Ah
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From this reading "Ah want to tell yo'," say de ghost, "dat yo' ain't need yever be skeered of ghosts, 'ca'se dey ain't no ghosts."
ain't
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From this reading "Ah want to tell yo'," say de ghost, "dat yo' ain't need yever be skeered of ghosts, 'ca'se dey ain't no ghosts."
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading He jes dissipate outen de air, an' he gone _in_tirely.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An' whin he say dat de ghost jes vanish away like de smoke in July.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading An' whin he say dat de ghost jes vanish away like de smoke in July.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Ah want to tell yo'," say de ghost, "dat yo' ain't need yever be skeered of ghosts, 'ca'se dey ain't no ghosts."
bestest
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From this reading So li'l Mose he grab up de nex' bestest pumpkin an' he scoot.
ca'se
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From this reading "Ah want to tell yo'," say de ghost, "dat yo' ain't need yever be skeered of ghosts, 'ca'se dey ain't no ghosts."
a digital tape recording of sound
From this reading "Ah want to tell yo'," say de ghost, "dat yo' ain't need yever be skeered of ghosts, 'ca'se dey ain't no ghosts."
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading "Ah want to tell yo'," say de ghost, "dat yo' ain't need yever be skeered of ghosts, 'ca'se dey ain't no ghosts."
dey
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From this reading "Ah want to tell yo'," say de ghost, "dat yo' ain't need yever be skeered of ghosts, 'ca'se dey ain't no ghosts."
dissipateverbUS /ˈdɪsəpeɪt/
to cause to separate and go in different directions
From this reading He jes dissipate outen de air, an' he gone _in_tirely.
divisible by two
From this reading He ain't even linger round dat locality like de smoke in Yoctober.
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading "Ah want to tell yo'," say de ghost, "dat yo' ain't need yever be skeered of ghosts, 'ca'se dey ain't no ghosts."
ghostsnounUS /ɡoʊsts/
plural of “ghost” — a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading "Ah want to tell yo'," say de ghost, "dat yo' ain't need yever be skeered of ghosts, 'ca'se dey ain't no ghosts."
destroyed or killed
From this reading He jes dissipate outen de air, an' he gone _in_tirely.
grabverbUS /ɡræb/
take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of
From this reading So li'l Mose he grab up de nex' bestest pumpkin an' he scoot.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading An' whin he say dat de ghost jes vanish away like de smoke in July.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading An' whin he say dat de ghost jes vanish away like de smoke in July.
jes
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From this reading An' whin he say dat de ghost jes vanish away like de smoke in July.
JulynounUS /ˌdʒuːˈlaɪ/
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading An' whin he say dat de ghost jes vanish away like de smoke in July.
li'l
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From this reading So li'l Mose he grab up de nex' bestest pumpkin an' he scoot.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading An' whin he say dat de ghost jes vanish away like de smoke in July.
lingerverbUS /ˈlɪŋɡər/
remain present although waning or gradually dying
From this reading He ain't even linger round dat locality like de smoke in Yoctober.
localitynounUS /loʊˈkæləti/
a surrounding or nearby region
From this reading He ain't even linger round dat locality like de smoke in Yoctober.
Mose
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From this reading So li'l Mose he grab up de nex' bestest pumpkin an' he scoot.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading "Ah want to tell yo'," say de ghost, "dat yo' ain't need yever be skeered of ghosts, 'ca'se dey ain't no ghosts."
nex
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From this reading So li'l Mose he grab up de nex' bestest pumpkin an' he scoot.
not any; not one
From this reading "Ah want to tell yo'," say de ghost, "dat yo' ain't need yever be skeered of ghosts, 'ca'se dey ain't no ghosts."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Ah want to tell yo'," say de ghost, "dat yo' ain't need yever be skeered of ghosts, 'ca'se dey ain't no ghosts."
outen
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From this reading He jes dissipate outen de air, an' he gone _in_tirely.
pumpkinnounUS /ˈpʌmpkɪn/
a coarse vine widely cultivated for its large pulpy round orange fruit with firm orange skin and numerous seeds; subspecies of Cucurbita pepo include the summer squashes and a few autumn squashes
From this reading So li'l Mose he grab up de nex' bestest pumpkin an' he scoot.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading He ain't even linger round dat locality like de smoke in Yoctober.
express in words
From this reading "Ah want to tell yo'," say de ghost, "dat yo' ain't need yever be skeered of ghosts, 'ca'se dey ain't no ghosts."
scootverbUS /skuːt/
run or move very quickly or hastily
From this reading So li'l Mose he grab up de nex' bestest pumpkin an' he scoot.
skeered
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From this reading "Ah want to tell yo'," say de ghost, "dat yo' ain't need yever be skeered of ghosts, 'ca'se dey ain't no ghosts."
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading An' whin he say dat de ghost jes vanish away like de smoke in July.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So li'l Mose he grab up de nex' bestest pumpkin an' he scoot.
express in words
From this reading "Ah want to tell yo'," say de ghost, "dat yo' ain't need yever be skeered of ghosts, 'ca'se dey ain't no ghosts."
tirely
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From this reading He jes dissipate outen de air, an' he gone _in_tirely.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Ah want to tell yo'," say de ghost, "dat yo' ain't need yever be skeered of ghosts, 'ca'se dey ain't no ghosts."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading So li'l Mose he grab up de nex' bestest pumpkin an' he scoot.
vanishverbUS /ˈvænɪʃ/
get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading An' whin he say dat de ghost jes vanish away like de smoke in July.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "Ah want to tell yo'," say de ghost, "dat yo' ain't need yever be skeered of ghosts, 'ca'se dey ain't no ghosts."
whinnoun
very spiny and dense evergreen shrub with fragrant golden-yellow flowers; common throughout western Europe
From this reading An' whin he say dat de ghost jes vanish away like de smoke in July.
yever
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From this reading "Ah want to tell yo'," say de ghost, "dat yo' ain't need yever be skeered of ghosts, 'ca'se dey ain't no ghosts."
yo
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From this reading "Ah want to tell yo'," say de ghost, "dat yo' ain't need yever be skeered of ghosts, 'ca'se dey ain't no ghosts."
Yoctober
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From this reading He ain't even linger round dat locality like de smoke in Yoctober.
