used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She kin always make peace by givin' me some hot biskits an' a few sirup."
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading She kin always make peace by givin' me some hot biskits an' a few sirup."
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "I been livin' off an' on wid Hopey fer twenty year, an' dat gal is busted stovewood over my head off an' on plenty of times, but I don't bear her no grouch.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I want you to get busy and decorate that Shoofly Church and pull the biggest Tickfall church wedding ever seen in the social sets of our colored circles.
have
From this reading "I been livin' off an' on wid Hopey fer twenty year, an' dat gal is busted stovewood over my head off an' on plenty of times, but I don't bear her no grouch.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "I been livin' off an' on wid Hopey fer twenty year, an' dat gal is busted stovewood over my head off an' on plenty of times, but I don't bear her no grouch.
biggestadjectiveUS /ˈbɪɡəst/
superlative of “big” — above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "I want you to get busy and decorate that Shoofly Church and pull the biggest Tickfall church wedding ever seen in the social sets of our colored circles.
biskits
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From this reading She kin always make peace by givin' me some hot biskits an' a few sirup."
BushnounUS /bʊʃ/
a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading "I sides wid Figger Bush," Mustard Prophet grinned.
bustedadjectiveUS /ˈbʌstɪd/
out of working order (“busted” is an informal substitute for “broken”)
From this reading "I been livin' off an' on wid Hopey fer twenty year, an' dat gal is busted stovewood over my head off an' on plenty of times, but I don't bear her no grouch.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading "I want you to get busy and decorate that Shoofly Church and pull the biggest Tickfall church wedding ever seen in the social sets of our colored circles.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I been livin' off an' on wid Hopey fer twenty year, an' dat gal is busted stovewood over my head off an' on plenty of times, but I don't bear her no grouch.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She kin always make peace by givin' me some hot biskits an' a few sirup."
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading "I want you to get busy and decorate that Shoofly Church and pull the biggest Tickfall church wedding ever seen in the social sets of our colored circles.
circlesnounUS /ˈsɜːrkəlz/
plural of “circle” — ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
From this reading "I want you to get busy and decorate that Shoofly Church and pull the biggest Tickfall church wedding ever seen in the social sets of our colored circles.
coloredadjectiveUS /ˈkʌlərd/
having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination
From this reading "I want you to get busy and decorate that Shoofly Church and pull the biggest Tickfall church wedding ever seen in the social sets of our colored circles.
a digital tape recording of sound
From this reading "I been livin' off an' on wid Hopey fer twenty year, an' dat gal is busted stovewood over my head off an' on plenty of times, but I don't bear her no grouch.
decorateverbUS /ˈdekəreɪt/
make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
From this reading "I want you to get busy and decorate that Shoofly Church and pull the biggest Tickfall church wedding ever seen in the social sets of our colored circles.
don't
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From this reading "I been livin' off an' on wid Hopey fer twenty year, an' dat gal is busted stovewood over my head off an' on plenty of times, but I don't bear her no grouch.
at any time
From this reading "I want you to get busy and decorate that Shoofly Church and pull the biggest Tickfall church wedding ever seen in the social sets of our colored circles.
fer
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From this reading "I been livin' off an' on wid Hopey fer twenty year, an' dat gal is busted stovewood over my head off an' on plenty of times, but I don't bear her no grouch.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading She kin always make peace by givin' me some hot biskits an' a few sirup."
Figger
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From this reading "I sides wid Figger Bush," Mustard Prophet grinned.
Flournoy
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From this reading "You four niggers talk too much," Flournoy grinned.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading "You four niggers talk too much," Flournoy grinned.
galnounUS /ɡæl/
United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters
From this reading "I been livin' off an' on wid Hopey fer twenty year, an' dat gal is busted stovewood over my head off an' on plenty of times, but I don't bear her no grouch.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "I want you to get busy and decorate that Shoofly Church and pull the biggest Tickfall church wedding ever seen in the social sets of our colored circles.
givin
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From this reading She kin always make peace by givin' me some hot biskits an' a few sirup."
grinnedverbUS /ɡrɪnd/
inflected form of “grin” — to draw back the lips and reveal the teeth, in a smile, grimace, or snarl
From this reading "I sides wid Figger Bush," Mustard Prophet grinned.
grouchnounUS /ɡraʊtʃ/
a bad-tempered person
From this reading "I been livin' off an' on wid Hopey fer twenty year, an' dat gal is busted stovewood over my head off an' on plenty of times, but I don't bear her no grouch.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading "I been livin' off an' on wid Hopey fer twenty year, an' dat gal is busted stovewood over my head off an' on plenty of times, but I don't bear her no grouch.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "I been livin' off an' on wid Hopey fer twenty year, an' dat gal is busted stovewood over my head off an' on plenty of times, but I don't bear her no grouch.
Hopey
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From this reading "I been livin' off an' on wid Hopey fer twenty year, an' dat gal is busted stovewood over my head off an' on plenty of times, but I don't bear her no grouch.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading She kin always make peace by givin' me some hot biskits an' a few sirup."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I sides wid Figger Bush," Mustard Prophet grinned.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I want you to get busy and decorate that Shoofly Church and pull the biggest Tickfall church wedding ever seen in the social sets of our colored circles.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I been livin' off an' on wid Hopey fer twenty year, an' dat gal is busted stovewood over my head off an' on plenty of times, but I don't bear her no grouch.
kinnounUS /kɪn/
a person having kinship with another or others
From this reading She kin always make peace by givin' me some hot biskits an' a few sirup."
livin
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From this reading "I been livin' off an' on wid Hopey fer twenty year, an' dat gal is busted stovewood over my head off an' on plenty of times, but I don't bear her no grouch.
engage in
From this reading She kin always make peace by givin' me some hot biskits an' a few sirup."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She kin always make peace by givin' me some hot biskits an' a few sirup."
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "You four niggers talk too much," Flournoy grinned.
MustardnounUS /ˈmʌstərd/
any of several cruciferous plants of the genus Brassica
From this reading "I sides wid Figger Bush," Mustard Prophet grinned.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I been livin' off an' on wid Hopey fer twenty year, an' dat gal is busted stovewood over my head off an' on plenty of times, but I don't bear her no grouch.
niggers
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From this reading "You four niggers talk too much," Flournoy grinned.
not any; not one
From this reading "I been livin' off an' on wid Hopey fer twenty year, an' dat gal is busted stovewood over my head off an' on plenty of times, but I don't bear her no grouch.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I been livin' off an' on wid Hopey fer twenty year, an' dat gal is busted stovewood over my head off an' on plenty of times, but I don't bear her no grouch.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "I been livin' off an' on wid Hopey fer twenty year, an' dat gal is busted stovewood over my head off an' on plenty of times, but I don't bear her no grouch.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I been livin' off an' on wid Hopey fer twenty year, an' dat gal is busted stovewood over my head off an' on plenty of times, but I don't bear her no grouch.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "I want you to get busy and decorate that Shoofly Church and pull the biggest Tickfall church wedding ever seen in the social sets of our colored circles.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "I been livin' off an' on wid Hopey fer twenty year, an' dat gal is busted stovewood over my head off an' on plenty of times, but I don't bear her no grouch.
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading She kin always make peace by givin' me some hot biskits an' a few sirup."
a full supply
From this reading "I been livin' off an' on wid Hopey fer twenty year, an' dat gal is busted stovewood over my head off an' on plenty of times, but I don't bear her no grouch.
ProphetnounUS /ˈprɑːfət/
an authoritative person who divines the future
From this reading "I sides wid Figger Bush," Mustard Prophet grinned.
cause to move by pulling
From this reading "I want you to get busy and decorate that Shoofly Church and pull the biggest Tickfall church wedding ever seen in the social sets of our colored circles.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "I want you to get busy and decorate that Shoofly Church and pull the biggest Tickfall church wedding ever seen in the social sets of our colored circles.
setsnounUS /sets/
plural of “set” — a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
From this reading "I want you to get busy and decorate that Shoofly Church and pull the biggest Tickfall church wedding ever seen in the social sets of our colored circles.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She kin always make peace by givin' me some hot biskits an' a few sirup."
ShooflynounUS /ˈʃuːflaɪ/
an undercover police officer who investigates other policemen
From this reading "I want you to get busy and decorate that Shoofly Church and pull the biggest Tickfall church wedding ever seen in the social sets of our colored circles.
plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading "I sides wid Figger Bush," Mustard Prophet grinned.
sirupnoun
a thick sweet sticky liquid
From this reading She kin always make peace by givin' me some hot biskits an' a few sirup."
relating to human society and its members
From this reading "I want you to get busy and decorate that Shoofly Church and pull the biggest Tickfall church wedding ever seen in the social sets of our colored circles.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading She kin always make peace by givin' me some hot biskits an' a few sirup."
stovewood
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From this reading "I been livin' off an' on wid Hopey fer twenty year, an' dat gal is busted stovewood over my head off an' on plenty of times, but I don't bear her no grouch.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading "You four niggers talk too much," Flournoy grinned.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I want you to get busy and decorate that Shoofly Church and pull the biggest Tickfall church wedding ever seen in the social sets of our colored circles.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I want you to get busy and decorate that Shoofly Church and pull the biggest Tickfall church wedding ever seen in the social sets of our colored circles.
Tickfall
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From this reading "I want you to get busy and decorate that Shoofly Church and pull the biggest Tickfall church wedding ever seen in the social sets of our colored circles.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading "I been livin' off an' on wid Hopey fer twenty year, an' dat gal is busted stovewood over my head off an' on plenty of times, but I don't bear her no grouch.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I want you to get busy and decorate that Shoofly Church and pull the biggest Tickfall church wedding ever seen in the social sets of our colored circles.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "You four niggers talk too much," Flournoy grinned.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading "I been livin' off an' on wid Hopey fer twenty year, an' dat gal is busted stovewood over my head off an' on plenty of times, but I don't bear her no grouch.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "I want you to get busy and decorate that Shoofly Church and pull the biggest Tickfall church wedding ever seen in the social sets of our colored circles.
the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
From this reading "I want you to get busy and decorate that Shoofly Church and pull the biggest Tickfall church wedding ever seen in the social sets of our colored circles.
wid
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From this reading "I sides wid Figger Bush," Mustard Prophet grinned.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading "I been livin' off an' on wid Hopey fer twenty year, an' dat gal is busted stovewood over my head off an' on plenty of times, but I don't bear her no grouch.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You four niggers talk too much," Flournoy grinned.
