(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 "I know," she said, "dat folks all erround us will be makin' mo' money den we is, but money doan water de flowers o' de heart, nur broaden de 'joyment dat comes ter de soul."
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I tuck her ter my cabin an' bright light fell on my hearth-stone.
atter
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From this reading I lubbed her deeper atter she said dat, fur I seed dat her natur wa'n't vain nur her heart set upon de flesh-pots o' de world.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I know," she said, "dat folks all erround us will be makin' mo' money den we is, but money doan water de flowers o' de heart, nur broaden de 'joyment dat comes ter de soul."
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading I tuck her ter my cabin an' bright light fell on my hearth-stone.
broadenverbUS /ˈbrɔːdən/
make broader
From this reading "I know," she said, "dat folks all erround us will be makin' mo' money den we is, but money doan water de flowers o' de heart, nur broaden de 'joyment dat comes ter de soul."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I know," she said, "dat folks all erround us will be makin' mo' money den we is, but money doan water de flowers o' de heart, nur broaden de 'joyment dat comes ter de soul."
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading I tuck her ter my cabin an' bright light fell on my hearth-stone.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading "I know," she said, "dat folks all erround us will be makin' mo' money den we is, but money doan water de flowers o' de heart, nur broaden de 'joyment dat comes ter de soul."
a digital tape recording of sound
From this reading "I know," she said, "dat folks all erround us will be makin' mo' money den we is, but money doan water de flowers o' de heart, nur broaden de 'joyment dat comes ter de soul."
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading "I know," she said, "dat folks all erround us will be makin' mo' money den we is, but money doan water de flowers o' de heart, nur broaden de 'joyment dat comes ter de soul."
comparative of “deeply” — to a great depth psychologically or emotionally
From this reading I lubbed her deeper atter she said dat, fur I seed dat her natur wa'n't vain nur her heart set upon de flesh-pots o' de world.
dennounUS /den/
the habitation of wild animals
From this reading "I know," she said, "dat folks all erround us will be makin' mo' money den we is, but money doan water de flowers o' de heart, nur broaden de 'joyment dat comes ter de soul."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading She wanted ter he'p me in my work o' 'swadin' folks ter do right.
doan
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From this reading "I know," she said, "dat folks all erround us will be makin' mo' money den we is, but money doan water de flowers o' de heart, nur broaden de 'joyment dat comes ter de soul."
erround
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From this reading "I know," she said, "dat folks all erround us will be makin' mo' money den we is, but money doan water de flowers o' de heart, nur broaden de 'joyment dat comes ter de soul."
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading I tuck her ter my cabin an' bright light fell on my hearth-stone.
flesh-pots
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From this reading I lubbed her deeper atter she said dat, fur I seed dat her natur wa'n't vain nur her heart set upon de flesh-pots o' de world.
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading "I know," she said, "dat folks all erround us will be makin' mo' money den we is, but money doan water de flowers o' de heart, nur broaden de 'joyment dat comes ter de soul."
your parents
From this reading She wanted ter he'p me in my work o' 'swadin' folks ter do right.
the dressed hairy coat of a mammal
From this reading I lubbed her deeper atter she said dat, fur I seed dat her natur wa'n't vain nur her heart set upon de flesh-pots o' de world.
he'p
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From this reading She wanted ter he'p me in my work o' 'swadin' folks ter do right.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading "I know," she said, "dat folks all erround us will be makin' mo' money den we is, but money doan water de flowers o' de heart, nur broaden de 'joyment dat comes ter de soul."
hearth-stone
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From this reading I tuck her ter my cabin an' bright light fell on my hearth-stone.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I tuck her ter my cabin an' bright light fell on my hearth-stone.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I tuck her ter my cabin an' bright light fell on my hearth-stone.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She wanted ter he'p me in my work o' 'swadin' folks ter do right.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I know," she said, "dat folks all erround us will be makin' mo' money den we is, but money doan water de flowers o' de heart, nur broaden de 'joyment dat comes ter de soul."
joyment
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From this reading "I know," she said, "dat folks all erround us will be makin' mo' money den we is, but money doan water de flowers o' de heart, nur broaden de 'joyment dat comes ter de soul."
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I know," she said, "dat folks all erround us will be makin' mo' money den we is, but money doan water de flowers o' de heart, nur broaden de 'joyment dat comes ter de soul."
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading I tuck her ter my cabin an' bright light fell on my hearth-stone.
lubbed
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From this reading I lubbed her deeper atter she said dat, fur I seed dat her natur wa'n't vain nur her heart set upon de flesh-pots o' de world.
makinnounUS /ˈmækɪn/
battles in World War II in the Pacific (November 1943); United States Marines took the islands from the Japanese after bitter fighting
From this reading "I know," she said, "dat folks all erround us will be makin' mo' money den we is, but money doan water de flowers o' de heart, nur broaden de 'joyment dat comes ter de soul."
joined in matrimony
From this reading We wuz married.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She wanted ter he'p me in my work o' 'swadin' folks ter do right.
monounUS /moʊ/
an indefinitely short time
From this reading "I know," she said, "dat folks all erround us will be makin' mo' money den we is, but money doan water de flowers o' de heart, nur broaden de 'joyment dat comes ter de soul."
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading "I know," she said, "dat folks all erround us will be makin' mo' money den we is, but money doan water de flowers o' de heart, nur broaden de 'joyment dat comes ter de soul."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I tuck her ter my cabin an' bright light fell on my hearth-stone.
natur
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From this reading I lubbed her deeper atter she said dat, fur I seed dat her natur wa'n't vain nur her heart set upon de flesh-pots o' de world.
nur
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From this reading "I know," she said, "dat folks all erround us will be makin' mo' money den we is, but money doan water de flowers o' de heart, nur broaden de 'joyment dat comes ter de soul."
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 She wanted ter he'p me in my work o' 'swadin' folks ter do right.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I tuck her ter my cabin an' bright light fell on my hearth-stone.
precisely, exactly
From this reading She wanted ter he'p me in my work o' 'swadin' folks ter do right.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I know," she said, "dat folks all erround us will be makin' mo' money den we is, but money doan water de flowers o' de heart, nur broaden de 'joyment dat comes ter de soul."
seednounUS /siːd/
a small hard fruit
From this reading I lubbed her deeper atter she said dat, fur I seed dat her natur wa'n't vain nur her heart set upon de flesh-pots o' de world.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading I lubbed her deeper atter she said dat, fur I seed dat her natur wa'n't vain nur her heart set upon de flesh-pots o' de world.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She wanted ter he'p me in my work o' 'swadin' folks ter do right.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading "I know," she said, "dat folks all erround us will be makin' mo' money den we is, but money doan water de flowers o' de heart, nur broaden de 'joyment dat comes ter de soul."
swadin
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From this reading She wanted ter he'p me in my work o' 'swadin' folks ter do right.
ter
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From this reading I tuck her ter my cabin an' bright light fell on my hearth-stone.
tuckverbUS /tʌk/
fit snugly into
From this reading I tuck her ter my cabin an' bright light fell on my hearth-stone.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I lubbed her deeper atter she said dat, fur I seed dat her natur wa'n't vain nur her heart set upon de flesh-pots o' de world.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I know," she said, "dat folks all erround us will be makin' mo' money den we is, but money doan water de flowers o' de heart, nur broaden de 'joyment dat comes ter de soul."
characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
From this reading I lubbed her deeper atter she said dat, fur I seed dat her natur wa'n't vain nur her heart set upon de flesh-pots o' de world.
wa'n't
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From this reading I lubbed her deeper atter she said dat, fur I seed dat her natur wa'n't vain nur her heart set upon de flesh-pots o' de world.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading She wanted ter he'p me in my work o' 'swadin' folks ter do right.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading "I know," she said, "dat folks all erround us will be makin' mo' money den we is, but money doan water de flowers o' de heart, nur broaden de 'joyment dat comes ter de soul."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We wuz married.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "I know," she said, "dat folks all erround us will be makin' mo' money den we is, but money doan water de flowers o' de heart, nur broaden de 'joyment dat comes ter de soul."
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading She wanted ter he'p me in my work o' 'swadin' folks ter do right.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading I lubbed her deeper atter she said dat, fur I seed dat her natur wa'n't vain nur her heart set upon de flesh-pots o' de world.
wuz
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From this reading We wuz married.
