used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A MYSTIFYING TELEGRAM Reaching Furmville early Sunday morning, Bristow went straight to his bungalow, where Mattie had breakfast waiting for him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And he liked it.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Sence you been gawn, folks done made it a habit to drive by hyuh jes' foh de chanct uv seem' you."
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before the day was over, he found that this was true.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "You is sholy some big man now, Mistuh Bristow!" she informed him.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading A MYSTIFYING TELEGRAM Reaching Furmville early Sunday morning, Bristow went straight to his bungalow, where Mattie had breakfast waiting for him.
Bristow
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From this reading A MYSTIFYING TELEGRAM Reaching Furmville early Sunday morning, Bristow went straight to his bungalow, where Mattie had breakfast waiting for him.
bungalownounUS /ˈbʌŋɡəloʊ/
a small house with a single story
From this reading A MYSTIFYING TELEGRAM Reaching Furmville early Sunday morning, Bristow went straight to his bungalow, where Mattie had breakfast waiting for him.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Sence you been gawn, folks done made it a habit to drive by hyuh jes' foh de chanct uv seem' you."
chanct
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From this reading "Sence you been gawn, folks done made it a habit to drive by hyuh jes' foh de chanct uv seem' you."
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Before the day was over, he found that this was true.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading "Sence you been gawn, folks done made it a habit to drive by hyuh jes' foh de chanct uv seem' you."
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading "Sence you been gawn, folks done made it a habit to drive by hyuh jes' foh de chanct uv seem' you."
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading "Sence you been gawn, folks done made it a habit to drive by hyuh jes' foh de chanct uv seem' you."
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading A MYSTIFYING TELEGRAM Reaching Furmville early Sunday morning, Bristow went straight to his bungalow, where Mattie had breakfast waiting for him.
foh
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From this reading "Sence you been gawn, folks done made it a habit to drive by hyuh jes' foh de chanct uv seem' you."
your parents
From this reading "Sence you been gawn, folks done made it a habit to drive by hyuh jes' foh de chanct uv seem' you."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A MYSTIFYING TELEGRAM Reaching Furmville early Sunday morning, Bristow went straight to his bungalow, where Mattie had breakfast waiting for him.
set up or found
From this reading Before the day was over, he found that this was true.
Furmville
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From this reading A MYSTIFYING TELEGRAM Reaching Furmville early Sunday morning, Bristow went straight to his bungalow, where Mattie had breakfast waiting for him.
gawn
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From this reading "Sence you been gawn, folks done made it a habit to drive by hyuh jes' foh de chanct uv seem' you."
an established custom
From this reading "Sence you been gawn, folks done made it a habit to drive by hyuh jes' foh de chanct uv seem' you."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A MYSTIFYING TELEGRAM Reaching Furmville early Sunday morning, Bristow went straight to his bungalow, where Mattie had breakfast waiting for him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Before the day was over, he found that this was true.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A MYSTIFYING TELEGRAM Reaching Furmville early Sunday morning, Bristow went straight to his bungalow, where Mattie had breakfast waiting for him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A MYSTIFYING TELEGRAM Reaching Furmville early Sunday morning, Bristow went straight to his bungalow, where Mattie had breakfast waiting for him.
hyuh
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From this reading "Sence you been gawn, folks done made it a habit to drive by hyuh jes' foh de chanct uv seem' you."
having much knowledge or education
From this reading "You is sholy some big man now, Mistuh Bristow!" she informed him.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "You is sholy some big man now, Mistuh Bristow!" she informed him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Sence you been gawn, folks done made it a habit to drive by hyuh jes' foh de chanct uv seem' you."
jes
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From this reading "Sence you been gawn, folks done made it a habit to drive by hyuh jes' foh de chanct uv seem' you."
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading And he liked it.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "Sence you been gawn, folks done made it a habit to drive by hyuh jes' foh de chanct uv seem' you."
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "You is sholy some big man now, Mistuh Bristow!" she informed him.
Mattie
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From this reading A MYSTIFYING TELEGRAM Reaching Furmville early Sunday morning, Bristow went straight to his bungalow, where Mattie had breakfast waiting for him.
Mistuh
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From this reading "You is sholy some big man now, Mistuh Bristow!" she informed him.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading A MYSTIFYING TELEGRAM Reaching Furmville early Sunday morning, Bristow went straight to his bungalow, where Mattie had breakfast waiting for him.
MYSTIFYINGadjectiveUS /ˈmɪstəfaɪɪŋ/
of an obscure nature
From this reading A MYSTIFYING TELEGRAM Reaching Furmville early Sunday morning, Bristow went straight to his bungalow, where Mattie had breakfast waiting for him.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "You is sholy some big man now, Mistuh Bristow!" she informed him.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Before the day was over, he found that this was true.
the act of physically reaching or thrusting out
From this reading A MYSTIFYING TELEGRAM Reaching Furmville early Sunday morning, Bristow went straight to his bungalow, where Mattie had breakfast waiting for him.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "Sence you been gawn, folks done made it a habit to drive by hyuh jes' foh de chanct uv seem' you."
Sence
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From this reading "Sence you been gawn, folks done made it a habit to drive by hyuh jes' foh de chanct uv seem' you."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You is sholy some big man now, Mistuh Bristow!" she informed him.
sholy
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From this reading "You is sholy some big man now, Mistuh Bristow!" she informed him.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "You is sholy some big man now, Mistuh Bristow!" she informed him.
successive (without a break)
From this reading A MYSTIFYING TELEGRAM Reaching Furmville early Sunday morning, Bristow went straight to his bungalow, where Mattie had breakfast waiting for him.
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading A MYSTIFYING TELEGRAM Reaching Furmville early Sunday morning, Bristow went straight to his bungalow, where Mattie had breakfast waiting for him.
TELEGRAMnounUS /ˈteləɡræm/
a message transmitted by telegraph
From this reading A MYSTIFYING TELEGRAM Reaching Furmville early Sunday morning, Bristow went straight to his bungalow, where Mattie had breakfast waiting for him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Before the day was over, he found that this was true.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Before the day was over, he found that this was true.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Before the day was over, he found that this was true.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A MYSTIFYING TELEGRAM Reaching Furmville early Sunday morning, Bristow went straight to his bungalow, where Mattie had breakfast waiting for him.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading Before the day was over, he found that this was true.
uvnounUS /ˈjuːˈviː/
radiation lying in the ultraviolet range; wave lengths shorter than light but longer than X rays
From this reading "Sence you been gawn, folks done made it a habit to drive by hyuh jes' foh de chanct uv seem' you."
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading A MYSTIFYING TELEGRAM Reaching Furmville early Sunday morning, Bristow went straight to his bungalow, where Mattie had breakfast waiting for him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Before the day was over, he found that this was true.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading A MYSTIFYING TELEGRAM Reaching Furmville early Sunday morning, Bristow went straight to his bungalow, where Mattie had breakfast waiting for him.
in or at the place that
From this reading A MYSTIFYING TELEGRAM Reaching Furmville early Sunday morning, Bristow went straight to his bungalow, where Mattie had breakfast waiting for him.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You is sholy some big man now, Mistuh Bristow!" she informed him.
