Chapter X
The Horse Race "I'm going to double the recipe, Maggie." "Law, honey, yo' hadn't best. I 'lows it's more partickiler to get good dat way." "I can't help it. I want plenty of it so the judges can all have a taste.
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Chapter X
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The
Horse
Race
"I'm
going
to
double
the
recipe,
Maggie."
"Law,
honey,
yo'
hadn't
best.
I
'lows
it's
more
partickiler
to
get
good
dat
way."
"I
can't
help
it.
I
want
plenty
of
it
so
the
judges
can
all
have
a
taste.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
The
Horse
Race
"I'm
going
to
double
the
recipe,
Maggie."
Line 2
"Law,
honey,
yo'
hadn't
best.
Line 3
I
'lows
it's
more
partickiler
to
get
good
dat
way."
Line 4
"I
can't
help
it.
Line 5
I
want
plenty
of
it
so
the
judges
can
all
have
a
taste.
Learner Dictionary
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Double
noun
US /double/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The Horse Race "I'm going to double the recipe, Maggie."”
Good
noun
US /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I 'lows it's more partickiler to get good dat way."”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I want plenty of it so the judges can all have a taste.”
Help
noun
US /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I can't help it.”
Taste
verb
US /teɪst/
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading “I want plenty of it so the judges can all have a taste.”
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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I want plenty of it so the judges can all have a taste.
all
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best
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From this reading "Law, honey, yo' hadn't best.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
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can't
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From this reading "I can't help it.
dat
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From this reading I 'lows it's more partickiler to get good dat way."
double
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From this reading The Horse Race "I'm going to double the recipe, Maggie."
get
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From this reading I 'lows it's more partickiler to get good dat way."
going
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From this reading The Horse Race "I'm going to double the recipe, Maggie."
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I 'lows it's more partickiler to get good dat way."
hadn't
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From this reading "Law, honey, yo' hadn't best.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I want plenty of it so the judges can all have a taste.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I can't help it.
honey
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From this reading "Law, honey, yo' hadn't best.
Horse
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From this reading The Horse Race "I'm going to double the recipe, Maggie."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I 'lows it's more partickiler to get good dat way."
I'm
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From this reading The Horse Race "I'm going to double the recipe, Maggie."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I can't help it.
it's
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From this reading I 'lows it's more partickiler to get good dat way."
judges
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Law
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From this reading "Law, honey, yo' hadn't best.
lows
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From this reading I 'lows it's more partickiler to get good dat way."
Maggie
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From this reading The Horse Race "I'm going to double the recipe, Maggie."
more
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From this reading I 'lows it's more partickiler to get good dat way."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I want plenty of it so the judges can all have a taste.
partickiler
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From this reading I 'lows it's more partickiler to get good dat way."
plenty
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From this reading I want plenty of it so the judges can all have a taste.
Race
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From this reading The Horse Race "I'm going to double the recipe, Maggie."
recipe
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From this reading The Horse Race "I'm going to double the recipe, Maggie."
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I want plenty of it so the judges can all have a taste.
tasteverbUS /teɪst/
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading I want plenty of it so the judges can all have a taste.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Horse Race "I'm going to double the recipe, Maggie."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Horse Race "I'm going to double the recipe, Maggie."
want
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From this reading I want plenty of it so the judges can all have a taste.
way
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From this reading I 'lows it's more partickiler to get good dat way."
yo
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From this reading "Law, honey, yo' hadn't best.