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Chapter XIV
A Friendly Enemy "Law sakes, Miss Bertie Lee, yo' suppah done been ready an hour. Hit sure am discommodin' the way you go gallumphin' around. Don't you-all nevah git tired?" Aunt Becky was large and black and bulgy. To say that she was fat fails entirely of doing her justice.
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surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “Hit sure am discommodin' the way you go gallumphin' around.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “A Friendly Enemy "Law sakes, Miss Bertie Lee, yo' suppah done been ready an hour.”
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.”
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.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Hit sure am discommodin' the way you go gallumphin' around.”
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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.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Hit sure am discommodin' the way you go gallumphin' around.
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.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Aunt Becky was large and black and bulgy.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Hit sure am discommodin' the way you go gallumphin' around.
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From this reading Aunt Becky was large and black and bulgy.
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From this reading Aunt Becky was large and black and bulgy.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A Friendly Enemy "Law sakes, Miss Bertie Lee, yo' suppah done been ready an hour.
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From this reading A Friendly Enemy "Law sakes, Miss Bertie Lee, yo' suppah done been ready an hour.
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From this reading Aunt Becky was large and black and bulgy.
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From this reading Aunt Becky was large and black and bulgy.
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From this reading Hit sure am discommodin' the way you go gallumphin' around.
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From this reading To say that she was fat fails entirely of doing her justice.
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From this reading Don't you-all nevah git tired?"
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.
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From this reading A Friendly Enemy "Law sakes, Miss Bertie Lee, yo' suppah done been ready an hour.
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.
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From this reading To say that she was fat fails entirely of doing her justice.
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From this reading To say that she was fat fails entirely of doing her justice.
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From this reading A Friendly Enemy "Law sakes, Miss Bertie Lee, yo' suppah done been ready an hour.
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From this reading Hit sure am discommodin' the way you go gallumphin' around.
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From this reading Don't you-all nevah git tired?"
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From this reading Hit sure am discommodin' the way you go gallumphin' around.
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.
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From this reading Hit sure am discommodin' the way you go gallumphin' around.
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From this reading A Friendly Enemy "Law sakes, Miss Bertie Lee, yo' suppah done been ready an hour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To say that she was fat fails entirely of doing her justice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Aunt Becky was large and black and bulgy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A Friendly Enemy "Law sakes, Miss Bertie Lee, yo' suppah done been ready an hour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A Friendly Enemy "Law sakes, Miss Bertie Lee, yo' suppah done been ready an hour.
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From this reading A Friendly Enemy "Law sakes, Miss Bertie Lee, yo' suppah done been ready an hour.
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From this reading Don't you-all nevah git tired?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To say that she was fat fails entirely of doing her justice.
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From this reading A Friendly Enemy "Law sakes, Miss Bertie Lee, yo' suppah done been ready an hour.
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From this reading A Friendly Enemy "Law sakes, Miss Bertie Lee, yo' suppah done been ready an hour.
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From this reading To say that she was fat fails entirely of doing her justice.
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.
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From this reading A Friendly Enemy "Law sakes, Miss Bertie Lee, yo' suppah done been ready an hour.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hit sure am discommodin' the way you go gallumphin' around.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading To say that she was fat fails entirely of doing her justice.
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.
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From this reading Don't you-all nevah git tired?"
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.
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.
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From this reading Hit sure am discommodin' the way you go gallumphin' around.
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From this reading A Friendly Enemy "Law sakes, Miss Bertie Lee, yo' suppah done been ready an hour.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Hit sure am discommodin' the way you go gallumphin' around.
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From this reading Don't you-all nevah git tired?"
