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From this reading BULLY GREEN PRESERVES DISCIPLINE AND THE REBEL LEARNS TO SAY “SIR” Part 1 On the night of the twenty-second of December Jeff left the _World_ building and moved down Powers Avenue to the all night restaurant he usually frequented.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Old Capting Pink of the Peppermint, Though kindly at heart and good, Had a blunt, bluff way of a-gittin' 'is say That we all of us understood.
a-gittin
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From this reading “Old Capting Pink of the Peppermint, Though kindly at heart and good, Had a blunt, bluff way of a-gittin' 'is say That we all of us understood.
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 “Old Capting Pink of the Peppermint, Though kindly at heart and good, Had a blunt, bluff way of a-gittin' 'is say That we all of us understood.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Old Capting Pink of the Peppermint, Though kindly at heart and good, Had a blunt, bluff way of a-gittin' 'is say That we all of us understood.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I was wonderful fond of old Capting Pink, And Pink he was fond o' me, As he frequently said when he battered me head Or sousled me into the sea.”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Old Capting Pink of the Peppermint, Though kindly at heart and good, Had a blunt, bluff way of a-gittin' 'is say That we all of us understood.
AvenuenounUS /ˈævənuː/
a line of approach
From this reading BULLY GREEN PRESERVES DISCIPLINE AND THE REBEL LEARNS TO SAY “SIR” Part 1 On the night of the twenty-second of December Jeff left the _World_ building and moved down Powers Avenue to the all night restaurant he usually frequented.
batteredadjectiveUS /ˈbætərd/
damaged by blows or hard usage
From this reading I was wonderful fond of old Capting Pink, And Pink he was fond o' me, As he frequently said when he battered me head Or sousled me into the sea.”
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading When he brained a man with a pingle spike Or plastered a seaman flat, We should 'a' been blowed but we all of us knowed That he didn't mean nothin' by that.
blowedverbUS /bloʊd/
past form of “blow” — exhale hard
From this reading When he brained a man with a pingle spike Or plastered a seaman flat, We should 'a' been blowed but we all of us knowed That he didn't mean nothin' by that.
bluffnounUS /blʌf/
a high steep bank (usually formed by river erosion)
From this reading “Old Capting Pink of the Peppermint, Though kindly at heart and good, Had a blunt, bluff way of a-gittin' 'is say That we all of us understood.
bluntadjectiveUS /blʌnt/
having a broad or rounded end
From this reading “Old Capting Pink of the Peppermint, Though kindly at heart and good, Had a blunt, bluff way of a-gittin' 'is say That we all of us understood.
brainedverbUS /breɪnd/
past form of “brain” — hit on the head
From this reading When he brained a man with a pingle spike Or plastered a seaman flat, We should 'a' been blowed but we all of us knowed That he didn't mean nothin' by that.
buildingnounUS /ˈbɪldɪŋ/
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading BULLY GREEN PRESERVES DISCIPLINE AND THE REBEL LEARNS TO SAY “SIR” Part 1 On the night of the twenty-second of December Jeff left the _World_ building and moved down Powers Avenue to the all night restaurant he usually frequented.
BULLYnounUS /ˈbʊli/
a cruel and brutal fellow
From this reading BULLY GREEN PRESERVES DISCIPLINE AND THE REBEL LEARNS TO SAY “SIR” Part 1 On the night of the twenty-second of December Jeff left the _World_ building and moved down Powers Avenue to the all night restaurant he usually frequented.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading When he brained a man with a pingle spike Or plastered a seaman flat, We should 'a' been blowed but we all of us knowed That he didn't mean nothin' by that.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading When he brained a man with a pingle spike Or plastered a seaman flat, We should 'a' been blowed but we all of us knowed That he didn't mean nothin' by that.
Capting
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From this reading “Old Capting Pink of the Peppermint, Though kindly at heart and good, Had a blunt, bluff way of a-gittin' 'is say That we all of us understood.
DecembernounUS /dɪˈsembər/
the last (12th) month of the year
From this reading BULLY GREEN PRESERVES DISCIPLINE AND THE REBEL LEARNS TO SAY “SIR” Part 1 On the night of the twenty-second of December Jeff left the _World_ building and moved down Powers Avenue to the all night restaurant he usually frequented.
didn't
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From this reading When he brained a man with a pingle spike Or plastered a seaman flat, We should 'a' been blowed but we all of us knowed That he didn't mean nothin' by that.
DISCIPLINEnounUS /ˈdɪsəplən/
a branch of knowledge
From this reading BULLY GREEN PRESERVES DISCIPLINE AND THE REBEL LEARNS TO SAY “SIR” Part 1 On the night of the twenty-second of December Jeff left the _World_ building and moved down Powers Avenue to the all night restaurant he usually frequented.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading BULLY GREEN PRESERVES DISCIPLINE AND THE REBEL LEARNS TO SAY “SIR” Part 1 On the night of the twenty-second of December Jeff left the _World_ building and moved down Powers Avenue to the all night restaurant he usually frequented.
flatadjectiveUS /flæt/
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading When he brained a man with a pingle spike Or plastered a seaman flat, We should 'a' been blowed but we all of us knowed That he didn't mean nothin' by that.
fondadjectiveUS /fɑːnd/
having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading I was wonderful fond of old Capting Pink, And Pink he was fond o' me, As he frequently said when he battered me head Or sousled me into the sea.”
frequentedverbUS /ˈfriːkwəntɪd/
past form of “frequent” — do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of
From this reading BULLY GREEN PRESERVES DISCIPLINE AND THE REBEL LEARNS TO SAY “SIR” Part 1 On the night of the twenty-second of December Jeff left the _World_ building and moved down Powers Avenue to the all night restaurant he usually frequented.
frequentlyadverbUS /ˈfriːkwəntli/
many times at short intervals
From this reading I was wonderful fond of old Capting Pink, And Pink he was fond o' me, As he frequently said when he battered me head Or sousled me into the sea.”
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “Old Capting Pink of the Peppermint, Though kindly at heart and good, Had a blunt, bluff way of a-gittin' 'is say That we all of us understood.
GREENnounUS /ɡriːn/
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading BULLY GREEN PRESERVES DISCIPLINE AND THE REBEL LEARNS TO SAY “SIR” Part 1 On the night of the twenty-second of December Jeff left the _World_ building and moved down Powers Avenue to the all night restaurant he usually frequented.
Hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Old Capting Pink of the Peppermint, Though kindly at heart and good, Had a blunt, bluff way of a-gittin' 'is say That we all of us understood.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When he brained a man with a pingle spike Or plastered a seaman flat, We should 'a' been blowed but we all of us knowed That he didn't mean nothin' by that.
headnounUS /hed/
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 was wonderful fond of old Capting Pink, And Pink he was fond o' me, As he frequently said when he battered me head Or sousled me into the sea.”
heartnounUS /hɑːrt/
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading “Old Capting Pink of the Peppermint, Though kindly at heart and good, Had a blunt, bluff way of a-gittin' 'is say That we all of us understood.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was wonderful fond of old Capting Pink, And Pink he was fond o' me, As he frequently said when he battered me head Or sousled me into the sea.”
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I was wonderful fond of old Capting Pink, And Pink he was fond o' me, As he frequently said when he battered me head Or sousled me into the sea.”
Irwin
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From this reading --Wallace Irwin.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Old Capting Pink of the Peppermint, Though kindly at heart and good, Had a blunt, bluff way of a-gittin' 'is say That we all of us understood.
Jeff
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From this reading BULLY GREEN PRESERVES DISCIPLINE AND THE REBEL LEARNS TO SAY “SIR” Part 1 On the night of the twenty-second of December Jeff left the _World_ building and moved down Powers Avenue to the all night restaurant he usually frequented.
kindlyadjectiveUS /ˈkaɪndli/
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
From this reading “Old Capting Pink of the Peppermint, Though kindly at heart and good, Had a blunt, bluff way of a-gittin' 'is say That we all of us understood.
knowedverbUS /noʊd/
past form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading When he brained a man with a pingle spike Or plastered a seaman flat, We should 'a' been blowed but we all of us knowed That he didn't mean nothin' by that.
LEARNSverbUS /lɜːrnz/
third-person singular of “learn” — gain knowledge or skills
From this reading BULLY GREEN PRESERVES DISCIPLINE AND THE REBEL LEARNS TO SAY “SIR” Part 1 On the night of the twenty-second of December Jeff left the _World_ building and moved down Powers Avenue to the all night restaurant he usually frequented.
leftnounUS /left/
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading BULLY GREEN PRESERVES DISCIPLINE AND THE REBEL LEARNS TO SAY “SIR” Part 1 On the night of the twenty-second of December Jeff left the _World_ building and moved down Powers Avenue to the all night restaurant he usually frequented.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading When he brained a man with a pingle spike Or plastered a seaman flat, We should 'a' been blowed but we all of us knowed That he didn't mean nothin' by that.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I was wonderful fond of old Capting Pink, And Pink he was fond o' me, As he frequently said when he battered me head Or sousled me into the sea.”
meanverbUS /miːn/
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading When he brained a man with a pingle spike Or plastered a seaman flat, We should 'a' been blowed but we all of us knowed That he didn't mean nothin' by that.
movedadjectiveUS /muːvd/
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading BULLY GREEN PRESERVES DISCIPLINE AND THE REBEL LEARNS TO SAY “SIR” Part 1 On the night of the twenty-second of December Jeff left the _World_ building and moved down Powers Avenue to the all night restaurant he usually frequented.
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading BULLY GREEN PRESERVES DISCIPLINE AND THE REBEL LEARNS TO SAY “SIR” Part 1 On the night of the twenty-second of December Jeff left the _World_ building and moved down Powers Avenue to the all night restaurant he usually frequented.
nothin
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From this reading When he brained a man with a pingle spike Or plastered a seaman flat, We should 'a' been blowed but we all of us knowed That he didn't mean nothin' by that.
onounUS /oʊ/
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading I was wonderful fond of old Capting Pink, And Pink he was fond o' me, As he frequently said when he battered me head Or sousled me into the sea.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Old Capting Pink of the Peppermint, Though kindly at heart and good, Had a blunt, bluff way of a-gittin' 'is say That we all of us understood.
OldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “Old Capting Pink of the Peppermint, Though kindly at heart and good, Had a blunt, bluff way of a-gittin' 'is say That we all of us understood.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading BULLY GREEN PRESERVES DISCIPLINE AND THE REBEL LEARNS TO SAY “SIR” Part 1 On the night of the twenty-second of December Jeff left the _World_ building and moved down Powers Avenue to the all night restaurant he usually frequented.
OrconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading When he brained a man with a pingle spike Or plastered a seaman flat, We should 'a' been blowed but we all of us knowed That he didn't mean nothin' by that.
PartnounUS /pɑːrt/
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading BULLY GREEN PRESERVES DISCIPLINE AND THE REBEL LEARNS TO SAY “SIR” Part 1 On the night of the twenty-second of December Jeff left the _World_ building and moved down Powers Avenue to the all night restaurant he usually frequented.
PeppermintnounUS /ˈpepərmɪnt/
herb with downy leaves and small purple or white flowers that yields a pungent oil used as a flavoring
From this reading “Old Capting Pink of the Peppermint, Though kindly at heart and good, Had a blunt, bluff way of a-gittin' 'is say That we all of us understood.
pingle
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From this reading When he brained a man with a pingle spike Or plastered a seaman flat, We should 'a' been blowed but we all of us knowed That he didn't mean nothin' by that.
PinknounUS /pɪŋk/
a light shade of red
From this reading “Old Capting Pink of the Peppermint, Though kindly at heart and good, Had a blunt, bluff way of a-gittin' 'is say That we all of us understood.
plasteredadjectiveUS /ˈplæstərd/
(of hair) made smooth by applying a sticky or glossy substance
From this reading When he brained a man with a pingle spike Or plastered a seaman flat, We should 'a' been blowed but we all of us knowed That he didn't mean nothin' by that.
PowersnounUS /ˈpaʊərz/
plural of “power” — possession of controlling influence
From this reading BULLY GREEN PRESERVES DISCIPLINE AND THE REBEL LEARNS TO SAY “SIR” Part 1 On the night of the twenty-second of December Jeff left the _World_ building and moved down Powers Avenue to the all night restaurant he usually frequented.
PRESERVESnounUS /prəˈzɜːrvz/
fruit preserved by cooking with sugar
From this reading BULLY GREEN PRESERVES DISCIPLINE AND THE REBEL LEARNS TO SAY “SIR” Part 1 On the night of the twenty-second of December Jeff left the _World_ building and moved down Powers Avenue to the all night restaurant he usually frequented.
REBELnounUS /ˈrebəl/
“Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
From this reading BULLY GREEN PRESERVES DISCIPLINE AND THE REBEL LEARNS TO SAY “SIR” Part 1 On the night of the twenty-second of December Jeff left the _World_ building and moved down Powers Avenue to the all night restaurant he usually frequented.
restaurantnounUS /ˈrestərɑːnt/
a building where people go to eat
From this reading BULLY GREEN PRESERVES DISCIPLINE AND THE REBEL LEARNS TO SAY “SIR” Part 1 On the night of the twenty-second of December Jeff left the _World_ building and moved down Powers Avenue to the all night restaurant he usually frequented.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I was wonderful fond of old Capting Pink, And Pink he was fond o' me, As he frequently said when he battered me head Or sousled me into the sea.”
sayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading “Old Capting Pink of the Peppermint, Though kindly at heart and good, Had a blunt, bluff way of a-gittin' 'is say That we all of us understood.
seanounUS /siː/
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading I was wonderful fond of old Capting Pink, And Pink he was fond o' me, As he frequently said when he battered me head Or sousled me into the sea.”
seamannounUS /ˈsiːmən/
a man who serves as a sailor
From this reading When he brained a man with a pingle spike Or plastered a seaman flat, We should 'a' been blowed but we all of us knowed That he didn't mean nothin' by that.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading When he brained a man with a pingle spike Or plastered a seaman flat, We should 'a' been blowed but we all of us knowed That he didn't mean nothin' by that.
SIRnounUS /sɜːr/
term of address for a man
From this reading BULLY GREEN PRESERVES DISCIPLINE AND THE REBEL LEARNS TO SAY “SIR” Part 1 On the night of the twenty-second of December Jeff left the _World_ building and moved down Powers Avenue to the all night restaurant he usually frequented.
sousled
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From this reading I was wonderful fond of old Capting Pink, And Pink he was fond o' me, As he frequently said when he battered me head Or sousled me into the sea.”
spikenounUS /spaɪk/
a transient variation in voltage or current
From this reading When he brained a man with a pingle spike Or plastered a seaman flat, We should 'a' been blowed but we all of us knowed That he didn't mean nothin' by that.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Old Capting Pink of the Peppermint, Though kindly at heart and good, Had a blunt, bluff way of a-gittin' 'is say That we all of us understood.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Old Capting Pink of the Peppermint, Though kindly at heart and good, Had a blunt, bluff way of a-gittin' 'is say That we all of us understood.
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “Old Capting Pink of the Peppermint, Though kindly at heart and good, Had a blunt, bluff way of a-gittin' 'is say That we all of us understood.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BULLY GREEN PRESERVES DISCIPLINE AND THE REBEL LEARNS TO SAY “SIR” Part 1 On the night of the twenty-second of December Jeff left the _World_ building and moved down Powers Avenue to the all night restaurant he usually frequented.
twenty-secondadjective
coming next after the twenty-first in position
From this reading BULLY GREEN PRESERVES DISCIPLINE AND THE REBEL LEARNS TO SAY “SIR” Part 1 On the night of the twenty-second of December Jeff left the _World_ building and moved down Powers Avenue to the all night restaurant he usually frequented.
understoodadjectiveUS /ˌʌndərˈstʊd/
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading “Old Capting Pink of the Peppermint, Though kindly at heart and good, Had a blunt, bluff way of a-gittin' 'is say That we all of us understood.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Old Capting Pink of the Peppermint, Though kindly at heart and good, Had a blunt, bluff way of a-gittin' 'is say That we all of us understood.
usuallyadverbUS /ˈjuːʒəwəli/
under normal conditions
From this reading BULLY GREEN PRESERVES DISCIPLINE AND THE REBEL LEARNS TO SAY “SIR” Part 1 On the night of the twenty-second of December Jeff left the _World_ building and moved down Powers Avenue to the all night restaurant he usually frequented.
WallacenounUS /ˈwɔːləs/
Scottish insurgent who led the resistance to Edward I; in 1297 he gained control of Scotland briefly until Edward invaded Scotland again and defeated Wallace and subsequently executed him (1270-1305)
From this reading --Wallace Irwin.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was wonderful fond of old Capting Pink, And Pink he was fond o' me, As he frequently said when he battered me head Or sousled me into the sea.”
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “Old Capting Pink of the Peppermint, Though kindly at heart and good, Had a blunt, bluff way of a-gittin' 'is say That we all of us understood.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Old Capting Pink of the Peppermint, Though kindly at heart and good, Had a blunt, bluff way of a-gittin' 'is say That we all of us understood.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When he brained a man with a pingle spike Or plastered a seaman flat, We should 'a' been blowed but we all of us knowed That he didn't mean nothin' by that.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading When he brained a man with a pingle spike Or plastered a seaman flat, We should 'a' been blowed but we all of us knowed That he didn't mean nothin' by that.
wonderfuladjectiveUS /ˈwʌndərfəl/
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading I was wonderful fond of old Capting Pink, And Pink he was fond o' me, As he frequently said when he battered me head Or sousled me into the sea.”
WorldnounUS /wɜːrld/
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading BULLY GREEN PRESERVES DISCIPLINE AND THE REBEL LEARNS TO SAY “SIR” Part 1 On the night of the twenty-second of December Jeff left the _World_ building and moved down Powers Avenue to the all night restaurant he usually frequented.
