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Chapter XIII
GUILDFORD Carolina never forgot that morning. She was up at four o’clock, and, by a previous arrangement with old Aunt Calla, the cook, she had a cup of coffee at dawn. Aunt Calla brought it into the dining-room herself. "’Scuse me, honey, fer waiting awn you myself, but do you reckon I could ’a’ got dat no ’count fool, Lily, to git up en wait awn ennybody at dis time in de mawnin’? Not ef she knowed huh soul gwine be saved by doin’ it.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Aunt Calla brought it into the dining-room herself.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “"’Scuse me, honey, fer waiting awn you myself, but do you reckon I could ’a’ got dat no ’count fool, Lily, to git up en wait awn ennybody at dis time in de mawnin’?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"’Scuse me, honey, fer waiting awn you myself, but do you reckon I could ’a’ got dat no ’count fool, Lily, to git up en wait awn ennybody at dis time in de mawnin’?”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Aunt Calla brought it into the dining-room herself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “GUILDFORD Carolina never forgot that morning.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “"’Scuse me, honey, fer waiting awn you myself, but do you reckon I could ’a’ got dat no ’count fool, Lily, to git up en wait awn ennybody at dis time in de mawnin’?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “GUILDFORD Carolina never forgot that morning.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Not ef she knowed huh soul gwine be saved by doin’ it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"’Scuse me, honey, fer waiting awn you myself, but do you reckon I could ’a’ got dat no ’count fool, Lily, to git up en wait awn ennybody at dis time in de mawnin’?”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"’Scuse me, honey, fer waiting awn you myself, but do you reckon I could ’a’ got dat no ’count fool, Lily, to git up en wait awn ennybody at dis time in de mawnin’?”
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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 She was up at four o’clock, and, by a previous arrangement with old Aunt Calla, the cook, she had a cup of coffee at dawn.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was up at four o’clock, and, by a previous arrangement with old Aunt Calla, the cook, she had a cup of coffee at dawn.
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From this reading She was up at four o’clock, and, by a previous arrangement with old Aunt Calla, the cook, she had a cup of coffee at dawn.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She was up at four o’clock, and, by a previous arrangement with old Aunt Calla, the cook, she had a cup of coffee at dawn.
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From this reading She was up at four o’clock, and, by a previous arrangement with old Aunt Calla, the cook, she had a cup of coffee at dawn.
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From this reading "’Scuse me, honey, fer waiting awn you myself, but do you reckon I could ’a’ got dat no ’count fool, Lily, to git up en wait awn ennybody at dis time in de mawnin’?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Not ef she knowed huh soul gwine be saved by doin’ it.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Aunt Calla brought it into the dining-room herself.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "’Scuse me, honey, fer waiting awn you myself, but do you reckon I could ’a’ got dat no ’count fool, Lily, to git up en wait awn ennybody at dis time in de mawnin’?
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She was up at four o’clock, and, by a previous arrangement with old Aunt Calla, the cook, she had a cup of coffee at dawn.
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From this reading She was up at four o’clock, and, by a previous arrangement with old Aunt Calla, the cook, she had a cup of coffee at dawn.
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From this reading GUILDFORD Carolina never forgot that morning.
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From this reading She was up at four o’clock, and, by a previous arrangement with old Aunt Calla, the cook, she had a cup of coffee at dawn.
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From this reading She was up at four o’clock, and, by a previous arrangement with old Aunt Calla, the cook, she had a cup of coffee at dawn.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "’Scuse me, honey, fer waiting awn you myself, but do you reckon I could ’a’ got dat no ’count fool, Lily, to git up en wait awn ennybody at dis time in de mawnin’?
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From this reading "’Scuse me, honey, fer waiting awn you myself, but do you reckon I could ’a’ got dat no ’count fool, Lily, to git up en wait awn ennybody at dis time in de mawnin’?
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From this reading She was up at four o’clock, and, by a previous arrangement with old Aunt Calla, the cook, she had a cup of coffee at dawn.
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From this reading "’Scuse me, honey, fer waiting awn you myself, but do you reckon I could ’a’ got dat no ’count fool, Lily, to git up en wait awn ennybody at dis time in de mawnin’?
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From this reading She was up at four o’clock, and, by a previous arrangement with old Aunt Calla, the cook, she had a cup of coffee at dawn.
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From this reading "’Scuse me, honey, fer waiting awn you myself, but do you reckon I could ’a’ got dat no ’count fool, Lily, to git up en wait awn ennybody at dis time in de mawnin’?
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From this reading Aunt Calla brought it into the dining-room herself.
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From this reading "’Scuse me, honey, fer waiting awn you myself, but do you reckon I could ’a’ got dat no ’count fool, Lily, to git up en wait awn ennybody at dis time in de mawnin’?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "’Scuse me, honey, fer waiting awn you myself, but do you reckon I could ’a’ got dat no ’count fool, Lily, to git up en wait awn ennybody at dis time in de mawnin’?
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From this reading Not ef she knowed huh soul gwine be saved by doin’ it.
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From this reading Not ef she knowed huh soul gwine be saved by doin’ it.
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From this reading "’Scuse me, honey, fer waiting awn you myself, but do you reckon I could ’a’ got dat no ’count fool, Lily, to git up en wait awn ennybody at dis time in de mawnin’?
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From this reading "’Scuse me, honey, fer waiting awn you myself, but do you reckon I could ’a’ got dat no ’count fool, Lily, to git up en wait awn ennybody at dis time in de mawnin’?
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From this reading "’Scuse me, honey, fer waiting awn you myself, but do you reckon I could ’a’ got dat no ’count fool, Lily, to git up en wait awn ennybody at dis time in de mawnin’?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "’Scuse me, honey, fer waiting awn you myself, but do you reckon I could ’a’ got dat no ’count fool, Lily, to git up en wait awn ennybody at dis time in de mawnin’?
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From this reading GUILDFORD Carolina never forgot that morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was up at four o’clock, and, by a previous arrangement with old Aunt Calla, the cook, she had a cup of coffee at dawn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "’Scuse me, honey, fer waiting awn you myself, but do you reckon I could ’a’ got dat no ’count fool, Lily, to git up en wait awn ennybody at dis time in de mawnin’?
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From this reading "’Scuse me, honey, fer waiting awn you myself, but do you reckon I could ’a’ got dat no ’count fool, Lily, to git up en wait awn ennybody at dis time in de mawnin’?
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From this reading GUILDFORD Carolina never forgot that morning.
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From this reading Not ef she knowed huh soul gwine be saved by doin’ it.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She was up at four o’clock, and, by a previous arrangement with old Aunt Calla, the cook, she had a cup of coffee at dawn.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Aunt Calla brought it into the dining-room herself.
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From this reading "’Scuse me, honey, fer waiting awn you myself, but do you reckon I could ’a’ got dat no ’count fool, Lily, to git up en wait awn ennybody at dis time in de mawnin’?
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From this reading Not ef she knowed huh soul gwine be saved by doin’ it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "’Scuse me, honey, fer waiting awn you myself, but do you reckon I could ’a’ got dat no ’count fool, Lily, to git up en wait awn ennybody at dis time in de mawnin’?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "’Scuse me, honey, fer waiting awn you myself, but do you reckon I could ’a’ got dat no ’count fool, Lily, to git up en wait awn ennybody at dis time in de mawnin’?
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Aunt Calla brought it into the dining-room herself.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Aunt Calla brought it into the dining-room herself.
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From this reading Not ef she knowed huh soul gwine be saved by doin’ it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "’Scuse me, honey, fer waiting awn you myself, but do you reckon I could ’a’ got dat no ’count fool, Lily, to git up en wait awn ennybody at dis time in de mawnin’?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "’Scuse me, honey, fer waiting awn you myself, but do you reckon I could ’a’ got dat no ’count fool, Lily, to git up en wait awn ennybody at dis time in de mawnin’?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "’Scuse me, honey, fer waiting awn you myself, but do you reckon I could ’a’ got dat no ’count fool, Lily, to git up en wait awn ennybody at dis time in de mawnin’?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading GUILDFORD Carolina never forgot that morning.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading "’Scuse me, honey, fer waiting awn you myself, but do you reckon I could ’a’ got dat no ’count fool, Lily, to git up en wait awn ennybody at dis time in de mawnin’?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading GUILDFORD Carolina never forgot that morning.
not any; not one
From this reading "’Scuse me, honey, fer waiting awn you myself, but do you reckon I could ’a’ got dat no ’count fool, Lily, to git up en wait awn ennybody at dis time in de mawnin’?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not ef she knowed huh soul gwine be saved by doin’ it.
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From this reading She was up at four o’clock, and, by a previous arrangement with old Aunt Calla, the cook, she had a cup of coffee at dawn.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was up at four o’clock, and, by a previous arrangement with old Aunt Calla, the cook, she had a cup of coffee at dawn.
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From this reading She was up at four o’clock, and, by a previous arrangement with old Aunt Calla, the cook, she had a cup of coffee at dawn.
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From this reading She was up at four o’clock, and, by a previous arrangement with old Aunt Calla, the cook, she had a cup of coffee at dawn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "’Scuse me, honey, fer waiting awn you myself, but do you reckon I could ’a’ got dat no ’count fool, Lily, to git up en wait awn ennybody at dis time in de mawnin’?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not ef she knowed huh soul gwine be saved by doin’ it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "’Scuse me, honey, fer waiting awn you myself, but do you reckon I could ’a’ got dat no ’count fool, Lily, to git up en wait awn ennybody at dis time in de mawnin’?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was up at four o’clock, and, by a previous arrangement with old Aunt Calla, the cook, she had a cup of coffee at dawn.
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From this reading Not ef she knowed huh soul gwine be saved by doin’ it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading GUILDFORD Carolina never forgot that morning.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She was up at four o’clock, and, by a previous arrangement with old Aunt Calla, the cook, she had a cup of coffee at dawn.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "’Scuse me, honey, fer waiting awn you myself, but do you reckon I could ’a’ got dat no ’count fool, Lily, to git up en wait awn ennybody at dis time in de mawnin’?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "’Scuse me, honey, fer waiting awn you myself, but do you reckon I could ’a’ got dat no ’count fool, Lily, to git up en wait awn ennybody at dis time in de mawnin’?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was up at four o’clock, and, by a previous arrangement with old Aunt Calla, the cook, she had a cup of coffee at dawn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "’Scuse me, honey, fer waiting awn you myself, but do you reckon I could ’a’ got dat no ’count fool, Lily, to git up en wait awn ennybody at dis time in de mawnin’?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "’Scuse me, honey, fer waiting awn you myself, but do you reckon I could ’a’ got dat no ’count fool, Lily, to git up en wait awn ennybody at dis time in de mawnin’?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was up at four o’clock, and, by a previous arrangement with old Aunt Calla, the cook, she had a cup of coffee at dawn.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was up at four o’clock, and, by a previous arrangement with old Aunt Calla, the cook, she had a cup of coffee at dawn.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "’Scuse me, honey, fer waiting awn you myself, but do you reckon I could ’a’ got dat no ’count fool, Lily, to git up en wait awn ennybody at dis time in de mawnin’?
