used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Here Uncle Remus paused, and drew a two-pound yam out of the ashes.
ain't
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From this reading I done laid in some calamus root, en I ain't gwineter take no skuse,' sez Brer Fox, sezee."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Here Uncle Remus paused, and drew a two-pound yam out of the ashes.
ashesnounUS /ˈæʃ.ɪz/
The powdery residue left after the burning of a substance.
From this reading Here Uncle Remus paused, and drew a two-pound yam out of the ashes.
Brer
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From this reading "'Howdy, Brer Rabbit,' sez Brer Fox, sezee.
calamusnoun
any tropical Asian palm of the genus Calamus; light tough stems are a source of rattan canes
From this reading I done laid in some calamus root, en I ain't gwineter take no skuse,' sez Brer Fox, sezee."
couldn't
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From this reading 'You look sorter stuck up dis mawnin',' sezee, en den he rolled on de groun', en laft en laft twel he couldn't laff no mo'.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading 'You look sorter stuck up dis mawnin',' sezee, en den he rolled on de groun', en laft en laft twel he couldn't laff no mo'.
dennounUS /den/
the habitation of wild animals
From this reading 'You look sorter stuck up dis mawnin',' sezee, en den he rolled on de groun', en laft en laft twel he couldn't laff no mo'.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading 'I speck you'll take dinner wid me dis time, Brer Rabbit.
disnounUS /dɪs/
(Roman mythology) god of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Hades
From this reading 'You look sorter stuck up dis mawnin',' sezee, en den he rolled on de groun', en laft en laft twel he couldn't laff no mo'.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading I done laid in some calamus root, en I ain't gwineter take no skuse,' sez Brer Fox, sezee."
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading Here Uncle Remus paused, and drew a two-pound yam out of the ashes.
half the width of an em
From this reading 'You look sorter stuck up dis mawnin',' sezee, en den he rolled on de groun', en laft en laft twel he couldn't laff no mo'.
alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs
From this reading "'Howdy, Brer Rabbit,' sez Brer Fox, sezee.
groun
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From this reading 'You look sorter stuck up dis mawnin',' sezee, en den he rolled on de groun', en laft en laft twel he couldn't laff no mo'.
gwineter
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From this reading I done laid in some calamus root, en I ain't gwineter take no skuse,' sez Brer Fox, sezee."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'You look sorter stuck up dis mawnin',' sezee, en den he rolled on de groun', en laft en laft twel he couldn't laff no mo'.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here Uncle Remus paused, and drew a two-pound yam out of the ashes.
HowdynounUS /ˈhaʊdi/
an expression of greeting
From this reading "'Howdy, Brer Rabbit,' sez Brer Fox, sezee.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'I speck you'll take dinner wid me dis time, Brer Rabbit.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I done laid in some calamus root, en I ain't gwineter take no skuse,' sez Brer Fox, sezee."
laff
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From this reading 'You look sorter stuck up dis mawnin',' sezee, en den he rolled on de groun', en laft en laft twel he couldn't laff no mo'.
laft
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From this reading 'You look sorter stuck up dis mawnin',' sezee, en den he rolled on de groun', en laft en laft twel he couldn't laff no mo'.
set down according to a plan
From this reading I done laid in some calamus root, en I ain't gwineter take no skuse,' sez Brer Fox, sezee."
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading 'You look sorter stuck up dis mawnin',' sezee, en den he rolled on de groun', en laft en laft twel he couldn't laff no mo'.
mawnin
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From this reading 'You look sorter stuck up dis mawnin',' sezee, en den he rolled on de groun', en laft en laft twel he couldn't laff no mo'.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'I speck you'll take dinner wid me dis time, Brer Rabbit.
monounUS /moʊ/
an indefinitely short time
From this reading 'You look sorter stuck up dis mawnin',' sezee, en den he rolled on de groun', en laft en laft twel he couldn't laff no mo'.
not any; not one
From this reading 'You look sorter stuck up dis mawnin',' sezee, en den he rolled on de groun', en laft en laft twel he couldn't laff no mo'.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Here Uncle Remus paused, and drew a two-pound yam out of the ashes.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading 'You look sorter stuck up dis mawnin',' sezee, en den he rolled on de groun', en laft en laft twel he couldn't laff no mo'.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Here Uncle Remus paused, and drew a two-pound yam out of the ashes.
past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading Here Uncle Remus paused, and drew a two-pound yam out of the ashes.
RabbitnounUS /ˈræbət/
any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets or food
From this reading "'Howdy, Brer Rabbit,' sez Brer Fox, sezee.
RemusnounUS /ˈriːməs/
(Roman mythology) the twin brother of Romulus
From this reading Here Uncle Remus paused, and drew a two-pound yam out of the ashes.
especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward
From this reading 'You look sorter stuck up dis mawnin',' sezee, en den he rolled on de groun', en laft en laft twel he couldn't laff no mo'.
rootnounUS /ruːt/
(botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground
From this reading I done laid in some calamus root, en I ain't gwineter take no skuse,' sez Brer Fox, sezee."
sez
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From this reading "'Howdy, Brer Rabbit,' sez Brer Fox, sezee.
sezee
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From this reading "'Howdy, Brer Rabbit,' sez Brer Fox, sezee.
skuse
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From this reading I done laid in some calamus root, en I ain't gwineter take no skuse,' sez Brer Fox, sezee."
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I done laid in some calamus root, en I ain't gwineter take no skuse,' sez Brer Fox, sezee."
sorternounUS /ˈsɔːrtər/
a clerk who sorts things (as letters at the post office)
From this reading 'You look sorter stuck up dis mawnin',' sezee, en den he rolled on de groun', en laft en laft twel he couldn't laff no mo'.
specknounUS /spek/
a very small spot
From this reading 'I speck you'll take dinner wid me dis time, Brer Rabbit.
caught or fixed
From this reading 'You look sorter stuck up dis mawnin',' sezee, en den he rolled on de groun', en laft en laft twel he couldn't laff no mo'.
carry out
From this reading 'I speck you'll take dinner wid me dis time, Brer Rabbit.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Here Uncle Remus paused, and drew a two-pound yam out of the ashes.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading 'I speck you'll take dinner wid me dis time, Brer Rabbit.
twel
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From this reading 'You look sorter stuck up dis mawnin',' sezee, en den he rolled on de groun', en laft en laft twel he couldn't laff no mo'.
two-pound
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From this reading Here Uncle Remus paused, and drew a two-pound yam out of the ashes.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading Here Uncle Remus paused, and drew a two-pound yam out of the ashes.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading 'You look sorter stuck up dis mawnin',' sezee, en den he rolled on de groun', en laft en laft twel he couldn't laff no mo'.
wid
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From this reading 'I speck you'll take dinner wid me dis time, Brer Rabbit.
yamnounUS /jæm/
edible tuber of any of several yams
From this reading Here Uncle Remus paused, and drew a two-pound yam out of the ashes.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'You look sorter stuck up dis mawnin',' sezee, en den he rolled on de groun', en laft en laft twel he couldn't laff no mo'.
you'll
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From this reading 'I speck you'll take dinner wid me dis time, Brer Rabbit.
