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a-weanin
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From this reading “Old Widder Bugg was a-weanin’ her ca’f, Used ha’f for herself and the ca’f had ha’f, But he bellered all day and he blatted all night, And he hollered for his rations so tough and tight, That the widder she fed him one last, square meal,
all
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From this reading “Old Widder Bugg was a-weanin’ her ca’f, Used ha’f for herself and the ca’f had ha’f, But he bellered all day and he blatted all night, And he hollered for his rations so tough and tight, That the widder she fed him one last, square meal,
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Old Widder Bugg was a-weanin’ her ca’f, Used ha’f for herself and the ca’f had ha’f, But he bellered all day and he blatted all night, And he hollered for his rations so tough and tight, That the widder she fed him one last, square meal,
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Of the four strap-bottomed “company chairs” in Squire Look’s office, “three had spavins and the other the blind staggers,” as old Uncle Lysimachus Buck expressed it.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Oh, nice little ca’ves that is bein’ weaned, Shouldn’t keep blattin’ when the cow’s been dreened.”
bein
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From this reading Oh, nice little ca’ves that is bein’ weaned, Shouldn’t keep blattin’ when the cow’s been dreened.”
bellered
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From this reading “Old Widder Bugg was a-weanin’ her ca’f, Used ha’f for herself and the ca’f had ha’f, But he bellered all day and he blatted all night, And he hollered for his rations so tough and tight, That the widder she fed him one last, square meal,
blatted
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From this reading “Old Widder Bugg was a-weanin’ her ca’f, Used ha’f for herself and the ca’f had ha’f, But he bellered all day and he blatted all night, And he hollered for his rations so tough and tight, That the widder she fed him one last, square meal,
blattin
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From this reading Oh, nice little ca’ves that is bein’ weaned, Shouldn’t keep blattin’ when the cow’s been dreened.”
blind
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From this reading Of the four strap-bottomed “company chairs” in Squire Look’s office, “three had spavins and the other the blind staggers,” as old Uncle Lysimachus Buck expressed it.
Buck
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From this reading Of the four strap-bottomed “company chairs” in Squire Look’s office, “three had spavins and the other the blind staggers,” as old Uncle Lysimachus Buck expressed it.
Bugg
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From this reading “Old Widder Bugg was a-weanin’ her ca’f, Used ha’f for herself and the ca’f had ha’f, But he bellered all day and he blatted all night, And he hollered for his rations so tough and tight, That the widder she fed him one last, square meal,
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Old Widder Bugg was a-weanin’ her ca’f, Used ha’f for herself and the ca’f had ha’f, But he bellered all day and he blatted all night, And he hollered for his rations so tough and tight, That the widder she fed him one last, square meal,
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading --Effort by “Rhymester” Tuttle.
ca'f
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From this reading “Old Widder Bugg was a-weanin’ her ca’f, Used ha’f for herself and the ca’f had ha’f, But he bellered all day and he blatted all night, And he hollered for his rations so tough and tight, That the widder she fed him one last, square meal,
ca'ves
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From this reading Oh, nice little ca’ves that is bein’ weaned, Shouldn’t keep blattin’ when the cow’s been dreened.”
chairs
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From this reading Of the four strap-bottomed “company chairs” in Squire Look’s office, “three had spavins and the other the blind staggers,” as old Uncle Lysimachus Buck expressed it.
company
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From this reading Of the four strap-bottomed “company chairs” in Squire Look’s office, “three had spavins and the other the blind staggers,” as old Uncle Lysimachus Buck expressed it.
cow's
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From this reading Oh, nice little ca’ves that is bein’ weaned, Shouldn’t keep blattin’ when the cow’s been dreened.”
day
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From this reading “Old Widder Bugg was a-weanin’ her ca’f, Used ha’f for herself and the ca’f had ha’f, But he bellered all day and he blatted all night, And he hollered for his rations so tough and tight, That the widder she fed him one last, square meal,
dreened
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From this reading Oh, nice little ca’ves that is bein’ weaned, Shouldn’t keep blattin’ when the cow’s been dreened.”
Effort
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From this reading --Effort by “Rhymester” Tuttle.
expressed
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From this reading Of the four strap-bottomed “company chairs” in Squire Look’s office, “three had spavins and the other the blind staggers,” as old Uncle Lysimachus Buck expressed it.
fed
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From this reading “Old Widder Bugg was a-weanin’ her ca’f, Used ha’f for herself and the ca’f had ha’f, But he bellered all day and he blatted all night, And he hollered for his rations so tough and tight, That the widder she fed him one last, square meal,
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Old Widder Bugg was a-weanin’ her ca’f, Used ha’f for herself and the ca’f had ha’f, But he bellered all day and he blatted all night, And he hollered for his rations so tough and tight, That the widder she fed him one last, square meal,
four
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From this reading Of the four strap-bottomed “company chairs” in Squire Look’s office, “three had spavins and the other the blind staggers,” as old Uncle Lysimachus Buck expressed it.
ha'f
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From this reading “Old Widder Bugg was a-weanin’ her ca’f, Used ha’f for herself and the ca’f had ha’f, But he bellered all day and he blatted all night, And he hollered for his rations so tough and tight, That the widder she fed him one last, square meal,
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Old Widder Bugg was a-weanin’ her ca’f, Used ha’f for herself and the ca’f had ha’f, But he bellered all day and he blatted all night, And he hollered for his rations so tough and tight, That the widder she fed him one last, square meal,
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Old Widder Bugg was a-weanin’ her ca’f, Used ha’f for herself and the ca’f had ha’f, But he bellered all day and he blatted all night, And he hollered for his rations so tough and tight, That the widder she fed him one last, square meal,
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Old Widder Bugg was a-weanin’ her ca’f, Used ha’f for herself and the ca’f had ha’f, But he bellered all day and he blatted all night, And he hollered for his rations so tough and tight, That the widder she fed him one last, square meal,
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Old Widder Bugg was a-weanin’ her ca’f, Used ha’f for herself and the ca’f had ha’f, But he bellered all day and he blatted all night, And he hollered for his rations so tough and tight, That the widder she fed him one last, square meal,
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Old Widder Bugg was a-weanin’ her ca’f, Used ha’f for herself and the ca’f had ha’f, But he bellered all day and he blatted all night, And he hollered for his rations so tough and tight, That the widder she fed him one last, square meal,
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Old Widder Bugg was a-weanin’ her ca’f, Used ha’f for herself and the ca’f had ha’f, But he bellered all day and he blatted all night, And he hollered for his rations so tough and tight, That the widder she fed him one last, square meal,
hollered
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From this reading “Old Widder Bugg was a-weanin’ her ca’f, Used ha’f for herself and the ca’f had ha’f, But he bellered all day and he blatted all night, And he hollered for his rations so tough and tight, That the widder she fed him one last, square meal,
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Of the four strap-bottomed “company chairs” in Squire Look’s office, “three had spavins and the other the blind staggers,” as old Uncle Lysimachus Buck expressed it.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Oh, nice little ca’ves that is bein’ weaned, Shouldn’t keep blattin’ when the cow’s been dreened.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Of the four strap-bottomed “company chairs” in Squire Look’s office, “three had spavins and the other the blind staggers,” as old Uncle Lysimachus Buck expressed it.
keep
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From this reading Oh, nice little ca’ves that is bein’ weaned, Shouldn’t keep blattin’ when the cow’s been dreened.”
knowed
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From this reading And the next he knowed he was peddled for veal.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Old Widder Bugg was a-weanin’ her ca’f, Used ha’f for herself and the ca’f had ha’f, But he bellered all day and he blatted all night, And he hollered for his rations so tough and tight, That the widder she fed him one last, square meal,
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Oh, nice little ca’ves that is bein’ weaned, Shouldn’t keep blattin’ when the cow’s been dreened.”
Look's
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From this reading Of the four strap-bottomed “company chairs” in Squire Look’s office, “three had spavins and the other the blind staggers,” as old Uncle Lysimachus Buck expressed it.
Lysimachus
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From this reading Of the four strap-bottomed “company chairs” in Squire Look’s office, “three had spavins and the other the blind staggers,” as old Uncle Lysimachus Buck expressed it.
meal
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From this reading “Old Widder Bugg was a-weanin’ her ca’f, Used ha’f for herself and the ca’f had ha’f, But he bellered all day and he blatted all night, And he hollered for his rations so tough and tight, That the widder she fed him one last, square meal,
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And the next he knowed he was peddled for veal.
nice
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From this reading Oh, nice little ca’ves that is bein’ weaned, Shouldn’t keep blattin’ when the cow’s been dreened.”
night
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From this reading “Old Widder Bugg was a-weanin’ her ca’f, Used ha’f for herself and the ca’f had ha’f, But he bellered all day and he blatted all night, And he hollered for his rations so tough and tight, That the widder she fed him one last, square meal,
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of the four strap-bottomed “company chairs” in Squire Look’s office, “three had spavins and the other the blind staggers,” as old Uncle Lysimachus Buck expressed it.
office
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From this reading Of the four strap-bottomed “company chairs” in Squire Look’s office, “three had spavins and the other the blind staggers,” as old Uncle Lysimachus Buck expressed it.
Oh
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From this reading Oh, nice little ca’ves that is bein’ weaned, Shouldn’t keep blattin’ when the cow’s been dreened.”
Old
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From this reading “Old Widder Bugg was a-weanin’ her ca’f, Used ha’f for herself and the ca’f had ha’f, But he bellered all day and he blatted all night, And he hollered for his rations so tough and tight, That the widder she fed him one last, square meal,
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Old Widder Bugg was a-weanin’ her ca’f, Used ha’f for herself and the ca’f had ha’f, But he bellered all day and he blatted all night, And he hollered for his rations so tough and tight, That the widder she fed him one last, square meal,
other
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From this reading Of the four strap-bottomed “company chairs” in Squire Look’s office, “three had spavins and the other the blind staggers,” as old Uncle Lysimachus Buck expressed it.
peddled
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From this reading And the next he knowed he was peddled for veal.
rations
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From this reading “Old Widder Bugg was a-weanin’ her ca’f, Used ha’f for herself and the ca’f had ha’f, But he bellered all day and he blatted all night, And he hollered for his rations so tough and tight, That the widder she fed him one last, square meal,
Rhymester
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From this reading --Effort by “Rhymester” Tuttle.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Old Widder Bugg was a-weanin’ her ca’f, Used ha’f for herself and the ca’f had ha’f, But he bellered all day and he blatted all night, And he hollered for his rations so tough and tight, That the widder she fed him one last, square meal,
Shouldn't
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From this reading Oh, nice little ca’ves that is bein’ weaned, Shouldn’t keep blattin’ when the cow’s been dreened.”
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Old Widder Bugg was a-weanin’ her ca’f, Used ha’f for herself and the ca’f had ha’f, But he bellered all day and he blatted all night, And he hollered for his rations so tough and tight, That the widder she fed him one last, square meal,
spavins
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From this reading Of the four strap-bottomed “company chairs” in Squire Look’s office, “three had spavins and the other the blind staggers,” as old Uncle Lysimachus Buck expressed it.
square
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From this reading “Old Widder Bugg was a-weanin’ her ca’f, Used ha’f for herself and the ca’f had ha’f, But he bellered all day and he blatted all night, And he hollered for his rations so tough and tight, That the widder she fed him one last, square meal,
Squire
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From this reading Of the four strap-bottomed “company chairs” in Squire Look’s office, “three had spavins and the other the blind staggers,” as old Uncle Lysimachus Buck expressed it.
staggers
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From this reading Of the four strap-bottomed “company chairs” in Squire Look’s office, “three had spavins and the other the blind staggers,” as old Uncle Lysimachus Buck expressed it.
strap-bottomed
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From this reading Of the four strap-bottomed “company chairs” in Squire Look’s office, “three had spavins and the other the blind staggers,” as old Uncle Lysimachus Buck expressed it.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Old Widder Bugg was a-weanin’ her ca’f, Used ha’f for herself and the ca’f had ha’f, But he bellered all day and he blatted all night, And he hollered for his rations so tough and tight, That the widder she fed him one last, square meal,
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Old Widder Bugg was a-weanin’ her ca’f, Used ha’f for herself and the ca’f had ha’f, But he bellered all day and he blatted all night, And he hollered for his rations so tough and tight, That the widder she fed him one last, square meal,
three
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From this reading Of the four strap-bottomed “company chairs” in Squire Look’s office, “three had spavins and the other the blind staggers,” as old Uncle Lysimachus Buck expressed it.
tight
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From this reading “Old Widder Bugg was a-weanin’ her ca’f, Used ha’f for herself and the ca’f had ha’f, But he bellered all day and he blatted all night, And he hollered for his rations so tough and tight, That the widder she fed him one last, square meal,
tough
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From this reading “Old Widder Bugg was a-weanin’ her ca’f, Used ha’f for herself and the ca’f had ha’f, But he bellered all day and he blatted all night, And he hollered for his rations so tough and tight, That the widder she fed him one last, square meal,
Tuttle
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From this reading --Effort by “Rhymester” Tuttle.
Uncle
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From this reading Of the four strap-bottomed “company chairs” in Squire Look’s office, “three had spavins and the other the blind staggers,” as old Uncle Lysimachus Buck expressed it.
Used
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From this reading “Old Widder Bugg was a-weanin’ her ca’f, Used ha’f for herself and the ca’f had ha’f, But he bellered all day and he blatted all night, And he hollered for his rations so tough and tight, That the widder she fed him one last, square meal,
veal
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From this reading And the next he knowed he was peddled for veal.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Old Widder Bugg was a-weanin’ her ca’f, Used ha’f for herself and the ca’f had ha’f, But he bellered all day and he blatted all night, And he hollered for his rations so tough and tight, That the widder she fed him one last, square meal,
weaned
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From this reading Oh, nice little ca’ves that is bein’ weaned, Shouldn’t keep blattin’ when the cow’s been dreened.”
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Oh, nice little ca’ves that is bein’ weaned, Shouldn’t keep blattin’ when the cow’s been dreened.”
Widder
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From this reading “Old Widder Bugg was a-weanin’ her ca’f, Used ha’f for herself and the ca’f had ha’f, But he bellered all day and he blatted all night, And he hollered for his rations so tough and tight, That the widder she fed him one last, square meal,
