Chapter X
Penn waited for him to rise, then grasped his arm. The negro, startled into a consciousness of his presence, stared at him wildly. "That is not God, Cudjo!" "No, no, not your God, massa! My God!" and the African smote his breast.
Cudjo's Cave
Chapter X
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Penn
waited
for
him
to
rise,
then
grasped
his
arm.
The
negro,
startled
into
a
consciousness
of
his
presence,
stared
at
him
wildly.
"That
is
not
God,
Cudjo!"
"No,
no,
not
your
God,
massa!
My
God!"
and
the
African
smote
his
breast.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Penn
waited
for
him
to
rise,
then
grasped
his
arm.
Line 2
The
negro,
startled
into
a
consciousness
of
his
presence,
stared
at
him
wildly.
Line 3
"That
is
not
God,
Cudjo!"
Line 4
"No,
no,
not
your
God,
massa!
Line 5
My
God!"
and
the
African
smote
his
breast.
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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The negro, startled into a consciousness of his presence, stared at him wildly.
African
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From this reading My God!" and the African smote his breast.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My God!" and the African smote his breast.
arm
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atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
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breast
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consciousness
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Cudjo
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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God
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grasped
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himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Penn waited for him to rise, then grasped his arm.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Penn waited for him to rise, then grasped his arm.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The negro, startled into a consciousness of his presence, stared at him wildly.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "That is not God, Cudjo!"
massa
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MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My God!" and the African smote his breast.
negro
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From this reading The negro, startled into a consciousness of his presence, stared at him wildly.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "No, no, not your God, massa!
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "That is not God, Cudjo!"
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The negro, startled into a consciousness of his presence, stared at him wildly.
Penn
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presence
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rise
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smote
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stared
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startled
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ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That is not God, Cudjo!"
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The negro, startled into a consciousness of his presence, stared at him wildly.
then
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From this reading Penn waited for him to rise, then grasped his arm.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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waited
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wildly
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yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "No, no, not your God, massa!