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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Well, to resoom backwards for a spell.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Josiah and I wuzn’t goin’ to stay only two days and one night, but, good land! they wouldn’t hear a word to our goin’ so soon, so we stayed three days right along.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Josiah and I wuzn’t goin’ to stay only two days and one night, but, good land! they wouldn’t hear a word to our goin’ so soon, so we stayed three days right along.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But then, as Tamer said, think of the visits that they had made to us that wuz onpaid.
backwards
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From this reading Well, to resoom backwards for a spell.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Josiah and I wuzn’t goin’ to stay only two days and one night, but, good land! they wouldn’t hear a word to our goin’ so soon, so we stayed three days right along.
days
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From this reading Josiah and I wuzn’t goin’ to stay only two days and one night, but, good land! they wouldn’t hear a word to our goin’ so soon, so we stayed three days right along.
didn't
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From this reading But I see lots of things there I didn’t like to see.
duty
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From this reading Well, I thunk on ’em and thought likely as not it wuz our duty to stay.
em
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From this reading Well, I thunk on ’em and thought likely as not it wuz our duty to stay.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Well, to resoom backwards for a spell.
goin
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From this reading Josiah and I wuzn’t goin’ to stay only two days and one night, but, good land! they wouldn’t hear a word to our goin’ so soon, so we stayed three days right along.
good
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From this reading Josiah and I wuzn’t goin’ to stay only two days and one night, but, good land! they wouldn’t hear a word to our goin’ so soon, so we stayed three days right along.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But then, as Tamer said, think of the visits that they had made to us that wuz onpaid.
hear
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From this reading Josiah and I wuzn’t goin’ to stay only two days and one night, but, good land! they wouldn’t hear a word to our goin’ so soon, so we stayed three days right along.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Josiah and I wuzn’t goin’ to stay only two days and one night, but, good land! they wouldn’t hear a word to our goin’ so soon, so we stayed three days right along.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Well, I thunk on ’em and thought likely as not it wuz our duty to stay.
Josiah
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From this reading Josiah and I wuzn’t goin’ to stay only two days and one night, but, good land! they wouldn’t hear a word to our goin’ so soon, so we stayed three days right along.
land
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From this reading Josiah and I wuzn’t goin’ to stay only two days and one night, but, good land! they wouldn’t hear a word to our goin’ so soon, so we stayed three days right along.
like
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From this reading But I see lots of things there I didn’t like to see.
likely
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From this reading Well, I thunk on ’em and thought likely as not it wuz our duty to stay.
lots
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From this reading But I see lots of things there I didn’t like to see.
made
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From this reading But then, as Tamer said, think of the visits that they had made to us that wuz onpaid.
night
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From this reading Josiah and I wuzn’t goin’ to stay only two days and one night, but, good land! they wouldn’t hear a word to our goin’ so soon, so we stayed three days right along.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Well, I thunk on ’em and thought likely as not it wuz our duty to stay.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But then, as Tamer said, think of the visits that they had made to us that wuz onpaid.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Well, I thunk on ’em and thought likely as not it wuz our duty to stay.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Josiah and I wuzn’t goin’ to stay only two days and one night, but, good land! they wouldn’t hear a word to our goin’ so soon, so we stayed three days right along.
only
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From this reading Josiah and I wuzn’t goin’ to stay only two days and one night, but, good land! they wouldn’t hear a word to our goin’ so soon, so we stayed three days right along.
onpaid
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From this reading But then, as Tamer said, think of the visits that they had made to us that wuz onpaid.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Josiah and I wuzn’t goin’ to stay only two days and one night, but, good land! they wouldn’t hear a word to our goin’ so soon, so we stayed three days right along.
resoom
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From this reading Well, to resoom backwards for a spell.
right
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From this reading Josiah and I wuzn’t goin’ to stay only two days and one night, but, good land! they wouldn’t hear a word to our goin’ so soon, so we stayed three days right along.
said
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From this reading But then, as Tamer said, think of the visits that they had made to us that wuz onpaid.
see
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From this reading But I see lots of things there I didn’t like to see.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Josiah and I wuzn’t goin’ to stay only two days and one night, but, good land! they wouldn’t hear a word to our goin’ so soon, so we stayed three days right along.
soon
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From this reading Josiah and I wuzn’t goin’ to stay only two days and one night, but, good land! they wouldn’t hear a word to our goin’ so soon, so we stayed three days right along.
spell
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From this reading Well, to resoom backwards for a spell.
stay
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From this reading Josiah and I wuzn’t goin’ to stay only two days and one night, but, good land! they wouldn’t hear a word to our goin’ so soon, so we stayed three days right along.
stayed
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From this reading Josiah and I wuzn’t goin’ to stay only two days and one night, but, good land! they wouldn’t hear a word to our goin’ so soon, so we stayed three days right along.
Tamer
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From this reading But then, as Tamer said, think of the visits that they had made to us that wuz onpaid.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But then, as Tamer said, think of the visits that they had made to us that wuz onpaid.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But then, as Tamer said, think of the visits that they had made to us that wuz onpaid.
then
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From this reading But then, as Tamer said, think of the visits that they had made to us that wuz onpaid.
there
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From this reading But I see lots of things there I didn’t like to see.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Josiah and I wuzn’t goin’ to stay only two days and one night, but, good land! they wouldn’t hear a word to our goin’ so soon, so we stayed three days right along.
things
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From this reading But I see lots of things there I didn’t like to see.
think
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From this reading But then, as Tamer said, think of the visits that they had made to us that wuz onpaid.
thought
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From this reading Well, I thunk on ’em and thought likely as not it wuz our duty to stay.
three
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From this reading Josiah and I wuzn’t goin’ to stay only two days and one night, but, good land! they wouldn’t hear a word to our goin’ so soon, so we stayed three days right along.
thunk
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From this reading Well, I thunk on ’em and thought likely as not it wuz our duty to stay.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Well, to resoom backwards for a spell.
two
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From this reading Josiah and I wuzn’t goin’ to stay only two days and one night, but, good land! they wouldn’t hear a word to our goin’ so soon, so we stayed three days right along.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But then, as Tamer said, think of the visits that they had made to us that wuz onpaid.
visits
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From this reading But then, as Tamer said, think of the visits that they had made to us that wuz onpaid.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Josiah and I wuzn’t goin’ to stay only two days and one night, but, good land! they wouldn’t hear a word to our goin’ so soon, so we stayed three days right along.
Well
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From this reading Well, to resoom backwards for a spell.
word
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From this reading Josiah and I wuzn’t goin’ to stay only two days and one night, but, good land! they wouldn’t hear a word to our goin’ so soon, so we stayed three days right along.
wouldn't
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From this reading Josiah and I wuzn’t goin’ to stay only two days and one night, but, good land! they wouldn’t hear a word to our goin’ so soon, so we stayed three days right along.
wuz
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From this reading But then, as Tamer said, think of the visits that they had made to us that wuz onpaid.
wuzn't
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From this reading Josiah and I wuzn’t goin’ to stay only two days and one night, but, good land! they wouldn’t hear a word to our goin’ so soon, so we stayed three days right along.
