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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 "That's what they are doing," responded a young man; "that's the way they make a living."
ain't
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From this reading Some niggers ain't gwine ter wuk nohow, an' hit's flingin' way time fer ter set enny chain-gang traps fer ter ketch um."
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Some niggers ain't gwine ter wuk nohow, an' hit's flingin' way time fer ter set enny chain-gang traps fer ter ketch um."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Isn't it just as honest and just as regular to sell pies as it is to do any other kind of work?"
any
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From this reading Isn't it just as honest and just as regular to sell pies as it is to do any other kind of work?"
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "That's what they are doing," responded a young man; "that's the way they make a living."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Isn't it just as honest and just as regular to sell pies as it is to do any other kind of work?"
chain-gang
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From this reading Some niggers ain't gwine ter wuk nohow, an' hit's flingin' way time fer ter set enny chain-gang traps fer ter ketch um."
cullud
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From this reading "Dat w'at make I say w'at I duz--dat w'at keep me grum'lin' w'en I goes in cullud fokes s'ciety.
Dat
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From this reading "Dat w'at make I say w'at I duz--dat w'at keep me grum'lin' w'en I goes in cullud fokes s'ciety.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Isn't it just as honest and just as regular to sell pies as it is to do any other kind of work?"
doing
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From this reading "That's what they are doing," responded a young man; "that's the way they make a living."
dramatic
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From this reading "Well, now, here!" exclaimed the young man, in a dramatic tone, "what are you giving us now?
duz
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From this reading "Dat w'at make I say w'at I duz--dat w'at keep me grum'lin' w'en I goes in cullud fokes s'ciety.
enny
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From this reading Some niggers ain't gwine ter wuk nohow, an' hit's flingin' way time fer ter set enny chain-gang traps fer ter ketch um."
exclaimed
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From this reading "Well, now, here!" exclaimed the young man, in a dramatic tone, "what are you giving us now?
fer
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From this reading Some niggers ain't gwine ter wuk nohow, an' hit's flingin' way time fer ter set enny chain-gang traps fer ter ketch um."
flingin
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From this reading Some niggers ain't gwine ter wuk nohow, an' hit's flingin' way time fer ter set enny chain-gang traps fer ter ketch um."
fokes
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From this reading "Dat w'at make I say w'at I duz--dat w'at keep me grum'lin' w'en I goes in cullud fokes s'ciety.
giving
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From this reading "Well, now, here!" exclaimed the young man, in a dramatic tone, "what are you giving us now?
goes
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From this reading "Dat w'at make I say w'at I duz--dat w'at keep me grum'lin' w'en I goes in cullud fokes s'ciety.
grum'lin
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From this reading "Dat w'at make I say w'at I duz--dat w'at keep me grum'lin' w'en I goes in cullud fokes s'ciety.
gwine
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From this reading Some niggers ain't gwine ter wuk nohow, an' hit's flingin' way time fer ter set enny chain-gang traps fer ter ketch um."
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well, now, here!" exclaimed the young man, in a dramatic tone, "what are you giving us now?
hit's
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From this reading Some niggers ain't gwine ter wuk nohow, an' hit's flingin' way time fer ter set enny chain-gang traps fer ter ketch um."
honestadjectiveUS /ˈɑnɪst/
truthful and trustworthy
From this reading Isn't it just as honest and just as regular to sell pies as it is to do any other kind of work?"
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Dat w'at make I say w'at I duz--dat w'at keep me grum'lin' w'en I goes in cullud fokes s'ciety.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Dat w'at make I say w'at I duz--dat w'at keep me grum'lin' w'en I goes in cullud fokes s'ciety.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Isn't it just as honest and just as regular to sell pies as it is to do any other kind of work?"
Isn't
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From this reading Isn't it just as honest and just as regular to sell pies as it is to do any other kind of work?"
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Isn't it just as honest and just as regular to sell pies as it is to do any other kind of work?"
just
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From this reading Isn't it just as honest and just as regular to sell pies as it is to do any other kind of work?"
keep
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From this reading "Dat w'at make I say w'at I duz--dat w'at keep me grum'lin' w'en I goes in cullud fokes s'ciety.
ketch
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From this reading Some niggers ain't gwine ter wuk nohow, an' hit's flingin' way time fer ter set enny chain-gang traps fer ter ketch um."
kind
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From this reading Isn't it just as honest and just as regular to sell pies as it is to do any other kind of work?"
living
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From this reading "That's what they are doing," responded a young man; "that's the way they make a living."
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "That's what they are doing," responded a young man; "that's the way they make a living."
man
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From this reading "That's what they are doing," responded a young man; "that's the way they make a living."
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Dat w'at make I say w'at I duz--dat w'at keep me grum'lin' w'en I goes in cullud fokes s'ciety.
niggers
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From this reading Some niggers ain't gwine ter wuk nohow, an' hit's flingin' way time fer ter set enny chain-gang traps fer ter ketch um."
nohow
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From this reading Some niggers ain't gwine ter wuk nohow, an' hit's flingin' way time fer ter set enny chain-gang traps fer ter ketch um."
now
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From this reading "Well, now, here!" exclaimed the young man, in a dramatic tone, "what are you giving us now?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Isn't it just as honest and just as regular to sell pies as it is to do any other kind of work?"
other
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From this reading Isn't it just as honest and just as regular to sell pies as it is to do any other kind of work?"
pies
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From this reading Isn't it just as honest and just as regular to sell pies as it is to do any other kind of work?"
regular
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From this reading Isn't it just as honest and just as regular to sell pies as it is to do any other kind of work?"
responded
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From this reading "That's what they are doing," responded a young man; "that's the way they make a living."
s'ciety
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From this reading "Dat w'at make I say w'at I duz--dat w'at keep me grum'lin' w'en I goes in cullud fokes s'ciety.
say
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From this reading "Dat w'at make I say w'at I duz--dat w'at keep me grum'lin' w'en I goes in cullud fokes s'ciety.
sell
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From this reading Isn't it just as honest and just as regular to sell pies as it is to do any other kind of work?"
set
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From this reading Some niggers ain't gwine ter wuk nohow, an' hit's flingin' way time fer ter set enny chain-gang traps fer ter ketch um."
Some
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From this reading Some niggers ain't gwine ter wuk nohow, an' hit's flingin' way time fer ter set enny chain-gang traps fer ter ketch um."
ter
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From this reading Some niggers ain't gwine ter wuk nohow, an' hit's flingin' way time fer ter set enny chain-gang traps fer ter ketch um."
That's
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From this reading "That's what they are doing," responded a young man; "that's the way they make a living."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "That's what they are doing," responded a young man; "that's the way they make a living."
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "That's what they are doing," responded a young man; "that's the way they make a living."
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some niggers ain't gwine ter wuk nohow, an' hit's flingin' way time fer ter set enny chain-gang traps fer ter ketch um."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Isn't it just as honest and just as regular to sell pies as it is to do any other kind of work?"
tone
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From this reading "Well, now, here!" exclaimed the young man, in a dramatic tone, "what are you giving us now?
traps
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From this reading Some niggers ain't gwine ter wuk nohow, an' hit's flingin' way time fer ter set enny chain-gang traps fer ter ketch um."
um
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From this reading Some niggers ain't gwine ter wuk nohow, an' hit's flingin' way time fer ter set enny chain-gang traps fer ter ketch um."
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Well, now, here!" exclaimed the young man, in a dramatic tone, "what are you giving us now?
w'at
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From this reading "Dat w'at make I say w'at I duz--dat w'at keep me grum'lin' w'en I goes in cullud fokes s'ciety.
w'en
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From this reading "Dat w'at make I say w'at I duz--dat w'at keep me grum'lin' w'en I goes in cullud fokes s'ciety.
way
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From this reading "That's what they are doing," responded a young man; "that's the way they make a living."
Well
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From this reading "Well, now, here!" exclaimed the young man, in a dramatic tone, "what are you giving us now?
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "That's what they are doing," responded a young man; "that's the way they make a living."
work
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From this reading Isn't it just as honest and just as regular to sell pies as it is to do any other kind of work?"
wuk
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From this reading Some niggers ain't gwine ter wuk nohow, an' hit's flingin' way time fer ter set enny chain-gang traps fer ter ketch um."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well, now, here!" exclaimed the young man, in a dramatic tone, "what are you giving us now?
young
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From this reading "That's what they are doing," responded a young man; "that's the way they make a living."
