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Chapter IV
"By de time dat man git so he kin creep 'bout on crutches, he look mos' good ez he do now. He wuz dat full er life, suh, dat he bleeze ter go downsta'rs, en down he went. Well, suh, he wuz mighty lucky dat day. Kaze ef he'd a run up wid Mistiss en Miss Lady by hese'f, dee'd er done sumpn' ner fer ter make 'im feel bad. Dee cert'n'y would, suh.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Kaze ef he'd a run up wid Mistiss en Miss Lady by hese'f, dee'd er done sumpn' ner fer ter make 'im feel bad.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"By de time dat man git so he kin creep 'bout on crutches, he look mos' good ez he do now.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He wuz dat full er life, suh, dat he bleeze ter go downsta'rs, en down he went.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"By de time dat man git so he kin creep 'bout on crutches, he look mos' good ez he do now.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Kaze ef he'd a run up wid Mistiss en Miss Lady by hese'f, dee'd er done sumpn' ner fer ter make 'im feel bad.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"By de time dat man git so he kin creep 'bout on crutches, he look mos' good ez he do now.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, suh, he wuz mighty lucky dat day.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He wuz dat full er life, suh, dat he bleeze ter go downsta'rs, en down he went.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Dee cert'n'y would, suh.”
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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 Kaze ef he'd a run up wid Mistiss en Miss Lady by hese'f, dee'd er done sumpn' ner fer ter make 'im feel bad.
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From this reading Kaze ef he'd a run up wid Mistiss en Miss Lady by hese'f, dee'd er done sumpn' ner fer ter make 'im feel bad.
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From this reading He wuz dat full er life, suh, dat he bleeze ter go downsta'rs, en down he went.
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From this reading "By de time dat man git so he kin creep 'bout on crutches, he look mos' good ez he do now.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "By de time dat man git so he kin creep 'bout on crutches, he look mos' good ez he do now.
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From this reading Dee cert'n'y would, suh.
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From this reading "By de time dat man git so he kin creep 'bout on crutches, he look mos' good ez he do now.
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From this reading "By de time dat man git so he kin creep 'bout on crutches, he look mos' good ez he do now.
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From this reading "By de time dat man git so he kin creep 'bout on crutches, he look mos' good ez he do now.
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From this reading Well, suh, he wuz mighty lucky dat day.
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From this reading "By de time dat man git so he kin creep 'bout on crutches, he look mos' good ez he do now.
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From this reading Dee cert'n'y would, suh.
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From this reading Kaze ef he'd a run up wid Mistiss en Miss Lady by hese'f, dee'd er done sumpn' ner fer ter make 'im feel bad.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "By de time dat man git so he kin creep 'bout on crutches, he look mos' good ez he do now.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Kaze ef he'd a run up wid Mistiss en Miss Lady by hese'f, dee'd er done sumpn' ner fer ter make 'im feel bad.
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From this reading He wuz dat full er life, suh, dat he bleeze ter go downsta'rs, en down he went.
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From this reading He wuz dat full er life, suh, dat he bleeze ter go downsta'rs, en down he went.
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From this reading Kaze ef he'd a run up wid Mistiss en Miss Lady by hese'f, dee'd er done sumpn' ner fer ter make 'im feel bad.
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From this reading He wuz dat full er life, suh, dat he bleeze ter go downsta'rs, en down he went.
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From this reading He wuz dat full er life, suh, dat he bleeze ter go downsta'rs, en down he went.
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From this reading "By de time dat man git so he kin creep 'bout on crutches, he look mos' good ez he do now.
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From this reading Kaze ef he'd a run up wid Mistiss en Miss Lady by hese'f, dee'd er done sumpn' ner fer ter make 'im feel bad.
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From this reading Kaze ef he'd a run up wid Mistiss en Miss Lady by hese'f, dee'd er done sumpn' ner fer ter make 'im feel bad.
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From this reading He wuz dat full er life, suh, dat he bleeze ter go downsta'rs, en down he went.
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From this reading "By de time dat man git so he kin creep 'bout on crutches, he look mos' good ez he do now.
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From this reading He wuz dat full er life, suh, dat he bleeze ter go downsta'rs, en down he went.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "By de time dat man git so he kin creep 'bout on crutches, he look mos' good ez he do now.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "By de time dat man git so he kin creep 'bout on crutches, he look mos' good ez he do now.
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From this reading Kaze ef he'd a run up wid Mistiss en Miss Lady by hese'f, dee'd er done sumpn' ner fer ter make 'im feel bad.
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From this reading Kaze ef he'd a run up wid Mistiss en Miss Lady by hese'f, dee'd er done sumpn' ner fer ter make 'im feel bad.
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From this reading Kaze ef he'd a run up wid Mistiss en Miss Lady by hese'f, dee'd er done sumpn' ner fer ter make 'im feel bad.
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From this reading Kaze ef he'd a run up wid Mistiss en Miss Lady by hese'f, dee'd er done sumpn' ner fer ter make 'im feel bad.
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From this reading "By de time dat man git so he kin creep 'bout on crutches, he look mos' good ez he do now.
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From this reading Kaze ef he'd a run up wid Mistiss en Miss Lady by hese'f, dee'd er done sumpn' ner fer ter make 'im feel bad.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He wuz dat full er life, suh, dat he bleeze ter go downsta'rs, en down he went.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "By de time dat man git so he kin creep 'bout on crutches, he look mos' good ez he do now.
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From this reading Well, suh, he wuz mighty lucky dat day.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Kaze ef he'd a run up wid Mistiss en Miss Lady by hese'f, dee'd er done sumpn' ner fer ter make 'im feel bad.
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From this reading "By de time dat man git so he kin creep 'bout on crutches, he look mos' good ez he do now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, suh, he wuz mighty lucky dat day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kaze ef he'd a run up wid Mistiss en Miss Lady by hese'f, dee'd er done sumpn' ner fer ter make 'im feel bad.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kaze ef he'd a run up wid Mistiss en Miss Lady by hese'f, dee'd er done sumpn' ner fer ter make 'im feel bad.
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From this reading "By de time dat man git so he kin creep 'bout on crutches, he look mos' good ez he do now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kaze ef he'd a run up wid Mistiss en Miss Lady by hese'f, dee'd er done sumpn' ner fer ter make 'im feel bad.
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From this reading "By de time dat man git so he kin creep 'bout on crutches, he look mos' good ez he do now.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "By de time dat man git so he kin creep 'bout on crutches, he look mos' good ez he do now.
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From this reading Kaze ef he'd a run up wid Mistiss en Miss Lady by hese'f, dee'd er done sumpn' ner fer ter make 'im feel bad.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "By de time dat man git so he kin creep 'bout on crutches, he look mos' good ez he do now.
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From this reading He wuz dat full er life, suh, dat he bleeze ter go downsta'rs, en down he went.
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From this reading Kaze ef he'd a run up wid Mistiss en Miss Lady by hese'f, dee'd er done sumpn' ner fer ter make 'im feel bad.
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From this reading He wuz dat full er life, suh, dat he bleeze ter go downsta'rs, en down he went.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "By de time dat man git so he kin creep 'bout on crutches, he look mos' good ez he do now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kaze ef he'd a run up wid Mistiss en Miss Lady by hese'f, dee'd er done sumpn' ner fer ter make 'im feel bad.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, suh, he wuz mighty lucky dat day.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He wuz dat full er life, suh, dat he bleeze ter go downsta'rs, en down he went.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kaze ef he'd a run up wid Mistiss en Miss Lady by hese'f, dee'd er done sumpn' ner fer ter make 'im feel bad.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Dee cert'n'y would, suh.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He wuz dat full er life, suh, dat he bleeze ter go downsta'rs, en down he went.
