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The Bad Boy at Home, and His Experiences

Chapter XIII · Chapter 13

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TRAVERLIN IN STILE.--GRAND RECEPSHUNS AND BABY KISSIN MATTYNAYS.--MISTAKEN FOR HIS AXERDENSY.--A DEDLEY STATE.
6 p. m., Troy, N. Y.
Mr. Diry: You will notis by the above address, that you and me are away from home to-nite, and I spose you orter have sum xplenashun of our doins.
Well, wen I got down to the offis this mornin, Mr. Gilley told me to go rite home and put on my Sunday cloes, and be reddy to start for Troy on the leven clock trane, cos we was goin to opin up the campane there, and he wanted me to carry his sachell, wot had a demmy-John in.
Wen I got back, Gilley was orful busy with a old pall-bearer of the Demmercratick corpse, from Shodack, fixin the rate per caperta wot was to be bid for votes.
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The Bad Boy at Home, and His Experiences

Chapter XIII · Chapter 13

Chapter 13 of The Bad Boy at Home, and His Experiences is here in full — 23 sentences across 5 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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TRAVERLIN IN STILE.--GRAND RECEPSHUNS AND BABY KISSIN MATTYNAYS.--MISTAKEN FOR HIS AXERDENSY.--A DEDLEY STATE.
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6 p. m., Troy, N. Y.
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Mr. Diry: You will notis by the above address, that you and me are away from home to-nite, and I spose you orter have sum xplenashun of our doins.
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Well, wen I got down to the offis this mornin, Mr. Gilley told me to go rite home and put on my Sunday cloes, and be reddy to start for Troy on the leven clock trane, cos we was goin to opin up the campane there, and he wanted me to carry his sachell, wot had a demmy-John in.
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Wen I got back, Gilley was orful busy with a old pall-bearer of the Demmercratick corpse, from Shodack, fixin the rate per caperta wot was to be bid for votes.

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corpse noun US /kɔːrps/

the dead body of a human being

From this reading “Wen I got back, Gilley was orful busy with a old pall-bearer of the Demmercratick corpse, from Shodack, fixin the rate per caperta wot was to be bid for votes.”

cos noun US /kɔːs/

ratio of the adjacent side to the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle

From this reading “Well, wen I got down to the offis this mornin, Mr. Gilley told me to go rite home and put on my Sunday cloes, and be reddy to start for Troy on the leven clock trane, cos we was goin to opin up the campane there, and he wanted me to carry his sachell, wot had a demmy-John in.”

per preposition US /pɜːr/

for each

From this reading “Wen I got back, Gilley was orful busy with a old pall-bearer of the Demmercratick corpse, from Shodack, fixin the rate per caperta wot was to be bid for votes.”

rite noun US /raɪt/

an established ceremony prescribed by a religion

From this reading “Well, wen I got down to the offis this mornin, Mr. Gilley told me to go rite home and put on my Sunday cloes, and be reddy to start for Troy on the leven clock trane, cos we was goin to opin up the campane there, and he wanted me to carry his sachell, wot had a demmy-John in.”

stile noun US /staɪl/

an upright that is a member in a door or window frame

From this reading “TRAVERLIN IN STILE.--GRAND RECEPSHUNS AND BABY KISSIN MATTYNAYS.--MISTAKEN FOR HIS AXERDENSY.--A DEDLEY STATE.”

Troy noun US /trɔɪ/

a system of weights used for precious metals and gemstones; based on a 12-ounce pound and an ounce of 480 grains

From this reading “6 p. m., Troy, N. Y.”

votes noun US /voʊts/

plural of “vote” — a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative

From this reading “Wen I got back, Gilley was orful busy with a old pall-bearer of the Demmercratick corpse, from Shodack, fixin the rate per caperta wot was to be bid for votes.”

wen noun US /wen/

a common cyst of the skin; filled with fatty matter (sebum) that is secreted by a sebaceous gland that has been blocked

From this reading “Well, wen I got down to the offis this mornin, Mr. Gilley told me to go rite home and put on my Sunday cloes, and be reddy to start for Troy on the leven clock trane, cos we was goin to opin up the campane there, and he wanted me to carry his sachell, wot had a demmy-John in.”

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6

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From this reading 6 p. m., Troy, N. Y.

AdeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading TRAVERLIN IN STILE.--GRAND RECEPSHUNS AND BABY KISSIN MATTYNAYS.--MISTAKEN FOR HIS AXERDENSY.--A DEDLEY STATE.

aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/

higher than, or over, something

From this reading Mr. Diry: You will notis by the above address, that you and me are away from home to-nite, and I spose you orter have sum xplenashun of our doins.

addressverbUS /ˈædres/

speak to

From this reading Mr. Diry: You will notis by the above address, that you and me are away from home to-nite, and I spose you orter have sum xplenashun of our doins.

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading TRAVERLIN IN STILE.--GRAND RECEPSHUNS AND BABY KISSIN MATTYNAYS.--MISTAKEN FOR HIS AXERDENSY.--A DEDLEY STATE.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Mr. Diry: You will notis by the above address, that you and me are away from home to-nite, and I spose you orter have sum xplenashun of our doins.

awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading Mr. Diry: You will notis by the above address, that you and me are away from home to-nite, and I spose you orter have sum xplenashun of our doins.

AXERDENSY

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From this reading TRAVERLIN IN STILE.--GRAND RECEPSHUNS AND BABY KISSIN MATTYNAYS.--MISTAKEN FOR HIS AXERDENSY.--A DEDLEY STATE.

BABYnounUS /ˈbeɪbi/

a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk

From this reading TRAVERLIN IN STILE.--GRAND RECEPSHUNS AND BABY KISSIN MATTYNAYS.--MISTAKEN FOR HIS AXERDENSY.--A DEDLEY STATE.

backadverbUS /bæk/

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading Wen I got back, Gilley was orful busy with a old pall-bearer of the Demmercratick corpse, from Shodack, fixin the rate per caperta wot was to be bid for votes.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Well, wen I got down to the offis this mornin, Mr. Gilley told me to go rite home and put on my Sunday cloes, and be reddy to start for Troy on the leven clock trane, cos we was goin to opin up the campane there, and he wanted me to carry his sachell, wot had a demmy-John in.

bidverbUS /bɪd/

propose a payment

From this reading Wen I got back, Gilley was orful busy with a old pall-bearer of the Demmercratick corpse, from Shodack, fixin the rate per caperta wot was to be bid for votes.

busyadjectiveUS /ˈbɪzi/

actively or fully engaged or occupied

From this reading Wen I got back, Gilley was orful busy with a old pall-bearer of the Demmercratick corpse, from Shodack, fixin the rate per caperta wot was to be bid for votes.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Mr. Diry: You will notis by the above address, that you and me are away from home to-nite, and I spose you orter have sum xplenashun of our doins.

campane

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From this reading Well, wen I got down to the offis this mornin, Mr. Gilley told me to go rite home and put on my Sunday cloes, and be reddy to start for Troy on the leven clock trane, cos we was goin to opin up the campane there, and he wanted me to carry his sachell, wot had a demmy-John in.

caperta

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From this reading Wen I got back, Gilley was orful busy with a old pall-bearer of the Demmercratick corpse, from Shodack, fixin the rate per caperta wot was to be bid for votes.

carryverbUS /ˈkæri/

move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body

From this reading Well, wen I got down to the offis this mornin, Mr. Gilley told me to go rite home and put on my Sunday cloes, and be reddy to start for Troy on the leven clock trane, cos we was goin to opin up the campane there, and he wanted me to carry his sachell, wot had a demmy-John in.

clocknounUS /klɑːk/

a timepiece that shows the time of day

From this reading Well, wen I got down to the offis this mornin, Mr. Gilley told me to go rite home and put on my Sunday cloes, and be reddy to start for Troy on the leven clock trane, cos we was goin to opin up the campane there, and he wanted me to carry his sachell, wot had a demmy-John in.

cloes

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From this reading Well, wen I got down to the offis this mornin, Mr. Gilley told me to go rite home and put on my Sunday cloes, and be reddy to start for Troy on the leven clock trane, cos we was goin to opin up the campane there, and he wanted me to carry his sachell, wot had a demmy-John in.

corpsenounUS /kɔːrps/

the dead body of a human being

From this reading Wen I got back, Gilley was orful busy with a old pall-bearer of the Demmercratick corpse, from Shodack, fixin the rate per caperta wot was to be bid for votes.

cosnounUS /kɔːs/

ratio of the adjacent side to the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle

From this reading Well, wen I got down to the offis this mornin, Mr. Gilley told me to go rite home and put on my Sunday cloes, and be reddy to start for Troy on the leven clock trane, cos we was goin to opin up the campane there, and he wanted me to carry his sachell, wot had a demmy-John in.

DEDLEY

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From this reading TRAVERLIN IN STILE.--GRAND RECEPSHUNS AND BABY KISSIN MATTYNAYS.--MISTAKEN FOR HIS AXERDENSY.--A DEDLEY STATE.

Demmercratick

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From this reading Wen I got back, Gilley was orful busy with a old pall-bearer of the Demmercratick corpse, from Shodack, fixin the rate per caperta wot was to be bid for votes.

demmy-John

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From this reading Well, wen I got down to the offis this mornin, Mr. Gilley told me to go rite home and put on my Sunday cloes, and be reddy to start for Troy on the leven clock trane, cos we was goin to opin up the campane there, and he wanted me to carry his sachell, wot had a demmy-John in.

Diry

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From this reading Mr. Diry: You will notis by the above address, that you and me are away from home to-nite, and I spose you orter have sum xplenashun of our doins.

doins

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From this reading Mr. Diry: You will notis by the above address, that you and me are away from home to-nite, and I spose you orter have sum xplenashun of our doins.

downadjectiveUS /daʊn/

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading Well, wen I got down to the offis this mornin, Mr. Gilley told me to go rite home and put on my Sunday cloes, and be reddy to start for Troy on the leven clock trane, cos we was goin to opin up the campane there, and he wanted me to carry his sachell, wot had a demmy-John in.

fixin

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From this reading Wen I got back, Gilley was orful busy with a old pall-bearer of the Demmercratick corpse, from Shodack, fixin the rate per caperta wot was to be bid for votes.

FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading TRAVERLIN IN STILE.--GRAND RECEPSHUNS AND BABY KISSIN MATTYNAYS.--MISTAKEN FOR HIS AXERDENSY.--A DEDLEY STATE.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Mr. Diry: You will notis by the above address, that you and me are away from home to-nite, and I spose you orter have sum xplenashun of our doins.

Gilley

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From this reading Well, wen I got down to the offis this mornin, Mr. Gilley told me to go rite home and put on my Sunday cloes, and be reddy to start for Troy on the leven clock trane, cos we was goin to opin up the campane there, and he wanted me to carry his sachell, wot had a demmy-John in.

goverbUS /ɡoʊ/

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading Well, wen I got down to the offis this mornin, Mr. Gilley told me to go rite home and put on my Sunday cloes, and be reddy to start for Troy on the leven clock trane, cos we was goin to opin up the campane there, and he wanted me to carry his sachell, wot had a demmy-John in.

goin

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From this reading Well, wen I got down to the offis this mornin, Mr. Gilley told me to go rite home and put on my Sunday cloes, and be reddy to start for Troy on the leven clock trane, cos we was goin to opin up the campane there, and he wanted me to carry his sachell, wot had a demmy-John in.

gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading Well, wen I got down to the offis this mornin, Mr. Gilley told me to go rite home and put on my Sunday cloes, and be reddy to start for Troy on the leven clock trane, cos we was goin to opin up the campane there, and he wanted me to carry his sachell, wot had a demmy-John in.

GRANDadjectiveUS /ɡrænd/

of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope

From this reading TRAVERLIN IN STILE.--GRAND RECEPSHUNS AND BABY KISSIN MATTYNAYS.--MISTAKEN FOR HIS AXERDENSY.--A DEDLEY STATE.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Well, wen I got down to the offis this mornin, Mr. Gilley told me to go rite home and put on my Sunday cloes, and be reddy to start for Troy on the leven clock trane, cos we was goin to opin up the campane there, and he wanted me to carry his sachell, wot had a demmy-John in.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Mr. Diry: You will notis by the above address, that you and me are away from home to-nite, and I spose you orter have sum xplenashun of our doins.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Well, wen I got down to the offis this mornin, Mr. Gilley told me to go rite home and put on my Sunday cloes, and be reddy to start for Troy on the leven clock trane, cos we was goin to opin up the campane there, and he wanted me to carry his sachell, wot had a demmy-John in.

HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading TRAVERLIN IN STILE.--GRAND RECEPSHUNS AND BABY KISSIN MATTYNAYS.--MISTAKEN FOR HIS AXERDENSY.--A DEDLEY STATE.

homenounUS /hoʊm/

where you live at a particular time

From this reading Mr. Diry: You will notis by the above address, that you and me are away from home to-nite, and I spose you orter have sum xplenashun of our doins.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading Mr. Diry: You will notis by the above address, that you and me are away from home to-nite, and I spose you orter have sum xplenashun of our doins.

INprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading TRAVERLIN IN STILE.--GRAND RECEPSHUNS AND BABY KISSIN MATTYNAYS.--MISTAKEN FOR HIS AXERDENSY.--A DEDLEY STATE.

KISSIN

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From this reading TRAVERLIN IN STILE.--GRAND RECEPSHUNS AND BABY KISSIN MATTYNAYS.--MISTAKEN FOR HIS AXERDENSY.--A DEDLEY STATE.

leven

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From this reading Well, wen I got down to the offis this mornin, Mr. Gilley told me to go rite home and put on my Sunday cloes, and be reddy to start for Troy on the leven clock trane, cos we was goin to opin up the campane there, and he wanted me to carry his sachell, wot had a demmy-John in.

mnounUS /em/

the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)

From this reading 6 p. m., Troy, N. Y.

MATTYNAYS

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From this reading TRAVERLIN IN STILE.--GRAND RECEPSHUNS AND BABY KISSIN MATTYNAYS.--MISTAKEN FOR HIS AXERDENSY.--A DEDLEY STATE.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Mr. Diry: You will notis by the above address, that you and me are away from home to-nite, and I spose you orter have sum xplenashun of our doins.

MISTAKENadjectiveUS /mɪˈsteɪkən/

wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment

From this reading TRAVERLIN IN STILE.--GRAND RECEPSHUNS AND BABY KISSIN MATTYNAYS.--MISTAKEN FOR HIS AXERDENSY.--A DEDLEY STATE.

mornin

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From this reading Well, wen I got down to the offis this mornin, Mr. Gilley told me to go rite home and put on my Sunday cloes, and be reddy to start for Troy on the leven clock trane, cos we was goin to opin up the campane there, and he wanted me to carry his sachell, wot had a demmy-John in.

MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/

a form of address for a man

From this reading Mr. Diry: You will notis by the above address, that you and me are away from home to-nite, and I spose you orter have sum xplenashun of our doins.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Well, wen I got down to the offis this mornin, Mr. Gilley told me to go rite home and put on my Sunday cloes, and be reddy to start for Troy on the leven clock trane, cos we was goin to opin up the campane there, and he wanted me to carry his sachell, wot had a demmy-John in.

NnounUS /en/

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 6 p. m., Troy, N. Y.

notis

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From this reading Mr. Diry: You will notis by the above address, that you and me are away from home to-nite, and I spose you orter have sum xplenashun of our doins.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Mr. Diry: You will notis by the above address, that you and me are away from home to-nite, and I spose you orter have sum xplenashun of our doins.

offis

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From this reading Well, wen I got down to the offis this mornin, Mr. Gilley told me to go rite home and put on my Sunday cloes, and be reddy to start for Troy on the leven clock trane, cos we was goin to opin up the campane there, and he wanted me to carry his sachell, wot had a demmy-John in.

oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading Wen I got back, Gilley was orful busy with a old pall-bearer of the Demmercratick corpse, from Shodack, fixin the rate per caperta wot was to be bid for votes.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Well, wen I got down to the offis this mornin, Mr. Gilley told me to go rite home and put on my Sunday cloes, and be reddy to start for Troy on the leven clock trane, cos we was goin to opin up the campane there, and he wanted me to carry his sachell, wot had a demmy-John in.

opin

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From this reading Well, wen I got down to the offis this mornin, Mr. Gilley told me to go rite home and put on my Sunday cloes, and be reddy to start for Troy on the leven clock trane, cos we was goin to opin up the campane there, and he wanted me to carry his sachell, wot had a demmy-John in.

orful

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From this reading Wen I got back, Gilley was orful busy with a old pall-bearer of the Demmercratick corpse, from Shodack, fixin the rate per caperta wot was to be bid for votes.

orter

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From this reading Mr. Diry: You will notis by the above address, that you and me are away from home to-nite, and I spose you orter have sum xplenashun of our doins.

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Mr. Diry: You will notis by the above address, that you and me are away from home to-nite, and I spose you orter have sum xplenashun of our doins.

pnounUS /piː/

a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms

From this reading 6 p. m., Troy, N. Y.

pall-bearer

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From this reading Wen I got back, Gilley was orful busy with a old pall-bearer of the Demmercratick corpse, from Shodack, fixin the rate per caperta wot was to be bid for votes.

perprepositionUS /pɜːr/

for each

From this reading Wen I got back, Gilley was orful busy with a old pall-bearer of the Demmercratick corpse, from Shodack, fixin the rate per caperta wot was to be bid for votes.

putverbUS /pʊt/

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Well, wen I got down to the offis this mornin, Mr. Gilley told me to go rite home and put on my Sunday cloes, and be reddy to start for Troy on the leven clock trane, cos we was goin to opin up the campane there, and he wanted me to carry his sachell, wot had a demmy-John in.

ratenounUS /reɪt/

a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit

From this reading Wen I got back, Gilley was orful busy with a old pall-bearer of the Demmercratick corpse, from Shodack, fixin the rate per caperta wot was to be bid for votes.

RECEPSHUNS

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From this reading TRAVERLIN IN STILE.--GRAND RECEPSHUNS AND BABY KISSIN MATTYNAYS.--MISTAKEN FOR HIS AXERDENSY.--A DEDLEY STATE.

reddy

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From this reading Well, wen I got down to the offis this mornin, Mr. Gilley told me to go rite home and put on my Sunday cloes, and be reddy to start for Troy on the leven clock trane, cos we was goin to opin up the campane there, and he wanted me to carry his sachell, wot had a demmy-John in.

ritenounUS /raɪt/

an established ceremony prescribed by a religion

From this reading Well, wen I got down to the offis this mornin, Mr. Gilley told me to go rite home and put on my Sunday cloes, and be reddy to start for Troy on the leven clock trane, cos we was goin to opin up the campane there, and he wanted me to carry his sachell, wot had a demmy-John in.

sachell

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From this reading Well, wen I got down to the offis this mornin, Mr. Gilley told me to go rite home and put on my Sunday cloes, and be reddy to start for Troy on the leven clock trane, cos we was goin to opin up the campane there, and he wanted me to carry his sachell, wot had a demmy-John in.

Shodack

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From this reading Wen I got back, Gilley was orful busy with a old pall-bearer of the Demmercratick corpse, from Shodack, fixin the rate per caperta wot was to be bid for votes.

spose

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From this reading Mr. Diry: You will notis by the above address, that you and me are away from home to-nite, and I spose you orter have sum xplenashun of our doins.

startverbUS /stɑːrt/

take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading Well, wen I got down to the offis this mornin, Mr. Gilley told me to go rite home and put on my Sunday cloes, and be reddy to start for Troy on the leven clock trane, cos we was goin to opin up the campane there, and he wanted me to carry his sachell, wot had a demmy-John in.

STATEnounUS /steɪt/

the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

From this reading TRAVERLIN IN STILE.--GRAND RECEPSHUNS AND BABY KISSIN MATTYNAYS.--MISTAKEN FOR HIS AXERDENSY.--A DEDLEY STATE.

STILEnounUS /staɪl/

an upright that is a member in a door or window frame

From this reading TRAVERLIN IN STILE.--GRAND RECEPSHUNS AND BABY KISSIN MATTYNAYS.--MISTAKEN FOR HIS AXERDENSY.--A DEDLEY STATE.

sumnounUS /sʌm/

a quantity of money

From this reading Mr. Diry: You will notis by the above address, that you and me are away from home to-nite, and I spose you orter have sum xplenashun of our doins.

SundaynounUS /ˈsʌndeɪ/

first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians

From this reading Well, wen I got down to the offis this mornin, Mr. Gilley told me to go rite home and put on my Sunday cloes, and be reddy to start for Troy on the leven clock trane, cos we was goin to opin up the campane there, and he wanted me to carry his sachell, wot had a demmy-John in.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Mr. Diry: You will notis by the above address, that you and me are away from home to-nite, and I spose you orter have sum xplenashun of our doins.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Mr. Diry: You will notis by the above address, that you and me are away from home to-nite, and I spose you orter have sum xplenashun of our doins.

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading Well, wen I got down to the offis this mornin, Mr. Gilley told me to go rite home and put on my Sunday cloes, and be reddy to start for Troy on the leven clock trane, cos we was goin to opin up the campane there, and he wanted me to carry his sachell, wot had a demmy-John in.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Well, wen I got down to the offis this mornin, Mr. Gilley told me to go rite home and put on my Sunday cloes, and be reddy to start for Troy on the leven clock trane, cos we was goin to opin up the campane there, and he wanted me to carry his sachell, wot had a demmy-John in.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Well, wen I got down to the offis this mornin, Mr. Gilley told me to go rite home and put on my Sunday cloes, and be reddy to start for Troy on the leven clock trane, cos we was goin to opin up the campane there, and he wanted me to carry his sachell, wot had a demmy-John in.

to-nite

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From this reading Mr. Diry: You will notis by the above address, that you and me are away from home to-nite, and I spose you orter have sum xplenashun of our doins.

toldverbUS /toʊld/

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading Well, wen I got down to the offis this mornin, Mr. Gilley told me to go rite home and put on my Sunday cloes, and be reddy to start for Troy on the leven clock trane, cos we was goin to opin up the campane there, and he wanted me to carry his sachell, wot had a demmy-John in.

trane

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From this reading Well, wen I got down to the offis this mornin, Mr. Gilley told me to go rite home and put on my Sunday cloes, and be reddy to start for Troy on the leven clock trane, cos we was goin to opin up the campane there, and he wanted me to carry his sachell, wot had a demmy-John in.

TRAVERLIN

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From this reading TRAVERLIN IN STILE.--GRAND RECEPSHUNS AND BABY KISSIN MATTYNAYS.--MISTAKEN FOR HIS AXERDENSY.--A DEDLEY STATE.

TroynounUS /trɔɪ/

a system of weights used for precious metals and gemstones; based on a 12-ounce pound and an ounce of 480 grains

From this reading 6 p. m., Troy, N. Y.

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading Well, wen I got down to the offis this mornin, Mr. Gilley told me to go rite home and put on my Sunday cloes, and be reddy to start for Troy on the leven clock trane, cos we was goin to opin up the campane there, and he wanted me to carry his sachell, wot had a demmy-John in.

votesnounUS /voʊts/

plural of “vote” — a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative

From this reading Wen I got back, Gilley was orful busy with a old pall-bearer of the Demmercratick corpse, from Shodack, fixin the rate per caperta wot was to be bid for votes.

wantedadjectiveUS /ˈwɔːntɪd/

desired or wished for or sought

From this reading Well, wen I got down to the offis this mornin, Mr. Gilley told me to go rite home and put on my Sunday cloes, and be reddy to start for Troy on the leven clock trane, cos we was goin to opin up the campane there, and he wanted me to carry his sachell, wot had a demmy-John in.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Well, wen I got down to the offis this mornin, Mr. Gilley told me to go rite home and put on my Sunday cloes, and be reddy to start for Troy on the leven clock trane, cos we was goin to opin up the campane there, and he wanted me to carry his sachell, wot had a demmy-John in.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Well, wen I got down to the offis this mornin, Mr. Gilley told me to go rite home and put on my Sunday cloes, and be reddy to start for Troy on the leven clock trane, cos we was goin to opin up the campane there, and he wanted me to carry his sachell, wot had a demmy-John in.

WelladverbUS /wel/

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading Well, wen I got down to the offis this mornin, Mr. Gilley told me to go rite home and put on my Sunday cloes, and be reddy to start for Troy on the leven clock trane, cos we was goin to opin up the campane there, and he wanted me to carry his sachell, wot had a demmy-John in.

wennounUS /wen/

a common cyst of the skin; filled with fatty matter (sebum) that is secreted by a sebaceous gland that has been blocked

From this reading Well, wen I got down to the offis this mornin, Mr. Gilley told me to go rite home and put on my Sunday cloes, and be reddy to start for Troy on the leven clock trane, cos we was goin to opin up the campane there, and he wanted me to carry his sachell, wot had a demmy-John in.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Mr. Diry: You will notis by the above address, that you and me are away from home to-nite, and I spose you orter have sum xplenashun of our doins.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Wen I got back, Gilley was orful busy with a old pall-bearer of the Demmercratick corpse, from Shodack, fixin the rate per caperta wot was to be bid for votes.

wot

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From this reading Well, wen I got down to the offis this mornin, Mr. Gilley told me to go rite home and put on my Sunday cloes, and be reddy to start for Troy on the leven clock trane, cos we was goin to opin up the campane there, and he wanted me to carry his sachell, wot had a demmy-John in.

xplenashun

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From this reading Mr. Diry: You will notis by the above address, that you and me are away from home to-nite, and I spose you orter have sum xplenashun of our doins.

YnounUS /waɪ/

a silvery metallic element that is common in rare-earth minerals; used in magnesium and aluminum alloys

From this reading 6 p. m., Troy, N. Y.

YoupronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Mr. Diry: You will notis by the above address, that you and me are away from home to-nite, and I spose you orter have sum xplenashun of our doins.

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