used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Cast of characters-- Nunkie Too-Sweet Peckerwood Black Baby Sack Daddy Tush Hawg Aunt Dilsey A shabby front room in a shotgun house.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading A door covered by dingy portieres upstage C. Small panel window in side Wall L. Plain centre table with chairs drawn up about it.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Battered piano against wall R. Kerosene lamp with reflector against wall on either side of room.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading Cast of characters-- Nunkie Too-Sweet Peckerwood Black Baby Sack Daddy Tush Hawg Aunt Dilsey A shabby front room in a shotgun house.
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading Cast of characters-- Nunkie Too-Sweet Peckerwood Black Baby Sack Daddy Tush Hawg Aunt Dilsey A shabby front room in a shotgun house.
BatteredadjectiveUS /ˈbætərd/
damaged by blows or hard usage
From this reading Battered piano against wall R. Kerosene lamp with reflector against wall on either side of room.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Cast of characters-- Nunkie Too-Sweet Peckerwood Black Baby Sack Daddy Tush Hawg Aunt Dilsey A shabby front room in a shotgun house.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A door covered by dingy portieres upstage C. Small panel window in side Wall L. Plain centre table with chairs drawn up about it.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading A door covered by dingy portieres upstage C. Small panel window in side Wall L. Plain centre table with chairs drawn up about it.
calendarsnounUS /ˈkæləndərz/
plural of “calendar” — a system of timekeeping that defines the beginning and length and divisions of the year
From this reading Gaudy calendars on wall.
put or send forth
From this reading Cast of characters-- Nunkie Too-Sweet Peckerwood Black Baby Sack Daddy Tush Hawg Aunt Dilsey A shabby front room in a shotgun house.
a low-lying region in central France
From this reading A door covered by dingy portieres upstage C. Small panel window in side Wall L. Plain centre table with chairs drawn up about it.
plural of “chair” — a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading A door covered by dingy portieres upstage C. Small panel window in side Wall L. Plain centre table with chairs drawn up about it.
plural of “character” — an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading Cast of characters-- Nunkie Too-Sweet Peckerwood Black Baby Sack Daddy Tush Hawg Aunt Dilsey A shabby front room in a shotgun house.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading A door covered by dingy portieres upstage C. Small panel window in side Wall L. Plain centre table with chairs drawn up about it.
DaddynounUS /ˈdædi/
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading Cast of characters-- Nunkie Too-Sweet Peckerwood Black Baby Sack Daddy Tush Hawg Aunt Dilsey A shabby front room in a shotgun house.
Dilsey
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From this reading Cast of characters-- Nunkie Too-Sweet Peckerwood Black Baby Sack Daddy Tush Hawg Aunt Dilsey A shabby front room in a shotgun house.
dingyadjectiveUS /ˈdɪndʒi/
thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot
From this reading A door covered by dingy portieres upstage C. Small panel window in side Wall L. Plain centre table with chairs drawn up about it.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading A door covered by dingy portieres upstage C. Small panel window in side Wall L. Plain centre table with chairs drawn up about it.
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading A door covered by dingy portieres upstage C. Small panel window in side Wall L. Plain centre table with chairs drawn up about it.
one or the other of two
From this reading Battered piano against wall R. Kerosene lamp with reflector against wall on either side of room.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading Cast of characters-- Nunkie Too-Sweet Peckerwood Black Baby Sack Daddy Tush Hawg Aunt Dilsey A shabby front room in a shotgun house.
GaudyadjectiveUS /ˈɡɔːdi/
tastelessly showy
From this reading Gaudy calendars on wall.
Hawg
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From this reading Cast of characters-- Nunkie Too-Sweet Peckerwood Black Baby Sack Daddy Tush Hawg Aunt Dilsey A shabby front room in a shotgun house.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Cast of characters-- Nunkie Too-Sweet Peckerwood Black Baby Sack Daddy Tush Hawg Aunt Dilsey A shabby front room in a shotgun house.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Cast of characters-- Nunkie Too-Sweet Peckerwood Black Baby Sack Daddy Tush Hawg Aunt Dilsey A shabby front room in a shotgun house.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A door covered by dingy portieres upstage C. Small panel window in side Wall L. Plain centre table with chairs drawn up about it.
KerosenenounUS /ˈkerəsiːn/
a flammable hydrocarbon oil used as fuel in lamps and heaters
From this reading Battered piano against wall R. Kerosene lamp with reflector against wall on either side of room.
a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
From this reading A door covered by dingy portieres upstage C. Small panel window in side Wall L. Plain centre table with chairs drawn up about it.
an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading Battered piano against wall R. Kerosene lamp with reflector against wall on either side of room.
Nunkie
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From this reading Cast of characters-- Nunkie Too-Sweet Peckerwood Black Baby Sack Daddy Tush Hawg Aunt Dilsey A shabby front room in a shotgun house.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Cast of characters-- Nunkie Too-Sweet Peckerwood Black Baby Sack Daddy Tush Hawg Aunt Dilsey A shabby front room in a shotgun house.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Gaudy calendars on wall.
panelnounUS /ˈpænəl/
sheet that forms a distinct (usually flat and rectangular) section or component of something
From this reading A door covered by dingy portieres upstage C. Small panel window in side Wall L. Plain centre table with chairs drawn up about it.
Peckerwoodnoun
bird with strong claws and a stiff tail adapted for climbing and a hard chisel-like bill for boring into wood for insects
From this reading Cast of characters-- Nunkie Too-Sweet Peckerwood Black Baby Sack Daddy Tush Hawg Aunt Dilsey A shabby front room in a shotgun house.
pianonounUS /piˈænoʊ/
a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds
From this reading Battered piano against wall R. Kerosene lamp with reflector against wall on either side of room.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading A door covered by dingy portieres upstage C. Small panel window in side Wall L. Plain centre table with chairs drawn up about it.
POKERnounUS /ˈpoʊkər/
fire iron consisting of a metal rod with a handle; used to stir a fire
From this reading POKER!
portieres
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From this reading A door covered by dingy portieres upstage C. Small panel window in side Wall L. Plain centre table with chairs drawn up about it.
RnounUS /ɑːr/
a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
From this reading Battered piano against wall R. Kerosene lamp with reflector against wall on either side of room.
reflectornounUS /rɪˈflektər/
device that reflects radiation
From this reading Battered piano against wall R. Kerosene lamp with reflector against wall on either side of room.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Cast of characters-- Nunkie Too-Sweet Peckerwood Black Baby Sack Daddy Tush Hawg Aunt Dilsey A shabby front room in a shotgun house.
SacknounUS /sæk/
a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases
From this reading Cast of characters-- Nunkie Too-Sweet Peckerwood Black Baby Sack Daddy Tush Hawg Aunt Dilsey A shabby front room in a shotgun house.
shabbyadjectiveUS /ˈʃæbi/
showing signs of wear and tear
From this reading Cast of characters-- Nunkie Too-Sweet Peckerwood Black Baby Sack Daddy Tush Hawg Aunt Dilsey A shabby front room in a shotgun house.
shotgunnounUS /ˈʃɑːtɡʌn/
firearm that is a double-barreled smoothbore shoulder weapon for firing shot at short ranges
From this reading Cast of characters-- Nunkie Too-Sweet Peckerwood Black Baby Sack Daddy Tush Hawg Aunt Dilsey A shabby front room in a shotgun house.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading A door covered by dingy portieres upstage C. Small panel window in side Wall L. Plain centre table with chairs drawn up about it.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A door covered by dingy portieres upstage C. Small panel window in side Wall L. Plain centre table with chairs drawn up about it.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading A door covered by dingy portieres upstage C. Small panel window in side Wall L. Plain centre table with chairs drawn up about it.
Too-Sweet
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From this reading Cast of characters-- Nunkie Too-Sweet Peckerwood Black Baby Sack Daddy Tush Hawg Aunt Dilsey A shabby front room in a shotgun house.
TushnounUS /tʊʃ/
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
From this reading Cast of characters-- Nunkie Too-Sweet Peckerwood Black Baby Sack Daddy Tush Hawg Aunt Dilsey A shabby front room in a shotgun house.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading A door covered by dingy portieres upstage C. Small panel window in side Wall L. Plain centre table with chairs drawn up about it.
upstageverbUS /əpˈsteɪdʒ/
treat snobbishly, put in one's place
From this reading A door covered by dingy portieres upstage C. Small panel window in side Wall L. Plain centre table with chairs drawn up about it.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading A door covered by dingy portieres upstage C. Small panel window in side Wall L. Plain centre table with chairs drawn up about it.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading A door covered by dingy portieres upstage C. Small panel window in side Wall L. Plain centre table with chairs drawn up about it.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A door covered by dingy portieres upstage C. Small panel window in side Wall L. Plain centre table with chairs drawn up about it.
