Chapter IV

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading He ’low, ‘Minervy Ann, I been livin’ a long time, an’ I been knowin’ a heap er folks, but you er de bangin’est nigger I ever is see.

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

From this reading Ef dat de case, I’ll go up dar an’ frail ’im out an’ come on back home an’ ten’ ter my work.’

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From this reading He ’low, ‘Minervy Ann, I been livin’ a long time, an’ I been knowin’ a heap er folks, but you er de bangin’est nigger I ever is see.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading “Marse Tumlin look at me wid his eyes half shot an’ kinder laugh way down in his stomach.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading Ef dat de case, I’ll go up dar an’ frail ’im out an’ come on back home an’ ten’ ter my work.’

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From this reading He ’low, ‘Minervy Ann, I been livin’ a long time, an’ I been knowin’ a heap er folks, but you er de bangin’est nigger I ever is see.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading He ’low, ‘Minervy Ann, I been livin’ a long time, an’ I been knowin’ a heap er folks, but you er de bangin’est nigger I ever is see.

(sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive

From this reading “I say, ‘Marse Tumlin, you dunner nothin’ ’tall ’bout Hamp.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading He ’low, ‘Minervy Ann, I been livin’ a long time, an’ I been knowin’ a heap er folks, but you er de bangin’est nigger I ever is see.

an occurrence of something

From this reading Ef dat de case, I’ll go up dar an’ frail ’im out an’ come on back home an’ ten’ ter my work.’

cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

From this reading He must er change mighty sence dey ’fo’ yistidy if he erfuse ter do what I tell ’im ter do.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Ef dat de case, I’ll go up dar an’ frail ’im out an’ come on back home an’ ten’ ter my work.’

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From this reading Ef dat de case, I’ll go up dar an’ frail ’im out an’ come on back home an’ ten’ ter my work.’

a digital tape recording of sound

From this reading Ef dat de case, I’ll go up dar an’ frail ’im out an’ come on back home an’ ten’ ter my work.’

a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

From this reading Ef dat de case, I’ll go up dar an’ frail ’im out an’ come on back home an’ ten’ ter my work.’

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From this reading He must er change mighty sence dey ’fo’ yistidy if he erfuse ter do what I tell ’im ter do.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading He must er change mighty sence dey ’fo’ yistidy if he erfuse ter do what I tell ’im ter do.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading “Marse Tumlin look at me wid his eyes half shot an’ kinder laugh way down in his stomach.

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From this reading “I say, ‘Marse Tumlin, you dunner nothin’ ’tall ’bout Hamp.

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From this reading Ef dat de case, I’ll go up dar an’ frail ’im out an’ come on back home an’ ten’ ter my work.’

a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs with yttrium

From this reading He must er change mighty sence dey ’fo’ yistidy if he erfuse ter do what I tell ’im ter do.

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From this reading He must er change mighty sence dey ’fo’ yistidy if he erfuse ter do what I tell ’im ter do.

at any time

From this reading He ’low, ‘Minervy Ann, I been livin’ a long time, an’ I been knowin’ a heap er folks, but you er de bangin’est nigger I ever is see.

opinion or judgment

From this reading “Marse Tumlin look at me wid his eyes half shot an’ kinder laugh way down in his stomach.

an officer holding the rank of major or lieutenant colonel or colonel

From this reading He must er change mighty sence dey ’fo’ yistidy if he erfuse ter do what I tell ’im ter do.

your parents

From this reading He ’low, ‘Minervy Ann, I been livin’ a long time, an’ I been knowin’ a heap er folks, but you er de bangin’est nigger I ever is see.

physically weak

From this reading Ef dat de case, I’ll go up dar an’ frail ’im out an’ come on back home an’ ten’ ter my work.’

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading Ef dat de case, I’ll go up dar an’ frail ’im out an’ come on back home an’ ten’ ter my work.’

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading “Marse Tumlin look at me wid his eyes half shot an’ kinder laugh way down in his stomach.

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From this reading “I say, ‘Marse Tumlin, you dunner nothin’ ’tall ’bout Hamp.

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

From this reading He must er change mighty sence dey ’fo’ yistidy if he erfuse ter do what I tell ’im ter do.

a collection of objects laid on top of each other

From this reading He ’low, ‘Minervy Ann, I been livin’ a long time, an’ I been knowin’ a heap er folks, but you er de bangin’est nigger I ever is see.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading “Marse Tumlin look at me wid his eyes half shot an’ kinder laugh way down in his stomach.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading Ef dat de case, I’ll go up dar an’ frail ’im out an’ come on back home an’ ten’ ter my work.’

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

From this reading “I say, ‘Marse Tumlin, you dunner nothin’ ’tall ’bout Hamp.

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From this reading Ef dat de case, I’ll go up dar an’ frail ’im out an’ come on back home an’ ten’ ter my work.’

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading He must er change mighty sence dey ’fo’ yistidy if he erfuse ter do what I tell ’im ter do.

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From this reading He must er change mighty sence dey ’fo’ yistidy if he erfuse ter do what I tell ’im ter do.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading “Marse Tumlin look at me wid his eyes half shot an’ kinder laugh way down in his stomach.

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

From this reading He ’low, ‘Minervy Ann, I been livin’ a long time, an’ I been knowin’ a heap er folks, but you er de bangin’est nigger I ever is see.

comparative of “kind” — having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior

From this reading “Marse Tumlin look at me wid his eyes half shot an’ kinder laugh way down in his stomach.

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From this reading He ’low, ‘Minervy Ann, I been livin’ a long time, an’ I been knowin’ a heap er folks, but you er de bangin’est nigger I ever is see.

the sound of laughing

From this reading “Marse Tumlin look at me wid his eyes half shot an’ kinder laugh way down in his stomach.

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From this reading He ’low, ‘Minervy Ann, I been livin’ a long time, an’ I been knowin’ a heap er folks, but you er de bangin’est nigger I ever is see.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading He ’low, ‘Minervy Ann, I been livin’ a long time, an’ I been knowin’ a heap er folks, but you er de bangin’est nigger I ever is see.

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading “Marse Tumlin look at me wid his eyes half shot an’ kinder laugh way down in his stomach.

less than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading He ’low, ‘Minervy Ann, I been livin’ a long time, an’ I been knowin’ a heap er folks, but you er de bangin’est nigger I ever is see.

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From this reading “I say, ‘Marse Tumlin, you dunner nothin’ ’tall ’bout Hamp.

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

From this reading “Marse Tumlin look at me wid his eyes half shot an’ kinder laugh way down in his stomach.

having or showing great strength or force or intensity

From this reading He must er change mighty sence dey ’fo’ yistidy if he erfuse ter do what I tell ’im ter do.

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From this reading He ’low, ‘Minervy Ann, I been livin’ a long time, an’ I been knowin’ a heap er folks, but you er de bangin’est nigger I ever is see.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading He must er change mighty sence dey ’fo’ yistidy if he erfuse ter do what I tell ’im ter do.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Ef dat de case, I’ll go up dar an’ frail ’im out an’ come on back home an’ ten’ ter my work.’

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From this reading He ’low, ‘Minervy Ann, I been livin’ a long time, an’ I been knowin’ a heap er folks, but you er de bangin’est nigger I ever is see.

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From this reading “I say, ‘Marse Tumlin, you dunner nothin’ ’tall ’bout Hamp.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Ef dat de case, I’ll go up dar an’ frail ’im out an’ come on back home an’ ten’ ter my work.’

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Ef dat de case, I’ll go up dar an’ frail ’im out an’ come on back home an’ ten’ ter my work.’

express in words

From this reading “I say, ‘Marse Tumlin, you dunner nothin’ ’tall ’bout Hamp.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading He ’low, ‘Minervy Ann, I been livin’ a long time, an’ I been knowin’ a heap er folks, but you er de bangin’est nigger I ever is see.

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From this reading He must er change mighty sence dey ’fo’ yistidy if he erfuse ter do what I tell ’im ter do.

the act of firing a projectile

From this reading “Marse Tumlin look at me wid his eyes half shot an’ kinder laugh way down in his stomach.

an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion

From this reading “Marse Tumlin look at me wid his eyes half shot an’ kinder laugh way down in his stomach.

great in vertical dimension; high in stature

From this reading “I say, ‘Marse Tumlin, you dunner nothin’ ’tall ’bout Hamp.

express in words

From this reading He must er change mighty sence dey ’fo’ yistidy if he erfuse ter do what I tell ’im ter do.

the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system

From this reading Ef dat de case, I’ll go up dar an’ frail ’im out an’ come on back home an’ ten’ ter my work.’

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From this reading He must er change mighty sence dey ’fo’ yistidy if he erfuse ter do what I tell ’im ter do.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading He ’low, ‘Minervy Ann, I been livin’ a long time, an’ I been knowin’ a heap er folks, but you er de bangin’est nigger I ever is see.

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From this reading “I say, ‘Marse Tumlin, you dunner nothin’ ’tall ’bout Hamp.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading Ef dat de case, I’ll go up dar an’ frail ’im out an’ come on back home an’ ten’ ter my work.’

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading “Marse Tumlin look at me wid his eyes half shot an’ kinder laugh way down in his stomach.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading He must er change mighty sence dey ’fo’ yistidy if he erfuse ter do what I tell ’im ter do.

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From this reading “Marse Tumlin look at me wid his eyes half shot an’ kinder laugh way down in his stomach.

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading Ef dat de case, I’ll go up dar an’ frail ’im out an’ come on back home an’ ten’ ter my work.’

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From this reading He must er change mighty sence dey ’fo’ yistidy if he erfuse ter do what I tell ’im ter do.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “I say, ‘Marse Tumlin, you dunner nothin’ ’tall ’bout Hamp.