AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading TWO OF A TRADE DISAGREE "One hundred t'ousand plunks," murmured Spike, gazing lovingly at them.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "I says to myself, de boss ain't got no time to be gittin' after dem himself.
ain't
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From this reading "I says to myself, de boss ain't got no time to be gittin' after dem himself.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading So, it's up to me, I says, 'cos de boss'll be tickled to deat', all right, all right, if we can git away wit' dem.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading He's too busy dese days wit' jollyin' along de swells.
amazedadjectiveUS /əˈmeɪzd/
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading So, I--" Jimmy gave tongue with an energy that amazed his faithful follower.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading So, I--" Jimmy gave tongue with an energy that amazed his faithful follower.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading TWO OF A TRADE DISAGREE "One hundred t'ousand plunks," murmured Spike, gazing lovingly at them.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading So, it's up to me, I says, 'cos de boss'll be tickled to deat', all right, all right, if we can git away wit' dem.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I says to myself, de boss ain't got no time to be gittin' after dem himself.
bossnounUS /bɑːs/
a person who exercises control over workers
From this reading "I says to myself, de boss ain't got no time to be gittin' after dem himself.
boss'll
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From this reading So, it's up to me, I says, 'cos de boss'll be tickled to deat', all right, all right, if we can git away wit' dem.
busyadjectiveUS /ˈbɪzi/
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading He's too busy dese days wit' jollyin' along de swells.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading So, it's up to me, I says, 'cos de boss'll be tickled to deat', all right, all right, if we can git away wit' dem.
cosnounUS /kɔːs/
ratio of the adjacent side to the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle
From this reading So, it's up to me, I says, 'cos de boss'll be tickled to deat', all right, all right, if we can git away wit' dem.
daysnounUS /deɪz/
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading He's too busy dese days wit' jollyin' along de swells.
denounUS /diː/
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading "I says to myself, de boss ain't got no time to be gittin' after dem himself.
deat
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From this reading So, it's up to me, I says, 'cos de boss'll be tickled to deat', all right, all right, if we can git away wit' dem.
dem
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From this reading "I says to myself, de boss ain't got no time to be gittin' after dem himself.
dese
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From this reading He's too busy dese days wit' jollyin' along de swells.
DISAGREEverbUS /dɪsəˈɡriː/
be of different opinions
From this reading TWO OF A TRADE DISAGREE "One hundred t'ousand plunks," murmured Spike, gazing lovingly at them.
energynounUS /ˈenərdʒi/
(physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs
From this reading So, I--" Jimmy gave tongue with an energy that amazed his faithful follower.
faithfuladjectiveUS /ˈfeɪθfəl/
steadfast in affection or allegiance
From this reading So, I--" Jimmy gave tongue with an energy that amazed his faithful follower.
followernounUS /ˈfɑːloʊər/
a person who accepts the leadership of another
From this reading So, I--" Jimmy gave tongue with an energy that amazed his faithful follower.
gaveverbUS /ɡeɪv/
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading So, I--" Jimmy gave tongue with an energy that amazed his faithful follower.
gazingverbUS /ˈɡeɪzɪŋ/
-ing form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading TWO OF A TRADE DISAGREE "One hundred t'ousand plunks," murmured Spike, gazing lovingly at them.
gitnounUS /ɡɪt/
a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
From this reading So, it's up to me, I says, 'cos de boss'll be tickled to deat', all right, all right, if we can git away wit' dem.
gittin
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From this reading "I says to myself, de boss ain't got no time to be gittin' after dem himself.
gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "I says to myself, de boss ain't got no time to be gittin' after dem himself.
He's
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From this reading He's too busy dese days wit' jollyin' along de swells.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "I says to myself, de boss ain't got no time to be gittin' after dem himself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading So, I--" Jimmy gave tongue with an energy that amazed his faithful follower.
hundrednounUS /ˈhʌndrəd/
ten 10s
From this reading TWO OF A TRADE DISAGREE "One hundred t'ousand plunks," murmured Spike, gazing lovingly at them.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I says to myself, de boss ain't got no time to be gittin' after dem himself.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading So, it's up to me, I says, 'cos de boss'll be tickled to deat', all right, all right, if we can git away wit' dem.
it's
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From this reading So, it's up to me, I says, 'cos de boss'll be tickled to deat', all right, all right, if we can git away wit' dem.
JimmyverbUS /ˈdʒɪmi/
to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
From this reading So, I--" Jimmy gave tongue with an energy that amazed his faithful follower.
jollyin
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From this reading He's too busy dese days wit' jollyin' along de swells.
lovinglyadverbUS /ˈlʌvɪŋli/
with fondness; with love
From this reading TWO OF A TRADE DISAGREE "One hundred t'ousand plunks," murmured Spike, gazing lovingly at them.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading So, it's up to me, I says, 'cos de boss'll be tickled to deat', all right, all right, if we can git away wit' dem.
murmuredverbUS /ˈmɜːrmərd/
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading TWO OF A TRADE DISAGREE "One hundred t'ousand plunks," murmured Spike, gazing lovingly at them.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading "I says to myself, de boss ain't got no time to be gittin' after dem himself.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "I says to myself, de boss ain't got no time to be gittin' after dem himself.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TWO OF A TRADE DISAGREE "One hundred t'ousand plunks," murmured Spike, gazing lovingly at them.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading TWO OF A TRADE DISAGREE "One hundred t'ousand plunks," murmured Spike, gazing lovingly at them.
plunks
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From this reading TWO OF A TRADE DISAGREE "One hundred t'ousand plunks," murmured Spike, gazing lovingly at them.
rightadverbUS /raɪt/
precisely, exactly
From this reading So, it's up to me, I says, 'cos de boss'll be tickled to deat', all right, all right, if we can git away wit' dem.
saysnounUS /sez/
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading "I says to myself, de boss ain't got no time to be gittin' after dem himself.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So, it's up to me, I says, 'cos de boss'll be tickled to deat', all right, all right, if we can git away wit' dem.
SpikenounUS /spaɪk/
a transient variation in voltage or current
From this reading TWO OF A TRADE DISAGREE "One hundred t'ousand plunks," murmured Spike, gazing lovingly at them.
swellsnounUS /swelz/
plural of “swell” — the undulating movement of the surface of the open sea
From this reading He's too busy dese days wit' jollyin' along de swells.
t'ousand
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From this reading TWO OF A TRADE DISAGREE "One hundred t'ousand plunks," murmured Spike, gazing lovingly at them.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So, I--" Jimmy gave tongue with an energy that amazed his faithful follower.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading TWO OF A TRADE DISAGREE "One hundred t'ousand plunks," murmured Spike, gazing lovingly at them.
tickledverbUS /ˈtɪkəld/
past form of “tickle” — touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements
From this reading So, it's up to me, I says, 'cos de boss'll be tickled to deat', all right, all right, if we can git away wit' dem.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "I says to myself, de boss ain't got no time to be gittin' after dem himself.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I says to myself, de boss ain't got no time to be gittin' after dem himself.
tonguenounUS /tʌŋ/
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading So, I--" Jimmy gave tongue with an energy that amazed his faithful follower.
tooadverbUS /tuː/
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading He's too busy dese days wit' jollyin' along de swells.
TRADEnounUS /treɪd/
the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services
From this reading TWO OF A TRADE DISAGREE "One hundred t'ousand plunks," murmured Spike, gazing lovingly at them.
TWOnounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading TWO OF A TRADE DISAGREE "One hundred t'ousand plunks," murmured Spike, gazing lovingly at them.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading So, it's up to me, I says, 'cos de boss'll be tickled to deat', all right, all right, if we can git away wit' dem.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading So, it's up to me, I says, 'cos de boss'll be tickled to deat', all right, all right, if we can git away wit' dem.
witnounUS /wɪt/
a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
From this reading He's too busy dese days wit' jollyin' along de swells.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading So, I--" Jimmy gave tongue with an energy that amazed his faithful follower.
