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Nights With Uncle Remus
Nights With Uncle Remus

Chapter XII

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Context Illustration Reading 1/83 · 5 lines
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"Da lil Bear chillun hab bin 'sleep till dey kin sleep no mo'.
Da sun, 'e der shine wom, 'e mekky lilly Bear feel wom.
Da lil boy Bear, 'e rub 'e y-eye, 'e say 'e gwan off fer hab some fun.
Da lil gal Bear, 'e say:-- "'Wut will we mammy say?'
"Lil boy Bear, 'e der lahff.
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Nights With Uncle Remus

Chapter XII

Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"Da lil Bear chillun hab bin 'sleep till dey kin sleep no mo'.
Line 2
Da sun, 'e der shine wom, 'e mekky lilly Bear feel wom.
Line 3
Da lil boy Bear, 'e rub 'e y-eye, 'e say 'e gwan off fer hab some fun.
Line 4
Da lil gal Bear, 'e say:-- "'Wut will we mammy say?'
Line 5
"Lil boy Bear, 'e der lahff.

Learner Dictionary

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

Till preposition US /tɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading “"Da lil Bear chillun hab bin 'sleep till dey kin sleep no mo'.”

All words in this reading · 35

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Bear

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bin

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boy

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From this reading Da lil boy Bear, 'e rub 'e y-eye, 'e say 'e gwan off fer hab some fun.

chillun

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Da

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der

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From this reading Da sun, 'e der shine wom, 'e mekky lilly Bear feel wom.

dey

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e

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From this reading Da sun, 'e der shine wom, 'e mekky lilly Bear feel wom.

feel

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From this reading Da sun, 'e der shine wom, 'e mekky lilly Bear feel wom.

fer

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From this reading Da lil boy Bear, 'e rub 'e y-eye, 'e say 'e gwan off fer hab some fun.

fun

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gal

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From this reading Da lil gal Bear, 'e say:-- "'Wut will we mammy say?'

gwan

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From this reading Da lil boy Bear, 'e rub 'e y-eye, 'e say 'e gwan off fer hab some fun.

hab

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From this reading "Da lil Bear chillun hab bin 'sleep till dey kin sleep no mo'.

kin

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From this reading "Da lil Bear chillun hab bin 'sleep till dey kin sleep no mo'.

lahff

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From this reading "Lil boy Bear, 'e der lahff.

lil

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lilly

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From this reading Da sun, 'e der shine wom, 'e mekky lilly Bear feel wom.

mammy

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From this reading Da lil gal Bear, 'e say:-- "'Wut will we mammy say?'

mekky

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From this reading Da sun, 'e der shine wom, 'e mekky lilly Bear feel wom.

mo

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From this reading "Da lil Bear chillun hab bin 'sleep till dey kin sleep no mo'.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading "Da lil Bear chillun hab bin 'sleep till dey kin sleep no mo'.

off

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From this reading Da lil boy Bear, 'e rub 'e y-eye, 'e say 'e gwan off fer hab some fun.

rub

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From this reading Da lil boy Bear, 'e rub 'e y-eye, 'e say 'e gwan off fer hab some fun.

say

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From this reading Da lil boy Bear, 'e rub 'e y-eye, 'e say 'e gwan off fer hab some fun.

shine

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From this reading Da sun, 'e der shine wom, 'e mekky lilly Bear feel wom.

sleep

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some

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From this reading Da lil boy Bear, 'e rub 'e y-eye, 'e say 'e gwan off fer hab some fun.

sun

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From this reading Da sun, 'e der shine wom, 'e mekky lilly Bear feel wom.

tillprepositionUS /tɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading "Da lil Bear chillun hab bin 'sleep till dey kin sleep no mo'.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Da lil gal Bear, 'e say:-- "'Wut will we mammy say?'

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Da lil gal Bear, 'e say:-- "'Wut will we mammy say?'

wom

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From this reading Da sun, 'e der shine wom, 'e mekky lilly Bear feel wom.

Wut

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From this reading Da lil gal Bear, 'e say:-- "'Wut will we mammy say?'

y-eye

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From this reading Da lil boy Bear, 'e rub 'e y-eye, 'e say 'e gwan off fer hab some fun.