Chapter 14 of Black April is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Black April is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Hopping to his feet he ran humbly to Big Sue, and slipped a hand in hers, “Lemme go wid you, Cun Big Sue. I ain’ gwine holler no mo’.” Big Sue gave his hand a painful squeeze, “I’m dat provoke’ wid you, Breeze, I can’ talk. But you wait till I git you home. You’s de kickin’est nigger I ever did see.
Chapter 14 of Black April is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a digital tape recording of sound
From this reading “Big Sue gave his hand a painful squeeze, “I’m dat provoke’ wid you, Breeze, I can’ talk.”
a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
From this reading “But you wait till I git you home.”
shout out
From this reading “I ain’ gwine holler no mo’.””
inflected form of “hop” — jump lightly
From this reading “Hopping to his feet he ran humbly to Big Sue, and slipped a hand in hers, “Lemme go wid you, Cun Big Sue.”
in a humble manner
From this reading “Hopping to his feet he ran humbly to Big Sue, and slipped a hand in hers, “Lemme go wid you, Cun Big Sue.”
call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
From this reading “Big Sue gave his hand a painful squeeze, “I’m dat provoke’ wid you, Breeze, I can’ talk.”
to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition
From this reading “Big Sue gave his hand a painful squeeze, “I’m dat provoke’ wid you, Breeze, I can’ talk.”
institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
From this reading “Hopping to his feet he ran humbly to Big Sue, and slipped a hand in hers, “Lemme go wid you, Cun Big Sue.”
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Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “But you wait till I git you home.”
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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 Hopping to his feet he ran humbly to Big Sue, and slipped a hand in hers, “Lemme go wid you, Cun Big Sue.
belonging to or on behalf of a specified person (especially yourself); preceded by a possessive
From this reading I ain’ gwine holler no mo’.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hopping to his feet he ran humbly to Big Sue, and slipped a hand in hers, “Lemme go wid you, Cun Big Sue.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Hopping to his feet he ran humbly to Big Sue, and slipped a hand in hers, “Lemme go wid you, Cun Big Sue.
a slight wind (usually refreshing)
From this reading Big Sue gave his hand a painful squeeze, “I’m dat provoke’ wid you, Breeze, I can’ talk.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But you wait till I git you home.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Big Sue gave his hand a painful squeeze, “I’m dat provoke’ wid you, Breeze, I can’ talk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hopping to his feet he ran humbly to Big Sue, and slipped a hand in hers, “Lemme go wid you, Cun Big Sue.
a digital tape recording of sound
From this reading Big Sue gave his hand a painful squeeze, “I’m dat provoke’ wid you, Breeze, I can’ talk.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading You’s de kickin’est nigger I ever did see.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading You’s de kickin’est nigger I ever did see.
at any time
From this reading You’s de kickin’est nigger I ever did see.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Hopping to his feet he ran humbly to Big Sue, and slipped a hand in hers, “Lemme go wid you, Cun Big Sue.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Big Sue gave his hand a painful squeeze, “I’m dat provoke’ wid you, Breeze, I can’ talk.
a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
From this reading But you wait till I git you home.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Hopping to his feet he ran humbly to Big Sue, and slipped a hand in hers, “Lemme go wid you, Cun Big Sue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I ain’ gwine holler no mo’.”
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Hopping to his feet he ran humbly to Big Sue, and slipped a hand in hers, “Lemme go wid you, Cun Big Sue.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Hopping to his feet he ran humbly to Big Sue, and slipped a hand in hers, “Lemme go wid you, Cun Big Sue.
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading Hopping to his feet he ran humbly to Big Sue, and slipped a hand in hers, “Lemme go wid you, Cun Big Sue.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Hopping to his feet he ran humbly to Big Sue, and slipped a hand in hers, “Lemme go wid you, Cun Big Sue.
shout out
From this reading I ain’ gwine holler no mo’.”
where you live at a particular time
From this reading But you wait till I git you home.
inflected form of “hop” — jump lightly
From this reading Hopping to his feet he ran humbly to Big Sue, and slipped a hand in hers, “Lemme go wid you, Cun Big Sue.
in a humble manner
From this reading Hopping to his feet he ran humbly to Big Sue, and slipped a hand in hers, “Lemme go wid you, Cun Big Sue.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I ain’ gwine holler no mo’.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Big Sue gave his hand a painful squeeze, “I’m dat provoke’ wid you, Breeze, I can’ talk.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Hopping to his feet he ran humbly to Big Sue, and slipped a hand in hers, “Lemme go wid you, Cun Big Sue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You’s de kickin’est nigger I ever did see.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hopping to his feet he ran humbly to Big Sue, and slipped a hand in hers, “Lemme go wid you, Cun Big Sue.
an indefinitely short time
From this reading I ain’ gwine holler no mo’.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You’s de kickin’est nigger I ever did see.
not any; not one
From this reading I ain’ gwine holler no mo’.”
causing physical or psychological pain
From this reading Big Sue gave his hand a painful squeeze, “I’m dat provoke’ wid you, Breeze, I can’ talk.
call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
From this reading Big Sue gave his hand a painful squeeze, “I’m dat provoke’ wid you, Breeze, I can’ talk.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Hopping to his feet he ran humbly to Big Sue, and slipped a hand in hers, “Lemme go wid you, Cun Big Sue.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading You’s de kickin’est nigger I ever did see.
inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily
From this reading Hopping to his feet he ran humbly to Big Sue, and slipped a hand in hers, “Lemme go wid you, Cun Big Sue.
to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition
From this reading Big Sue gave his hand a painful squeeze, “I’m dat provoke’ wid you, Breeze, I can’ talk.
institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
From this reading Hopping to his feet he ran humbly to Big Sue, and slipped a hand in hers, “Lemme go wid you, Cun Big Sue.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading Big Sue gave his hand a painful squeeze, “I’m dat provoke’ wid you, Breeze, I can’ talk.
up to a particular time
From this reading But you wait till I git you home.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Hopping to his feet he ran humbly to Big Sue, and slipped a hand in hers, “Lemme go wid you, Cun Big Sue.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading But you wait till I git you home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hopping to his feet he ran humbly to Big Sue, and slipped a hand in hers, “Lemme go wid you, Cun Big Sue.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Hopping to his feet he ran humbly to Big Sue, and slipped a hand in hers, “Lemme go wid you, Cun Big Sue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You’s de kickin’est nigger I ever did see.
Chapter 14 of Black April by Julia Peterkin holds 424 sentences, grouped into 85 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 14 holds 424 sentences of Black April, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 14 of Black April by Julia Peterkin exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 424 sentences, grouped into 85 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 85 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 85 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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Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
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