Chapter 9 of Bayou Folk is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IX
Chapter 9 of Bayou Folk is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"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?"
Chapter 9 of Bayou Folk is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/80 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
on foot; walking
From this reading “"I come afoot, with the Cateaus.”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “"I come afoot, with the Cateaus.”
a person having kinship with another or others
From this reading “"Kin I go with you, Calixta?"”
measure the depth of something
From this reading “I'm plumb we' out, me."”
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading “I ent goin' wait fu' 'em.”
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on foot; walking
From this reading "I come afoot, with the Cateaus.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I'm goin' now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Kin I go with you, Calixta?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I come afoot, with the Cateaus.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "I come afoot, with the Cateaus.
a quad with a square body
From this reading I ent goin' wait fu' 'em.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I ent goin' wait fu' 'em.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I ent goin' wait fu' 'em.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Kin I go with you, Calixta?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But I'm goin' now.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I come afoot, with the Cateaus.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But I'm goin' now.
a person having kinship with another or others
From this reading "Kin I go with you, Calixta?"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I'm plumb we' out, me."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading But I'm goin' now.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I'm plumb we' out, me."
measure the depth of something
From this reading I'm plumb we' out, me."
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.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading I ent goin' wait fu' 'em.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I'm plumb we' out, me."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I come afoot, with the Cateaus.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Kin I go with you, Calixta?"
Chapter 9 of Bayou Folk by Kate Chopin holds 403 sentences, grouped into 81 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 9 holds 403 sentences of Bayou Folk, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of Bayou Folk by Kate Chopin exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 403 sentences, grouped into 81 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 81 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 81 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in Bayou Folk, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
