Chapter V
"Is this the daughter of a slave? I know 'Tis not with men as shrubs and trees, that by The shoot you know the rank and order of The stem. Yet who from such a stem would look For such a shoot?" Knowles. The morrow came.
Hatchie, the Guardian Slave
Chapter V
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"Is
this
the
daughter
of
a
slave?
I
know
'Tis
not
with
men
as
shrubs
and
trees,
that
by
The
shoot
you
know
the
rank
and
order
of
The
stem.
Yet
who
from
such
a
stem
would
look
For
such
a
shoot?"
Knowles.
The
morrow
came.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Is
this
the
daughter
of
a
slave?
Line 2
I
know
'Tis
not
with
men
as
shrubs
and
trees,
that
by
The
shoot
you
know
the
rank
and
order
of
The
stem.
Line 3
Yet
who
from
such
a
stem
would
look
For
such
a
shoot?"
Line 4
Knowles.
Line 5
The
morrow
came.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I know 'Tis not with men as shrubs and trees, that by The shoot you know the rank and order of The stem.”
Look
noun
US /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yet who from such a stem would look For such a shoot?"”
Order
noun
US /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I know 'Tis not with men as shrubs and trees, that by The shoot you know the rank and order of The stem.”
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Yet who from such a stem would look For such a shoot?"”
Yet
conjunction
US /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading “Yet who from such a stem would look For such a shoot?"”
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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 "Is this the daughter of a slave?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I know 'Tis not with men as shrubs and trees, that by The shoot you know the rank and order of The stem.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I know 'Tis not with men as shrubs and trees, that by The shoot you know the rank and order of The stem.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I know 'Tis not with men as shrubs and trees, that by The shoot you know the rank and order of The stem.
came
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From this reading The morrow came.
daughter
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From this reading "Is this the daughter of a slave?
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Yet who from such a stem would look For such a shoot?"
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Yet who from such a stem would look For such a shoot?"
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I know 'Tis not with men as shrubs and trees, that by The shoot you know the rank and order of The stem.
Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Is this the daughter of a slave?
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I know 'Tis not with men as shrubs and trees, that by The shoot you know the rank and order of The stem.
Knowles
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From this reading Knowles.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet who from such a stem would look For such a shoot?"
men
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From this reading I know 'Tis not with men as shrubs and trees, that by The shoot you know the rank and order of The stem.
morrow
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From this reading The morrow came.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I know 'Tis not with men as shrubs and trees, that by The shoot you know the rank and order of The stem.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Is this the daughter of a slave?
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I know 'Tis not with men as shrubs and trees, that by The shoot you know the rank and order of The stem.
rank
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From this reading I know 'Tis not with men as shrubs and trees, that by The shoot you know the rank and order of The stem.
shoot
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From this reading I know 'Tis not with men as shrubs and trees, that by The shoot you know the rank and order of The stem.
shrubs
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From this reading I know 'Tis not with men as shrubs and trees, that by The shoot you know the rank and order of The stem.
slave
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From this reading "Is this the daughter of a slave?
stem
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From this reading I know 'Tis not with men as shrubs and trees, that by The shoot you know the rank and order of The stem.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Yet who from such a stem would look For such a shoot?"
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I know 'Tis not with men as shrubs and trees, that by The shoot you know the rank and order of The stem.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Is this the daughter of a slave?
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Is this the daughter of a slave?
Tis
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From this reading I know 'Tis not with men as shrubs and trees, that by The shoot you know the rank and order of The stem.
trees
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From this reading I know 'Tis not with men as shrubs and trees, that by The shoot you know the rank and order of The stem.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Yet who from such a stem would look For such a shoot?"
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I know 'Tis not with men as shrubs and trees, that by The shoot you know the rank and order of The stem.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Yet who from such a stem would look For such a shoot?"
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet who from such a stem would look For such a shoot?"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I know 'Tis not with men as shrubs and trees, that by The shoot you know the rank and order of The stem.