adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Say, square an' all--It don't seem right, some'ow, To say such things; but wot I'm feelin' now 'As come at times, I s'pose, to uvver men When you 'ave 'ad a reel ole ding-dong row, Say, ain't it bonzer makin' up agen?
adnounUS /æd/
a public promotion of some product or service
From this reading Say, square an' all--It don't seem right, some'ow, To say such things; but wot I'm feelin' now 'As come at times, I s'pose, to uvver men When you 'ave 'ad a reel ole ding-dong row, Say, ain't it bonzer makin' up agen?
agen
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From this reading Say, square an' all--It don't seem right, some'ow, To say such things; but wot I'm feelin' now 'As come at times, I s'pose, to uvver men When you 'ave 'ad a reel ole ding-dong row, Say, ain't it bonzer makin' up agen?
ain't
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From this reading Say, square an' all--It don't seem right, some'ow, To say such things; but wot I'm feelin' now 'As come at times, I s'pose, to uvver men When you 'ave 'ad a reel ole ding-dong row, Say, ain't it bonzer makin' up agen?
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 Say, square an' all--It don't seem right, some'ow, To say such things; but wot I'm feelin' now 'As come at times, I s'pose, to uvver men When you 'ave 'ad a reel ole ding-dong row, Say, ain't it bonzer makin' up agen?
almostadverbUS /ˈɔːlmoʊst/
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Straight wire, it's almost worth...Ar, I'm a cow!
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I'll not forgit it till I'm dead-- That night when 'ope back in me brisket lobs: 'Ow my Doreen she lays 'er little 'ead Down on me shoulder 'ere, an' sobs an' sobs; An' orl the lights goes sorter blurred an' red.
ArnounUS /ɑːr/
a colorless and odorless inert gas; one of the six inert gases; comprises approximately 1% of the earth's atmosphere
From this reading Straight wire, it's almost worth...Ar, I'm a cow!
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Say, square an' all--It don't seem right, some'ow, To say such things; but wot I'm feelin' now 'As come at times, I s'pose, to uvver men When you 'ave 'ad a reel ole ding-dong row, Say, ain't it bonzer makin' up agen?
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Say, square an' all--It don't seem right, some'ow, To say such things; but wot I'm feelin' now 'As come at times, I s'pose, to uvver men When you 'ave 'ad a reel ole ding-dong row, Say, ain't it bonzer makin' up agen?
ave
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From this reading Say, square an' all--It don't seem right, some'ow, To say such things; but wot I'm feelin' now 'As come at times, I s'pose, to uvver men When you 'ave 'ad a reel ole ding-dong row, Say, ain't it bonzer makin' up agen?
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading I'll not forgit it till I'm dead-- That night when 'ope back in me brisket lobs: 'Ow my Doreen she lays 'er little 'ead Down on me shoulder 'ere, an' sobs an' sobs; An' orl the lights goes sorter blurred an' red.
blurredadjectiveUS /blɜːrd/
indistinct or hazy in outline
From this reading I'll not forgit it till I'm dead-- That night when 'ope back in me brisket lobs: 'Ow my Doreen she lays 'er little 'ead Down on me shoulder 'ere, an' sobs an' sobs; An' orl the lights goes sorter blurred an' red.
bonzeradjective
remarkable or wonderful
From this reading Say, square an' all--It don't seem right, some'ow, To say such things; but wot I'm feelin' now 'As come at times, I s'pose, to uvver men When you 'ave 'ad a reel ole ding-dong row, Say, ain't it bonzer makin' up agen?
brisketnounUS /ˈbrɪskət/
a cut of meat from the breast or lower chest especially of beef
From this reading I'll not forgit it till I'm dead-- That night when 'ope back in me brisket lobs: 'Ow my Doreen she lays 'er little 'ead Down on me shoulder 'ere, an' sobs an' sobs; An' orl the lights goes sorter blurred an' red.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But 'struth!
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Say, square an' all--It don't seem right, some'ow, To say such things; but wot I'm feelin' now 'As come at times, I s'pose, to uvver men When you 'ave 'ad a reel ole ding-dong row, Say, ain't it bonzer makin' up agen?
cownounUS /kaʊ/
female of domestic cattle: "“moo-cow” is a child's term"
From this reading Straight wire, it's almost worth...Ar, I'm a cow!
deadadjectiveUS /ded/
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading I'll not forgit it till I'm dead-- That night when 'ope back in me brisket lobs: 'Ow my Doreen she lays 'er little 'ead Down on me shoulder 'ere, an' sobs an' sobs; An' orl the lights goes sorter blurred an' red.
ding-dongnounUS /ˈdɪŋˈdɔːŋ/
the noise made by a bell
From this reading Say, square an' all--It don't seem right, some'ow, To say such things; but wot I'm feelin' now 'As come at times, I s'pose, to uvver men When you 'ave 'ad a reel ole ding-dong row, Say, ain't it bonzer makin' up agen?
don't
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From this reading Say, square an' all--It don't seem right, some'ow, To say such things; but wot I'm feelin' now 'As come at times, I s'pose, to uvver men When you 'ave 'ad a reel ole ding-dong row, Say, ain't it bonzer makin' up agen?
doneadjectiveUS /dʌn/
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading I dunno wot I done or wot I said.
Doreen
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From this reading I'll not forgit it till I'm dead-- That night when 'ope back in me brisket lobs: 'Ow my Doreen she lays 'er little 'ead Down on me shoulder 'ere, an' sobs an' sobs; An' orl the lights goes sorter blurred an' red.
DownadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading I'll not forgit it till I'm dead-- That night when 'ope back in me brisket lobs: 'Ow my Doreen she lays 'er little 'ead Down on me shoulder 'ere, an' sobs an' sobs; An' orl the lights goes sorter blurred an' red.
dunno
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From this reading I dunno wot I done or wot I said.
ead
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From this reading I'll not forgit it till I'm dead-- That night when 'ope back in me brisket lobs: 'Ow my Doreen she lays 'er little 'ead Down on me shoulder 'ere, an' sobs an' sobs; An' orl the lights goes sorter blurred an' red.
ernounUS /ər/
a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs with yttrium
From this reading I'll not forgit it till I'm dead-- That night when 'ope back in me brisket lobs: 'Ow my Doreen she lays 'er little 'ead Down on me shoulder 'ere, an' sobs an' sobs; An' orl the lights goes sorter blurred an' red.
ereconjunctionUS /er/
an old word for “before”
From this reading I'll not forgit it till I'm dead-- That night when 'ope back in me brisket lobs: 'Ow my Doreen she lays 'er little 'ead Down on me shoulder 'ere, an' sobs an' sobs; An' orl the lights goes sorter blurred an' red.
feelin
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From this reading Say, square an' all--It don't seem right, some'ow, To say such things; but wot I'm feelin' now 'As come at times, I s'pose, to uvver men When you 'ave 'ad a reel ole ding-dong row, Say, ain't it bonzer makin' up agen?
forgit
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From this reading I'll not forgit it till I'm dead-- That night when 'ope back in me brisket lobs: 'Ow my Doreen she lays 'er little 'ead Down on me shoulder 'ere, an' sobs an' sobs; An' orl the lights goes sorter blurred an' red.
goesnounUS /ɡoʊz/
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading I'll not forgit it till I'm dead-- That night when 'ope back in me brisket lobs: 'Ow my Doreen she lays 'er little 'ead Down on me shoulder 'ere, an' sobs an' sobs; An' orl the lights goes sorter blurred an' red.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I dunno wot I done or wot I said.
I'll
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From this reading I'll not forgit it till I'm dead-- That night when 'ope back in me brisket lobs: 'Ow my Doreen she lays 'er little 'ead Down on me shoulder 'ere, an' sobs an' sobs; An' orl the lights goes sorter blurred an' red.
I'm
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From this reading I'll not forgit it till I'm dead-- That night when 'ope back in me brisket lobs: 'Ow my Doreen she lays 'er little 'ead Down on me shoulder 'ere, an' sobs an' sobs; An' orl the lights goes sorter blurred an' red.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I'll not forgit it till I'm dead-- That night when 'ope back in me brisket lobs: 'Ow my Doreen she lays 'er little 'ead Down on me shoulder 'ere, an' sobs an' sobs; An' orl the lights goes sorter blurred an' red.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I'll not forgit it till I'm dead-- That night when 'ope back in me brisket lobs: 'Ow my Doreen she lays 'er little 'ead Down on me shoulder 'ere, an' sobs an' sobs; An' orl the lights goes sorter blurred an' red.
it's
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From this reading Straight wire, it's almost worth...Ar, I'm a cow!
laysnounUS /leɪz/
plural of “lay” — a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
From this reading I'll not forgit it till I'm dead-- That night when 'ope back in me brisket lobs: 'Ow my Doreen she lays 'er little 'ead Down on me shoulder 'ere, an' sobs an' sobs; An' orl the lights goes sorter blurred an' red.
lightsnounUS /laɪts/
plural of “light” — (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
From this reading I'll not forgit it till I'm dead-- That night when 'ope back in me brisket lobs: 'Ow my Doreen she lays 'er little 'ead Down on me shoulder 'ere, an' sobs an' sobs; An' orl the lights goes sorter blurred an' red.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I'll not forgit it till I'm dead-- That night when 'ope back in me brisket lobs: 'Ow my Doreen she lays 'er little 'ead Down on me shoulder 'ere, an' sobs an' sobs; An' orl the lights goes sorter blurred an' red.
lobsnounUS /lɑːbz/
plural of “lob” — an easy return of a tennis ball in a high arc
From this reading I'll not forgit it till I'm dead-- That night when 'ope back in me brisket lobs: 'Ow my Doreen she lays 'er little 'ead Down on me shoulder 'ere, an' sobs an' sobs; An' orl the lights goes sorter blurred an' red.
makinnounUS /ˈmækɪn/
battles in World War II in the Pacific (November 1943); United States Marines took the islands from the Japanese after bitter fighting
From this reading Say, square an' all--It don't seem right, some'ow, To say such things; but wot I'm feelin' now 'As come at times, I s'pose, to uvver men When you 'ave 'ad a reel ole ding-dong row, Say, ain't it bonzer makin' up agen?
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I'll not forgit it till I'm dead-- That night when 'ope back in me brisket lobs: 'Ow my Doreen she lays 'er little 'ead Down on me shoulder 'ere, an' sobs an' sobs; An' orl the lights goes sorter blurred an' red.
mennounUS /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading Say, square an' all--It don't seem right, some'ow, To say such things; but wot I'm feelin' now 'As come at times, I s'pose, to uvver men When you 'ave 'ad a reel ole ding-dong row, Say, ain't it bonzer makin' up agen?
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I'll not forgit it till I'm dead-- That night when 'ope back in me brisket lobs: 'Ow my Doreen she lays 'er little 'ead Down on me shoulder 'ere, an' sobs an' sobs; An' orl the lights goes sorter blurred an' red.
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading I'll not forgit it till I'm dead-- That night when 'ope back in me brisket lobs: 'Ow my Doreen she lays 'er little 'ead Down on me shoulder 'ere, an' sobs an' sobs; An' orl the lights goes sorter blurred an' red.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I'll not forgit it till I'm dead-- That night when 'ope back in me brisket lobs: 'Ow my Doreen she lays 'er little 'ead Down on me shoulder 'ere, an' sobs an' sobs; An' orl the lights goes sorter blurred an' red.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Say, square an' all--It don't seem right, some'ow, To say such things; but wot I'm feelin' now 'As come at times, I s'pose, to uvver men When you 'ave 'ad a reel ole ding-dong row, Say, ain't it bonzer makin' up agen?
ole
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From this reading Say, square an' all--It don't seem right, some'ow, To say such things; but wot I'm feelin' now 'As come at times, I s'pose, to uvver men When you 'ave 'ad a reel ole ding-dong row, Say, ain't it bonzer makin' up agen?
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I'll not forgit it till I'm dead-- That night when 'ope back in me brisket lobs: 'Ow my Doreen she lays 'er little 'ead Down on me shoulder 'ere, an' sobs an' sobs; An' orl the lights goes sorter blurred an' red.
ope
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From this reading I'll not forgit it till I'm dead-- That night when 'ope back in me brisket lobs: 'Ow my Doreen she lays 'er little 'ead Down on me shoulder 'ere, an' sobs an' sobs; An' orl the lights goes sorter blurred an' red.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I dunno wot I done or wot I said.
orl
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From this reading I'll not forgit it till I'm dead-- That night when 'ope back in me brisket lobs: 'Ow my Doreen she lays 'er little 'ead Down on me shoulder 'ere, an' sobs an' sobs; An' orl the lights goes sorter blurred an' red.
Ow
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From this reading I'll not forgit it till I'm dead-- That night when 'ope back in me brisket lobs: 'Ow my Doreen she lays 'er little 'ead Down on me shoulder 'ere, an' sobs an' sobs; An' orl the lights goes sorter blurred an' red.
rednounUS /red/
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading I'll not forgit it till I'm dead-- That night when 'ope back in me brisket lobs: 'Ow my Doreen she lays 'er little 'ead Down on me shoulder 'ere, an' sobs an' sobs; An' orl the lights goes sorter blurred an' red.
reelverbUS /riːl/
walk as if unable to control one's movements
From this reading Say, square an' all--It don't seem right, some'ow, To say such things; but wot I'm feelin' now 'As come at times, I s'pose, to uvver men When you 'ave 'ad a reel ole ding-dong row, Say, ain't it bonzer makin' up agen?
rightadverbUS /raɪt/
precisely, exactly
From this reading Say, square an' all--It don't seem right, some'ow, To say such things; but wot I'm feelin' now 'As come at times, I s'pose, to uvver men When you 'ave 'ad a reel ole ding-dong row, Say, ain't it bonzer makin' up agen?
rownounUS /roʊ/
an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading Say, square an' all--It don't seem right, some'ow, To say such things; but wot I'm feelin' now 'As come at times, I s'pose, to uvver men When you 'ave 'ad a reel ole ding-dong row, Say, ain't it bonzer makin' up agen?
s'pose
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From this reading Say, square an' all--It don't seem right, some'ow, To say such things; but wot I'm feelin' now 'As come at times, I s'pose, to uvver men When you 'ave 'ad a reel ole ding-dong row, Say, ain't it bonzer makin' up agen?
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I dunno wot I done or wot I said.
SayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading Say, square an' all--It don't seem right, some'ow, To say such things; but wot I'm feelin' now 'As come at times, I s'pose, to uvver men When you 'ave 'ad a reel ole ding-dong row, Say, ain't it bonzer makin' up agen?
seemverbUS /siːm/
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Say, square an' all--It don't seem right, some'ow, To say such things; but wot I'm feelin' now 'As come at times, I s'pose, to uvver men When you 'ave 'ad a reel ole ding-dong row, Say, ain't it bonzer makin' up agen?
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I'll not forgit it till I'm dead-- That night when 'ope back in me brisket lobs: 'Ow my Doreen she lays 'er little 'ead Down on me shoulder 'ere, an' sobs an' sobs; An' orl the lights goes sorter blurred an' red.
shoulderverbUS /ˈʃoʊldər/
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading I'll not forgit it till I'm dead-- That night when 'ope back in me brisket lobs: 'Ow my Doreen she lays 'er little 'ead Down on me shoulder 'ere, an' sobs an' sobs; An' orl the lights goes sorter blurred an' red.
sobsnounUS /sɑːbz/
plural of “sob” — a dyspneic condition
From this reading I'll not forgit it till I'm dead-- That night when 'ope back in me brisket lobs: 'Ow my Doreen she lays 'er little 'ead Down on me shoulder 'ere, an' sobs an' sobs; An' orl the lights goes sorter blurred an' red.
some'ow
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From this reading Say, square an' all--It don't seem right, some'ow, To say such things; but wot I'm feelin' now 'As come at times, I s'pose, to uvver men When you 'ave 'ad a reel ole ding-dong row, Say, ain't it bonzer makin' up agen?
sorternounUS /ˈsɔːrtər/
a clerk who sorts things (as letters at the post office)
From this reading I'll not forgit it till I'm dead-- That night when 'ope back in me brisket lobs: 'Ow my Doreen she lays 'er little 'ead Down on me shoulder 'ere, an' sobs an' sobs; An' orl the lights goes sorter blurred an' red.
squareverbUS /skwer/
make square
From this reading Say, square an' all--It don't seem right, some'ow, To say such things; but wot I'm feelin' now 'As come at times, I s'pose, to uvver men When you 'ave 'ad a reel ole ding-dong row, Say, ain't it bonzer makin' up agen?
StraightadjectiveUS /streɪt/
successive (without a break)
From this reading Straight wire, it's almost worth...Ar, I'm a cow!
struth
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From this reading But 'struth!
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Say, square an' all--It don't seem right, some'ow, To say such things; but wot I'm feelin' now 'As come at times, I s'pose, to uvver men When you 'ave 'ad a reel ole ding-dong row, Say, ain't it bonzer makin' up agen?
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I'll not forgit it till I'm dead-- That night when 'ope back in me brisket lobs: 'Ow my Doreen she lays 'er little 'ead Down on me shoulder 'ere, an' sobs an' sobs; An' orl the lights goes sorter blurred an' red.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I'll not forgit it till I'm dead-- That night when 'ope back in me brisket lobs: 'Ow my Doreen she lays 'er little 'ead Down on me shoulder 'ere, an' sobs an' sobs; An' orl the lights goes sorter blurred an' red.
thingsnounUS /θɪŋz/
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Say, square an' all--It don't seem right, some'ow, To say such things; but wot I'm feelin' now 'As come at times, I s'pose, to uvver men When you 'ave 'ad a reel ole ding-dong row, Say, ain't it bonzer makin' up agen?
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading I'll not forgit it till I'm dead-- That night when 'ope back in me brisket lobs: 'Ow my Doreen she lays 'er little 'ead Down on me shoulder 'ere, an' sobs an' sobs; An' orl the lights goes sorter blurred an' red.
timesnounUS /taɪmz/
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading Say, square an' all--It don't seem right, some'ow, To say such things; but wot I'm feelin' now 'As come at times, I s'pose, to uvver men When you 'ave 'ad a reel ole ding-dong row, Say, ain't it bonzer makin' up agen?
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Say, square an' all--It don't seem right, some'ow, To say such things; but wot I'm feelin' now 'As come at times, I s'pose, to uvver men When you 'ave 'ad a reel ole ding-dong row, Say, ain't it bonzer makin' up agen?
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Say, square an' all--It don't seem right, some'ow, To say such things; but wot I'm feelin' now 'As come at times, I s'pose, to uvver men When you 'ave 'ad a reel ole ding-dong row, Say, ain't it bonzer makin' up agen?
uvver
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From this reading Say, square an' all--It don't seem right, some'ow, To say such things; but wot I'm feelin' now 'As come at times, I s'pose, to uvver men When you 'ave 'ad a reel ole ding-dong row, Say, ain't it bonzer makin' up agen?
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I'll not forgit it till I'm dead-- That night when 'ope back in me brisket lobs: 'Ow my Doreen she lays 'er little 'ead Down on me shoulder 'ere, an' sobs an' sobs; An' orl the lights goes sorter blurred an' red.
wirenounUS /ˈwaɪər/
ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
From this reading Straight wire, it's almost worth...Ar, I'm a cow!
worthnounUS /wɜːrθ/
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading Straight wire, it's almost worth...Ar, I'm a cow!
wot
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From this reading I dunno wot I done or wot I said.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Say, square an' all--It don't seem right, some'ow, To say such things; but wot I'm feelin' now 'As come at times, I s'pose, to uvver men When you 'ave 'ad a reel ole ding-dong row, Say, ain't it bonzer makin' up agen?
