Negro myths from the Georgia coast, told in the vernacular

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XXXVI.

BUH RABBIT AN DE CRAWFISH.

Arter Buh Wolf bin lick Buh Rabbit an trow um een de brier patch case eh ketch um der tief water outer him spring, Buh Rabbit faid fuh meet Buh Wolf, an him leff an gone buil ehself new house een Buh Bear settlement.

Buh Bear, him hab well, an steader Buh Rabbit fine him own water, eh blan slip ter Buh Bear well an tief water outer um.

Buh Bear fine dis out, but Buh Rabbit so scheemy Buh Bear couldnt pit eh han topper um fuh ketch um.

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Negro myths from the Georgia coast, told in the vernacular Charles C., Jr. (Charles Colcock) Jones

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Chapter 4 of Negro myths from the Georgia coast, told in the vernacular is here in full — 454 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

XXXVI. BUH RABBIT AN DE CRAWFISH. Arter Buh Wolf bin lick Buh Rabbit an trow um een de brier patch case eh ketch um der tief water outer him spring, Buh Rabbit faid fuh meet Buh Wolf, an him leff an gone buil ehself new house een Buh Bear settlement. Buh Bear, him hab well, an steader Buh Rabbit fine him own water, eh blan slip ter Buh Bear well an tief water outer um. Buh Bear fine dis out, but Buh Rabbit so scheemy Buh Bear couldnt pit eh han topper um fuh ketch um.

Negro myths from the Georgia coast, told in the vernacular

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Chapter 4 of Negro myths from the Georgia coast, told in the vernacular is here in full — 454 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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XXXVI.

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BUH RABBIT AN DE CRAWFISH.

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Buh Bear, him hab well, an steader Buh Rabbit fine him own water, eh blan slip ter Buh Bear well an tief water outer um.

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Buh Bear fine dis out, but Buh Rabbit so scheemy Buh Bear couldnt pit eh han topper um fuh ketch um.

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bin noun US /bɪn/

a container; usually has a lid

From this reading “Arter Buh Wolf bin lick Buh Rabbit an trow um een de brier patch case eh ketch um der tief water outer him spring, Buh Rabbit faid fuh meet Buh Wolf, an him leff an gone buil ehself new house een Buh Bear settlement.”

brier noun US /ˈbraɪər/

tangled mass of prickly plants

crawfish noun US /ˈkrɔːfɪʃ/

tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly

From this reading “BUH RABBIT AN DE CRAWFISH.”

dis noun US /dɪs/

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

From this reading “Buh Bear fine dis out, but Buh Rabbit so scheemy Buh Bear couldnt pit eh han topper um fuh ketch um.”

han noun US /hɑːn/

imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time from 206 BC to AD 220) and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy; remembered as one of the great eras of Chinese civilization

From this reading “Buh Bear fine dis out, but Buh Rabbit so scheemy Buh Bear couldnt pit eh han topper um fuh ketch um.”

ketch noun US /ketʃ/

a sailing vessel with two masts; the mizzen is forward of the rudderpost

lick verb US /lɪk/

beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight

topper noun US /ˈtɑːpər/

a worker who makes or adds the top to something

From this reading “Buh Bear fine dis out, but Buh Rabbit so scheemy Buh Bear couldnt pit eh han topper um fuh ketch um.”

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new house adjective + noun

In this reading “Arter Buh Wolf bin lick Buh Rabbit an trow um een de brier patch case eh ketch um der tief water outer him spring, Buh Rabbit faid fuh meet Buh Wolf, an him leff an gone buil ehself new house een Buh Bear settlement.”

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ANdeterminerUS /æn/

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

From this reading BUH RABBIT AN DE CRAWFISH.

Arter

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From this reading Arter Buh Wolf bin lick Buh Rabbit an trow um een de brier patch case eh ketch um der tief water outer him spring, Buh Rabbit faid fuh meet Buh Wolf, an him leff an gone buil ehself new house een Buh Bear settlement.

BearverbUS /ber/

have

binnounUS /bɪn/

a container; usually has a lid

blan

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From this reading Buh Bear, him hab well, an steader Buh Rabbit fine him own water, eh blan slip ter Buh Bear well an tief water outer um.

briernounUS /ˈbraɪər/

tangled mass of prickly plants

BUH

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From this reading BUH RABBIT AN DE CRAWFISH.

buil

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butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Buh Bear fine dis out, but Buh Rabbit so scheemy Buh Bear couldnt pit eh han topper um fuh ketch um.

casenounUS /keɪs/

an occurrence of something

couldnt

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From this reading Buh Bear fine dis out, but Buh Rabbit so scheemy Buh Bear couldnt pit eh han topper um fuh ketch um.

CRAWFISHnounUS /ˈkrɔːfɪʃ/

tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly

From this reading BUH RABBIT AN DE CRAWFISH.

DEnounUS /diː/

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

From this reading BUH RABBIT AN DE CRAWFISH.

der

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disnounUS /dɪs/

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

From this reading Buh Bear fine dis out, but Buh Rabbit so scheemy Buh Bear couldnt pit eh han topper um fuh ketch um.

een

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ehself

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faid

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fineadjectiveUS /faɪn/

being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition

From this reading Buh Bear, him hab well, an steader Buh Rabbit fine him own water, eh blan slip ter Buh Bear well an tief water outer um.

fuh

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goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/

destroyed or killed

hab

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From this reading Buh Bear, him hab well, an steader Buh Rabbit fine him own water, eh blan slip ter Buh Bear well an tief water outer um.

hannounUS /hɑːn/

imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time from 206 BC to AD 220) and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy; remembered as one of the great eras of Chinese civilization

From this reading Buh Bear fine dis out, but Buh Rabbit so scheemy Buh Bear couldnt pit eh han topper um fuh ketch um.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

housenounUS /haʊs/

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

ketchnounUS /ketʃ/

a sailing vessel with two masts; the mizzen is forward of the rudderpost

leff

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lickverbUS /lɪk/

beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight

meetverbUS /miːt/

come together

newadjectiveUS /nuː/

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Buh Bear fine dis out, but Buh Rabbit so scheemy Buh Bear couldnt pit eh han topper um fuh ketch um.

outeradjectiveUS /ˈaʊtər/

being on the outside or further from a center

ownverbUS /oʊn/

have ownership or possession of

From this reading Buh Bear, him hab well, an steader Buh Rabbit fine him own water, eh blan slip ter Buh Bear well an tief water outer um.

patchnounUS /pætʃ/

a small contrasting part of something

pitnounUS /pɪt/

A large hole in the ground, or an abyss of darkness and peril.

From this reading Buh Bear fine dis out, but Buh Rabbit so scheemy Buh Bear couldnt pit eh han topper um fuh ketch um.

RABBITnounUS /ˈræbət/

any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets or food

From this reading BUH RABBIT AN DE CRAWFISH.

scheemy

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From this reading Buh Bear fine dis out, but Buh Rabbit so scheemy Buh Bear couldnt pit eh han topper um fuh ketch um.

settlementnounUS /ˈsetəlmənt/

a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government

slipverbUS /slɪp/

move stealthily

From this reading Buh Bear, him hab well, an steader Buh Rabbit fine him own water, eh blan slip ter Buh Bear well an tief water outer um.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Buh Bear fine dis out, but Buh Rabbit so scheemy Buh Bear couldnt pit eh han topper um fuh ketch um.

springnounUS /sprɪŋ/

the season of growth

steader

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From this reading Buh Bear, him hab well, an steader Buh Rabbit fine him own water, eh blan slip ter Buh Bear well an tief water outer um.

ter

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From this reading Buh Bear, him hab well, an steader Buh Rabbit fine him own water, eh blan slip ter Buh Bear well an tief water outer um.

tief

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toppernounUS /ˈtɑːpər/

a worker who makes or adds the top to something

From this reading Buh Bear fine dis out, but Buh Rabbit so scheemy Buh Bear couldnt pit eh han topper um fuh ketch um.

trow

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waternounUS /ˈwɔːtər/

binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

welladverbUS /wel/

(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 Buh Bear, him hab well, an steader Buh Rabbit fine him own water, eh blan slip ter Buh Bear well an tief water outer um.

WolfnounUS /wʊlf/

any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs

XXXVIadjective

being six more than thirty

From this reading XXXVI.

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