Chapter 3 of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Chapters 06 is here in full — 288 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Chapters 06 is here in full — 288 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I alwuz liked dead people, en done all I could for 'em. You go en git in de river agin, whah you b'longs, en doan' do nuffn to Ole Jim, 'at 'uz awluz yo' fren'." Well, I warn't long making him understand I warn't dead. I was ever so glad to see Jim. I warn't lonesome now.
Chapter 3 of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Chapters 06 is here in full — 288 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 25/57 · 5 reading units · Lines 121–125
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no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading “I alwuz liked dead people, en done all I could for 'em.”
a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
From this reading “You go en git in de river agin, whah you b'longs, en doan' do nuffn to Ole Jim, 'at 'uz awluz yo' fren'."”
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading “I was ever so glad to see Jim.”
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading “I alwuz liked dead people, en done all I could for 'em.”
being the only one; single and isolated from others
From this reading “I warn't lonesome now.”
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading “Well, I warn't long making him understand I warn't dead.”
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading “You go en git in de river agin, whah you b'longs, en doan' do nuffn to Ole Jim, 'at 'uz awluz yo' fren'."”
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading “Well, I warn't long making him understand I warn't dead.”
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From this reading You go en git in de river agin, whah you b'longs, en doan' do nuffn to Ole Jim, 'at 'uz awluz yo' fren'."
(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 I alwuz liked dead people, en done all I could for 'em.
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From this reading I alwuz liked dead people, en done all I could for 'em.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading You go en git in de river agin, whah you b'longs, en doan' do nuffn to Ole Jim, 'at 'uz awluz yo' fren'."
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From this reading You go en git in de river agin, whah you b'longs, en doan' do nuffn to Ole Jim, 'at 'uz awluz yo' fren'."
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From this reading You go en git in de river agin, whah you b'longs, en doan' do nuffn to Ole Jim, 'at 'uz awluz yo' fren'."
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I alwuz liked dead people, en done all I could for 'em.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading You go en git in de river agin, whah you b'longs, en doan' do nuffn to Ole Jim, 'at 'uz awluz yo' fren'."
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading I alwuz liked dead people, en done all I could for 'em.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading You go en git in de river agin, whah you b'longs, en doan' do nuffn to Ole Jim, 'at 'uz awluz yo' fren'."
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From this reading You go en git in de river agin, whah you b'longs, en doan' do nuffn to Ole Jim, 'at 'uz awluz yo' fren'."
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading I alwuz liked dead people, en done all I could for 'em.
a quad with a square body
From this reading I alwuz liked dead people, en done all I could for 'em.
half the width of an em
From this reading I alwuz liked dead people, en done all I could for 'em.
at any time
From this reading I was ever so glad to see Jim.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I alwuz liked dead people, en done all I could for 'em.
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From this reading You go en git in de river agin, whah you b'longs, en doan' do nuffn to Ole Jim, 'at 'uz awluz yo' fren'."
a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
From this reading You go en git in de river agin, whah you b'longs, en doan' do nuffn to Ole Jim, 'at 'uz awluz yo' fren'."
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading I was ever so glad to see Jim.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading You go en git in de river agin, whah you b'longs, en doan' do nuffn to Ole Jim, 'at 'uz awluz yo' fren'."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Well, I warn't long making him understand I warn't dead.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I alwuz liked dead people, en done all I could for 'em.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading You go en git in de river agin, whah you b'longs, en doan' do nuffn to Ole Jim, 'at 'uz awluz yo' fren'."
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From this reading You go en git in de river agin, whah you b'longs, en doan' do nuffn to Ole Jim, 'at 'uz awluz yo' fren'."
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading I alwuz liked dead people, en done all I could for 'em.
being the only one; single and isolated from others
From this reading I warn't lonesome now.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Well, I warn't long making him understand I warn't dead.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading Well, I warn't long making him understand I warn't dead.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I warn't lonesome now.
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From this reading You go en git in de river agin, whah you b'longs, en doan' do nuffn to Ole Jim, 'at 'uz awluz yo' fren'."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You go en git in de river agin, whah you b'longs, en doan' do nuffn to Ole Jim, 'at 'uz awluz yo' fren'."
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading I alwuz liked dead people, en done all I could for 'em.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading You go en git in de river agin, whah you b'longs, en doan' do nuffn to Ole Jim, 'at 'uz awluz yo' fren'."
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I was ever so glad to see Jim.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I was ever so glad to see Jim.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You go en git in de river agin, whah you b'longs, en doan' do nuffn to Ole Jim, 'at 'uz awluz yo' fren'."
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading Well, I warn't long making him understand I warn't dead.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You go en git in de river agin, whah you b'longs, en doan' do nuffn to Ole Jim, 'at 'uz awluz yo' fren'."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, I warn't long making him understand I warn't dead.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was ever so glad to see Jim.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well, I warn't long making him understand I warn't dead.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You go en git in de river agin, whah you b'longs, en doan' do nuffn to Ole Jim, 'at 'uz awluz yo' fren'."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You go en git in de river agin, whah you b'longs, en doan' do nuffn to Ole Jim, 'at 'uz awluz yo' fren'."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You go en git in de river agin, whah you b'longs, en doan' do nuffn to Ole Jim, 'at 'uz awluz yo' fren'."
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