adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Well, for the next week we had a busy time, goin' to the Fair most every day, sometimes all together, but not stayin' together long, for most always we'd meet Professor Todd somewhere and he and Blandina would pair off together (I jest as willin' as anybody ever wuz).
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading But most of the time Josiah and I paid our two attentions to the Fair stiddy, a travelin' about and seein' all we could.
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 Well, for the next week we had a busy time, goin' to the Fair most every day, sometimes all together, but not stayin' together long, for most always we'd meet Professor Todd somewhere and he and Blandina would pair off together (I jest as willin' as anybody ever wuz).
alwaysadverbUS /ˈɔːlweɪz/
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Well, for the next week we had a busy time, goin' to the Fair most every day, sometimes all together, but not stayin' together long, for most always we'd meet Professor Todd somewhere and he and Blandina would pair off together (I jest as willin' as anybody ever wuz).
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Well, for the next week we had a busy time, goin' to the Fair most every day, sometimes all together, but not stayin' together long, for most always we'd meet Professor Todd somewhere and he and Blandina would pair off together (I jest as willin' as anybody ever wuz).
anybodypronounUS /ˈenibədi/
any person at all
From this reading Well, for the next week we had a busy time, goin' to the Fair most every day, sometimes all together, but not stayin' together long, for most always we'd meet Professor Todd somewhere and he and Blandina would pair off together (I jest as willin' as anybody ever wuz).
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Well, for the next week we had a busy time, goin' to the Fair most every day, sometimes all together, but not stayin' together long, for most always we'd meet Professor Todd somewhere and he and Blandina would pair off together (I jest as willin' as anybody ever wuz).
askedverbUS /æskt/
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading And one mornin' Josiah asked me before breakfast, jest as cool as if he wuz proposin' a glass of lemonade with ice in it, if I didn't want to go to Jerusalem that mornin'.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Molly had a young schoolmate who lived in St. Louis, and sometimes they would spend the day together at some reception or other.
attentionsnounUS /əˈtenʃənz/
plural of “attention” — the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading But most of the time Josiah and I paid our two attentions to the Fair stiddy, a travelin' about and seein' all we could.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading And one mornin' Josiah asked me before breakfast, jest as cool as if he wuz proposin' a glass of lemonade with ice in it, if I didn't want to go to Jerusalem that mornin'.
Blandina
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From this reading Well, for the next week we had a busy time, goin' to the Fair most every day, sometimes all together, but not stayin' together long, for most always we'd meet Professor Todd somewhere and he and Blandina would pair off together (I jest as willin' as anybody ever wuz).
breakfastverbUS /ˈbrekfəst/
eat an early morning meal
From this reading And one mornin' Josiah asked me before breakfast, jest as cool as if he wuz proposin' a glass of lemonade with ice in it, if I didn't want to go to Jerusalem that mornin'.
busyadjectiveUS /ˈbɪzi/
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading Well, for the next week we had a busy time, goin' to the Fair most every day, sometimes all together, but not stayin' together long, for most always we'd meet Professor Todd somewhere and he and Blandina would pair off together (I jest as willin' as anybody ever wuz).
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Well, for the next week we had a busy time, goin' to the Fair most every day, sometimes all together, but not stayin' together long, for most always we'd meet Professor Todd somewhere and he and Blandina would pair off together (I jest as willin' as anybody ever wuz).
cooladjectiveUS /kuːl/
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading And one mornin' Josiah asked me before breakfast, jest as cool as if he wuz proposin' a glass of lemonade with ice in it, if I didn't want to go to Jerusalem that mornin'.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But most of the time Josiah and I paid our two attentions to the Fair stiddy, a travelin' about and seein' all we could.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Well, for the next week we had a busy time, goin' to the Fair most every day, sometimes all together, but not stayin' together long, for most always we'd meet Professor Todd somewhere and he and Blandina would pair off together (I jest as willin' as anybody ever wuz).
didn't
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From this reading And one mornin' Josiah asked me before breakfast, jest as cool as if he wuz proposin' a glass of lemonade with ice in it, if I didn't want to go to Jerusalem that mornin'.
everadverbUS /ˈevər/
at any time
From this reading Well, for the next week we had a busy time, goin' to the Fair most every day, sometimes all together, but not stayin' together long, for most always we'd meet Professor Todd somewhere and he and Blandina would pair off together (I jest as willin' as anybody ever wuz).
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Well, for the next week we had a busy time, goin' to the Fair most every day, sometimes all together, but not stayin' together long, for most always we'd meet Professor Todd somewhere and he and Blandina would pair off together (I jest as willin' as anybody ever wuz).
FairadjectiveUS /fer/
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading Well, for the next week we had a busy time, goin' to the Fair most every day, sometimes all together, but not stayin' together long, for most always we'd meet Professor Todd somewhere and he and Blandina would pair off together (I jest as willin' as anybody ever wuz).
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Well, for the next week we had a busy time, goin' to the Fair most every day, sometimes all together, but not stayin' together long, for most always we'd meet Professor Todd somewhere and he and Blandina would pair off together (I jest as willin' as anybody ever wuz).
glassnounUS /ɡlæs/
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading And one mornin' Josiah asked me before breakfast, jest as cool as if he wuz proposin' a glass of lemonade with ice in it, if I didn't want to go to Jerusalem that mornin'.
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading And one mornin' Josiah asked me before breakfast, jest as cool as if he wuz proposin' a glass of lemonade with ice in it, if I didn't want to go to Jerusalem that mornin'.
goin
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From this reading Well, for the next week we had a busy time, goin' to the Fair most every day, sometimes all together, but not stayin' together long, for most always we'd meet Professor Todd somewhere and he and Blandina would pair off together (I jest as willin' as anybody ever wuz).
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Well, for the next week we had a busy time, goin' to the Fair most every day, sometimes all together, but not stayin' together long, for most always we'd meet Professor Todd somewhere and he and Blandina would pair off together (I jest as willin' as anybody ever wuz).
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Well, for the next week we had a busy time, goin' to the Fair most every day, sometimes all together, but not stayin' together long, for most always we'd meet Professor Todd somewhere and he and Blandina would pair off together (I jest as willin' as anybody ever wuz).
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Well, for the next week we had a busy time, goin' to the Fair most every day, sometimes all together, but not stayin' together long, for most always we'd meet Professor Todd somewhere and he and Blandina would pair off together (I jest as willin' as anybody ever wuz).
icenounUS /aɪs/
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading And one mornin' Josiah asked me before breakfast, jest as cool as if he wuz proposin' a glass of lemonade with ice in it, if I didn't want to go to Jerusalem that mornin'.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And one mornin' Josiah asked me before breakfast, jest as cool as if he wuz proposin' a glass of lemonade with ice in it, if I didn't want to go to Jerusalem that mornin'.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Molly had a young schoolmate who lived in St. Louis, and sometimes they would spend the day together at some reception or other.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And one mornin' Josiah asked me before breakfast, jest as cool as if he wuz proposin' a glass of lemonade with ice in it, if I didn't want to go to Jerusalem that mornin'.
JerusalemnounUS /dʒərˈuːsələm/
capital and largest city of the modern state of Israel (although its status as capital is disputed)
From this reading And one mornin' Josiah asked me before breakfast, jest as cool as if he wuz proposin' a glass of lemonade with ice in it, if I didn't want to go to Jerusalem that mornin'.
jestnounUS /dʒest/
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading Well, for the next week we had a busy time, goin' to the Fair most every day, sometimes all together, but not stayin' together long, for most always we'd meet Professor Todd somewhere and he and Blandina would pair off together (I jest as willin' as anybody ever wuz).
Josiah
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But most of the time Josiah and I paid our two attentions to the Fair stiddy, a travelin' about and seein' all we could.
lemonadenounUS /ˈleməˈneɪd/
sweetened beverage of diluted lemon juice
From this reading And one mornin' Josiah asked me before breakfast, jest as cool as if he wuz proposin' a glass of lemonade with ice in it, if I didn't want to go to Jerusalem that mornin'.
livedverbUS /lɪvd/
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Molly had a young schoolmate who lived in St. Louis, and sometimes they would spend the day together at some reception or other.
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Well, for the next week we had a busy time, goin' to the Fair most every day, sometimes all together, but not stayin' together long, for most always we'd meet Professor Todd somewhere and he and Blandina would pair off together (I jest as willin' as anybody ever wuz).
LouisnounUS /ˈluːɪs/
United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion for 12 years (1914-1981)
From this reading Molly had a young schoolmate who lived in St. Louis, and sometimes they would spend the day together at some reception or other.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And one mornin' Josiah asked me before breakfast, jest as cool as if he wuz proposin' a glass of lemonade with ice in it, if I didn't want to go to Jerusalem that mornin'.
meetverbUS /miːt/
come together
From this reading Well, for the next week we had a busy time, goin' to the Fair most every day, sometimes all together, but not stayin' together long, for most always we'd meet Professor Todd somewhere and he and Blandina would pair off together (I jest as willin' as anybody ever wuz).
MollynounUS /ˈmɑːli/
popular aquarium fish
From this reading Molly had a young schoolmate who lived in St. Louis, and sometimes they would spend the day together at some reception or other.
mornin
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And one mornin' Josiah asked me before breakfast, jest as cool as if he wuz proposin' a glass of lemonade with ice in it, if I didn't want to go to Jerusalem that mornin'.
mostadverbUS /moʊst/
used to form the superlative
From this reading Well, for the next week we had a busy time, goin' to the Fair most every day, sometimes all together, but not stayin' together long, for most always we'd meet Professor Todd somewhere and he and Blandina would pair off together (I jest as willin' as anybody ever wuz).
nextadjectiveUS /nekst/
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Well, for the next week we had a busy time, goin' to the Fair most every day, sometimes all together, but not stayin' together long, for most always we'd meet Professor Todd somewhere and he and Blandina would pair off together (I jest as willin' as anybody ever wuz).
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Well, for the next week we had a busy time, goin' to the Fair most every day, sometimes all together, but not stayin' together long, for most always we'd meet Professor Todd somewhere and he and Blandina would pair off together (I jest as willin' as anybody ever wuz).
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But most of the time Josiah and I paid our two attentions to the Fair stiddy, a travelin' about and seein' all we could.
offadverbUS /ɔːf/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Well, for the next week we had a busy time, goin' to the Fair most every day, sometimes all together, but not stayin' together long, for most always we'd meet Professor Todd somewhere and he and Blandina would pair off together (I jest as willin' as anybody ever wuz).
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And one mornin' Josiah asked me before breakfast, jest as cool as if he wuz proposin' a glass of lemonade with ice in it, if I didn't want to go to Jerusalem that mornin'.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Molly had a young schoolmate who lived in St. Louis, and sometimes they would spend the day together at some reception or other.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Molly had a young schoolmate who lived in St. Louis, and sometimes they would spend the day together at some reception or other.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading But most of the time Josiah and I paid our two attentions to the Fair stiddy, a travelin' about and seein' all we could.
paidadjectiveUS /peɪd/
marked by the reception of pay
From this reading But most of the time Josiah and I paid our two attentions to the Fair stiddy, a travelin' about and seein' all we could.
pairnounUS /per/
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading Well, for the next week we had a busy time, goin' to the Fair most every day, sometimes all together, but not stayin' together long, for most always we'd meet Professor Todd somewhere and he and Blandina would pair off together (I jest as willin' as anybody ever wuz).
ProfessornounUS /prəˈfesər/
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading Well, for the next week we had a busy time, goin' to the Fair most every day, sometimes all together, but not stayin' together long, for most always we'd meet Professor Todd somewhere and he and Blandina would pair off together (I jest as willin' as anybody ever wuz).
proposin
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And one mornin' Josiah asked me before breakfast, jest as cool as if he wuz proposin' a glass of lemonade with ice in it, if I didn't want to go to Jerusalem that mornin'.
receptionnounUS /rɪˈsepʃən/
the manner in which something is greeted
From this reading Molly had a young schoolmate who lived in St. Louis, and sometimes they would spend the day together at some reception or other.
schoolmatenounUS /ˈskuːlmeɪt/
an acquaintance that you go to school with
From this reading Molly had a young schoolmate who lived in St. Louis, and sometimes they would spend the day together at some reception or other.
seein
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But most of the time Josiah and I paid our two attentions to the Fair stiddy, a travelin' about and seein' all we could.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Molly had a young schoolmate who lived in St. Louis, and sometimes they would spend the day together at some reception or other.
sometimesadverbUS /səmˈtaɪmz/
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading Well, for the next week we had a busy time, goin' to the Fair most every day, sometimes all together, but not stayin' together long, for most always we'd meet Professor Todd somewhere and he and Blandina would pair off together (I jest as willin' as anybody ever wuz).
somewhereadverbUS /ˈsʌmwer/
in or at or to some place
From this reading Well, for the next week we had a busy time, goin' to the Fair most every day, sometimes all together, but not stayin' together long, for most always we'd meet Professor Todd somewhere and he and Blandina would pair off together (I jest as willin' as anybody ever wuz).
spendverbUS /spend/
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading Molly had a young schoolmate who lived in St. Louis, and sometimes they would spend the day together at some reception or other.
St
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From this reading Molly had a young schoolmate who lived in St. Louis, and sometimes they would spend the day together at some reception or other.
stayin
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From this reading Well, for the next week we had a busy time, goin' to the Fair most every day, sometimes all together, but not stayin' together long, for most always we'd meet Professor Todd somewhere and he and Blandina would pair off together (I jest as willin' as anybody ever wuz).
stiddy
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But most of the time Josiah and I paid our two attentions to the Fair stiddy, a travelin' about and seein' all we could.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And one mornin' Josiah asked me before breakfast, jest as cool as if he wuz proposin' a glass of lemonade with ice in it, if I didn't want to go to Jerusalem that mornin'.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Well, for the next week we had a busy time, goin' to the Fair most every day, sometimes all together, but not stayin' together long, for most always we'd meet Professor Todd somewhere and he and Blandina would pair off together (I jest as willin' as anybody ever wuz).
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Molly had a young schoolmate who lived in St. Louis, and sometimes they would spend the day together at some reception or other.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Well, for the next week we had a busy time, goin' to the Fair most every day, sometimes all together, but not stayin' together long, for most always we'd meet Professor Todd somewhere and he and Blandina would pair off together (I jest as willin' as anybody ever wuz).
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Well, for the next week we had a busy time, goin' to the Fair most every day, sometimes all together, but not stayin' together long, for most always we'd meet Professor Todd somewhere and he and Blandina would pair off together (I jest as willin' as anybody ever wuz).
ToddnounUS /tɑːd/
Scottish chemist noted for his research into the structure of nucleic acids (born in 1907)
From this reading Well, for the next week we had a busy time, goin' to the Fair most every day, sometimes all together, but not stayin' together long, for most always we'd meet Professor Todd somewhere and he and Blandina would pair off together (I jest as willin' as anybody ever wuz).
togetheradverbUS /təˈɡeðər/
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Well, for the next week we had a busy time, goin' to the Fair most every day, sometimes all together, but not stayin' together long, for most always we'd meet Professor Todd somewhere and he and Blandina would pair off together (I jest as willin' as anybody ever wuz).
travelin
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But most of the time Josiah and I paid our two attentions to the Fair stiddy, a travelin' about and seein' all we could.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading But most of the time Josiah and I paid our two attentions to the Fair stiddy, a travelin' about and seein' all we could.
wantverbUS /wɑːnt/
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading And one mornin' Josiah asked me before breakfast, jest as cool as if he wuz proposin' a glass of lemonade with ice in it, if I didn't want to go to Jerusalem that mornin'.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Well, for the next week we had a busy time, goin' to the Fair most every day, sometimes all together, but not stayin' together long, for most always we'd meet Professor Todd somewhere and he and Blandina would pair off together (I jest as willin' as anybody ever wuz).
we'd
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, for the next week we had a busy time, goin' to the Fair most every day, sometimes all together, but not stayin' together long, for most always we'd meet Professor Todd somewhere and he and Blandina would pair off together (I jest as willin' as anybody ever wuz).
weeknounUS /wiːk/
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Well, for the next week we had a busy time, goin' to the Fair most every day, sometimes all together, but not stayin' together long, for most always we'd meet Professor Todd somewhere and he and Blandina would pair off together (I jest as willin' as anybody ever wuz).
WelladverbUS /wel/
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well, for the next week we had a busy time, goin' to the Fair most every day, sometimes all together, but not stayin' together long, for most always we'd meet Professor Todd somewhere and he and Blandina would pair off together (I jest as willin' as anybody ever wuz).
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Molly had a young schoolmate who lived in St. Louis, and sometimes they would spend the day together at some reception or other.
willin
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, for the next week we had a busy time, goin' to the Fair most every day, sometimes all together, but not stayin' together long, for most always we'd meet Professor Todd somewhere and he and Blandina would pair off together (I jest as willin' as anybody ever wuz).
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And one mornin' Josiah asked me before breakfast, jest as cool as if he wuz proposin' a glass of lemonade with ice in it, if I didn't want to go to Jerusalem that mornin'.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Well, for the next week we had a busy time, goin' to the Fair most every day, sometimes all together, but not stayin' together long, for most always we'd meet Professor Todd somewhere and he and Blandina would pair off together (I jest as willin' as anybody ever wuz).
wuz
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, for the next week we had a busy time, goin' to the Fair most every day, sometimes all together, but not stayin' together long, for most always we'd meet Professor Todd somewhere and he and Blandina would pair off together (I jest as willin' as anybody ever wuz).
youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Molly had a young schoolmate who lived in St. Louis, and sometimes they would spend the day together at some reception or other.
