actverbUS /ækt/
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading Now I have seen folks boast over that, act real haughty because they had been bad and got over it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading How folks will get to tellin' things, and finally tell 'em so much, that finally they will get to believin' of 'em themselves--boastin' of bein' rich, etc., or bad.
badadjectiveUS /bæd/
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading How folks will get to tellin' things, and finally tell 'em so much, that finally they will get to believin' of 'em themselves--boastin' of bein' rich, etc., or bad.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading Now I have seen folks boast over that, act real haughty because they had been bad and got over it.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Now I have seen folks boast over that, act real haughty because they had been bad and got over it.
bein
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From this reading How folks will get to tellin' things, and finally tell 'em so much, that finally they will get to believin' of 'em themselves--boastin' of bein' rich, etc., or bad.
believin
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From this reading How folks will get to tellin' things, and finally tell 'em so much, that finally they will get to believin' of 'em themselves--boastin' of bein' rich, etc., or bad.
boastverbUS /boʊst/
show off
From this reading Now I have seen folks boast over that, act real haughty because they had been bad and got over it.
boastin
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From this reading How folks will get to tellin' things, and finally tell 'em so much, that finally they will get to believin' of 'em themselves--boastin' of bein' rich, etc., or bad.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But they wuzn't tellin' the truth, though they had told the same thing so much that probable they had got to thinkin' so.
Curius
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From this reading Curius, hain't it?
emnounUS /em/
a quad with a square body
From this reading How folks will get to tellin' things, and finally tell 'em so much, that finally they will get to believin' of 'em themselves--boastin' of bein' rich, etc., or bad.
etc
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From this reading How folks will get to tellin' things, and finally tell 'em so much, that finally they will get to believin' of 'em themselves--boastin' of bein' rich, etc., or bad.
exhorters
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From this reading I've seen temperance lecturers and religious exhorters boast sights and sights over how bad they had been.
finallyadverbUS /ˈfaɪnəli/
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading How folks will get to tellin' things, and finally tell 'em so much, that finally they will get to believin' of 'em themselves--boastin' of bein' rich, etc., or bad.
folksnounUS /foʊks/
your parents
From this reading How folks will get to tellin' things, and finally tell 'em so much, that finally they will get to believin' of 'em themselves--boastin' of bein' rich, etc., or bad.
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading How folks will get to tellin' things, and finally tell 'em so much, that finally they will get to believin' of 'em themselves--boastin' of bein' rich, etc., or bad.
gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Now I have seen folks boast over that, act real haughty because they had been bad and got over it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Now I have seen folks boast over that, act real haughty because they had been bad and got over it.
hain't
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From this reading Curius, hain't it?
haughtyadjectiveUS /ˈhɔːti/
having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
From this reading Now I have seen folks boast over that, act real haughty because they had been bad and got over it.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Now I have seen folks boast over that, act real haughty because they had been bad and got over it.
How
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From this reading How folks will get to tellin' things, and finally tell 'em so much, that finally they will get to believin' of 'em themselves--boastin' of bein' rich, etc., or bad.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Now I have seen folks boast over that, act real haughty because they had been bad and got over it.
I've
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From this reading I've seen temperance lecturers and religious exhorters boast sights and sights over how bad they had been.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Curius, hain't it?
lecturersnounUS /ˈlektʃərərz/
plural of “lecturer” — a public lecturer at certain universities
From this reading I've seen temperance lecturers and religious exhorters boast sights and sights over how bad they had been.
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading How folks will get to tellin' things, and finally tell 'em so much, that finally they will get to believin' of 'em themselves--boastin' of bein' rich, etc., or bad.
NowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now I have seen folks boast over that, act real haughty because they had been bad and got over it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading How folks will get to tellin' things, and finally tell 'em so much, that finally they will get to believin' of 'em themselves--boastin' of bein' rich, etc., or bad.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading How folks will get to tellin' things, and finally tell 'em so much, that finally they will get to believin' of 'em themselves--boastin' of bein' rich, etc., or bad.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Now I have seen folks boast over that, act real haughty because they had been bad and got over it.
probableadjectiveUS /ˈprɑːbəbəl/
likely but not certain to be or become true or real
From this reading But they wuzn't tellin' the truth, though they had told the same thing so much that probable they had got to thinkin' so.
realadjectiveUS /riːl/
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading Now I have seen folks boast over that, act real haughty because they had been bad and got over it.
religiousadjectiveUS /rɪˈlɪdʒəs/
concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church
From this reading I've seen temperance lecturers and religious exhorters boast sights and sights over how bad they had been.
richadjectiveUS /rɪtʃ/
possessing material wealth
From this reading How folks will get to tellin' things, and finally tell 'em so much, that finally they will get to believin' of 'em themselves--boastin' of bein' rich, etc., or bad.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading But they wuzn't tellin' the truth, though they had told the same thing so much that probable they had got to thinkin' so.
seenverbUS /siːn/
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Now I have seen folks boast over that, act real haughty because they had been bad and got over it.
sightsnounUS /saɪts/
an optical instrument for aiding the eye in aiming, as on a firearm or surveying instrument
From this reading I've seen temperance lecturers and religious exhorters boast sights and sights over how bad they had been.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading How folks will get to tellin' things, and finally tell 'em so much, that finally they will get to believin' of 'em themselves--boastin' of bein' rich, etc., or bad.
tellverbUS /tel/
express in words
From this reading How folks will get to tellin' things, and finally tell 'em so much, that finally they will get to believin' of 'em themselves--boastin' of bein' rich, etc., or bad.
tellin
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From this reading How folks will get to tellin' things, and finally tell 'em so much, that finally they will get to believin' of 'em themselves--boastin' of bein' rich, etc., or bad.
temperancenounUS /ˈtempərəns/
the trait of avoiding excesses
From this reading I've seen temperance lecturers and religious exhorters boast sights and sights over how bad they had been.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading How folks will get to tellin' things, and finally tell 'em so much, that finally they will get to believin' of 'em themselves--boastin' of bein' rich, etc., or bad.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But they wuzn't tellin' the truth, though they had told the same thing so much that probable they had got to thinkin' so.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading How folks will get to tellin' things, and finally tell 'em so much, that finally they will get to believin' of 'em themselves--boastin' of bein' rich, etc., or bad.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How folks will get to tellin' things, and finally tell 'em so much, that finally they will get to believin' of 'em themselves--boastin' of bein' rich, etc., or bad.
thingnounUS /θɪŋ/
a special situation
From this reading But they wuzn't tellin' the truth, though they had told the same thing so much that probable they had got to thinkin' so.
thingsnounUS /θɪŋz/
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading How folks will get to tellin' things, and finally tell 'em so much, that finally they will get to believin' of 'em themselves--boastin' of bein' rich, etc., or bad.
thinkin
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From this reading But they wuzn't tellin' the truth, though they had told the same thing so much that probable they had got to thinkin' so.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading But they wuzn't tellin' the truth, though they had told the same thing so much that probable they had got to thinkin' so.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading How folks will get to tellin' things, and finally tell 'em so much, that finally they will get to believin' of 'em themselves--boastin' of bein' rich, etc., or bad.
toldverbUS /toʊld/
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading But they wuzn't tellin' the truth, though they had told the same thing so much that probable they had got to thinkin' so.
truthnounUS /truːθ/
a fact that has been verified
From this reading But they wuzn't tellin' the truth, though they had told the same thing so much that probable they had got to thinkin' so.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading How folks will get to tellin' things, and finally tell 'em so much, that finally they will get to believin' of 'em themselves--boastin' of bein' rich, etc., or bad.
wuzn't
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From this reading But they wuzn't tellin' the truth, though they had told the same thing so much that probable they had got to thinkin' so.
