adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Brer Possum, he lope off atter de butter, en dreckly here he come lopin' back wid his years a trimblin' en his tongue a hangin' out.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The little boy didn't know, fortunately for him, and Uncle Remus went on:
atter
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From this reading "Brer Possum, he lope off atter de butter, en dreckly here he come lopin' back wid his years a trimblin' en his tongue a hangin' out.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "Brer Possum, he lope off atter de butter, en dreckly here he come lopin' back wid his years a trimblin' en his tongue a hangin' out.
bimeby
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From this reading "Brer Fox en Brer Possum rustle roun', dey did, gittin out de vittles, en bimeby Brer Fox, he say, sezee:
boynounUS /bɔɪ/
a youthful male person
From this reading The little boy didn't know, fortunately for him, and Uncle Remus went on:
Brer
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From this reading "Brer Fox en Brer Possum rustle roun', dey did, gittin out de vittles, en bimeby Brer Fox, he say, sezee:
butternounUS /ˈbʌtər/
an edible emulsion of fat globules made by churning milk or cream; for cooking and table use
From this reading "'Brer Possum, you run down ter de spring en fetch de butter, en I'll sail 'roun' yer en set de table,' sezee.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Brer Possum, he lope off atter de butter, en dreckly here he come lopin' back wid his years a trimblin' en his tongue a hangin' out.
denounUS /diː/
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading "Brer Fox en Brer Possum rustle roun', dey did, gittin out de vittles, en bimeby Brer Fox, he say, sezee:
dey
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From this reading "Brer Fox en Brer Possum rustle roun', dey did, gittin out de vittles, en bimeby Brer Fox, he say, sezee:
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Brer Fox en Brer Possum rustle roun', dey did, gittin out de vittles, en bimeby Brer Fox, he say, sezee:
didn't
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From this reading The little boy didn't know, fortunately for him, and Uncle Remus went on:
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "'Brer Possum, you run down ter de spring en fetch de butter, en I'll sail 'roun' yer en set de table,' sezee.
dreckly
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From this reading "Brer Possum, he lope off atter de butter, en dreckly here he come lopin' back wid his years a trimblin' en his tongue a hangin' out.
ennounUS /en/
half the width of an em
From this reading "Brer Fox en Brer Possum rustle roun', dey did, gittin out de vittles, en bimeby Brer Fox, he say, sezee:
fetchverbUS /fetʃ/
go or come after and bring or take back
From this reading "'Brer Possum, you run down ter de spring en fetch de butter, en I'll sail 'roun' yer en set de table,' sezee.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The little boy didn't know, fortunately for him, and Uncle Remus went on:
fortunatelyadverbUS /ˈfɔːrtʃənətli/
by good fortune
From this reading The little boy didn't know, fortunately for him, and Uncle Remus went on:
FoxnounUS /fɑːks/
alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs
From this reading "Brer Fox en Brer Possum rustle roun', dey did, gittin out de vittles, en bimeby Brer Fox, he say, sezee:
gittin
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From this reading "Brer Fox en Brer Possum rustle roun', dey did, gittin out de vittles, en bimeby Brer Fox, he say, sezee:
hangin
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From this reading "Brer Possum, he lope off atter de butter, en dreckly here he come lopin' back wid his years a trimblin' en his tongue a hangin' out.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Brer Fox en Brer Possum rustle roun', dey did, gittin out de vittles, en bimeby Brer Fox, he say, sezee:
hereadverbUS /hiːr/
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Brer Possum, he lope off atter de butter, en dreckly here he come lopin' back wid his years a trimblin' en his tongue a hangin' out.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The little boy didn't know, fortunately for him, and Uncle Remus went on:
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Brer Possum, he lope off atter de butter, en dreckly here he come lopin' back wid his years a trimblin' en his tongue a hangin' out.
hollerverbUS /ˈhɑːlər/
shout out
From this reading Brer Fox, he holler out: "'W'at de matter now, Brer Possum?' sezee.
I'll
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From this reading "'Brer Possum, you run down ter de spring en fetch de butter, en I'll sail 'roun' yer en set de table,' sezee.
knowverbUS /noʊ/
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading The little boy didn't know, fortunately for him, and Uncle Remus went on:
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The little boy didn't know, fortunately for him, and Uncle Remus went on:
lopeverbUS /loʊp/
run easily
From this reading "Brer Possum, he lope off atter de butter, en dreckly here he come lopin' back wid his years a trimblin' en his tongue a hangin' out.
lopin
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From this reading "Brer Possum, he lope off atter de butter, en dreckly here he come lopin' back wid his years a trimblin' en his tongue a hangin' out.
matternounUS /ˈmætər/
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading Brer Fox, he holler out: "'W'at de matter now, Brer Possum?' sezee.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Brer Fox, he holler out: "'W'at de matter now, Brer Possum?' sezee.
offadverbUS /ɔːf/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Brer Possum, he lope off atter de butter, en dreckly here he come lopin' back wid his years a trimblin' en his tongue a hangin' out.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The little boy didn't know, fortunately for him, and Uncle Remus went on:
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Brer Fox en Brer Possum rustle roun', dey did, gittin out de vittles, en bimeby Brer Fox, he say, sezee:
PossumnounUS /ˈpɑːsəm/
nocturnal arboreal marsupial having a naked prehensile tail found from southern North America to northern South America
From this reading "Brer Fox en Brer Possum rustle roun', dey did, gittin out de vittles, en bimeby Brer Fox, he say, sezee:
RemusnounUS /ˈriːməs/
(Roman mythology) the twin brother of Romulus
From this reading The little boy didn't know, fortunately for him, and Uncle Remus went on:
roun
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From this reading "Brer Fox en Brer Possum rustle roun', dey did, gittin out de vittles, en bimeby Brer Fox, he say, sezee:
runverbUS /rʌn/
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading "'Brer Possum, you run down ter de spring en fetch de butter, en I'll sail 'roun' yer en set de table,' sezee.
rustleverbUS /ˈrʌsəl/
make a dry crackling sound
From this reading "Brer Fox en Brer Possum rustle roun', dey did, gittin out de vittles, en bimeby Brer Fox, he say, sezee:
sailverbUS /seɪl/
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading "'Brer Possum, you run down ter de spring en fetch de butter, en I'll sail 'roun' yer en set de table,' sezee.
sayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading "Brer Fox en Brer Possum rustle roun', dey did, gittin out de vittles, en bimeby Brer Fox, he say, sezee:
setverbUS /set/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "'Brer Possum, you run down ter de spring en fetch de butter, en I'll sail 'roun' yer en set de table,' sezee.
sezee
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From this reading "Brer Fox en Brer Possum rustle roun', dey did, gittin out de vittles, en bimeby Brer Fox, he say, sezee:
springnounUS /sprɪŋ/
the season of growth
From this reading "'Brer Possum, you run down ter de spring en fetch de butter, en I'll sail 'roun' yer en set de table,' sezee.
tablenounUS /ˈteɪbəl/
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading "'Brer Possum, you run down ter de spring en fetch de butter, en I'll sail 'roun' yer en set de table,' sezee.
ter
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From this reading "'Brer Possum, you run down ter de spring en fetch de butter, en I'll sail 'roun' yer en set de table,' sezee.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The little boy didn't know, fortunately for him, and Uncle Remus went on:
tonguenounUS /tʌŋ/
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading "Brer Possum, he lope off atter de butter, en dreckly here he come lopin' back wid his years a trimblin' en his tongue a hangin' out.
trimblin
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From this reading "Brer Possum, he lope off atter de butter, en dreckly here he come lopin' back wid his years a trimblin' en his tongue a hangin' out.
UnclenounUS /ˈʌŋkəl/
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading The little boy didn't know, fortunately for him, and Uncle Remus went on:
vittles
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From this reading "Brer Fox en Brer Possum rustle roun', dey did, gittin out de vittles, en bimeby Brer Fox, he say, sezee:
W'at
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From this reading Brer Fox, he holler out: "'W'at de matter now, Brer Possum?' sezee.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The little boy didn't know, fortunately for him, and Uncle Remus went on:
wid
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From this reading "Brer Possum, he lope off atter de butter, en dreckly here he come lopin' back wid his years a trimblin' en his tongue a hangin' out.
yearsnounUS /jɪrz/
a late time of life
From this reading "Brer Possum, he lope off atter de butter, en dreckly here he come lopin' back wid his years a trimblin' en his tongue a hangin' out.
yer
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From this reading "'Brer Possum, you run down ter de spring en fetch de butter, en I'll sail 'roun' yer en set de table,' sezee.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "'Brer Possum, you run down ter de spring en fetch de butter, en I'll sail 'roun' yer en set de table,' sezee.
