adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But along about the middle of the fifth week I see a change.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading But along about the middle of the fifth week I see a change.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading And it wuz not half an hour after Elnathen Pressley came to the door and give us the invitations, that I see the change in his mean.
aheadadverbUS /əˈhed/
at or in the front
From this reading Lodema had been uncommon exasperatin', and I expected she would set Josiah to goin', and I groaned in spirit, to think what a job wuz ahead of me, to part their two tongues--when all of a sudden I see a curius change come over my pardner's face.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Lodema had been uncommon exasperatin', and I expected she would set Josiah to goin', and I groaned in spirit, to think what a job wuz ahead of me, to part their two tongues--when all of a sudden I see a curius change come over my pardner's face.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading But along about the middle of the fifth week I see a change.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading And it wuz not half an hour after Elnathen Pressley came to the door and give us the invitations, that I see the change in his mean.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lodema had been uncommon exasperatin', and I expected she would set Josiah to goin', and I groaned in spirit, to think what a job wuz ahead of me, to part their two tongues--when all of a sudden I see a curius change come over my pardner's face.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Lodema had been uncommon exasperatin', and I expected she would set Josiah to goin', and I groaned in spirit, to think what a job wuz ahead of me, to part their two tongues--when all of a sudden I see a curius change come over my pardner's face.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But along about the middle of the fifth week I see a change.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading And it wuz not half an hour after Elnathen Pressley came to the door and give us the invitations, that I see the change in his mean.
changeverbUS /tʃeɪndʒ/
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading But along about the middle of the fifth week I see a change.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Lodema had been uncommon exasperatin', and I expected she would set Josiah to goin', and I groaned in spirit, to think what a job wuz ahead of me, to part their two tongues--when all of a sudden I see a curius change come over my pardner's face.
curius
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From this reading Lodema had been uncommon exasperatin', and I expected she would set Josiah to goin', and I groaned in spirit, to think what a job wuz ahead of me, to part their two tongues--when all of a sudden I see a curius change come over my pardner's face.
datenounUS /deɪt/
the specified day of the month
From this reading I remember jest the date that the change in his mean wuz visible, and made known to me--for it wuz the very mornin' that we got the invitation to old Mr. and Miss Pressley's silver weddin'.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading And that wuz the fifteenth day of the month along about the middle of the forenoon.
doornounUS /dɔːr/
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading And it wuz not half an hour after Elnathen Pressley came to the door and give us the invitations, that I see the change in his mean.
Elnathen
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From this reading And it wuz not half an hour after Elnathen Pressley came to the door and give us the invitations, that I see the change in his mean.
exasperatin
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From this reading Lodema had been uncommon exasperatin', and I expected she would set Josiah to goin', and I groaned in spirit, to think what a job wuz ahead of me, to part their two tongues--when all of a sudden I see a curius change come over my pardner's face.
expectedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈspektəd/
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading Lodema had been uncommon exasperatin', and I expected she would set Josiah to goin', and I groaned in spirit, to think what a job wuz ahead of me, to part their two tongues--when all of a sudden I see a curius change come over my pardner's face.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Lodema had been uncommon exasperatin', and I expected she would set Josiah to goin', and I groaned in spirit, to think what a job wuz ahead of me, to part their two tongues--when all of a sudden I see a curius change come over my pardner's face.
fifteenthadjectiveUS /fɪfˈtiːnθ/
coming next after the fourteenth and just before the sixteenth in position
From this reading And that wuz the fifteenth day of the month along about the middle of the forenoon.
fifthnounUS /fɪfθ/
a quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon
From this reading But along about the middle of the fifth week I see a change.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I remember jest the date that the change in his mean wuz visible, and made known to me--for it wuz the very mornin' that we got the invitation to old Mr. and Miss Pressley's silver weddin'.
forenoonnoun
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading And that wuz the fifteenth day of the month along about the middle of the forenoon.
giveverbUS /ɡɪv/
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading And it wuz not half an hour after Elnathen Pressley came to the door and give us the invitations, that I see the change in his mean.
goin
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From this reading Lodema had been uncommon exasperatin', and I expected she would set Josiah to goin', and I groaned in spirit, to think what a job wuz ahead of me, to part their two tongues--when all of a sudden I see a curius change come over my pardner's face.
gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I remember jest the date that the change in his mean wuz visible, and made known to me--for it wuz the very mornin' that we got the invitation to old Mr. and Miss Pressley's silver weddin'.
groanedverbUS /ɡroʊnd/
past form of “groan” — indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure
From this reading Lodema had been uncommon exasperatin', and I expected she would set Josiah to goin', and I groaned in spirit, to think what a job wuz ahead of me, to part their two tongues--when all of a sudden I see a curius change come over my pardner's face.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Lodema had been uncommon exasperatin', and I expected she would set Josiah to goin', and I groaned in spirit, to think what a job wuz ahead of me, to part their two tongues--when all of a sudden I see a curius change come over my pardner's face.
halfadjectiveUS /hæf/
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading And it wuz not half an hour after Elnathen Pressley came to the door and give us the invitations, that I see the change in his mean.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I remember jest the date that the change in his mean wuz visible, and made known to me--for it wuz the very mornin' that we got the invitation to old Mr. and Miss Pressley's silver weddin'.
hournounUS /ˈaʊər/
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading And it wuz not half an hour after Elnathen Pressley came to the door and give us the invitations, that I see the change in his mean.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But along about the middle of the fifth week I see a change.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Lodema had been uncommon exasperatin', and I expected she would set Josiah to goin', and I groaned in spirit, to think what a job wuz ahead of me, to part their two tongues--when all of a sudden I see a curius change come over my pardner's face.
invitationnounUS /ˌɪnvɪˈteɪʃən/
a request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something
From this reading I remember jest the date that the change in his mean wuz visible, and made known to me--for it wuz the very mornin' that we got the invitation to old Mr. and Miss Pressley's silver weddin'.
invitationsnounUS /ˌɪnvɪˈteɪʃənz/
plural of “invitation” — a request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something
From this reading And it wuz not half an hour after Elnathen Pressley came to the door and give us the invitations, that I see the change in his mean.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I remember jest the date that the change in his mean wuz visible, and made known to me--for it wuz the very mornin' that we got the invitation to old Mr. and Miss Pressley's silver weddin'.
jestnounUS /dʒest/
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading I remember jest the date that the change in his mean wuz visible, and made known to me--for it wuz the very mornin' that we got the invitation to old Mr. and Miss Pressley's silver weddin'.
jobnounUS /dʒɑːb/
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading Lodema had been uncommon exasperatin', and I expected she would set Josiah to goin', and I groaned in spirit, to think what a job wuz ahead of me, to part their two tongues--when all of a sudden I see a curius change come over my pardner's face.
Josiah
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From this reading Lodema had been uncommon exasperatin', and I expected she would set Josiah to goin', and I groaned in spirit, to think what a job wuz ahead of me, to part their two tongues--when all of a sudden I see a curius change come over my pardner's face.
knownadjectiveUS /noʊn/
apprehended with certainty
From this reading I remember jest the date that the change in his mean wuz visible, and made known to me--for it wuz the very mornin' that we got the invitation to old Mr. and Miss Pressley's silver weddin'.
Lodema
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From this reading Lodema had been uncommon exasperatin', and I expected she would set Josiah to goin', and I groaned in spirit, to think what a job wuz ahead of me, to part their two tongues--when all of a sudden I see a curius change come over my pardner's face.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading I remember jest the date that the change in his mean wuz visible, and made known to me--for it wuz the very mornin' that we got the invitation to old Mr. and Miss Pressley's silver weddin'.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Lodema had been uncommon exasperatin', and I expected she would set Josiah to goin', and I groaned in spirit, to think what a job wuz ahead of me, to part their two tongues--when all of a sudden I see a curius change come over my pardner's face.
meanverbUS /miːn/
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading I remember jest the date that the change in his mean wuz visible, and made known to me--for it wuz the very mornin' that we got the invitation to old Mr. and Miss Pressley's silver weddin'.
middlenounUS /ˈmɪdəl/
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading But along about the middle of the fifth week I see a change.
MissverbUS /mɪs/
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading I remember jest the date that the change in his mean wuz visible, and made known to me--for it wuz the very mornin' that we got the invitation to old Mr. and Miss Pressley's silver weddin'.
monthnounUS /mʌnθ/
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading And that wuz the fifteenth day of the month along about the middle of the forenoon.
mornin
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From this reading I remember jest the date that the change in his mean wuz visible, and made known to me--for it wuz the very mornin' that we got the invitation to old Mr. and Miss Pressley's silver weddin'.
MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
From this reading I remember jest the date that the change in his mean wuz visible, and made known to me--for it wuz the very mornin' that we got the invitation to old Mr. and Miss Pressley's silver weddin'.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Lodema had been uncommon exasperatin', and I expected she would set Josiah to goin', and I groaned in spirit, to think what a job wuz ahead of me, to part their two tongues--when all of a sudden I see a curius change come over my pardner's face.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And it wuz not half an hour after Elnathen Pressley came to the door and give us the invitations, that I see the change in his mean.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But along about the middle of the fifth week I see a change.
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading I remember jest the date that the change in his mean wuz visible, and made known to me--for it wuz the very mornin' that we got the invitation to old Mr. and Miss Pressley's silver weddin'.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Lodema had been uncommon exasperatin', and I expected she would set Josiah to goin', and I groaned in spirit, to think what a job wuz ahead of me, to part their two tongues--when all of a sudden I see a curius change come over my pardner's face.
pardner's
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From this reading Lodema had been uncommon exasperatin', and I expected she would set Josiah to goin', and I groaned in spirit, to think what a job wuz ahead of me, to part their two tongues--when all of a sudden I see a curius change come over my pardner's face.
partnounUS /pɑːrt/
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading Lodema had been uncommon exasperatin', and I expected she would set Josiah to goin', and I groaned in spirit, to think what a job wuz ahead of me, to part their two tongues--when all of a sudden I see a curius change come over my pardner's face.
Pressley
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From this reading And it wuz not half an hour after Elnathen Pressley came to the door and give us the invitations, that I see the change in his mean.
Pressley's
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From this reading I remember jest the date that the change in his mean wuz visible, and made known to me--for it wuz the very mornin' that we got the invitation to old Mr. and Miss Pressley's silver weddin'.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading I remember jest the date that the change in his mean wuz visible, and made known to me--for it wuz the very mornin' that we got the invitation to old Mr. and Miss Pressley's silver weddin'.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading But along about the middle of the fifth week I see a change.
setverbUS /set/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Lodema had been uncommon exasperatin', and I expected she would set Josiah to goin', and I groaned in spirit, to think what a job wuz ahead of me, to part their two tongues--when all of a sudden I see a curius change come over my pardner's face.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Lodema had been uncommon exasperatin', and I expected she would set Josiah to goin', and I groaned in spirit, to think what a job wuz ahead of me, to part their two tongues--when all of a sudden I see a curius change come over my pardner's face.
silvernounUS /ˈsɪlvər/
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading I remember jest the date that the change in his mean wuz visible, and made known to me--for it wuz the very mornin' that we got the invitation to old Mr. and Miss Pressley's silver weddin'.
spiritnounUS /ˈspɪrət/
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading Lodema had been uncommon exasperatin', and I expected she would set Josiah to goin', and I groaned in spirit, to think what a job wuz ahead of me, to part their two tongues--when all of a sudden I see a curius change come over my pardner's face.
suddenadjectiveUS /ˈsʌdən/
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading Lodema had been uncommon exasperatin', and I expected she would set Josiah to goin', and I groaned in spirit, to think what a job wuz ahead of me, to part their two tongues--when all of a sudden I see a curius change come over my pardner's face.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I remember jest the date that the change in his mean wuz visible, and made known to me--for it wuz the very mornin' that we got the invitation to old Mr. and Miss Pressley's silver weddin'.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But along about the middle of the fifth week I see a change.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Lodema had been uncommon exasperatin', and I expected she would set Josiah to goin', and I groaned in spirit, to think what a job wuz ahead of me, to part their two tongues--when all of a sudden I see a curius change come over my pardner's face.
thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Lodema had been uncommon exasperatin', and I expected she would set Josiah to goin', and I groaned in spirit, to think what a job wuz ahead of me, to part their two tongues--when all of a sudden I see a curius change come over my pardner's face.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Lodema had been uncommon exasperatin', and I expected she would set Josiah to goin', and I groaned in spirit, to think what a job wuz ahead of me, to part their two tongues--when all of a sudden I see a curius change come over my pardner's face.
tonguesnounUS /tʌŋz/
plural of “tongue” — a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading Lodema had been uncommon exasperatin', and I expected she would set Josiah to goin', and I groaned in spirit, to think what a job wuz ahead of me, to part their two tongues--when all of a sudden I see a curius change come over my pardner's face.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Lodema had been uncommon exasperatin', and I expected she would set Josiah to goin', and I groaned in spirit, to think what a job wuz ahead of me, to part their two tongues--when all of a sudden I see a curius change come over my pardner's face.
uncommonadjectiveUS /ənˈkɑːmən/
not common or ordinarily encountered; unusually great in amount or remarkable in character or kind
From this reading Lodema had been uncommon exasperatin', and I expected she would set Josiah to goin', and I groaned in spirit, to think what a job wuz ahead of me, to part their two tongues--when all of a sudden I see a curius change come over my pardner's face.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And it wuz not half an hour after Elnathen Pressley came to the door and give us the invitations, that I see the change in his mean.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading I remember jest the date that the change in his mean wuz visible, and made known to me--for it wuz the very mornin' that we got the invitation to old Mr. and Miss Pressley's silver weddin'.
visibleadjectiveUS /ˈvɪzəbəl/
capable of being seen; or open to easy view
From this reading I remember jest the date that the change in his mean wuz visible, and made known to me--for it wuz the very mornin' that we got the invitation to old Mr. and Miss Pressley's silver weddin'.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I remember jest the date that the change in his mean wuz visible, and made known to me--for it wuz the very mornin' that we got the invitation to old Mr. and Miss Pressley's silver weddin'.
weddin
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I remember jest the date that the change in his mean wuz visible, and made known to me--for it wuz the very mornin' that we got the invitation to old Mr. and Miss Pressley's silver weddin'.
weeknounUS /wiːk/
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading But along about the middle of the fifth week I see a change.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Lodema had been uncommon exasperatin', and I expected she would set Josiah to goin', and I groaned in spirit, to think what a job wuz ahead of me, to part their two tongues--when all of a sudden I see a curius change come over my pardner's face.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Lodema had been uncommon exasperatin', and I expected she would set Josiah to goin', and I groaned in spirit, to think what a job wuz ahead of me, to part their two tongues--when all of a sudden I see a curius change come over my pardner's face.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Lodema had been uncommon exasperatin', and I expected she would set Josiah to goin', and I groaned in spirit, to think what a job wuz ahead of me, to part their two tongues--when all of a sudden I see a curius change come over my pardner's face.
wuz
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lodema had been uncommon exasperatin', and I expected she would set Josiah to goin', and I groaned in spirit, to think what a job wuz ahead of me, to part their two tongues--when all of a sudden I see a curius change come over my pardner's face.
