A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter V
THEY asked us considerable many questions; wanted to know what we covered up the raft that way for, and laid by in the daytime instead of running --was Jim a runaway nigger? Says I: "Goodness sakes! would a runaway nigger run SOUTH?" No, they allowed he wouldn't. I had to account for things some way, so I says: "My folks was living in Pike County, in Missouri, where I was born, and they all died off but me and pa and my brother Ike.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THEY asked us considerable many questions; wanted to know what we covered up the raft that way for, and laid by in the daytime instead of running --was Jim a runaway nigger?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"My folks was living in Pike County, in Missouri, where I was born, and they all died off but me and pa and my brother Ike.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THEY asked us considerable many questions; wanted to know what we covered up the raft that way for, and laid by in the daytime instead of running --was Jim a runaway nigger?”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “THEY asked us considerable many questions; wanted to know what we covered up the raft that way for, and laid by in the daytime instead of running --was Jim a runaway nigger?”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Says I: "Goodness sakes! would a runaway nigger run SOUTH?"”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THEY asked us considerable many questions; wanted to know what we covered up the raft that way for, and laid by in the daytime instead of running --was Jim a runaway nigger?
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From this reading I had to account for things some way, so I says:
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From this reading "My folks was living in Pike County, in Missouri, where I was born, and they all died off but me and pa and my brother Ike.
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From this reading No, they allowed he wouldn't.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THEY asked us considerable many questions; wanted to know what we covered up the raft that way for, and laid by in the daytime instead of running --was Jim a runaway nigger?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THEY asked us considerable many questions; wanted to know what we covered up the raft that way for, and laid by in the daytime instead of running --was Jim a runaway nigger?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "My folks was living in Pike County, in Missouri, where I was born, and they all died off but me and pa and my brother Ike.
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From this reading "My folks was living in Pike County, in Missouri, where I was born, and they all died off but me and pa and my brother Ike.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "My folks was living in Pike County, in Missouri, where I was born, and they all died off but me and pa and my brother Ike.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THEY asked us considerable many questions; wanted to know what we covered up the raft that way for, and laid by in the daytime instead of running --was Jim a runaway nigger?
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From this reading THEY asked us considerable many questions; wanted to know what we covered up the raft that way for, and laid by in the daytime instead of running --was Jim a runaway nigger?
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From this reading "My folks was living in Pike County, in Missouri, where I was born, and they all died off but me and pa and my brother Ike.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THEY asked us considerable many questions; wanted to know what we covered up the raft that way for, and laid by in the daytime instead of running --was Jim a runaway nigger?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THEY asked us considerable many questions; wanted to know what we covered up the raft that way for, and laid by in the daytime instead of running --was Jim a runaway nigger?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "My folks was living in Pike County, in Missouri, where I was born, and they all died off but me and pa and my brother Ike.
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From this reading "My folks was living in Pike County, in Missouri, where I was born, and they all died off but me and pa and my brother Ike.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THEY asked us considerable many questions; wanted to know what we covered up the raft that way for, and laid by in the daytime instead of running --was Jim a runaway nigger?
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From this reading Says I: "Goodness sakes! would a runaway nigger run SOUTH?"
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had to account for things some way, so I says:
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading No, they allowed he wouldn't.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Says I: "Goodness sakes! would a runaway nigger run SOUTH?"
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From this reading "My folks was living in Pike County, in Missouri, where I was born, and they all died off but me and pa and my brother Ike.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THEY asked us considerable many questions; wanted to know what we covered up the raft that way for, and laid by in the daytime instead of running --was Jim a runaway nigger?
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From this reading THEY asked us considerable many questions; wanted to know what we covered up the raft that way for, and laid by in the daytime instead of running --was Jim a runaway nigger?
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From this reading THEY asked us considerable many questions; wanted to know what we covered up the raft that way for, and laid by in the daytime instead of running --was Jim a runaway nigger?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THEY asked us considerable many questions; wanted to know what we covered up the raft that way for, and laid by in the daytime instead of running --was Jim a runaway nigger?
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From this reading THEY asked us considerable many questions; wanted to know what we covered up the raft that way for, and laid by in the daytime instead of running --was Jim a runaway nigger?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "My folks was living in Pike County, in Missouri, where I was born, and they all died off but me and pa and my brother Ike.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THEY asked us considerable many questions; wanted to know what we covered up the raft that way for, and laid by in the daytime instead of running --was Jim a runaway nigger?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "My folks was living in Pike County, in Missouri, where I was born, and they all died off but me and pa and my brother Ike.
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From this reading "My folks was living in Pike County, in Missouri, where I was born, and they all died off but me and pa and my brother Ike.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My folks was living in Pike County, in Missouri, where I was born, and they all died off but me and pa and my brother Ike.
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From this reading THEY asked us considerable many questions; wanted to know what we covered up the raft that way for, and laid by in the daytime instead of running --was Jim a runaway nigger?
not any; not one
From this reading No, they allowed he wouldn't.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THEY asked us considerable many questions; wanted to know what we covered up the raft that way for, and laid by in the daytime instead of running --was Jim a runaway nigger?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "My folks was living in Pike County, in Missouri, where I was born, and they all died off but me and pa and my brother Ike.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "My folks was living in Pike County, in Missouri, where I was born, and they all died off but me and pa and my brother Ike.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "My folks was living in Pike County, in Missouri, where I was born, and they all died off but me and pa and my brother Ike.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THEY asked us considerable many questions; wanted to know what we covered up the raft that way for, and laid by in the daytime instead of running --was Jim a runaway nigger?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THEY asked us considerable many questions; wanted to know what we covered up the raft that way for, and laid by in the daytime instead of running --was Jim a runaway nigger?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Says I: "Goodness sakes! would a runaway nigger run SOUTH?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THEY asked us considerable many questions; wanted to know what we covered up the raft that way for, and laid by in the daytime instead of running --was Jim a runaway nigger?
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THEY asked us considerable many questions; wanted to know what we covered up the raft that way for, and laid by in the daytime instead of running --was Jim a runaway nigger?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Says I: "Goodness sakes! would a runaway nigger run SOUTH?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Says I: "Goodness sakes! would a runaway nigger run SOUTH?"
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I had to account for things some way, so I says:
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From this reading I had to account for things some way, so I says:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Says I: "Goodness sakes! would a runaway nigger run SOUTH?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THEY asked us considerable many questions; wanted to know what we covered up the raft that way for, and laid by in the daytime instead of running --was Jim a runaway nigger?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THEY asked us considerable many questions; wanted to know what we covered up the raft that way for, and laid by in the daytime instead of running --was Jim a runaway nigger?
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THEY asked us considerable many questions; wanted to know what we covered up the raft that way for, and laid by in the daytime instead of running --was Jim a runaway nigger?
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From this reading I had to account for things some way, so I says:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THEY asked us considerable many questions; wanted to know what we covered up the raft that way for, and laid by in the daytime instead of running --was Jim a runaway nigger?
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From this reading THEY asked us considerable many questions; wanted to know what we covered up the raft that way for, and laid by in the daytime instead of running --was Jim a runaway nigger?
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THEY asked us considerable many questions; wanted to know what we covered up the raft that way for, and laid by in the daytime instead of running --was Jim a runaway nigger?
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From this reading THEY asked us considerable many questions; wanted to know what we covered up the raft that way for, and laid by in the daytime instead of running --was Jim a runaway nigger?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THEY asked us considerable many questions; wanted to know what we covered up the raft that way for, and laid by in the daytime instead of running --was Jim a runaway nigger?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THEY asked us considerable many questions; wanted to know what we covered up the raft that way for, and laid by in the daytime instead of running --was Jim a runaway nigger?
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THEY asked us considerable many questions; wanted to know what we covered up the raft that way for, and laid by in the daytime instead of running --was Jim a runaway nigger?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading THEY asked us considerable many questions; wanted to know what we covered up the raft that way for, and laid by in the daytime instead of running --was Jim a runaway nigger?
in or at the place that
From this reading "My folks was living in Pike County, in Missouri, where I was born, and they all died off but me and pa and my brother Ike.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Says I: "Goodness sakes! would a runaway nigger run SOUTH?"
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From this reading No, they allowed he wouldn't.
