used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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AgedadjectiveUS /eɪdʒd/
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
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aigs
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albumnounUS /ˈælbəm/
one or more recordings issued together; originally released on 12-inch phonograph records (usually with attractive record covers) and later on cassette audiotape and compact disc
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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Aw
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in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Aw! yes, come on--she'll be right back.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Aw! yes, come on--she'll be right back.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
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borruh
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Britton
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showing who or what does the action
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ChicagonounUS /ʃəˈkɑːɡoʊ/
largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
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ConounUS /koʊ/
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
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move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come right on in.
a pair who associate with one another
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d'do
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DrawingsnounUS /ˈdrɔːɪŋz/
plural of “drawing” — an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
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being one more than ten
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your parents
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characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
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how
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I'll
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Come right on in.
jist
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kindaadverbUS /ˈkɪndə/
to some (great or small) extent
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be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
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Let's
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m'lasses
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Ma's
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Miggs
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a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading Ma's jist run over t' Smith's a minute t' borruh some thread and some m'lasses and a couple uh aigs.
a form of address for a married woman
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NeighbornounUS /ˈneɪbər/
a person who lives (or is located) near another
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not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Come right on in.
belonging to the speaker and others
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overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Ma's jist run over t' Smith's a minute t' borruh some thread and some m'lasses and a couple uh aigs.
PetersnounUS /ˈpiːtərz/
plural of “peter” — disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
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RebeccanounUS /rəˈbekə/
(Old Testament) wife of Isaac and mother of Jacob and Esau
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Reilly
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precisely, exactly
From this reading Come right on in.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
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S'pose
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perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
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put into a certain place or abstract location
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she'll
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From this reading Aw! yes, come on--she'll be right back.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
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inflected form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
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Smith'snounUS /smɪθs/
possessive form of “smith” — Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading Ma's jist run over t' Smith's a minute t' borruh some thread and some m'lasses and a couple uh aigs.
so'snounUS /soʊz/
possessive form of “so” — the syllable naming the fifth (dominant) note of any musical scale in solmization
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an upholstered seat for more than one person
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(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Ma's jist run over t' Smith's a minute t' borruh some thread and some m'lasses and a couple uh aigs.
SparksnounUS /spɑːrks/
plural of “spark” — a momentary flash of light
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a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
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TextnounUS /tekst/
the words of something written
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the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
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used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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threadverbUS /θred/
to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course
From this reading Ma's jist run over t' Smith's a minute t' borruh some thread and some m'lasses and a couple uh aigs.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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uh
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the speaker together with one or more other people
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the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
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WingnounUS /wɪŋ/
a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)
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an affirmative
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yuh
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yuh'll
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