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From this reading I didn’t break it up for this reasun, thinkses I it is a conveniance for us to ride in it, for us 2 tried and true souls to get off for a minute by ourselves.
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A DRIVE TO SARATOGA LAKE.
afternoonnounUS /ˌæftərˈnuːn/
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading Josiah and me took a short drive this afternoon, he hirin’ a buggy for the occasion.
aginst
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From this reading He called it “goin’ in his own conveniance,” and I didn’t say nothin’ aginst his callin’ it so.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Josiah and me took a short drive this afternoon, he hirin’ a buggy for the occasion.
behavedverbUS /bɪˈheɪvd/
past form of “behave” — behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
From this reading Wall, Josiah wuz dretful good behaved this afternoon.
breakverbUS /breɪk/
terminate
From this reading I didn’t break it up for this reasun, thinkses I it is a conveniance for us to ride in it, for us 2 tried and true souls to get off for a minute by ourselves.
buggynounUS /ˈbʌɡi/
a small lightweight carriage; drawn by a single horse
From this reading Josiah and me took a short drive this afternoon, he hirin’ a buggy for the occasion.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I didn’t break it up for this reasun, thinkses I it is a conveniance for us to ride in it, for us 2 tried and true souls to get off for a minute by ourselves.
calledverbUS /kɔːld/
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading He called it “goin’ in his own conveniance,” and I didn’t say nothin’ aginst his callin’ it so.
callin
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From this reading He called it “goin’ in his own conveniance,” and I didn’t say nothin’ aginst his callin’ it so.
conveniance
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From this reading He called it “goin’ in his own conveniance,” and I didn’t say nothin’ aginst his callin’ it so.
didn't
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From this reading He called it “goin’ in his own conveniance,” and I didn’t say nothin’ aginst his callin’ it so.
dretful
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From this reading Wall, Josiah wuz dretful good behaved this afternoon.
DRIVEverbUS /draɪv/
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading A DRIVE TO SARATOGA LAKE.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Josiah and me took a short drive this afternoon, he hirin’ a buggy for the occasion.
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I didn’t break it up for this reasun, thinkses I it is a conveniance for us to ride in it, for us 2 tried and true souls to get off for a minute by ourselves.
goin
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From this reading He called it “goin’ in his own conveniance,” and I didn’t say nothin’ aginst his callin’ it so.
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Wall, Josiah wuz dretful good behaved this afternoon.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Josiah and me took a short drive this afternoon, he hirin’ a buggy for the occasion.
hirin
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From this reading Josiah and me took a short drive this afternoon, he hirin’ a buggy for the occasion.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He called it “goin’ in his own conveniance,” and I didn’t say nothin’ aginst his callin’ it so.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading He called it “goin’ in his own conveniance,” and I didn’t say nothin’ aginst his callin’ it so.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He called it “goin’ in his own conveniance,” and I didn’t say nothin’ aginst his callin’ it so.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I didn’t break it up for this reasun, thinkses I it is a conveniance for us to ride in it, for us 2 tried and true souls to get off for a minute by ourselves.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He called it “goin’ in his own conveniance,” and I didn’t say nothin’ aginst his callin’ it so.
Josiah
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From this reading Josiah and me took a short drive this afternoon, he hirin’ a buggy for the occasion.
LAKEnounUS /leɪk/
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading A DRIVE TO SARATOGA LAKE.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Josiah and me took a short drive this afternoon, he hirin’ a buggy for the occasion.
minutenounUS /ˈmɪnət/
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading I didn’t break it up for this reasun, thinkses I it is a conveniance for us to ride in it, for us 2 tried and true souls to get off for a minute by ourselves.
nothin
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From this reading He called it “goin’ in his own conveniance,” and I didn’t say nothin’ aginst his callin’ it so.
occasionnounUS /əˈkeɪʒən/
an event that occurs at a critical time
From this reading Josiah and me took a short drive this afternoon, he hirin’ a buggy for the occasion.
offadverbUS /ɔːf/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I didn’t break it up for this reasun, thinkses I it is a conveniance for us to ride in it, for us 2 tried and true souls to get off for a minute by ourselves.
ourselvespronounUS /aʊərˈselvz/
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading I didn’t break it up for this reasun, thinkses I it is a conveniance for us to ride in it, for us 2 tried and true souls to get off for a minute by ourselves.
ownverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading He called it “goin’ in his own conveniance,” and I didn’t say nothin’ aginst his callin’ it so.
reasun
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From this reading I didn’t break it up for this reasun, thinkses I it is a conveniance for us to ride in it, for us 2 tried and true souls to get off for a minute by ourselves.
rideverbUS /raɪd/
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading I didn’t break it up for this reasun, thinkses I it is a conveniance for us to ride in it, for us 2 tried and true souls to get off for a minute by ourselves.
SARATOGAnounUS /ˌserəˈtoʊɡə/
a species of large fish found in Australian rivers
From this reading A DRIVE TO SARATOGA LAKE.
sayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading He called it “goin’ in his own conveniance,” and I didn’t say nothin’ aginst his callin’ it so.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔːrt/
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading Josiah and me took a short drive this afternoon, he hirin’ a buggy for the occasion.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He called it “goin’ in his own conveniance,” and I didn’t say nothin’ aginst his callin’ it so.
soulsnounUS /soʊlz/
plural of “soul” — the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading I didn’t break it up for this reasun, thinkses I it is a conveniance for us to ride in it, for us 2 tried and true souls to get off for a minute by ourselves.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Josiah and me took a short drive this afternoon, he hirin’ a buggy for the occasion.
thinkses
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From this reading I didn’t break it up for this reasun, thinkses I it is a conveniance for us to ride in it, for us 2 tried and true souls to get off for a minute by ourselves.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Josiah and me took a short drive this afternoon, he hirin’ a buggy for the occasion.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A DRIVE TO SARATOGA LAKE.
tookverbUS /tʊk/
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Josiah and me took a short drive this afternoon, he hirin’ a buggy for the occasion.
triedadjectiveUS /traɪd/
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading I didn’t break it up for this reasun, thinkses I it is a conveniance for us to ride in it, for us 2 tried and true souls to get off for a minute by ourselves.
trueadjectiveUS /truː/
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading I didn’t break it up for this reasun, thinkses I it is a conveniance for us to ride in it, for us 2 tried and true souls to get off for a minute by ourselves.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I didn’t break it up for this reasun, thinkses I it is a conveniance for us to ride in it, for us 2 tried and true souls to get off for a minute by ourselves.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I didn’t break it up for this reasun, thinkses I it is a conveniance for us to ride in it, for us 2 tried and true souls to get off for a minute by ourselves.
WallnounUS /wɔːl/
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 Wall, Josiah wuz dretful good behaved this afternoon.
wuz
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From this reading Wall, Josiah wuz dretful good behaved this afternoon.
