used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "'Gene, 'tain't none o' my business, understan', but 'pears to me you ain't doin' a very sensible thing in hirin' out to Jestine Sherrod like this.
ain't
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From this reading "'Gene, 'tain't none o' my business, understan', but 'pears to me you ain't doin' a very sensible thing in hirin' out to Jestine Sherrod like this.
(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 She's all alone, 'cept ole Mis' Crane, an' folks is boun' to talk, dang 'em.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading She's all alone, 'cept ole Mis' Crane, an' folks is boun' to talk, dang 'em.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She's all alone, 'cept ole Mis' Crane, an' folks is boun' to talk, dang 'em.
boun
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From this reading She's all alone, 'cept ole Mis' Crane, an' folks is boun' to talk, dang 'em.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading "'Gene, 'tain't none o' my business, understan', but 'pears to me you ain't doin' a very sensible thing in hirin' out to Jestine Sherrod like this.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "'Gene, 'tain't none o' my business, understan', but 'pears to me you ain't doin' a very sensible thing in hirin' out to Jestine Sherrod like this.
cept
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From this reading She's all alone, 'cept ole Mis' Crane, an' folks is boun' to talk, dang 'em.
CraneverbUS /kreɪn/
stretch (the neck) so as to see better
From this reading She's all alone, 'cept ole Mis' Crane, an' folks is boun' to talk, dang 'em.
CRAWLEY'S
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From this reading 'GENE CRAWLEY'S SERMON.
dang
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From this reading She's all alone, 'cept ole Mis' Crane, an' folks is boun' to talk, dang 'em.
doin
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From this reading "'Gene, 'tain't none o' my business, understan', but 'pears to me you ain't doin' a very sensible thing in hirin' out to Jestine Sherrod like this.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading She'd oughter have some one else down there 'tendin' to the place.
else
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From this reading She'd oughter have some one else down there 'tendin' to the place.
a quad with a square body
From this reading She's all alone, 'cept ole Mis' Crane, an' folks is boun' to talk, dang 'em.
fellernounUS /ˈfelər/
a person who fells trees
From this reading You ain't the feller, take it jest how you please.
your parents
From this reading She's all alone, 'cept ole Mis' Crane, an' folks is boun' to talk, dang 'em.
GENEnounUS /dʒiːn/
(genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity
From this reading 'GENE CRAWLEY'S SERMON.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She'd oughter have some one else down there 'tendin' to the place.
hirin
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how
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From this reading You ain't the feller, take it jest how you please.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "'Gene, 'tain't none o' my business, understan', but 'pears to me you ain't doin' a very sensible thing in hirin' out to Jestine Sherrod like this.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She's all alone, 'cept ole Mis' Crane, an' folks is boun' to talk, dang 'em.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading You ain't the feller, take it jest how you please.
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading You ain't the feller, take it jest how you please.
Jestine
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From this reading "'Gene, 'tain't none o' my business, understan', but 'pears to me you ain't doin' a very sensible thing in hirin' out to Jestine Sherrod like this.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "'Gene, 'tain't none o' my business, understan', but 'pears to me you ain't doin' a very sensible thing in hirin' out to Jestine Sherrod like this.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "'Gene, 'tain't none o' my business, understan', but 'pears to me you ain't doin' a very sensible thing in hirin' out to Jestine Sherrod like this.
MisnounUS /mɪs/
plural of “mi” — destruction of heart tissue resulting from obstruction of the blood supply to the heart muscle
From this reading She's all alone, 'cept ole Mis' Crane, an' folks is boun' to talk, dang 'em.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "'Gene, 'tain't none o' my business, understan', but 'pears to me you ain't doin' a very sensible thing in hirin' out to Jestine Sherrod like this.
not one, and not any
From this reading "'Gene, 'tain't none o' my business, understan', but 'pears to me you ain't doin' a very sensible thing in hirin' out to Jestine Sherrod like this.
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 "'Gene, 'tain't none o' my business, understan', but 'pears to me you ain't doin' a very sensible thing in hirin' out to Jestine Sherrod like this.
ole
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From this reading She's all alone, 'cept ole Mis' Crane, an' folks is boun' to talk, dang 'em.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She'd oughter have some one else down there 'tendin' to the place.
oughter
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From this reading She'd oughter have some one else down there 'tendin' to the place.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "'Gene, 'tain't none o' my business, understan', but 'pears to me you ain't doin' a very sensible thing in hirin' out to Jestine Sherrod like this.
pearsnounUS /perz/
plural of “pear” — sweet juicy gritty-textured fruit available in many varieties
From this reading "'Gene, 'tain't none o' my business, understan', but 'pears to me you ain't doin' a very sensible thing in hirin' out to Jestine Sherrod like this.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading She'd oughter have some one else down there 'tendin' to the place.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading You ain't the feller, take it jest how you please.
showing reason or sound judgment
From this reading "'Gene, 'tain't none o' my business, understan', but 'pears to me you ain't doin' a very sensible thing in hirin' out to Jestine Sherrod like this.
SERMONnounUS /ˈsɜːrmən/
an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)
From this reading 'GENE CRAWLEY'S SERMON.
She'd
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From this reading She'd oughter have some one else down there 'tendin' to the place.
She's
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From this reading She's all alone, 'cept ole Mis' Crane, an' folks is boun' to talk, dang 'em.
Sherrod
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From this reading "'Gene, 'tain't none o' my business, understan', but 'pears to me you ain't doin' a very sensible thing in hirin' out to Jestine Sherrod like this.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading She'd oughter have some one else down there 'tendin' to the place.
tain't
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From this reading "'Gene, 'tain't none o' my business, understan', but 'pears to me you ain't doin' a very sensible thing in hirin' out to Jestine Sherrod like this.
carry out
From this reading You ain't the feller, take it jest how you please.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading She's all alone, 'cept ole Mis' Crane, an' folks is boun' to talk, dang 'em.
tendin
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From this reading She'd oughter have some one else down there 'tendin' to the place.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She'd oughter have some one else down there 'tendin' to the place.
in or at that place or location
From this reading She'd oughter have some one else down there 'tendin' to the place.
a special situation
From this reading "'Gene, 'tain't none o' my business, understan', but 'pears to me you ain't doin' a very sensible thing in hirin' out to Jestine Sherrod like this.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "'Gene, 'tain't none o' my business, understan', but 'pears to me you ain't doin' a very sensible thing in hirin' out to Jestine Sherrod like this.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "'Gene, 'tain't none o' my business, understan', but 'pears to me you ain't doin' a very sensible thing in hirin' out to Jestine Sherrod like this.
understan
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From this reading "'Gene, 'tain't none o' my business, understan', but 'pears to me you ain't doin' a very sensible thing in hirin' out to Jestine Sherrod like this.
precisely as stated
From this reading "'Gene, 'tain't none o' my business, understan', but 'pears to me you ain't doin' a very sensible thing in hirin' out to Jestine Sherrod like this.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "'Gene, 'tain't none o' my business, understan', but 'pears to me you ain't doin' a very sensible thing in hirin' out to Jestine Sherrod like this.
