adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “You’re a bloodthirsty pagan, Patsy,” returned the Young Doctor.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(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 “Stren’th of mind is all right, but stren’th of fingers is better still.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Aw, Doctor dear, there’s manny that’s less use in the wurruld than Chinamen, and I’d like to see more o’ them here-away,” remarked Patsy Kernaghan to the Young Doctor in the springtime of another year.
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading “Aw, Doctor dear, there’s manny that’s less use in the wurruld than Chinamen, and I’d like to see more o’ them here-away,” remarked Patsy Kernaghan to the Young Doctor in the springtime of another year.
Aw
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From this reading “Aw, Doctor dear, there’s manny that’s less use in the wurruld than Chinamen, and I’d like to see more o’ them here-away,” remarked Patsy Kernaghan to the Young Doctor in the springtime of another year.
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 “Stren’th of mind is all right, but stren’th of fingers is better still.”
bloodthirstyadjectiveUS /ˈblʌdθɜːrsti/
marked by eagerness to resort to violence and bloodshed
From this reading “You’re a bloodthirsty pagan, Patsy,” returned the Young Doctor.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Stren’th of mind is all right, but stren’th of fingers is better still.”
Chinamen
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From this reading “Aw, Doctor dear, there’s manny that’s less use in the wurruld than Chinamen, and I’d like to see more o’ them here-away,” remarked Patsy Kernaghan to the Young Doctor in the springtime of another year.
Choo
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From this reading “Hell to me sowl, then, didn’t Li Choo pull things straight?
dearadjectiveUS /dɪr/
dearly loved
From this reading “Aw, Doctor dear, there’s manny that’s less use in the wurruld than Chinamen, and I’d like to see more o’ them here-away,” remarked Patsy Kernaghan to the Young Doctor in the springtime of another year.
didn't
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From this reading “Hell to me sowl, then, didn’t Li Choo pull things straight?
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I’m not much of a murd’ring man meself--I haven’t the stren’th with me fingers, but there’s manny a time I’d like to do what Li Choo done....
DoctornounUS /ˈdɑːktər/
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “Aw, Doctor dear, there’s manny that’s less use in the wurruld than Chinamen, and I’d like to see more o’ them here-away,” remarked Patsy Kernaghan to the Young Doctor in the springtime of another year.
doneadjectiveUS /dʌn/
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading I’m not much of a murd’ring man meself--I haven’t the stren’th with me fingers, but there’s manny a time I’d like to do what Li Choo done....
fingersnounUS /ˈfɪŋɡərz/
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading “Stren’th of mind is all right, but stren’th of fingers is better still.”
haven't
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From this reading I’m not much of a murd’ring man meself--I haven’t the stren’th with me fingers, but there’s manny a time I’d like to do what Li Choo done....
HellnounUS /hel/
any place of pain and turmoil
From this reading “Hell to me sowl, then, didn’t Li Choo pull things straight?
here-away
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From this reading “Aw, Doctor dear, there’s manny that’s less use in the wurruld than Chinamen, and I’d like to see more o’ them here-away,” remarked Patsy Kernaghan to the Young Doctor in the springtime of another year.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I’m not much of a murd’ring man meself--I haven’t the stren’th with me fingers, but there’s manny a time I’d like to do what Li Choo done....
I'd
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From this reading “Aw, Doctor dear, there’s manny that’s less use in the wurruld than Chinamen, and I’d like to see more o’ them here-away,” remarked Patsy Kernaghan to the Young Doctor in the springtime of another year.
I'm
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From this reading I’m not much of a murd’ring man meself--I haven’t the stren’th with me fingers, but there’s manny a time I’d like to do what Li Choo done....
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Aw, Doctor dear, there’s manny that’s less use in the wurruld than Chinamen, and I’d like to see more o’ them here-away,” remarked Patsy Kernaghan to the Young Doctor in the springtime of another year.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Stren’th of mind is all right, but stren’th of fingers is better still.”
Kernaghan
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From this reading “Aw, Doctor dear, there’s manny that’s less use in the wurruld than Chinamen, and I’d like to see more o’ them here-away,” remarked Patsy Kernaghan to the Young Doctor in the springtime of another year.
lessadverbUS /les/
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading “Aw, Doctor dear, there’s manny that’s less use in the wurruld than Chinamen, and I’d like to see more o’ them here-away,” remarked Patsy Kernaghan to the Young Doctor in the springtime of another year.
LinounUS /liː/
a soft silver-white univalent element of the alkali metal group; the lightest metal known; occurs in several minerals
From this reading “Hell to me sowl, then, didn’t Li Choo pull things straight?
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “Aw, Doctor dear, there’s manny that’s less use in the wurruld than Chinamen, and I’d like to see more o’ them here-away,” remarked Patsy Kernaghan to the Young Doctor in the springtime of another year.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading I’m not much of a murd’ring man meself--I haven’t the stren’th with me fingers, but there’s manny a time I’d like to do what Li Choo done....
manny
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From this reading “Aw, Doctor dear, there’s manny that’s less use in the wurruld than Chinamen, and I’d like to see more o’ them here-away,” remarked Patsy Kernaghan to the Young Doctor in the springtime of another year.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Hell to me sowl, then, didn’t Li Choo pull things straight?
meself
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From this reading I’m not much of a murd’ring man meself--I haven’t the stren’th with me fingers, but there’s manny a time I’d like to do what Li Choo done....
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading “Stren’th of mind is all right, but stren’th of fingers is better still.”
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading “Aw, Doctor dear, there’s manny that’s less use in the wurruld than Chinamen, and I’d like to see more o’ them here-away,” remarked Patsy Kernaghan to the Young Doctor in the springtime of another year.
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading I’m not much of a murd’ring man meself--I haven’t the stren’th with me fingers, but there’s manny a time I’d like to do what Li Choo done....
murd'ring
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From this reading I’m not much of a murd’ring man meself--I haven’t the stren’th with me fingers, but there’s manny a time I’d like to do what Li Choo done....
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I’m not much of a murd’ring man meself--I haven’t the stren’th with me fingers, but there’s manny a time I’d like to do what Li Choo done....
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 “Aw, Doctor dear, there’s manny that’s less use in the wurruld than Chinamen, and I’d like to see more o’ them here-away,” remarked Patsy Kernaghan to the Young Doctor in the springtime of another year.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Aw, Doctor dear, there’s manny that’s less use in the wurruld than Chinamen, and I’d like to see more o’ them here-away,” remarked Patsy Kernaghan to the Young Doctor in the springtime of another year.
pagannounUS /ˈpeɪɡən/
a person who does not acknowledge your god
From this reading “You’re a bloodthirsty pagan, Patsy,” returned the Young Doctor.
PatsynounUS /ˈpætsi/
a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
From this reading “Aw, Doctor dear, there’s manny that’s less use in the wurruld than Chinamen, and I’d like to see more o’ them here-away,” remarked Patsy Kernaghan to the Young Doctor in the springtime of another year.
pullverbUS /pʊl/
cause to move by pulling
From this reading “Hell to me sowl, then, didn’t Li Choo pull things straight?
remarkedverbUS /rɪˈmɑːrkt/
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading “Aw, Doctor dear, there’s manny that’s less use in the wurruld than Chinamen, and I’d like to see more o’ them here-away,” remarked Patsy Kernaghan to the Young Doctor in the springtime of another year.
returnedverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrnd/
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading “You’re a bloodthirsty pagan, Patsy,” returned the Young Doctor.
rightadverbUS /raɪt/
precisely, exactly
From this reading “Stren’th of mind is all right, but stren’th of fingers is better still.”
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “Aw, Doctor dear, there’s manny that’s less use in the wurruld than Chinamen, and I’d like to see more o’ them here-away,” remarked Patsy Kernaghan to the Young Doctor in the springtime of another year.
sowl
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From this reading “Hell to me sowl, then, didn’t Li Choo pull things straight?
springtimenounUS /ˈsprɪŋtaɪm/
the season of growth
From this reading “Aw, Doctor dear, there’s manny that’s less use in the wurruld than Chinamen, and I’d like to see more o’ them here-away,” remarked Patsy Kernaghan to the Young Doctor in the springtime of another year.
stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/
not in physical motion
From this reading “Stren’th of mind is all right, but stren’th of fingers is better still.”
straightadjectiveUS /streɪt/
successive (without a break)
From this reading “Hell to me sowl, then, didn’t Li Choo pull things straight?
Stren'th
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From this reading “Stren’th of mind is all right, but stren’th of fingers is better still.”
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “Aw, Doctor dear, there’s manny that’s less use in the wurruld than Chinamen, and I’d like to see more o’ them here-away,” remarked Patsy Kernaghan to the Young Doctor in the springtime of another year.
that's
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From this reading “Aw, Doctor dear, there’s manny that’s less use in the wurruld than Chinamen, and I’d like to see more o’ them here-away,” remarked Patsy Kernaghan to the Young Doctor in the springtime of another year.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Aw, Doctor dear, there’s manny that’s less use in the wurruld than Chinamen, and I’d like to see more o’ them here-away,” remarked Patsy Kernaghan to the Young Doctor in the springtime of another year.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “Aw, Doctor dear, there’s manny that’s less use in the wurruld than Chinamen, and I’d like to see more o’ them here-away,” remarked Patsy Kernaghan to the Young Doctor in the springtime of another year.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “Hell to me sowl, then, didn’t Li Choo pull things straight?
there's
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From this reading “Aw, Doctor dear, there’s manny that’s less use in the wurruld than Chinamen, and I’d like to see more o’ them here-away,” remarked Patsy Kernaghan to the Young Doctor in the springtime of another year.
thingsnounUS /θɪŋz/
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading “Hell to me sowl, then, didn’t Li Choo pull things straight?
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I’m not much of a murd’ring man meself--I haven’t the stren’th with me fingers, but there’s manny a time I’d like to do what Li Choo done....
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Aw, Doctor dear, there’s manny that’s less use in the wurruld than Chinamen, and I’d like to see more o’ them here-away,” remarked Patsy Kernaghan to the Young Doctor in the springtime of another year.
usenounUS /juːs/
the act of using
From this reading “Aw, Doctor dear, there’s manny that’s less use in the wurruld than Chinamen, and I’d like to see more o’ them here-away,” remarked Patsy Kernaghan to the Young Doctor in the springtime of another year.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I’m not much of a murd’ring man meself--I haven’t the stren’th with me fingers, but there’s manny a time I’d like to do what Li Choo done....
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I’m not much of a murd’ring man meself--I haven’t the stren’th with me fingers, but there’s manny a time I’d like to do what Li Choo done....
wurruld
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From this reading “Aw, Doctor dear, there’s manny that’s less use in the wurruld than Chinamen, and I’d like to see more o’ them here-away,” remarked Patsy Kernaghan to the Young Doctor in the springtime of another year.
yearnounUS /jɪr/
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading “Aw, Doctor dear, there’s manny that’s less use in the wurruld than Chinamen, and I’d like to see more o’ them here-away,” remarked Patsy Kernaghan to the Young Doctor in the springtime of another year.
You're
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From this reading “You’re a bloodthirsty pagan, Patsy,” returned the Young Doctor.
YoungadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading “Aw, Doctor dear, there’s manny that’s less use in the wurruld than Chinamen, and I’d like to see more o’ them here-away,” remarked Patsy Kernaghan to the Young Doctor in the springtime of another year.
