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Nights With Uncle Remus
Nights With Uncle Remus

Chapter XIII

By Joel Chandler Harris • Curated US English Learning Edition
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"Fool bud, 'e down by da crik-side.
'E set down, 'e come tire'; 'e 'tan' up, 'e come tire'; 'e walk 'bout, 'e come tire'.
'E 'tan' 'pon one leg, he 'tan' 'pon turrer; 'e pit 'e head need 'e wing; still he come tire'.
Sma't bud shed 'e y-eye; 'e feel berry good.
Wun 'e come hongry, 'e pick ant, 'e pick bug, tel 'e hab plenty, toze dinner-time 'e pick up 'e ho'n, 'e toot um strong-- "'_Tay-tay, tenando wanzando waneanzo!_' "Fool bud craw bin empty, but 'e hab win'.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Nights With Uncle Remus

Chapter XIII

Reading 1/85 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"Fool bud, 'e down by da crik-side.
Line 2
'E set down, 'e come tire'; 'e 'tan' up, 'e come tire'; 'e walk 'bout, 'e come tire'.
Line 3
'E 'tan' 'pon one leg, he 'tan' 'pon turrer; 'e pit 'e head need 'e wing; still he come tire'.
Line 4
Sma't bud shed 'e y-eye; 'e feel berry good.
Line 5
Wun 'e come hongry, 'e pick ant, 'e pick bug, tel 'e hab plenty, toze dinner-time 'e pick up 'e ho'n, 'e toot um strong-- "'_Tay-tay, tenando wanzando waneanzo!_' "Fool bud craw bin empty, but 'e hab win'.

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 “'E set down, 'e come tire'; 'e 'tan' up, 'e come tire'; 'e walk 'bout, 'e come tire'.”

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Fool noun US /fool/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Fool bud, 'e down by da crik-side.”

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Good noun US /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Sma't bud shed 'e y-eye; 'e feel berry good.”

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Need noun US /need/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “'E 'tan' 'pon one leg, he 'tan' 'pon turrer; 'e pit 'e head need 'e wing; still he come tire'.”

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One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “'E 'tan' 'pon one leg, he 'tan' 'pon turrer; 'e pit 'e head need 'e wing; still he come tire'.”

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Pit noun US /pɪt/

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

From this reading “'E 'tan' 'pon one leg, he 'tan' 'pon turrer; 'e pit 'e head need 'e wing; still he come tire'.”

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Still noun US /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “'E 'tan' 'pon one leg, he 'tan' 'pon turrer; 'e pit 'e head need 'e wing; still he come tire'.”

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All words in this reading · 53

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ant

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From this reading Wun 'e come hongry, 'e pick ant, 'e pick bug, tel 'e hab plenty, toze dinner-time 'e pick up 'e ho'n, 'e toot um strong-- "'_Tay-tay, tenando wanzando waneanzo!_' "Fool bud craw bin empty, but 'e hab win'.

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berry

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From this reading Sma't bud shed 'e y-eye; 'e feel berry good.

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bin

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From this reading Wun 'e come hongry, 'e pick ant, 'e pick bug, tel 'e hab plenty, toze dinner-time 'e pick up 'e ho'n, 'e toot um strong-- "'_Tay-tay, tenando wanzando waneanzo!_' "Fool bud craw bin empty, but 'e hab win'.

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bout

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From this reading 'E set down, 'e come tire'; 'e 'tan' up, 'e come tire'; 'e walk 'bout, 'e come tire'.

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bud

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From this reading "Fool bud, 'e down by da crik-side.

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bug

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From this reading Wun 'e come hongry, 'e pick ant, 'e pick bug, tel 'e hab plenty, toze dinner-time 'e pick up 'e ho'n, 'e toot um strong-- "'_Tay-tay, tenando wanzando waneanzo!_' "Fool bud craw bin empty, but 'e hab win'.

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butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Wun 'e come hongry, 'e pick ant, 'e pick bug, tel 'e hab plenty, toze dinner-time 'e pick up 'e ho'n, 'e toot um strong-- "'_Tay-tay, tenando wanzando waneanzo!_' "Fool bud craw bin empty, but 'e hab win'.

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byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading "Fool bud, 'e down by da crik-side.

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comenounUS /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading 'E set down, 'e come tire'; 'e 'tan' up, 'e come tire'; 'e walk 'bout, 'e come tire'.

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craw

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From this reading Wun 'e come hongry, 'e pick ant, 'e pick bug, tel 'e hab plenty, toze dinner-time 'e pick up 'e ho'n, 'e toot um strong-- "'_Tay-tay, tenando wanzando waneanzo!_' "Fool bud craw bin empty, but 'e hab win'.

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crik-side

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From this reading "Fool bud, 'e down by da crik-side.

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da

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From this reading "Fool bud, 'e down by da crik-side.

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dinner-time

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From this reading Wun 'e come hongry, 'e pick ant, 'e pick bug, tel 'e hab plenty, toze dinner-time 'e pick up 'e ho'n, 'e toot um strong-- "'_Tay-tay, tenando wanzando waneanzo!_' "Fool bud craw bin empty, but 'e hab win'.

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down

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From this reading "Fool bud, 'e down by da crik-side.

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e

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From this reading "Fool bud, 'e down by da crik-side.

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empty

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From this reading Wun 'e come hongry, 'e pick ant, 'e pick bug, tel 'e hab plenty, toze dinner-time 'e pick up 'e ho'n, 'e toot um strong-- "'_Tay-tay, tenando wanzando waneanzo!_' "Fool bud craw bin empty, but 'e hab win'.

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feel

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From this reading Sma't bud shed 'e y-eye; 'e feel berry good.

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FoolnounUS /fool/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Fool bud, 'e down by da crik-side.

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goodnounUS /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Sma't bud shed 'e y-eye; 'e feel berry good.

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hab

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From this reading Wun 'e come hongry, 'e pick ant, 'e pick bug, tel 'e hab plenty, toze dinner-time 'e pick up 'e ho'n, 'e toot um strong-- "'_Tay-tay, tenando wanzando waneanzo!_' "Fool bud craw bin empty, but 'e hab win'.

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hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading 'E 'tan' 'pon one leg, he 'tan' 'pon turrer; 'e pit 'e head need 'e wing; still he come tire'.

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head

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From this reading 'E 'tan' 'pon one leg, he 'tan' 'pon turrer; 'e pit 'e head need 'e wing; still he come tire'.

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ho'n

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From this reading Wun 'e come hongry, 'e pick ant, 'e pick bug, tel 'e hab plenty, toze dinner-time 'e pick up 'e ho'n, 'e toot um strong-- "'_Tay-tay, tenando wanzando waneanzo!_' "Fool bud craw bin empty, but 'e hab win'.

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hongry

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From this reading Wun 'e come hongry, 'e pick ant, 'e pick bug, tel 'e hab plenty, toze dinner-time 'e pick up 'e ho'n, 'e toot um strong-- "'_Tay-tay, tenando wanzando waneanzo!_' "Fool bud craw bin empty, but 'e hab win'.

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leg

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From this reading 'E 'tan' 'pon one leg, he 'tan' 'pon turrer; 'e pit 'e head need 'e wing; still he come tire'.

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neednounUS /need/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading 'E 'tan' 'pon one leg, he 'tan' 'pon turrer; 'e pit 'e head need 'e wing; still he come tire'.

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onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading 'E 'tan' 'pon one leg, he 'tan' 'pon turrer; 'e pit 'e head need 'e wing; still he come tire'.

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pick

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

From this reading Wun 'e come hongry, 'e pick ant, 'e pick bug, tel 'e hab plenty, toze dinner-time 'e pick up 'e ho'n, 'e toot um strong-- "'_Tay-tay, tenando wanzando waneanzo!_' "Fool bud craw bin empty, but 'e hab win'.

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pitnounUS /pɪt/

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

From this reading 'E 'tan' 'pon one leg, he 'tan' 'pon turrer; 'e pit 'e head need 'e wing; still he come tire'.

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plenty

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From this reading Wun 'e come hongry, 'e pick ant, 'e pick bug, tel 'e hab plenty, toze dinner-time 'e pick up 'e ho'n, 'e toot um strong-- "'_Tay-tay, tenando wanzando waneanzo!_' "Fool bud craw bin empty, but 'e hab win'.

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pon

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From this reading 'E 'tan' 'pon one leg, he 'tan' 'pon turrer; 'e pit 'e head need 'e wing; still he come tire'.

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set

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From this reading 'E set down, 'e come tire'; 'e 'tan' up, 'e come tire'; 'e walk 'bout, 'e come tire'.

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shed

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From this reading Sma't bud shed 'e y-eye; 'e feel berry good.

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Sma't

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From this reading Sma't bud shed 'e y-eye; 'e feel berry good.

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stillnounUS /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading 'E 'tan' 'pon one leg, he 'tan' 'pon turrer; 'e pit 'e head need 'e wing; still he come tire'.

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strong

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From this reading Wun 'e come hongry, 'e pick ant, 'e pick bug, tel 'e hab plenty, toze dinner-time 'e pick up 'e ho'n, 'e toot um strong-- "'_Tay-tay, tenando wanzando waneanzo!_' "Fool bud craw bin empty, but 'e hab win'.

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tan

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From this reading 'E set down, 'e come tire'; 'e 'tan' up, 'e come tire'; 'e walk 'bout, 'e come tire'.

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Tay-tay

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From this reading Wun 'e come hongry, 'e pick ant, 'e pick bug, tel 'e hab plenty, toze dinner-time 'e pick up 'e ho'n, 'e toot um strong-- "'_Tay-tay, tenando wanzando waneanzo!_' "Fool bud craw bin empty, but 'e hab win'.

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tel

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From this reading Wun 'e come hongry, 'e pick ant, 'e pick bug, tel 'e hab plenty, toze dinner-time 'e pick up 'e ho'n, 'e toot um strong-- "'_Tay-tay, tenando wanzando waneanzo!_' "Fool bud craw bin empty, but 'e hab win'.

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tenando

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From this reading Wun 'e come hongry, 'e pick ant, 'e pick bug, tel 'e hab plenty, toze dinner-time 'e pick up 'e ho'n, 'e toot um strong-- "'_Tay-tay, tenando wanzando waneanzo!_' "Fool bud craw bin empty, but 'e hab win'.

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tire

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From this reading 'E set down, 'e come tire'; 'e 'tan' up, 'e come tire'; 'e walk 'bout, 'e come tire'.

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toot

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From this reading Wun 'e come hongry, 'e pick ant, 'e pick bug, tel 'e hab plenty, toze dinner-time 'e pick up 'e ho'n, 'e toot um strong-- "'_Tay-tay, tenando wanzando waneanzo!_' "Fool bud craw bin empty, but 'e hab win'.

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toze

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From this reading Wun 'e come hongry, 'e pick ant, 'e pick bug, tel 'e hab plenty, toze dinner-time 'e pick up 'e ho'n, 'e toot um strong-- "'_Tay-tay, tenando wanzando waneanzo!_' "Fool bud craw bin empty, but 'e hab win'.

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turrer

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From this reading 'E 'tan' 'pon one leg, he 'tan' 'pon turrer; 'e pit 'e head need 'e wing; still he come tire'.

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um

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From this reading Wun 'e come hongry, 'e pick ant, 'e pick bug, tel 'e hab plenty, toze dinner-time 'e pick up 'e ho'n, 'e toot um strong-- "'_Tay-tay, tenando wanzando waneanzo!_' "Fool bud craw bin empty, but 'e hab win'.

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up

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From this reading 'E set down, 'e come tire'; 'e 'tan' up, 'e come tire'; 'e walk 'bout, 'e come tire'.

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walk

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From this reading 'E set down, 'e come tire'; 'e 'tan' up, 'e come tire'; 'e walk 'bout, 'e come tire'.

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waneanzo

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From this reading Wun 'e come hongry, 'e pick ant, 'e pick bug, tel 'e hab plenty, toze dinner-time 'e pick up 'e ho'n, 'e toot um strong-- "'_Tay-tay, tenando wanzando waneanzo!_' "Fool bud craw bin empty, but 'e hab win'.

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wanzando

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From this reading Wun 'e come hongry, 'e pick ant, 'e pick bug, tel 'e hab plenty, toze dinner-time 'e pick up 'e ho'n, 'e toot um strong-- "'_Tay-tay, tenando wanzando waneanzo!_' "Fool bud craw bin empty, but 'e hab win'.

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win

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From this reading Wun 'e come hongry, 'e pick ant, 'e pick bug, tel 'e hab plenty, toze dinner-time 'e pick up 'e ho'n, 'e toot um strong-- "'_Tay-tay, tenando wanzando waneanzo!_' "Fool bud craw bin empty, but 'e hab win'.

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wing

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From this reading 'E 'tan' 'pon one leg, he 'tan' 'pon turrer; 'e pit 'e head need 'e wing; still he come tire'.

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Wun

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From this reading Wun 'e come hongry, 'e pick ant, 'e pick bug, tel 'e hab plenty, toze dinner-time 'e pick up 'e ho'n, 'e toot um strong-- "'_Tay-tay, tenando wanzando waneanzo!_' "Fool bud craw bin empty, but 'e hab win'.

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y-eye

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From this reading Sma't bud shed 'e y-eye; 'e feel berry good.

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