ain't
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From this reading “No, I ain’t goin’ with Wash; but I’ll likely meet up with him before I get back.”
announcementnounUS /əˈnaʊnsmənt/
a formal public statement
From this reading Jim was cleaning his big forty-five when he made the announcement.
askverbUS /æsk/
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Sammy paused with one hand on the cupboard door to ask, “With Wash Gibbs, Daddy?”
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “No, I ain’t goin’ with Wash; but I’ll likely meet up with him before I get back.”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading That same night, Mr. Lane told his daughter that he would leave home early the next morning to be gone two days.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “No, I ain’t goin’ with Wash; but I’ll likely meet up with him before I get back.”
bigadjectiveUS /bɪɡ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Jim was cleaning his big forty-five when he made the announcement.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “No, I ain’t goin’ with Wash; but I’ll likely meet up with him before I get back.”
cleaningnounUS /ˈkliːnɪŋ/
the act of making something clean
From this reading Jim was cleaning his big forty-five when he made the announcement.
cupboardnounUS /ˈkʌbərd/
a small room (or recess) or cabinet used for storage space
From this reading Sammy paused with one hand on the cupboard door to ask, “With Wash Gibbs, Daddy?”
DaddynounUS /ˈdædi/
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading Sammy paused with one hand on the cupboard door to ask, “With Wash Gibbs, Daddy?”
daughternounUS /ˈdɔːtər/
a female human offspring
From this reading That same night, Mr. Lane told his daughter that he would leave home early the next morning to be gone two days.
daysnounUS /deɪz/
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading That same night, Mr. Lane told his daughter that he would leave home early the next morning to be gone two days.
doornounUS /dɔːr/
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Sammy paused with one hand on the cupboard door to ask, “With Wash Gibbs, Daddy?”
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading That same night, Mr. Lane told his daughter that he would leave home early the next morning to be gone two days.
forty-fivenounUS /ˈfɔːrtifaɪv/
a .45-caliber pistol
From this reading Jim was cleaning his big forty-five when he made the announcement.
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “No, I ain’t goin’ with Wash; but I’ll likely meet up with him before I get back.”
GibbsnounUS /ɡɪbz/
United States chemist (1839-1903)
From this reading Sammy paused with one hand on the cupboard door to ask, “With Wash Gibbs, Daddy?”
goin
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From this reading “No, I ain’t goin’ with Wash; but I’ll likely meet up with him before I get back.”
goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/
destroyed or killed
From this reading That same night, Mr. Lane told his daughter that he would leave home early the next morning to be gone two days.
handnounUS /hænd/
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Sammy paused with one hand on the cupboard door to ask, “With Wash Gibbs, Daddy?”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That same night, Mr. Lane told his daughter that he would leave home early the next morning to be gone two days.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “No, I ain’t goin’ with Wash; but I’ll likely meet up with him before I get back.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading That same night, Mr. Lane told his daughter that he would leave home early the next morning to be gone two days.
homenounUS /hoʊm/
where you live at a particular time
From this reading That same night, Mr. Lane told his daughter that he would leave home early the next morning to be gone two days.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “No, I ain’t goin’ with Wash; but I’ll likely meet up with him before I get back.”
I'll
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From this reading “No, I ain’t goin’ with Wash; but I’ll likely meet up with him before I get back.”
Jim
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From this reading Jim was cleaning his big forty-five when he made the announcement.
LanenounUS /leɪn/
a narrow way or road
From this reading That same night, Mr. Lane told his daughter that he would leave home early the next morning to be gone two days.
leaveverbUS /liːv/
go away from a place
From this reading That same night, Mr. Lane told his daughter that he would leave home early the next morning to be gone two days.
likelyadjectiveUS /ˈlaɪkli/
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading “No, I ain’t goin’ with Wash; but I’ll likely meet up with him before I get back.”
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Jim was cleaning his big forty-five when he made the announcement.
meetverbUS /miːt/
come together
From this reading “No, I ain’t goin’ with Wash; but I’ll likely meet up with him before I get back.”
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading That same night, Mr. Lane told his daughter that he would leave home early the next morning to be gone two days.
MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
From this reading That same night, Mr. Lane told his daughter that he would leave home early the next morning to be gone two days.
nextadjectiveUS /nekst/
immediately following in time or order
From this reading That same night, Mr. Lane told his daughter that he would leave home early the next morning to be gone two days.
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading That same night, Mr. Lane told his daughter that he would leave home early the next morning to be gone two days.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “No, I ain’t goin’ with Wash; but I’ll likely meet up with him before I get back.”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Sammy paused with one hand on the cupboard door to ask, “With Wash Gibbs, Daddy?”
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Sammy paused with one hand on the cupboard door to ask, “With Wash Gibbs, Daddy?”
pausedverbUS /pɔːzd/
past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading Sammy paused with one hand on the cupboard door to ask, “With Wash Gibbs, Daddy?”
PREPARATIONnounUS /ˌprepərˈeɪʃən/
the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose
From this reading PREPARATION.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading That same night, Mr. Lane told his daughter that he would leave home early the next morning to be gone two days.
Sammy
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From this reading Sammy paused with one hand on the cupboard door to ask, “With Wash Gibbs, Daddy?”
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That same night, Mr. Lane told his daughter that he would leave home early the next morning to be gone two days.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That same night, Mr. Lane told his daughter that he would leave home early the next morning to be gone two days.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That same night, Mr. Lane told his daughter that he would leave home early the next morning to be gone two days.
toldverbUS /toʊld/
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading That same night, Mr. Lane told his daughter that he would leave home early the next morning to be gone two days.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading That same night, Mr. Lane told his daughter that he would leave home early the next morning to be gone two days.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “No, I ain’t goin’ with Wash; but I’ll likely meet up with him before I get back.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Jim was cleaning his big forty-five when he made the announcement.
WashverbUS /wɑːʃ/
clean with some chemical process
From this reading Sammy paused with one hand on the cupboard door to ask, “With Wash Gibbs, Daddy?”
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Jim was cleaning his big forty-five when he made the announcement.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Sammy paused with one hand on the cupboard door to ask, “With Wash Gibbs, Daddy?”
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading That same night, Mr. Lane told his daughter that he would leave home early the next morning to be gone two days.
