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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 Little Delight burnt up the world a week ago last Wednesday, somewhere along about the middle of the forenoon.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Little Delight burnt up the world a week ago last Wednesday, somewhere along about the middle of the forenoon.
ago
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From this reading Little Delight burnt up the world a week ago last Wednesday, somewhere along about the middle of the forenoon.
all
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From this reading And they thought that they must go, for Barzilly Minkley, who hadn’t been in this part of the country for years and years, had come home to his folkses on a visit (Barzilly is Whitfield’s own cousin on his father’s side), and all the Minkleys wuz invited to the old Minkley homestead to visit with him.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Little Delight burnt up the world a week ago last Wednesday, somewhere along about the middle of the forenoon.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Diphtheria wuz ragin’ there among the little children, and we none of us wuz willin’ to let Delight go.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She stayed here three days and four nights, while her Pa and Ma went to North Scriba to his folkses on a visit.
Ann
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From this reading Whitfield wanted to go, but didn’t want to unless Tirzah Ann went.
Barzilly
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From this reading And they thought that they must go, for Barzilly Minkley, who hadn’t been in this part of the country for years and years, had come home to his folkses on a visit (Barzilly is Whitfield’s own cousin on his father’s side), and all the Minkleys wuz invited to the old Minkley homestead to visit with him.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading And they thought that they must go, for Barzilly Minkley, who hadn’t been in this part of the country for years and years, had come home to his folkses on a visit (Barzilly is Whitfield’s own cousin on his father’s side), and all the Minkleys wuz invited to the old Minkley homestead to visit with him.
burnt
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From this reading Little Delight burnt up the world a week ago last Wednesday, somewhere along about the middle of the forenoon.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Whitfield wanted to go, but didn’t want to unless Tirzah Ann went.
children
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From this reading Diphtheria wuz ragin’ there among the little children, and we none of us wuz willin’ to let Delight go.
come
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From this reading And they thought that they must go, for Barzilly Minkley, who hadn’t been in this part of the country for years and years, had come home to his folkses on a visit (Barzilly is Whitfield’s own cousin on his father’s side), and all the Minkleys wuz invited to the old Minkley homestead to visit with him.
country
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From this reading And they thought that they must go, for Barzilly Minkley, who hadn’t been in this part of the country for years and years, had come home to his folkses on a visit (Barzilly is Whitfield’s own cousin on his father’s side), and all the Minkleys wuz invited to the old Minkley homestead to visit with him.
cousin
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From this reading And they thought that they must go, for Barzilly Minkley, who hadn’t been in this part of the country for years and years, had come home to his folkses on a visit (Barzilly is Whitfield’s own cousin on his father’s side), and all the Minkleys wuz invited to the old Minkley homestead to visit with him.
days
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From this reading She stayed here three days and four nights, while her Pa and Ma went to North Scriba to his folkses on a visit.
Delight
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From this reading Little Delight burnt up the world a week ago last Wednesday, somewhere along about the middle of the forenoon.
didn't
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From this reading Whitfield wanted to go, but didn’t want to unless Tirzah Ann went.
Diphtheria
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From this reading Diphtheria wuz ragin’ there among the little children, and we none of us wuz willin’ to let Delight go.
father's
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From this reading And they thought that they must go, for Barzilly Minkley, who hadn’t been in this part of the country for years and years, had come home to his folkses on a visit (Barzilly is Whitfield’s own cousin on his father’s side), and all the Minkleys wuz invited to the old Minkley homestead to visit with him.
folkses
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From this reading She stayed here three days and four nights, while her Pa and Ma went to North Scriba to his folkses on a visit.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And they thought that they must go, for Barzilly Minkley, who hadn’t been in this part of the country for years and years, had come home to his folkses on a visit (Barzilly is Whitfield’s own cousin on his father’s side), and all the Minkleys wuz invited to the old Minkley homestead to visit with him.
forenoon
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From this reading Little Delight burnt up the world a week ago last Wednesday, somewhere along about the middle of the forenoon.
four
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From this reading She stayed here three days and four nights, while her Pa and Ma went to North Scriba to his folkses on a visit.
go
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From this reading Diphtheria wuz ragin’ there among the little children, and we none of us wuz willin’ to let Delight go.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And they thought that they must go, for Barzilly Minkley, who hadn’t been in this part of the country for years and years, had come home to his folkses on a visit (Barzilly is Whitfield’s own cousin on his father’s side), and all the Minkleys wuz invited to the old Minkley homestead to visit with him.
hadn't
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From this reading And they thought that they must go, for Barzilly Minkley, who hadn’t been in this part of the country for years and years, had come home to his folkses on a visit (Barzilly is Whitfield’s own cousin on his father’s side), and all the Minkleys wuz invited to the old Minkley homestead to visit with him.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She stayed here three days and four nights, while her Pa and Ma went to North Scriba to his folkses on a visit.
here
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From this reading She stayed here three days and four nights, while her Pa and Ma went to North Scriba to his folkses on a visit.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And they thought that they must go, for Barzilly Minkley, who hadn’t been in this part of the country for years and years, had come home to his folkses on a visit (Barzilly is Whitfield’s own cousin on his father’s side), and all the Minkleys wuz invited to the old Minkley homestead to visit with him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She stayed here three days and four nights, while her Pa and Ma went to North Scriba to his folkses on a visit.
home
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From this reading And they thought that they must go, for Barzilly Minkley, who hadn’t been in this part of the country for years and years, had come home to his folkses on a visit (Barzilly is Whitfield’s own cousin on his father’s side), and all the Minkleys wuz invited to the old Minkley homestead to visit with him.
homestead
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From this reading And they thought that they must go, for Barzilly Minkley, who hadn’t been in this part of the country for years and years, had come home to his folkses on a visit (Barzilly is Whitfield’s own cousin on his father’s side), and all the Minkleys wuz invited to the old Minkley homestead to visit with him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And they thought that they must go, for Barzilly Minkley, who hadn’t been in this part of the country for years and years, had come home to his folkses on a visit (Barzilly is Whitfield’s own cousin on his father’s side), and all the Minkleys wuz invited to the old Minkley homestead to visit with him.
invited
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From this reading And they thought that they must go, for Barzilly Minkley, who hadn’t been in this part of the country for years and years, had come home to his folkses on a visit (Barzilly is Whitfield’s own cousin on his father’s side), and all the Minkleys wuz invited to the old Minkley homestead to visit with him.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And they thought that they must go, for Barzilly Minkley, who hadn’t been in this part of the country for years and years, had come home to his folkses on a visit (Barzilly is Whitfield’s own cousin on his father’s side), and all the Minkleys wuz invited to the old Minkley homestead to visit with him.
last
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From this reading Little Delight burnt up the world a week ago last Wednesday, somewhere along about the middle of the forenoon.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Diphtheria wuz ragin’ there among the little children, and we none of us wuz willin’ to let Delight go.
Little
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From this reading Little Delight burnt up the world a week ago last Wednesday, somewhere along about the middle of the forenoon.
Ma
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From this reading She stayed here three days and four nights, while her Pa and Ma went to North Scriba to his folkses on a visit.
middle
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From this reading Little Delight burnt up the world a week ago last Wednesday, somewhere along about the middle of the forenoon.
Minkley
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From this reading And they thought that they must go, for Barzilly Minkley, who hadn’t been in this part of the country for years and years, had come home to his folkses on a visit (Barzilly is Whitfield’s own cousin on his father’s side), and all the Minkleys wuz invited to the old Minkley homestead to visit with him.
Minkleys
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From this reading And they thought that they must go, for Barzilly Minkley, who hadn’t been in this part of the country for years and years, had come home to his folkses on a visit (Barzilly is Whitfield’s own cousin on his father’s side), and all the Minkleys wuz invited to the old Minkley homestead to visit with him.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading And they thought that they must go, for Barzilly Minkley, who hadn’t been in this part of the country for years and years, had come home to his folkses on a visit (Barzilly is Whitfield’s own cousin on his father’s side), and all the Minkleys wuz invited to the old Minkley homestead to visit with him.
nightsnounUS /naɪts/
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading She stayed here three days and four nights, while her Pa and Ma went to North Scriba to his folkses on a visit.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading Diphtheria wuz ragin’ there among the little children, and we none of us wuz willin’ to let Delight go.
North
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From this reading She stayed here three days and four nights, while her Pa and Ma went to North Scriba to his folkses on a visit.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Little Delight burnt up the world a week ago last Wednesday, somewhere along about the middle of the forenoon.
old
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From this reading And they thought that they must go, for Barzilly Minkley, who hadn’t been in this part of the country for years and years, had come home to his folkses on a visit (Barzilly is Whitfield’s own cousin on his father’s side), and all the Minkleys wuz invited to the old Minkley homestead to visit with him.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She stayed here three days and four nights, while her Pa and Ma went to North Scriba to his folkses on a visit.
own
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From this reading And they thought that they must go, for Barzilly Minkley, who hadn’t been in this part of the country for years and years, had come home to his folkses on a visit (Barzilly is Whitfield’s own cousin on his father’s side), and all the Minkleys wuz invited to the old Minkley homestead to visit with him.
Pa
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From this reading She stayed here three days and four nights, while her Pa and Ma went to North Scriba to his folkses on a visit.
part
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From this reading And they thought that they must go, for Barzilly Minkley, who hadn’t been in this part of the country for years and years, had come home to his folkses on a visit (Barzilly is Whitfield’s own cousin on his father’s side), and all the Minkleys wuz invited to the old Minkley homestead to visit with him.
ragin
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From this reading Diphtheria wuz ragin’ there among the little children, and we none of us wuz willin’ to let Delight go.
Scriba
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From this reading She stayed here three days and four nights, while her Pa and Ma went to North Scriba to his folkses on a visit.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She stayed here three days and four nights, while her Pa and Ma went to North Scriba to his folkses on a visit.
side
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From this reading And they thought that they must go, for Barzilly Minkley, who hadn’t been in this part of the country for years and years, had come home to his folkses on a visit (Barzilly is Whitfield’s own cousin on his father’s side), and all the Minkleys wuz invited to the old Minkley homestead to visit with him.
somewhere
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From this reading Little Delight burnt up the world a week ago last Wednesday, somewhere along about the middle of the forenoon.
stayed
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From this reading She stayed here three days and four nights, while her Pa and Ma went to North Scriba to his folkses on a visit.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And they thought that they must go, for Barzilly Minkley, who hadn’t been in this part of the country for years and years, had come home to his folkses on a visit (Barzilly is Whitfield’s own cousin on his father’s side), and all the Minkleys wuz invited to the old Minkley homestead to visit with him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Little Delight burnt up the world a week ago last Wednesday, somewhere along about the middle of the forenoon.
there
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From this reading Diphtheria wuz ragin’ there among the little children, and we none of us wuz willin’ to let Delight go.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And they thought that they must go, for Barzilly Minkley, who hadn’t been in this part of the country for years and years, had come home to his folkses on a visit (Barzilly is Whitfield’s own cousin on his father’s side), and all the Minkleys wuz invited to the old Minkley homestead to visit with him.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And they thought that they must go, for Barzilly Minkley, who hadn’t been in this part of the country for years and years, had come home to his folkses on a visit (Barzilly is Whitfield’s own cousin on his father’s side), and all the Minkleys wuz invited to the old Minkley homestead to visit with him.
thought
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From this reading And they thought that they must go, for Barzilly Minkley, who hadn’t been in this part of the country for years and years, had come home to his folkses on a visit (Barzilly is Whitfield’s own cousin on his father’s side), and all the Minkleys wuz invited to the old Minkley homestead to visit with him.
three
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From this reading She stayed here three days and four nights, while her Pa and Ma went to North Scriba to his folkses on a visit.
Tirzah
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From this reading Whitfield wanted to go, but didn’t want to unless Tirzah Ann went.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She stayed here three days and four nights, while her Pa and Ma went to North Scriba to his folkses on a visit.
unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/
except if; if not
From this reading Whitfield wanted to go, but didn’t want to unless Tirzah Ann went.
up
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From this reading Little Delight burnt up the world a week ago last Wednesday, somewhere along about the middle of the forenoon.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Diphtheria wuz ragin’ there among the little children, and we none of us wuz willin’ to let Delight go.
visit
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From this reading She stayed here three days and four nights, while her Pa and Ma went to North Scriba to his folkses on a visit.
want
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From this reading Whitfield wanted to go, but didn’t want to unless Tirzah Ann went.
wanted
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From this reading Whitfield wanted to go, but didn’t want to unless Tirzah Ann went.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Diphtheria wuz ragin’ there among the little children, and we none of us wuz willin’ to let Delight go.
Wednesday
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From this reading Little Delight burnt up the world a week ago last Wednesday, somewhere along about the middle of the forenoon.
week
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From this reading Little Delight burnt up the world a week ago last Wednesday, somewhere along about the middle of the forenoon.
went
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From this reading She stayed here three days and four nights, while her Pa and Ma went to North Scriba to his folkses on a visit.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading She stayed here three days and four nights, while her Pa and Ma went to North Scriba to his folkses on a visit.
Whitfield
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From this reading Whitfield wanted to go, but didn’t want to unless Tirzah Ann went.
Whitfield's
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From this reading And they thought that they must go, for Barzilly Minkley, who hadn’t been in this part of the country for years and years, had come home to his folkses on a visit (Barzilly is Whitfield’s own cousin on his father’s side), and all the Minkleys wuz invited to the old Minkley homestead to visit with him.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading And they thought that they must go, for Barzilly Minkley, who hadn’t been in this part of the country for years and years, had come home to his folkses on a visit (Barzilly is Whitfield’s own cousin on his father’s side), and all the Minkleys wuz invited to the old Minkley homestead to visit with him.
willin
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From this reading Diphtheria wuz ragin’ there among the little children, and we none of us wuz willin’ to let Delight go.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And they thought that they must go, for Barzilly Minkley, who hadn’t been in this part of the country for years and years, had come home to his folkses on a visit (Barzilly is Whitfield’s own cousin on his father’s side), and all the Minkleys wuz invited to the old Minkley homestead to visit with him.
world
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From this reading Little Delight burnt up the world a week ago last Wednesday, somewhere along about the middle of the forenoon.
wuz
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From this reading Diphtheria wuz ragin’ there among the little children, and we none of us wuz willin’ to let Delight go.
years
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From this reading And they thought that they must go, for Barzilly Minkley, who hadn’t been in this part of the country for years and years, had come home to his folkses on a visit (Barzilly is Whitfield’s own cousin on his father’s side), and all the Minkleys wuz invited to the old Minkley homestead to visit with him.
