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Negro myths from the Georgia coast, told in the vernacular
Negro myths from the Georgia coast, told in the vernacular

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Chapter 5 of Negro myths from the Georgia coast, told in the vernacular is here in full — 438 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Soon es Buh Pattridge gone duh tote eh meat home, Buh Rabbit tun een an tote all de res er de Cow ter him house, an pit um een eh room, an lock de do.
Den eh stan outside duh watch fuh see wen Buh Pattridge would er come back fuh mo meat, so dem all two could er meet same time at de place way dem bin butcher de Cow.
Buh Rabbit leh Buh Pattridge git er leely way ahead er um es dem gwine back ter de spot way de Cow bin kill, an wen eh come up eh say: “Hi!
Buh Pattridge, way all de meat gone?”
Buh Pattridge, him mek answer: “Me dis bin gwine ax you wuh you bin do wid all de meat.”
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Negro myths from the Georgia coast, told in the vernacular

Chapter V

Chapter 5 of Negro myths from the Georgia coast, told in the vernacular is here in full — 438 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/87 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Soon es Buh Pattridge gone duh tote eh meat home, Buh Rabbit tun een an tote all de res er de Cow ter him house, an pit um een eh room, an lock de do.
Line 2
Den eh stan outside duh watch fuh see wen Buh Pattridge would er come back fuh mo meat, so dem all two could er meet same time at de place way dem bin butcher de Cow.
Line 3
Buh Rabbit leh Buh Pattridge git er leely way ahead er um es dem gwine back ter de spot way de Cow bin kill, an wen eh come up eh say: “Hi!
Line 4
Buh Pattridge, way all de meat gone?”
Line 5
Buh Pattridge, him mek answer: “Me dis bin gwine ax you wuh you bin do wid all de meat.”

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

bin noun US /bɪn/

a container; usually has a lid

From this reading “Den eh stan outside duh watch fuh see wen Buh Pattridge would er come back fuh mo meat, so dem all two could er meet same time at de place way dem bin butcher de Cow.”

butcher verb US /ˈbʊtʃər/

kill (animals) usually for food consumption

From this reading “Den eh stan outside duh watch fuh see wen Buh Pattridge would er come back fuh mo meat, so dem all two could er meet same time at de place way dem bin butcher de Cow.”

Den noun US /den/

the habitation of wild animals

From this reading “Den eh stan outside duh watch fuh see wen Buh Pattridge would er come back fuh mo meat, so dem all two could er meet same time at de place way dem bin butcher de Cow.”

dis noun US /dɪs/

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

From this reading “Buh Pattridge, him mek answer: “Me dis bin gwine ax you wuh you bin do wid all de meat.””

pit noun US /pɪt/

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

From this reading “Soon es Buh Pattridge gone duh tote eh meat home, Buh Rabbit tun een an tote all de res er de Cow ter him house, an pit um een eh room, an lock de do.”

res noun US /reɪz/

a widely distributed system consisting of all the cells able to ingest bacteria or colloidal particles etc, except for certain white blood cells

From this reading “Soon es Buh Pattridge gone duh tote eh meat home, Buh Rabbit tun een an tote all de res er de Cow ter him house, an pit um een eh room, an lock de do.”

tote noun US /toʊt/

a capacious bag or basket

From this reading “Soon es Buh Pattridge gone duh tote eh meat home, Buh Rabbit tun een an tote all de res er de Cow ter him house, an pit um een eh room, an lock de do.”

wen noun US /wen/

a common cyst of the skin; filled with fatty matter (sebum) that is secreted by a sebaceous gland that has been blocked

From this reading “Den eh stan outside duh watch fuh see wen Buh Pattridge would er come back fuh mo meat, so dem all two could er meet same time at de place way dem bin butcher de Cow.”

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er de noun + noun

In this reading “Soon es Buh Pattridge gone duh tote eh meat home, Buh Rabbit tun een an tote all de res er de Cow ter him house, an pit um een eh room, an lock de do.”

same time adjective + noun

In this reading “Den eh stan outside duh watch fuh see wen Buh Pattridge would er come back fuh mo meat, so dem all two could er meet same time at de place way dem bin butcher de Cow.”

come back verb + particle

be restored

In this reading “Den eh stan outside duh watch fuh see wen Buh Pattridge would er come back fuh mo meat, so dem all two could er meet same time at de place way dem bin butcher de Cow.”

come up verb + adjective

bring forth, usually something desirable

In this reading “Buh Rabbit leh Buh Pattridge git er leely way ahead er um es dem gwine back ter de spot way de Cow bin kill, an wen eh come up eh say: “Hi!”

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aheadadverbUS /əˈhed/

at or in the front

From this reading Buh Rabbit leh Buh Pattridge git er leely way ahead er um es dem gwine back ter de spot way de Cow bin kill, an wen eh come up eh say: “Hi!

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 Soon es Buh Pattridge gone duh tote eh meat home, Buh Rabbit tun een an tote all de res er de Cow ter him house, an pit um een eh room, an lock de do.

andeterminerUS /æn/

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

From this reading Soon es Buh Pattridge gone duh tote eh meat home, Buh Rabbit tun een an tote all de res er de Cow ter him house, an pit um een eh room, an lock de do.

answerverbUS /ˈænsər/

react verbally

From this reading Buh Pattridge, him mek answer: “Me dis bin gwine ax you wuh you bin do wid all de meat.”

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Den eh stan outside duh watch fuh see wen Buh Pattridge would er come back fuh mo meat, so dem all two could er meet same time at de place way dem bin butcher de Cow.

axnounUS /æks/

an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle

From this reading Buh Pattridge, him mek answer: “Me dis bin gwine ax you wuh you bin do wid all de meat.”

backadverbUS /bæk/

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading Den eh stan outside duh watch fuh see wen Buh Pattridge would er come back fuh mo meat, so dem all two could er meet same time at de place way dem bin butcher de Cow.

binnounUS /bɪn/

a container; usually has a lid

From this reading Den eh stan outside duh watch fuh see wen Buh Pattridge would er come back fuh mo meat, so dem all two could er meet same time at de place way dem bin butcher de Cow.

Buh

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From this reading Soon es Buh Pattridge gone duh tote eh meat home, Buh Rabbit tun een an tote all de res er de Cow ter him house, an pit um een eh room, an lock de do.

butcherverbUS /ˈbʊtʃər/

kill (animals) usually for food consumption

From this reading Den eh stan outside duh watch fuh see wen Buh Pattridge would er come back fuh mo meat, so dem all two could er meet same time at de place way dem bin butcher de Cow.

comeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Den eh stan outside duh watch fuh see wen Buh Pattridge would er come back fuh mo meat, so dem all two could er meet same time at de place way dem bin butcher de Cow.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading Den eh stan outside duh watch fuh see wen Buh Pattridge would er come back fuh mo meat, so dem all two could er meet same time at de place way dem bin butcher de Cow.

CownounUS /kaʊ/

female of domestic cattle: "“moo-cow” is a child's term"

From this reading Soon es Buh Pattridge gone duh tote eh meat home, Buh Rabbit tun een an tote all de res er de Cow ter him house, an pit um een eh room, an lock de do.

denounUS /diː/

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

From this reading Soon es Buh Pattridge gone duh tote eh meat home, Buh Rabbit tun een an tote all de res er de Cow ter him house, an pit um een eh room, an lock de do.

dem

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From this reading Den eh stan outside duh watch fuh see wen Buh Pattridge would er come back fuh mo meat, so dem all two could er meet same time at de place way dem bin butcher de Cow.

DennounUS /den/

the habitation of wild animals

From this reading Den eh stan outside duh watch fuh see wen Buh Pattridge would er come back fuh mo meat, so dem all two could er meet same time at de place way dem bin butcher de Cow.

disnounUS /dɪs/

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

From this reading Buh Pattridge, him mek answer: “Me dis bin gwine ax you wuh you bin do wid all de meat.”

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading Soon es Buh Pattridge gone duh tote eh meat home, Buh Rabbit tun een an tote all de res er de Cow ter him house, an pit um een eh room, an lock de do.

duh

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From this reading Soon es Buh Pattridge gone duh tote eh meat home, Buh Rabbit tun een an tote all de res er de Cow ter him house, an pit um een eh room, an lock de do.

een

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

From this reading Soon es Buh Pattridge gone duh tote eh meat home, Buh Rabbit tun een an tote all de res er de Cow ter him house, an pit um een eh room, an lock de do.

eh

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

From this reading Soon es Buh Pattridge gone duh tote eh meat home, Buh Rabbit tun een an tote all de res er de Cow ter him house, an pit um een eh room, an lock de do.

ernounUS /ər/

a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs with yttrium

From this reading Soon es Buh Pattridge gone duh tote eh meat home, Buh Rabbit tun een an tote all de res er de Cow ter him house, an pit um een eh room, an lock de do.

esnounUS /es/

a radioactive transuranic element produced by bombarding plutonium with neutrons

From this reading Soon es Buh Pattridge gone duh tote eh meat home, Buh Rabbit tun een an tote all de res er de Cow ter him house, an pit um een eh room, an lock de do.

fuh

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

From this reading Den eh stan outside duh watch fuh see wen Buh Pattridge would er come back fuh mo meat, so dem all two could er meet same time at de place way dem bin butcher de Cow.

gitnounUS /ɡɪt/

a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible

From this reading Buh Rabbit leh Buh Pattridge git er leely way ahead er um es dem gwine back ter de spot way de Cow bin kill, an wen eh come up eh say: “Hi!

goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/

destroyed or killed

From this reading Soon es Buh Pattridge gone duh tote eh meat home, Buh Rabbit tun een an tote all de res er de Cow ter him house, an pit um een eh room, an lock de do.

gwine

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

From this reading Buh Rabbit leh Buh Pattridge git er leely way ahead er um es dem gwine back ter de spot way de Cow bin kill, an wen eh come up eh say: “Hi!

HinounUS /haɪ/

an expression of greeting

From this reading Buh Rabbit leh Buh Pattridge git er leely way ahead er um es dem gwine back ter de spot way de Cow bin kill, an wen eh come up eh say: “Hi!

himpronounUS /hɪm/

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

From this reading Soon es Buh Pattridge gone duh tote eh meat home, Buh Rabbit tun een an tote all de res er de Cow ter him house, an pit um een eh room, an lock de do.

homenounUS /hoʊm/

where you live at a particular time

From this reading Soon es Buh Pattridge gone duh tote eh meat home, Buh Rabbit tun een an tote all de res er de Cow ter him house, an pit um een eh room, an lock de do.

housenounUS /haʊs/

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

From this reading Soon es Buh Pattridge gone duh tote eh meat home, Buh Rabbit tun een an tote all de res er de Cow ter him house, an pit um een eh room, an lock de do.

killverbUS /kɪl/

cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly

From this reading Buh Rabbit leh Buh Pattridge git er leely way ahead er um es dem gwine back ter de spot way de Cow bin kill, an wen eh come up eh say: “Hi!

leely

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

From this reading Buh Rabbit leh Buh Pattridge git er leely way ahead er um es dem gwine back ter de spot way de Cow bin kill, an wen eh come up eh say: “Hi!

leh

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

From this reading Buh Rabbit leh Buh Pattridge git er leely way ahead er um es dem gwine back ter de spot way de Cow bin kill, an wen eh come up eh say: “Hi!

lockverbUS /lɑːk/

fasten with a lock

From this reading Soon es Buh Pattridge gone duh tote eh meat home, Buh Rabbit tun een an tote all de res er de Cow ter him house, an pit um een eh room, an lock de do.

MepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Buh Pattridge, him mek answer: “Me dis bin gwine ax you wuh you bin do wid all de meat.”

meatnounUS /miːt/

the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food

From this reading Soon es Buh Pattridge gone duh tote eh meat home, Buh Rabbit tun een an tote all de res er de Cow ter him house, an pit um een eh room, an lock de do.

meetverbUS /miːt/

come together

From this reading Den eh stan outside duh watch fuh see wen Buh Pattridge would er come back fuh mo meat, so dem all two could er meet same time at de place way dem bin butcher de Cow.

meknoun

a terrorist organization formed in the 1960s by children of Iranian merchants

From this reading Buh Pattridge, him mek answer: “Me dis bin gwine ax you wuh you bin do wid all de meat.”

monounUS /moʊ/

an indefinitely short time

From this reading Den eh stan outside duh watch fuh see wen Buh Pattridge would er come back fuh mo meat, so dem all two could er meet same time at de place way dem bin butcher de Cow.

outsideadjectiveUS /ˈaʊtˈsaɪd/

relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit

From this reading Den eh stan outside duh watch fuh see wen Buh Pattridge would er come back fuh mo meat, so dem all two could er meet same time at de place way dem bin butcher de Cow.

Pattridge

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

From this reading Soon es Buh Pattridge gone duh tote eh meat home, Buh Rabbit tun een an tote all de res er de Cow ter him house, an pit um een eh room, an lock de do.

pitnounUS /pɪt/

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

From this reading Soon es Buh Pattridge gone duh tote eh meat home, Buh Rabbit tun een an tote all de res er de Cow ter him house, an pit um een eh room, an lock de do.

placenounUS /pleɪs/

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading Den eh stan outside duh watch fuh see wen Buh Pattridge would er come back fuh mo meat, so dem all two could er meet same time at de place way dem bin butcher de Cow.

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 Soon es Buh Pattridge gone duh tote eh meat home, Buh Rabbit tun een an tote all de res er de Cow ter him house, an pit um een eh room, an lock de do.

resnounUS /reɪz/

a widely distributed system consisting of all the cells able to ingest bacteria or colloidal particles etc, except for certain white blood cells

From this reading Soon es Buh Pattridge gone duh tote eh meat home, Buh Rabbit tun een an tote all de res er de Cow ter him house, an pit um een eh room, an lock de do.

roomnounUS /ruːm/

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading Soon es Buh Pattridge gone duh tote eh meat home, Buh Rabbit tun een an tote all de res er de Cow ter him house, an pit um een eh room, an lock de do.

sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/

Identical; not different.

From this reading Den eh stan outside duh watch fuh see wen Buh Pattridge would er come back fuh mo meat, so dem all two could er meet same time at de place way dem bin butcher de Cow.

sayverbUS /seɪ/

express in words

From this reading Buh Rabbit leh Buh Pattridge git er leely way ahead er um es dem gwine back ter de spot way de Cow bin kill, an wen eh come up eh say: “Hi!

seeverbUS /siː/

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading Den eh stan outside duh watch fuh see wen Buh Pattridge would er come back fuh mo meat, so dem all two could er meet same time at de place way dem bin butcher de Cow.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Den eh stan outside duh watch fuh see wen Buh Pattridge would er come back fuh mo meat, so dem all two could er meet same time at de place way dem bin butcher de Cow.

SoonadverbUS /suːn/

in the near future

From this reading Soon es Buh Pattridge gone duh tote eh meat home, Buh Rabbit tun een an tote all de res er de Cow ter him house, an pit um een eh room, an lock de do.

spotnounUS /spɑːt/

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading Buh Rabbit leh Buh Pattridge git er leely way ahead er um es dem gwine back ter de spot way de Cow bin kill, an wen eh come up eh say: “Hi!

stan

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

From this reading Den eh stan outside duh watch fuh see wen Buh Pattridge would er come back fuh mo meat, so dem all two could er meet same time at de place way dem bin butcher de Cow.

ter

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

From this reading Soon es Buh Pattridge gone duh tote eh meat home, Buh Rabbit tun een an tote all de res er de Cow ter him house, an pit um een eh room, an lock de do.

timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading Den eh stan outside duh watch fuh see wen Buh Pattridge would er come back fuh mo meat, so dem all two could er meet same time at de place way dem bin butcher de Cow.

totenounUS /toʊt/

a capacious bag or basket

From this reading Soon es Buh Pattridge gone duh tote eh meat home, Buh Rabbit tun een an tote all de res er de Cow ter him house, an pit um een eh room, an lock de do.

tunnoun

a large cask especially one holding a volume equivalent to 2 butts or 252 gals

From this reading Soon es Buh Pattridge gone duh tote eh meat home, Buh Rabbit tun een an tote all de res er de Cow ter him house, an pit um een eh room, an lock de do.

twonounUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Den eh stan outside duh watch fuh see wen Buh Pattridge would er come back fuh mo meat, so dem all two could er meet same time at de place way dem bin butcher de Cow.

um

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

From this reading Soon es Buh Pattridge gone duh tote eh meat home, Buh Rabbit tun een an tote all de res er de Cow ter him house, an pit um een eh room, an lock de do.

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

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

From this reading Buh Rabbit leh Buh Pattridge git er leely way ahead er um es dem gwine back ter de spot way de Cow bin kill, an wen eh come up eh say: “Hi!

watchverbUS /wɑːtʃ/

look attentively

From this reading Den eh stan outside duh watch fuh see wen Buh Pattridge would er come back fuh mo meat, so dem all two could er meet same time at de place way dem bin butcher de Cow.

waynounUS /weɪ/

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading Den eh stan outside duh watch fuh see wen Buh Pattridge would er come back fuh mo meat, so dem all two could er meet same time at de place way dem bin butcher de Cow.

wennounUS /wen/

a common cyst of the skin; filled with fatty matter (sebum) that is secreted by a sebaceous gland that has been blocked

From this reading Den eh stan outside duh watch fuh see wen Buh Pattridge would er come back fuh mo meat, so dem all two could er meet same time at de place way dem bin butcher de Cow.

wid

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

From this reading Buh Pattridge, him mek answer: “Me dis bin gwine ax you wuh you bin do wid all de meat.”

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading Den eh stan outside duh watch fuh see wen Buh Pattridge would er come back fuh mo meat, so dem all two could er meet same time at de place way dem bin butcher de Cow.

wuh

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

From this reading Buh Pattridge, him mek answer: “Me dis bin gwine ax you wuh you bin do wid all de meat.”

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Buh Pattridge, him mek answer: “Me dis bin gwine ax you wuh you bin do wid all de meat.”

Chapter 5 of Negro myths from the Georgia coast, told in the vernacular by Charles C., Jr. (Charles Colcock) Jones holds 438 sentences, grouped into 88 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.

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