Chapter IV

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading All two of you keep dis place lookin’ like a fatal rabbit-nes’, de way yo’ hair be fallin’ ove’ evvything.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading All two of you keep dis place lookin’ like a fatal rabbit-nes’, de way yo’ hair be fallin’ ove’ evvything.

a Hebrew shepherd and minor prophet

From this reading Mr. Amos put his book aside and laughed heartily.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading I kin shake dem blankets till my two arms be stiff, an’ de hair yet hanging’ to ’um.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Mr. Amos put his book aside and laughed heartily.

weapons considered collectively

From this reading I kin shake dem blankets till my two arms be stiff, an’ de hair yet hanging’ to ’um.

on or to one side

From this reading Mr. Amos put his book aside and laughed heartily.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading All two of you keep dis place lookin’ like a fatal rabbit-nes’, de way yo’ hair be fallin’ ove’ evvything.

plural of “blanket” — bedding that keeps a person warm in bed

From this reading I kin shake dem blankets till my two arms be stiff, an’ de hair yet hanging’ to ’um.

a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)

From this reading Mr. Amos put his book aside and laughed heartily.

rub with a brush, or as if with a brush

From this reading An’ de onles way to git y’all hair off des flo’-rugs,—I gotta git down on my knees an’ brush ’um wid a swiss-broom.”

feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats

From this reading “Y’awter put dat ole cat out-doahs.

a digital tape recording of sound

From this reading “Y’awter put dat ole cat out-doahs.

a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

From this reading All two of you keep dis place lookin’ like a fatal rabbit-nes’, de way yo’ hair be fallin’ ove’ evvything.

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From this reading I kin shake dem blankets till my two arms be stiff, an’ de hair yet hanging’ to ’um.

a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry

From this reading An’ de onles way to git y’all hair off des flo’-rugs,—I gotta git down on my knees an’ brush ’um wid a swiss-broom.”

(Roman mythology) god of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Hades

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being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading An’ de onles way to git y’all hair off des flo’-rugs,—I gotta git down on my knees an’ brush ’um wid a swiss-broom.”

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From this reading All two of you keep dis place lookin’ like a fatal rabbit-nes’, de way yo’ hair be fallin’ ove’ evvything.

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From this reading All two of you keep dis place lookin’ like a fatal rabbit-nes’, de way yo’ hair be fallin’ ove’ evvything.

bringing death

From this reading All two of you keep dis place lookin’ like a fatal rabbit-nes’, de way yo’ hair be fallin’ ove’ evvything.

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From this reading An’ de onles way to git y’all hair off des flo’-rugs,—I gotta git down on my knees an’ brush ’um wid a swiss-broom.”

a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible

From this reading An’ de onles way to git y’all hair off des flo’-rugs,—I gotta git down on my knees an’ brush ’um wid a swiss-broom.”

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From this reading An’ de onles way to git y’all hair off des flo’-rugs,—I gotta git down on my knees an’ brush ’um wid a swiss-broom.”

a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss

From this reading All two of you keep dis place lookin’ like a fatal rabbit-nes’, de way yo’ hair be fallin’ ove’ evvything.

decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window

From this reading I kin shake dem blankets till my two arms be stiff, an’ de hair yet hanging’ to ’um.

with gusto and without reservation

From this reading Mr. Amos put his book aside and laughed heartily.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Mr. Amos put his book aside and laughed heartily.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I kin shake dem blankets till my two arms be stiff, an’ de hair yet hanging’ to ’um.

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

From this reading All two of you keep dis place lookin’ like a fatal rabbit-nes’, de way yo’ hair be fallin’ ove’ evvything.

a person having kinship with another or others

From this reading I kin shake dem blankets till my two arms be stiff, an’ de hair yet hanging’ to ’um.

plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella

From this reading An’ de onles way to git y’all hair off des flo’-rugs,—I gotta git down on my knees an’ brush ’um wid a swiss-broom.”

past form of “laugh” — produce laughter

From this reading Mr. Amos put his book aside and laughed heartily.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading All two of you keep dis place lookin’ like a fatal rabbit-nes’, de way yo’ hair be fallin’ ove’ evvything.

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From this reading All two of you keep dis place lookin’ like a fatal rabbit-nes’, de way yo’ hair be fallin’ ove’ evvything.

a form of address for a man

From this reading Mr. Amos put his book aside and laughed heartily.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I kin shake dem blankets till my two arms be stiff, an’ de hair yet hanging’ to ’um.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading All two of you keep dis place lookin’ like a fatal rabbit-nes’, de way yo’ hair be fallin’ ove’ evvything.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading An’ de onles way to git y’all hair off des flo’-rugs,—I gotta git down on my knees an’ brush ’um wid a swiss-broom.”

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From this reading “Y’awter put dat ole cat out-doahs.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading An’ de onles way to git y’all hair off des flo’-rugs,—I gotta git down on my knees an’ brush ’um wid a swiss-broom.”

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From this reading An’ de onles way to git y’all hair off des flo’-rugs,—I gotta git down on my knees an’ brush ’um wid a swiss-broom.”

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From this reading “Y’awter put dat ole cat out-doahs.

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From this reading All two of you keep dis place lookin’ like a fatal rabbit-nes’, de way yo’ hair be fallin’ ove’ evvything.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading All two of you keep dis place lookin’ like a fatal rabbit-nes’, de way yo’ hair be fallin’ ove’ evvything.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading “Y’awter put dat ole cat out-doahs.

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From this reading All two of you keep dis place lookin’ like a fatal rabbit-nes’, de way yo’ hair be fallin’ ove’ evvything.

plural of “rug” — floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)

From this reading An’ de onles way to git y’all hair off des flo’-rugs,—I gotta git down on my knees an’ brush ’um wid a swiss-broom.”

move or cause to move back and forth

From this reading I kin shake dem blankets till my two arms be stiff, an’ de hair yet hanging’ to ’um.

not moving or operating freely

From this reading I kin shake dem blankets till my two arms be stiff, an’ de hair yet hanging’ to ’um.

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From this reading An’ de onles way to git y’all hair off des flo’-rugs,—I gotta git down on my knees an’ brush ’um wid a swiss-broom.”

up to a particular time

From this reading I kin shake dem blankets till my two arms be stiff, an’ de hair yet hanging’ to ’um.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading I kin shake dem blankets till my two arms be stiff, an’ de hair yet hanging’ to ’um.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading All two of you keep dis place lookin’ like a fatal rabbit-nes’, de way yo’ hair be fallin’ ove’ evvything.

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From this reading I kin shake dem blankets till my two arms be stiff, an’ de hair yet hanging’ to ’um.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading All two of you keep dis place lookin’ like a fatal rabbit-nes’, de way yo’ hair be fallin’ ove’ evvything.

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From this reading An’ de onles way to git y’all hair off des flo’-rugs,—I gotta git down on my knees an’ brush ’um wid a swiss-broom.”

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From this reading An’ de onles way to git y’all hair off des flo’-rugs,—I gotta git down on my knees an’ brush ’um wid a swiss-broom.”

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From this reading “Y’awter put dat ole cat out-doahs.

but in spite of that

From this reading I kin shake dem blankets till my two arms be stiff, an’ de hair yet hanging’ to ’um.

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From this reading All two of you keep dis place lookin’ like a fatal rabbit-nes’, de way yo’ hair be fallin’ ove’ evvything.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading All two of you keep dis place lookin’ like a fatal rabbit-nes’, de way yo’ hair be fallin’ ove’ evvything.