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Nights With Uncle Remus
Nights With Uncle Remus

Chapter XI

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Context Illustration Reading 1/87 · 5 lines
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"B'er Rabbit, 'e is bin mek 'ese'f comfuts by da fier.
Bumbye, 'e holler:-- "'Hi, Granny!
I bin cripple mese'f; me y-eye bin-a come bline.
You mus' bile-a me in da water, Granny, so me leg is kin come well, en so me y-eye kin come see.'
"B'er Rabbit, 'e mighty ha'd fer fool.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Nights With Uncle Remus

Chapter XI

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

Line 1
"B'er Rabbit, 'e is bin mek 'ese'f comfuts by da fier.
Line 2
Bumbye, 'e holler:-- "'Hi, Granny!
Line 3
I bin cripple mese'f; me y-eye bin-a come bline.
Line 4
You mus' bile-a me in da water, Granny, so me leg is kin come well, en so me y-eye kin come see.'
Line 5
"B'er Rabbit, 'e mighty ha'd fer fool.

Learner Dictionary

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

Come noun US /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I bin cripple mese'f; me y-eye bin-a come bline.”

Fool noun US /fool/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"B'er Rabbit, 'e mighty ha'd fer fool.”

Well noun US /well/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “You mus' bile-a me in da water, Granny, so me leg is kin come well, en so me y-eye kin come see.'”

All words in this reading · 38

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B'er

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From this reading "B'er Rabbit, 'e is bin mek 'ese'f comfuts by da fier.

bile-a

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From this reading You mus' bile-a me in da water, Granny, so me leg is kin come well, en so me y-eye kin come see.'

bin

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From this reading "B'er Rabbit, 'e is bin mek 'ese'f comfuts by da fier.

bin-a

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From this reading I bin cripple mese'f; me y-eye bin-a come bline.

bline

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From this reading I bin cripple mese'f; me y-eye bin-a come bline.

Bumbye

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From this reading Bumbye, 'e holler:-- "'Hi, Granny!

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading "B'er Rabbit, 'e is bin mek 'ese'f comfuts by da fier.

comenounUS /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I bin cripple mese'f; me y-eye bin-a come bline.

comfuts

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From this reading "B'er Rabbit, 'e is bin mek 'ese'f comfuts by da fier.

cripple

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From this reading I bin cripple mese'f; me y-eye bin-a come bline.

da

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From this reading "B'er Rabbit, 'e is bin mek 'ese'f comfuts by da fier.

e

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From this reading "B'er Rabbit, 'e is bin mek 'ese'f comfuts by da fier.

en

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From this reading You mus' bile-a me in da water, Granny, so me leg is kin come well, en so me y-eye kin come see.'

ese'f

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From this reading "B'er Rabbit, 'e is bin mek 'ese'f comfuts by da fier.

fer

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From this reading "B'er Rabbit, 'e mighty ha'd fer fool.

fier

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From this reading "B'er Rabbit, 'e is bin mek 'ese'f comfuts by da fier.

foolnounUS /fool/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "B'er Rabbit, 'e mighty ha'd fer fool.

Granny

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From this reading Bumbye, 'e holler:-- "'Hi, Granny!

ha'd

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From this reading "B'er Rabbit, 'e mighty ha'd fer fool.

Hi

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From this reading Bumbye, 'e holler:-- "'Hi, Granny!

holler

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From this reading Bumbye, 'e holler:-- "'Hi, Granny!

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading I bin cripple mese'f; me y-eye bin-a come bline.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading You mus' bile-a me in da water, Granny, so me leg is kin come well, en so me y-eye kin come see.'

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading "B'er Rabbit, 'e is bin mek 'ese'f comfuts by da fier.

kin

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From this reading You mus' bile-a me in da water, Granny, so me leg is kin come well, en so me y-eye kin come see.'

leg

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From this reading You mus' bile-a me in da water, Granny, so me leg is kin come well, en so me y-eye kin come see.'

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading I bin cripple mese'f; me y-eye bin-a come bline.

mek

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From this reading "B'er Rabbit, 'e is bin mek 'ese'f comfuts by da fier.

mese'f

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From this reading I bin cripple mese'f; me y-eye bin-a come bline.

mighty

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From this reading "B'er Rabbit, 'e mighty ha'd fer fool.

mus

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From this reading You mus' bile-a me in da water, Granny, so me leg is kin come well, en so me y-eye kin come see.'

Rabbit

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From this reading "B'er Rabbit, 'e is bin mek 'ese'f comfuts by da fier.

see

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From this reading You mus' bile-a me in da water, Granny, so me leg is kin come well, en so me y-eye kin come see.'

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading You mus' bile-a me in da water, Granny, so me leg is kin come well, en so me y-eye kin come see.'

water

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From this reading You mus' bile-a me in da water, Granny, so me leg is kin come well, en so me y-eye kin come see.'

well

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From this reading You mus' bile-a me in da water, Granny, so me leg is kin come well, en so me y-eye kin come see.'

y-eye

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From this reading I bin cripple mese'f; me y-eye bin-a come bline.

YoupronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading You mus' bile-a me in da water, Granny, so me leg is kin come well, en so me y-eye kin come see.'