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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 Accordin’ to promise Tamer Ann brung Jack to stay a few days with me while she went on to her Aunt Nancy John’s.
Accordin
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From this reading Accordin’ to promise Tamer Ann brung Jack to stay a few days with me while she went on to her Aunt Nancy John’s.
afternoon
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From this reading And he played round jest as good as a child could all the afternoon, and eat a good supper, and that night before he went to bed he come and leaned his curly head on my shoulder, and talked real confidential to me.
all
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From this reading And he played round jest as good as a child could all the afternoon, and eat a good supper, and that night before he went to bed he come and leaned his curly head on my shoulder, and talked real confidential to me.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her Aunt Nancy don’t like children, bein’ nervous and highstericky, but she is a rich woman and Tamer has expectations from her, and goes there quite a good deal and makes of her.
Ann
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From this reading Accordin’ to promise Tamer Ann brung Jack to stay a few days with me while she went on to her Aunt Nancy John’s.
apart
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From this reading She is Tamer’s great aunt, and is one of two widders of the same name, so to tell ’em apart we call ’em Aunt Nancy John and Aunt Nancy Joe.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And he played round jest as good as a child could all the afternoon, and eat a good supper, and that night before he went to bed he come and leaned his curly head on my shoulder, and talked real confidential to me.
Aunt
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From this reading Accordin’ to promise Tamer Ann brung Jack to stay a few days with me while she went on to her Aunt Nancy John’s.
awful
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From this reading Jack wuz awful tickled to git to our house, and I wuz glad enough to see him.
bed
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From this reading And he played round jest as good as a child could all the afternoon, and eat a good supper, and that night before he went to bed he come and leaned his curly head on my shoulder, and talked real confidential to me.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading And he played round jest as good as a child could all the afternoon, and eat a good supper, and that night before he went to bed he come and leaned his curly head on my shoulder, and talked real confidential to me.
bein
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From this reading Her Aunt Nancy don’t like children, bein’ nervous and highstericky, but she is a rich woman and Tamer has expectations from her, and goes there quite a good deal and makes of her.
brung
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From this reading Accordin’ to promise Tamer Ann brung Jack to stay a few days with me while she went on to her Aunt Nancy John’s.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Her Aunt Nancy don’t like children, bein’ nervous and highstericky, but she is a rich woman and Tamer has expectations from her, and goes there quite a good deal and makes of her.
call
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From this reading She is Tamer’s great aunt, and is one of two widders of the same name, so to tell ’em apart we call ’em Aunt Nancy John and Aunt Nancy Joe.
child
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From this reading And he played round jest as good as a child could all the afternoon, and eat a good supper, and that night before he went to bed he come and leaned his curly head on my shoulder, and talked real confidential to me.
children
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From this reading Her Aunt Nancy don’t like children, bein’ nervous and highstericky, but she is a rich woman and Tamer has expectations from her, and goes there quite a good deal and makes of her.
come
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From this reading And he played round jest as good as a child could all the afternoon, and eat a good supper, and that night before he went to bed he come and leaned his curly head on my shoulder, and talked real confidential to me.
confidential
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From this reading And he played round jest as good as a child could all the afternoon, and eat a good supper, and that night before he went to bed he come and leaned his curly head on my shoulder, and talked real confidential to me.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading And he played round jest as good as a child could all the afternoon, and eat a good supper, and that night before he went to bed he come and leaned his curly head on my shoulder, and talked real confidential to me.
curly
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From this reading And he played round jest as good as a child could all the afternoon, and eat a good supper, and that night before he went to bed he come and leaned his curly head on my shoulder, and talked real confidential to me.
days
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From this reading Accordin’ to promise Tamer Ann brung Jack to stay a few days with me while she went on to her Aunt Nancy John’s.
deal
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From this reading Her Aunt Nancy don’t like children, bein’ nervous and highstericky, but she is a rich woman and Tamer has expectations from her, and goes there quite a good deal and makes of her.
don't
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From this reading Her Aunt Nancy don’t like children, bein’ nervous and highstericky, but she is a rich woman and Tamer has expectations from her, and goes there quite a good deal and makes of her.
eat
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From this reading And he played round jest as good as a child could all the afternoon, and eat a good supper, and that night before he went to bed he come and leaned his curly head on my shoulder, and talked real confidential to me.
em
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From this reading She is Tamer’s great aunt, and is one of two widders of the same name, so to tell ’em apart we call ’em Aunt Nancy John and Aunt Nancy Joe.
enough
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From this reading Jack wuz awful tickled to git to our house, and I wuz glad enough to see him.
expectations
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From this reading Her Aunt Nancy don’t like children, bein’ nervous and highstericky, but she is a rich woman and Tamer has expectations from her, and goes there quite a good deal and makes of her.
few
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From this reading Accordin’ to promise Tamer Ann brung Jack to stay a few days with me while she went on to her Aunt Nancy John’s.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Her Aunt Nancy don’t like children, bein’ nervous and highstericky, but she is a rich woman and Tamer has expectations from her, and goes there quite a good deal and makes of her.
git
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From this reading Jack wuz awful tickled to git to our house, and I wuz glad enough to see him.
glad
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From this reading Jack wuz awful tickled to git to our house, and I wuz glad enough to see him.
goes
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From this reading Her Aunt Nancy don’t like children, bein’ nervous and highstericky, but she is a rich woman and Tamer has expectations from her, and goes there quite a good deal and makes of her.
good
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From this reading Her Aunt Nancy don’t like children, bein’ nervous and highstericky, but she is a rich woman and Tamer has expectations from her, and goes there quite a good deal and makes of her.
great
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From this reading She is Tamer’s great aunt, and is one of two widders of the same name, so to tell ’em apart we call ’em Aunt Nancy John and Aunt Nancy Joe.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her Aunt Nancy don’t like children, bein’ nervous and highstericky, but she is a rich woman and Tamer has expectations from her, and goes there quite a good deal and makes of her.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And he played round jest as good as a child could all the afternoon, and eat a good supper, and that night before he went to bed he come and leaned his curly head on my shoulder, and talked real confidential to me.
head
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From this reading And he played round jest as good as a child could all the afternoon, and eat a good supper, and that night before he went to bed he come and leaned his curly head on my shoulder, and talked real confidential to me.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Accordin’ to promise Tamer Ann brung Jack to stay a few days with me while she went on to her Aunt Nancy John’s.
highstericky
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From this reading Her Aunt Nancy don’t like children, bein’ nervous and highstericky, but she is a rich woman and Tamer has expectations from her, and goes there quite a good deal and makes of her.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Jack wuz awful tickled to git to our house, and I wuz glad enough to see him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And he played round jest as good as a child could all the afternoon, and eat a good supper, and that night before he went to bed he come and leaned his curly head on my shoulder, and talked real confidential to me.
house
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From this reading Jack wuz awful tickled to git to our house, and I wuz glad enough to see him.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Jack wuz awful tickled to git to our house, and I wuz glad enough to see him.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her Aunt Nancy don’t like children, bein’ nervous and highstericky, but she is a rich woman and Tamer has expectations from her, and goes there quite a good deal and makes of her.
Jack
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From this reading Accordin’ to promise Tamer Ann brung Jack to stay a few days with me while she went on to her Aunt Nancy John’s.
jest
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From this reading And he played round jest as good as a child could all the afternoon, and eat a good supper, and that night before he went to bed he come and leaned his curly head on my shoulder, and talked real confidential to me.
Joe
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From this reading She is Tamer’s great aunt, and is one of two widders of the same name, so to tell ’em apart we call ’em Aunt Nancy John and Aunt Nancy Joe.
John
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From this reading She is Tamer’s great aunt, and is one of two widders of the same name, so to tell ’em apart we call ’em Aunt Nancy John and Aunt Nancy Joe.
John's
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From this reading Accordin’ to promise Tamer Ann brung Jack to stay a few days with me while she went on to her Aunt Nancy John’s.
leaned
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From this reading And he played round jest as good as a child could all the afternoon, and eat a good supper, and that night before he went to bed he come and leaned his curly head on my shoulder, and talked real confidential to me.
like
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From this reading Her Aunt Nancy don’t like children, bein’ nervous and highstericky, but she is a rich woman and Tamer has expectations from her, and goes there quite a good deal and makes of her.
makes
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From this reading Her Aunt Nancy don’t like children, bein’ nervous and highstericky, but she is a rich woman and Tamer has expectations from her, and goes there quite a good deal and makes of her.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Accordin’ to promise Tamer Ann brung Jack to stay a few days with me while she went on to her Aunt Nancy John’s.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And he played round jest as good as a child could all the afternoon, and eat a good supper, and that night before he went to bed he come and leaned his curly head on my shoulder, and talked real confidential to me.
name
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From this reading She is Tamer’s great aunt, and is one of two widders of the same name, so to tell ’em apart we call ’em Aunt Nancy John and Aunt Nancy Joe.
Nancy
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From this reading Accordin’ to promise Tamer Ann brung Jack to stay a few days with me while she went on to her Aunt Nancy John’s.
nervous
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From this reading Her Aunt Nancy don’t like children, bein’ nervous and highstericky, but she is a rich woman and Tamer has expectations from her, and goes there quite a good deal and makes of her.
night
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From this reading And he played round jest as good as a child could all the afternoon, and eat a good supper, and that night before he went to bed he come and leaned his curly head on my shoulder, and talked real confidential to me.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Her Aunt Nancy don’t like children, bein’ nervous and highstericky, but she is a rich woman and Tamer has expectations from her, and goes there quite a good deal and makes of her.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Accordin’ to promise Tamer Ann brung Jack to stay a few days with me while she went on to her Aunt Nancy John’s.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She is Tamer’s great aunt, and is one of two widders of the same name, so to tell ’em apart we call ’em Aunt Nancy John and Aunt Nancy Joe.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Jack wuz awful tickled to git to our house, and I wuz glad enough to see him.
played
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From this reading And he played round jest as good as a child could all the afternoon, and eat a good supper, and that night before he went to bed he come and leaned his curly head on my shoulder, and talked real confidential to me.
promise
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From this reading Accordin’ to promise Tamer Ann brung Jack to stay a few days with me while she went on to her Aunt Nancy John’s.
quite
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From this reading Her Aunt Nancy don’t like children, bein’ nervous and highstericky, but she is a rich woman and Tamer has expectations from her, and goes there quite a good deal and makes of her.
real
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From this reading And he played round jest as good as a child could all the afternoon, and eat a good supper, and that night before he went to bed he come and leaned his curly head on my shoulder, and talked real confidential to me.
rich
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From this reading Her Aunt Nancy don’t like children, bein’ nervous and highstericky, but she is a rich woman and Tamer has expectations from her, and goes there quite a good deal and makes of her.
round
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From this reading And he played round jest as good as a child could all the afternoon, and eat a good supper, and that night before he went to bed he come and leaned his curly head on my shoulder, and talked real confidential to me.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading She is Tamer’s great aunt, and is one of two widders of the same name, so to tell ’em apart we call ’em Aunt Nancy John and Aunt Nancy Joe.
see
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From this reading Jack wuz awful tickled to git to our house, and I wuz glad enough to see him.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Accordin’ to promise Tamer Ann brung Jack to stay a few days with me while she went on to her Aunt Nancy John’s.
shoulder
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From this reading And he played round jest as good as a child could all the afternoon, and eat a good supper, and that night before he went to bed he come and leaned his curly head on my shoulder, and talked real confidential to me.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She is Tamer’s great aunt, and is one of two widders of the same name, so to tell ’em apart we call ’em Aunt Nancy John and Aunt Nancy Joe.
stay
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From this reading Accordin’ to promise Tamer Ann brung Jack to stay a few days with me while she went on to her Aunt Nancy John’s.
supper
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From this reading And he played round jest as good as a child could all the afternoon, and eat a good supper, and that night before he went to bed he come and leaned his curly head on my shoulder, and talked real confidential to me.
talked
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From this reading And he played round jest as good as a child could all the afternoon, and eat a good supper, and that night before he went to bed he come and leaned his curly head on my shoulder, and talked real confidential to me.
Tamer
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From this reading Accordin’ to promise Tamer Ann brung Jack to stay a few days with me while she went on to her Aunt Nancy John’s.
Tamer's
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From this reading She is Tamer’s great aunt, and is one of two widders of the same name, so to tell ’em apart we call ’em Aunt Nancy John and Aunt Nancy Joe.
tell
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From this reading She is Tamer’s great aunt, and is one of two widders of the same name, so to tell ’em apart we call ’em Aunt Nancy John and Aunt Nancy Joe.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And he played round jest as good as a child could all the afternoon, and eat a good supper, and that night before he went to bed he come and leaned his curly head on my shoulder, and talked real confidential to me.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She is Tamer’s great aunt, and is one of two widders of the same name, so to tell ’em apart we call ’em Aunt Nancy John and Aunt Nancy Joe.
there
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From this reading Her Aunt Nancy don’t like children, bein’ nervous and highstericky, but she is a rich woman and Tamer has expectations from her, and goes there quite a good deal and makes of her.
tickled
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From this reading Jack wuz awful tickled to git to our house, and I wuz glad enough to see him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Accordin’ to promise Tamer Ann brung Jack to stay a few days with me while she went on to her Aunt Nancy John’s.
two
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From this reading She is Tamer’s great aunt, and is one of two widders of the same name, so to tell ’em apart we call ’em Aunt Nancy John and Aunt Nancy Joe.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading She is Tamer’s great aunt, and is one of two widders of the same name, so to tell ’em apart we call ’em Aunt Nancy John and Aunt Nancy Joe.
went
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From this reading Accordin’ to promise Tamer Ann brung Jack to stay a few days with me while she went on to her Aunt Nancy John’s.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Accordin’ to promise Tamer Ann brung Jack to stay a few days with me while she went on to her Aunt Nancy John’s.
widders
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From this reading She is Tamer’s great aunt, and is one of two widders of the same name, so to tell ’em apart we call ’em Aunt Nancy John and Aunt Nancy Joe.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Accordin’ to promise Tamer Ann brung Jack to stay a few days with me while she went on to her Aunt Nancy John’s.
woman
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From this reading Her Aunt Nancy don’t like children, bein’ nervous and highstericky, but she is a rich woman and Tamer has expectations from her, and goes there quite a good deal and makes of her.
wuz
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From this reading Jack wuz awful tickled to git to our house, and I wuz glad enough to see him.
