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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 HOW IT WAS PLANNED TO BE RUN, AND HOW IT WAS RUN When a hen is bound to set Seems as if ’tain’t etiket Dousin’ her in water till She’s connected with a chill.
accommodate
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From this reading It is perched on the gray ledges of Cross Hill in the centre of the town in order to accommodate the three villages, and here in lonely state, with no other building nearer than half a mile, it faces a buffet from every gale and a drenching from every storm.
ammed
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From this reading Seems as though ’twas skursely right Givin’ her a dreadful fright, Tyin’ rags around her tail, Poundin’ on an old tin pail, Chasin’ her around the yard-- Seems as though ’twas kind of hard Bein’ kicked and ammed and shooed ‘Cause she wants to raise a brood.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Seems as though ’twas skursely right Givin’ her a dreadful fright, Tyin’ rags around her tail, Poundin’ on an old tin pail, Chasin’ her around the yard-- Seems as though ’twas kind of hard Bein’ kicked and ammed and shooed ‘Cause she wants to raise a brood.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HOW IT WAS PLANNED TO BE RUN, AND HOW IT WAS RUN When a hen is bound to set Seems as if ’tain’t etiket Dousin’ her in water till She’s connected with a chill.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Seems as though ’twas skursely right Givin’ her a dreadful fright, Tyin’ rags around her tail, Poundin’ on an old tin pail, Chasin’ her around the yard-- Seems as though ’twas kind of hard Bein’ kicked and ammed and shooed ‘Cause she wants to raise a brood.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading HOW IT WAS PLANNED TO BE RUN, AND HOW IT WAS RUN When a hen is bound to set Seems as if ’tain’t etiket Dousin’ her in water till She’s connected with a chill.
BEauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading HOW IT WAS PLANNED TO BE RUN, AND HOW IT WAS RUN When a hen is bound to set Seems as if ’tain’t etiket Dousin’ her in water till She’s connected with a chill.
Bein
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Benson's
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Bill
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bound
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From this reading HOW IT WAS PLANNED TO BE RUN, AND HOW IT WAS RUN When a hen is bound to set Seems as if ’tain’t etiket Dousin’ her in water till She’s connected with a chill.
box
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From this reading Palermo’s town house is like a roofed dry goods box, its clapboards unpainted and weather-beaten.
Boy
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brood
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buffet
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From this reading It is perched on the gray ledges of Cross Hill in the centre of the town in order to accommodate the three villages, and here in lonely state, with no other building nearer than half a mile, it faces a buffet from every gale and a drenching from every storm.
building
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From this reading It is perched on the gray ledges of Cross Hill in the centre of the town in order to accommodate the three villages, and here in lonely state, with no other building nearer than half a mile, it faces a buffet from every gale and a drenching from every storm.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
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Cause
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centre
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From this reading It is perched on the gray ledges of Cross Hill in the centre of the town in order to accommodate the three villages, and here in lonely state, with no other building nearer than half a mile, it faces a buffet from every gale and a drenching from every storm.
Chasin
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chill
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From this reading HOW IT WAS PLANNED TO BE RUN, AND HOW IT WAS RUN When a hen is bound to set Seems as if ’tain’t etiket Dousin’ her in water till She’s connected with a chill.
clapboards
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From this reading Palermo’s town house is like a roofed dry goods box, its clapboards unpainted and weather-beaten.
connected
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From this reading HOW IT WAS PLANNED TO BE RUN, AND HOW IT WAS RUN When a hen is bound to set Seems as if ’tain’t etiket Dousin’ her in water till She’s connected with a chill.
Cross
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From this reading It is perched on the gray ledges of Cross Hill in the centre of the town in order to accommodate the three villages, and here in lonely state, with no other building nearer than half a mile, it faces a buffet from every gale and a drenching from every storm.
Dousin
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dreadfuladjectiveUS /ˈdrɛdfəl/
extremely frightening or unpleasant
From this reading Seems as though ’twas skursely right Givin’ her a dreadful fright, Tyin’ rags around her tail, Poundin’ on an old tin pail, Chasin’ her around the yard-- Seems as though ’twas kind of hard Bein’ kicked and ammed and shooed ‘Cause she wants to raise a brood.
drenching
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From this reading It is perched on the gray ledges of Cross Hill in the centre of the town in order to accommodate the three villages, and here in lonely state, with no other building nearer than half a mile, it faces a buffet from every gale and a drenching from every storm.
dry
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From this reading Palermo’s town house is like a roofed dry goods box, its clapboards unpainted and weather-beaten.
etiket
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From this reading HOW IT WAS PLANNED TO BE RUN, AND HOW IT WAS RUN When a hen is bound to set Seems as if ’tain’t etiket Dousin’ her in water till She’s connected with a chill.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading It is perched on the gray ledges of Cross Hill in the centre of the town in order to accommodate the three villages, and here in lonely state, with no other building nearer than half a mile, it faces a buffet from every gale and a drenching from every storm.
faces
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From this reading It is perched on the gray ledges of Cross Hill in the centre of the town in order to accommodate the three villages, and here in lonely state, with no other building nearer than half a mile, it faces a buffet from every gale and a drenching from every storm.
fright
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From this reading Seems as though ’twas skursely right Givin’ her a dreadful fright, Tyin’ rags around her tail, Poundin’ on an old tin pail, Chasin’ her around the yard-- Seems as though ’twas kind of hard Bein’ kicked and ammed and shooed ‘Cause she wants to raise a brood.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It is perched on the gray ledges of Cross Hill in the centre of the town in order to accommodate the three villages, and here in lonely state, with no other building nearer than half a mile, it faces a buffet from every gale and a drenching from every storm.
gale
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From this reading It is perched on the gray ledges of Cross Hill in the centre of the town in order to accommodate the three villages, and here in lonely state, with no other building nearer than half a mile, it faces a buffet from every gale and a drenching from every storm.
Givin
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goods
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From this reading Palermo’s town house is like a roofed dry goods box, its clapboards unpainted and weather-beaten.
gray
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From this reading It is perched on the gray ledges of Cross Hill in the centre of the town in order to accommodate the three villages, and here in lonely state, with no other building nearer than half a mile, it faces a buffet from every gale and a drenching from every storm.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is perched on the gray ledges of Cross Hill in the centre of the town in order to accommodate the three villages, and here in lonely state, with no other building nearer than half a mile, it faces a buffet from every gale and a drenching from every storm.
hard
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hen
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From this reading HOW IT WAS PLANNED TO BE RUN, AND HOW IT WAS RUN When a hen is bound to set Seems as if ’tain’t etiket Dousin’ her in water till She’s connected with a chill.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading HOW IT WAS PLANNED TO BE RUN, AND HOW IT WAS RUN When a hen is bound to set Seems as if ’tain’t etiket Dousin’ her in water till She’s connected with a chill.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is perched on the gray ledges of Cross Hill in the centre of the town in order to accommodate the three villages, and here in lonely state, with no other building nearer than half a mile, it faces a buffet from every gale and a drenching from every storm.
Hill
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From this reading It is perched on the gray ledges of Cross Hill in the centre of the town in order to accommodate the three villages, and here in lonely state, with no other building nearer than half a mile, it faces a buffet from every gale and a drenching from every storm.
house
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From this reading Palermo’s town house is like a roofed dry goods box, its clapboards unpainted and weather-beaten.
HOW
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From this reading HOW IT WAS PLANNED TO BE RUN, AND HOW IT WAS RUN When a hen is bound to set Seems as if ’tain’t etiket Dousin’ her in water till She’s connected with a chill.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading HOW IT WAS PLANNED TO BE RUN, AND HOW IT WAS RUN When a hen is bound to set Seems as if ’tain’t etiket Dousin’ her in water till She’s connected with a chill.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading HOW IT WAS PLANNED TO BE RUN, AND HOW IT WAS RUN When a hen is bound to set Seems as if ’tain’t etiket Dousin’ her in water till She’s connected with a chill.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HOW IT WAS PLANNED TO BE RUN, AND HOW IT WAS RUN When a hen is bound to set Seems as if ’tain’t etiket Dousin’ her in water till She’s connected with a chill.
ITpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading HOW IT WAS PLANNED TO BE RUN, AND HOW IT WAS RUN When a hen is bound to set Seems as if ’tain’t etiket Dousin’ her in water till She’s connected with a chill.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Palermo’s town house is like a roofed dry goods box, its clapboards unpainted and weather-beaten.
kicked
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kind
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ledges
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From this reading It is perched on the gray ledges of Cross Hill in the centre of the town in order to accommodate the three villages, and here in lonely state, with no other building nearer than half a mile, it faces a buffet from every gale and a drenching from every storm.
like
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From this reading Palermo’s town house is like a roofed dry goods box, its clapboards unpainted and weather-beaten.
lonely
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From this reading It is perched on the gray ledges of Cross Hill in the centre of the town in order to accommodate the three villages, and here in lonely state, with no other building nearer than half a mile, it faces a buffet from every gale and a drenching from every storm.
Meditations
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From this reading --Meditations by Bill Benson’s Boy.
mile
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From this reading It is perched on the gray ledges of Cross Hill in the centre of the town in order to accommodate the three villages, and here in lonely state, with no other building nearer than half a mile, it faces a buffet from every gale and a drenching from every storm.
nearer
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From this reading It is perched on the gray ledges of Cross Hill in the centre of the town in order to accommodate the three villages, and here in lonely state, with no other building nearer than half a mile, it faces a buffet from every gale and a drenching from every storm.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It is perched on the gray ledges of Cross Hill in the centre of the town in order to accommodate the three villages, and here in lonely state, with no other building nearer than half a mile, it faces a buffet from every gale and a drenching from every storm.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Seems as though ’twas skursely right Givin’ her a dreadful fright, Tyin’ rags around her tail, Poundin’ on an old tin pail, Chasin’ her around the yard-- Seems as though ’twas kind of hard Bein’ kicked and ammed and shooed ‘Cause she wants to raise a brood.
old
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onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Seems as though ’twas skursely right Givin’ her a dreadful fright, Tyin’ rags around her tail, Poundin’ on an old tin pail, Chasin’ her around the yard-- Seems as though ’twas kind of hard Bein’ kicked and ammed and shooed ‘Cause she wants to raise a brood.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is perched on the gray ledges of Cross Hill in the centre of the town in order to accommodate the three villages, and here in lonely state, with no other building nearer than half a mile, it faces a buffet from every gale and a drenching from every storm.
other
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From this reading It is perched on the gray ledges of Cross Hill in the centre of the town in order to accommodate the three villages, and here in lonely state, with no other building nearer than half a mile, it faces a buffet from every gale and a drenching from every storm.
pail
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Palermo's
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From this reading Palermo’s town house is like a roofed dry goods box, its clapboards unpainted and weather-beaten.
perched
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From this reading It is perched on the gray ledges of Cross Hill in the centre of the town in order to accommodate the three villages, and here in lonely state, with no other building nearer than half a mile, it faces a buffet from every gale and a drenching from every storm.
PLANNED
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From this reading HOW IT WAS PLANNED TO BE RUN, AND HOW IT WAS RUN When a hen is bound to set Seems as if ’tain’t etiket Dousin’ her in water till She’s connected with a chill.
Poundin
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rags
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raise
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rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Seems as though ’twas skursely right Givin’ her a dreadful fright, Tyin’ rags around her tail, Poundin’ on an old tin pail, Chasin’ her around the yard-- Seems as though ’twas kind of hard Bein’ kicked and ammed and shooed ‘Cause she wants to raise a brood.
roofed
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From this reading Palermo’s town house is like a roofed dry goods box, its clapboards unpainted and weather-beaten.
RUN
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From this reading HOW IT WAS PLANNED TO BE RUN, AND HOW IT WAS RUN When a hen is bound to set Seems as if ’tain’t etiket Dousin’ her in water till She’s connected with a chill.
Seems
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set
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From this reading HOW IT WAS PLANNED TO BE RUN, AND HOW IT WAS RUN When a hen is bound to set Seems as if ’tain’t etiket Dousin’ her in water till She’s connected with a chill.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Seems as though ’twas skursely right Givin’ her a dreadful fright, Tyin’ rags around her tail, Poundin’ on an old tin pail, Chasin’ her around the yard-- Seems as though ’twas kind of hard Bein’ kicked and ammed and shooed ‘Cause she wants to raise a brood.
She's
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From this reading HOW IT WAS PLANNED TO BE RUN, AND HOW IT WAS RUN When a hen is bound to set Seems as if ’tain’t etiket Dousin’ her in water till She’s connected with a chill.
shooed
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skursely
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state
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From this reading It is perched on the gray ledges of Cross Hill in the centre of the town in order to accommodate the three villages, and here in lonely state, with no other building nearer than half a mile, it faces a buffet from every gale and a drenching from every storm.
storm
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From this reading It is perched on the gray ledges of Cross Hill in the centre of the town in order to accommodate the three villages, and here in lonely state, with no other building nearer than half a mile, it faces a buffet from every gale and a drenching from every storm.
tail
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tain't
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From this reading HOW IT WAS PLANNED TO BE RUN, AND HOW IT WAS RUN When a hen is bound to set Seems as if ’tain’t etiket Dousin’ her in water till She’s connected with a chill.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It is perched on the gray ledges of Cross Hill in the centre of the town in order to accommodate the three villages, and here in lonely state, with no other building nearer than half a mile, it faces a buffet from every gale and a drenching from every storm.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Seems as though ’twas skursely right Givin’ her a dreadful fright, Tyin’ rags around her tail, Poundin’ on an old tin pail, Chasin’ her around the yard-- Seems as though ’twas kind of hard Bein’ kicked and ammed and shooed ‘Cause she wants to raise a brood.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Seems as though ’twas skursely right Givin’ her a dreadful fright, Tyin’ rags around her tail, Poundin’ on an old tin pail, Chasin’ her around the yard-- Seems as though ’twas kind of hard Bein’ kicked and ammed and shooed ‘Cause she wants to raise a brood.
three
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From this reading It is perched on the gray ledges of Cross Hill in the centre of the town in order to accommodate the three villages, and here in lonely state, with no other building nearer than half a mile, it faces a buffet from every gale and a drenching from every storm.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading HOW IT WAS PLANNED TO BE RUN, AND HOW IT WAS RUN When a hen is bound to set Seems as if ’tain’t etiket Dousin’ her in water till She’s connected with a chill.
tin
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TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HOW IT WAS PLANNED TO BE RUN, AND HOW IT WAS RUN When a hen is bound to set Seems as if ’tain’t etiket Dousin’ her in water till She’s connected with a chill.
town
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From this reading Palermo’s town house is like a roofed dry goods box, its clapboards unpainted and weather-beaten.
twas
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Tyin
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From this reading Seems as though ’twas skursely right Givin’ her a dreadful fright, Tyin’ rags around her tail, Poundin’ on an old tin pail, Chasin’ her around the yard-- Seems as though ’twas kind of hard Bein’ kicked and ammed and shooed ‘Cause she wants to raise a brood.
unpainted
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From this reading Palermo’s town house is like a roofed dry goods box, its clapboards unpainted and weather-beaten.
villages
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From this reading It is perched on the gray ledges of Cross Hill in the centre of the town in order to accommodate the three villages, and here in lonely state, with no other building nearer than half a mile, it faces a buffet from every gale and a drenching from every storm.
wants
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WASauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HOW IT WAS PLANNED TO BE RUN, AND HOW IT WAS RUN When a hen is bound to set Seems as if ’tain’t etiket Dousin’ her in water till She’s connected with a chill.
water
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From this reading HOW IT WAS PLANNED TO BE RUN, AND HOW IT WAS RUN When a hen is bound to set Seems as if ’tain’t etiket Dousin’ her in water till She’s connected with a chill.
weather-beaten
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From this reading Palermo’s town house is like a roofed dry goods box, its clapboards unpainted and weather-beaten.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading HOW IT WAS PLANNED TO BE RUN, AND HOW IT WAS RUN When a hen is bound to set Seems as if ’tain’t etiket Dousin’ her in water till She’s connected with a chill.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading HOW IT WAS PLANNED TO BE RUN, AND HOW IT WAS RUN When a hen is bound to set Seems as if ’tain’t etiket Dousin’ her in water till She’s connected with a chill.
yard
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From this reading Seems as though ’twas skursely right Givin’ her a dreadful fright, Tyin’ rags around her tail, Poundin’ on an old tin pail, Chasin’ her around the yard-- Seems as though ’twas kind of hard Bein’ kicked and ammed and shooed ‘Cause she wants to raise a brood.
