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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading XXXIV BROTHER RABBIT'S LOVE-CHARM "Dey wuz one time," said Uncle Remus one night, as they all sat around the wide hearth,--Daddy Jack, Aunt Tempy, and the little boy in their accustomed places,--"dey wuz one time w'en de t'er creeturs push Brer Rabbit so close dat he tuck up a kinder idee dat may be he wa'n't ez smart ez he mout be, en he study 'bout dis plum twel he git humble ez de nex' man.
accustomed
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From this reading XXXIV BROTHER RABBIT'S LOVE-CHARM "Dey wuz one time," said Uncle Remus one night, as they all sat around the wide hearth,--Daddy Jack, Aunt Tempy, and the little boy in their accustomed places,--"dey wuz one time w'en de t'er creeturs push Brer Rabbit so close dat he tuck up a kinder idee dat may be he wa'n't ez smart ez he mout be, en he study 'bout dis plum twel he git humble ez de nex' man.
all
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From this reading XXXIV BROTHER RABBIT'S LOVE-CHARM "Dey wuz one time," said Uncle Remus one night, as they all sat around the wide hearth,--Daddy Jack, Aunt Tempy, and the little boy in their accustomed places,--"dey wuz one time w'en de t'er creeturs push Brer Rabbit so close dat he tuck up a kinder idee dat may be he wa'n't ez smart ez he mout be, en he study 'bout dis plum twel he git humble ez de nex' man.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading XXXIV BROTHER RABBIT'S LOVE-CHARM "Dey wuz one time," said Uncle Remus one night, as they all sat around the wide hearth,--Daddy Jack, Aunt Tempy, and the little boy in their accustomed places,--"dey wuz one time w'en de t'er creeturs push Brer Rabbit so close dat he tuck up a kinder idee dat may be he wa'n't ez smart ez he mout be, en he study 'bout dis plum twel he git humble ez de nex' man.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading XXXIV BROTHER RABBIT'S LOVE-CHARM "Dey wuz one time," said Uncle Remus one night, as they all sat around the wide hearth,--Daddy Jack, Aunt Tempy, and the little boy in their accustomed places,--"dey wuz one time w'en de t'er creeturs push Brer Rabbit so close dat he tuck up a kinder idee dat may be he wa'n't ez smart ez he mout be, en he study 'bout dis plum twel he git humble ez de nex' man.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading XXXIV BROTHER RABBIT'S LOVE-CHARM "Dey wuz one time," said Uncle Remus one night, as they all sat around the wide hearth,--Daddy Jack, Aunt Tempy, and the little boy in their accustomed places,--"dey wuz one time w'en de t'er creeturs push Brer Rabbit so close dat he tuck up a kinder idee dat may be he wa'n't ez smart ez he mout be, en he study 'bout dis plum twel he git humble ez de nex' man.
Aunt
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From this reading XXXIV BROTHER RABBIT'S LOVE-CHARM "Dey wuz one time," said Uncle Remus one night, as they all sat around the wide hearth,--Daddy Jack, Aunt Tempy, and the little boy in their accustomed places,--"dey wuz one time w'en de t'er creeturs push Brer Rabbit so close dat he tuck up a kinder idee dat may be he wa'n't ez smart ez he mout be, en he study 'bout dis plum twel he git humble ez de nex' man.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Oh, Guinny, be Gray, be Gray!_' "She tuck'n sprinkle de las' one un um, en de Guinnies, dey sot in de sun twel dey git dry, en fum dat time out dey got dem little speckles un um."
better
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From this reading 'Las' he low ter hisse'f dat he better make inquirements--" "Ki!" exclaimed Daddy Jack, raising both hands and grinning excitedly, "wut tale dis?
bin
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From this reading I bin yerry da tale wun I is bin wean't fum me mammy."
Blue
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From this reading "'_Oh, Blue, go 'way! you shill not stay!
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading 'Las' he low ter hisse'f dat he better make inquirements--" "Ki!" exclaimed Daddy Jack, raising both hands and grinning excitedly, "wut tale dis?
bout
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From this reading XXXIV BROTHER RABBIT'S LOVE-CHARM "Dey wuz one time," said Uncle Remus one night, as they all sat around the wide hearth,--Daddy Jack, Aunt Tempy, and the little boy in their accustomed places,--"dey wuz one time w'en de t'er creeturs push Brer Rabbit so close dat he tuck up a kinder idee dat may be he wa'n't ez smart ez he mout be, en he study 'bout dis plum twel he git humble ez de nex' man.
boy
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From this reading XXXIV BROTHER RABBIT'S LOVE-CHARM "Dey wuz one time," said Uncle Remus one night, as they all sat around the wide hearth,--Daddy Jack, Aunt Tempy, and the little boy in their accustomed places,--"dey wuz one time w'en de t'er creeturs push Brer Rabbit so close dat he tuck up a kinder idee dat may be he wa'n't ez smart ez he mout be, en he study 'bout dis plum twel he git humble ez de nex' man.
Brer
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From this reading XXXIV BROTHER RABBIT'S LOVE-CHARM "Dey wuz one time," said Uncle Remus one night, as they all sat around the wide hearth,--Daddy Jack, Aunt Tempy, and the little boy in their accustomed places,--"dey wuz one time w'en de t'er creeturs push Brer Rabbit so close dat he tuck up a kinder idee dat may be he wa'n't ez smart ez he mout be, en he study 'bout dis plum twel he git humble ez de nex' man.
BROTHER
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From this reading XXXIV BROTHER RABBIT'S LOVE-CHARM "Dey wuz one time," said Uncle Remus one night, as they all sat around the wide hearth,--Daddy Jack, Aunt Tempy, and the little boy in their accustomed places,--"dey wuz one time w'en de t'er creeturs push Brer Rabbit so close dat he tuck up a kinder idee dat may be he wa'n't ez smart ez he mout be, en he study 'bout dis plum twel he git humble ez de nex' man.
close
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From this reading XXXIV BROTHER RABBIT'S LOVE-CHARM "Dey wuz one time," said Uncle Remus one night, as they all sat around the wide hearth,--Daddy Jack, Aunt Tempy, and the little boy in their accustomed places,--"dey wuz one time w'en de t'er creeturs push Brer Rabbit so close dat he tuck up a kinder idee dat may be he wa'n't ez smart ez he mout be, en he study 'bout dis plum twel he git humble ez de nex' man.
creeturs
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From this reading XXXIV BROTHER RABBIT'S LOVE-CHARM "Dey wuz one time," said Uncle Remus one night, as they all sat around the wide hearth,--Daddy Jack, Aunt Tempy, and the little boy in their accustomed places,--"dey wuz one time w'en de t'er creeturs push Brer Rabbit so close dat he tuck up a kinder idee dat may be he wa'n't ez smart ez he mout be, en he study 'bout dis plum twel he git humble ez de nex' man.
da
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From this reading I bin yerry da tale wun I is bin wean't fum me mammy."
Daddy
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From this reading XXXIV BROTHER RABBIT'S LOVE-CHARM "Dey wuz one time," said Uncle Remus one night, as they all sat around the wide hearth,--Daddy Jack, Aunt Tempy, and the little boy in their accustomed places,--"dey wuz one time w'en de t'er creeturs push Brer Rabbit so close dat he tuck up a kinder idee dat may be he wa'n't ez smart ez he mout be, en he study 'bout dis plum twel he git humble ez de nex' man.
dat
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From this reading Oh, Guinny, be Gray, be Gray!_' "She tuck'n sprinkle de las' one un um, en de Guinnies, dey sot in de sun twel dey git dry, en fum dat time out dey got dem little speckles un um."
de
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From this reading Oh, Guinny, be Gray, be Gray!_' "She tuck'n sprinkle de las' one un um, en de Guinnies, dey sot in de sun twel dey git dry, en fum dat time out dey got dem little speckles un um."
dem
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From this reading Oh, Guinny, be Gray, be Gray!_' "She tuck'n sprinkle de las' one un um, en de Guinnies, dey sot in de sun twel dey git dry, en fum dat time out dey got dem little speckles un um."
dey
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From this reading Oh, Guinny, be Gray, be Gray!_' "She tuck'n sprinkle de las' one un um, en de Guinnies, dey sot in de sun twel dey git dry, en fum dat time out dey got dem little speckles un um."
dis
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From this reading XXXIV BROTHER RABBIT'S LOVE-CHARM "Dey wuz one time," said Uncle Remus one night, as they all sat around the wide hearth,--Daddy Jack, Aunt Tempy, and the little boy in their accustomed places,--"dey wuz one time w'en de t'er creeturs push Brer Rabbit so close dat he tuck up a kinder idee dat may be he wa'n't ez smart ez he mout be, en he study 'bout dis plum twel he git humble ez de nex' man.
dry
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From this reading Oh, Guinny, be Gray, be Gray!_' "She tuck'n sprinkle de las' one un um, en de Guinnies, dey sot in de sun twel dey git dry, en fum dat time out dey got dem little speckles un um."
en
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From this reading Oh, Guinny, be Gray, be Gray!_' "She tuck'n sprinkle de las' one un um, en de Guinnies, dey sot in de sun twel dey git dry, en fum dat time out dey got dem little speckles un um."
excitedly
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From this reading 'Las' he low ter hisse'f dat he better make inquirements--" "Ki!" exclaimed Daddy Jack, raising both hands and grinning excitedly, "wut tale dis?
exclaimed
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From this reading 'Las' he low ter hisse'f dat he better make inquirements--" "Ki!" exclaimed Daddy Jack, raising both hands and grinning excitedly, "wut tale dis?
ez
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From this reading XXXIV BROTHER RABBIT'S LOVE-CHARM "Dey wuz one time," said Uncle Remus one night, as they all sat around the wide hearth,--Daddy Jack, Aunt Tempy, and the little boy in their accustomed places,--"dey wuz one time w'en de t'er creeturs push Brer Rabbit so close dat he tuck up a kinder idee dat may be he wa'n't ez smart ez he mout be, en he study 'bout dis plum twel he git humble ez de nex' man.
fum
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From this reading Oh, Guinny, be Gray, be Gray!_' "She tuck'n sprinkle de las' one un um, en de Guinnies, dey sot in de sun twel dey git dry, en fum dat time out dey got dem little speckles un um."
git
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From this reading Oh, Guinny, be Gray, be Gray!_' "She tuck'n sprinkle de las' one un um, en de Guinnies, dey sot in de sun twel dey git dry, en fum dat time out dey got dem little speckles un um."
go
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From this reading "'_Oh, Blue, go 'way! you shill not stay!
got
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From this reading Oh, Guinny, be Gray, be Gray!_' "She tuck'n sprinkle de las' one un um, en de Guinnies, dey sot in de sun twel dey git dry, en fum dat time out dey got dem little speckles un um."
Gray
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From this reading Oh, Guinny, be Gray, be Gray!_' "She tuck'n sprinkle de las' one un um, en de Guinnies, dey sot in de sun twel dey git dry, en fum dat time out dey got dem little speckles un um."
grinning
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From this reading 'Las' he low ter hisse'f dat he better make inquirements--" "Ki!" exclaimed Daddy Jack, raising both hands and grinning excitedly, "wut tale dis?
Guinnies
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From this reading Oh, Guinny, be Gray, be Gray!_' "She tuck'n sprinkle de las' one un um, en de Guinnies, dey sot in de sun twel dey git dry, en fum dat time out dey got dem little speckles un um."
Guinny
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From this reading Oh, Guinny, be Gray, be Gray!_' "She tuck'n sprinkle de las' one un um, en de Guinnies, dey sot in de sun twel dey git dry, en fum dat time out dey got dem little speckles un um."
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading 'Las' he low ter hisse'f dat he better make inquirements--" "Ki!" exclaimed Daddy Jack, raising both hands and grinning excitedly, "wut tale dis?
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading XXXIV BROTHER RABBIT'S LOVE-CHARM "Dey wuz one time," said Uncle Remus one night, as they all sat around the wide hearth,--Daddy Jack, Aunt Tempy, and the little boy in their accustomed places,--"dey wuz one time w'en de t'er creeturs push Brer Rabbit so close dat he tuck up a kinder idee dat may be he wa'n't ez smart ez he mout be, en he study 'bout dis plum twel he git humble ez de nex' man.
hearth
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From this reading XXXIV BROTHER RABBIT'S LOVE-CHARM "Dey wuz one time," said Uncle Remus one night, as they all sat around the wide hearth,--Daddy Jack, Aunt Tempy, and the little boy in their accustomed places,--"dey wuz one time w'en de t'er creeturs push Brer Rabbit so close dat he tuck up a kinder idee dat may be he wa'n't ez smart ez he mout be, en he study 'bout dis plum twel he git humble ez de nex' man.
hisse'f
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From this reading 'Las' he low ter hisse'f dat he better make inquirements--" "Ki!" exclaimed Daddy Jack, raising both hands and grinning excitedly, "wut tale dis?
humble
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From this reading XXXIV BROTHER RABBIT'S LOVE-CHARM "Dey wuz one time," said Uncle Remus one night, as they all sat around the wide hearth,--Daddy Jack, Aunt Tempy, and the little boy in their accustomed places,--"dey wuz one time w'en de t'er creeturs push Brer Rabbit so close dat he tuck up a kinder idee dat may be he wa'n't ez smart ez he mout be, en he study 'bout dis plum twel he git humble ez de nex' man.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I bin yerry da tale wun I is bin wean't fum me mammy."
idee
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From this reading XXXIV BROTHER RABBIT'S LOVE-CHARM "Dey wuz one time," said Uncle Remus one night, as they all sat around the wide hearth,--Daddy Jack, Aunt Tempy, and the little boy in their accustomed places,--"dey wuz one time w'en de t'er creeturs push Brer Rabbit so close dat he tuck up a kinder idee dat may be he wa'n't ez smart ez he mout be, en he study 'bout dis plum twel he git humble ez de nex' man.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Oh, Guinny, be Gray, be Gray!_' "She tuck'n sprinkle de las' one un um, en de Guinnies, dey sot in de sun twel dey git dry, en fum dat time out dey got dem little speckles un um."
inquirements
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From this reading 'Las' he low ter hisse'f dat he better make inquirements--" "Ki!" exclaimed Daddy Jack, raising both hands and grinning excitedly, "wut tale dis?
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I bin yerry da tale wun I is bin wean't fum me mammy."
Jack
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From this reading XXXIV BROTHER RABBIT'S LOVE-CHARM "Dey wuz one time," said Uncle Remus one night, as they all sat around the wide hearth,--Daddy Jack, Aunt Tempy, and the little boy in their accustomed places,--"dey wuz one time w'en de t'er creeturs push Brer Rabbit so close dat he tuck up a kinder idee dat may be he wa'n't ez smart ez he mout be, en he study 'bout dis plum twel he git humble ez de nex' man.
Ki
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From this reading 'Las' he low ter hisse'f dat he better make inquirements--" "Ki!" exclaimed Daddy Jack, raising both hands and grinning excitedly, "wut tale dis?
kinder
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From this reading XXXIV BROTHER RABBIT'S LOVE-CHARM "Dey wuz one time," said Uncle Remus one night, as they all sat around the wide hearth,--Daddy Jack, Aunt Tempy, and the little boy in their accustomed places,--"dey wuz one time w'en de t'er creeturs push Brer Rabbit so close dat he tuck up a kinder idee dat may be he wa'n't ez smart ez he mout be, en he study 'bout dis plum twel he git humble ez de nex' man.
las
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From this reading Oh, Guinny, be Gray, be Gray!_' "She tuck'n sprinkle de las' one un um, en de Guinnies, dey sot in de sun twel dey git dry, en fum dat time out dey got dem little speckles un um."
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Oh, Guinny, be Gray, be Gray!_' "She tuck'n sprinkle de las' one un um, en de Guinnies, dey sot in de sun twel dey git dry, en fum dat time out dey got dem little speckles un um."
LOVE-CHARM
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From this reading XXXIV BROTHER RABBIT'S LOVE-CHARM "Dey wuz one time," said Uncle Remus one night, as they all sat around the wide hearth,--Daddy Jack, Aunt Tempy, and the little boy in their accustomed places,--"dey wuz one time w'en de t'er creeturs push Brer Rabbit so close dat he tuck up a kinder idee dat may be he wa'n't ez smart ez he mout be, en he study 'bout dis plum twel he git humble ez de nex' man.
low
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From this reading 'Las' he low ter hisse'f dat he better make inquirements--" "Ki!" exclaimed Daddy Jack, raising both hands and grinning excitedly, "wut tale dis?
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Las' he low ter hisse'f dat he better make inquirements--" "Ki!" exclaimed Daddy Jack, raising both hands and grinning excitedly, "wut tale dis?
mammy
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From this reading I bin yerry da tale wun I is bin wean't fum me mammy."
man
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From this reading XXXIV BROTHER RABBIT'S LOVE-CHARM "Dey wuz one time," said Uncle Remus one night, as they all sat around the wide hearth,--Daddy Jack, Aunt Tempy, and the little boy in their accustomed places,--"dey wuz one time w'en de t'er creeturs push Brer Rabbit so close dat he tuck up a kinder idee dat may be he wa'n't ez smart ez he mout be, en he study 'bout dis plum twel he git humble ez de nex' man.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading XXXIV BROTHER RABBIT'S LOVE-CHARM "Dey wuz one time," said Uncle Remus one night, as they all sat around the wide hearth,--Daddy Jack, Aunt Tempy, and the little boy in their accustomed places,--"dey wuz one time w'en de t'er creeturs push Brer Rabbit so close dat he tuck up a kinder idee dat may be he wa'n't ez smart ez he mout be, en he study 'bout dis plum twel he git humble ez de nex' man.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I bin yerry da tale wun I is bin wean't fum me mammy."
mout
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From this reading XXXIV BROTHER RABBIT'S LOVE-CHARM "Dey wuz one time," said Uncle Remus one night, as they all sat around the wide hearth,--Daddy Jack, Aunt Tempy, and the little boy in their accustomed places,--"dey wuz one time w'en de t'er creeturs push Brer Rabbit so close dat he tuck up a kinder idee dat may be he wa'n't ez smart ez he mout be, en he study 'bout dis plum twel he git humble ez de nex' man.
nex
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From this reading XXXIV BROTHER RABBIT'S LOVE-CHARM "Dey wuz one time," said Uncle Remus one night, as they all sat around the wide hearth,--Daddy Jack, Aunt Tempy, and the little boy in their accustomed places,--"dey wuz one time w'en de t'er creeturs push Brer Rabbit so close dat he tuck up a kinder idee dat may be he wa'n't ez smart ez he mout be, en he study 'bout dis plum twel he git humble ez de nex' man.
night
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From this reading XXXIV BROTHER RABBIT'S LOVE-CHARM "Dey wuz one time," said Uncle Remus one night, as they all sat around the wide hearth,--Daddy Jack, Aunt Tempy, and the little boy in their accustomed places,--"dey wuz one time w'en de t'er creeturs push Brer Rabbit so close dat he tuck up a kinder idee dat may be he wa'n't ez smart ez he mout be, en he study 'bout dis plum twel he git humble ez de nex' man.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "'_Oh, Blue, go 'way! you shill not stay!
Oh
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From this reading "'_Oh, Blue, go 'way! you shill not stay!
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Oh, Guinny, be Gray, be Gray!_' "She tuck'n sprinkle de las' one un um, en de Guinnies, dey sot in de sun twel dey git dry, en fum dat time out dey got dem little speckles un um."
out
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From this reading Oh, Guinny, be Gray, be Gray!_' "She tuck'n sprinkle de las' one un um, en de Guinnies, dey sot in de sun twel dey git dry, en fum dat time out dey got dem little speckles un um."
places
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From this reading XXXIV BROTHER RABBIT'S LOVE-CHARM "Dey wuz one time," said Uncle Remus one night, as they all sat around the wide hearth,--Daddy Jack, Aunt Tempy, and the little boy in their accustomed places,--"dey wuz one time w'en de t'er creeturs push Brer Rabbit so close dat he tuck up a kinder idee dat may be he wa'n't ez smart ez he mout be, en he study 'bout dis plum twel he git humble ez de nex' man.
plum
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From this reading XXXIV BROTHER RABBIT'S LOVE-CHARM "Dey wuz one time," said Uncle Remus one night, as they all sat around the wide hearth,--Daddy Jack, Aunt Tempy, and the little boy in their accustomed places,--"dey wuz one time w'en de t'er creeturs push Brer Rabbit so close dat he tuck up a kinder idee dat may be he wa'n't ez smart ez he mout be, en he study 'bout dis plum twel he git humble ez de nex' man.
push
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From this reading XXXIV BROTHER RABBIT'S LOVE-CHARM "Dey wuz one time," said Uncle Remus one night, as they all sat around the wide hearth,--Daddy Jack, Aunt Tempy, and the little boy in their accustomed places,--"dey wuz one time w'en de t'er creeturs push Brer Rabbit so close dat he tuck up a kinder idee dat may be he wa'n't ez smart ez he mout be, en he study 'bout dis plum twel he git humble ez de nex' man.
Rabbit
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From this reading XXXIV BROTHER RABBIT'S LOVE-CHARM "Dey wuz one time," said Uncle Remus one night, as they all sat around the wide hearth,--Daddy Jack, Aunt Tempy, and the little boy in their accustomed places,--"dey wuz one time w'en de t'er creeturs push Brer Rabbit so close dat he tuck up a kinder idee dat may be he wa'n't ez smart ez he mout be, en he study 'bout dis plum twel he git humble ez de nex' man.
RABBIT'S
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From this reading XXXIV BROTHER RABBIT'S LOVE-CHARM "Dey wuz one time," said Uncle Remus one night, as they all sat around the wide hearth,--Daddy Jack, Aunt Tempy, and the little boy in their accustomed places,--"dey wuz one time w'en de t'er creeturs push Brer Rabbit so close dat he tuck up a kinder idee dat may be he wa'n't ez smart ez he mout be, en he study 'bout dis plum twel he git humble ez de nex' man.
raising
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From this reading 'Las' he low ter hisse'f dat he better make inquirements--" "Ki!" exclaimed Daddy Jack, raising both hands and grinning excitedly, "wut tale dis?
Remus
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From this reading XXXIV BROTHER RABBIT'S LOVE-CHARM "Dey wuz one time," said Uncle Remus one night, as they all sat around the wide hearth,--Daddy Jack, Aunt Tempy, and the little boy in their accustomed places,--"dey wuz one time w'en de t'er creeturs push Brer Rabbit so close dat he tuck up a kinder idee dat may be he wa'n't ez smart ez he mout be, en he study 'bout dis plum twel he git humble ez de nex' man.
said
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From this reading XXXIV BROTHER RABBIT'S LOVE-CHARM "Dey wuz one time," said Uncle Remus one night, as they all sat around the wide hearth,--Daddy Jack, Aunt Tempy, and the little boy in their accustomed places,--"dey wuz one time w'en de t'er creeturs push Brer Rabbit so close dat he tuck up a kinder idee dat may be he wa'n't ez smart ez he mout be, en he study 'bout dis plum twel he git humble ez de nex' man.
sat
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From this reading XXXIV BROTHER RABBIT'S LOVE-CHARM "Dey wuz one time," said Uncle Remus one night, as they all sat around the wide hearth,--Daddy Jack, Aunt Tempy, and the little boy in their accustomed places,--"dey wuz one time w'en de t'er creeturs push Brer Rabbit so close dat he tuck up a kinder idee dat may be he wa'n't ez smart ez he mout be, en he study 'bout dis plum twel he git humble ez de nex' man.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Oh, Guinny, be Gray, be Gray!_' "She tuck'n sprinkle de las' one un um, en de Guinnies, dey sot in de sun twel dey git dry, en fum dat time out dey got dem little speckles un um."
shill
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From this reading "'_Oh, Blue, go 'way! you shill not stay!
smart
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From this reading XXXIV BROTHER RABBIT'S LOVE-CHARM "Dey wuz one time," said Uncle Remus one night, as they all sat around the wide hearth,--Daddy Jack, Aunt Tempy, and the little boy in their accustomed places,--"dey wuz one time w'en de t'er creeturs push Brer Rabbit so close dat he tuck up a kinder idee dat may be he wa'n't ez smart ez he mout be, en he study 'bout dis plum twel he git humble ez de nex' man.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading XXXIV BROTHER RABBIT'S LOVE-CHARM "Dey wuz one time," said Uncle Remus one night, as they all sat around the wide hearth,--Daddy Jack, Aunt Tempy, and the little boy in their accustomed places,--"dey wuz one time w'en de t'er creeturs push Brer Rabbit so close dat he tuck up a kinder idee dat may be he wa'n't ez smart ez he mout be, en he study 'bout dis plum twel he git humble ez de nex' man.
sot
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From this reading Oh, Guinny, be Gray, be Gray!_' "She tuck'n sprinkle de las' one un um, en de Guinnies, dey sot in de sun twel dey git dry, en fum dat time out dey got dem little speckles un um."
speckles
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From this reading Oh, Guinny, be Gray, be Gray!_' "She tuck'n sprinkle de las' one un um, en de Guinnies, dey sot in de sun twel dey git dry, en fum dat time out dey got dem little speckles un um."
sprinkle
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From this reading Oh, Guinny, be Gray, be Gray!_' "She tuck'n sprinkle de las' one un um, en de Guinnies, dey sot in de sun twel dey git dry, en fum dat time out dey got dem little speckles un um."
stay
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From this reading "'_Oh, Blue, go 'way! you shill not stay!
study
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From this reading XXXIV BROTHER RABBIT'S LOVE-CHARM "Dey wuz one time," said Uncle Remus one night, as they all sat around the wide hearth,--Daddy Jack, Aunt Tempy, and the little boy in their accustomed places,--"dey wuz one time w'en de t'er creeturs push Brer Rabbit so close dat he tuck up a kinder idee dat may be he wa'n't ez smart ez he mout be, en he study 'bout dis plum twel he git humble ez de nex' man.
sun
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From this reading Oh, Guinny, be Gray, be Gray!_' "She tuck'n sprinkle de las' one un um, en de Guinnies, dey sot in de sun twel dey git dry, en fum dat time out dey got dem little speckles un um."
t'er
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From this reading XXXIV BROTHER RABBIT'S LOVE-CHARM "Dey wuz one time," said Uncle Remus one night, as they all sat around the wide hearth,--Daddy Jack, Aunt Tempy, and the little boy in their accustomed places,--"dey wuz one time w'en de t'er creeturs push Brer Rabbit so close dat he tuck up a kinder idee dat may be he wa'n't ez smart ez he mout be, en he study 'bout dis plum twel he git humble ez de nex' man.
tale
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From this reading 'Las' he low ter hisse'f dat he better make inquirements--" "Ki!" exclaimed Daddy Jack, raising both hands and grinning excitedly, "wut tale dis?
Tempy
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From this reading XXXIV BROTHER RABBIT'S LOVE-CHARM "Dey wuz one time," said Uncle Remus one night, as they all sat around the wide hearth,--Daddy Jack, Aunt Tempy, and the little boy in their accustomed places,--"dey wuz one time w'en de t'er creeturs push Brer Rabbit so close dat he tuck up a kinder idee dat may be he wa'n't ez smart ez he mout be, en he study 'bout dis plum twel he git humble ez de nex' man.
ter
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From this reading 'Las' he low ter hisse'f dat he better make inquirements--" "Ki!" exclaimed Daddy Jack, raising both hands and grinning excitedly, "wut tale dis?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading XXXIV BROTHER RABBIT'S LOVE-CHARM "Dey wuz one time," said Uncle Remus one night, as they all sat around the wide hearth,--Daddy Jack, Aunt Tempy, and the little boy in their accustomed places,--"dey wuz one time w'en de t'er creeturs push Brer Rabbit so close dat he tuck up a kinder idee dat may be he wa'n't ez smart ez he mout be, en he study 'bout dis plum twel he git humble ez de nex' man.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading XXXIV BROTHER RABBIT'S LOVE-CHARM "Dey wuz one time," said Uncle Remus one night, as they all sat around the wide hearth,--Daddy Jack, Aunt Tempy, and the little boy in their accustomed places,--"dey wuz one time w'en de t'er creeturs push Brer Rabbit so close dat he tuck up a kinder idee dat may be he wa'n't ez smart ez he mout be, en he study 'bout dis plum twel he git humble ez de nex' man.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading XXXIV BROTHER RABBIT'S LOVE-CHARM "Dey wuz one time," said Uncle Remus one night, as they all sat around the wide hearth,--Daddy Jack, Aunt Tempy, and the little boy in their accustomed places,--"dey wuz one time w'en de t'er creeturs push Brer Rabbit so close dat he tuck up a kinder idee dat may be he wa'n't ez smart ez he mout be, en he study 'bout dis plum twel he git humble ez de nex' man.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Oh, Guinny, be Gray, be Gray!_' "She tuck'n sprinkle de las' one un um, en de Guinnies, dey sot in de sun twel dey git dry, en fum dat time out dey got dem little speckles un um."
tuck
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From this reading XXXIV BROTHER RABBIT'S LOVE-CHARM "Dey wuz one time," said Uncle Remus one night, as they all sat around the wide hearth,--Daddy Jack, Aunt Tempy, and the little boy in their accustomed places,--"dey wuz one time w'en de t'er creeturs push Brer Rabbit so close dat he tuck up a kinder idee dat may be he wa'n't ez smart ez he mout be, en he study 'bout dis plum twel he git humble ez de nex' man.
tuck'n
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From this reading Oh, Guinny, be Gray, be Gray!_' "She tuck'n sprinkle de las' one un um, en de Guinnies, dey sot in de sun twel dey git dry, en fum dat time out dey got dem little speckles un um."
twel
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From this reading Oh, Guinny, be Gray, be Gray!_' "She tuck'n sprinkle de las' one un um, en de Guinnies, dey sot in de sun twel dey git dry, en fum dat time out dey got dem little speckles un um."
um
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From this reading Oh, Guinny, be Gray, be Gray!_' "She tuck'n sprinkle de las' one un um, en de Guinnies, dey sot in de sun twel dey git dry, en fum dat time out dey got dem little speckles un um."
un
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From this reading Oh, Guinny, be Gray, be Gray!_' "She tuck'n sprinkle de las' one un um, en de Guinnies, dey sot in de sun twel dey git dry, en fum dat time out dey got dem little speckles un um."
Uncle
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From this reading XXXIV BROTHER RABBIT'S LOVE-CHARM "Dey wuz one time," said Uncle Remus one night, as they all sat around the wide hearth,--Daddy Jack, Aunt Tempy, and the little boy in their accustomed places,--"dey wuz one time w'en de t'er creeturs push Brer Rabbit so close dat he tuck up a kinder idee dat may be he wa'n't ez smart ez he mout be, en he study 'bout dis plum twel he git humble ez de nex' man.
up
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From this reading XXXIV BROTHER RABBIT'S LOVE-CHARM "Dey wuz one time," said Uncle Remus one night, as they all sat around the wide hearth,--Daddy Jack, Aunt Tempy, and the little boy in their accustomed places,--"dey wuz one time w'en de t'er creeturs push Brer Rabbit so close dat he tuck up a kinder idee dat may be he wa'n't ez smart ez he mout be, en he study 'bout dis plum twel he git humble ez de nex' man.
w'en
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From this reading XXXIV BROTHER RABBIT'S LOVE-CHARM "Dey wuz one time," said Uncle Remus one night, as they all sat around the wide hearth,--Daddy Jack, Aunt Tempy, and the little boy in their accustomed places,--"dey wuz one time w'en de t'er creeturs push Brer Rabbit so close dat he tuck up a kinder idee dat may be he wa'n't ez smart ez he mout be, en he study 'bout dis plum twel he git humble ez de nex' man.
wa'n't
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From this reading XXXIV BROTHER RABBIT'S LOVE-CHARM "Dey wuz one time," said Uncle Remus one night, as they all sat around the wide hearth,--Daddy Jack, Aunt Tempy, and the little boy in their accustomed places,--"dey wuz one time w'en de t'er creeturs push Brer Rabbit so close dat he tuck up a kinder idee dat may be he wa'n't ez smart ez he mout be, en he study 'bout dis plum twel he git humble ez de nex' man.
way
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From this reading "'_Oh, Blue, go 'way! you shill not stay!
wean't
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From this reading I bin yerry da tale wun I is bin wean't fum me mammy."
wide
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From this reading XXXIV BROTHER RABBIT'S LOVE-CHARM "Dey wuz one time," said Uncle Remus one night, as they all sat around the wide hearth,--Daddy Jack, Aunt Tempy, and the little boy in their accustomed places,--"dey wuz one time w'en de t'er creeturs push Brer Rabbit so close dat he tuck up a kinder idee dat may be he wa'n't ez smart ez he mout be, en he study 'bout dis plum twel he git humble ez de nex' man.
wun
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From this reading I bin yerry da tale wun I is bin wean't fum me mammy."
wut
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From this reading 'Las' he low ter hisse'f dat he better make inquirements--" "Ki!" exclaimed Daddy Jack, raising both hands and grinning excitedly, "wut tale dis?
wuz
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From this reading XXXIV BROTHER RABBIT'S LOVE-CHARM "Dey wuz one time," said Uncle Remus one night, as they all sat around the wide hearth,--Daddy Jack, Aunt Tempy, and the little boy in their accustomed places,--"dey wuz one time w'en de t'er creeturs push Brer Rabbit so close dat he tuck up a kinder idee dat may be he wa'n't ez smart ez he mout be, en he study 'bout dis plum twel he git humble ez de nex' man.
XXXIV
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From this reading XXXIV BROTHER RABBIT'S LOVE-CHARM "Dey wuz one time," said Uncle Remus one night, as they all sat around the wide hearth,--Daddy Jack, Aunt Tempy, and the little boy in their accustomed places,--"dey wuz one time w'en de t'er creeturs push Brer Rabbit so close dat he tuck up a kinder idee dat may be he wa'n't ez smart ez he mout be, en he study 'bout dis plum twel he git humble ez de nex' man.
yerry
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From this reading I bin yerry da tale wun I is bin wean't fum me mammy."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "'_Oh, Blue, go 'way! you shill not stay!
