used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "There's music, sonny, in the veld and bush, and in the night cries of the wild animiles and birds; but I yeard onct a sound I shall never forget, and I guess there was in it a whole book of potery.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading But you ain't finished about your podder."
ain't
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From this reading But you ain't finished about your podder."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "There's music, sonny, in the veld and bush, and in the night cries of the wild animiles and birds; but I yeard onct a sound I shall never forget, and I guess there was in it a whole book of potery.
animiles
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From this reading "There's music, sonny, in the veld and bush, and in the night cries of the wild animiles and birds; but I yeard onct a sound I shall never forget, and I guess there was in it a whole book of potery.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading I thrust my paper back into my pocket.
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading "There's music, sonny, in the veld and bush, and in the night cries of the wild animiles and birds; but I yeard onct a sound I shall never forget, and I guess there was in it a whole book of potery.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading "There's music, sonny, in the veld and bush, and in the night cries of the wild animiles and birds; but I yeard onct a sound I shall never forget, and I guess there was in it a whole book of potery.
a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading "There's music, sonny, in the veld and bush, and in the night cries of the wild animiles and birds; but I yeard onct a sound I shall never forget, and I guess there was in it a whole book of potery.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "There's music, sonny, in the veld and bush, and in the night cries of the wild animiles and birds; but I yeard onct a sound I shall never forget, and I guess there was in it a whole book of potery.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Never mind the frog, the snake has swallowed him by this.
plural of “cry” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading "There's music, sonny, in the veld and bush, and in the night cries of the wild animiles and birds; but I yeard onct a sound I shall never forget, and I guess there was in it a whole book of potery.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading But you ain't finished about your podder."
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading "There's music, sonny, in the veld and bush, and in the night cries of the wild animiles and birds; but I yeard onct a sound I shall never forget, and I guess there was in it a whole book of potery.
frognounUS /frɑːɡ/
any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species
From this reading "Never mind the frog, the snake has swallowed him by this.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading "There's music, sonny, in the veld and bush, and in the night cries of the wild animiles and birds; but I yeard onct a sound I shall never forget, and I guess there was in it a whole book of potery.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Never mind the frog, the snake has swallowed him by this.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Never mind the frog, the snake has swallowed him by this.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I thrust my paper back into my pocket.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "There's music, sonny, in the veld and bush, and in the night cries of the wild animiles and birds; but I yeard onct a sound I shall never forget, and I guess there was in it a whole book of potery.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I thrust my paper back into my pocket.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "There's music, sonny, in the veld and bush, and in the night cries of the wild animiles and birds; but I yeard onct a sound I shall never forget, and I guess there was in it a whole book of potery.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Tell me the story."
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading "Never mind the frog, the snake has swallowed him by this.
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading "There's music, sonny, in the veld and bush, and in the night cries of the wild animiles and birds; but I yeard onct a sound I shall never forget, and I guess there was in it a whole book of potery.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I thrust my paper back into my pocket.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "There's music, sonny, in the veld and bush, and in the night cries of the wild animiles and birds; but I yeard onct a sound I shall never forget, and I guess there was in it a whole book of potery.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading "There's music, sonny, in the veld and bush, and in the night cries of the wild animiles and birds; but I yeard onct a sound I shall never forget, and I guess there was in it a whole book of potery.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "There's music, sonny, in the veld and bush, and in the night cries of the wild animiles and birds; but I yeard onct a sound I shall never forget, and I guess there was in it a whole book of potery.
onct
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From this reading "There's music, sonny, in the veld and bush, and in the night cries of the wild animiles and birds; but I yeard onct a sound I shall never forget, and I guess there was in it a whole book of potery.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading I thrust my paper back into my pocket.
a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading I thrust my paper back into my pocket.
podder
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From this reading But you ain't finished about your podder."
potery
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From this reading "There's music, sonny, in the veld and bush, and in the night cries of the wild animiles and birds; but I yeard onct a sound I shall never forget, and I guess there was in it a whole book of potery.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "There's music, sonny, in the veld and bush, and in the night cries of the wild animiles and birds; but I yeard onct a sound I shall never forget, and I guess there was in it a whole book of potery.
snakenounUS /sneɪk/
limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
From this reading "Never mind the frog, the snake has swallowed him by this.
sonnynounUS /ˈsʌni/
a male child (a familiar term of address to a boy)
From this reading "There's music, sonny, in the veld and bush, and in the night cries of the wild animiles and birds; but I yeard onct a sound I shall never forget, and I guess there was in it a whole book of potery.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading "There's music, sonny, in the veld and bush, and in the night cries of the wild animiles and birds; but I yeard onct a sound I shall never forget, and I guess there was in it a whole book of potery.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Tell me the story."
swallowedverbUS /ˈswɑːloʊd/
past form of “swallow” — pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking
From this reading "Never mind the frog, the snake has swallowed him by this.
express in words
From this reading Tell me the story."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "There's music, sonny, in the veld and bush, and in the night cries of the wild animiles and birds; but I yeard onct a sound I shall never forget, and I guess there was in it a whole book of potery.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There's music, sonny, in the veld and bush, and in the night cries of the wild animiles and birds; but I yeard onct a sound I shall never forget, and I guess there was in it a whole book of potery.
There's
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From this reading "There's music, sonny, in the veld and bush, and in the night cries of the wild animiles and birds; but I yeard onct a sound I shall never forget, and I guess there was in it a whole book of potery.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Never mind the frog, the snake has swallowed him by this.
push forcefully
From this reading I thrust my paper back into my pocket.
veldnoun
elevated open grassland in southern Africa
From this reading "There's music, sonny, in the veld and bush, and in the night cries of the wild animiles and birds; but I yeard onct a sound I shall never forget, and I guess there was in it a whole book of potery.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "There's music, sonny, in the veld and bush, and in the night cries of the wild animiles and birds; but I yeard onct a sound I shall never forget, and I guess there was in it a whole book of potery.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading "There's music, sonny, in the veld and bush, and in the night cries of the wild animiles and birds; but I yeard onct a sound I shall never forget, and I guess there was in it a whole book of potery.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading "There's music, sonny, in the veld and bush, and in the night cries of the wild animiles and birds; but I yeard onct a sound I shall never forget, and I guess there was in it a whole book of potery.
yeard
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From this reading "There's music, sonny, in the veld and bush, and in the night cries of the wild animiles and birds; but I yeard onct a sound I shall never forget, and I guess there was in it a whole book of potery.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But you ain't finished about your podder."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But you ain't finished about your podder."
