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Uncle Remus, His Songs and His Sayings
Uncle Remus, His Songs and His Sayings

Chapter VI

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"'Is de dogs all gone, Brer Rabbit?'
"'Seem like I hear one un um smellin' roun' de chimbly-cornder des now.'
"Den Brer Rabbit git de kittle en fill it full er water, en put it on de fier.
"'W'at you doin' now, Brer Rabbit?'
"'I'm fixin fer ter make you a nice cup er tea, Brer Wolf.'
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Uncle Remus, His Songs and His Sayings

Chapter VI

Reading 1/36 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"'Is de dogs all gone, Brer Rabbit?'
Line 2
"'Seem like I hear one un um smellin' roun' de chimbly-cornder des now.'
Line 3
"Den Brer Rabbit git de kittle en fill it full er water, en put it on de fier.
Line 4
"'W'at you doin' now, Brer Rabbit?'
Line 5
"'I'm fixin fer ter make you a nice cup er tea, Brer Wolf.'

Learner Dictionary

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

Hear noun US /hear/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"'Seem like I hear one un um smellin' roun' de chimbly-cornder des now.'”

Make noun US /make/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"'I'm fixin fer ter make you a nice cup er tea, Brer Wolf.'”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “"'Seem like I hear one un um smellin' roun' de chimbly-cornder des now.'”

All words in this reading · 44

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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 "'I'm fixin fer ter make you a nice cup er tea, Brer Wolf.'

all

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From this reading "'Is de dogs all gone, Brer Rabbit?'

Brer

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From this reading "'Is de dogs all gone, Brer Rabbit?'

chimbly-cornder

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From this reading "'Seem like I hear one un um smellin' roun' de chimbly-cornder des now.'

cup

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From this reading "'I'm fixin fer ter make you a nice cup er tea, Brer Wolf.'

de

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From this reading "'Is de dogs all gone, Brer Rabbit?'

Den

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From this reading "Den Brer Rabbit git de kittle en fill it full er water, en put it on de fier.

des

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From this reading "'Seem like I hear one un um smellin' roun' de chimbly-cornder des now.'

dogs

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From this reading "'Is de dogs all gone, Brer Rabbit?'

doin

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From this reading "'W'at you doin' now, Brer Rabbit?'

en

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From this reading "Den Brer Rabbit git de kittle en fill it full er water, en put it on de fier.

er

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From this reading "Den Brer Rabbit git de kittle en fill it full er water, en put it on de fier.

fer

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From this reading "'I'm fixin fer ter make you a nice cup er tea, Brer Wolf.'

fier

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From this reading "Den Brer Rabbit git de kittle en fill it full er water, en put it on de fier.

fill

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From this reading "Den Brer Rabbit git de kittle en fill it full er water, en put it on de fier.

fixin

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From this reading "'I'm fixin fer ter make you a nice cup er tea, Brer Wolf.'

full

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From this reading "Den Brer Rabbit git de kittle en fill it full er water, en put it on de fier.

git

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From this reading "Den Brer Rabbit git de kittle en fill it full er water, en put it on de fier.

gone

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From this reading "'Is de dogs all gone, Brer Rabbit?'

hearnounUS /hear/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "'Seem like I hear one un um smellin' roun' de chimbly-cornder des now.'

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading "'Seem like I hear one un um smellin' roun' de chimbly-cornder des now.'

I'm

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From this reading "'I'm fixin fer ter make you a nice cup er tea, Brer Wolf.'

Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading "'Is de dogs all gone, Brer Rabbit?'

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "Den Brer Rabbit git de kittle en fill it full er water, en put it on de fier.

kittle

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From this reading "Den Brer Rabbit git de kittle en fill it full er water, en put it on de fier.

like

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From this reading "'Seem like I hear one un um smellin' roun' de chimbly-cornder des now.'

makenounUS /make/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "'I'm fixin fer ter make you a nice cup er tea, Brer Wolf.'

nice

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From this reading "'I'm fixin fer ter make you a nice cup er tea, Brer Wolf.'

now

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From this reading "'Seem like I hear one un um smellin' roun' de chimbly-cornder des now.'

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading "Den Brer Rabbit git de kittle en fill it full er water, en put it on de fier.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading "'Seem like I hear one un um smellin' roun' de chimbly-cornder des now.'

put

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From this reading "Den Brer Rabbit git de kittle en fill it full er water, en put it on de fier.

Rabbit

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From this reading "'Is de dogs all gone, Brer Rabbit?'

roun

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From this reading "'Seem like I hear one un um smellin' roun' de chimbly-cornder des now.'

Seem

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From this reading "'Seem like I hear one un um smellin' roun' de chimbly-cornder des now.'

smellin

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From this reading "'Seem like I hear one un um smellin' roun' de chimbly-cornder des now.'

tea

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From this reading "'I'm fixin fer ter make you a nice cup er tea, Brer Wolf.'

ter

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From this reading "'I'm fixin fer ter make you a nice cup er tea, Brer Wolf.'

um

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From this reading "'Seem like I hear one un um smellin' roun' de chimbly-cornder des now.'

un

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From this reading "'Seem like I hear one un um smellin' roun' de chimbly-cornder des now.'

W'at

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From this reading "'W'at you doin' now, Brer Rabbit?'

water

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From this reading "Den Brer Rabbit git de kittle en fill it full er water, en put it on de fier.

Wolf

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From this reading "'I'm fixin fer ter make you a nice cup er tea, Brer Wolf.'

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "'W'at you doin' now, Brer Rabbit?'