adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading His face flushed a furious red.
ain't
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From this reading “I guess they ain't nobody gone through what we guys go through with,” said Happy.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading He turned away and looked at the civilians walking briskly along the early morning streets, at the waiters in shirt sleeves swabbing off the cafe tables, at the women pushing handcarts full of bright-colored vegetables over the cobblestones.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He turned away and looked at the civilians walking briskly along the early morning streets, at the waiters in shirt sleeves swabbing off the cafe tables, at the women pushing handcarts full of bright-colored vegetables over the cobblestones.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He turned away and looked at the civilians walking briskly along the early morning streets, at the waiters in shirt sleeves swabbing off the cafe tables, at the women pushing handcarts full of bright-colored vegetables over the cobblestones.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He turned away and looked at the civilians walking briskly along the early morning streets, at the waiters in shirt sleeves swabbing off the cafe tables, at the women pushing handcarts full of bright-colored vegetables over the cobblestones.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “It'd be better if the ole war was still a' goin', to my way o' thinkin'.
betteradjectiveUS /ˈbetər/
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading “It'd be better if the ole war was still a' goin', to my way o' thinkin'.
bright-colored
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From this reading He turned away and looked at the civilians walking briskly along the early morning streets, at the waiters in shirt sleeves swabbing off the cafe tables, at the women pushing handcarts full of bright-colored vegetables over the cobblestones.
brisklyadverbUS /ˈbrɪskli/
in a brisk manner
From this reading He turned away and looked at the civilians walking briskly along the early morning streets, at the waiters in shirt sleeves swabbing off the cafe tables, at the women pushing handcarts full of bright-colored vegetables over the cobblestones.
cafenounUS /kəˈfeɪ/
a small restaurant where drinks and snacks are sold
From this reading He turned away and looked at the civilians walking briskly along the early morning streets, at the waiters in shirt sleeves swabbing off the cafe tables, at the women pushing handcarts full of bright-colored vegetables over the cobblestones.
ChristnounUS /kraɪst/
a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)
From this reading “Christ!” said Hoggenback.
civiliansnounUS /səˈvɪljənz/
plural of “civilian” — a nonmilitary citizen
From this reading He turned away and looked at the civilians walking briskly along the early morning streets, at the waiters in shirt sleeves swabbing off the cafe tables, at the women pushing handcarts full of bright-colored vegetables over the cobblestones.
cobblestonesnounUS /ˈkɑːbəlstoʊnz/
plural of “cobblestone” — rectangular paving stone with curved top; once used to make roads
From this reading He turned away and looked at the civilians walking briskly along the early morning streets, at the waiters in shirt sleeves swabbing off the cafe tables, at the women pushing handcarts full of bright-colored vegetables over the cobblestones.
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 He turned away and looked at the civilians walking briskly along the early morning streets, at the waiters in shirt sleeves swabbing off the cafe tables, at the women pushing handcarts full of bright-colored vegetables over the cobblestones.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading His face flushed a furious red.
flushedadjectiveUS /flʌʃt/
having the pinkish flush of health
From this reading His face flushed a furious red.
fulladjectiveUS /fʊl/
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading He turned away and looked at the civilians walking briskly along the early morning streets, at the waiters in shirt sleeves swabbing off the cafe tables, at the women pushing handcarts full of bright-colored vegetables over the cobblestones.
furiousadjectiveUS /ˈfjʊriəs/
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading His face flushed a furious red.
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “I guess they ain't nobody gone through what we guys go through with,” said Happy.
goin
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From this reading “It'd be better if the ole war was still a' goin', to my way o' thinkin'.
goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/
destroyed or killed
From this reading “I guess they ain't nobody gone through what we guys go through with,” said Happy.
guessverbUS /ɡes/
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading “I guess they ain't nobody gone through what we guys go through with,” said Happy.
guysnounUS /ɡaɪz/
plural of “guy” — an informal term for a youth or man
From this reading “I guess they ain't nobody gone through what we guys go through with,” said Happy.
handcarts
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From this reading He turned away and looked at the civilians walking briskly along the early morning streets, at the waiters in shirt sleeves swabbing off the cafe tables, at the women pushing handcarts full of bright-colored vegetables over the cobblestones.
HappyadjectiveUS /ˈhæpi/
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading “I guess they ain't nobody gone through what we guys go through with,” said Happy.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He turned away and looked at the civilians walking briskly along the early morning streets, at the waiters in shirt sleeves swabbing off the cafe tables, at the women pushing handcarts full of bright-colored vegetables over the cobblestones.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His face flushed a furious red.
Hoggenback
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From this reading “Christ!” said Hoggenback.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I guess they ain't nobody gone through what we guys go through with,” said Happy.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “It'd be better if the ole war was still a' goin', to my way o' thinkin'.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He turned away and looked at the civilians walking briskly along the early morning streets, at the waiters in shirt sleeves swabbing off the cafe tables, at the women pushing handcarts full of bright-colored vegetables over the cobblestones.
It'd
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From this reading “It'd be better if the ole war was still a' goin', to my way o' thinkin'.
lookedverbUS /lʊkt/
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He turned away and looked at the civilians walking briskly along the early morning streets, at the waiters in shirt sleeves swabbing off the cafe tables, at the women pushing handcarts full of bright-colored vegetables over the cobblestones.
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading He turned away and looked at the civilians walking briskly along the early morning streets, at the waiters in shirt sleeves swabbing off the cafe tables, at the women pushing handcarts full of bright-colored vegetables over the cobblestones.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “It'd be better if the ole war was still a' goin', to my way o' thinkin'.
nobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading “I guess they ain't nobody gone through what we guys go through with,” said Happy.
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 “It'd be better if the ole war was still a' goin', to my way o' thinkin'.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He turned away and looked at the civilians walking briskly along the early morning streets, at the waiters in shirt sleeves swabbing off the cafe tables, at the women pushing handcarts full of bright-colored vegetables over the cobblestones.
offadverbUS /ɔːf/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He turned away and looked at the civilians walking briskly along the early morning streets, at the waiters in shirt sleeves swabbing off the cafe tables, at the women pushing handcarts full of bright-colored vegetables over the cobblestones.
ole
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From this reading “It'd be better if the ole war was still a' goin', to my way o' thinkin'.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He turned away and looked at the civilians walking briskly along the early morning streets, at the waiters in shirt sleeves swabbing off the cafe tables, at the women pushing handcarts full of bright-colored vegetables over the cobblestones.
pushingnounUS /ˈpʊʃɪŋ/
the act of applying force in order to move something away
From this reading He turned away and looked at the civilians walking briskly along the early morning streets, at the waiters in shirt sleeves swabbing off the cafe tables, at the women pushing handcarts full of bright-colored vegetables over the cobblestones.
rednounUS /red/
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading His face flushed a furious red.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Christ!” said Hoggenback.
shirtnounUS /ʃɜːrt/
a garment worn on the upper half of the body
From this reading He turned away and looked at the civilians walking briskly along the early morning streets, at the waiters in shirt sleeves swabbing off the cafe tables, at the women pushing handcarts full of bright-colored vegetables over the cobblestones.
sleevesnounUS /sliːvz/
plural of “sleeve” — the part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the arm
From this reading He turned away and looked at the civilians walking briskly along the early morning streets, at the waiters in shirt sleeves swabbing off the cafe tables, at the women pushing handcarts full of bright-colored vegetables over the cobblestones.
stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/
not in physical motion
From this reading “It'd be better if the ole war was still a' goin', to my way o' thinkin'.
streetsnounUS /striːts/
plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading He turned away and looked at the civilians walking briskly along the early morning streets, at the waiters in shirt sleeves swabbing off the cafe tables, at the women pushing handcarts full of bright-colored vegetables over the cobblestones.
swabbingnoun
cleaning with a mop
From this reading He turned away and looked at the civilians walking briskly along the early morning streets, at the waiters in shirt sleeves swabbing off the cafe tables, at the women pushing handcarts full of bright-colored vegetables over the cobblestones.
tablesnounUS /ˈteɪbəlz/
plural of “table” — a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading He turned away and looked at the civilians walking briskly along the early morning streets, at the waiters in shirt sleeves swabbing off the cafe tables, at the women pushing handcarts full of bright-colored vegetables over the cobblestones.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He turned away and looked at the civilians walking briskly along the early morning streets, at the waiters in shirt sleeves swabbing off the cafe tables, at the women pushing handcarts full of bright-colored vegetables over the cobblestones.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I guess they ain't nobody gone through what we guys go through with,” said Happy.
thinkin
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From this reading “It'd be better if the ole war was still a' goin', to my way o' thinkin'.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading “I guess they ain't nobody gone through what we guys go through with,” said Happy.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “It'd be better if the ole war was still a' goin', to my way o' thinkin'.
turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/
moved around an axis or center
From this reading He turned away and looked at the civilians walking briskly along the early morning streets, at the waiters in shirt sleeves swabbing off the cafe tables, at the women pushing handcarts full of bright-colored vegetables over the cobblestones.
vegetablesnounUS /ˈvedʒtəbəlz/
plural of “vegetable” — edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant
From this reading He turned away and looked at the civilians walking briskly along the early morning streets, at the waiters in shirt sleeves swabbing off the cafe tables, at the women pushing handcarts full of bright-colored vegetables over the cobblestones.
waitersnounUS /ˈweɪtərz/
plural of “waiter” — a person whose occupation is to serve at table (as in a restaurant)
From this reading He turned away and looked at the civilians walking briskly along the early morning streets, at the waiters in shirt sleeves swabbing off the cafe tables, at the women pushing handcarts full of bright-colored vegetables over the cobblestones.
walkingadjectiveUS /ˈwɔːkɪŋ/
close enough to be walked to
From this reading He turned away and looked at the civilians walking briskly along the early morning streets, at the waiters in shirt sleeves swabbing off the cafe tables, at the women pushing handcarts full of bright-colored vegetables over the cobblestones.
warnounUS /wɔːr/
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading “It'd be better if the ole war was still a' goin', to my way o' thinkin'.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It'd be better if the ole war was still a' goin', to my way o' thinkin'.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “It'd be better if the ole war was still a' goin', to my way o' thinkin'.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “I guess they ain't nobody gone through what we guys go through with,” said Happy.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “I guess they ain't nobody gone through what we guys go through with,” said Happy.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “I guess they ain't nobody gone through what we guys go through with,” said Happy.
womennounUS /ˈwɪmən/
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading He turned away and looked at the civilians walking briskly along the early morning streets, at the waiters in shirt sleeves swabbing off the cafe tables, at the women pushing handcarts full of bright-colored vegetables over the cobblestones.
