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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 "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.
back
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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.
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:
boy
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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:
butter
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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.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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.
de
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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:
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:
down
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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.
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.
en
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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:
fetch
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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.
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:
fortunately
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From this reading The little boy didn't know, fortunately for him, and Uncle Remus went on:
Fox
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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:
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:
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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.
holler
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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.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The little boy didn't know, fortunately for him, and Uncle Remus went on:
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The little boy didn't know, fortunately for him, and Uncle Remus went on:
lope
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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.
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.
matter
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From this reading Brer Fox, he holler out: "'W'at de matter now, Brer Possum?' sezee.
now
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From this reading Brer Fox, he holler out: "'W'at de matter now, Brer Possum?' sezee.
off
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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.
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:
out
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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:
Possum
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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:
Remus
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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:
run
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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.
rustle
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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:
sailnounUS /sail/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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.
say
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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:
set
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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.
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:
spring
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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.
table
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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.
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 /tongue/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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.
Uncle
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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.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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.
years
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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.
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.
