Chapter 6 of Told by Uncle Remus is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Told by Uncle Remus is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“No,” replied the child, “I didn’t, and when I asked grandmother about it, she said she was going to raise some chickens next year with double gizzards.” “Did she say dat? Did Miss Sally say dat?” inquired Uncle Remus, laughing delightedly. “Well, suh, dat sho’ do bang my time! How come she ter know dat some er de creeturs got double gizzards?
Chapter 6 of Told by Uncle Remus is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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strike violently
From this reading ““Well, suh, dat sho’ do bang my time!”
plural of “chicken” — the flesh of a chicken used for food
From this reading ““No,” replied the child, “I didn’t, and when I asked grandmother about it, she said she was going to raise some chickens next year with double gizzards.””
a digital tape recording of sound
From this reading ““Did she say dat?”
increase twofold
From this reading ““No,” replied the child, “I didn’t, and when I asked grandmother about it, she said she was going to raise some chickens next year with double gizzards.””
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading ““No,” replied the child, “I didn’t, and when I asked grandmother about it, she said she was going to raise some chickens next year with double gizzards.””
raise the level or amount of something
From this reading ““No,” replied the child, “I didn’t, and when I asked grandmother about it, she said she was going to raise some chickens next year with double gizzards.””
(Roman mythology) the twin brother of Romulus
From this reading “Did Miss Sally say dat?” inquired Uncle Remus, laughing delightedly.”
witty remark
From this reading “Did Miss Sally say dat?” inquired Uncle Remus, laughing delightedly.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “How come she ter know dat some er de creeturs got double gizzards?”
In this reading ““No,” replied the child, “I didn’t, and when I asked grandmother about it, she said she was going to raise some chickens next year with double gizzards.””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “No,” replied the child, “I didn’t, and when I asked grandmother about it, she said she was going to raise some chickens next year with double gizzards.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “No,” replied the child, “I didn’t, and when I asked grandmother about it, she said she was going to raise some chickens next year with double gizzards.”
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “No,” replied the child, “I didn’t, and when I asked grandmother about it, she said she was going to raise some chickens next year with double gizzards.”
strike violently
From this reading “Well, suh, dat sho’ do bang my time!
plural of “chicken” — the flesh of a chicken used for food
From this reading “No,” replied the child, “I didn’t, and when I asked grandmother about it, she said she was going to raise some chickens next year with double gizzards.”
a young person of either sex
From this reading “No,” replied the child, “I didn’t, and when I asked grandmother about it, she said she was going to raise some chickens next year with double gizzards.”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading How come she ter know dat some er de creeturs got double gizzards?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How come she ter know dat some er de creeturs got double gizzards?
a digital tape recording of sound
From this reading “Did she say dat?
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading How come she ter know dat some er de creeturs got double gizzards?
with delight
From this reading Did Miss Sally say dat?” inquired Uncle Remus, laughing delightedly.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Did she say dat?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No,” replied the child, “I didn’t, and when I asked grandmother about it, she said she was going to raise some chickens next year with double gizzards.”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Well, suh, dat sho’ do bang my time!
increase twofold
From this reading “No,” replied the child, “I didn’t, and when I asked grandmother about it, she said she was going to raise some chickens next year with double gizzards.”
a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs with yttrium
From this reading How come she ter know dat some er de creeturs got double gizzards?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No,” replied the child, “I didn’t, and when I asked grandmother about it, she said she was going to raise some chickens next year with double gizzards.”
the act of departing
From this reading “No,” replied the child, “I didn’t, and when I asked grandmother about it, she said she was going to raise some chickens next year with double gizzards.”
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading How come she ter know dat some er de creeturs got double gizzards?
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading “No,” replied the child, “I didn’t, and when I asked grandmother about it, she said she was going to raise some chickens next year with double gizzards.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How come she ter know dat some er de creeturs got double gizzards?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “No,” replied the child, “I didn’t, and when I asked grandmother about it, she said she was going to raise some chickens next year with double gizzards.”
past form of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading Did Miss Sally say dat?” inquired Uncle Remus, laughing delightedly.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “No,” replied the child, “I didn’t, and when I asked grandmother about it, she said she was going to raise some chickens next year with double gizzards.”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading How come she ter know dat some er de creeturs got double gizzards?
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading Did Miss Sally say dat?” inquired Uncle Remus, laughing delightedly.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Did Miss Sally say dat?” inquired Uncle Remus, laughing delightedly.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Well, suh, dat sho’ do bang my time!
immediately following in time or order
From this reading “No,” replied the child, “I didn’t, and when I asked grandmother about it, she said she was going to raise some chickens next year with double gizzards.”
not any; not one
From this reading “No,” replied the child, “I didn’t, and when I asked grandmother about it, she said she was going to raise some chickens next year with double gizzards.”
raise the level or amount of something
From this reading “No,” replied the child, “I didn’t, and when I asked grandmother about it, she said she was going to raise some chickens next year with double gizzards.”
(Roman mythology) the twin brother of Romulus
From this reading Did Miss Sally say dat?” inquired Uncle Remus, laughing delightedly.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “No,” replied the child, “I didn’t, and when I asked grandmother about it, she said she was going to raise some chickens next year with double gizzards.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “No,” replied the child, “I didn’t, and when I asked grandmother about it, she said she was going to raise some chickens next year with double gizzards.”
witty remark
From this reading Did Miss Sally say dat?” inquired Uncle Remus, laughing delightedly.
express in words
From this reading “Did she say dat?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “No,” replied the child, “I didn’t, and when I asked grandmother about it, she said she was going to raise some chickens next year with double gizzards.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, suh, dat sho’ do bang my time!
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “No,” replied the child, “I didn’t, and when I asked grandmother about it, she said she was going to raise some chickens next year with double gizzards.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, suh, dat sho’ do bang my time!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How come she ter know dat some er de creeturs got double gizzards?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “No,” replied the child, “I didn’t, and when I asked grandmother about it, she said she was going to raise some chickens next year with double gizzards.”
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “Well, suh, dat sho’ do bang my time!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “No,” replied the child, “I didn’t, and when I asked grandmother about it, she said she was going to raise some chickens next year with double gizzards.”
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading Did Miss Sally say dat?” inquired Uncle Remus, laughing delightedly.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “No,” replied the child, “I didn’t, and when I asked grandmother about it, she said she was going to raise some chickens next year with double gizzards.”
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well, suh, dat sho’ do bang my time!
at the time that
From this reading “No,” replied the child, “I didn’t, and when I asked grandmother about it, she said she was going to raise some chickens next year with double gizzards.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “No,” replied the child, “I didn’t, and when I asked grandmother about it, she said she was going to raise some chickens next year with double gizzards.”
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading “No,” replied the child, “I didn’t, and when I asked grandmother about it, she said she was going to raise some chickens next year with double gizzards.”
Chapter 6 of Told by Uncle Remus by Joel Chandler Harris holds 418 sentences, grouped into 84 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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