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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 A Friendly Enemy "Law sakes, Miss Bertie Lee, yo' suppah done been ready an hour.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Hit sure am discommodin' the way you go gallumphin' around.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A Friendly Enemy "Law sakes, Miss Bertie Lee, yo' suppah done been ready an hour.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Aunt Becky was large and black and bulgy.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Hit sure am discommodin' the way you go gallumphin' around.
Aunt
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From this reading Aunt Becky was large and black and bulgy.
Becky
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From this reading Aunt Becky was large and black and bulgy.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A Friendly Enemy "Law sakes, Miss Bertie Lee, yo' suppah done been ready an hour.
Bertie
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From this reading A Friendly Enemy "Law sakes, Miss Bertie Lee, yo' suppah done been ready an hour.
black
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From this reading Aunt Becky was large and black and bulgy.
bulgy
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From this reading Aunt Becky was large and black and bulgy.
discommodin
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doing
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From this reading To say that she was fat fails entirely of doing her justice.
Don't
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From this reading Don't you-all nevah git tired?"
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A Friendly Enemy "Law sakes, Miss Bertie Lee, yo' suppah done been ready an hour.
Enemy
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From this reading A Friendly Enemy "Law sakes, Miss Bertie Lee, yo' suppah done been ready an hour.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading To say that she was fat fails entirely of doing her justice.
fails
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From this reading To say that she was fat fails entirely of doing her justice.
fat
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From this reading To say that she was fat fails entirely of doing her justice.
Friendly
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From this reading A Friendly Enemy "Law sakes, Miss Bertie Lee, yo' suppah done been ready an hour.
gallumphin
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From this reading Hit sure am discommodin' the way you go gallumphin' around.
git
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go
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From this reading Hit sure am discommodin' the way you go gallumphin' around.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading To say that she was fat fails entirely of doing her justice.
Hit
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hour
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From this reading A Friendly Enemy "Law sakes, Miss Bertie Lee, yo' suppah done been ready an hour.
justice
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large
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From this reading Aunt Becky was large and black and bulgy.
Law
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From this reading A Friendly Enemy "Law sakes, Miss Bertie Lee, yo' suppah done been ready an hour.
Lee
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From this reading A Friendly Enemy "Law sakes, Miss Bertie Lee, yo' suppah done been ready an hour.
Miss
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From this reading A Friendly Enemy "Law sakes, Miss Bertie Lee, yo' suppah done been ready an hour.
nevah
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From this reading Don't you-all nevah git tired?"
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To say that she was fat fails entirely of doing her justice.
ready
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From this reading A Friendly Enemy "Law sakes, Miss Bertie Lee, yo' suppah done been ready an hour.
sakes
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From this reading A Friendly Enemy "Law sakes, Miss Bertie Lee, yo' suppah done been ready an hour.
say
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From this reading To say that she was fat fails entirely of doing her justice.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To say that she was fat fails entirely of doing her justice.
suppah
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From this reading A Friendly Enemy "Law sakes, Miss Bertie Lee, yo' suppah done been ready an hour.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hit sure am discommodin' the way you go gallumphin' around.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading To say that she was fat fails entirely of doing her justice.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Hit sure am discommodin' the way you go gallumphin' around.
tired
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From this reading Don't you-all nevah git tired?"
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To say that she was fat fails entirely of doing her justice.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Aunt Becky was large and black and bulgy.
way
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From this reading Hit sure am discommodin' the way you go gallumphin' around.
yo
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From this reading A Friendly Enemy "Law sakes, Miss Bertie Lee, yo' suppah done been ready an hour.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Hit sure am discommodin' the way you go gallumphin' around.
you-all
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From this reading Don't you-all nevah git tired?"