adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I guess we've saved the lives of a good many innocent people with this morning's work.”
ain't
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From this reading “Thar's nothin' left o' his band but hisself, an' I ain't feelin' any sorrow 'cause I helped to do it.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “Thar's nothin' left o' his band but hisself, an' I ain't feelin' any sorrow 'cause I helped to do it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Never a doubt of it,” said Henry, “and here's the army now finishing up the task.”
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “Thar's nothin' left o' his band but hisself, an' I ain't feelin' any sorrow 'cause I helped to do it.
armynounUS /ˈɑːrmi/
a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
From this reading “Never a doubt of it,” said Henry, “and here's the army now finishing up the task.”
bandnounUS /bænd/
an unofficial association of people or groups
From this reading “Thar's nothin' left o' his band but hisself, an' I ain't feelin' any sorrow 'cause I helped to do it.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “We didn't get Wyatt,” said Henry, “but we did pretty well, nevertheless.”
causenounUS /kɑːz/
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading “Thar's nothin' left o' his band but hisself, an' I ain't feelin' any sorrow 'cause I helped to do it.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “We didn't get Wyatt,” said Henry, “but we did pretty well, nevertheless.”
didn't
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From this reading “We didn't get Wyatt,” said Henry, “but we did pretty well, nevertheless.”
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Thar's nothin' left o' his band but hisself, an' I ain't feelin' any sorrow 'cause I helped to do it.
doubtnounUS /daʊt/
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading “Never a doubt of it,” said Henry, “and here's the army now finishing up the task.”
feelin
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From this reading “Thar's nothin' left o' his band but hisself, an' I ain't feelin' any sorrow 'cause I helped to do it.
finishingnounUS /ˈfɪnɪʃɪŋ/
a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)
From this reading “Never a doubt of it,” said Henry, “and here's the army now finishing up the task.”
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “We didn't get Wyatt,” said Henry, “but we did pretty well, nevertheless.”
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading I guess we've saved the lives of a good many innocent people with this morning's work.”
guessverbUS /ɡes/
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading I guess we've saved the lives of a good many innocent people with this morning's work.”
helpedverbUS /helpt/
past form of “help” — give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading “Thar's nothin' left o' his band but hisself, an' I ain't feelin' any sorrow 'cause I helped to do it.
HenrynounUS /ˈhenri/
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading “We didn't get Wyatt,” said Henry, “but we did pretty well, nevertheless.”
here's
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From this reading “Never a doubt of it,” said Henry, “and here's the army now finishing up the task.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Thar's nothin' left o' his band but hisself, an' I ain't feelin' any sorrow 'cause I helped to do it.
hisself
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From this reading “Thar's nothin' left o' his band but hisself, an' I ain't feelin' any sorrow 'cause I helped to do it.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Thar's nothin' left o' his band but hisself, an' I ain't feelin' any sorrow 'cause I helped to do it.
innocentadjectiveUS /ˈɪnəsənt/
free from evil or guilt
From this reading I guess we've saved the lives of a good many innocent people with this morning's work.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Thar's nothin' left o' his band but hisself, an' I ain't feelin' any sorrow 'cause I helped to do it.
leftnounUS /left/
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading “Thar's nothin' left o' his band but hisself, an' I ain't feelin' any sorrow 'cause I helped to do it.
livesnounUS /lɪvz/
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading I guess we've saved the lives of a good many innocent people with this morning's work.”
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 I guess we've saved the lives of a good many innocent people with this morning's work.”
morning'snounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋz/
possessive form of “morning” — the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading I guess we've saved the lives of a good many innocent people with this morning's work.”
NeveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “Never a doubt of it,” said Henry, “and here's the army now finishing up the task.”
neverthelessadverbUS /ˌnevərðəˈles/
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading “We didn't get Wyatt,” said Henry, “but we did pretty well, nevertheless.”
nothin
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From this reading “Thar's nothin' left o' his band but hisself, an' I ain't feelin' any sorrow 'cause I helped to do it.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Never a doubt of it,” said Henry, “and here's the army now finishing up the task.”
onounUS /oʊ/
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading “Thar's nothin' left o' his band but hisself, an' I ain't feelin' any sorrow 'cause I helped to do it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I guess we've saved the lives of a good many innocent people with this morning's work.”
peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading I guess we've saved the lives of a good many innocent people with this morning's work.”
prettyadjectiveUS /ˈprɪti/
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading “We didn't get Wyatt,” said Henry, “but we did pretty well, nevertheless.”
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “We didn't get Wyatt,” said Henry, “but we did pretty well, nevertheless.”
savedadjectiveUS /seɪvd/
rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin
From this reading I guess we've saved the lives of a good many innocent people with this morning's work.”
Shif'less
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From this reading “That's so,” said Shif'less Sol.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “That's so,” said Shif'less Sol.
SolnounUS /sɑːl/
a colloid that has a continuous liquid phase in which a solid is suspended in a liquid
From this reading “That's so,” said Shif'less Sol.
sorrownounUS /ˈsɑːroʊ/
an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
From this reading “Thar's nothin' left o' his band but hisself, an' I ain't feelin' any sorrow 'cause I helped to do it.
tasknounUS /tæsk/
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
From this reading “Never a doubt of it,” said Henry, “and here's the army now finishing up the task.”
Thar's
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From this reading “Thar's nothin' left o' his band but hisself, an' I ain't feelin' any sorrow 'cause I helped to do it.
That's
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From this reading “That's so,” said Shif'less Sol.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I guess we've saved the lives of a good many innocent people with this morning's work.”
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I guess we've saved the lives of a good many innocent people with this morning's work.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Thar's nothin' left o' his band but hisself, an' I ain't feelin' any sorrow 'cause I helped to do it.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “Never a doubt of it,” said Henry, “and here's the army now finishing up the task.”
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We didn't get Wyatt,” said Henry, “but we did pretty well, nevertheless.”
we've
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From this reading I guess we've saved the lives of a good many innocent people with this morning's work.”
welladverbUS /wel/
(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 “We didn't get Wyatt,” said Henry, “but we did pretty well, nevertheless.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I guess we've saved the lives of a good many innocent people with this morning's work.”
workverbUS /wɜːrk/
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading I guess we've saved the lives of a good many innocent people with this morning's work.”
WyattnounUS /ˈwaɪət/
English architect (1746-1813)
From this reading “We didn't get Wyatt,” said Henry, “but we did pretty well, nevertheless.”
