used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The old aunty watched her curiously and sympathetically as she thought, "Bress her heart how purty she am, bendin' heah an' dar like a willow an' lookin' de lady ebery inch while she doin' kitchen work!
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Dey takes hole on tings jes' as if dey'd coax 'em right along whar she wants dem!"
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading The old aunty watched her curiously and sympathetically as she thought, "Bress her heart how purty she am, bendin' heah an' dar like a willow an' lookin' de lady ebery inch while she doin' kitchen work!
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The old aunty watched her curiously and sympathetically as she thought, "Bress her heart how purty she am, bendin' heah an' dar like a willow an' lookin' de lady ebery inch while she doin' kitchen work!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading NEVER FORGET; NEVER FORGIVE While Ann' Sheba finished her dinner Mara began to open and put in their places the slender materials which she had purchased as her first step toward self-support.
Ann
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From this reading NEVER FORGET; NEVER FORGIVE While Ann' Sheba finished her dinner Mara began to open and put in their places the slender materials which she had purchased as her first step toward self-support.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading NEVER FORGET; NEVER FORGIVE While Ann' Sheba finished her dinner Mara began to open and put in their places the slender materials which she had purchased as her first step toward self-support.
auntynoun
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading The old aunty watched her curiously and sympathetically as she thought, "Bress her heart how purty she am, bendin' heah an' dar like a willow an' lookin' de lady ebery inch while she doin' kitchen work!
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
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bendin
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Bress
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used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Quar pahner fer sech an ole woman as me ter hab, but I dun declar dat her han's, ef dey am little, seem po'ful smart.
coaxverbUS /koʊks/
influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
From this reading Dey takes hole on tings jes' as if dey'd coax 'em right along whar she wants dem!"
a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans
From this reading The generous meal, and especially the coffee combining with the strong incentive of her purpose, gave elasticity to her step and flushed her face slightly with color.
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
From this reading The generous meal, and especially the coffee combining with the strong incentive of her purpose, gave elasticity to her step and flushed her face slightly with color.
combiningnounUS /kəmˈbaɪnɪŋ/
an occurrence that results in things being united
From this reading The generous meal, and especially the coffee combining with the strong incentive of her purpose, gave elasticity to her step and flushed her face slightly with color.
curiouslyadverbUS /ˈkjʊriəsli/
in a manner differing from the usual or expected
From this reading The old aunty watched her curiously and sympathetically as she thought, "Bress her heart how purty she am, bendin' heah an' dar like a willow an' lookin' de lady ebery inch while she doin' kitchen work!
dar
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a digital tape recording of sound
From this reading Quar pahner fer sech an ole woman as me ter hab, but I dun declar dat her han's, ef dey am little, seem po'ful smart.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
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declar
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dem
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dey
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dey'd
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the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
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doin
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dunnounUS /dʌn/
horse of a dull brownish grey color
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ebery
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ef
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elasticitynounUS /ˌiːlæˈstɪsəti/
the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed
From this reading The generous meal, and especially the coffee combining with the strong incentive of her purpose, gave elasticity to her step and flushed her face slightly with color.
a quad with a square body
From this reading Dey takes hole on tings jes' as if dey'd coax 'em right along whar she wants dem!"
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading The generous meal, and especially the coffee combining with the strong incentive of her purpose, gave elasticity to her step and flushed her face slightly with color.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The generous meal, and especially the coffee combining with the strong incentive of her purpose, gave elasticity to her step and flushed her face slightly with color.
fer
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(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading NEVER FORGET; NEVER FORGIVE While Ann' Sheba finished her dinner Mara began to open and put in their places the slender materials which she had purchased as her first step toward self-support.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading NEVER FORGET; NEVER FORGIVE While Ann' Sheba finished her dinner Mara began to open and put in their places the slender materials which she had purchased as her first step toward self-support.
having the pinkish flush of health
From this reading The generous meal, and especially the coffee combining with the strong incentive of her purpose, gave elasticity to her step and flushed her face slightly with color.
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading NEVER FORGET; NEVER FORGIVE While Ann' Sheba finished her dinner Mara began to open and put in their places the slender materials which she had purchased as her first step toward self-support.
stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading NEVER FORGET; NEVER FORGIVE While Ann' Sheba finished her dinner Mara began to open and put in their places the slender materials which she had purchased as her first step toward self-support.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading The generous meal, and especially the coffee combining with the strong incentive of her purpose, gave elasticity to her step and flushed her face slightly with color.
willing to give and share unstintingly
From this reading The generous meal, and especially the coffee combining with the strong incentive of her purpose, gave elasticity to her step and flushed her face slightly with color.
hab
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From this reading Quar pahner fer sech an ole woman as me ter hab, but I dun declar dat her han's, ef dey am little, seem po'ful smart.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading NEVER FORGET; NEVER FORGIVE While Ann' Sheba finished her dinner Mara began to open and put in their places the slender materials which she had purchased as her first step toward self-support.
han'snounUS /hɑːnz/
possessive form of “han” — 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
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heah
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the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading The old aunty watched her curiously and sympathetically as she thought, "Bress her heart how purty she am, bendin' heah an' dar like a willow an' lookin' de lady ebery inch while she doin' kitchen work!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading NEVER FORGET; NEVER FORGIVE While Ann' Sheba finished her dinner Mara began to open and put in their places the slender materials which she had purchased as her first step toward self-support.
an opening into or through something
From this reading Dey takes hole on tings jes' as if dey'd coax 'em right along whar she wants dem!"
how
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the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Quar pahner fer sech an ole woman as me ter hab, but I dun declar dat her han's, ef dey am little, seem po'ful smart.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Dey takes hole on tings jes' as if dey'd coax 'em right along whar she wants dem!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading NEVER FORGET; NEVER FORGIVE While Ann' Sheba finished her dinner Mara began to open and put in their places the slender materials which she had purchased as her first step toward self-support.
incentivenounUS /ˌɪnˈsentɪv/
a positive motivational influence
From this reading The generous meal, and especially the coffee combining with the strong incentive of her purpose, gave elasticity to her step and flushed her face slightly with color.
inchnounUS /ɪntʃ/
a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
From this reading The old aunty watched her curiously and sympathetically as she thought, "Bress her heart how purty she am, bendin' heah an' dar like a willow an' lookin' de lady ebery inch while she doin' kitchen work!
jes
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a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading The old aunty watched her curiously and sympathetically as she thought, "Bress her heart how purty she am, bendin' heah an' dar like a willow an' lookin' de lady ebery inch while she doin' kitchen work!
a polite name for any woman
From this reading The old aunty watched her curiously and sympathetically as she thought, "Bress her heart how purty she am, bendin' heah an' dar like a willow an' lookin' de lady ebery inch while she doin' kitchen work!
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The old aunty watched her curiously and sympathetically as she thought, "Bress her heart how purty she am, bendin' heah an' dar like a willow an' lookin' de lady ebery inch while she doin' kitchen work!
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Quar pahner fer sech an ole woman as me ter hab, but I dun declar dat her han's, ef dey am little, seem po'ful smart.
lookin
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MaranounUS /ˈmɑːrə/
Hindu god of death; opposite of Kama
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materialsnounUS /məˈtɪriəlz/
plural of “material” — the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
From this reading NEVER FORGET; NEVER FORGIVE While Ann' Sheba finished her dinner Mara began to open and put in their places the slender materials which she had purchased as her first step toward self-support.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Quar pahner fer sech an ole woman as me ter hab, but I dun declar dat her han's, ef dey am little, seem po'ful smart.
the food served and eaten at one time
From this reading The generous meal, and especially the coffee combining with the strong incentive of her purpose, gave elasticity to her step and flushed her face slightly with color.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading NEVER FORGET; NEVER FORGIVE While Ann' Sheba finished her dinner Mara began to open and put in their places the slender materials which she had purchased as her first step toward self-support.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The generous meal, and especially the coffee combining with the strong incentive of her purpose, gave elasticity to her step and flushed her face slightly with color.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The old aunty watched her curiously and sympathetically as she thought, "Bress her heart how purty she am, bendin' heah an' dar like a willow an' lookin' de lady ebery inch while she doin' kitchen work!
ole
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From this reading Quar pahner fer sech an ole woman as me ter hab, but I dun declar dat her han's, ef dey am little, seem po'ful smart.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Dey takes hole on tings jes' as if dey'd coax 'em right along whar she wants dem!"
To move from a closed position.
From this reading NEVER FORGET; NEVER FORGIVE While Ann' Sheba finished her dinner Mara began to open and put in their places the slender materials which she had purchased as her first step toward self-support.
pahner
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plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
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po'ful
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From this reading Quar pahner fer sech an ole woman as me ter hab, but I dun declar dat her han's, ef dey am little, seem po'ful smart.
purchasedverbUS /ˈpɜːrtʃəst/
past form of “purchase” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading NEVER FORGET; NEVER FORGIVE While Ann' Sheba finished her dinner Mara began to open and put in their places the slender materials which she had purchased as her first step toward self-support.
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading The generous meal, and especially the coffee combining with the strong incentive of her purpose, gave elasticity to her step and flushed her face slightly with color.
purty
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put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading NEVER FORGET; NEVER FORGIVE While Ann' Sheba finished her dinner Mara began to open and put in their places the slender materials which she had purchased as her first step toward self-support.
Quar
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From this reading Quar pahner fer sech an ole woman as me ter hab, but I dun declar dat her han's, ef dey am little, seem po'ful smart.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Dey takes hole on tings jes' as if dey'd coax 'em right along whar she wants dem!"
sech
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give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Quar pahner fer sech an ole woman as me ter hab, but I dun declar dat her han's, ef dey am little, seem po'ful smart.
self-support
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a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading NEVER FORGET; NEVER FORGIVE While Ann' Sheba finished her dinner Mara began to open and put in their places the slender materials which she had purchased as her first step toward self-support.
Sheba
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being of delicate or slender build
From this reading NEVER FORGET; NEVER FORGIVE While Ann' Sheba finished her dinner Mara began to open and put in their places the slender materials which she had purchased as her first step toward self-support.
to a small degree or extent
From this reading The generous meal, and especially the coffee combining with the strong incentive of her purpose, gave elasticity to her step and flushed her face slightly with color.
smartadjectiveUS /smɑːrt/
showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness
From this reading Quar pahner fer sech an ole woman as me ter hab, but I dun declar dat her han's, ef dey am little, seem po'ful smart.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading NEVER FORGET; NEVER FORGIVE While Ann' Sheba finished her dinner Mara began to open and put in their places the slender materials which she had purchased as her first step toward self-support.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading The generous meal, and especially the coffee combining with the strong incentive of her purpose, gave elasticity to her step and flushed her face slightly with color.
sympatheticallyadverbUS /ˌsɪmpəˈθetɪkəli/
with respect to the sympathetic nervous system
From this reading The old aunty watched her curiously and sympathetically as she thought, "Bress her heart how purty she am, bendin' heah an' dar like a willow an' lookin' de lady ebery inch while she doin' kitchen work!
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading Dey takes hole on tings jes' as if dey'd coax 'em right along whar she wants dem!"
ter
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From this reading Quar pahner fer sech an ole woman as me ter hab, but I dun declar dat her han's, ef dey am little, seem po'ful smart.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading NEVER FORGET; NEVER FORGIVE While Ann' Sheba finished her dinner Mara began to open and put in their places the slender materials which she had purchased as her first step toward self-support.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading NEVER FORGET; NEVER FORGIVE While Ann' Sheba finished her dinner Mara began to open and put in their places the slender materials which she had purchased as her first step toward self-support.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The old aunty watched her curiously and sympathetically as she thought, "Bress her heart how purty she am, bendin' heah an' dar like a willow an' lookin' de lady ebery inch while she doin' kitchen work!
tings
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used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading NEVER FORGET; NEVER FORGIVE While Ann' Sheba finished her dinner Mara began to open and put in their places the slender materials which she had purchased as her first step toward self-support.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading NEVER FORGET; NEVER FORGIVE While Ann' Sheba finished her dinner Mara began to open and put in their places the slender materials which she had purchased as her first step toward self-support.
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading Dey takes hole on tings jes' as if dey'd coax 'em right along whar she wants dem!"
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading The old aunty watched her curiously and sympathetically as she thought, "Bress her heart how purty she am, bendin' heah an' dar like a willow an' lookin' de lady ebery inch while she doin' kitchen work!
whar
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used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading NEVER FORGET; NEVER FORGIVE While Ann' Sheba finished her dinner Mara began to open and put in their places the slender materials which she had purchased as her first step toward self-support.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading NEVER FORGET; NEVER FORGIVE While Ann' Sheba finished her dinner Mara began to open and put in their places the slender materials which she had purchased as her first step toward self-support.
willownounUS /ˈwɪloʊ/
any of numerous deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Salix
From this reading The old aunty watched her curiously and sympathetically as she thought, "Bress her heart how purty she am, bendin' heah an' dar like a willow an' lookin' de lady ebery inch while she doin' kitchen work!
in the company of; together with
From this reading The generous meal, and especially the coffee combining with the strong incentive of her purpose, gave elasticity to her step and flushed her face slightly with color.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Quar pahner fer sech an ole woman as me ter hab, but I dun declar dat her han's, ef dey am little, seem po'ful smart.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading The old aunty watched her curiously and sympathetically as she thought, "Bress her heart how purty she am, bendin' heah an' dar like a willow an' lookin' de lady ebery inch while she doin' kitchen work!
