used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "I reckon the thing sort o' got started last summer" "Seem to me _he_ favors her a little thess aroun' the mouth" "Quick ez he see the clock, he come thoo" "She does make 'im _so_ contented an' happy" "An' then Sonny, seein' it all over, he come down"
(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 "I reckon the thing sort o' got started last summer" "Seem to me _he_ favors her a little thess aroun' the mouth" "Quick ez he see the clock, he come thoo" "She does make 'im _so_ contented an' happy" "An' then Sonny, seein' it all over, he come down"
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "I reckon the thing sort o' got started last summer" "Seem to me _he_ favors her a little thess aroun' the mouth" "Quick ez he see the clock, he come thoo" "She does make 'im _so_ contented an' happy" "An' then Sonny, seein' it all over, he come down"
ancestornounUS /ˈænsestər/
someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
From this reading "When I set here by myself on this po'ch so much these days an' think" "Seem like a person don't no mo''n realize he's a descendant befo' he's a' ancestor" SONNY A CHRISTMAS GUEST Boy, you say, doctor?
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "He was watchin' a bird-nest on the way to that school" "He had been playin' out o' doors bare-feeted" "Any question he missed was to be passed on to them thet had been grad'jatin' so fast" "'This orange is the earth, an' this here apple is the sun'"
applenounUS /ˈæpəl/
fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh
From this reading "He was watchin' a bird-nest on the way to that school" "He had been playin' out o' doors bare-feeted" "Any question he missed was to be passed on to them thet had been grad'jatin' so fast" "'This orange is the earth, an' this here apple is the sun'"
aroun
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From this reading "I reckon the thing sort o' got started last summer" "Seem to me _he_ favors her a little thess aroun' the mouth" "Quick ez he see the clock, he come thoo" "She does make 'im _so_ contented an' happy" "An' then Sonny, seein' it all over, he come down"
bare-feeted
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From this reading "He was watchin' a bird-nest on the way to that school" "He had been playin' out o' doors bare-feeted" "Any question he missed was to be passed on to them thet had been grad'jatin' so fast" "'This orange is the earth, an' this here apple is the sun'"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "He was watchin' a bird-nest on the way to that school" "He had been playin' out o' doors bare-feeted" "Any question he missed was to be passed on to them thet had been grad'jatin' so fast" "'This orange is the earth, an' this here apple is the sun'"
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "He was watchin' a bird-nest on the way to that school" "He had been playin' out o' doors bare-feeted" "Any question he missed was to be passed on to them thet had been grad'jatin' so fast" "'This orange is the earth, an' this here apple is the sun'"
befo
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From this reading "When I set here by myself on this po'ch so much these days an' think" "Seem like a person don't no mo''n realize he's a descendant befo' he's a' ancestor" SONNY A CHRISTMAS GUEST Boy, you say, doctor?
bird-nestverb
gather birdnests
From this reading "He was watchin' a bird-nest on the way to that school" "He had been playin' out o' doors bare-feeted" "Any question he missed was to be passed on to them thet had been grad'jatin' so fast" "'This orange is the earth, an' this here apple is the sun'"
a youthful male person
From this reading "When I set here by myself on this po'ch so much these days an' think" "Seem like a person don't no mo''n realize he's a descendant befo' he's a' ancestor" SONNY A CHRISTMAS GUEST Boy, you say, doctor?
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "When I set here by myself on this po'ch so much these days an' think" "Seem like a person don't no mo''n realize he's a descendant befo' he's a' ancestor" SONNY A CHRISTMAS GUEST Boy, you say, doctor?
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading "When I set here by myself on this po'ch so much these days an' think" "Seem like a person don't no mo''n realize he's a descendant befo' he's a' ancestor" SONNY A CHRISTMAS GUEST Boy, you say, doctor?
a timepiece that shows the time of day
From this reading "I reckon the thing sort o' got started last summer" "Seem to me _he_ favors her a little thess aroun' the mouth" "Quick ez he see the clock, he come thoo" "She does make 'im _so_ contented an' happy" "An' then Sonny, seein' it all over, he come down"
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "I reckon the thing sort o' got started last summer" "Seem to me _he_ favors her a little thess aroun' the mouth" "Quick ez he see the clock, he come thoo" "She does make 'im _so_ contented an' happy" "An' then Sonny, seein' it all over, he come down"
contentedadjectiveUS /kənˈtentəd/
satisfied or showing satisfaction with things as they are
From this reading "I reckon the thing sort o' got started last summer" "Seem to me _he_ favors her a little thess aroun' the mouth" "Quick ez he see the clock, he come thoo" "She does make 'im _so_ contented an' happy" "An' then Sonny, seein' it all over, he come down"
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "What could be sweeter 'n little Mary Elizabeth?"
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading "When I set here by myself on this po'ch so much these days an' think" "Seem like a person don't no mo''n realize he's a descendant befo' he's a' ancestor" SONNY A CHRISTMAS GUEST Boy, you say, doctor?
descendantnounUS /dɪˈsendənt/
a person considered as descended from some ancestor
From this reading "When I set here by myself on this po'ch so much these days an' think" "Seem like a person don't no mo''n realize he's a descendant befo' he's a' ancestor" SONNY A CHRISTMAS GUEST Boy, you say, doctor?
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading "When I set here by myself on this po'ch so much these days an' think" "Seem like a person don't no mo''n realize he's a descendant befo' he's a' ancestor" SONNY A CHRISTMAS GUEST Boy, you say, doctor?
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I reckon the thing sort o' got started last summer" "Seem to me _he_ favors her a little thess aroun' the mouth" "Quick ez he see the clock, he come thoo" "She does make 'im _so_ contented an' happy" "An' then Sonny, seein' it all over, he come down"
don't
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From this reading "When I set here by myself on this po'ch so much these days an' think" "Seem like a person don't no mo''n realize he's a descendant befo' he's a' ancestor" SONNY A CHRISTMAS GUEST Boy, you say, doctor?
plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading "He was watchin' a bird-nest on the way to that school" "He had been playin' out o' doors bare-feeted" "Any question he missed was to be passed on to them thet had been grad'jatin' so fast" "'This orange is the earth, an' this here apple is the sun'"
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "I reckon the thing sort o' got started last summer" "Seem to me _he_ favors her a little thess aroun' the mouth" "Quick ez he see the clock, he come thoo" "She does make 'im _so_ contented an' happy" "An' then Sonny, seein' it all over, he come down"
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading "He was watchin' a bird-nest on the way to that school" "He had been playin' out o' doors bare-feeted" "Any question he missed was to be passed on to them thet had been grad'jatin' so fast" "'This orange is the earth, an' this here apple is the sun'"
daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)
From this reading "What could be sweeter 'n little Mary Elizabeth?"
ez
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From this reading "I reckon the thing sort o' got started last summer" "Seem to me _he_ favors her a little thess aroun' the mouth" "Quick ez he see the clock, he come thoo" "She does make 'im _so_ contented an' happy" "An' then Sonny, seein' it all over, he come down"
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading "He was watchin' a bird-nest on the way to that school" "He had been playin' out o' doors bare-feeted" "Any question he missed was to be passed on to them thet had been grad'jatin' so fast" "'This orange is the earth, an' this here apple is the sun'"
favorsnounUS /ˈfeɪvərz/
plural of “favor” — an act of gracious kindness
From this reading "I reckon the thing sort o' got started last summer" "Seem to me _he_ favors her a little thess aroun' the mouth" "Quick ez he see the clock, he come thoo" "She does make 'im _so_ contented an' happy" "An' then Sonny, seein' it all over, he come down"
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "I reckon the thing sort o' got started last summer" "Seem to me _he_ favors her a little thess aroun' the mouth" "Quick ez he see the clock, he come thoo" "She does make 'im _so_ contented an' happy" "An' then Sonny, seein' it all over, he come down"
grad'jatin
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From this reading "He was watchin' a bird-nest on the way to that school" "He had been playin' out o' doors bare-feeted" "Any question he missed was to be passed on to them thet had been grad'jatin' so fast" "'This orange is the earth, an' this here apple is the sun'"
a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading "When I set here by myself on this po'ch so much these days an' think" "Seem like a person don't no mo''n realize he's a descendant befo' he's a' ancestor" SONNY A CHRISTMAS GUEST Boy, you say, doctor?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "He was watchin' a bird-nest on the way to that school" "He had been playin' out o' doors bare-feeted" "Any question he missed was to be passed on to them thet had been grad'jatin' so fast" "'This orange is the earth, an' this here apple is the sun'"
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading "I reckon the thing sort o' got started last summer" "Seem to me _he_ favors her a little thess aroun' the mouth" "Quick ez he see the clock, he come thoo" "She does make 'im _so_ contented an' happy" "An' then Sonny, seein' it all over, he come down"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I reckon the thing sort o' got started last summer" "Seem to me _he_ favors her a little thess aroun' the mouth" "Quick ez he see the clock, he come thoo" "She does make 'im _so_ contented an' happy" "An' then Sonny, seein' it all over, he come down"
he's
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From this reading "When I set here by myself on this po'ch so much these days an' think" "Seem like a person don't no mo''n realize he's a descendant befo' he's a' ancestor" SONNY A CHRISTMAS GUEST Boy, you say, doctor?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "I reckon the thing sort o' got started last summer" "Seem to me _he_ favors her a little thess aroun' the mouth" "Quick ez he see the clock, he come thoo" "She does make 'im _so_ contented an' happy" "An' then Sonny, seein' it all over, he come down"
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "He was watchin' a bird-nest on the way to that school" "He had been playin' out o' doors bare-feeted" "Any question he missed was to be passed on to them thet had been grad'jatin' so fast" "'This orange is the earth, an' this here apple is the sun'"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I reckon the thing sort o' got started last summer" "Seem to me _he_ favors her a little thess aroun' the mouth" "Quick ez he see the clock, he come thoo" "She does make 'im _so_ contented an' happy" "An' then Sonny, seein' it all over, he come down"
im
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From this reading "I reckon the thing sort o' got started last summer" "Seem to me _he_ favors her a little thess aroun' the mouth" "Quick ez he see the clock, he come thoo" "She does make 'im _so_ contented an' happy" "An' then Sonny, seein' it all over, he come down"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "He was watchin' a bird-nest on the way to that school" "He had been playin' out o' doors bare-feeted" "Any question he missed was to be passed on to them thet had been grad'jatin' so fast" "'This orange is the earth, an' this here apple is the sun'"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I reckon the thing sort o' got started last summer" "Seem to me _he_ favors her a little thess aroun' the mouth" "Quick ez he see the clock, he come thoo" "She does make 'im _so_ contented an' happy" "An' then Sonny, seein' it all over, he come down"
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading An' she don't know it yet?
immediately past
From this reading "I reckon the thing sort o' got started last summer" "Seem to me _he_ favors her a little thess aroun' the mouth" "Quick ez he see the clock, he come thoo" "She does make 'im _so_ contented an' happy" "An' then Sonny, seein' it all over, he come down"
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "When I set here by myself on this po'ch so much these days an' think" "Seem like a person don't no mo''n realize he's a descendant befo' he's a' ancestor" SONNY A CHRISTMAS GUEST Boy, you say, doctor?
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "I reckon the thing sort o' got started last summer" "Seem to me _he_ favors her a little thess aroun' the mouth" "Quick ez he see the clock, he come thoo" "She does make 'im _so_ contented an' happy" "An' then Sonny, seein' it all over, he come down"
engage in
From this reading "I reckon the thing sort o' got started last summer" "Seem to me _he_ favors her a little thess aroun' the mouth" "Quick ez he see the clock, he come thoo" "She does make 'im _so_ contented an' happy" "An' then Sonny, seein' it all over, he come down"
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading "What could be sweeter 'n little Mary Elizabeth?"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I reckon the thing sort o' got started last summer" "Seem to me _he_ favors her a little thess aroun' the mouth" "Quick ez he see the clock, he come thoo" "She does make 'im _so_ contented an' happy" "An' then Sonny, seein' it all over, he come down"
not caught with the senses or the mind
From this reading "He was watchin' a bird-nest on the way to that school" "He had been playin' out o' doors bare-feeted" "Any question he missed was to be passed on to them thet had been grad'jatin' so fast" "'This orange is the earth, an' this here apple is the sun'"
monounUS /moʊ/
an indefinitely short time
From this reading "When I set here by myself on this po'ch so much these days an' think" "Seem like a person don't no mo''n realize he's a descendant befo' he's a' ancestor" SONNY A CHRISTMAS GUEST Boy, you say, doctor?
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading "I reckon the thing sort o' got started last summer" "Seem to me _he_ favors her a little thess aroun' the mouth" "Quick ez he see the clock, he come thoo" "She does make 'im _so_ contented an' happy" "An' then Sonny, seein' it all over, he come down"
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "When I set here by myself on this po'ch so much these days an' think" "Seem like a person don't no mo''n realize he's a descendant befo' he's a' ancestor" SONNY A CHRISTMAS GUEST Boy, you say, doctor?
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading "When I set here by myself on this po'ch so much these days an' think" "Seem like a person don't no mo''n realize he's a descendant befo' he's a' ancestor" SONNY A CHRISTMAS GUEST Boy, you say, doctor?
a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues
From this reading "What could be sweeter 'n little Mary Elizabeth?"
not any; not one
From this reading "When I set here by myself on this po'ch so much these days an' think" "Seem like a person don't no mo''n realize he's a descendant befo' he's a' ancestor" SONNY A CHRISTMAS GUEST Boy, you say, doctor?
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "I reckon the thing sort o' got started last summer" "Seem to me _he_ favors her a little thess aroun' the mouth" "Quick ez he see the clock, he come thoo" "She does make 'im _so_ contented an' happy" "An' then Sonny, seein' it all over, he come down"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "He was watchin' a bird-nest on the way to that school" "He had been playin' out o' doors bare-feeted" "Any question he missed was to be passed on to them thet had been grad'jatin' so fast" "'This orange is the earth, an' this here apple is the sun'"
orangenounUS /ˈɔːrəndʒ/
round yellow to orange fruit of any of several citrus trees
From this reading "He was watchin' a bird-nest on the way to that school" "He had been playin' out o' doors bare-feeted" "Any question he missed was to be passed on to them thet had been grad'jatin' so fast" "'This orange is the earth, an' this here apple is the sun'"
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "He was watchin' a bird-nest on the way to that school" "He had been playin' out o' doors bare-feeted" "Any question he missed was to be passed on to them thet had been grad'jatin' so fast" "'This orange is the earth, an' this here apple is the sun'"
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "I reckon the thing sort o' got started last summer" "Seem to me _he_ favors her a little thess aroun' the mouth" "Quick ez he see the clock, he come thoo" "She does make 'im _so_ contented an' happy" "An' then Sonny, seein' it all over, he come down"
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading "He was watchin' a bird-nest on the way to that school" "He had been playin' out o' doors bare-feeted" "Any question he missed was to be passed on to them thet had been grad'jatin' so fast" "'This orange is the earth, an' this here apple is the sun'"
a human being
From this reading "When I set here by myself on this po'ch so much these days an' think" "Seem like a person don't no mo''n realize he's a descendant befo' he's a' ancestor" SONNY A CHRISTMAS GUEST Boy, you say, doctor?
playin
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From this reading "He was watchin' a bird-nest on the way to that school" "He had been playin' out o' doors bare-feeted" "Any question he missed was to be passed on to them thet had been grad'jatin' so fast" "'This orange is the earth, an' this here apple is the sun'"
po'ch
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From this reading "When I set here by myself on this po'ch so much these days an' think" "Seem like a person don't no mo''n realize he's a descendant befo' he's a' ancestor" SONNY A CHRISTMAS GUEST Boy, you say, doctor?
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading "He was watchin' a bird-nest on the way to that school" "He had been playin' out o' doors bare-feeted" "Any question he missed was to be passed on to them thet had been grad'jatin' so fast" "'This orange is the earth, an' this here apple is the sun'"
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading "I reckon the thing sort o' got started last summer" "Seem to me _he_ favors her a little thess aroun' the mouth" "Quick ez he see the clock, he come thoo" "She does make 'im _so_ contented an' happy" "An' then Sonny, seein' it all over, he come down"
be fully aware or cognizant of
From this reading "When I set here by myself on this po'ch so much these days an' think" "Seem like a person don't no mo''n realize he's a descendant befo' he's a' ancestor" SONNY A CHRISTMAS GUEST Boy, you say, doctor?
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading "I reckon the thing sort o' got started last summer" "Seem to me _he_ favors her a little thess aroun' the mouth" "Quick ez he see the clock, he come thoo" "She does make 'im _so_ contented an' happy" "An' then Sonny, seein' it all over, he come down"
express in words
From this reading "When I set here by myself on this po'ch so much these days an' think" "Seem like a person don't no mo''n realize he's a descendant befo' he's a' ancestor" SONNY A CHRISTMAS GUEST Boy, you say, doctor?
an educational institution
From this reading "He was watchin' a bird-nest on the way to that school" "He had been playin' out o' doors bare-feeted" "Any question he missed was to be passed on to them thet had been grad'jatin' so fast" "'This orange is the earth, an' this here apple is the sun'"
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "I reckon the thing sort o' got started last summer" "Seem to me _he_ favors her a little thess aroun' the mouth" "Quick ez he see the clock, he come thoo" "She does make 'im _so_ contented an' happy" "An' then Sonny, seein' it all over, he come down"
seein
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From this reading "I reckon the thing sort o' got started last summer" "Seem to me _he_ favors her a little thess aroun' the mouth" "Quick ez he see the clock, he come thoo" "She does make 'im _so_ contented an' happy" "An' then Sonny, seein' it all over, he come down"
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "I reckon the thing sort o' got started last summer" "Seem to me _he_ favors her a little thess aroun' the mouth" "Quick ez he see the clock, he come thoo" "She does make 'im _so_ contented an' happy" "An' then Sonny, seein' it all over, he come down"
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "When I set here by myself on this po'ch so much these days an' think" "Seem like a person don't no mo''n realize he's a descendant befo' he's a' ancestor" SONNY A CHRISTMAS GUEST Boy, you say, doctor?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I reckon the thing sort o' got started last summer" "Seem to me _he_ favors her a little thess aroun' the mouth" "Quick ez he see the clock, he come thoo" "She does make 'im _so_ contented an' happy" "An' then Sonny, seein' it all over, he come down"
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I reckon the thing sort o' got started last summer" "Seem to me _he_ favors her a little thess aroun' the mouth" "Quick ez he see the clock, he come thoo" "She does make 'im _so_ contented an' happy" "An' then Sonny, seein' it all over, he come down"
SonnynounUS /ˈsʌni/
a male child (a familiar term of address to a boy)
From this reading "I reckon the thing sort o' got started last summer" "Seem to me _he_ favors her a little thess aroun' the mouth" "Quick ez he see the clock, he come thoo" "She does make 'im _so_ contented an' happy" "An' then Sonny, seein' it all over, he come down"
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading "I reckon the thing sort o' got started last summer" "Seem to me _he_ favors her a little thess aroun' the mouth" "Quick ez he see the clock, he come thoo" "She does make 'im _so_ contented an' happy" "An' then Sonny, seein' it all over, he come down"
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading "I reckon the thing sort o' got started last summer" "Seem to me _he_ favors her a little thess aroun' the mouth" "Quick ez he see the clock, he come thoo" "She does make 'im _so_ contented an' happy" "An' then Sonny, seein' it all over, he come down"
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading "I reckon the thing sort o' got started last summer" "Seem to me _he_ favors her a little thess aroun' the mouth" "Quick ez he see the clock, he come thoo" "She does make 'im _so_ contented an' happy" "An' then Sonny, seein' it all over, he come down"
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading "He was watchin' a bird-nest on the way to that school" "He had been playin' out o' doors bare-feeted" "Any question he missed was to be passed on to them thet had been grad'jatin' so fast" "'This orange is the earth, an' this here apple is the sun'"
sweeteradjectiveUS /ˈswiːtər/
comparative of “sweet” — having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading "What could be sweeter 'n little Mary Elizabeth?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "He was watchin' a bird-nest on the way to that school" "He had been playin' out o' doors bare-feeted" "Any question he missed was to be passed on to them thet had been grad'jatin' so fast" "'This orange is the earth, an' this here apple is the sun'"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I reckon the thing sort o' got started last summer" "Seem to me _he_ favors her a little thess aroun' the mouth" "Quick ez he see the clock, he come thoo" "She does make 'im _so_ contented an' happy" "An' then Sonny, seein' it all over, he come down"
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "He was watchin' a bird-nest on the way to that school" "He had been playin' out o' doors bare-feeted" "Any question he missed was to be passed on to them thet had been grad'jatin' so fast" "'This orange is the earth, an' this here apple is the sun'"
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "I reckon the thing sort o' got started last summer" "Seem to me _he_ favors her a little thess aroun' the mouth" "Quick ez he see the clock, he come thoo" "She does make 'im _so_ contented an' happy" "An' then Sonny, seein' it all over, he come down"
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "When I set here by myself on this po'ch so much these days an' think" "Seem like a person don't no mo''n realize he's a descendant befo' he's a' ancestor" SONNY A CHRISTMAS GUEST Boy, you say, doctor?
thess
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From this reading "I reckon the thing sort o' got started last summer" "Seem to me _he_ favors her a little thess aroun' the mouth" "Quick ez he see the clock, he come thoo" "She does make 'im _so_ contented an' happy" "An' then Sonny, seein' it all over, he come down"
thet
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From this reading "He was watchin' a bird-nest on the way to that school" "He had been playin' out o' doors bare-feeted" "Any question he missed was to be passed on to them thet had been grad'jatin' so fast" "'This orange is the earth, an' this here apple is the sun'"
a special situation
From this reading "I reckon the thing sort o' got started last summer" "Seem to me _he_ favors her a little thess aroun' the mouth" "Quick ez he see the clock, he come thoo" "She does make 'im _so_ contented an' happy" "An' then Sonny, seein' it all over, he come down"
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "When I set here by myself on this po'ch so much these days an' think" "Seem like a person don't no mo''n realize he's a descendant befo' he's a' ancestor" SONNY A CHRISTMAS GUEST Boy, you say, doctor?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "He was watchin' a bird-nest on the way to that school" "He had been playin' out o' doors bare-feeted" "Any question he missed was to be passed on to them thet had been grad'jatin' so fast" "'This orange is the earth, an' this here apple is the sun'"
thoo
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From this reading "I reckon the thing sort o' got started last summer" "Seem to me _he_ favors her a little thess aroun' the mouth" "Quick ez he see the clock, he come thoo" "She does make 'im _so_ contented an' happy" "An' then Sonny, seein' it all over, he come down"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I reckon the thing sort o' got started last summer" "Seem to me _he_ favors her a little thess aroun' the mouth" "Quick ez he see the clock, he come thoo" "She does make 'im _so_ contented an' happy" "An' then Sonny, seein' it all over, he come down"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "He was watchin' a bird-nest on the way to that school" "He had been playin' out o' doors bare-feeted" "Any question he missed was to be passed on to them thet had been grad'jatin' so fast" "'This orange is the earth, an' this here apple is the sun'"
watchin
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He was watchin' a bird-nest on the way to that school" "He had been playin' out o' doors bare-feeted" "Any question he missed was to be passed on to them thet had been grad'jatin' so fast" "'This orange is the earth, an' this here apple is the sun'"
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "He was watchin' a bird-nest on the way to that school" "He had been playin' out o' doors bare-feeted" "Any question he missed was to be passed on to them thet had been grad'jatin' so fast" "'This orange is the earth, an' this here apple is the sun'"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What could be sweeter 'n little Mary Elizabeth?"
at the time that
From this reading "When I set here by myself on this po'ch so much these days an' think" "Seem like a person don't no mo''n realize he's a descendant befo' he's a' ancestor" SONNY A CHRISTMAS GUEST Boy, you say, doctor?
but in spite of that
From this reading An' she don't know it yet?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "When I set here by myself on this po'ch so much these days an' think" "Seem like a person don't no mo''n realize he's a descendant befo' he's a' ancestor" SONNY A CHRISTMAS GUEST Boy, you say, doctor?
