Chapter IV
Mink had his sensibilities. On these harmonious numbers he piqued himself. He felt affronted. “A leetle mo’, an’ I’ll break this jug over yer head. Nobody ain’t a-goin’ ter think ez my singin’ air a wolf.”
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Mink
had
his
sensibilities.
On
these
harmonious
numbers
he
piqued
himself.
He
felt
affronted.
“A
leetle
mo’,
an’
I’ll
break
this
jug
over
yer
head.
Nobody
ain’t
a-goin’
ter
think
ez
my
singin’
air
a
wolf.”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Mink
had
his
sensibilities.
Line 2
On
these
harmonious
numbers
he
piqued
himself.
Line 3
He
felt
affronted.
Line 4
“A
leetle
mo’,
an’
I’ll
break
this
jug
over
yer
head.
Line 5
Nobody
ain’t
a-goin’
ter
think
ez
my
singin’
air
a
wolf.”
Learner Dictionary
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Himself
pronoun
US /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “On these harmonious numbers he piqued himself.”
Nobody
pronoun
US /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading “Nobody ain’t a-goin’ ter think ez my singin’ air a wolf.””
Over
preposition
US /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading ““A leetle mo’, an’ I’ll break this jug over yer head.”
These
determiner
US /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “On these harmonious numbers he piqued himself.”
Think
noun
US /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Nobody ain’t a-goin’ ter think ez my singin’ air a wolf.””
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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 “A leetle mo’, an’ I’ll break this jug over yer head.
a-goin
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affronted
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ain't
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air
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andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “A leetle mo’, an’ I’ll break this jug over yer head.
break
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ez
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felt
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mink had his sensibilities.
harmonious
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hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
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head
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himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading On these harmonious numbers he piqued himself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mink had his sensibilities.
I'll
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jug
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leetle
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Mink
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From this reading Mink had his sensibilities.
mo
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From this reading “A leetle mo’, an’ I’ll break this jug over yer head.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Nobody ain’t a-goin’ ter think ez my singin’ air a wolf.”
NobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading Nobody ain’t a-goin’ ter think ez my singin’ air a wolf.”
numbers
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OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On these harmonious numbers he piqued himself.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “A leetle mo’, an’ I’ll break this jug over yer head.
piqued
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From this reading On these harmonious numbers he piqued himself.
sensibilities
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From this reading Mink had his sensibilities.
singin
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ter
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From this reading Nobody ain’t a-goin’ ter think ez my singin’ air a wolf.”
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading On these harmonious numbers he piqued himself.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nobody ain’t a-goin’ ter think ez my singin’ air a wolf.”
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “A leetle mo’, an’ I’ll break this jug over yer head.
wolf
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From this reading Nobody ain’t a-goin’ ter think ez my singin’ air a wolf.”
yer
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From this reading “A leetle mo’, an’ I’ll break this jug over yer head.