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Chapter VI
“You mustn’t say such things to me; I’m going to be a religious.” “How dat gwine henda you have a beau ef you’se religious?” “The religious never get married,” turning very red, “and don’t live in the world like others.” “Look heah, chile, you t’inks I’se fool? Religion--no religion, whar you gwine live ef you don’ live in de word?
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Look heah, chile, you t’inks I’se fool?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““How dat gwine henda you have a beau ef you’se religious?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Look heah, chile, you t’inks I’se fool?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““The religious never get married,” turning very red, “and don’t live in the world like others.””
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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 “You mustn’t say such things to me; I’m going to be a religious.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “The religious never get married,” turning very red, “and don’t live in the world like others.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “You mustn’t say such things to me; I’m going to be a religious.”
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From this reading “How dat gwine henda you have a beau ef you’se religious?”
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From this reading “Look heah, chile, you t’inks I’se fool?
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From this reading “How dat gwine henda you have a beau ef you’se religious?”
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From this reading Religion--no religion, whar you gwine live ef you don’ live in de word?
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From this reading Religion--no religion, whar you gwine live ef you don’ live in de word?
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From this reading “The religious never get married,” turning very red, “and don’t live in the world like others.”
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From this reading “How dat gwine henda you have a beau ef you’se religious?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Look heah, chile, you t’inks I’se fool?
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From this reading “The religious never get married,” turning very red, “and don’t live in the world like others.”
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From this reading “You mustn’t say such things to me; I’m going to be a religious.”
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From this reading “How dat gwine henda you have a beau ef you’se religious?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “How dat gwine henda you have a beau ef you’se religious?”
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From this reading “Look heah, chile, you t’inks I’se fool?
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From this reading “How dat gwine henda you have a beau ef you’se religious?”
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From this reading “How dat gwine henda you have a beau ef you’se religious?”
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From this reading “You mustn’t say such things to me; I’m going to be a religious.”
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From this reading “Look heah, chile, you t’inks I’se fool?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “The religious never get married,” turning very red, “and don’t live in the world like others.”
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From this reading “The religious never get married,” turning very red, “and don’t live in the world like others.”
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From this reading “The religious never get married,” turning very red, “and don’t live in the world like others.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Look heah, chile, you t’inks I’se fool?
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From this reading “The religious never get married,” turning very red, “and don’t live in the world like others.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You mustn’t say such things to me; I’m going to be a religious.”
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From this reading “You mustn’t say such things to me; I’m going to be a religious.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The religious never get married,” turning very red, “and don’t live in the world like others.”
not any; not one
From this reading Religion--no religion, whar you gwine live ef you don’ live in de word?
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From this reading “The religious never get married,” turning very red, “and don’t live in the world like others.”
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From this reading “The religious never get married,” turning very red, “and don’t live in the world like others.”
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From this reading Religion--no religion, whar you gwine live ef you don’ live in de word?
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From this reading “You mustn’t say such things to me; I’m going to be a religious.”
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From this reading “You mustn’t say such things to me; I’m going to be a religious.”
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “You mustn’t say such things to me; I’m going to be a religious.”
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From this reading “Look heah, chile, you t’inks I’se fool?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The religious never get married,” turning very red, “and don’t live in the world like others.”
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From this reading “You mustn’t say such things to me; I’m going to be a religious.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “You mustn’t say such things to me; I’m going to be a religious.”
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From this reading “The religious never get married,” turning very red, “and don’t live in the world like others.”
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From this reading “The religious never get married,” turning very red, “and don’t live in the world like others.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Religion--no religion, whar you gwine live ef you don’ live in de word?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Religion--no religion, whar you gwine live ef you don’ live in de word?
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From this reading “The religious never get married,” turning very red, “and don’t live in the world like others.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You mustn’t say such things to me; I’m going to be a religious.”
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From this reading “How dat gwine henda you have a beau ef you’se religious?”
