Short Stories for English Courses

Chapter XII · Chapter 12

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"But ole Cun'l Chahmb'lin he nuver did furgive Marse Chan, an' Miss Anne she got mad too.

Wimmens is mons'us onreasonable nohow.

Dey's jes' like a catfish: you can n' tek hole on 'em like udder folks, an' when you gits 'im yo' can n' always hole 'em.

"What meks me think so?

Heaps o' things--dis: Marse Chan he done gi' Miss Anne her pa jes' ez good ez I gi' Marse Chan's dawg sweet 'taters, an' she git mad wid 'im ez if he hed kill 'im 'stid o' sen'in' 'im back to her dat mawnin' whole an' soun'.

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Chapter XII Reading 1/79

Short Stories for English Courses Rosa Mary Redding[Editor] Mikels

Chapter XII

Chapter 12

Chapter 12 of Short Stories for English Courses is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

"But ole Cun'l Chahmb'lin he nuver did furgive Marse Chan, an' Miss Anne she got mad too. Wimmens is mons'us onreasonable nohow. Dey's jes' like a catfish: you can n' tek hole on 'em like udder folks, an' when you gits 'im yo' can n' always hole 'em. "What meks me think so? Heaps o' things--dis: Marse Chan he done gi' Miss Anne her pa jes' ez good ez I gi' Marse Chan's dawg sweet 'taters, an' she git mad wid 'im ez if he hed kill 'im 'stid o' sen'in' 'im back to her dat mawnin' whole an' soun'.

Short Stories for English Courses

Chapter XII · Chapter 12

Chapter 12 of Short Stories for English Courses is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/79 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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"But ole Cun'l Chahmb'lin he nuver did furgive Marse Chan, an' Miss Anne she got mad too.

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Wimmens is mons'us onreasonable nohow.

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Dey's jes' like a catfish: you can n' tek hole on 'em like udder folks, an' when you gits 'im yo' can n' always hole 'em.

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"What meks me think so?

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catfish noun US /ˈkætfɪʃ/

flesh of scaleless food fish of the southern United States; often farmed

From this reading “Dey's jes' like a catfish: you can n' tek hole on 'em like udder folks, an' when you gits 'im yo' can n' always hole 'em.”

dat noun US /dæt/

a digital tape recording of sound

From this reading “Heaps o' things--dis: Marse Chan he done gi' Miss Anne her pa jes' ez good ez I gi' Marse Chan's dawg sweet 'taters, an' she git mad wid 'im ez if he hed kill 'im 'stid o' sen'in' 'im back to her dat mawnin' whole an' soun'.”

dis noun US /dɪs/

(Roman mythology) god of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Hades

folks noun US /foʊks/

your parents

From this reading “Dey's jes' like a catfish: you can n' tek hole on 'em like udder folks, an' when you gits 'im yo' can n' always hole 'em.”

git noun US /ɡɪt/

a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible

Heaps noun US /hiːps/

a large number or amount

hole noun US /hoʊl/

an opening into or through something

From this reading “Dey's jes' like a catfish: you can n' tek hole on 'em like udder folks, an' when you gits 'im yo' can n' always hole 'em.”

taters noun US /ˈteɪtərz/

plural of “tater” — an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland

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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 Dey's jes' like a catfish: you can n' tek hole on 'em like udder folks, an' when you gits 'im yo' can n' always hole 'em.

alwaysadverbUS /ˈɔːlweɪz/

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading Dey's jes' like a catfish: you can n' tek hole on 'em like udder folks, an' when you gits 'im yo' can n' always hole 'em.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading "But ole Cun'l Chahmb'lin he nuver did furgive Marse Chan, an' Miss Anne she got mad too.

AnnenounUS /æn/

Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)

From this reading "But ole Cun'l Chahmb'lin he nuver did furgive Marse Chan, an' Miss Anne she got mad too.

backadverbUS /bæk/

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading Heaps o' things--dis: Marse Chan he done gi' Miss Anne her pa jes' ez good ez I gi' Marse Chan's dawg sweet 'taters, an' she git mad wid 'im ez if he hed kill 'im 'stid o' sen'in' 'im back to her dat mawnin' whole an' soun'.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading "But ole Cun'l Chahmb'lin he nuver did furgive Marse Chan, an' Miss Anne she got mad too.

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading Dey's jes' like a catfish: you can n' tek hole on 'em like udder folks, an' when you gits 'im yo' can n' always hole 'em.

catfishnounUS /ˈkætfɪʃ/

flesh of scaleless food fish of the southern United States; often farmed

From this reading Dey's jes' like a catfish: you can n' tek hole on 'em like udder folks, an' when you gits 'im yo' can n' always hole 'em.

Chahmb'lin

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From this reading "But ole Cun'l Chahmb'lin he nuver did furgive Marse Chan, an' Miss Anne she got mad too.

Chan

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From this reading "But ole Cun'l Chahmb'lin he nuver did furgive Marse Chan, an' Miss Anne she got mad too.

Chan's

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Cun'l

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From this reading "But ole Cun'l Chahmb'lin he nuver did furgive Marse Chan, an' Miss Anne she got mad too.

datnounUS /dæt/

a digital tape recording of sound

dawg

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Dey's

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From this reading Dey's jes' like a catfish: you can n' tek hole on 'em like udder folks, an' when you gits 'im yo' can n' always hole 'em.

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading "But ole Cun'l Chahmb'lin he nuver did furgive Marse Chan, an' Miss Anne she got mad too.

disnounUS /dɪs/

(Roman mythology) god of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Hades

doneadjectiveUS /dʌn/

having finished or arrived at completion

emnounUS /em/

a quad with a square body

From this reading Dey's jes' like a catfish: you can n' tek hole on 'em like udder folks, an' when you gits 'im yo' can n' always hole 'em.

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folksnounUS /foʊks/

your parents

From this reading Dey's jes' like a catfish: you can n' tek hole on 'em like udder folks, an' when you gits 'im yo' can n' always hole 'em.

furgive

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From this reading "But ole Cun'l Chahmb'lin he nuver did furgive Marse Chan, an' Miss Anne she got mad too.

ginoun

a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns

gitnounUS /ɡɪt/

a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible

gits

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From this reading Dey's jes' like a catfish: you can n' tek hole on 'em like udder folks, an' when you gits 'im yo' can n' always hole 'em.

goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading "But ole Cun'l Chahmb'lin he nuver did furgive Marse Chan, an' Miss Anne she got mad too.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading "But ole Cun'l Chahmb'lin he nuver did furgive Marse Chan, an' Miss Anne she got mad too.

HeapsnounUS /hiːps/

a large number or amount

hed

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herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

holenounUS /hoʊl/

an opening into or through something

From this reading Dey's jes' like a catfish: you can n' tek hole on 'em like udder folks, an' when you gits 'im yo' can n' always hole 'em.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

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From this reading Dey's jes' like a catfish: you can n' tek hole on 'em like udder folks, an' when you gits 'im yo' can n' always hole 'em.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading Wimmens is mons'us onreasonable nohow.

jes

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From this reading Dey's jes' like a catfish: you can n' tek hole on 'em like udder folks, an' when you gits 'im yo' can n' always hole 'em.

killverbUS /kɪl/

cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly

likeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Dey's jes' like a catfish: you can n' tek hole on 'em like udder folks, an' when you gits 'im yo' can n' always hole 'em.

madadjectiveUS /mæd/

roused to anger

From this reading "But ole Cun'l Chahmb'lin he nuver did furgive Marse Chan, an' Miss Anne she got mad too.

Marse

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From this reading "But ole Cun'l Chahmb'lin he nuver did furgive Marse Chan, an' Miss Anne she got mad too.

mawnin

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mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading "What meks me think so?

meks

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From this reading "What meks me think so?

MissverbUS /mɪs/

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading "But ole Cun'l Chahmb'lin he nuver did furgive Marse Chan, an' Miss Anne she got mad too.

mons'us

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From this reading Wimmens is mons'us onreasonable nohow.

nnounUS /en/

a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues

From this reading Dey's jes' like a catfish: you can n' tek hole on 'em like udder folks, an' when you gits 'im yo' can n' always hole 'em.

nohowadverb

in no manner; in no way

From this reading Wimmens is mons'us onreasonable nohow.

nuver

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From this reading "But ole Cun'l Chahmb'lin he nuver did furgive Marse Chan, an' Miss Anne she got mad too.

onounUS /oʊ/

a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

ole

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From this reading "But ole Cun'l Chahmb'lin he nuver did furgive Marse Chan, an' Miss Anne she got mad too.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Dey's jes' like a catfish: you can n' tek hole on 'em like udder folks, an' when you gits 'im yo' can n' always hole 'em.

onreasonable

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From this reading Wimmens is mons'us onreasonable nohow.

panounUS /pɑː/

an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk

sen'in

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shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "But ole Cun'l Chahmb'lin he nuver did furgive Marse Chan, an' Miss Anne she got mad too.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading "What meks me think so?

soun

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stid

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sweetadjectiveUS /swiːt/

having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar

tatersnounUS /ˈteɪtərz/

plural of “tater” — an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland

tek

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From this reading Dey's jes' like a catfish: you can n' tek hole on 'em like udder folks, an' when you gits 'im yo' can n' always hole 'em.

thingsnounUS /θɪŋz/

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading "What meks me think so?

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

tooadverbUS /tuː/

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading "But ole Cun'l Chahmb'lin he nuver did furgive Marse Chan, an' Miss Anne she got mad too.

uddernoun

mammary gland of bovids (cows and sheep and goats)

From this reading Dey's jes' like a catfish: you can n' tek hole on 'em like udder folks, an' when you gits 'im yo' can n' always hole 'em.

WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading "What meks me think so?

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading Dey's jes' like a catfish: you can n' tek hole on 'em like udder folks, an' when you gits 'im yo' can n' always hole 'em.

wholeadjectiveUS /hoʊl/

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

wid

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Wimmens

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From this reading Wimmens is mons'us onreasonable nohow.

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From this reading Dey's jes' like a catfish: you can n' tek hole on 'em like udder folks, an' when you gits 'im yo' can n' always hole 'em.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Dey's jes' like a catfish: you can n' tek hole on 'em like udder folks, an' when you gits 'im yo' can n' always hole 'em.

Chapter 12 of Short Stories for English Courses by Rosa Mary Redding[Editor] Mikels holds 396 sentences, grouped into 80 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.

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