adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I allowed you'd be delayed some by the bad roads, but I guess you must have got a late start this mornin' from Phin Striker's.
allowedverbUS /əˈlaʊd/
past form of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading I allowed you'd be delayed some by the bad roads, but I guess you must have got a late start this mornin' from Phin Striker's.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Dinner'll soon be ready, and I reckon you must be hungry.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Take the hosses around to the stable, nigger, and put 'em up.
badadjectiveUS /bæd/
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading I allowed you'd be delayed some by the bad roads, but I guess you must have got a late start this mornin' from Phin Striker's.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Dinner'll soon be ready, and I reckon you must be hungry.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THE END OF THE LONG ROAD "We've been expecting you, Mr. Gwynne," he said in his most genial manner.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I allowed you'd be delayed some by the bad roads, but I guess you must have got a late start this mornin' from Phin Striker's.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I allowed you'd be delayed some by the bad roads, but I guess you must have got a late start this mornin' from Phin Striker's.
delayedadjectiveUS /dɪˈleɪd/
not as far along as normal in development
From this reading I allowed you'd be delayed some by the bad roads, but I guess you must have got a late start this mornin' from Phin Striker's.
Dinner'll
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From this reading Dinner'll soon be ready, and I reckon you must be hungry.
emnounUS /em/
a quad with a square body
From this reading Take the hosses around to the stable, nigger, and put 'em up.
ENDnounUS /end/
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading THE END OF THE LONG ROAD "We've been expecting you, Mr. Gwynne," he said in his most genial manner.
expectingverbUS /ɪkˈspektɪŋ/
-ing form of “expect” — regard something as probable or likely
From this reading THE END OF THE LONG ROAD "We've been expecting you, Mr. Gwynne," he said in his most genial manner.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I allowed you'd be delayed some by the bad roads, but I guess you must have got a late start this mornin' from Phin Striker's.
genialadjectiveUS /ˈdʒiːnjəl/
diffusing warmth and friendliness
From this reading THE END OF THE LONG ROAD "We've been expecting you, Mr. Gwynne," he said in his most genial manner.
gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I allowed you'd be delayed some by the bad roads, but I guess you must have got a late start this mornin' from Phin Striker's.
guessverbUS /ɡes/
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading I allowed you'd be delayed some by the bad roads, but I guess you must have got a late start this mornin' from Phin Striker's.
Gwynne
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From this reading THE END OF THE LONG ROAD "We've been expecting you, Mr. Gwynne," he said in his most genial manner.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I allowed you'd be delayed some by the bad roads, but I guess you must have got a late start this mornin' from Phin Striker's.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE END OF THE LONG ROAD "We've been expecting you, Mr. Gwynne," he said in his most genial manner.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE END OF THE LONG ROAD "We've been expecting you, Mr. Gwynne," he said in his most genial manner.
hosses
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From this reading Take the hosses around to the stable, nigger, and put 'em up.
hungryadjectiveUS /ˈhʌŋɡri/
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading Dinner'll soon be ready, and I reckon you must be hungry.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Dinner'll soon be ready, and I reckon you must be hungry.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE END OF THE LONG ROAD "We've been expecting you, Mr. Gwynne," he said in his most genial manner.
lateadjectiveUS /leɪt/
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading I allowed you'd be delayed some by the bad roads, but I guess you must have got a late start this mornin' from Phin Striker's.
LONGadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading THE END OF THE LONG ROAD "We've been expecting you, Mr. Gwynne," he said in his most genial manner.
mannernounUS /ˈmænər/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading THE END OF THE LONG ROAD "We've been expecting you, Mr. Gwynne," he said in his most genial manner.
mornin
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From this reading I allowed you'd be delayed some by the bad roads, but I guess you must have got a late start this mornin' from Phin Striker's.
mostadverbUS /moʊst/
used to form the superlative
From this reading THE END OF THE LONG ROAD "We've been expecting you, Mr. Gwynne," he said in his most genial manner.
MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
From this reading THE END OF THE LONG ROAD "We've been expecting you, Mr. Gwynne," he said in his most genial manner.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Dinner'll soon be ready, and I reckon you must be hungry.
nigger
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From this reading Take the hosses around to the stable, nigger, and put 'em up.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE END OF THE LONG ROAD "We've been expecting you, Mr. Gwynne," he said in his most genial manner.
Phin
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From this reading I allowed you'd be delayed some by the bad roads, but I guess you must have got a late start this mornin' from Phin Striker's.
putverbUS /pʊt/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Take the hosses around to the stable, nigger, and put 'em up.
readyadjectiveUS /ˈredi/
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading Dinner'll soon be ready, and I reckon you must be hungry.
reckonverbUS /ˈrekən/
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading Dinner'll soon be ready, and I reckon you must be hungry.
rightadverbUS /raɪt/
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Step right in.
ROADnounUS /roʊd/
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading THE END OF THE LONG ROAD "We've been expecting you, Mr. Gwynne," he said in his most genial manner.
roadsnounUS /roʊdz/
a partly sheltered anchorage
From this reading I allowed you'd be delayed some by the bad roads, but I guess you must have got a late start this mornin' from Phin Striker's.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading THE END OF THE LONG ROAD "We've been expecting you, Mr. Gwynne," he said in his most genial manner.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I allowed you'd be delayed some by the bad roads, but I guess you must have got a late start this mornin' from Phin Striker's.
soonadverbUS /suːn/
in the near future
From this reading Dinner'll soon be ready, and I reckon you must be hungry.
stableadjectiveUS /ˈsteɪbəl/
resistant to change of position or condition
From this reading Take the hosses around to the stable, nigger, and put 'em up.
startverbUS /stɑːrt/
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading I allowed you'd be delayed some by the bad roads, but I guess you must have got a late start this mornin' from Phin Striker's.
StepnounUS /step/
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading "Step right in.
Striker'snounUS /ˈstraɪkərz/
possessive form of “striker” — a forward on a soccer team
From this reading I allowed you'd be delayed some by the bad roads, but I guess you must have got a late start this mornin' from Phin Striker's.
TakeverbUS /teɪk/
carry out
From this reading Take the hosses around to the stable, nigger, and put 'em up.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE END OF THE LONG ROAD "We've been expecting you, Mr. Gwynne," he said in his most genial manner.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I allowed you'd be delayed some by the bad roads, but I guess you must have got a late start this mornin' from Phin Striker's.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Take the hosses around to the stable, nigger, and put 'em up.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Take the hosses around to the stable, nigger, and put 'em up.
We've
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From this reading THE END OF THE LONG ROAD "We've been expecting you, Mr. Gwynne," he said in his most genial manner.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE END OF THE LONG ROAD "We've been expecting you, Mr. Gwynne," he said in his most genial manner.
you'd
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From this reading I allowed you'd be delayed some by the bad roads, but I guess you must have got a late start this mornin' from Phin Striker's.
