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Nights With Uncle Remus — Myths and Legends of the Old
Nights With Uncle Remus — Myths and Legends of the Old

Chapter VIII

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[29] Never mind.
[30] Sometime, any time, no time.
Thus: "Run fetch me de ax, en I'll wait on you one er deze odd-come-shorts."
[31] Assurance.
---------------------------------------------------------------------- XXXI "IN SOME LADY'S GARDEN" When the little boy next visited Uncle Remus the old man was engaged in the somewhat tedious operation of making shoe-pegs.
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Nights With Uncle Remus — Myths and Legends of the Old

Chapter VIII

Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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[29] Never mind.
Line 2
[30] Sometime, any time, no time.
Line 3
Thus: "Run fetch me de ax, en I'll wait on you one er deze odd-come-shorts."
Line 4
[31] Assurance.
Line 5
---------------------------------------------------------------------- XXXI "IN SOME LADY'S GARDEN" When the little boy next visited Uncle Remus the old man was engaged in the somewhat tedious operation of making shoe-pegs.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Little noun US /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “---------------------------------------------------------------------- XXXI "IN SOME LADY'S GARDEN" When the little boy next visited Uncle Remus the old man was engaged in the somewhat tedious operation of making shoe-pegs.”

Mind noun US /mind/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “[29] Never mind.”

Never noun US /never/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “[29] Never mind.”

Next noun US /next/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “---------------------------------------------------------------------- XXXI "IN SOME LADY'S GARDEN" When the little boy next visited Uncle Remus the old man was engaged in the somewhat tedious operation of making shoe-pegs.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “Thus: "Run fetch me de ax, en I'll wait on you one er deze odd-come-shorts."”

Time noun US /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “[30] Sometime, any time, no time.”

All words in this reading · 48

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29

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From this reading [29] Never mind.

30

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From this reading [30] Sometime, any time, no time.

31

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From this reading [31] Assurance.

any

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From this reading [30] Sometime, any time, no time.

Assurance

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From this reading [31] Assurance.

ax

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From this reading Thus: "Run fetch me de ax, en I'll wait on you one er deze odd-come-shorts."

boy

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From this reading ---------------------------------------------------------------------- XXXI "IN SOME LADY'S GARDEN" When the little boy next visited Uncle Remus the old man was engaged in the somewhat tedious operation of making shoe-pegs.

de

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From this reading Thus: "Run fetch me de ax, en I'll wait on you one er deze odd-come-shorts."

deze

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From this reading Thus: "Run fetch me de ax, en I'll wait on you one er deze odd-come-shorts."

en

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From this reading Thus: "Run fetch me de ax, en I'll wait on you one er deze odd-come-shorts."

engaged

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From this reading ---------------------------------------------------------------------- XXXI "IN SOME LADY'S GARDEN" When the little boy next visited Uncle Remus the old man was engaged in the somewhat tedious operation of making shoe-pegs.

er

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From this reading Thus: "Run fetch me de ax, en I'll wait on you one er deze odd-come-shorts."

fetch

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From this reading Thus: "Run fetch me de ax, en I'll wait on you one er deze odd-come-shorts."

GARDEN

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From this reading ---------------------------------------------------------------------- XXXI "IN SOME LADY'S GARDEN" When the little boy next visited Uncle Remus the old man was engaged in the somewhat tedious operation of making shoe-pegs.

I'll

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From this reading Thus: "Run fetch me de ax, en I'll wait on you one er deze odd-come-shorts."

INprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading ---------------------------------------------------------------------- XXXI "IN SOME LADY'S GARDEN" When the little boy next visited Uncle Remus the old man was engaged in the somewhat tedious operation of making shoe-pegs.

LADY'S

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From this reading ---------------------------------------------------------------------- XXXI "IN SOME LADY'S GARDEN" When the little boy next visited Uncle Remus the old man was engaged in the somewhat tedious operation of making shoe-pegs.

littlenounUS /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ---------------------------------------------------------------------- XXXI "IN SOME LADY'S GARDEN" When the little boy next visited Uncle Remus the old man was engaged in the somewhat tedious operation of making shoe-pegs.

making

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From this reading ---------------------------------------------------------------------- XXXI "IN SOME LADY'S GARDEN" When the little boy next visited Uncle Remus the old man was engaged in the somewhat tedious operation of making shoe-pegs.

man

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From this reading ---------------------------------------------------------------------- XXXI "IN SOME LADY'S GARDEN" When the little boy next visited Uncle Remus the old man was engaged in the somewhat tedious operation of making shoe-pegs.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Thus: "Run fetch me de ax, en I'll wait on you one er deze odd-come-shorts."

mindnounUS /mind/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading [29] Never mind.

NevernounUS /never/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading [29] Never mind.

nextnounUS /next/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ---------------------------------------------------------------------- XXXI "IN SOME LADY'S GARDEN" When the little boy next visited Uncle Remus the old man was engaged in the somewhat tedious operation of making shoe-pegs.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading [30] Sometime, any time, no time.

odd-come-shorts

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From this reading Thus: "Run fetch me de ax, en I'll wait on you one er deze odd-come-shorts."

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading ---------------------------------------------------------------------- XXXI "IN SOME LADY'S GARDEN" When the little boy next visited Uncle Remus the old man was engaged in the somewhat tedious operation of making shoe-pegs.

old

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From this reading ---------------------------------------------------------------------- XXXI "IN SOME LADY'S GARDEN" When the little boy next visited Uncle Remus the old man was engaged in the somewhat tedious operation of making shoe-pegs.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Thus: "Run fetch me de ax, en I'll wait on you one er deze odd-come-shorts."

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Thus: "Run fetch me de ax, en I'll wait on you one er deze odd-come-shorts."

operation

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From this reading ---------------------------------------------------------------------- XXXI "IN SOME LADY'S GARDEN" When the little boy next visited Uncle Remus the old man was engaged in the somewhat tedious operation of making shoe-pegs.

Remus

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From this reading ---------------------------------------------------------------------- XXXI "IN SOME LADY'S GARDEN" When the little boy next visited Uncle Remus the old man was engaged in the somewhat tedious operation of making shoe-pegs.

Run

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From this reading Thus: "Run fetch me de ax, en I'll wait on you one er deze odd-come-shorts."

shoe-pegs

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From this reading ---------------------------------------------------------------------- XXXI "IN SOME LADY'S GARDEN" When the little boy next visited Uncle Remus the old man was engaged in the somewhat tedious operation of making shoe-pegs.

SOME

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From this reading ---------------------------------------------------------------------- XXXI "IN SOME LADY'S GARDEN" When the little boy next visited Uncle Remus the old man was engaged in the somewhat tedious operation of making shoe-pegs.

Sometime

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From this reading [30] Sometime, any time, no time.

somewhat

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From this reading ---------------------------------------------------------------------- XXXI "IN SOME LADY'S GARDEN" When the little boy next visited Uncle Remus the old man was engaged in the somewhat tedious operation of making shoe-pegs.

tedious

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From this reading ---------------------------------------------------------------------- XXXI "IN SOME LADY'S GARDEN" When the little boy next visited Uncle Remus the old man was engaged in the somewhat tedious operation of making shoe-pegs.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading ---------------------------------------------------------------------- XXXI "IN SOME LADY'S GARDEN" When the little boy next visited Uncle Remus the old man was engaged in the somewhat tedious operation of making shoe-pegs.

Thus

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From this reading Thus: "Run fetch me de ax, en I'll wait on you one er deze odd-come-shorts."

timenounUS /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading [30] Sometime, any time, no time.

Uncle

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From this reading ---------------------------------------------------------------------- XXXI "IN SOME LADY'S GARDEN" When the little boy next visited Uncle Remus the old man was engaged in the somewhat tedious operation of making shoe-pegs.

visited

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From this reading ---------------------------------------------------------------------- XXXI "IN SOME LADY'S GARDEN" When the little boy next visited Uncle Remus the old man was engaged in the somewhat tedious operation of making shoe-pegs.

wait

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From this reading Thus: "Run fetch me de ax, en I'll wait on you one er deze odd-come-shorts."

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading ---------------------------------------------------------------------- XXXI "IN SOME LADY'S GARDEN" When the little boy next visited Uncle Remus the old man was engaged in the somewhat tedious operation of making shoe-pegs.

WhenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading ---------------------------------------------------------------------- XXXI "IN SOME LADY'S GARDEN" When the little boy next visited Uncle Remus the old man was engaged in the somewhat tedious operation of making shoe-pegs.

XXXI

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From this reading ---------------------------------------------------------------------- XXXI "IN SOME LADY'S GARDEN" When the little boy next visited Uncle Remus the old man was engaged in the somewhat tedious operation of making shoe-pegs.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Thus: "Run fetch me de ax, en I'll wait on you one er deze odd-come-shorts."