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The Bad Boy at Home, and His Experiences

Chapter XXVII · Chapter 27

Chapter 27 of The Bad Boy at Home, and His Experiences is here in full — 26 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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MINSE PIE AND DREEMS.--TERRIBLE RETRYBUSHUN.--WOT'LL OVER TAKE A GOOD MENNY.--VIRTUE RECEIVES ITS REWARD.
I guess the wurry of collecktin yesterday afternoon muster wurked upon my mind, cos, last nite, I dremt a dreem, wot'd maid each seprate hare on the heds of every delikent subskriber stand on end, and sing out Pay up your noosepaper bill, old feller, if yer dont warnt a skorschin in the dubius hereafter.”
Ma and Pa was out, cos it was prayer meetin nite at our church, so I went ter bed urley, cos I was frade wen they cum home, they'd miss the hull minse pie wot I'd ete.
I'd just bout got ter sleep, wen I smelt a orful smell, surgestiv of a straw hat revivin shop, wen they burn sulfir and brimstone, I looked down and behold, I seen a cort room, with a lot of lawyers and clurks sittin round a table, and the judge in a pulpit wot over looked them.
The peepel all looked like Barnum's skellyton man, ony they didnt have no skin over there bones, and there eyes was maid of fire balls and eech of em had a long tail, like a snake.
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The Bad Boy at Home, and His Experiences

Chapter XXVII · Chapter 27

Chapter 27 of The Bad Boy at Home, and His Experiences is here in full — 26 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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MINSE PIE AND DREEMS.--TERRIBLE RETRYBUSHUN.--WOT'LL OVER TAKE A GOOD MENNY.--VIRTUE RECEIVES ITS REWARD.
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I guess the wurry of collecktin yesterday afternoon muster wurked upon my mind, cos, last nite, I dremt a dreem, wot'd maid each seprate hare on the heds of every delikent subskriber stand on end, and sing outPay up your noosepaper bill, old feller, if yer dont warnt a skorschin in the dubius hereafter.”
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Ma and Pa was out, cos it was prayer meetin nite at our church, so I went ter bed urley, cos I was frade wen they cum home, they'd miss the hull minse pie wot I'd ete.
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I'd just bout got ter sleep, wen I smelt a orful smell, surgestiv of a straw hat revivin shop, wen they burn sulfir and brimstone, I looked down and behold, I seen a cort room, with a lot of lawyers and clurks sittin round a table, and the judge in a pulpit wot over looked them.
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The peepel all looked like Barnum's skellyton man, ony they didnt have no skin over there bones, and there eyes was maid of fire balls and eech of em had a long tail, like a snake.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

brimstone noun US /ˈbrɪmstoʊn/

an old name for sulfur

From this reading “I'd just bout got ter sleep, wen I smelt a orful smell, surgestiv of a straw hat revivin shop, wen they burn sulfir and brimstone, I looked down and behold, I seen a cort room, with a lot of lawyers and clurks sittin round a table, and the judge in a pulpit wot over looked them.”

cos noun US /kɔːs/

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

From this reading “I guess the wurry of collecktin yesterday afternoon muster wurked upon my mind, cos, last nite, I dremt a dreem, wot'd maid each seprate hare on the heds of every delikent subskriber stand on end, and sing out “Pay up your noosepaper bill, old feller, if yer dont warnt a skorschin in the dubius hereafter.””

cum noun US /kʌm/

the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract

From this reading “Ma and Pa was out, cos it was prayer meetin nite at our church, so I went ter bed urley, cos I was frade wen they cum home, they'd miss the hull minse pie wot I'd ete.”

hull noun US /hʌl/

dry outer covering of a fruit or seed or nut

From this reading “Ma and Pa was out, cos it was prayer meetin nite at our church, so I went ter bed urley, cos I was frade wen they cum home, they'd miss the hull minse pie wot I'd ete.”

muster verb US /ˈmʌstər/

gather or bring together

From this reading “I guess the wurry of collecktin yesterday afternoon muster wurked upon my mind, cos, last nite, I dremt a dreem, wot'd maid each seprate hare on the heds of every delikent subskriber stand on end, and sing out “Pay up your noosepaper bill, old feller, if yer dont warnt a skorschin in the dubius hereafter.””

receives verb US /rəˈsiːvz/

third-person singular of “receive” — get something; come into possession of

From this reading “MINSE PIE AND DREEMS.--TERRIBLE RETRYBUSHUN.--WOT'LL OVER TAKE A GOOD MENNY.--VIRTUE RECEIVES ITS REWARD.”

smelt noun US /smelt/

small cold-water silvery fish; migrate between salt and fresh water

From this reading “I'd just bout got ter sleep, wen I smelt a orful smell, surgestiv of a straw hat revivin shop, wen they burn sulfir and brimstone, I looked down and behold, I seen a cort room, with a lot of lawyers and clurks sittin round a table, and the judge in a pulpit wot over looked them.”

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 “Ma and Pa was out, cos it was prayer meetin nite at our church, so I went ter bed urley, cos I was frade wen they cum home, they'd miss the hull minse pie wot I'd ete.”

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Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

AdeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading MINSE PIE AND DREEMS.--TERRIBLE RETRYBUSHUN.--WOT'LL OVER TAKE A GOOD MENNY.--VIRTUE RECEIVES ITS REWARD.

afternoonnounUS /ˌæftərˈnuːn/

the part of the day between noon and evening

From this reading I guess the wurry of collecktin yesterday afternoon muster wurked upon my mind, cos, last nite, I dremt a dreem, wot'd maid each seprate hare on the heds of every delikent subskriber stand on end, and sing out “Pay up your noosepaper bill, old feller, if yer dont warnt a skorschin in the dubius hereafter.”

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 The peepel all looked like Barnum's skellyton man, ony they didnt have no skin over there bones, and there eyes was maid of fire balls and eech of em had a long tail, like a snake.

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading MINSE PIE AND DREEMS.--TERRIBLE RETRYBUSHUN.--WOT'LL OVER TAKE A GOOD MENNY.--VIRTUE RECEIVES ITS REWARD.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Ma and Pa was out, cos it was prayer meetin nite at our church, so I went ter bed urley, cos I was frade wen they cum home, they'd miss the hull minse pie wot I'd ete.

ballsnounUS /bɔːlz/

plural of “ball” — round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games

From this reading The peepel all looked like Barnum's skellyton man, ony they didnt have no skin over there bones, and there eyes was maid of fire balls and eech of em had a long tail, like a snake.

Barnum's

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From this reading The peepel all looked like Barnum's skellyton man, ony they didnt have no skin over there bones, and there eyes was maid of fire balls and eech of em had a long tail, like a snake.

bednounUS /bed/

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading Ma and Pa was out, cos it was prayer meetin nite at our church, so I went ter bed urley, cos I was frade wen they cum home, they'd miss the hull minse pie wot I'd ete.

beholdverbUS /bɪˈhoʊld/

see with attention

From this reading I'd just bout got ter sleep, wen I smelt a orful smell, surgestiv of a straw hat revivin shop, wen they burn sulfir and brimstone, I looked down and behold, I seen a cort room, with a lot of lawyers and clurks sittin round a table, and the judge in a pulpit wot over looked them.

billnounUS /bɪl/

a statute in draft before it becomes law

From this reading I guess the wurry of collecktin yesterday afternoon muster wurked upon my mind, cos, last nite, I dremt a dreem, wot'd maid each seprate hare on the heds of every delikent subskriber stand on end, and sing out “Pay up your noosepaper bill, old feller, if yer dont warnt a skorschin in the dubius hereafter.”

bonesnounUS /boʊnz/

(used in the plural) a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance

From this reading The peepel all looked like Barnum's skellyton man, ony they didnt have no skin over there bones, and there eyes was maid of fire balls and eech of em had a long tail, like a snake.

boutnounUS /baʊt/

(sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive

From this reading I'd just bout got ter sleep, wen I smelt a orful smell, surgestiv of a straw hat revivin shop, wen they burn sulfir and brimstone, I looked down and behold, I seen a cort room, with a lot of lawyers and clurks sittin round a table, and the judge in a pulpit wot over looked them.

brimstonenounUS /ˈbrɪmstoʊn/

an old name for sulfur

From this reading I'd just bout got ter sleep, wen I smelt a orful smell, surgestiv of a straw hat revivin shop, wen they burn sulfir and brimstone, I looked down and behold, I seen a cort room, with a lot of lawyers and clurks sittin round a table, and the judge in a pulpit wot over looked them.

burnverbUS /bɜːrn/

To consume or be consumed by fire.

From this reading I'd just bout got ter sleep, wen I smelt a orful smell, surgestiv of a straw hat revivin shop, wen they burn sulfir and brimstone, I looked down and behold, I seen a cort room, with a lot of lawyers and clurks sittin round a table, and the judge in a pulpit wot over looked them.

churchnounUS /tʃɜːrtʃ/

one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship

From this reading Ma and Pa was out, cos it was prayer meetin nite at our church, so I went ter bed urley, cos I was frade wen they cum home, they'd miss the hull minse pie wot I'd ete.

clurks

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From this reading I'd just bout got ter sleep, wen I smelt a orful smell, surgestiv of a straw hat revivin shop, wen they burn sulfir and brimstone, I looked down and behold, I seen a cort room, with a lot of lawyers and clurks sittin round a table, and the judge in a pulpit wot over looked them.

collecktin

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From this reading I guess the wurry of collecktin yesterday afternoon muster wurked upon my mind, cos, last nite, I dremt a dreem, wot'd maid each seprate hare on the heds of every delikent subskriber stand on end, and sing out “Pay up your noosepaper bill, old feller, if yer dont warnt a skorschin in the dubius hereafter.”

cort

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From this reading I'd just bout got ter sleep, wen I smelt a orful smell, surgestiv of a straw hat revivin shop, wen they burn sulfir and brimstone, I looked down and behold, I seen a cort room, with a lot of lawyers and clurks sittin round a table, and the judge in a pulpit wot over looked them.

cosnounUS /kɔːs/

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

From this reading I guess the wurry of collecktin yesterday afternoon muster wurked upon my mind, cos, last nite, I dremt a dreem, wot'd maid each seprate hare on the heds of every delikent subskriber stand on end, and sing out “Pay up your noosepaper bill, old feller, if yer dont warnt a skorschin in the dubius hereafter.”

cumnounUS /kʌm/

the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract

From this reading Ma and Pa was out, cos it was prayer meetin nite at our church, so I went ter bed urley, cos I was frade wen they cum home, they'd miss the hull minse pie wot I'd ete.

delikent

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From this reading I guess the wurry of collecktin yesterday afternoon muster wurked upon my mind, cos, last nite, I dremt a dreem, wot'd maid each seprate hare on the heds of every delikent subskriber stand on end, and sing out “Pay up your noosepaper bill, old feller, if yer dont warnt a skorschin in the dubius hereafter.”

didnt

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From this reading The peepel all looked like Barnum's skellyton man, ony they didnt have no skin over there bones, and there eyes was maid of fire balls and eech of em had a long tail, like a snake.

dont

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I guess the wurry of collecktin yesterday afternoon muster wurked upon my mind, cos, last nite, I dremt a dreem, wot'd maid each seprate hare on the heds of every delikent subskriber stand on end, and sing out “Pay up your noosepaper bill, old feller, if yer dont warnt a skorschin in the dubius hereafter.”

downadjectiveUS /daʊn/

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading I'd just bout got ter sleep, wen I smelt a orful smell, surgestiv of a straw hat revivin shop, wen they burn sulfir and brimstone, I looked down and behold, I seen a cort room, with a lot of lawyers and clurks sittin round a table, and the judge in a pulpit wot over looked them.

dreem

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I guess the wurry of collecktin yesterday afternoon muster wurked upon my mind, cos, last nite, I dremt a dreem, wot'd maid each seprate hare on the heds of every delikent subskriber stand on end, and sing out “Pay up your noosepaper bill, old feller, if yer dont warnt a skorschin in the dubius hereafter.”

DREEMS

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From this reading MINSE PIE AND DREEMS.--TERRIBLE RETRYBUSHUN.--WOT'LL OVER TAKE A GOOD MENNY.--VIRTUE RECEIVES ITS REWARD.

dremt

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I guess the wurry of collecktin yesterday afternoon muster wurked upon my mind, cos, last nite, I dremt a dreem, wot'd maid each seprate hare on the heds of every delikent subskriber stand on end, and sing out “Pay up your noosepaper bill, old feller, if yer dont warnt a skorschin in the dubius hereafter.”

dubius

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From this reading I guess the wurry of collecktin yesterday afternoon muster wurked upon my mind, cos, last nite, I dremt a dreem, wot'd maid each seprate hare on the heds of every delikent subskriber stand on end, and sing out “Pay up your noosepaper bill, old feller, if yer dont warnt a skorschin in the dubius hereafter.”

eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading I guess the wurry of collecktin yesterday afternoon muster wurked upon my mind, cos, last nite, I dremt a dreem, wot'd maid each seprate hare on the heds of every delikent subskriber stand on end, and sing out “Pay up your noosepaper bill, old feller, if yer dont warnt a skorschin in the dubius hereafter.”

eech

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The peepel all looked like Barnum's skellyton man, ony they didnt have no skin over there bones, and there eyes was maid of fire balls and eech of em had a long tail, like a snake.

emnounUS /em/

a quad with a square body

From this reading The peepel all looked like Barnum's skellyton man, ony they didnt have no skin over there bones, and there eyes was maid of fire balls and eech of em had a long tail, like a snake.

endnounUS /end/

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading I guess the wurry of collecktin yesterday afternoon muster wurked upon my mind, cos, last nite, I dremt a dreem, wot'd maid each seprate hare on the heds of every delikent subskriber stand on end, and sing out “Pay up your noosepaper bill, old feller, if yer dont warnt a skorschin in the dubius hereafter.”

ete

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From this reading Ma and Pa was out, cos it was prayer meetin nite at our church, so I went ter bed urley, cos I was frade wen they cum home, they'd miss the hull minse pie wot I'd ete.

everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading I guess the wurry of collecktin yesterday afternoon muster wurked upon my mind, cos, last nite, I dremt a dreem, wot'd maid each seprate hare on the heds of every delikent subskriber stand on end, and sing out “Pay up your noosepaper bill, old feller, if yer dont warnt a skorschin in the dubius hereafter.”

eyesnounUS /aɪz/

opinion or judgment

From this reading The peepel all looked like Barnum's skellyton man, ony they didnt have no skin over there bones, and there eyes was maid of fire balls and eech of em had a long tail, like a snake.

fellernounUS /ˈfelər/

a person who fells trees

From this reading I guess the wurry of collecktin yesterday afternoon muster wurked upon my mind, cos, last nite, I dremt a dreem, wot'd maid each seprate hare on the heds of every delikent subskriber stand on end, and sing out “Pay up your noosepaper bill, old feller, if yer dont warnt a skorschin in the dubius hereafter.”

fireverbUS /ˈfaɪər/

start firing a weapon

From this reading The peepel all looked like Barnum's skellyton man, ony they didnt have no skin over there bones, and there eyes was maid of fire balls and eech of em had a long tail, like a snake.

frade

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Ma and Pa was out, cos it was prayer meetin nite at our church, so I went ter bed urley, cos I was frade wen they cum home, they'd miss the hull minse pie wot I'd ete.

GOODadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading MINSE PIE AND DREEMS.--TERRIBLE RETRYBUSHUN.--WOT'LL OVER TAKE A GOOD MENNY.--VIRTUE RECEIVES ITS REWARD.

gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/

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

From this reading I'd just bout got ter sleep, wen I smelt a orful smell, surgestiv of a straw hat revivin shop, wen they burn sulfir and brimstone, I looked down and behold, I seen a cort room, with a lot of lawyers and clurks sittin round a table, and the judge in a pulpit wot over looked them.

guessverbUS /ɡes/

expect, believe, or suppose

From this reading I guess the wurry of collecktin yesterday afternoon muster wurked upon my mind, cos, last nite, I dremt a dreem, wot'd maid each seprate hare on the heds of every delikent subskriber stand on end, and sing out “Pay up your noosepaper bill, old feller, if yer dont warnt a skorschin in the dubius hereafter.”

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading The peepel all looked like Barnum's skellyton man, ony they didnt have no skin over there bones, and there eyes was maid of fire balls and eech of em had a long tail, like a snake.

harenounUS /her/

swift timid long-eared mammal larger than a rabbit having a divided upper lip and long hind legs; young born furred and with open eyes

From this reading I guess the wurry of collecktin yesterday afternoon muster wurked upon my mind, cos, last nite, I dremt a dreem, wot'd maid each seprate hare on the heds of every delikent subskriber stand on end, and sing out “Pay up your noosepaper bill, old feller, if yer dont warnt a skorschin in the dubius hereafter.”

hatnounUS /hæt/

headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim

From this reading I'd just bout got ter sleep, wen I smelt a orful smell, surgestiv of a straw hat revivin shop, wen they burn sulfir and brimstone, I looked down and behold, I seen a cort room, with a lot of lawyers and clurks sittin round a table, and the judge in a pulpit wot over looked them.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading The peepel all looked like Barnum's skellyton man, ony they didnt have no skin over there bones, and there eyes was maid of fire balls and eech of em had a long tail, like a snake.

heds

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From this reading I guess the wurry of collecktin yesterday afternoon muster wurked upon my mind, cos, last nite, I dremt a dreem, wot'd maid each seprate hare on the heds of every delikent subskriber stand on end, and sing out “Pay up your noosepaper bill, old feller, if yer dont warnt a skorschin in the dubius hereafter.”

hereafteradverbUS /hɪˈræftər/

in a subsequent part of this document or statement or matter etc.

From this reading I guess the wurry of collecktin yesterday afternoon muster wurked upon my mind, cos, last nite, I dremt a dreem, wot'd maid each seprate hare on the heds of every delikent subskriber stand on end, and sing out “Pay up your noosepaper bill, old feller, if yer dont warnt a skorschin in the dubius hereafter.”

homenounUS /hoʊm/

where you live at a particular time

From this reading Ma and Pa was out, cos it was prayer meetin nite at our church, so I went ter bed urley, cos I was frade wen they cum home, they'd miss the hull minse pie wot I'd ete.

hullnounUS /hʌl/

dry outer covering of a fruit or seed or nut

From this reading Ma and Pa was out, cos it was prayer meetin nite at our church, so I went ter bed urley, cos I was frade wen they cum home, they'd miss the hull minse pie wot I'd ete.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading I guess the wurry of collecktin yesterday afternoon muster wurked upon my mind, cos, last nite, I dremt a dreem, wot'd maid each seprate hare on the heds of every delikent subskriber stand on end, and sing out “Pay up your noosepaper bill, old feller, if yer dont warnt a skorschin in the dubius hereafter.”

I'd

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From this reading Ma and Pa was out, cos it was prayer meetin nite at our church, so I went ter bed urley, cos I was frade wen they cum home, they'd miss the hull minse pie wot I'd ete.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading I guess the wurry of collecktin yesterday afternoon muster wurked upon my mind, cos, last nite, I dremt a dreem, wot'd maid each seprate hare on the heds of every delikent subskriber stand on end, and sing out “Pay up your noosepaper bill, old feller, if yer dont warnt a skorschin in the dubius hereafter.”

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading I guess the wurry of collecktin yesterday afternoon muster wurked upon my mind, cos, last nite, I dremt a dreem, wot'd maid each seprate hare on the heds of every delikent subskriber stand on end, and sing out “Pay up your noosepaper bill, old feller, if yer dont warnt a skorschin in the dubius hereafter.”

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Ma and Pa was out, cos it was prayer meetin nite at our church, so I went ter bed urley, cos I was frade wen they cum home, they'd miss the hull minse pie wot I'd ete.

ITSdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading MINSE PIE AND DREEMS.--TERRIBLE RETRYBUSHUN.--WOT'LL OVER TAKE A GOOD MENNY.--VIRTUE RECEIVES ITS REWARD.

judgeverbUS /dʒʌdʒ/

determine the result of (a competition)

From this reading I'd just bout got ter sleep, wen I smelt a orful smell, surgestiv of a straw hat revivin shop, wen they burn sulfir and brimstone, I looked down and behold, I seen a cort room, with a lot of lawyers and clurks sittin round a table, and the judge in a pulpit wot over looked them.

justadverbUS /dʒʌst/

and nothing more

From this reading I'd just bout got ter sleep, wen I smelt a orful smell, surgestiv of a straw hat revivin shop, wen they burn sulfir and brimstone, I looked down and behold, I seen a cort room, with a lot of lawyers and clurks sittin round a table, and the judge in a pulpit wot over looked them.

lastadjectiveUS /læst/

immediately past

From this reading I guess the wurry of collecktin yesterday afternoon muster wurked upon my mind, cos, last nite, I dremt a dreem, wot'd maid each seprate hare on the heds of every delikent subskriber stand on end, and sing out “Pay up your noosepaper bill, old feller, if yer dont warnt a skorschin in the dubius hereafter.”

lawyersnounUS /ˈlɔːjərz/

plural of “lawyer” — a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice

From this reading I'd just bout got ter sleep, wen I smelt a orful smell, surgestiv of a straw hat revivin shop, wen they burn sulfir and brimstone, I looked down and behold, I seen a cort room, with a lot of lawyers and clurks sittin round a table, and the judge in a pulpit wot over looked them.

likeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading The peepel all looked like Barnum's skellyton man, ony they didnt have no skin over there bones, and there eyes was maid of fire balls and eech of em had a long tail, like a snake.

longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading The peepel all looked like Barnum's skellyton man, ony they didnt have no skin over there bones, and there eyes was maid of fire balls and eech of em had a long tail, like a snake.

lookedverbUS /lʊkt/

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading I'd just bout got ter sleep, wen I smelt a orful smell, surgestiv of a straw hat revivin shop, wen they burn sulfir and brimstone, I looked down and behold, I seen a cort room, with a lot of lawyers and clurks sittin round a table, and the judge in a pulpit wot over looked them.

lotnounUS /lɑːt/

(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent

From this reading I'd just bout got ter sleep, wen I smelt a orful smell, surgestiv of a straw hat revivin shop, wen they burn sulfir and brimstone, I looked down and behold, I seen a cort room, with a lot of lawyers and clurks sittin round a table, and the judge in a pulpit wot over looked them.

ManounUS /mɑː/

informal terms for a mother

From this reading Ma and Pa was out, cos it was prayer meetin nite at our church, so I went ter bed urley, cos I was frade wen they cum home, they'd miss the hull minse pie wot I'd ete.

maidnounUS /meɪd/

a female domestic

From this reading I guess the wurry of collecktin yesterday afternoon muster wurked upon my mind, cos, last nite, I dremt a dreem, wot'd maid each seprate hare on the heds of every delikent subskriber stand on end, and sing out “Pay up your noosepaper bill, old feller, if yer dont warnt a skorschin in the dubius hereafter.”

mannounUS /mæn/

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading The peepel all looked like Barnum's skellyton man, ony they didnt have no skin over there bones, and there eyes was maid of fire balls and eech of em had a long tail, like a snake.

meetin

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From this reading Ma and Pa was out, cos it was prayer meetin nite at our church, so I went ter bed urley, cos I was frade wen they cum home, they'd miss the hull minse pie wot I'd ete.

MENNY

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From this reading MINSE PIE AND DREEMS.--TERRIBLE RETRYBUSHUN.--WOT'LL OVER TAKE A GOOD MENNY.--VIRTUE RECEIVES ITS REWARD.

mindnounUS /maɪnd/

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading I guess the wurry of collecktin yesterday afternoon muster wurked upon my mind, cos, last nite, I dremt a dreem, wot'd maid each seprate hare on the heds of every delikent subskriber stand on end, and sing out “Pay up your noosepaper bill, old feller, if yer dont warnt a skorschin in the dubius hereafter.”

MINSE

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From this reading MINSE PIE AND DREEMS.--TERRIBLE RETRYBUSHUN.--WOT'LL OVER TAKE A GOOD MENNY.--VIRTUE RECEIVES ITS REWARD.

missverbUS /mɪs/

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading Ma and Pa was out, cos it was prayer meetin nite at our church, so I went ter bed urley, cos I was frade wen they cum home, they'd miss the hull minse pie wot I'd ete.

musterverbUS /ˈmʌstər/

gather or bring together

From this reading I guess the wurry of collecktin yesterday afternoon muster wurked upon my mind, cos, last nite, I dremt a dreem, wot'd maid each seprate hare on the heds of every delikent subskriber stand on end, and sing out “Pay up your noosepaper bill, old feller, if yer dont warnt a skorschin in the dubius hereafter.”

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I guess the wurry of collecktin yesterday afternoon muster wurked upon my mind, cos, last nite, I dremt a dreem, wot'd maid each seprate hare on the heds of every delikent subskriber stand on end, and sing out “Pay up your noosepaper bill, old feller, if yer dont warnt a skorschin in the dubius hereafter.”

nite

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From this reading I guess the wurry of collecktin yesterday afternoon muster wurked upon my mind, cos, last nite, I dremt a dreem, wot'd maid each seprate hare on the heds of every delikent subskriber stand on end, and sing out “Pay up your noosepaper bill, old feller, if yer dont warnt a skorschin in the dubius hereafter.”

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading The peepel all looked like Barnum's skellyton man, ony they didnt have no skin over there bones, and there eyes was maid of fire balls and eech of em had a long tail, like a snake.

noosepaper

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From this reading I guess the wurry of collecktin yesterday afternoon muster wurked upon my mind, cos, last nite, I dremt a dreem, wot'd maid each seprate hare on the heds of every delikent subskriber stand on end, and sing out “Pay up your noosepaper bill, old feller, if yer dont warnt a skorschin in the dubius hereafter.”

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I guess the wurry of collecktin yesterday afternoon muster wurked upon my mind, cos, last nite, I dremt a dreem, wot'd maid each seprate hare on the heds of every delikent subskriber stand on end, and sing out “Pay up your noosepaper bill, old feller, if yer dont warnt a skorschin in the dubius hereafter.”

oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/

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

From this reading I guess the wurry of collecktin yesterday afternoon muster wurked upon my mind, cos, last nite, I dremt a dreem, wot'd maid each seprate hare on the heds of every delikent subskriber stand on end, and sing out “Pay up your noosepaper bill, old feller, if yer dont warnt a skorschin in the dubius hereafter.”

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading I guess the wurry of collecktin yesterday afternoon muster wurked upon my mind, cos, last nite, I dremt a dreem, wot'd maid each seprate hare on the heds of every delikent subskriber stand on end, and sing out “Pay up your noosepaper bill, old feller, if yer dont warnt a skorschin in the dubius hereafter.”

ony

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From this reading The peepel all looked like Barnum's skellyton man, ony they didnt have no skin over there bones, and there eyes was maid of fire balls and eech of em had a long tail, like a snake.

orful

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From this reading I'd just bout got ter sleep, wen I smelt a orful smell, surgestiv of a straw hat revivin shop, wen they burn sulfir and brimstone, I looked down and behold, I seen a cort room, with a lot of lawyers and clurks sittin round a table, and the judge in a pulpit wot over looked them.

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Ma and Pa was out, cos it was prayer meetin nite at our church, so I went ter bed urley, cos I was frade wen they cum home, they'd miss the hull minse pie wot I'd ete.

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading I guess the wurry of collecktin yesterday afternoon muster wurked upon my mind, cos, last nite, I dremt a dreem, wot'd maid each seprate hare on the heds of every delikent subskriber stand on end, and sing out “Pay up your noosepaper bill, old feller, if yer dont warnt a skorschin in the dubius hereafter.”

OVERprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading MINSE PIE AND DREEMS.--TERRIBLE RETRYBUSHUN.--WOT'LL OVER TAKE A GOOD MENNY.--VIRTUE RECEIVES ITS REWARD.

PanounUS /pɑː/

an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk

From this reading Ma and Pa was out, cos it was prayer meetin nite at our church, so I went ter bed urley, cos I was frade wen they cum home, they'd miss the hull minse pie wot I'd ete.

PayverbUS /peɪ/

give money, usually in exchange for goods or services

From this reading I guess the wurry of collecktin yesterday afternoon muster wurked upon my mind, cos, last nite, I dremt a dreem, wot'd maid each seprate hare on the heds of every delikent subskriber stand on end, and sing out “Pay up your noosepaper bill, old feller, if yer dont warnt a skorschin in the dubius hereafter.”

peepel

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From this reading The peepel all looked like Barnum's skellyton man, ony they didnt have no skin over there bones, and there eyes was maid of fire balls and eech of em had a long tail, like a snake.

PIEnounUS /paɪ/

dish baked in pastry-lined pan often with a pastry top

From this reading MINSE PIE AND DREEMS.--TERRIBLE RETRYBUSHUN.--WOT'LL OVER TAKE A GOOD MENNY.--VIRTUE RECEIVES ITS REWARD.

prayernounUS /prer/

the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)

From this reading Ma and Pa was out, cos it was prayer meetin nite at our church, so I went ter bed urley, cos I was frade wen they cum home, they'd miss the hull minse pie wot I'd ete.

pulpitnounUS /ˈpʊlpɪt/

a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it

From this reading I'd just bout got ter sleep, wen I smelt a orful smell, surgestiv of a straw hat revivin shop, wen they burn sulfir and brimstone, I looked down and behold, I seen a cort room, with a lot of lawyers and clurks sittin round a table, and the judge in a pulpit wot over looked them.

RECEIVESverbUS /rəˈsiːvz/

third-person singular of “receive” — get something; come into possession of

From this reading MINSE PIE AND DREEMS.--TERRIBLE RETRYBUSHUN.--WOT'LL OVER TAKE A GOOD MENNY.--VIRTUE RECEIVES ITS REWARD.

RETRYBUSHUN

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From this reading MINSE PIE AND DREEMS.--TERRIBLE RETRYBUSHUN.--WOT'LL OVER TAKE A GOOD MENNY.--VIRTUE RECEIVES ITS REWARD.

revivin

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From this reading I'd just bout got ter sleep, wen I smelt a orful smell, surgestiv of a straw hat revivin shop, wen they burn sulfir and brimstone, I looked down and behold, I seen a cort room, with a lot of lawyers and clurks sittin round a table, and the judge in a pulpit wot over looked them.

REWARDnounUS /rɪˈwɔːrd/

a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing

From this reading MINSE PIE AND DREEMS.--TERRIBLE RETRYBUSHUN.--WOT'LL OVER TAKE A GOOD MENNY.--VIRTUE RECEIVES ITS REWARD.

roomnounUS /ruːm/

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading I'd just bout got ter sleep, wen I smelt a orful smell, surgestiv of a straw hat revivin shop, wen they burn sulfir and brimstone, I looked down and behold, I seen a cort room, with a lot of lawyers and clurks sittin round a table, and the judge in a pulpit wot over looked them.

roundnounUS /raʊnd/

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading I'd just bout got ter sleep, wen I smelt a orful smell, surgestiv of a straw hat revivin shop, wen they burn sulfir and brimstone, I looked down and behold, I seen a cort room, with a lot of lawyers and clurks sittin round a table, and the judge in a pulpit wot over looked them.

seenverbUS /siːn/

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading I'd just bout got ter sleep, wen I smelt a orful smell, surgestiv of a straw hat revivin shop, wen they burn sulfir and brimstone, I looked down and behold, I seen a cort room, with a lot of lawyers and clurks sittin round a table, and the judge in a pulpit wot over looked them.

seprate

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From this reading I guess the wurry of collecktin yesterday afternoon muster wurked upon my mind, cos, last nite, I dremt a dreem, wot'd maid each seprate hare on the heds of every delikent subskriber stand on end, and sing out “Pay up your noosepaper bill, old feller, if yer dont warnt a skorschin in the dubius hereafter.”

shopverbUS /ʃɑːp/

do one's shopping

From this reading I'd just bout got ter sleep, wen I smelt a orful smell, surgestiv of a straw hat revivin shop, wen they burn sulfir and brimstone, I looked down and behold, I seen a cort room, with a lot of lawyers and clurks sittin round a table, and the judge in a pulpit wot over looked them.

singverbUS /sɪŋ/

deliver by singing

From this reading I guess the wurry of collecktin yesterday afternoon muster wurked upon my mind, cos, last nite, I dremt a dreem, wot'd maid each seprate hare on the heds of every delikent subskriber stand on end, and sing out “Pay up your noosepaper bill, old feller, if yer dont warnt a skorschin in the dubius hereafter.”

sittin

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From this reading I'd just bout got ter sleep, wen I smelt a orful smell, surgestiv of a straw hat revivin shop, wen they burn sulfir and brimstone, I looked down and behold, I seen a cort room, with a lot of lawyers and clurks sittin round a table, and the judge in a pulpit wot over looked them.

skellyton

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From this reading The peepel all looked like Barnum's skellyton man, ony they didnt have no skin over there bones, and there eyes was maid of fire balls and eech of em had a long tail, like a snake.

skinnounUS /skɪn/

a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch

From this reading The peepel all looked like Barnum's skellyton man, ony they didnt have no skin over there bones, and there eyes was maid of fire balls and eech of em had a long tail, like a snake.

skorschin

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From this reading I guess the wurry of collecktin yesterday afternoon muster wurked upon my mind, cos, last nite, I dremt a dreem, wot'd maid each seprate hare on the heds of every delikent subskriber stand on end, and sing out “Pay up your noosepaper bill, old feller, if yer dont warnt a skorschin in the dubius hereafter.”

sleepnounUS /sliːp/

a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended

From this reading I'd just bout got ter sleep, wen I smelt a orful smell, surgestiv of a straw hat revivin shop, wen they burn sulfir and brimstone, I looked down and behold, I seen a cort room, with a lot of lawyers and clurks sittin round a table, and the judge in a pulpit wot over looked them.

smellnounUS /smel/

the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form

From this reading I'd just bout got ter sleep, wen I smelt a orful smell, surgestiv of a straw hat revivin shop, wen they burn sulfir and brimstone, I looked down and behold, I seen a cort room, with a lot of lawyers and clurks sittin round a table, and the judge in a pulpit wot over looked them.

smeltnounUS /smelt/

small cold-water silvery fish; migrate between salt and fresh water

From this reading I'd just bout got ter sleep, wen I smelt a orful smell, surgestiv of a straw hat revivin shop, wen they burn sulfir and brimstone, I looked down and behold, I seen a cort room, with a lot of lawyers and clurks sittin round a table, and the judge in a pulpit wot over looked them.

snakenounUS /sneɪk/

limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous

From this reading The peepel all looked like Barnum's skellyton man, ony they didnt have no skin over there bones, and there eyes was maid of fire balls and eech of em had a long tail, like a snake.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Ma and Pa was out, cos it was prayer meetin nite at our church, so I went ter bed urley, cos I was frade wen they cum home, they'd miss the hull minse pie wot I'd ete.

standverbUS /stænd/

be standing; be upright

From this reading I guess the wurry of collecktin yesterday afternoon muster wurked upon my mind, cos, last nite, I dremt a dreem, wot'd maid each seprate hare on the heds of every delikent subskriber stand on end, and sing out “Pay up your noosepaper bill, old feller, if yer dont warnt a skorschin in the dubius hereafter.”

strawnounUS /strɔː/

plant fiber used e.g. for making baskets and hats or as fodder

From this reading I'd just bout got ter sleep, wen I smelt a orful smell, surgestiv of a straw hat revivin shop, wen they burn sulfir and brimstone, I looked down and behold, I seen a cort room, with a lot of lawyers and clurks sittin round a table, and the judge in a pulpit wot over looked them.

subskriber

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From this reading I guess the wurry of collecktin yesterday afternoon muster wurked upon my mind, cos, last nite, I dremt a dreem, wot'd maid each seprate hare on the heds of every delikent subskriber stand on end, and sing out “Pay up your noosepaper bill, old feller, if yer dont warnt a skorschin in the dubius hereafter.”

sulfir

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From this reading I'd just bout got ter sleep, wen I smelt a orful smell, surgestiv of a straw hat revivin shop, wen they burn sulfir and brimstone, I looked down and behold, I seen a cort room, with a lot of lawyers and clurks sittin round a table, and the judge in a pulpit wot over looked them.

surgestiv

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From this reading I'd just bout got ter sleep, wen I smelt a orful smell, surgestiv of a straw hat revivin shop, wen they burn sulfir and brimstone, I looked down and behold, I seen a cort room, with a lot of lawyers and clurks sittin round a table, and the judge in a pulpit wot over looked them.

tablenounUS /ˈteɪbəl/

a set of data arranged in rows and columns

From this reading I'd just bout got ter sleep, wen I smelt a orful smell, surgestiv of a straw hat revivin shop, wen they burn sulfir and brimstone, I looked down and behold, I seen a cort room, with a lot of lawyers and clurks sittin round a table, and the judge in a pulpit wot over looked them.

tailnounUS /teɪl/

the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body

From this reading The peepel all looked like Barnum's skellyton man, ony they didnt have no skin over there bones, and there eyes was maid of fire balls and eech of em had a long tail, like a snake.

TAKEverbUS /teɪk/

carry out

From this reading MINSE PIE AND DREEMS.--TERRIBLE RETRYBUSHUN.--WOT'LL OVER TAKE A GOOD MENNY.--VIRTUE RECEIVES ITS REWARD.

ter

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From this reading Ma and Pa was out, cos it was prayer meetin nite at our church, so I went ter bed urley, cos I was frade wen they cum home, they'd miss the hull minse pie wot I'd ete.

TERRIBLEadjectiveUS /ˈterəbəl/

causing fear or dread or terror

From this reading MINSE PIE AND DREEMS.--TERRIBLE RETRYBUSHUN.--WOT'LL OVER TAKE A GOOD MENNY.--VIRTUE RECEIVES ITS REWARD.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading I guess the wurry of collecktin yesterday afternoon muster wurked upon my mind, cos, last nite, I dremt a dreem, wot'd maid each seprate hare on the heds of every delikent subskriber stand on end, and sing out “Pay up your noosepaper bill, old feller, if yer dont warnt a skorschin in the dubius hereafter.”

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading I'd just bout got ter sleep, wen I smelt a orful smell, surgestiv of a straw hat revivin shop, wen they burn sulfir and brimstone, I looked down and behold, I seen a cort room, with a lot of lawyers and clurks sittin round a table, and the judge in a pulpit wot over looked them.

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading The peepel all looked like Barnum's skellyton man, ony they didnt have no skin over there bones, and there eyes was maid of fire balls and eech of em had a long tail, like a snake.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Ma and Pa was out, cos it was prayer meetin nite at our church, so I went ter bed urley, cos I was frade wen they cum home, they'd miss the hull minse pie wot I'd ete.

they'd

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From this reading Ma and Pa was out, cos it was prayer meetin nite at our church, so I went ter bed urley, cos I was frade wen they cum home, they'd miss the hull minse pie wot I'd ete.

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

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

From this reading I guess the wurry of collecktin yesterday afternoon muster wurked upon my mind, cos, last nite, I dremt a dreem, wot'd maid each seprate hare on the heds of every delikent subskriber stand on end, and sing out “Pay up your noosepaper bill, old feller, if yer dont warnt a skorschin in the dubius hereafter.”

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading I guess the wurry of collecktin yesterday afternoon muster wurked upon my mind, cos, last nite, I dremt a dreem, wot'd maid each seprate hare on the heds of every delikent subskriber stand on end, and sing out “Pay up your noosepaper bill, old feller, if yer dont warnt a skorschin in the dubius hereafter.”

urley

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From this reading Ma and Pa was out, cos it was prayer meetin nite at our church, so I went ter bed urley, cos I was frade wen they cum home, they'd miss the hull minse pie wot I'd ete.

VIRTUEnounUS /ˈvɝː.tʃuː/

Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.

From this reading MINSE PIE AND DREEMS.--TERRIBLE RETRYBUSHUN.--WOT'LL OVER TAKE A GOOD MENNY.--VIRTUE RECEIVES ITS REWARD.

warnt

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From this reading I guess the wurry of collecktin yesterday afternoon muster wurked upon my mind, cos, last nite, I dremt a dreem, wot'd maid each seprate hare on the heds of every delikent subskriber stand on end, and sing out “Pay up your noosepaper bill, old feller, if yer dont warnt a skorschin in the dubius hereafter.”

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading Ma and Pa was out, cos it was prayer meetin nite at our church, so I went ter bed urley, cos I was frade wen they cum home, they'd miss the hull minse pie wot I'd ete.

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 Ma and Pa was out, cos it was prayer meetin nite at our church, so I went ter bed urley, cos I was frade wen they cum home, they'd miss the hull minse pie wot I'd ete.

wentverbUS /went/

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading Ma and Pa was out, cos it was prayer meetin nite at our church, so I went ter bed urley, cos I was frade wen they cum home, they'd miss the hull minse pie wot I'd ete.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading I'd just bout got ter sleep, wen I smelt a orful smell, surgestiv of a straw hat revivin shop, wen they burn sulfir and brimstone, I looked down and behold, I seen a cort room, with a lot of lawyers and clurks sittin round a table, and the judge in a pulpit wot over looked them.

wot

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From this reading Ma and Pa was out, cos it was prayer meetin nite at our church, so I went ter bed urley, cos I was frade wen they cum home, they'd miss the hull minse pie wot I'd ete.

wot'd

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From this reading I guess the wurry of collecktin yesterday afternoon muster wurked upon my mind, cos, last nite, I dremt a dreem, wot'd maid each seprate hare on the heds of every delikent subskriber stand on end, and sing out “Pay up your noosepaper bill, old feller, if yer dont warnt a skorschin in the dubius hereafter.”

WOT'LL

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From this reading MINSE PIE AND DREEMS.--TERRIBLE RETRYBUSHUN.--WOT'LL OVER TAKE A GOOD MENNY.--VIRTUE RECEIVES ITS REWARD.

wurked

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From this reading I guess the wurry of collecktin yesterday afternoon muster wurked upon my mind, cos, last nite, I dremt a dreem, wot'd maid each seprate hare on the heds of every delikent subskriber stand on end, and sing out “Pay up your noosepaper bill, old feller, if yer dont warnt a skorschin in the dubius hereafter.”

wurry

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From this reading I guess the wurry of collecktin yesterday afternoon muster wurked upon my mind, cos, last nite, I dremt a dreem, wot'd maid each seprate hare on the heds of every delikent subskriber stand on end, and sing out “Pay up your noosepaper bill, old feller, if yer dont warnt a skorschin in the dubius hereafter.”

yer

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From this reading I guess the wurry of collecktin yesterday afternoon muster wurked upon my mind, cos, last nite, I dremt a dreem, wot'd maid each seprate hare on the heds of every delikent subskriber stand on end, and sing out “Pay up your noosepaper bill, old feller, if yer dont warnt a skorschin in the dubius hereafter.”

yesterdaynounUS /ˈjestərdeɪ/

the day immediately before today

From this reading I guess the wurry of collecktin yesterday afternoon muster wurked upon my mind, cos, last nite, I dremt a dreem, wot'd maid each seprate hare on the heds of every delikent subskriber stand on end, and sing out “Pay up your noosepaper bill, old feller, if yer dont warnt a skorschin in the dubius hereafter.”

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading I guess the wurry of collecktin yesterday afternoon muster wurked upon my mind, cos, last nite, I dremt a dreem, wot'd maid each seprate hare on the heds of every delikent subskriber stand on end, and sing out “Pay up your noosepaper bill, old feller, if yer dont warnt a skorschin in the dubius hereafter.”

Chapter 27 of The Bad Boy at Home, and His Experiences by Metta Victoria Fuller Victor holds 26 sentences, grouped into 6 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.

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Work through the 6 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 6 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

Can chapter 27 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 27 can be played aloud in United States English.

Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

Questions about reading The Bad Boy at Home, and His Experiences

Common questions about reading The Bad Boy at Home, and His Experiences by Metta Victoria Fuller Victor on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of The Bad Boy at Home, and His Experiences?

Yes. All 807 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #25303 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Bad Boy at Home, and His Experiences is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #25303, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Bad Boy at Home, and His Experiences take to read?

About 67 minutes of reading across 162 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read The Bad Boy at Home, and His Experiences section by section

How to work through The Bad Boy at Home, and His Experiences section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

  1. Open a chapter

    Choose one of the 30 chapters of The Bad Boy at Home, and His Experiences to begin.

  2. Read one section

    Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.

  3. Listen and tap

    Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.

Vocabulary met early in The Bad Boy at Home, and His Experiences

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Bad Boy at Home, and His Experiences, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Chewses
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Bad Boy at Home, and His Experiences; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Perfesshun
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Bad Boy at Home, and His Experiences; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Hyfalutin
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Bad Boy at Home, and His Experiences; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Prolog
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Bad Boy at Home, and His Experiences; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.