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Chapter IV
"Yit Brer B'ar ain't look back." XXII HOW BRER RABBIT FRIGHTENED HIS NEIGHBORS When Uncle Remus was in a good humor he turned the most trifling incidents into excuses for amusing the little boy with his stories. One night while he was hunting for a piece of candle on the shelf that took the place of a mantel over the fireplace, he knocked down a tin plate. It fell upon the hearth with a tremendous clatter. "Dar now!" exclaimed Uncle Remus.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “XXII HOW BRER RABBIT FRIGHTENED HIS NEIGHBORS When Uncle Remus was in a good humor he turned the most trifling incidents into excuses for amusing the little boy with his stories.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “XXII HOW BRER RABBIT FRIGHTENED HIS NEIGHBORS When Uncle Remus was in a good humor he turned the most trifling incidents into excuses for amusing the little boy with his stories.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Yit Brer B'ar ain't look back."”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One night while he was hunting for a piece of candle on the shelf that took the place of a mantel over the fireplace, he knocked down a tin plate.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “One night while he was hunting for a piece of candle on the shelf that took the place of a mantel over the fireplace, he knocked down a tin plate.”
A flat horizontal plane used to hold books or scrolls in a library.
From this reading “One night while he was hunting for a piece of candle on the shelf that took the place of a mantel over the fireplace, he knocked down a tin plate.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “One night while he was hunting for a piece of candle on the shelf that took the place of a mantel over the fireplace, he knocked down a tin plate.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “It fell upon the hearth with a tremendous clatter.”
during the time that
From this reading “One night while he was hunting for a piece of candle on the shelf that took the place of a mantel over the fireplace, he knocked down a tin plate.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading XXII HOW BRER RABBIT FRIGHTENED HIS NEIGHBORS When Uncle Remus was in a good humor he turned the most trifling incidents into excuses for amusing the little boy with his stories.
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From this reading "Yit Brer B'ar ain't look back."
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From this reading XXII HOW BRER RABBIT FRIGHTENED HIS NEIGHBORS When Uncle Remus was in a good humor he turned the most trifling incidents into excuses for amusing the little boy with his stories.
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From this reading "Yit Brer B'ar ain't look back."
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From this reading "Yit Brer B'ar ain't look back."
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From this reading XXII HOW BRER RABBIT FRIGHTENED HIS NEIGHBORS When Uncle Remus was in a good humor he turned the most trifling incidents into excuses for amusing the little boy with his stories.
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From this reading "Yit Brer B'ar ain't look back."
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From this reading One night while he was hunting for a piece of candle on the shelf that took the place of a mantel over the fireplace, he knocked down a tin plate.
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From this reading It fell upon the hearth with a tremendous clatter.
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From this reading "Dar now!" exclaimed Uncle Remus.
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From this reading One night while he was hunting for a piece of candle on the shelf that took the place of a mantel over the fireplace, he knocked down a tin plate.
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From this reading "Dar now!" exclaimed Uncle Remus.
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From this reading XXII HOW BRER RABBIT FRIGHTENED HIS NEIGHBORS When Uncle Remus was in a good humor he turned the most trifling incidents into excuses for amusing the little boy with his stories.
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From this reading It fell upon the hearth with a tremendous clatter.
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From this reading One night while he was hunting for a piece of candle on the shelf that took the place of a mantel over the fireplace, he knocked down a tin plate.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading XXII HOW BRER RABBIT FRIGHTENED HIS NEIGHBORS When Uncle Remus was in a good humor he turned the most trifling incidents into excuses for amusing the little boy with his stories.
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From this reading XXII HOW BRER RABBIT FRIGHTENED HIS NEIGHBORS When Uncle Remus was in a good humor he turned the most trifling incidents into excuses for amusing the little boy with his stories.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading XXII HOW BRER RABBIT FRIGHTENED HIS NEIGHBORS When Uncle Remus was in a good humor he turned the most trifling incidents into excuses for amusing the little boy with his stories.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading XXII HOW BRER RABBIT FRIGHTENED HIS NEIGHBORS When Uncle Remus was in a good humor he turned the most trifling incidents into excuses for amusing the little boy with his stories.
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From this reading It fell upon the hearth with a tremendous clatter.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading XXII HOW BRER RABBIT FRIGHTENED HIS NEIGHBORS When Uncle Remus was in a good humor he turned the most trifling incidents into excuses for amusing the little boy with his stories.
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From this reading XXII HOW BRER RABBIT FRIGHTENED HIS NEIGHBORS When Uncle Remus was in a good humor he turned the most trifling incidents into excuses for amusing the little boy with his stories.
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From this reading XXII HOW BRER RABBIT FRIGHTENED HIS NEIGHBORS When Uncle Remus was in a good humor he turned the most trifling incidents into excuses for amusing the little boy with his stories.
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From this reading One night while he was hunting for a piece of candle on the shelf that took the place of a mantel over the fireplace, he knocked down a tin plate.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading XXII HOW BRER RABBIT FRIGHTENED HIS NEIGHBORS When Uncle Remus was in a good humor he turned the most trifling incidents into excuses for amusing the little boy with his stories.
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From this reading XXII HOW BRER RABBIT FRIGHTENED HIS NEIGHBORS When Uncle Remus was in a good humor he turned the most trifling incidents into excuses for amusing the little boy with his stories.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading XXII HOW BRER RABBIT FRIGHTENED HIS NEIGHBORS When Uncle Remus was in a good humor he turned the most trifling incidents into excuses for amusing the little boy with his stories.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It fell upon the hearth with a tremendous clatter.
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From this reading One night while he was hunting for a piece of candle on the shelf that took the place of a mantel over the fireplace, he knocked down a tin plate.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading XXII HOW BRER RABBIT FRIGHTENED HIS NEIGHBORS When Uncle Remus was in a good humor he turned the most trifling incidents into excuses for amusing the little boy with his stories.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Yit Brer B'ar ain't look back."
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From this reading One night while he was hunting for a piece of candle on the shelf that took the place of a mantel over the fireplace, he knocked down a tin plate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading XXII HOW BRER RABBIT FRIGHTENED HIS NEIGHBORS When Uncle Remus was in a good humor he turned the most trifling incidents into excuses for amusing the little boy with his stories.
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From this reading XXII HOW BRER RABBIT FRIGHTENED HIS NEIGHBORS When Uncle Remus was in a good humor he turned the most trifling incidents into excuses for amusing the little boy with his stories.
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From this reading One night while he was hunting for a piece of candle on the shelf that took the place of a mantel over the fireplace, he knocked down a tin plate.
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From this reading "Dar now!" exclaimed Uncle Remus.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One night while he was hunting for a piece of candle on the shelf that took the place of a mantel over the fireplace, he knocked down a tin plate.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading One night while he was hunting for a piece of candle on the shelf that took the place of a mantel over the fireplace, he knocked down a tin plate.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One night while he was hunting for a piece of candle on the shelf that took the place of a mantel over the fireplace, he knocked down a tin plate.
above and across; more than
From this reading One night while he was hunting for a piece of candle on the shelf that took the place of a mantel over the fireplace, he knocked down a tin plate.
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From this reading One night while he was hunting for a piece of candle on the shelf that took the place of a mantel over the fireplace, he knocked down a tin plate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One night while he was hunting for a piece of candle on the shelf that took the place of a mantel over the fireplace, he knocked down a tin plate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One night while he was hunting for a piece of candle on the shelf that took the place of a mantel over the fireplace, he knocked down a tin plate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading XXII HOW BRER RABBIT FRIGHTENED HIS NEIGHBORS When Uncle Remus was in a good humor he turned the most trifling incidents into excuses for amusing the little boy with his stories.
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From this reading XXII HOW BRER RABBIT FRIGHTENED HIS NEIGHBORS When Uncle Remus was in a good humor he turned the most trifling incidents into excuses for amusing the little boy with his stories.
A flat horizontal plane used to hold books or scrolls in a library.
From this reading One night while he was hunting for a piece of candle on the shelf that took the place of a mantel over the fireplace, he knocked down a tin plate.
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From this reading XXII HOW BRER RABBIT FRIGHTENED HIS NEIGHBORS When Uncle Remus was in a good humor he turned the most trifling incidents into excuses for amusing the little boy with his stories.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading One night while he was hunting for a piece of candle on the shelf that took the place of a mantel over the fireplace, he knocked down a tin plate.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading XXII HOW BRER RABBIT FRIGHTENED HIS NEIGHBORS When Uncle Remus was in a good humor he turned the most trifling incidents into excuses for amusing the little boy with his stories.
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From this reading One night while he was hunting for a piece of candle on the shelf that took the place of a mantel over the fireplace, he knocked down a tin plate.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One night while he was hunting for a piece of candle on the shelf that took the place of a mantel over the fireplace, he knocked down a tin plate.
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From this reading It fell upon the hearth with a tremendous clatter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading XXII HOW BRER RABBIT FRIGHTENED HIS NEIGHBORS When Uncle Remus was in a good humor he turned the most trifling incidents into excuses for amusing the little boy with his stories.
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From this reading XXII HOW BRER RABBIT FRIGHTENED HIS NEIGHBORS When Uncle Remus was in a good humor he turned the most trifling incidents into excuses for amusing the little boy with his stories.
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From this reading XXII HOW BRER RABBIT FRIGHTENED HIS NEIGHBORS When Uncle Remus was in a good humor he turned the most trifling incidents into excuses for amusing the little boy with his stories.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It fell upon the hearth with a tremendous clatter.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading XXII HOW BRER RABBIT FRIGHTENED HIS NEIGHBORS When Uncle Remus was in a good humor he turned the most trifling incidents into excuses for amusing the little boy with his stories.
at the time that
From this reading XXII HOW BRER RABBIT FRIGHTENED HIS NEIGHBORS When Uncle Remus was in a good humor he turned the most trifling incidents into excuses for amusing the little boy with his stories.
during the time that
From this reading One night while he was hunting for a piece of candle on the shelf that took the place of a mantel over the fireplace, he knocked down a tin plate.
in the company of; together with
From this reading XXII HOW BRER RABBIT FRIGHTENED HIS NEIGHBORS When Uncle Remus was in a good humor he turned the most trifling incidents into excuses for amusing the little boy with his stories.
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From this reading XXII HOW BRER RABBIT FRIGHTENED HIS NEIGHBORS When Uncle Remus was in a good humor he turned the most trifling incidents into excuses for amusing the little boy with his stories.
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From this reading "Yit Brer B'ar ain't look back."
