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The Earth Trembled
The Earth Trembled

Chapter V

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MARA'S PURPOSE "Neber had sech luck in all my bawn days," soliloquized Aun' Sheba as she saw the bottom of her basket early in the day.
"All my cus'mers kin' o' smilin' like de sunshine.
Only Marse Clancy grumpy.
He go by me like a brack cloud.
I'se got a big grudge against dat ar young man.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Earth Trembled

Chapter V

Reading 1/22 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
MARA'S PURPOSE "Neber had sech luck in all my bawn days," soliloquized Aun' Sheba as she saw the bottom of her basket early in the day.
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"All my cus'mers kin' o' smilin' like de sunshine.
Line 3
Only Marse Clancy grumpy.
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He go by me like a brack cloud.
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I'se got a big grudge against dat ar young man.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Against preposition US /əˈɡenst/

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading “I'se got a big grudge against dat ar young man.”

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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 He go by me like a brack cloud.

againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading I'se got a big grudge against dat ar young man.

all

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From this reading MARA'S PURPOSE "Neber had sech luck in all my bawn days," soliloquized Aun' Sheba as she saw the bottom of her basket early in the day.

ar

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From this reading I'se got a big grudge against dat ar young man.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading MARA'S PURPOSE "Neber had sech luck in all my bawn days," soliloquized Aun' Sheba as she saw the bottom of her basket early in the day.

Aun

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From this reading MARA'S PURPOSE "Neber had sech luck in all my bawn days," soliloquized Aun' Sheba as she saw the bottom of her basket early in the day.

basket

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From this reading MARA'S PURPOSE "Neber had sech luck in all my bawn days," soliloquized Aun' Sheba as she saw the bottom of her basket early in the day.

bawn

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From this reading MARA'S PURPOSE "Neber had sech luck in all my bawn days," soliloquized Aun' Sheba as she saw the bottom of her basket early in the day.

big

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From this reading I'se got a big grudge against dat ar young man.

bottom

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From this reading MARA'S PURPOSE "Neber had sech luck in all my bawn days," soliloquized Aun' Sheba as she saw the bottom of her basket early in the day.

brack

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From this reading He go by me like a brack cloud.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading He go by me like a brack cloud.

Clancy

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From this reading Only Marse Clancy grumpy.

cloud

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From this reading He go by me like a brack cloud.

cus'mers

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From this reading "All my cus'mers kin' o' smilin' like de sunshine.

dat

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From this reading I'se got a big grudge against dat ar young man.

day

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From this reading MARA'S PURPOSE "Neber had sech luck in all my bawn days," soliloquized Aun' Sheba as she saw the bottom of her basket early in the day.

days

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From this reading MARA'S PURPOSE "Neber had sech luck in all my bawn days," soliloquized Aun' Sheba as she saw the bottom of her basket early in the day.

de

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From this reading "All my cus'mers kin' o' smilin' like de sunshine.

early

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From this reading MARA'S PURPOSE "Neber had sech luck in all my bawn days," soliloquized Aun' Sheba as she saw the bottom of her basket early in the day.

go

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From this reading He go by me like a brack cloud.

got

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From this reading I'se got a big grudge against dat ar young man.

grudge

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From this reading I'se got a big grudge against dat ar young man.

grumpy

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From this reading Only Marse Clancy grumpy.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading MARA'S PURPOSE "Neber had sech luck in all my bawn days," soliloquized Aun' Sheba as she saw the bottom of her basket early in the day.

HepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading He go by me like a brack cloud.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading MARA'S PURPOSE "Neber had sech luck in all my bawn days," soliloquized Aun' Sheba as she saw the bottom of her basket early in the day.

I'se

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From this reading I'se got a big grudge against dat ar young man.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading MARA'S PURPOSE "Neber had sech luck in all my bawn days," soliloquized Aun' Sheba as she saw the bottom of her basket early in the day.

kin

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From this reading "All my cus'mers kin' o' smilin' like de sunshine.

like

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From this reading "All my cus'mers kin' o' smilin' like de sunshine.

luck

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From this reading MARA'S PURPOSE "Neber had sech luck in all my bawn days," soliloquized Aun' Sheba as she saw the bottom of her basket early in the day.

man

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From this reading I'se got a big grudge against dat ar young man.

MARA'S

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From this reading MARA'S PURPOSE "Neber had sech luck in all my bawn days," soliloquized Aun' Sheba as she saw the bottom of her basket early in the day.

Marse

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From this reading Only Marse Clancy grumpy.

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading He go by me like a brack cloud.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading MARA'S PURPOSE "Neber had sech luck in all my bawn days," soliloquized Aun' Sheba as she saw the bottom of her basket early in the day.

Neber

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From this reading MARA'S PURPOSE "Neber had sech luck in all my bawn days," soliloquized Aun' Sheba as she saw the bottom of her basket early in the day.

o

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From this reading "All my cus'mers kin' o' smilin' like de sunshine.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading MARA'S PURPOSE "Neber had sech luck in all my bawn days," soliloquized Aun' Sheba as she saw the bottom of her basket early in the day.

Only

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From this reading Only Marse Clancy grumpy.

PURPOSE

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From this reading MARA'S PURPOSE "Neber had sech luck in all my bawn days," soliloquized Aun' Sheba as she saw the bottom of her basket early in the day.

saw

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From this reading MARA'S PURPOSE "Neber had sech luck in all my bawn days," soliloquized Aun' Sheba as she saw the bottom of her basket early in the day.

sech

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From this reading MARA'S PURPOSE "Neber had sech luck in all my bawn days," soliloquized Aun' Sheba as she saw the bottom of her basket early in the day.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading MARA'S PURPOSE "Neber had sech luck in all my bawn days," soliloquized Aun' Sheba as she saw the bottom of her basket early in the day.

Sheba

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From this reading MARA'S PURPOSE "Neber had sech luck in all my bawn days," soliloquized Aun' Sheba as she saw the bottom of her basket early in the day.

smilin

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From this reading "All my cus'mers kin' o' smilin' like de sunshine.

soliloquized

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From this reading MARA'S PURPOSE "Neber had sech luck in all my bawn days," soliloquized Aun' Sheba as she saw the bottom of her basket early in the day.

sunshine

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From this reading "All my cus'mers kin' o' smilin' like de sunshine.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading MARA'S PURPOSE "Neber had sech luck in all my bawn days," soliloquized Aun' Sheba as she saw the bottom of her basket early in the day.

young

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From this reading I'se got a big grudge against dat ar young man.