An Annapolis First Classman

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ROBERT RESIGNS "Didn't I tole yo' so, suh?

That other man was Mistah Harry Blunt, suh; didn't yo' hear Mistah Stonewell call him Harry, suh?

An' suppose dis ole niggah had done tole the commandan' that Mistah Stonewell, the fines' gemman in the 'Cademy, and Mistah Harry Blunt, the son of Capt'in Blunt, were stealin' zamnations, what would have happened ter ole Grice?

He'd been 'cused of lyin', yo' knows dat, Mistah Drake.

I known fer seberal months dat Mistah Harry Blunt been goin' about town in cibilians' close, but I ben feared to tole any one.

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Chapter 23 of An Annapolis First Classman is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

ROBERT RESIGNS "Didn't I tole yo' so, suh? That other man was Mistah Harry Blunt, suh; didn't yo' hear Mistah Stonewell call him Harry, suh? An' suppose dis ole niggah had done tole the commandan' that Mistah Stonewell, the fines' gemman in the 'Cademy, and Mistah Harry Blunt, the son of Capt'in Blunt, were stealin' zamnations, what would have happened ter ole Grice? He'd been 'cused of lyin', yo' knows dat, Mistah Drake. I known fer seberal months dat Mistah Harry Blunt been goin' about town in cibilians' close, but I ben feared to tole any one.

An Annapolis First Classman

Chapter XXIII

Chapter 23 of An Annapolis First Classman is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/28 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

ROBERT RESIGNS "Didn't I tole yo' so, suh?

Line 2

That other man was Mistah Harry Blunt, suh; didn't yo' hear Mistah Stonewell call him Harry, suh?

Line 3

Line 4

He'd been 'cused of lyin', yo' knows dat, Mistah Drake.

Line 5

I known fer seberal months dat Mistah Harry Blunt been goin' about town in cibilians' close, but I ben feared to tole any one.

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Blunt adjective US /blʌnt/

having a broad or rounded end

From this reading “That other man was Mistah Harry Blunt, suh; didn't yo' hear Mistah Stonewell call him Harry, suh?”

dat noun US /dæt/

a digital tape recording of sound

From this reading “He'd been 'cused of lyin', yo' knows dat, Mistah Drake.”

dis noun US /dɪs/

(Roman mythology) god of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Hades

From this reading “An' suppose dis ole niggah had done tole the commandan' that Mistah Stonewell, the fines' gemman in the 'Cademy, and Mistah Harry Blunt, the son of Capt'in Blunt, were stealin' zamnations, what would have happened ter ole Grice?”

Drake noun US /dreɪk/

English explorer and admiral who was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe and who helped to defeat the Spanish Armada (1540-1596)

From this reading “He'd been 'cused of lyin', yo' knows dat, Mistah Drake.”

feared verb US /fɪrd/

past form of “fear” — be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event

From this reading “I known fer seberal months dat Mistah Harry Blunt been goin' about town in cibilians' close, but I ben feared to tole any one.”

fines noun US /faɪnz/

plural of “fine” — money extracted as a penalty

resigns verb US /rɪˈzaɪnz/

third-person singular of “resign” — leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily

From this reading “ROBERT RESIGNS "Didn't I tole yo' so, suh?”

tole noun US /toʊl/

enameled or lacquered metalware (usually gilded and elaborately painted); popular in the 18th century

From this reading “ROBERT RESIGNS "Didn't I tole yo' so, suh?”

Word partnerships in these lines

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done tole adjective + noun

In this reading “An' suppose dis ole niggah had done tole the commandan' that Mistah Stonewell, the fines' gemman in the 'Cademy, and Mistah Harry Blunt, the son of Capt'in Blunt, were stealin' zamnations, what would have happened ter ole Grice?”

knows dat verb + noun counted as “know dat”

In this reading “He'd been 'cused of lyin', yo' knows dat, Mistah Drake.”

other man adjective + noun

In this reading “That other man was Mistah Harry Blunt, suh; didn't yo' hear Mistah Stonewell call him Harry, suh?”

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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading I known fer seberal months dat Mistah Harry Blunt been goin' about town in cibilians' close, but I ben feared to tole any one.

AndeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading An' suppose dis ole niggah had done tole the commandan' that Mistah Stonewell, the fines' gemman in the 'Cademy, and Mistah Harry Blunt, the son of Capt'in Blunt, were stealin' zamnations, what would have happened ter ole Grice?

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading I known fer seberal months dat Mistah Harry Blunt been goin' about town in cibilians' close, but I ben feared to tole any one.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading He'd been 'cused of lyin', yo' knows dat, Mistah Drake.

bennounUS /ben/

a mountain or tall hill

From this reading I known fer seberal months dat Mistah Harry Blunt been goin' about town in cibilians' close, but I ben feared to tole any one.

BluntadjectiveUS /blʌnt/

having a broad or rounded end

From this reading That other man was Mistah Harry Blunt, suh; didn't yo' hear Mistah Stonewell call him Harry, suh?

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading I known fer seberal months dat Mistah Harry Blunt been goin' about town in cibilians' close, but I ben feared to tole any one.

Cademy

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callverbUS /kɔːl/

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading That other man was Mistah Harry Blunt, suh; didn't yo' hear Mistah Stonewell call him Harry, suh?

Capt'in

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cibilians

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From this reading I known fer seberal months dat Mistah Harry Blunt been goin' about town in cibilians' close, but I ben feared to tole any one.

closeadjectiveUS /kloʊs/

at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other

From this reading I known fer seberal months dat Mistah Harry Blunt been goin' about town in cibilians' close, but I ben feared to tole any one.

commandan

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cused

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From this reading He'd been 'cused of lyin', yo' knows dat, Mistah Drake.

datnounUS /dæt/

a digital tape recording of sound

From this reading He'd been 'cused of lyin', yo' knows dat, Mistah Drake.

Didn't

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From this reading ROBERT RESIGNS "Didn't I tole yo' so, suh?

disnounUS /dɪs/

(Roman mythology) god of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Hades

doneadjectiveUS /dʌn/

having finished or arrived at completion

DrakenounUS /dreɪk/

English explorer and admiral who was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe and who helped to defeat the Spanish Armada (1540-1596)

From this reading He'd been 'cused of lyin', yo' knows dat, Mistah Drake.

fearedverbUS /fɪrd/

past form of “fear” — be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event

From this reading I known fer seberal months dat Mistah Harry Blunt been goin' about town in cibilians' close, but I ben feared to tole any one.

fer

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From this reading I known fer seberal months dat Mistah Harry Blunt been goin' about town in cibilians' close, but I ben feared to tole any one.

finesnounUS /faɪnz/

plural of “fine” — money extracted as a penalty

gemman

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goin

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From this reading I known fer seberal months dat Mistah Harry Blunt been goin' about town in cibilians' close, but I ben feared to tole any one.

Grice

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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

happenedverbUS /ˈhæpənd/

past form of “happen” — come to pass

HarryverbUS /ˈheri/

annoy continually or chronically

From this reading That other man was Mistah Harry Blunt, suh; didn't yo' hear Mistah Stonewell call him Harry, suh?

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

He'd

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From this reading He'd been 'cused of lyin', yo' knows dat, Mistah Drake.

hearverbUS /hiːr/

perceive (sound) via the auditory sense

From this reading That other man was Mistah Harry Blunt, suh; didn't yo' hear Mistah Stonewell call him Harry, suh?

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading That other man was Mistah Harry Blunt, suh; didn't yo' hear Mistah Stonewell call him Harry, suh?

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading ROBERT RESIGNS "Didn't I tole yo' so, suh?

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

knownadjectiveUS /noʊn/

apprehended with certainty

From this reading I known fer seberal months dat Mistah Harry Blunt been goin' about town in cibilians' close, but I ben feared to tole any one.

knowsnounUS /noʊz/

plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people

From this reading He'd been 'cused of lyin', yo' knows dat, Mistah Drake.

lyin

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From this reading He'd been 'cused of lyin', yo' knows dat, Mistah Drake.

mannounUS /mæn/

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading That other man was Mistah Harry Blunt, suh; didn't yo' hear Mistah Stonewell call him Harry, suh?

Mistah

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From this reading That other man was Mistah Harry Blunt, suh; didn't yo' hear Mistah Stonewell call him Harry, suh?

monthsnounUS /mʌnθs/

plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

From this reading I known fer seberal months dat Mistah Harry Blunt been goin' about town in cibilians' close, but I ben feared to tole any one.

niggah

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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

ole

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onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading I known fer seberal months dat Mistah Harry Blunt been goin' about town in cibilians' close, but I ben feared to tole any one.

otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading That other man was Mistah Harry Blunt, suh; didn't yo' hear Mistah Stonewell call him Harry, suh?

RESIGNSverbUS /rɪˈzaɪnz/

third-person singular of “resign” — leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily

From this reading ROBERT RESIGNS "Didn't I tole yo' so, suh?

ROBERTnounUS /ˈrɑːbərt/

United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)

From this reading ROBERT RESIGNS "Didn't I tole yo' so, suh?

seberal

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From this reading I known fer seberal months dat Mistah Harry Blunt been goin' about town in cibilians' close, but I ben feared to tole any one.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading ROBERT RESIGNS "Didn't I tole yo' so, suh?

sonnounUS /sʌn/

a male human offspring

stealin

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Stonewell

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From this reading That other man was Mistah Harry Blunt, suh; didn't yo' hear Mistah Stonewell call him Harry, suh?

suh

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From this reading ROBERT RESIGNS "Didn't I tole yo' so, suh?

supposeverbUS /səˈpoʊz/

express a supposition

ter

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ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading That other man was Mistah Harry Blunt, suh; didn't yo' hear Mistah Stonewell call him Harry, suh?

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading I known fer seberal months dat Mistah Harry Blunt been goin' about town in cibilians' close, but I ben feared to tole any one.

tolenounUS /toʊl/

enameled or lacquered metalware (usually gilded and elaborately painted); popular in the 18th century

From this reading ROBERT RESIGNS "Didn't I tole yo' so, suh?

townnounUS /taʊn/

an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading I known fer seberal months dat Mistah Harry Blunt been goin' about town in cibilians' close, but I ben feared to tole any one.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading That other man was Mistah Harry Blunt, suh; didn't yo' hear Mistah Stonewell call him Harry, suh?

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading ROBERT RESIGNS "Didn't I tole yo' so, suh?

zamnations

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