' by plunderin' it is every bit as bitter as the feelin' between the North and South before the war.
CitynounUS /ˈsɪti/
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading The time is comm' and though I'm no youngster, I may see it, when New York City will break away from the State and become a state itself.
civiladjectiveUS /ˈsɪvəl/
applying to ordinary citizens as contrasted with the military
From this reading And, let me tell you, if there ain't a peaceful separation before long, we may have the horrors of civil war right here in New York State.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading It's got to come.
comm
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From this reading The time is comm' and though I'm no youngster, I may see it, when New York City will break away from the State and become a state itself.
districtnounUS /ˈdɪstrɪkt/
a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
From this reading Why, I know a lot of men in my district who would like nothin' better today than to go out gunnin' for hayseeds!
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The feelin' between this city and the hayseeds that make a livin' by plunderin' it is every bit as bitter as the feelin' between the North and South before the war.
feelin
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From this reading The feelin' between this city and the hayseeds that make a livin' by plunderin' it is every bit as bitter as the feelin' between the North and South before the war.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Why, I know a lot of men in my district who would like nothin' better today than to go out gunnin' for hayseeds!
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The time is comm' and though I'm no youngster, I may see it, when New York City will break away from the State and become a state itself.
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Why, I know a lot of men in my district who would like nothin' better today than to go out gunnin' for hayseeds!
gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading It's got to come.
gunnin
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From this reading Why, I know a lot of men in my district who would like nothin' better today than to go out gunnin' for hayseeds!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And, let me tell you, if there ain't a peaceful separation before long, we may have the horrors of civil war right here in New York State.
hayseeds
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From this reading The feelin' between this city and the hayseeds that make a livin' by plunderin' it is every bit as bitter as the feelin' between the North and South before the war.
hereadverbUS /hiːr/
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading And, let me tell you, if there ain't a peaceful separation before long, we may have the horrors of civil war right here in New York State.
horrorsnounUS /ˈhɔːrərz/
plural of “horror” — intense and profound fear
From this reading And, let me tell you, if there ain't a peaceful separation before long, we may have the horrors of civil war right here in New York State.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The time is comm' and though I'm no youngster, I may see it, when New York City will break away from the State and become a state itself.
I'm
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From this reading The time is comm' and though I'm no youngster, I may see it, when New York City will break away from the State and become a state itself.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And, let me tell you, if there ain't a peaceful separation before long, we may have the horrors of civil war right here in New York State.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And, let me tell you, if there ain't a peaceful separation before long, we may have the horrors of civil war right here in New York State.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The time is comm' and though I'm no youngster, I may see it, when New York City will break away from the State and become a state itself.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The time is comm' and though I'm no youngster, I may see it, when New York City will break away from the State and become a state itself.
It's
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From this reading It's got to come.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The time is comm' and though I'm no youngster, I may see it, when New York City will break away from the State and become a state itself.
knowverbUS /noʊ/
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Why, I know a lot of men in my district who would like nothin' better today than to go out gunnin' for hayseeds!
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading And, let me tell you, if there ain't a peaceful separation before long, we may have the horrors of civil war right here in New York State.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Why, I know a lot of men in my district who would like nothin' better today than to go out gunnin' for hayseeds!
livin
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From this reading The feelin' between this city and the hayseeds that make a livin' by plunderin' it is every bit as bitter as the feelin' between the North and South before the war.
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
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 And, let me tell you, if there ain't a peaceful separation before long, we may have the horrors of civil war right here in New York State.
lotnounUS /lɑːt/
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading Why, I know a lot of men in my district who would like nothin' better today than to go out gunnin' for hayseeds!
makeverbUS /meɪk/
engage in
From this reading The feelin' between this city and the hayseeds that make a livin' by plunderin' it is every bit as bitter as the feelin' between the North and South before the war.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The time is comm' and though I'm no youngster, I may see it, when New York City will break away from the State and become a state itself.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And, let me tell you, if there ain't a peaceful separation before long, we may have the horrors of civil war right here in New York State.
mennounUS /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading Why, I know a lot of men in my district who would like nothin' better today than to go out gunnin' for hayseeds!
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Why, I know a lot of men in my district who would like nothin' better today than to go out gunnin' for hayseeds!
NewadjectiveUS /nuː/
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading The time is comm' and though I'm no youngster, I may see it, when New York City will break away from the State and become a state itself.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The time is comm' and though I'm no youngster, I may see it, when New York City will break away from the State and become a state itself.
NorthnounUS /nɔːrθ/
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading The feelin' between this city and the hayseeds that make a livin' by plunderin' it is every bit as bitter as the feelin' between the North and South before the war.
nothin
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From this reading Why, I know a lot of men in my district who would like nothin' better today than to go out gunnin' for hayseeds!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And, let me tell you, if there ain't a peaceful separation before long, we may have the horrors of civil war right here in New York State.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Why, I know a lot of men in my district who would like nothin' better today than to go out gunnin' for hayseeds!
peacefuladjectiveUS /ˈpiːsfəl/
not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war
From this reading And, let me tell you, if there ain't a peaceful separation before long, we may have the horrors of civil war right here in New York State.
plunderin
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From this reading The feelin' between this city and the hayseeds that make a livin' by plunderin' it is every bit as bitter as the feelin' between the North and South before the war.
rightadverbUS /raɪt/
precisely, exactly
From this reading And, let me tell you, if there ain't a peaceful separation before long, we may have the horrors of civil war right here in New York State.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading The time is comm' and though I'm no youngster, I may see it, when New York City will break away from the State and become a state itself.
separationnounUS /ˌsepərˈeɪʃən/
the state of lacking unity
From this reading And, let me tell you, if there ain't a peaceful separation before long, we may have the horrors of civil war right here in New York State.
SouthnounUS /saʊθ/
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading The feelin' between this city and the hayseeds that make a livin' by plunderin' it is every bit as bitter as the feelin' between the North and South before the war.
StatenounUS /steɪt/
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading The time is comm' and though I'm no youngster, I may see it, when New York City will break away from the State and become a state itself.
tellverbUS /tel/
express in words
From this reading And, let me tell you, if there ain't a peaceful separation before long, we may have the horrors of civil war right here in New York State.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Why, I know a lot of men in my district who would like nothin' better today than to go out gunnin' for hayseeds!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The feelin' between this city and the hayseeds that make a livin' by plunderin' it is every bit as bitter as the feelin' between the North and South before the war.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The time is comm' and though I'm no youngster, I may see it, when New York City will break away from the State and become a state itself.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading And, let me tell you, if there ain't a peaceful separation before long, we may have the horrors of civil war right here in New York State.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The feelin' between this city and the hayseeds that make a livin' by plunderin' it is every bit as bitter as the feelin' between the North and South before the war.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The time is comm' and though I'm no youngster, I may see it, when New York City will break away from the State and become a state itself.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The time is comm' and though I'm no youngster, I may see it, when New York City will break away from the State and become a state itself.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It's got to come.
todaynounUS /təˈdeɪ/
the present time or age
From this reading Why, I know a lot of men in my district who would like nothin' better today than to go out gunnin' for hayseeds!
warnounUS /wɔːr/
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading The feelin' between this city and the hayseeds that make a livin' by plunderin' it is every bit as bitter as the feelin' between the North and South before the war.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading And, let me tell you, if there ain't a peaceful separation before long, we may have the horrors of civil war right here in New York State.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The time is comm' and though I'm no youngster, I may see it, when New York City will break away from the State and become a state itself.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Why, I know a lot of men in my district who would like nothin' better today than to go out gunnin' for hayseeds!
WhynounUS /waɪ/
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why, I know a lot of men in my district who would like nothin' better today than to go out gunnin' for hayseeds!
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The time is comm' and though I'm no youngster, I may see it, when New York City will break away from the State and become a state itself.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Why, I know a lot of men in my district who would like nothin' better today than to go out gunnin' for hayseeds!
YorknounUS /jɔːrk/
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading The time is comm' and though I'm no youngster, I may see it, when New York City will break away from the State and become a state itself.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And, let me tell you, if there ain't a peaceful separation before long, we may have the horrors of civil war right here in New York State.
youngsternounUS /ˈjʌŋstər/
a young person of either sex
From this reading The time is comm' and though I'm no youngster, I may see it, when New York City will break away from the State and become a state itself.
