adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading One night, when he 'd been there once, and she 'd hid, as she always done, he come back a second time, and she went to the door, not mistrusting it was him.
abackadverbUS /əˈbæk/
having the wind against the forward side of the sails
From this reading He was all taken aback by seeing her, and he stammered out, 'Yes, I forgot my han'k'chief; but it don't make no odds, for I didn't pay out but fifteen cents for it two year ago, and I don't make no use of it 'ceptins to wipe my nose on.'
agoadverbUS /əˈɡoʊ/
in the past
From this reading He was all taken aback by seeing her, and he stammered out, 'Yes, I forgot my han'k'chief; but it don't make no odds, for I didn't pay out but fifteen cents for it two year ago, and I don't make no use of it 'ceptins to wipe my nose on.'
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 He was all taken aback by seeing her, and he stammered out, 'Yes, I forgot my han'k'chief; but it don't make no odds, for I didn't pay out but fifteen cents for it two year ago, and I don't make no use of it 'ceptins to wipe my nose on.'
alwaysadverbUS /ˈɔːlweɪz/
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading One night, when he 'd been there once, and she 'd hid, as she always done, he come back a second time, and she went to the door, not mistrusting it was him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One night, when he 'd been there once, and she 'd hid, as she always done, he come back a second time, and she went to the door, not mistrusting it was him.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading 'Did you forget anything?' says she, sparkling out at him through a little crack.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading One night, when he 'd been there once, and she 'd hid, as she always done, he come back a second time, and she went to the door, not mistrusting it was him.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading 'Did you forget anything?' says she, sparkling out at him through a little crack.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading One night, when he 'd been there once, and she 'd hid, as she always done, he come back a second time, and she went to the door, not mistrusting it was him.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading One night, when he 'd been there once, and she 'd hid, as she always done, he come back a second time, and she went to the door, not mistrusting it was him.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He was all taken aback by seeing her, and he stammered out, 'Yes, I forgot my han'k'chief; but it don't make no odds, for I didn't pay out but fifteen cents for it two year ago, and I don't make no use of it 'ceptins to wipe my nose on.'
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He was all taken aback by seeing her, and he stammered out, 'Yes, I forgot my han'k'chief; but it don't make no odds, for I didn't pay out but fifteen cents for it two year ago, and I don't make no use of it 'ceptins to wipe my nose on.'
centsnounUS /sents/
plural of “cent” — a fractional monetary unit of several countries
From this reading He was all taken aback by seeing her, and he stammered out, 'Yes, I forgot my han'k'chief; but it don't make no odds, for I didn't pay out but fifteen cents for it two year ago, and I don't make no use of it 'ceptins to wipe my nose on.'
ceptins
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From this reading He was all taken aback by seeing her, and he stammered out, 'Yes, I forgot my han'k'chief; but it don't make no odds, for I didn't pay out but fifteen cents for it two year ago, and I don't make no use of it 'ceptins to wipe my nose on.'
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Hogshead was scairt to death whenever he come to see Lovice.
crackverbUS /kræk/
become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
From this reading 'Did you forget anything?' says she, sparkling out at him through a little crack.
dnounUS /diː/
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading One night, when he 'd been there once, and she 'd hid, as she always done, he come back a second time, and she went to the door, not mistrusting it was him.
deathnounUS /deθ/
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading “Hogshead was scairt to death whenever he come to see Lovice.
Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading 'Did you forget anything?' says she, sparkling out at him through a little crack.
didn't
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From this reading He was all taken aback by seeing her, and he stammered out, 'Yes, I forgot my han'k'chief; but it don't make no odds, for I didn't pay out but fifteen cents for it two year ago, and I don't make no use of it 'ceptins to wipe my nose on.'
don't
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From this reading He was all taken aback by seeing her, and he stammered out, 'Yes, I forgot my han'k'chief; but it don't make no odds, for I didn't pay out but fifteen cents for it two year ago, and I don't make no use of it 'ceptins to wipe my nose on.'
doneadjectiveUS /dʌn/
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading One night, when he 'd been there once, and she 'd hid, as she always done, he come back a second time, and she went to the door, not mistrusting it was him.
doornounUS /dɔːr/
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading One night, when he 'd been there once, and she 'd hid, as she always done, he come back a second time, and she went to the door, not mistrusting it was him.
fifteennounUS /fɪfˈtiːn/
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading He was all taken aback by seeing her, and he stammered out, 'Yes, I forgot my han'k'chief; but it don't make no odds, for I didn't pay out but fifteen cents for it two year ago, and I don't make no use of it 'ceptins to wipe my nose on.'
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He was all taken aback by seeing her, and he stammered out, 'Yes, I forgot my han'k'chief; but it don't make no odds, for I didn't pay out but fifteen cents for it two year ago, and I don't make no use of it 'ceptins to wipe my nose on.'
forgetverbUS /fərˈɡet/
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading 'Did you forget anything?' says she, sparkling out at him through a little crack.
forgotverbUS /fərˈɡɑːt/
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading He was all taken aback by seeing her, and he stammered out, 'Yes, I forgot my han'k'chief; but it don't make no odds, for I didn't pay out but fifteen cents for it two year ago, and I don't make no use of it 'ceptins to wipe my nose on.'
han'k'chief
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From this reading He was all taken aback by seeing her, and he stammered out, 'Yes, I forgot my han'k'chief; but it don't make no odds, for I didn't pay out but fifteen cents for it two year ago, and I don't make no use of it 'ceptins to wipe my nose on.'
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Hogshead was scairt to death whenever he come to see Lovice.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He was all taken aback by seeing her, and he stammered out, 'Yes, I forgot my han'k'chief; but it don't make no odds, for I didn't pay out but fifteen cents for it two year ago, and I don't make no use of it 'ceptins to wipe my nose on.'
hidverbUS /hɪd/
inflected form of “hide” — prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading One night, when he 'd been there once, and she 'd hid, as she always done, he come back a second time, and she went to the door, not mistrusting it was him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading One night, when he 'd been there once, and she 'd hid, as she always done, he come back a second time, and she went to the door, not mistrusting it was him.
Hogsheadnoun
a British unit of capacity for alcoholic beverages
From this reading “Hogshead was scairt to death whenever he come to see Lovice.
How
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From this reading How we did laugh over that!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading He was all taken aback by seeing her, and he stammered out, 'Yes, I forgot my han'k'chief; but it don't make no odds, for I didn't pay out but fifteen cents for it two year ago, and I don't make no use of it 'ceptins to wipe my nose on.'
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading One night, when he 'd been there once, and she 'd hid, as she always done, he come back a second time, and she went to the door, not mistrusting it was him.
laughnounUS /læf/
the sound of laughing
From this reading How we did laugh over that!
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading 'Did you forget anything?' says she, sparkling out at him through a little crack.
Lovice
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From this reading “Hogshead was scairt to death whenever he come to see Lovice.
makeverbUS /meɪk/
engage in
From this reading He was all taken aback by seeing her, and he stammered out, 'Yes, I forgot my han'k'chief; but it don't make no odds, for I didn't pay out but fifteen cents for it two year ago, and I don't make no use of it 'ceptins to wipe my nose on.'
mistrustingverbUS /mɪˈstrʌstɪŋ/
-ing form of “mistrust” — regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in
From this reading One night, when he 'd been there once, and she 'd hid, as she always done, he come back a second time, and she went to the door, not mistrusting it was him.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading He was all taken aback by seeing her, and he stammered out, 'Yes, I forgot my han'k'chief; but it don't make no odds, for I didn't pay out but fifteen cents for it two year ago, and I don't make no use of it 'ceptins to wipe my nose on.'
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading One night, when he 'd been there once, and she 'd hid, as she always done, he come back a second time, and she went to the door, not mistrusting it was him.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He was all taken aback by seeing her, and he stammered out, 'Yes, I forgot my han'k'chief; but it don't make no odds, for I didn't pay out but fifteen cents for it two year ago, and I don't make no use of it 'ceptins to wipe my nose on.'
nosenounUS /noʊz/
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading He was all taken aback by seeing her, and he stammered out, 'Yes, I forgot my han'k'chief; but it don't make no odds, for I didn't pay out but fifteen cents for it two year ago, and I don't make no use of it 'ceptins to wipe my nose on.'
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading One night, when he 'd been there once, and she 'd hid, as she always done, he come back a second time, and she went to the door, not mistrusting it was him.
oddsnounUS /ɑːdz/
the likelihood of a thing occurring rather than not occurring
From this reading He was all taken aback by seeing her, and he stammered out, 'Yes, I forgot my han'k'chief; but it don't make no odds, for I didn't pay out but fifteen cents for it two year ago, and I don't make no use of it 'ceptins to wipe my nose on.'
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was all taken aback by seeing her, and he stammered out, 'Yes, I forgot my han'k'chief; but it don't make no odds, for I didn't pay out but fifteen cents for it two year ago, and I don't make no use of it 'ceptins to wipe my nose on.'
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He was all taken aback by seeing her, and he stammered out, 'Yes, I forgot my han'k'chief; but it don't make no odds, for I didn't pay out but fifteen cents for it two year ago, and I don't make no use of it 'ceptins to wipe my nose on.'
onceadverbUS /wʌns/
on one occasion
From this reading One night, when he 'd been there once, and she 'd hid, as she always done, he come back a second time, and she went to the door, not mistrusting it was him.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One night, when he 'd been there once, and she 'd hid, as she always done, he come back a second time, and she went to the door, not mistrusting it was him.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading 'Did you forget anything?' says she, sparkling out at him through a little crack.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading How we did laugh over that!
payverbUS /peɪ/
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading He was all taken aback by seeing her, and he stammered out, 'Yes, I forgot my han'k'chief; but it don't make no odds, for I didn't pay out but fifteen cents for it two year ago, and I don't make no use of it 'ceptins to wipe my nose on.'
saysnounUS /sez/
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading 'Did you forget anything?' says she, sparkling out at him through a little crack.
scairt
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From this reading “Hogshead was scairt to death whenever he come to see Lovice.
secondnounUS /ˈsekənd/
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading One night, when he 'd been there once, and she 'd hid, as she always done, he come back a second time, and she went to the door, not mistrusting it was him.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “Hogshead was scairt to death whenever he come to see Lovice.
seeingnounUS /ˈsiːɪŋ/
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading He was all taken aback by seeing her, and he stammered out, 'Yes, I forgot my han'k'chief; but it don't make no odds, for I didn't pay out but fifteen cents for it two year ago, and I don't make no use of it 'ceptins to wipe my nose on.'
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One night, when he 'd been there once, and she 'd hid, as she always done, he come back a second time, and she went to the door, not mistrusting it was him.
sparklingadjectiveUS /ˈspɑːrklɪŋ/
shining with brilliant points of light like stars
From this reading 'Did you forget anything?' says she, sparkling out at him through a little crack.
stammered
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From this reading He was all taken aback by seeing her, and he stammered out, 'Yes, I forgot my han'k'chief; but it don't make no odds, for I didn't pay out but fifteen cents for it two year ago, and I don't make no use of it 'ceptins to wipe my nose on.'
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading He was all taken aback by seeing her, and he stammered out, 'Yes, I forgot my han'k'chief; but it don't make no odds, for I didn't pay out but fifteen cents for it two year ago, and I don't make no use of it 'ceptins to wipe my nose on.'
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading How we did laugh over that!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One night, when he 'd been there once, and she 'd hid, as she always done, he come back a second time, and she went to the door, not mistrusting it was him.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading One night, when he 'd been there once, and she 'd hid, as she always done, he come back a second time, and she went to the door, not mistrusting it was him.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading 'Did you forget anything?' says she, sparkling out at him through a little crack.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading One night, when he 'd been there once, and she 'd hid, as she always done, he come back a second time, and she went to the door, not mistrusting it was him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Hogshead was scairt to death whenever he come to see Lovice.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading He was all taken aback by seeing her, and he stammered out, 'Yes, I forgot my han'k'chief; but it don't make no odds, for I didn't pay out but fifteen cents for it two year ago, and I don't make no use of it 'ceptins to wipe my nose on.'
usenounUS /juːs/
the act of using
From this reading He was all taken aback by seeing her, and he stammered out, 'Yes, I forgot my han'k'chief; but it don't make no odds, for I didn't pay out but fifteen cents for it two year ago, and I don't make no use of it 'ceptins to wipe my nose on.'
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Hogshead was scairt to death whenever he come to see Lovice.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading How we did laugh over that!
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading One night, when he 'd been there once, and she 'd hid, as she always done, he come back a second time, and she went to the door, not mistrusting it was him.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading One night, when he 'd been there once, and she 'd hid, as she always done, he come back a second time, and she went to the door, not mistrusting it was him.
wheneverconjunctionUS /weˈnevər/
at any time that; every time that
From this reading “Hogshead was scairt to death whenever he come to see Lovice.
wipeverbUS /waɪp/
rub with a circular motion
From this reading He was all taken aback by seeing her, and he stammered out, 'Yes, I forgot my han'k'chief; but it don't make no odds, for I didn't pay out but fifteen cents for it two year ago, and I don't make no use of it 'ceptins to wipe my nose on.'
yearnounUS /jɪr/
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading He was all taken aback by seeing her, and he stammered out, 'Yes, I forgot my han'k'chief; but it don't make no odds, for I didn't pay out but fifteen cents for it two year ago, and I don't make no use of it 'ceptins to wipe my nose on.'
YesnounUS /jes/
an affirmative
From this reading He was all taken aback by seeing her, and he stammered out, 'Yes, I forgot my han'k'chief; but it don't make no odds, for I didn't pay out but fifteen cents for it two year ago, and I don't make no use of it 'ceptins to wipe my nose on.'
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Did you forget anything?' says she, sparkling out at him through a little crack.
