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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 "Didn't I tell you dat Massa Charley be born wid a silver spoon in his mouf?
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Didn't I tell you dat missis couldn't lose sight of him? and she sent me here for him to come ride in de carriage wid her again to-day, and eat dinner at de big house, and all dat," and Chloe rubbed her hands together, and looked the very incarnation of delight.
all
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From this reading "Didn't I tell you dat missis couldn't lose sight of him? and she sent me here for him to come ride in de carriage wid her again to-day, and eat dinner at de big house, and all dat," and Chloe rubbed her hands together, and looked the very incarnation of delight.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Good morning, missis," and Chloe's turbaned head followed the salutation.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Didn't I tell you dat missis couldn't lose sight of him? and she sent me here for him to come ride in de carriage wid her again to-day, and eat dinner at de big house, and all dat," and Chloe rubbed her hands together, and looked the very incarnation of delight.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Didn't I tell you dat Massa Charley be born wid a silver spoon in his mouf?
big
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From this reading "Didn't I tell you dat missis couldn't lose sight of him? and she sent me here for him to come ride in de carriage wid her again to-day, and eat dinner at de big house, and all dat," and Chloe rubbed her hands together, and looked the very incarnation of delight.
bornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Didn't I tell you dat Massa Charley be born wid a silver spoon in his mouf?
carriage
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From this reading "Didn't I tell you dat missis couldn't lose sight of him? and she sent me here for him to come ride in de carriage wid her again to-day, and eat dinner at de big house, and all dat," and Chloe rubbed her hands together, and looked the very incarnation of delight.
certain
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From this reading His dish right side up when it rains, for certain.
Charley
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From this reading "Didn't I tell you dat Massa Charley be born wid a silver spoon in his mouf?
Charley's
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From this reading "See here, missis," and she handed Rose a small package, containing a pair of coral and gold sleeve-ties for Charley's dimpled shoulders.
Chloe
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From this reading "Didn't I tell you dat missis couldn't lose sight of him? and she sent me here for him to come ride in de carriage wid her again to-day, and eat dinner at de big house, and all dat," and Chloe rubbed her hands together, and looked the very incarnation of delight.
Chloe's
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From this reading "Good morning, missis," and Chloe's turbaned head followed the salutation.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Didn't I tell you dat missis couldn't lose sight of him? and she sent me here for him to come ride in de carriage wid her again to-day, and eat dinner at de big house, and all dat," and Chloe rubbed her hands together, and looked the very incarnation of delight.
containing
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From this reading "See here, missis," and she handed Rose a small package, containing a pair of coral and gold sleeve-ties for Charley's dimpled shoulders.
coral
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From this reading "See here, missis," and she handed Rose a small package, containing a pair of coral and gold sleeve-ties for Charley's dimpled shoulders.
couldn't
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From this reading "Didn't I tell you dat missis couldn't lose sight of him? and she sent me here for him to come ride in de carriage wid her again to-day, and eat dinner at de big house, and all dat," and Chloe rubbed her hands together, and looked the very incarnation of delight.
dat
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From this reading "Didn't I tell you dat Massa Charley be born wid a silver spoon in his mouf?
de
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From this reading "Didn't I tell you dat missis couldn't lose sight of him? and she sent me here for him to come ride in de carriage wid her again to-day, and eat dinner at de big house, and all dat," and Chloe rubbed her hands together, and looked the very incarnation of delight.
delight
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From this reading "Didn't I tell you dat missis couldn't lose sight of him? and she sent me here for him to come ride in de carriage wid her again to-day, and eat dinner at de big house, and all dat," and Chloe rubbed her hands together, and looked the very incarnation of delight.
Didn't
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From this reading "Didn't I tell you dat Massa Charley be born wid a silver spoon in his mouf?
dimpled
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From this reading "See here, missis," and she handed Rose a small package, containing a pair of coral and gold sleeve-ties for Charley's dimpled shoulders.
dinner
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From this reading "Didn't I tell you dat missis couldn't lose sight of him? and she sent me here for him to come ride in de carriage wid her again to-day, and eat dinner at de big house, and all dat," and Chloe rubbed her hands together, and looked the very incarnation of delight.
dish
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From this reading His dish right side up when it rains, for certain.
eat
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From this reading "Didn't I tell you dat missis couldn't lose sight of him? and she sent me here for him to come ride in de carriage wid her again to-day, and eat dinner at de big house, and all dat," and Chloe rubbed her hands together, and looked the very incarnation of delight.
followed
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From this reading "Good morning, missis," and Chloe's turbaned head followed the salutation.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading His dish right side up when it rains, for certain.
gold
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From this reading "See here, missis," and she handed Rose a small package, containing a pair of coral and gold sleeve-ties for Charley's dimpled shoulders.
GoodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Good morning, missis," and Chloe's turbaned head followed the salutation.
handed
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From this reading "See here, missis," and she handed Rose a small package, containing a pair of coral and gold sleeve-ties for Charley's dimpled shoulders.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading "Didn't I tell you dat missis couldn't lose sight of him? and she sent me here for him to come ride in de carriage wid her again to-day, and eat dinner at de big house, and all dat," and Chloe rubbed her hands together, and looked the very incarnation of delight.
head
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From this reading "Good morning, missis," and Chloe's turbaned head followed the salutation.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Didn't I tell you dat missis couldn't lose sight of him? and she sent me here for him to come ride in de carriage wid her again to-day, and eat dinner at de big house, and all dat," and Chloe rubbed her hands together, and looked the very incarnation of delight.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "See here, missis," and she handed Rose a small package, containing a pair of coral and gold sleeve-ties for Charley's dimpled shoulders.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Didn't I tell you dat missis couldn't lose sight of him? and she sent me here for him to come ride in de carriage wid her again to-day, and eat dinner at de big house, and all dat," and Chloe rubbed her hands together, and looked the very incarnation of delight.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Didn't I tell you dat Massa Charley be born wid a silver spoon in his mouf?
house
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From this reading "Didn't I tell you dat missis couldn't lose sight of him? and she sent me here for him to come ride in de carriage wid her again to-day, and eat dinner at de big house, and all dat," and Chloe rubbed her hands together, and looked the very incarnation of delight.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Didn't I tell you dat Massa Charley be born wid a silver spoon in his mouf?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Didn't I tell you dat Massa Charley be born wid a silver spoon in his mouf?
incarnation
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From this reading "Didn't I tell you dat missis couldn't lose sight of him? and she sent me here for him to come ride in de carriage wid her again to-day, and eat dinner at de big house, and all dat," and Chloe rubbed her hands together, and looked the very incarnation of delight.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading His dish right side up when it rains, for certain.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Didn't I tell you dat missis couldn't lose sight of him? and she sent me here for him to come ride in de carriage wid her again to-day, and eat dinner at de big house, and all dat," and Chloe rubbed her hands together, and looked the very incarnation of delight.
lose
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From this reading "Didn't I tell you dat missis couldn't lose sight of him? and she sent me here for him to come ride in de carriage wid her again to-day, and eat dinner at de big house, and all dat," and Chloe rubbed her hands together, and looked the very incarnation of delight.
Massa
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From this reading "Didn't I tell you dat Massa Charley be born wid a silver spoon in his mouf?
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Didn't I tell you dat missis couldn't lose sight of him? and she sent me here for him to come ride in de carriage wid her again to-day, and eat dinner at de big house, and all dat," and Chloe rubbed her hands together, and looked the very incarnation of delight.
missis
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From this reading "Good morning, missis," and Chloe's turbaned head followed the salutation.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Good morning, missis," and Chloe's turbaned head followed the salutation.
mouf
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From this reading "Didn't I tell you dat Massa Charley be born wid a silver spoon in his mouf?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "See here, missis," and she handed Rose a small package, containing a pair of coral and gold sleeve-ties for Charley's dimpled shoulders.
package
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From this reading "See here, missis," and she handed Rose a small package, containing a pair of coral and gold sleeve-ties for Charley's dimpled shoulders.
pair
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From this reading "See here, missis," and she handed Rose a small package, containing a pair of coral and gold sleeve-ties for Charley's dimpled shoulders.
rains
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From this reading His dish right side up when it rains, for certain.
ride
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From this reading "Didn't I tell you dat missis couldn't lose sight of him? and she sent me here for him to come ride in de carriage wid her again to-day, and eat dinner at de big house, and all dat," and Chloe rubbed her hands together, and looked the very incarnation of delight.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His dish right side up when it rains, for certain.
Rose
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From this reading "See here, missis," and she handed Rose a small package, containing a pair of coral and gold sleeve-ties for Charley's dimpled shoulders.
rubbed
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From this reading "Didn't I tell you dat missis couldn't lose sight of him? and she sent me here for him to come ride in de carriage wid her again to-day, and eat dinner at de big house, and all dat," and Chloe rubbed her hands together, and looked the very incarnation of delight.
salutation
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From this reading "Good morning, missis," and Chloe's turbaned head followed the salutation.
See
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From this reading "See here, missis," and she handed Rose a small package, containing a pair of coral and gold sleeve-ties for Charley's dimpled shoulders.
sent
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From this reading "Didn't I tell you dat missis couldn't lose sight of him? and she sent me here for him to come ride in de carriage wid her again to-day, and eat dinner at de big house, and all dat," and Chloe rubbed her hands together, and looked the very incarnation of delight.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "See here, missis," and she handed Rose a small package, containing a pair of coral and gold sleeve-ties for Charley's dimpled shoulders.
shoulders
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From this reading "See here, missis," and she handed Rose a small package, containing a pair of coral and gold sleeve-ties for Charley's dimpled shoulders.
side
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From this reading His dish right side up when it rains, for certain.
sight
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From this reading "Didn't I tell you dat missis couldn't lose sight of him? and she sent me here for him to come ride in de carriage wid her again to-day, and eat dinner at de big house, and all dat," and Chloe rubbed her hands together, and looked the very incarnation of delight.
silver
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From this reading "Didn't I tell you dat Massa Charley be born wid a silver spoon in his mouf?
sleeve-ties
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From this reading "See here, missis," and she handed Rose a small package, containing a pair of coral and gold sleeve-ties for Charley's dimpled shoulders.
small
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From this reading "See here, missis," and she handed Rose a small package, containing a pair of coral and gold sleeve-ties for Charley's dimpled shoulders.
spoon
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From this reading "Didn't I tell you dat Massa Charley be born wid a silver spoon in his mouf?
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Didn't I tell you dat Massa Charley be born wid a silver spoon in his mouf?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Good morning, missis," and Chloe's turbaned head followed the salutation.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Didn't I tell you dat missis couldn't lose sight of him? and she sent me here for him to come ride in de carriage wid her again to-day, and eat dinner at de big house, and all dat," and Chloe rubbed her hands together, and looked the very incarnation of delight.
to-day
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From this reading "Didn't I tell you dat missis couldn't lose sight of him? and she sent me here for him to come ride in de carriage wid her again to-day, and eat dinner at de big house, and all dat," and Chloe rubbed her hands together, and looked the very incarnation of delight.
together
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From this reading "Didn't I tell you dat missis couldn't lose sight of him? and she sent me here for him to come ride in de carriage wid her again to-day, and eat dinner at de big house, and all dat," and Chloe rubbed her hands together, and looked the very incarnation of delight.
turbaned
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From this reading "Good morning, missis," and Chloe's turbaned head followed the salutation.
up
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From this reading His dish right side up when it rains, for certain.
very
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From this reading "Didn't I tell you dat missis couldn't lose sight of him? and she sent me here for him to come ride in de carriage wid her again to-day, and eat dinner at de big house, and all dat," and Chloe rubbed her hands together, and looked the very incarnation of delight.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading His dish right side up when it rains, for certain.
wid
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From this reading "Didn't I tell you dat Massa Charley be born wid a silver spoon in his mouf?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Didn't I tell you dat Massa Charley be born wid a silver spoon in his mouf?
