(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 went ter all de votin' places, but didn' see nobody dat I knowed.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading De women folks fotch flowers nearly ever' day an' put 'em in my house, an' de men folks tuck off dar hats w'en da come w'ar I wuz.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading De 'leckshun time come on, and I kotch up my old gray hoss an' rid up ter town.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I went ter all de votin' places, but didn' see nobody dat I knowed.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading I kep' on makin' speeches fur de Lawd, an' men dat wuz once noisy in church wuz now quiet.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading De women folks fotch flowers nearly ever' day an' put 'em in my house, an' de men folks tuck off dar hats w'en da come w'ar I wuz.
cuis-lookin
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From this reading I heard one man say: "Wonder wut dat cuis-lookin' ole man is er pokin' 'roun' yere fur?"
danounUS /dɑː/
an official prosecutor for a judicial district
From this reading De women folks fotch flowers nearly ever' day an' put 'em in my house, an' de men folks tuck off dar hats w'en da come w'ar I wuz.
dar
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From this reading De women folks fotch flowers nearly ever' day an' put 'em in my house, an' de men folks tuck off dar hats w'en da come w'ar I wuz.
a digital tape recording of sound
From this reading I kep' on makin' speeches fur de Lawd, an' men dat wuz once noisy in church wuz now quiet.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading De women folks fotch flowers nearly ever' day an' put 'em in my house, an' de men folks tuck off dar hats w'en da come w'ar I wuz.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading De women folks fotch flowers nearly ever' day an' put 'em in my house, an' de men folks tuck off dar hats w'en da come w'ar I wuz.
didn
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From this reading I went ter all de votin' places, but didn' see nobody dat I knowed.
a quad with a square body
From this reading De women folks fotch flowers nearly ever' day an' put 'em in my house, an' de men folks tuck off dar hats w'en da come w'ar I wuz.
a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs with yttrium
From this reading I heard one man say: "Wonder wut dat cuis-lookin' ole man is er pokin' 'roun' yere fur?"
at any time
From this reading De women folks fotch flowers nearly ever' day an' put 'em in my house, an' de men folks tuck off dar hats w'en da come w'ar I wuz.
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading De women folks fotch flowers nearly ever' day an' put 'em in my house, an' de men folks tuck off dar hats w'en da come w'ar I wuz.
your parents
From this reading De women folks fotch flowers nearly ever' day an' put 'em in my house, an' de men folks tuck off dar hats w'en da come w'ar I wuz.
fotch
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From this reading De women folks fotch flowers nearly ever' day an' put 'em in my house, an' de men folks tuck off dar hats w'en da come w'ar I wuz.
the dressed hairy coat of a mammal
From this reading I kep' on makin' speeches fur de Lawd, an' men dat wuz once noisy in church wuz now quiet.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading De 'leckshun time come on, and I kotch up my old gray hoss an' rid up ter town.
hatsnounUS /hæts/
plural of “hat” — headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading De women folks fotch flowers nearly ever' day an' put 'em in my house, an' de men folks tuck off dar hats w'en da come w'ar I wuz.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading I heard one man say: "Wonder wut dat cuis-lookin' ole man is er pokin' 'roun' yere fur?"
hoss
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From this reading De 'leckshun time come on, and I kotch up my old gray hoss an' rid up ter town.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading De women folks fotch flowers nearly ever' day an' put 'em in my house, an' de men folks tuck off dar hats w'en da come w'ar I wuz.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading De women folks fotch flowers nearly ever' day an' put 'em in my house, an' de men folks tuck off dar hats w'en da come w'ar I wuz.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading De women folks fotch flowers nearly ever' day an' put 'em in my house, an' de men folks tuck off dar hats w'en da come w'ar I wuz.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I heard one man say: "Wonder wut dat cuis-lookin' ole man is er pokin' 'roun' yere fur?"
kep
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From this reading I kep' on makin' speeches fur de Lawd, an' men dat wuz once noisy in church wuz now quiet.
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 I went ter all de votin' places, but didn' see nobody dat I knowed.
kotch
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From this reading De 'leckshun time come on, and I kotch up my old gray hoss an' rid up ter town.
Lawd
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From this reading I kep' on makin' speeches fur de Lawd, an' men dat wuz once noisy in church wuz now quiet.
leckshun
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From this reading De 'leckshun time come on, and I kotch up my old gray hoss an' rid up ter town.
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 kep' on makin' speeches fur de Lawd, an' men dat wuz once noisy in church wuz now quiet.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading I heard one man say: "Wonder wut dat cuis-lookin' ole man is er pokin' 'roun' yere fur?"
the force of workers available
From this reading De women folks fotch flowers nearly ever' day an' put 'em in my house, an' de men folks tuck off dar hats w'en da come w'ar I wuz.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading De women folks fotch flowers nearly ever' day an' put 'em in my house, an' de men folks tuck off dar hats w'en da come w'ar I wuz.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading De women folks fotch flowers nearly ever' day an' put 'em in my house, an' de men folks tuck off dar hats w'en da come w'ar I wuz.
no person; not anyone
From this reading I went ter all de votin' places, but didn' see nobody dat I knowed.
noisyadjectiveUS /ˈnɔɪzi/
full of or characterized by loud and nonmusical sounds
From this reading I kep' on makin' speeches fur de Lawd, an' men dat wuz once noisy in church wuz now quiet.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I kep' on makin' speeches fur de Lawd, an' men dat wuz once noisy in church wuz now quiet.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading De women folks fotch flowers nearly ever' day an' put 'em in my house, an' de men folks tuck off dar hats w'en da come w'ar I wuz.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading De 'leckshun time come on, and I kotch up my old gray hoss an' rid up ter town.
ole
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From this reading I heard one man say: "Wonder wut dat cuis-lookin' ole man is er pokin' 'roun' yere fur?"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I kep' on makin' speeches fur de Lawd, an' men dat wuz once noisy in church wuz now quiet.
on one occasion
From this reading I kep' on makin' speeches fur de Lawd, an' men dat wuz once noisy in church wuz now quiet.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I heard one man say: "Wonder wut dat cuis-lookin' ole man is er pokin' 'roun' yere fur?"
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading I went ter all de votin' places, but didn' see nobody dat I knowed.
pokin
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From this reading I heard one man say: "Wonder wut dat cuis-lookin' ole man is er pokin' 'roun' yere fur?"
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading De women folks fotch flowers nearly ever' day an' put 'em in my house, an' de men folks tuck off dar hats w'en da come w'ar I wuz.
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading I kep' on makin' speeches fur de Lawd, an' men dat wuz once noisy in church wuz now quiet.
relieve from
From this reading De 'leckshun time come on, and I kotch up my old gray hoss an' rid up ter town.
roun
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From this reading I heard one man say: "Wonder wut dat cuis-lookin' ole man is er pokin' 'roun' yere fur?"
express in words
From this reading I heard one man say: "Wonder wut dat cuis-lookin' ole man is er pokin' 'roun' yere fur?"
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I went ter all de votin' places, but didn' see nobody dat I knowed.
speechesnounUS /ˈspiːtʃəz/
plural of “speech” — the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading I kep' on makin' speeches fur de Lawd, an' men dat wuz once noisy in church wuz now quiet.
ter
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From this reading De 'leckshun time come on, and I kotch up my old gray hoss an' rid up ter town.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading De 'leckshun time come on, and I kotch up my old gray hoss an' rid up ter town.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading De 'leckshun time come on, and I kotch up my old gray hoss an' rid up ter town.
tuckverbUS /tʌk/
fit snugly into
From this reading De women folks fotch flowers nearly ever' day an' put 'em in my house, an' de men folks tuck off dar hats w'en da come w'ar I wuz.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading De 'leckshun time come on, and I kotch up my old gray hoss an' rid up ter town.
votin
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From this reading I went ter all de votin' places, but didn' see nobody dat I knowed.
w'ar
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From this reading De women folks fotch flowers nearly ever' day an' put 'em in my house, an' de men folks tuck off dar hats w'en da come w'ar I wuz.
w'en
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From this reading De women folks fotch flowers nearly ever' day an' put 'em in my house, an' de men folks tuck off dar hats w'en da come w'ar I wuz.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I went ter all de votin' places, but didn' see nobody dat I knowed.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading De women folks fotch flowers nearly ever' day an' put 'em in my house, an' de men folks tuck off dar hats w'en da come w'ar I wuz.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading I heard one man say: "Wonder wut dat cuis-lookin' ole man is er pokin' 'roun' yere fur?"
wut
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From this reading I heard one man say: "Wonder wut dat cuis-lookin' ole man is er pokin' 'roun' yere fur?"
wuz
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From this reading De women folks fotch flowers nearly ever' day an' put 'em in my house, an' de men folks tuck off dar hats w'en da come w'ar I wuz.
yere
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From this reading I heard one man say: "Wonder wut dat cuis-lookin' ole man is er pokin' 'roun' yere fur?"
