adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading For two weeks had passed away like a nite mair of the nite--and three weeks, and four weeks--and she didn't seem to be no nigher goin' than she did when she came.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For two weeks had passed away like a nite mair of the nite--and three weeks, and four weeks--and she didn't seem to be no nigher goin' than she did when she came.
Ann
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From this reading But I wuz completely fagged out; it did seem, as I told Tirzah Ann one day in confidence, "that I never knew the meanin' of the word 'fag' before."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But I wuz completely fagged out; it did seem, as I told Tirzah Ann one day in confidence, "that I never knew the meanin' of the word 'fag' before."
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading For two weeks had passed away like a nite mair of the nite--and three weeks, and four weeks--and she didn't seem to be no nigher goin' than she did when she came.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading For two weeks had passed away like a nite mair of the nite--and three weeks, and four weeks--and she didn't seem to be no nigher goin' than she did when she came.
bearverbUS /ber/
have
From this reading And Tirzah Ann told me (she couldn't bear her) that if she wuz in my place, she would start her off.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading And I would not make a move towards gettin' rid of her, not if I had dropped down in my tracts, because she wuz one of the relatives on his side.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading But I wuz completely fagged out; it did seem, as I told Tirzah Ann one day in confidence, "that I never knew the meanin' of the word 'fag' before."
brothersnounUS /ˈbrʌðərz/
plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Sez she: "She has plenty of brothers and sisters, and a home of her own, and why should she come here to torment you and father;" and sez she, "I'll talk to her, mother, I'd jest as leve as not."
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I wuz completely fagged out; it did seem, as I told Tirzah Ann one day in confidence, "that I never knew the meanin' of the word 'fag' before."
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading For two weeks had passed away like a nite mair of the nite--and three weeks, and four weeks--and she didn't seem to be no nigher goin' than she did when she came.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Sez she: "She has plenty of brothers and sisters, and a home of her own, and why should she come here to torment you and father;" and sez she, "I'll talk to her, mother, I'd jest as leve as not."
completelyadverbUS /kəmˈpliːtli/
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading But I wuz completely fagged out; it did seem, as I told Tirzah Ann one day in confidence, "that I never knew the meanin' of the word 'fag' before."
confidencenounUS /ˈkɑːnfədəns/
freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
From this reading But I wuz completely fagged out; it did seem, as I told Tirzah Ann one day in confidence, "that I never knew the meanin' of the word 'fag' before."
couldn't
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From this reading And Tirzah Ann told me (she couldn't bear her) that if she wuz in my place, she would start her off.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading But I wuz completely fagged out; it did seem, as I told Tirzah Ann one day in confidence, "that I never knew the meanin' of the word 'fag' before."
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading For two weeks had passed away like a nite mair of the nite--and three weeks, and four weeks--and she didn't seem to be no nigher goin' than she did when she came.
didn't
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From this reading For two weeks had passed away like a nite mair of the nite--and three weeks, and four weeks--and she didn't seem to be no nigher goin' than she did when she came.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading And I would not make a move towards gettin' rid of her, not if I had dropped down in my tracts, because she wuz one of the relatives on his side.
droppedverbUS /drɑːpt/
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading And I would not make a move towards gettin' rid of her, not if I had dropped down in my tracts, because she wuz one of the relatives on his side.
fagverbUS /fæɡ/
act as a servant for older boys, in British public schools
From this reading But I wuz completely fagged out; it did seem, as I told Tirzah Ann one day in confidence, "that I never knew the meanin' of the word 'fag' before."
faggedadjective
drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted
From this reading But I wuz completely fagged out; it did seem, as I told Tirzah Ann one day in confidence, "that I never knew the meanin' of the word 'fag' before."
fathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Sez she: "She has plenty of brothers and sisters, and a home of her own, and why should she come here to torment you and father;" and sez she, "I'll talk to her, mother, I'd jest as leve as not."
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For two weeks had passed away like a nite mair of the nite--and three weeks, and four weeks--and she didn't seem to be no nigher goin' than she did when she came.
fournounUS /fɔːr/
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading For two weeks had passed away like a nite mair of the nite--and three weeks, and four weeks--and she didn't seem to be no nigher goin' than she did when she came.
gettin
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From this reading And I would not make a move towards gettin' rid of her, not if I had dropped down in my tracts, because she wuz one of the relatives on his side.
goin
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From this reading For two weeks had passed away like a nite mair of the nite--and three weeks, and four weeks--and she didn't seem to be no nigher goin' than she did when she came.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For two weeks had passed away like a nite mair of the nite--and three weeks, and four weeks--and she didn't seem to be no nigher goin' than she did when she came.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sez she: "She has plenty of brothers and sisters, and a home of her own, and why should she come here to torment you and father;" and sez she, "I'll talk to her, mother, I'd jest as leve as not."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And I would not make a move towards gettin' rid of her, not if I had dropped down in my tracts, because she wuz one of the relatives on his side.
hereadverbUS /hiːr/
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Sez she: "She has plenty of brothers and sisters, and a home of her own, and why should she come here to torment you and father;" and sez she, "I'll talk to her, mother, I'd jest as leve as not."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And I would not make a move towards gettin' rid of her, not if I had dropped down in my tracts, because she wuz one of the relatives on his side.
homenounUS /hoʊm/
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Sez she: "She has plenty of brothers and sisters, and a home of her own, and why should she come here to torment you and father;" and sez she, "I'll talk to her, mother, I'd jest as leve as not."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And I would not make a move towards gettin' rid of her, not if I had dropped down in my tracts, because she wuz one of the relatives on his side.
I'd
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From this reading Sez she: "She has plenty of brothers and sisters, and a home of her own, and why should she come here to torment you and father;" and sez she, "I'll talk to her, mother, I'd jest as leve as not."
I'll
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From this reading Sez she: "She has plenty of brothers and sisters, and a home of her own, and why should she come here to torment you and father;" and sez she, "I'll talk to her, mother, I'd jest as leve as not."
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And I would not make a move towards gettin' rid of her, not if I had dropped down in my tracts, because she wuz one of the relatives on his side.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And I would not make a move towards gettin' rid of her, not if I had dropped down in my tracts, because she wuz one of the relatives on his side.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But I wuz completely fagged out; it did seem, as I told Tirzah Ann one day in confidence, "that I never knew the meanin' of the word 'fag' before."
jestnounUS /dʒest/
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading Sez she: "She has plenty of brothers and sisters, and a home of her own, and why should she come here to torment you and father;" and sez she, "I'll talk to her, mother, I'd jest as leve as not."
knewverbUS /nuː/
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading But I wuz completely fagged out; it did seem, as I told Tirzah Ann one day in confidence, "that I never knew the meanin' of the word 'fag' before."
leve
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From this reading Sez she: "She has plenty of brothers and sisters, and a home of her own, and why should she come here to torment you and father;" and sez she, "I'll talk to her, mother, I'd jest as leve as not."
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading For two weeks had passed away like a nite mair of the nite--and three weeks, and four weeks--and she didn't seem to be no nigher goin' than she did when she came.
mair
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From this reading For two weeks had passed away like a nite mair of the nite--and three weeks, and four weeks--and she didn't seem to be no nigher goin' than she did when she came.
makeverbUS /meɪk/
engage in
From this reading And I would not make a move towards gettin' rid of her, not if I had dropped down in my tracts, because she wuz one of the relatives on his side.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And Tirzah Ann told me (she couldn't bear her) that if she wuz in my place, she would start her off.
meanin
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From this reading But I wuz completely fagged out; it did seem, as I told Tirzah Ann one day in confidence, "that I never knew the meanin' of the word 'fag' before."
mothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Sez she: "She has plenty of brothers and sisters, and a home of her own, and why should she come here to torment you and father;" and sez she, "I'll talk to her, mother, I'd jest as leve as not."
moveverbUS /muːv/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading And I would not make a move towards gettin' rid of her, not if I had dropped down in my tracts, because she wuz one of the relatives on his side.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And I would not make a move towards gettin' rid of her, not if I had dropped down in my tracts, because she wuz one of the relatives on his side.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading But I wuz completely fagged out; it did seem, as I told Tirzah Ann one day in confidence, "that I never knew the meanin' of the word 'fag' before."
nigheradverb
(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance
From this reading For two weeks had passed away like a nite mair of the nite--and three weeks, and four weeks--and she didn't seem to be no nigher goin' than she did when she came.
nite
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From this reading For two weeks had passed away like a nite mair of the nite--and three weeks, and four weeks--and she didn't seem to be no nigher goin' than she did when she came.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading For two weeks had passed away like a nite mair of the nite--and three weeks, and four weeks--and she didn't seem to be no nigher goin' than she did when she came.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And I would not make a move towards gettin' rid of her, not if I had dropped down in my tracts, because she wuz one of the relatives on his side.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For two weeks had passed away like a nite mair of the nite--and three weeks, and four weeks--and she didn't seem to be no nigher goin' than she did when she came.
offadverbUS /ɔːf/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading And Tirzah Ann told me (she couldn't bear her) that if she wuz in my place, she would start her off.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And I would not make a move towards gettin' rid of her, not if I had dropped down in my tracts, because she wuz one of the relatives on his side.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And I would not make a move towards gettin' rid of her, not if I had dropped down in my tracts, because she wuz one of the relatives on his side.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading But I wuz completely fagged out; it did seem, as I told Tirzah Ann one day in confidence, "that I never knew the meanin' of the word 'fag' before."
ownverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Sez she: "She has plenty of brothers and sisters, and a home of her own, and why should she come here to torment you and father;" and sez she, "I'll talk to her, mother, I'd jest as leve as not."
passedverbUS /pæst/
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading For two weeks had passed away like a nite mair of the nite--and three weeks, and four weeks--and she didn't seem to be no nigher goin' than she did when she came.
placenounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading And Tirzah Ann told me (she couldn't bear her) that if she wuz in my place, she would start her off.
plentynounUS /ˈplenti/
a full supply
From this reading Sez she: "She has plenty of brothers and sisters, and a home of her own, and why should she come here to torment you and father;" and sez she, "I'll talk to her, mother, I'd jest as leve as not."
relativesnounUS /ˈrelətɪvz/
plural of “relative” — a person related by blood or marriage
From this reading And I would not make a move towards gettin' rid of her, not if I had dropped down in my tracts, because she wuz one of the relatives on his side.
ridverbUS /rɪd/
relieve from
From this reading And I would not make a move towards gettin' rid of her, not if I had dropped down in my tracts, because she wuz one of the relatives on his side.
seemverbUS /siːm/
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading For two weeks had passed away like a nite mair of the nite--and three weeks, and four weeks--and she didn't seem to be no nigher goin' than she did when she came.
Sez
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From this reading Sez she: "She has plenty of brothers and sisters, and a home of her own, and why should she come here to torment you and father;" and sez she, "I'll talk to her, mother, I'd jest as leve as not."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For two weeks had passed away like a nite mair of the nite--and three weeks, and four weeks--and she didn't seem to be no nigher goin' than she did when she came.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Sez she: "She has plenty of brothers and sisters, and a home of her own, and why should she come here to torment you and father;" and sez she, "I'll talk to her, mother, I'd jest as leve as not."
sidenounUS /saɪd/
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading And I would not make a move towards gettin' rid of her, not if I had dropped down in my tracts, because she wuz one of the relatives on his side.
sistersnounUS /ˈsɪstərz/
plural of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading Sez she: "She has plenty of brothers and sisters, and a home of her own, and why should she come here to torment you and father;" and sez she, "I'll talk to her, mother, I'd jest as leve as not."
startverbUS /stɑːrt/
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading And Tirzah Ann told me (she couldn't bear her) that if she wuz in my place, she would start her off.
talkverbUS /tɔːk/
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading Sez she: "She has plenty of brothers and sisters, and a home of her own, and why should she come here to torment you and father;" and sez she, "I'll talk to her, mother, I'd jest as leve as not."
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading For two weeks had passed away like a nite mair of the nite--and three weeks, and four weeks--and she didn't seem to be no nigher goin' than she did when she came.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But I wuz completely fagged out; it did seem, as I told Tirzah Ann one day in confidence, "that I never knew the meanin' of the word 'fag' before."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For two weeks had passed away like a nite mair of the nite--and three weeks, and four weeks--and she didn't seem to be no nigher goin' than she did when she came.
threenounUS /θriː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading For two weeks had passed away like a nite mair of the nite--and three weeks, and four weeks--and she didn't seem to be no nigher goin' than she did when she came.
Tirzah
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From this reading But I wuz completely fagged out; it did seem, as I told Tirzah Ann one day in confidence, "that I never knew the meanin' of the word 'fag' before."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For two weeks had passed away like a nite mair of the nite--and three weeks, and four weeks--and she didn't seem to be no nigher goin' than she did when she came.
toldverbUS /toʊld/
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading But I wuz completely fagged out; it did seem, as I told Tirzah Ann one day in confidence, "that I never knew the meanin' of the word 'fag' before."
tormentnounUS /ˈtɔːrment/
unbearable physical pain
From this reading Sez she: "She has plenty of brothers and sisters, and a home of her own, and why should she come here to torment you and father;" and sez she, "I'll talk to her, mother, I'd jest as leve as not."
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading And I would not make a move towards gettin' rid of her, not if I had dropped down in my tracts, because she wuz one of the relatives on his side.
tractsnounUS /trækts/
plural of “tract” — an extended area of land
From this reading And I would not make a move towards gettin' rid of her, not if I had dropped down in my tracts, because she wuz one of the relatives on his side.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading For two weeks had passed away like a nite mair of the nite--and three weeks, and four weeks--and she didn't seem to be no nigher goin' than she did when she came.
weeksnounUS /wiːks/
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading For two weeks had passed away like a nite mair of the nite--and three weeks, and four weeks--and she didn't seem to be no nigher goin' than she did when she came.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading For two weeks had passed away like a nite mair of the nite--and three weeks, and four weeks--and she didn't seem to be no nigher goin' than she did when she came.
whynounUS /waɪ/
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Sez she: "She has plenty of brothers and sisters, and a home of her own, and why should she come here to torment you and father;" and sez she, "I'll talk to her, mother, I'd jest as leve as not."
wordnounUS /wɜːrd/
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading But I wuz completely fagged out; it did seem, as I told Tirzah Ann one day in confidence, "that I never knew the meanin' of the word 'fag' before."
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And I would not make a move towards gettin' rid of her, not if I had dropped down in my tracts, because she wuz one of the relatives on his side.
wuz
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From this reading And I would not make a move towards gettin' rid of her, not if I had dropped down in my tracts, because she wuz one of the relatives on his side.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Sez she: "She has plenty of brothers and sisters, and a home of her own, and why should she come here to torment you and father;" and sez she, "I'll talk to her, mother, I'd jest as leve as not."
