Chapter IX
"I come afoot, with the Cateaus. But I'm goin' now. I ent goin' wait fu' 'em. I'm plumb we' out, me." "Kin I go with you, Calixta?"
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Chapter IX
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"I
come
afoot,
with
the
Cateaus.
But
I'm
goin'
now.
I
ent
goin'
wait
fu'
'em.
I'm
plumb
we'
out,
me."
"Kin
I
go
with
you,
Calixta?"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"I
come
afoot,
with
the
Cateaus.
Line 2
But
I'm
goin'
now.
Line 3
I
ent
goin'
wait
fu'
'em.
Line 4
I'm
plumb
we'
out,
me."
Line 5
"Kin
I
go
with
you,
Calixta?"
Learner Dictionary
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Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I come afoot, with the Cateaus.”
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afoot
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From this reading "I come afoot, with the Cateaus.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I'm goin' now.
Calixta
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From this reading "Kin I go with you, Calixta?"
Cateaus
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From this reading "I come afoot, with the Cateaus.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I come afoot, with the Cateaus.
em
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From this reading I ent goin' wait fu' 'em.
ent
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From this reading I ent goin' wait fu' 'em.
fu
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From this reading I ent goin' wait fu' 'em.
go
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From this reading "Kin I go with you, Calixta?"
goin
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From this reading But I'm goin' now.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I come afoot, with the Cateaus.
I'm
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From this reading But I'm goin' now.
Kin
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From this reading "Kin I go with you, Calixta?"
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I'm plumb we' out, me."
now
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From this reading But I'm goin' now.
out
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From this reading I'm plumb we' out, me."
plumb
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From this reading I'm plumb we' out, me."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I come afoot, with the Cateaus.
wait
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From this reading I ent goin' wait fu' 'em.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I'm plumb we' out, me."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I come afoot, with the Cateaus.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Kin I go with you, Calixta?"