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Chapter V
Well, when we got the cotton all prepared, we loaded the wagons and started for Augusta. We hadn’t got more than two miles from home, before I found that Crooked-leg Jake, my best driver, was drunk. He was beastly drunk. Where he got his dram, I couldn’t tell you to save my life, for it was against the law in those days to sell whiskey to a nigger. But Crooked-leg Jake had it and he was full of it, and he had to be pulled off of the mule and sent to roost on top of the cotton-bags.
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “Where he got his dram, I couldn’t tell you to save my life, for it was against the law in those days to sell whiskey to a nigger.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “We hadn’t got more than two miles from home, before I found that Crooked-leg Jake, my best driver, was drunk.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We hadn’t got more than two miles from home, before I found that Crooked-leg Jake, my best driver, was drunk.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Where he got his dram, I couldn’t tell you to save my life, for it was against the law in those days to sell whiskey to a nigger.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But Crooked-leg Jake had it and he was full of it, and he had to be pulled off of the mule and sent to roost on top of the cotton-bags.”
except for; apart from
From this reading “Where he got his dram, I couldn’t tell you to save my life, for it was against the law in those days to sell whiskey to a nigger.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Where he got his dram, I couldn’t tell you to save my life, for it was against the law in those days to sell whiskey to a nigger.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “Where he got his dram, I couldn’t tell you to save my life, for it was against the law in those days to sell whiskey to a nigger.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, when we got the cotton all prepared, we loaded the wagons and started for Augusta.”
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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 Where he got his dram, I couldn’t tell you to save my life, for it was against the law in those days to sell whiskey to a nigger.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Where he got his dram, I couldn’t tell you to save my life, for it was against the law in those days to sell whiskey to a nigger.
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From this reading Well, when we got the cotton all prepared, we loaded the wagons and started for Augusta.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Well, when we got the cotton all prepared, we loaded the wagons and started for Augusta.
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From this reading Well, when we got the cotton all prepared, we loaded the wagons and started for Augusta.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But Crooked-leg Jake had it and he was full of it, and he had to be pulled off of the mule and sent to roost on top of the cotton-bags.
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From this reading He was beastly drunk.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading We hadn’t got more than two miles from home, before I found that Crooked-leg Jake, my best driver, was drunk.
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From this reading We hadn’t got more than two miles from home, before I found that Crooked-leg Jake, my best driver, was drunk.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Crooked-leg Jake had it and he was full of it, and he had to be pulled off of the mule and sent to roost on top of the cotton-bags.
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From this reading Well, when we got the cotton all prepared, we loaded the wagons and started for Augusta.
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From this reading But Crooked-leg Jake had it and he was full of it, and he had to be pulled off of the mule and sent to roost on top of the cotton-bags.
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From this reading Where he got his dram, I couldn’t tell you to save my life, for it was against the law in those days to sell whiskey to a nigger.
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From this reading We hadn’t got more than two miles from home, before I found that Crooked-leg Jake, my best driver, was drunk.
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From this reading Where he got his dram, I couldn’t tell you to save my life, for it was against the law in those days to sell whiskey to a nigger.
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From this reading Where he got his dram, I couldn’t tell you to save my life, for it was against the law in those days to sell whiskey to a nigger.
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From this reading We hadn’t got more than two miles from home, before I found that Crooked-leg Jake, my best driver, was drunk.
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From this reading We hadn’t got more than two miles from home, before I found that Crooked-leg Jake, my best driver, was drunk.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Well, when we got the cotton all prepared, we loaded the wagons and started for Augusta.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We hadn’t got more than two miles from home, before I found that Crooked-leg Jake, my best driver, was drunk.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We hadn’t got more than two miles from home, before I found that Crooked-leg Jake, my best driver, was drunk.
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From this reading But Crooked-leg Jake had it and he was full of it, and he had to be pulled off of the mule and sent to roost on top of the cotton-bags.
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From this reading Well, when we got the cotton all prepared, we loaded the wagons and started for Augusta.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But Crooked-leg Jake had it and he was full of it, and he had to be pulled off of the mule and sent to roost on top of the cotton-bags.
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From this reading We hadn’t got more than two miles from home, before I found that Crooked-leg Jake, my best driver, was drunk.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was beastly drunk.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Where he got his dram, I couldn’t tell you to save my life, for it was against the law in those days to sell whiskey to a nigger.
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From this reading We hadn’t got more than two miles from home, before I found that Crooked-leg Jake, my best driver, was drunk.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading We hadn’t got more than two miles from home, before I found that Crooked-leg Jake, my best driver, was drunk.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Where he got his dram, I couldn’t tell you to save my life, for it was against the law in those days to sell whiskey to a nigger.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Where he got his dram, I couldn’t tell you to save my life, for it was against the law in those days to sell whiskey to a nigger.
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From this reading We hadn’t got more than two miles from home, before I found that Crooked-leg Jake, my best driver, was drunk.
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From this reading Where he got his dram, I couldn’t tell you to save my life, for it was against the law in those days to sell whiskey to a nigger.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Where he got his dram, I couldn’t tell you to save my life, for it was against the law in those days to sell whiskey to a nigger.
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From this reading Well, when we got the cotton all prepared, we loaded the wagons and started for Augusta.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We hadn’t got more than two miles from home, before I found that Crooked-leg Jake, my best driver, was drunk.
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From this reading We hadn’t got more than two miles from home, before I found that Crooked-leg Jake, my best driver, was drunk.
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From this reading But Crooked-leg Jake had it and he was full of it, and he had to be pulled off of the mule and sent to roost on top of the cotton-bags.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading We hadn’t got more than two miles from home, before I found that Crooked-leg Jake, my best driver, was drunk.
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From this reading Where he got his dram, I couldn’t tell you to save my life, for it was against the law in those days to sell whiskey to a nigger.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But Crooked-leg Jake had it and he was full of it, and he had to be pulled off of the mule and sent to roost on top of the cotton-bags.
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From this reading But Crooked-leg Jake had it and he was full of it, and he had to be pulled off of the mule and sent to roost on top of the cotton-bags.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But Crooked-leg Jake had it and he was full of it, and he had to be pulled off of the mule and sent to roost on top of the cotton-bags.
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From this reading Well, when we got the cotton all prepared, we loaded the wagons and started for Augusta.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But Crooked-leg Jake had it and he was full of it, and he had to be pulled off of the mule and sent to roost on top of the cotton-bags.
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From this reading But Crooked-leg Jake had it and he was full of it, and he had to be pulled off of the mule and sent to roost on top of the cotton-bags.
except for; apart from
From this reading Where he got his dram, I couldn’t tell you to save my life, for it was against the law in those days to sell whiskey to a nigger.
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From this reading Where he got his dram, I couldn’t tell you to save my life, for it was against the law in those days to sell whiskey to a nigger.
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From this reading But Crooked-leg Jake had it and he was full of it, and he had to be pulled off of the mule and sent to roost on top of the cotton-bags.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, when we got the cotton all prepared, we loaded the wagons and started for Augusta.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Where he got his dram, I couldn’t tell you to save my life, for it was against the law in those days to sell whiskey to a nigger.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading We hadn’t got more than two miles from home, before I found that Crooked-leg Jake, my best driver, was drunk.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We hadn’t got more than two miles from home, before I found that Crooked-leg Jake, my best driver, was drunk.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Well, when we got the cotton all prepared, we loaded the wagons and started for Augusta.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Where he got his dram, I couldn’t tell you to save my life, for it was against the law in those days to sell whiskey to a nigger.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Where he got his dram, I couldn’t tell you to save my life, for it was against the law in those days to sell whiskey to a nigger.
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From this reading But Crooked-leg Jake had it and he was full of it, and he had to be pulled off of the mule and sent to roost on top of the cotton-bags.
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From this reading We hadn’t got more than two miles from home, before I found that Crooked-leg Jake, my best driver, was drunk.
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From this reading Well, when we got the cotton all prepared, we loaded the wagons and started for Augusta.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We hadn’t got more than two miles from home, before I found that Crooked-leg Jake, my best driver, was drunk.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Well, when we got the cotton all prepared, we loaded the wagons and started for Augusta.
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From this reading Well, when we got the cotton all prepared, we loaded the wagons and started for Augusta.
at the time that
From this reading Well, when we got the cotton all prepared, we loaded the wagons and started for Augusta.
in or at the place that
From this reading Where he got his dram, I couldn’t tell you to save my life, for it was against the law in those days to sell whiskey to a nigger.
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From this reading Where he got his dram, I couldn’t tell you to save my life, for it was against the law in those days to sell whiskey to a nigger.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Where he got his dram, I couldn’t tell you to save my life, for it was against the law in those days to sell whiskey to a nigger.
