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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "I reckon thar'll be a big killin' this time," said one of the children with zest.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Next day when the man of the house and older boys returned about dark, full of whiskey and full of talk, a most exciting tale was unfolded to the eager listeners.
agin
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andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Now, you-alls git back to bed an' shet up," said the mother, and her brood gradually quieted down.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "That's Bud Levit's folks and the Cuneys done broke out agin 'bout that ole fuss, I bet," drawled the wife and mother, when the tumult had died down to faint echoes.
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading "Thar shore was a passle er folks and a pile er shootin'," said another enthusiastically.
back
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From this reading "Now, you-alls git back to bed an' shet up," said the mother, and her brood gradually quieted down.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I reckon thar'll be a big killin' this time," said one of the children with zest.
bed
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bet
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big
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bout
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boys
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broke
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brood
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Bud
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children
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Cuneys
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dark
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day
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died
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done
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down
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drawled
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eager
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echoes
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enthusiastically
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er
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exciting
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faint
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folks
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full
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fuss
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git
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gradually
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "That's Bud Levit's folks and the Cuneys done broke out agin 'bout that ole fuss, I bet," drawled the wife and mother, when the tumult had died down to faint echoes.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Now, you-alls git back to bed an' shet up," said the mother, and her brood gradually quieted down.
house
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "That's Bud Levit's folks and the Cuneys done broke out agin 'bout that ole fuss, I bet," drawled the wife and mother, when the tumult had died down to faint echoes.
killin
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Levit's
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listeners
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man
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most
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mother
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Next
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Now
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I reckon thar'll be a big killin' this time," said one of the children with zest.
older
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ole
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From this reading "That's Bud Levit's folks and the Cuneys done broke out agin 'bout that ole fuss, I bet," drawled the wife and mother, when the tumult had died down to faint echoes.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "I reckon thar'll be a big killin' this time," said one of the children with zest.
out
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From this reading "That's Bud Levit's folks and the Cuneys done broke out agin 'bout that ole fuss, I bet," drawled the wife and mother, when the tumult had died down to faint echoes.
passle
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From this reading "Thar shore was a passle er folks and a pile er shootin'," said another enthusiastically.
pile
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quieted
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reckon
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returned
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said
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shet
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shootin
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shore
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tale
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talk
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Thar
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thar'll
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That's Bud Levit's folks and the Cuneys done broke out agin 'bout that ole fuss, I bet," drawled the wife and mother, when the tumult had died down to faint echoes.
That's
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From this reading "That's Bud Levit's folks and the Cuneys done broke out agin 'bout that ole fuss, I bet," drawled the wife and mother, when the tumult had died down to faint echoes.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "That's Bud Levit's folks and the Cuneys done broke out agin 'bout that ole fuss, I bet," drawled the wife and mother, when the tumult had died down to faint echoes.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "I reckon thar'll be a big killin' this time," said one of the children with zest.
time
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "That's Bud Levit's folks and the Cuneys done broke out agin 'bout that ole fuss, I bet," drawled the wife and mother, when the tumult had died down to faint echoes.
tumult
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unfolded
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up
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From this reading "Now, you-alls git back to bed an' shet up," said the mother, and her brood gradually quieted down.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Thar shore was a passle er folks and a pile er shootin'," said another enthusiastically.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "That's Bud Levit's folks and the Cuneys done broke out agin 'bout that ole fuss, I bet," drawled the wife and mother, when the tumult had died down to faint echoes.
whiskey
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wife
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From this reading "That's Bud Levit's folks and the Cuneys done broke out agin 'bout that ole fuss, I bet," drawled the wife and mother, when the tumult had died down to faint echoes.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I reckon thar'll be a big killin' this time," said one of the children with zest.
you-alls
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From this reading "Now, you-alls git back to bed an' shet up," said the mother, and her brood gradually quieted down.
zest
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From this reading "I reckon thar'll be a big killin' this time," said one of the children with zest.
