AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A VISION SENT “Where's the arrestin' come in?” demanded Stitt.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After we got to our room the Cap'n went to sleep pretty soon and I set in the one chair, readin' the newspaper and wishin' I hadn't ate so many of the warm bricks that the Golconda folks hoped was biscuit.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Plenty quick enough for me and Jonadab, I tell you that!
arrestin
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From this reading A VISION SENT “Where's the arrestin' come in?” demanded Stitt.
atenounUS /eɪt/
goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
From this reading After we got to our room the Cap'n went to sleep pretty soon and I set in the one chair, readin' the newspaper and wishin' I hadn't ate so many of the warm bricks that the Golconda folks hoped was biscuit.
BaileynounUS /ˈbeɪli/
United States singer (1918-1990)
From this reading “Comes quick now, Bailey.
ballastnounUS /ˈbæləst/
any heavy material used to stabilize a ship or airship
From this reading They made me feel like a schooner goin' home in ballast.
biscuitnounUS /ˈbɪskət/
small round bread leavened with baking-powder or soda
From this reading After we got to our room the Cap'n went to sleep pretty soon and I set in the one chair, readin' the newspaper and wishin' I hadn't ate so many of the warm bricks that the Golconda folks hoped was biscuit.
bricksnounUS /brɪks/
plural of “brick” — rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material
From this reading After we got to our room the Cap'n went to sleep pretty soon and I set in the one chair, readin' the newspaper and wishin' I hadn't ate so many of the warm bricks that the Golconda folks hoped was biscuit.
Cap'n
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From this reading After we got to our room the Cap'n went to sleep pretty soon and I set in the one chair, readin' the newspaper and wishin' I hadn't ate so many of the warm bricks that the Golconda folks hoped was biscuit.
chairnounUS /tʃer/
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading After we got to our room the Cap'n went to sleep pretty soon and I set in the one chair, readin' the newspaper and wishin' I hadn't ate so many of the warm bricks that the Golconda folks hoped was biscuit.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading A VISION SENT “Where's the arrestin' come in?” demanded Stitt.
ComesnounUS /kʌmz/
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading “Comes quick now, Bailey.
demandedverbUS /dɪˈmændəd/
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading A VISION SENT “Where's the arrestin' come in?” demanded Stitt.
enoughnounUS /ɪˈnʌf/
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Plenty quick enough for me and Jonadab, I tell you that!
feelverbUS /fiːl/
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading They made me feel like a schooner goin' home in ballast.
folksnounUS /foʊks/
your parents
From this reading After we got to our room the Cap'n went to sleep pretty soon and I set in the one chair, readin' the newspaper and wishin' I hadn't ate so many of the warm bricks that the Golconda folks hoped was biscuit.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Plenty quick enough for me and Jonadab, I tell you that!
goin
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From this reading They made me feel like a schooner goin' home in ballast.
GolcondanounUS /ɡɑːlˈkɑːndə/
a source of great wealth (especially a mine)
From this reading After we got to our room the Cap'n went to sleep pretty soon and I set in the one chair, readin' the newspaper and wishin' I hadn't ate so many of the warm bricks that the Golconda folks hoped was biscuit.
gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading After we got to our room the Cap'n went to sleep pretty soon and I set in the one chair, readin' the newspaper and wishin' I hadn't ate so many of the warm bricks that the Golconda folks hoped was biscuit.
hadn't
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From this reading After we got to our room the Cap'n went to sleep pretty soon and I set in the one chair, readin' the newspaper and wishin' I hadn't ate so many of the warm bricks that the Golconda folks hoped was biscuit.
homenounUS /hoʊm/
where you live at a particular time
From this reading They made me feel like a schooner goin' home in ballast.
hopedverbUS /hoʊpt/
past form of “hope” — expect and wish
From this reading After we got to our room the Cap'n went to sleep pretty soon and I set in the one chair, readin' the newspaper and wishin' I hadn't ate so many of the warm bricks that the Golconda folks hoped was biscuit.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Plenty quick enough for me and Jonadab, I tell you that!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A VISION SENT “Where's the arrestin' come in?” demanded Stitt.
Jonadab
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From this reading Plenty quick enough for me and Jonadab, I tell you that!
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading They made me feel like a schooner goin' home in ballast.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading They made me feel like a schooner goin' home in ballast.
manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading After we got to our room the Cap'n went to sleep pretty soon and I set in the one chair, readin' the newspaper and wishin' I hadn't ate so many of the warm bricks that the Golconda folks hoped was biscuit.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Plenty quick enough for me and Jonadab, I tell you that!
newspapernounUS /ˈnuːzpeɪpər/
a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements
From this reading After we got to our room the Cap'n went to sleep pretty soon and I set in the one chair, readin' the newspaper and wishin' I hadn't ate so many of the warm bricks that the Golconda folks hoped was biscuit.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Comes quick now, Bailey.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading After we got to our room the Cap'n went to sleep pretty soon and I set in the one chair, readin' the newspaper and wishin' I hadn't ate so many of the warm bricks that the Golconda folks hoped was biscuit.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading After we got to our room the Cap'n went to sleep pretty soon and I set in the one chair, readin' the newspaper and wishin' I hadn't ate so many of the warm bricks that the Golconda folks hoped was biscuit.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading After we got to our room the Cap'n went to sleep pretty soon and I set in the one chair, readin' the newspaper and wishin' I hadn't ate so many of the warm bricks that the Golconda folks hoped was biscuit.
PlentynounUS /ˈplenti/
a full supply
From this reading Plenty quick enough for me and Jonadab, I tell you that!
prettyadjectiveUS /ˈprɪti/
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading After we got to our room the Cap'n went to sleep pretty soon and I set in the one chair, readin' the newspaper and wishin' I hadn't ate so many of the warm bricks that the Golconda folks hoped was biscuit.
quickadjectiveUS /kwɪk/
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading “Comes quick now, Bailey.
readin
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From this reading After we got to our room the Cap'n went to sleep pretty soon and I set in the one chair, readin' the newspaper and wishin' I hadn't ate so many of the warm bricks that the Golconda folks hoped was biscuit.
roomnounUS /ruːm/
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading After we got to our room the Cap'n went to sleep pretty soon and I set in the one chair, readin' the newspaper and wishin' I hadn't ate so many of the warm bricks that the Golconda folks hoped was biscuit.
schoonernounUS /ˈskuːnər/
a large beer glass
From this reading They made me feel like a schooner goin' home in ballast.
SENTnounUS /sent/
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading A VISION SENT “Where's the arrestin' come in?” demanded Stitt.
setverbUS /set/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading After we got to our room the Cap'n went to sleep pretty soon and I set in the one chair, readin' the newspaper and wishin' I hadn't ate so many of the warm bricks that the Golconda folks hoped was biscuit.
sleepnounUS /sliːp/
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading After we got to our room the Cap'n went to sleep pretty soon and I set in the one chair, readin' the newspaper and wishin' I hadn't ate so many of the warm bricks that the Golconda folks hoped was biscuit.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading After we got to our room the Cap'n went to sleep pretty soon and I set in the one chair, readin' the newspaper and wishin' I hadn't ate so many of the warm bricks that the Golconda folks hoped was biscuit.
soonadverbUS /suːn/
in the near future
From this reading After we got to our room the Cap'n went to sleep pretty soon and I set in the one chair, readin' the newspaper and wishin' I hadn't ate so many of the warm bricks that the Golconda folks hoped was biscuit.
Stitt
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From this reading A VISION SENT “Where's the arrestin' come in?” demanded Stitt.
tellverbUS /tel/
express in words
From this reading Plenty quick enough for me and Jonadab, I tell you that!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Plenty quick enough for me and Jonadab, I tell you that!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A VISION SENT “Where's the arrestin' come in?” demanded Stitt.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They made me feel like a schooner goin' home in ballast.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After we got to our room the Cap'n went to sleep pretty soon and I set in the one chair, readin' the newspaper and wishin' I hadn't ate so many of the warm bricks that the Golconda folks hoped was biscuit.
VISIONnounUS /ˈvɪʒən/
a vivid mental image
From this reading A VISION SENT “Where's the arrestin' come in?” demanded Stitt.
warmadjectiveUS /wɔːrm/
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading After we got to our room the Cap'n went to sleep pretty soon and I set in the one chair, readin' the newspaper and wishin' I hadn't ate so many of the warm bricks that the Golconda folks hoped was biscuit.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading After we got to our room the Cap'n went to sleep pretty soon and I set in the one chair, readin' the newspaper and wishin' I hadn't ate so many of the warm bricks that the Golconda folks hoped was biscuit.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading After we got to our room the Cap'n went to sleep pretty soon and I set in the one chair, readin' the newspaper and wishin' I hadn't ate so many of the warm bricks that the Golconda folks hoped was biscuit.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading After we got to our room the Cap'n went to sleep pretty soon and I set in the one chair, readin' the newspaper and wishin' I hadn't ate so many of the warm bricks that the Golconda folks hoped was biscuit.
Where's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A VISION SENT “Where's the arrestin' come in?” demanded Stitt.
wishin
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From this reading After we got to our room the Cap'n went to sleep pretty soon and I set in the one chair, readin' the newspaper and wishin' I hadn't ate so many of the warm bricks that the Golconda folks hoped was biscuit.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Plenty quick enough for me and Jonadab, I tell you that!
