adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The flagman, Casey, removed his black pipe to remark, “All thet cloimb without a foight.”
achin
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From this reading “Wal, I shore was achin’ fer trouble,” drawled his faithful ally, King.
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 The flagman, Casey, removed his black pipe to remark, “All thet cloimb without a foight.”
allynounUS /ˈælaɪ/
a friendly nation
From this reading “Wal, I shore was achin’ fer trouble,” drawled his faithful ally, King.
blackadjectiveUS /blæk/
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading The flagman, Casey, removed his black pipe to remark, “All thet cloimb without a foight.”
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading General Lodge’s first word to Colonel Dillon was evidently inspired by Casey’s remark.
Casey
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From this reading The flagman, Casey, removed his black pipe to remark, “All thet cloimb without a foight.”
Casey's
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From this reading General Lodge’s first word to Colonel Dillon was evidently inspired by Casey’s remark.
cloimb
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From this reading The flagman, Casey, removed his black pipe to remark, “All thet cloimb without a foight.”
ColonelnounUS /ˈkɜːrnəl/
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading General Lodge’s first word to Colonel Dillon was evidently inspired by Casey’s remark.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Colonel, did you have steep work getting up to us?”
Dillon
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From this reading General Lodge’s first word to Colonel Dillon was evidently inspired by Casey’s remark.
drawledverbUS /drɔːld/
past form of “drawl” — lengthen and slow down or draw out
From this reading “Wal, I shore was achin’ fer trouble,” drawled his faithful ally, King.
evidentlyadverbUS /ˈevədəntli/
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading General Lodge’s first word to Colonel Dillon was evidently inspired by Casey’s remark.
faithfuladjectiveUS /ˈfeɪθfəl/
steadfast in affection or allegiance
From this reading “Wal, I shore was achin’ fer trouble,” drawled his faithful ally, King.
fer
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From this reading “Wal, I shore was achin’ fer trouble,” drawled his faithful ally, King.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading General Lodge’s first word to Colonel Dillon was evidently inspired by Casey’s remark.
flagman
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From this reading The flagman, Casey, removed his black pipe to remark, “All thet cloimb without a foight.”
foight
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From this reading The flagman, Casey, removed his black pipe to remark, “All thet cloimb without a foight.”
GeneraladjectiveUS /ˈdʒenərəl/
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading General Lodge’s first word to Colonel Dillon was evidently inspired by Casey’s remark.
gettingnounUS /ˈɡetɪŋ/
the act of acquiring something
From this reading “Colonel, did you have steep work getting up to us?”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Colonel, did you have steep work getting up to us?”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Wal, I shore was achin’ fer trouble,” drawled his faithful ally, King.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Wal, I shore was achin’ fer trouble,” drawled his faithful ally, King.
indeedadverbUS /ˌɪnˈdiːd/
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading “Yes, indeed, straight up out of the valley,” was the rejoinder.
inspiredadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈspaɪərd/
being of such surpassing excellence as to suggest inspiration by the gods
From this reading General Lodge’s first word to Colonel Dillon was evidently inspired by Casey’s remark.
KingnounUS /kɪŋ/
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading “Wal, I shore was achin’ fer trouble,” drawled his faithful ally, King.
Lodge'snounUS /ˈlɑːdʒɪz/
possessive form of “lodge” — English physicist who studied electromagnetic radiation and was a pioneer of radiotelegraphy (1851-1940)
From this reading General Lodge’s first word to Colonel Dillon was evidently inspired by Casey’s remark.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Yes, indeed, straight up out of the valley,” was the rejoinder.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “Yes, indeed, straight up out of the valley,” was the rejoinder.
pipenounUS /paɪp/
a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
From this reading The flagman, Casey, removed his black pipe to remark, “All thet cloimb without a foight.”
rejoindernounUS /rɪˈdʒɔɪndər/
a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
From this reading “Yes, indeed, straight up out of the valley,” was the rejoinder.
remarknounUS /rɪˈmɑːrk/
a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
From this reading The flagman, Casey, removed his black pipe to remark, “All thet cloimb without a foight.”
removedadjectiveUS /riˈmuːvd/
separated in relationship by a given degree of descent
From this reading The flagman, Casey, removed his black pipe to remark, “All thet cloimb without a foight.”
shorenounUS /ʃɔːr/
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading “Wal, I shore was achin’ fer trouble,” drawled his faithful ally, King.
steepadjectiveUS /stiːp/
having a sharp inclination
From this reading “Colonel, did you have steep work getting up to us?”
straightadjectiveUS /streɪt/
successive (without a break)
From this reading “Yes, indeed, straight up out of the valley,” was the rejoinder.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The flagman, Casey, removed his black pipe to remark, “All thet cloimb without a foight.”
thet
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From this reading The flagman, Casey, removed his black pipe to remark, “All thet cloimb without a foight.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The flagman, Casey, removed his black pipe to remark, “All thet cloimb without a foight.”
troublenounUS /ˈtrʌbəl/
a source of difficulty
From this reading “Wal, I shore was achin’ fer trouble,” drawled his faithful ally, King.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “Colonel, did you have steep work getting up to us?”
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Colonel, did you have steep work getting up to us?”
valleynounUS /ˈvæli/
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading “Yes, indeed, straight up out of the valley,” was the rejoinder.
Wal
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From this reading “Wal, I shore was achin’ fer trouble,” drawled his faithful ally, King.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Wal, I shore was achin’ fer trouble,” drawled his faithful ally, King.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The flagman, Casey, removed his black pipe to remark, “All thet cloimb without a foight.”
wordnounUS /wɜːrd/
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading General Lodge’s first word to Colonel Dillon was evidently inspired by Casey’s remark.
workverbUS /wɜːrk/
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading “Colonel, did you have steep work getting up to us?”
YesnounUS /jes/
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, indeed, straight up out of the valley,” was the rejoinder.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Colonel, did you have steep work getting up to us?”
