used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It’s going to pe awful lonesome, but I pe glat dot Dora vill haf a goot husband, like de Bennie.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Vell,” sighed the shoemaker, taking up the heavily-spiked shoes, and preparing to mend them, “now, vouldn’t dem shoes pe awful to stamp on anoder feller’s corns?
anoder
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From this reading “Vell,” sighed the shoemaker, taking up the heavily-spiked shoes, and preparing to mend them, “now, vouldn’t dem shoes pe awful to stamp on anoder feller’s corns?
awfuladjectiveUS /ˈɑːfəl/
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading “Vell,” sighed the shoemaker, taking up the heavily-spiked shoes, and preparing to mend them, “now, vouldn’t dem shoes pe awful to stamp on anoder feller’s corns?
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Saying those philosophical words, Morris began to whistle, but the effort brought tears to his eyes.
BennienounUS /ˈbeni/
a form of amphetamine
From this reading It’s going to pe awful lonesome, but I pe glat dot Dora vill haf a goot husband, like de Bennie.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Saying those philosophical words, Morris began to whistle, but the effort brought tears to his eyes.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It’s going to pe awful lonesome, but I pe glat dot Dora vill haf a goot husband, like de Bennie.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading I’ll vistle or sing till dey comes pack.”
cornsnounUS /kɔːrnz/
plural of “corn” — tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times
From this reading “Vell,” sighed the shoemaker, taking up the heavily-spiked shoes, and preparing to mend them, “now, vouldn’t dem shoes pe awful to stamp on anoder feller’s corns?
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading It’s going to pe awful lonesome, but I pe glat dot Dora vill haf a goot husband, like de Bennie.
dem
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From this reading “Vell,” sighed the shoemaker, taking up the heavily-spiked shoes, and preparing to mend them, “now, vouldn’t dem shoes pe awful to stamp on anoder feller’s corns?
dey
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From this reading I’ll vistle or sing till dey comes pack.”
Dora
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From this reading It’s going to pe awful lonesome, but I pe glat dot Dora vill haf a goot husband, like de Bennie.
dotnounUS /dɑːt/
a very small circular shape
From this reading It’s going to pe awful lonesome, but I pe glat dot Dora vill haf a goot husband, like de Bennie.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading Saying those philosophical words, Morris began to whistle, but the effort brought tears to his eyes.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Saying those philosophical words, Morris began to whistle, but the effort brought tears to his eyes.
feller's
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From this reading “Vell,” sighed the shoemaker, taking up the heavily-spiked shoes, and preparing to mend them, “now, vouldn’t dem shoes pe awful to stamp on anoder feller’s corns?
restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
From this reading I guess ve fix it mit a pigger place.
glat
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From this reading It’s going to pe awful lonesome, but I pe glat dot Dora vill haf a goot husband, like de Bennie.
the act of departing
From this reading It’s going to pe awful lonesome, but I pe glat dot Dora vill haf a goot husband, like de Bennie.
goot
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From this reading It’s going to pe awful lonesome, but I pe glat dot Dora vill haf a goot husband, like de Bennie.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading I guess ve fix it mit a pigger place.
haf
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From this reading It’s going to pe awful lonesome, but I pe glat dot Dora vill haf a goot husband, like de Bennie.
heavily-spiked
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From this reading “Vell,” sighed the shoemaker, taking up the heavily-spiked shoes, and preparing to mend them, “now, vouldn’t dem shoes pe awful to stamp on anoder feller’s corns?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Saying those philosophical words, Morris began to whistle, but the effort brought tears to his eyes.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading It’s going to pe awful lonesome, but I pe glat dot Dora vill haf a goot husband, like de Bennie.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It’s going to pe awful lonesome, but I pe glat dot Dora vill haf a goot husband, like de Bennie.
I'll
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From this reading I’ll vistle or sing till dey comes pack.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I guess ve fix it mit a pigger place.
It's
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From this reading It’s going to pe awful lonesome, but I pe glat dot Dora vill haf a goot husband, like de Bennie.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading It’s going to pe awful lonesome, but I pe glat dot Dora vill haf a goot husband, like de Bennie.
lonesomeadjectiveUS /ˈloʊnsəm/
being the only one; single and isolated from others
From this reading It’s going to pe awful lonesome, but I pe glat dot Dora vill haf a goot husband, like de Bennie.
mendverbUS /mend/
restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
From this reading “Vell,” sighed the shoemaker, taking up the heavily-spiked shoes, and preparing to mend them, “now, vouldn’t dem shoes pe awful to stamp on anoder feller’s corns?
mitnounUS /ˈeˈmaɪˈtiː/
an engineering university in Cambridge
From this reading I guess ve fix it mit a pigger place.
MorrisnounUS /ˈmɔːrəs/
United States suffragist in Wyoming (1814-1902)
From this reading Saying those philosophical words, Morris began to whistle, but the effort brought tears to his eyes.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Vell,” sighed the shoemaker, taking up the heavily-spiked shoes, and preparing to mend them, “now, vouldn’t dem shoes pe awful to stamp on anoder feller’s corns?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Vell,” sighed the shoemaker, taking up the heavily-spiked shoes, and preparing to mend them, “now, vouldn’t dem shoes pe awful to stamp on anoder feller’s corns?
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I’ll vistle or sing till dey comes pack.”
arrange in a container
From this reading I’ll vistle or sing till dey comes pack.”
penoun
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
From this reading “Vell,” sighed the shoemaker, taking up the heavily-spiked shoes, and preparing to mend them, “now, vouldn’t dem shoes pe awful to stamp on anoder feller’s corns?
philosophicaladjectiveUS /ˌfɪləˈsɑːfɪkəl/
of or relating to philosophy or philosophers
From this reading Saying those philosophical words, Morris began to whistle, but the effort brought tears to his eyes.
pigger
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From this reading I guess ve fix it mit a pigger place.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading I guess ve fix it mit a pigger place.
preparingverbUS /priˈperɪŋ/
-ing form of “prepare” — make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
From this reading “Vell,” sighed the shoemaker, taking up the heavily-spiked shoes, and preparing to mend them, “now, vouldn’t dem shoes pe awful to stamp on anoder feller’s corns?
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading Saying those philosophical words, Morris began to whistle, but the effort brought tears to his eyes.
shoemakernounUS /ˈʃuːmeɪkər/
a person who makes or repairs shoes
From this reading “Vell,” sighed the shoemaker, taking up the heavily-spiked shoes, and preparing to mend them, “now, vouldn’t dem shoes pe awful to stamp on anoder feller’s corns?
a particular situation
From this reading “Vell,” sighed the shoemaker, taking up the heavily-spiked shoes, and preparing to mend them, “now, vouldn’t dem shoes pe awful to stamp on anoder feller’s corns?
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading “Vell,” sighed the shoemaker, taking up the heavily-spiked shoes, and preparing to mend them, “now, vouldn’t dem shoes pe awful to stamp on anoder feller’s corns?
deliver by singing
From this reading I’ll vistle or sing till dey comes pack.”
stampverbUS /stæmp/
walk heavily
From this reading “Vell,” sighed the shoemaker, taking up the heavily-spiked shoes, and preparing to mend them, “now, vouldn’t dem shoes pe awful to stamp on anoder feller’s corns?
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading “Vell,” sighed the shoemaker, taking up the heavily-spiked shoes, and preparing to mend them, “now, vouldn’t dem shoes pe awful to stamp on anoder feller’s corns?
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading Saying those philosophical words, Morris began to whistle, but the effort brought tears to his eyes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Vell,” sighed the shoemaker, taking up the heavily-spiked shoes, and preparing to mend them, “now, vouldn’t dem shoes pe awful to stamp on anoder feller’s corns?
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “Vell,” sighed the shoemaker, taking up the heavily-spiked shoes, and preparing to mend them, “now, vouldn’t dem shoes pe awful to stamp on anoder feller’s corns?
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Saying those philosophical words, Morris began to whistle, but the effort brought tears to his eyes.
up to a particular time
From this reading I’ll vistle or sing till dey comes pack.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Vell,” sighed the shoemaker, taking up the heavily-spiked shoes, and preparing to mend them, “now, vouldn’t dem shoes pe awful to stamp on anoder feller’s corns?
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “Vell,” sighed the shoemaker, taking up the heavily-spiked shoes, and preparing to mend them, “now, vouldn’t dem shoes pe awful to stamp on anoder feller’s corns?
ve
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From this reading I guess ve fix it mit a pigger place.
Vell
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From this reading “Vell,” sighed the shoemaker, taking up the heavily-spiked shoes, and preparing to mend them, “now, vouldn’t dem shoes pe awful to stamp on anoder feller’s corns?
vill
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From this reading It’s going to pe awful lonesome, but I pe glat dot Dora vill haf a goot husband, like de Bennie.
vistle
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From this reading I’ll vistle or sing till dey comes pack.”
vouldn't
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From this reading “Vell,” sighed the shoemaker, taking up the heavily-spiked shoes, and preparing to mend them, “now, vouldn’t dem shoes pe awful to stamp on anoder feller’s corns?
whistleverbUS /ˈwɪsəl/
make whistling sounds
From this reading Saying those philosophical words, Morris began to whistle, but the effort brought tears to his eyes.
the words that are spoken
From this reading Saying those philosophical words, Morris began to whistle, but the effort brought tears to his eyes.
