used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "'No, no!' sezee, 'I would n' 'spec' ter be 'vited ter de weddin',--a common, low-down fiel'-han' lack _I_ is.
ainadjective
belonging to or on behalf of a specified person (especially yourself); preceded by a possessive
From this reading But ef it'll do you any good ter know, I mought say dat me en Jeff is gittin' 'long mighty well, en we gwine ter git married in de spring, en you ain' gwine ter be 'vited ter de weddin' nuther.'
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading I doan see w'at 'casion any common fiel'-han' has got ter mix in wid de 'fairs er folks w'at libs in de big house.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But ef it'll do you any good ter know, I mought say dat me en Jeff is gittin' 'long mighty well, en we gwine ter git married in de spring, en you ain' gwine ter be 'vited ter de weddin' nuther.'
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I doan see w'at 'casion any common fiel'-han' has got ter mix in wid de 'fairs er folks w'at libs in de big house.
bizness
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From this reading "'I 'lows dat's none er yo' bizness, nigger.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But ef it'll do you any good ter know, I mought say dat me en Jeff is gittin' 'long mighty well, en we gwine ter git married in de spring, en you ain' gwine ter be 'vited ter de weddin' nuther.'
casion
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From this reading I doan see w'at 'casion any common fiel'-han' has got ter mix in wid de 'fairs er folks w'at libs in de big house.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading I doan see w'at 'casion any common fiel'-han' has got ter mix in wid de 'fairs er folks w'at libs in de big house.
a digital tape recording of sound
From this reading But ef it'll do you any good ter know, I mought say dat me en Jeff is gittin' 'long mighty well, en we gwine ter git married in de spring, en you ain' gwine ter be 'vited ter de weddin' nuther.'
dat's
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From this reading "'I 'lows dat's none er yo' bizness, nigger.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading I doan see w'at 'casion any common fiel'-han' has got ter mix in wid de 'fairs er folks w'at libs in de big house.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading But ef it'll do you any good ter know, I mought say dat me en Jeff is gittin' 'long mighty well, en we gwine ter git married in de spring, en you ain' gwine ter be 'vited ter de weddin' nuther.'
doan
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From this reading I doan see w'at 'casion any common fiel'-han' has got ter mix in wid de 'fairs er folks w'at libs in de big house.
ef
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From this reading But ef it'll do you any good ter know, I mought say dat me en Jeff is gittin' 'long mighty well, en we gwine ter git married in de spring, en you ain' gwine ter be 'vited ter de weddin' nuther.'
half the width of an em
From this reading "'I wants ter know how you en Jeff is gittin' 'long.'
ernounUS /ər/
a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs with yttrium
From this reading "'I 'lows dat's none er yo' bizness, nigger.
fairsnounUS /ferz/
plural of “fair” — a traveling show; having sideshows and rides and games of skill etc.
From this reading I doan see w'at 'casion any common fiel'-han' has got ter mix in wid de 'fairs er folks w'at libs in de big house.
fiel
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From this reading I doan see w'at 'casion any common fiel'-han' has got ter mix in wid de 'fairs er folks w'at libs in de big house.
your parents
From this reading I doan see w'at 'casion any common fiel'-han' has got ter mix in wid de 'fairs er folks w'at libs in de big house.
gitnounUS /ɡɪt/
a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
From this reading But ef it'll do you any good ter know, I mought say dat me en Jeff is gittin' 'long mighty well, en we gwine ter git married in de spring, en you ain' gwine ter be 'vited ter de weddin' nuther.'
gittin
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From this reading "'I wants ter know how you en Jeff is gittin' 'long.'
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading But ef it'll do you any good ter know, I mought say dat me en Jeff is gittin' 'long mighty well, en we gwine ter git married in de spring, en you ain' gwine ter be 'vited ter de weddin' nuther.'
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I doan see w'at 'casion any common fiel'-han' has got ter mix in wid de 'fairs er folks w'at libs in de big house.
gwine
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From this reading But ef it'll do you any good ter know, I mought say dat me en Jeff is gittin' 'long mighty well, en we gwine ter git married in de spring, en you ain' gwine ter be 'vited ter de weddin' nuther.'
hannounUS /hɑːn/
imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time from 206 BC to AD 220) and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy; remembered as one of the great eras of Chinese civilization
From this reading I doan see w'at 'casion any common fiel'-han' has got ter mix in wid de 'fairs er folks w'at libs in de big house.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I doan see w'at 'casion any common fiel'-han' has got ter mix in wid de 'fairs er folks w'at libs in de big house.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading I doan see w'at 'casion any common fiel'-han' has got ter mix in wid de 'fairs er folks w'at libs in de big house.
how
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From this reading "'I wants ter know how you en Jeff is gittin' 'long.'
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "'I wants ter know how you en Jeff is gittin' 'long.'
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I doan see w'at 'casion any common fiel'-han' has got ter mix in wid de 'fairs er folks w'at libs in de big house.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "'I wants ter know how you en Jeff is gittin' 'long.'
it'll
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From this reading But ef it'll do you any good ter know, I mought say dat me en Jeff is gittin' 'long mighty well, en we gwine ter git married in de spring, en you ain' gwine ter be 'vited ter de weddin' nuther.'
Jeff
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From this reading "'I wants ter know how you en Jeff is gittin' 'long.'
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "'I wants ter know how you en Jeff is gittin' 'long.'
the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
From this reading "'No, no!' sezee, 'I would n' 'spec' ter be 'vited ter de weddin',--a common, low-down fiel'-han' lack _I_ is.
libs
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From this reading I doan see w'at 'casion any common fiel'-han' has got ter mix in wid de 'fairs er folks w'at libs in de big house.
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 "'I wants ter know how you en Jeff is gittin' 'long.'
low-downadjective
of the most contemptible kind
From this reading "'No, no!' sezee, 'I would n' 'spec' ter be 'vited ter de weddin',--a common, low-down fiel'-han' lack _I_ is.
lowsnounUS /loʊz/
plural of “low” — an air mass of lower pressure; often brings precipitation
From this reading "'I 'lows dat's none er yo' bizness, nigger.
joined in matrimony
From this reading But ef it'll do you any good ter know, I mought say dat me en Jeff is gittin' 'long mighty well, en we gwine ter git married in de spring, en you ain' gwine ter be 'vited ter de weddin' nuther.'
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But ef it'll do you any good ter know, I mought say dat me en Jeff is gittin' 'long mighty well, en we gwine ter git married in de spring, en you ain' gwine ter be 'vited ter de weddin' nuther.'
having or showing great strength or force or intensity
From this reading But ef it'll do you any good ter know, I mought say dat me en Jeff is gittin' 'long mighty well, en we gwine ter git married in de spring, en you ain' gwine ter be 'vited ter de weddin' nuther.'
mixverbUS /mɪks/
mix together different elements
From this reading I doan see w'at 'casion any common fiel'-han' has got ter mix in wid de 'fairs er folks w'at libs in de big house.
mought
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From this reading But ef it'll do you any good ter know, I mought say dat me en Jeff is gittin' 'long mighty well, en we gwine ter git married in de spring, en you ain' gwine ter be 'vited ter de weddin' nuther.'
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 "'No, no!' sezee, 'I would n' 'spec' ter be 'vited ter de weddin',--a common, low-down fiel'-han' lack _I_ is.
nigger
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From this reading "'I 'lows dat's none er yo' bizness, nigger.
not any; not one
From this reading "'No, no!' sezee, 'I would n' 'spec' ter be 'vited ter de weddin',--a common, low-down fiel'-han' lack _I_ is.
not one, and not any
From this reading "'I 'lows dat's none er yo' bizness, nigger.
nuther
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From this reading But ef it'll do you any good ter know, I mought say dat me en Jeff is gittin' 'long mighty well, en we gwine ter git married in de spring, en you ain' gwine ter be 'vited ter de weddin' nuther.'
express in words
From this reading But ef it'll do you any good ter know, I mought say dat me en Jeff is gittin' 'long mighty well, en we gwine ter git married in de spring, en you ain' gwine ter be 'vited ter de weddin' nuther.'
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I doan see w'at 'casion any common fiel'-han' has got ter mix in wid de 'fairs er folks w'at libs in de big house.
sezee
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From this reading "'No, no!' sezee, 'I would n' 'spec' ter be 'vited ter de weddin',--a common, low-down fiel'-han' lack _I_ is.
specnounUS /spek/
a detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work
From this reading "'No, no!' sezee, 'I would n' 'spec' ter be 'vited ter de weddin',--a common, low-down fiel'-han' lack _I_ is.
the season of growth
From this reading But ef it'll do you any good ter know, I mought say dat me en Jeff is gittin' 'long mighty well, en we gwine ter git married in de spring, en you ain' gwine ter be 'vited ter de weddin' nuther.'
ter
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From this reading "'I wants ter know how you en Jeff is gittin' 'long.'
vited
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From this reading But ef it'll do you any good ter know, I mought say dat me en Jeff is gittin' 'long mighty well, en we gwine ter git married in de spring, en you ain' gwine ter be 'vited ter de weddin' nuther.'
w'at
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From this reading I doan see w'at 'casion any common fiel'-han' has got ter mix in wid de 'fairs er folks w'at libs in de big house.
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading "'I wants ter know how you en Jeff is gittin' 'long.'
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading But ef it'll do you any good ter know, I mought say dat me en Jeff is gittin' 'long mighty well, en we gwine ter git married in de spring, en you ain' gwine ter be 'vited ter de weddin' nuther.'
weddin
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From this reading But ef it'll do you any good ter know, I mought say dat me en Jeff is gittin' 'long mighty well, en we gwine ter git married in de spring, en you ain' gwine ter be 'vited ter de weddin' nuther.'
(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 But ef it'll do you any good ter know, I mought say dat me en Jeff is gittin' 'long mighty well, en we gwine ter git married in de spring, en you ain' gwine ter be 'vited ter de weddin' nuther.'
wid
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From this reading I doan see w'at 'casion any common fiel'-han' has got ter mix in wid de 'fairs er folks w'at libs in de big house.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "'No, no!' sezee, 'I would n' 'spec' ter be 'vited ter de weddin',--a common, low-down fiel'-han' lack _I_ is.
yo
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From this reading "'I 'lows dat's none er yo' bizness, nigger.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "'I wants ter know how you en Jeff is gittin' 'long.'
