Chapter IX

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

From this reading Once 'pon a time dere was a lot ob colored people, an' dey was all gwine to de promised land.

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From this reading I tell you, my bruddren, dere ain't no odder way.

(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 Once 'pon a time dere was a lot ob colored people, an' dey was all gwine to de promised land.

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

From this reading Once 'pon a time dere was a lot ob colored people, an' dey was all gwine to de promised land.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading Dere ain't no gitten up de back stairs, nor goin' 'cross lots; you can't do dat away, my bruddren, you got to git on board de Ship ob Faith.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading Dere ain't no gitten up de back stairs, nor goin' 'cross lots; you can't do dat away, my bruddren, you got to git on board de Ship ob Faith.

a committee having supervisory powers

From this reading "My bruddren, ef yous gwine to git saved, you got to git on board de Ship ob Faith.

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From this reading "My bruddren, ef yous gwine to git saved, you got to git on board de Ship ob Faith.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Well, dey knowed dere w'an't no odder way for 'em to do but to git on board de Ship ob Faith.

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From this reading Dere ain't no gitten up de back stairs, nor goin' 'cross lots; you can't do dat away, my bruddren, you got to git on board de Ship ob Faith.

having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination

From this reading Once 'pon a time dere was a lot ob colored people, an' dey was all gwine to de promised land.

travel across or pass over

From this reading Dere ain't no gitten up de back stairs, nor goin' 'cross lots; you can't do dat away, my bruddren, you got to git on board de Ship ob Faith.

a digital tape recording of sound

From this reading Dere ain't no gitten up de back stairs, nor goin' 'cross lots; you can't do dat away, my bruddren, you got to git on board de Ship ob Faith.

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

From this reading "My bruddren, ef yous gwine to git saved, you got to git on board de Ship ob Faith.

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From this reading I tell you, my bruddren, dere ain't no odder way.

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From this reading Once 'pon a time dere was a lot ob colored people, an' dey was all gwine to de promised land.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading Dere ain't no gitten up de back stairs, nor goin' 'cross lots; you can't do dat away, my bruddren, you got to git on board de Ship ob Faith.

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From this reading "My bruddren, ef yous gwine to git saved, you got to git on board de Ship ob Faith.

a quad with a square body

From this reading Well, dey knowed dere w'an't no odder way for 'em to do but to git on board de Ship ob Faith.

a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny

From this reading "My bruddren, ef yous gwine to git saved, you got to git on board de Ship ob Faith.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Well, dey knowed dere w'an't no odder way for 'em to do but to git on board de Ship ob Faith.

a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible

From this reading "My bruddren, ef yous gwine to git saved, you got to git on board de Ship ob Faith.

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From this reading Dere ain't no gitten up de back stairs, nor goin' 'cross lots; you can't do dat away, my bruddren, you got to git on board de Ship ob Faith.

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From this reading Dere ain't no gitten up de back stairs, nor goin' 'cross lots; you can't do dat away, my bruddren, you got to git on board de Ship ob Faith.

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading "My bruddren, ef yous gwine to git saved, you got to git on board de Ship ob Faith.

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From this reading "My bruddren, ef yous gwine to git saved, you got to git on board de Ship ob Faith.

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

From this reading I tell you, my bruddren, dere ain't no odder way.

past form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading Well, dey knowed dere w'an't no odder way for 'em to do but to git on board de Ship ob Faith.

the land on which real estate is located

From this reading Once 'pon a time dere was a lot ob colored people, an' dey was all gwine to de promised land.

(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent

From this reading Once 'pon a time dere was a lot ob colored people, an' dey was all gwine to de promised land.

a large number or amount

From this reading Dere ain't no gitten up de back stairs, nor goin' 'cross lots; you can't do dat away, my bruddren, you got to git on board de Ship ob Faith.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "My bruddren, ef yous gwine to git saved, you got to git on board de Ship ob Faith.

not any; not one

From this reading I tell you, my bruddren, dere ain't no odder way.

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading Dere ain't no gitten up de back stairs, nor goin' 'cross lots; you can't do dat away, my bruddren, you got to git on board de Ship ob Faith.

a major river of western Siberia; flows generally northward and westward to the Gulf of Ob and the Kara Sea

From this reading "My bruddren, ef yous gwine to git saved, you got to git on board de Ship ob Faith.

comparative of “odd” — not divisible by two

From this reading I tell you, my bruddren, dere ain't no odder way.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading "My bruddren, ef yous gwine to git saved, you got to git on board de Ship ob Faith.

on one occasion

From this reading Once 'pon a time dere was a lot ob colored people, an' dey was all gwine to de promised land.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading Once 'pon a time dere was a lot ob colored people, an' dey was all gwine to de promised land.

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From this reading Once 'pon a time dere was a lot ob colored people, an' dey was all gwine to de promised land.

past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment

From this reading Once 'pon a time dere was a lot ob colored people, an' dey was all gwine to de promised land.

rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin

From this reading "My bruddren, ef yous gwine to git saved, you got to git on board de Ship ob Faith.

transport commercially

From this reading "My bruddren, ef yous gwine to git saved, you got to git on board de Ship ob Faith.

a flight of stairs or a flight of steps

From this reading Dere ain't no gitten up de back stairs, nor goin' 'cross lots; you can't do dat away, my bruddren, you got to git on board de Ship ob Faith.

express in words

From this reading I tell you, my bruddren, dere ain't no odder way.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading Once 'pon a time dere was a lot ob colored people, an' dey was all gwine to de promised land.

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

From this reading "My bruddren, ef yous gwine to git saved, you got to git on board de Ship ob Faith.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading Dere ain't no gitten up de back stairs, nor goin' 'cross lots; you can't do dat away, my bruddren, you got to git on board de Ship ob Faith.

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From this reading Well, dey knowed dere w'an't no odder way for 'em to do but to git on board de Ship ob Faith.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Once 'pon a time dere was a lot ob colored people, an' dey was all gwine to de promised land.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading I tell you, my bruddren, dere ain't no odder way.

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading Well, dey knowed dere w'an't no odder way for 'em to do but to git on board de Ship ob Faith.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "My bruddren, ef yous gwine to git saved, you got to git on board de Ship ob Faith.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "My bruddren, ef yous gwine to git saved, you got to git on board de Ship ob Faith.