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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?'