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Rose Clark

Chapter XXIV

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"Good morning, missis," and Chloe's turbaned head followed the salutation.
"Didn't I tell you dat Massa Charley be born wid a silver spoon in his mouf?
His dish right side up when it rains, for certain.
"See here, missis," and she handed Rose a small package, containing a pair of coral and gold sleeve-ties for Charley's dimpled shoulders.
"Didn't I tell you dat missis couldn't lose sight of him? and she sent me here for him to come ride in de carriage wid her again to-day, and eat dinner at de big house, and all dat," and Chloe rubbed her hands together, and looked the very incarnation of delight.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Rose Clark

Chapter XXIV

Reading 1/16 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"Good morning, missis," and Chloe's turbaned head followed the salutation.
Line 2
"Didn't I tell you dat Massa Charley be born wid a silver spoon in his mouf?
Line 3
His dish right side up when it rains, for certain.
Line 4
"See here, missis," and she handed Rose a small package, containing a pair of coral and gold sleeve-ties for Charley's dimpled shoulders.
Line 5
"Didn't I tell you dat missis couldn't lose sight of him? and she sent me here for him to come ride in de carriage wid her again to-day, and eat dinner at de big house, and all dat," and Chloe rubbed her hands together, and looked the very incarnation of delight.

Learner Dictionary

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

Again noun US /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Didn't I tell you dat missis couldn't lose sight of him? and she sent me here for him to come ride in de carriage wid her again to-day, and eat dinner at de big house, and all dat," and Chloe rubbed her hands together, and looked the very incarnation of delight.”

Born noun US /born/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Didn't I tell you dat Massa Charley be born wid a silver spoon in his mouf?”

Come noun US /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Didn't I tell you dat missis couldn't lose sight of him? and she sent me here for him to come ride in de carriage wid her again to-day, and eat dinner at de big house, and all dat," and Chloe rubbed her hands together, and looked the very incarnation of delight.”

Good noun US /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Good morning, missis," and Chloe's turbaned head followed the salutation.”

Hands plural noun US /hændz/

members of a ship’s crew

From this reading “"Didn't I tell you dat missis couldn't lose sight of him? and she sent me here for him to come ride in de carriage wid her again to-day, and eat dinner at de big house, and all dat," and Chloe rubbed her hands together, and looked the very incarnation of delight.”

Here noun US /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"See here, missis," and she handed Rose a small package, containing a pair of coral and gold sleeve-ties for Charley's dimpled shoulders.”

Looked noun US /looked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Didn't I tell you dat missis couldn't lose sight of him? and she sent me here for him to come ride in de carriage wid her again to-day, and eat dinner at de big house, and all dat," and Chloe rubbed her hands together, and looked the very incarnation of delight.”

Morning noun US /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Good morning, missis," and Chloe's turbaned head followed the salutation.”

Right noun US /right/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “His dish right side up when it rains, for certain.”

Silver noun US /silver/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Didn't I tell you dat Massa Charley be born wid a silver spoon in his mouf?”

Tell noun US /tell/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Didn't I tell you dat Massa Charley be born wid a silver spoon in his mouf?”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading "Didn't I tell you dat Massa Charley be born wid a silver spoon in his mouf?

againnounUS /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Didn't I tell you dat missis couldn't lose sight of him? and she sent me here for him to come ride in de carriage wid her again to-day, and eat dinner at de big house, and all dat," and Chloe rubbed her hands together, and looked the very incarnation of delight.

all

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From this reading "Didn't I tell you dat missis couldn't lose sight of him? and she sent me here for him to come ride in de carriage wid her again to-day, and eat dinner at de big house, and all dat," and Chloe rubbed her hands together, and looked the very incarnation of delight.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading "Good morning, missis," and Chloe's turbaned head followed the salutation.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading "Didn't I tell you dat missis couldn't lose sight of him? and she sent me here for him to come ride in de carriage wid her again to-day, and eat dinner at de big house, and all dat," and Chloe rubbed her hands together, and looked the very incarnation of delight.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading "Didn't I tell you dat Massa Charley be born wid a silver spoon in his mouf?

big

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From this reading "Didn't I tell you dat missis couldn't lose sight of him? and she sent me here for him to come ride in de carriage wid her again to-day, and eat dinner at de big house, and all dat," and Chloe rubbed her hands together, and looked the very incarnation of delight.

bornnounUS /born/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Didn't I tell you dat Massa Charley be born wid a silver spoon in his mouf?

carriage

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From this reading "Didn't I tell you dat missis couldn't lose sight of him? and she sent me here for him to come ride in de carriage wid her again to-day, and eat dinner at de big house, and all dat," and Chloe rubbed her hands together, and looked the very incarnation of delight.

certain

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From this reading His dish right side up when it rains, for certain.

Charley

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From this reading "Didn't I tell you dat Massa Charley be born wid a silver spoon in his mouf?

Charley's

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From this reading "See here, missis," and she handed Rose a small package, containing a pair of coral and gold sleeve-ties for Charley's dimpled shoulders.

Chloe

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From this reading "Didn't I tell you dat missis couldn't lose sight of him? and she sent me here for him to come ride in de carriage wid her again to-day, and eat dinner at de big house, and all dat," and Chloe rubbed her hands together, and looked the very incarnation of delight.

Chloe's

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From this reading "Good morning, missis," and Chloe's turbaned head followed the salutation.

comenounUS /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Didn't I tell you dat missis couldn't lose sight of him? and she sent me here for him to come ride in de carriage wid her again to-day, and eat dinner at de big house, and all dat," and Chloe rubbed her hands together, and looked the very incarnation of delight.

containing

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From this reading "See here, missis," and she handed Rose a small package, containing a pair of coral and gold sleeve-ties for Charley's dimpled shoulders.

coral

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From this reading "See here, missis," and she handed Rose a small package, containing a pair of coral and gold sleeve-ties for Charley's dimpled shoulders.

couldn't

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From this reading "Didn't I tell you dat missis couldn't lose sight of him? and she sent me here for him to come ride in de carriage wid her again to-day, and eat dinner at de big house, and all dat," and Chloe rubbed her hands together, and looked the very incarnation of delight.

dat

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From this reading "Didn't I tell you dat Massa Charley be born wid a silver spoon in his mouf?

de

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From this reading "Didn't I tell you dat missis couldn't lose sight of him? and she sent me here for him to come ride in de carriage wid her again to-day, and eat dinner at de big house, and all dat," and Chloe rubbed her hands together, and looked the very incarnation of delight.

delight

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From this reading "Didn't I tell you dat missis couldn't lose sight of him? and she sent me here for him to come ride in de carriage wid her again to-day, and eat dinner at de big house, and all dat," and Chloe rubbed her hands together, and looked the very incarnation of delight.

Didn't

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From this reading "Didn't I tell you dat Massa Charley be born wid a silver spoon in his mouf?

dimpled

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From this reading "See here, missis," and she handed Rose a small package, containing a pair of coral and gold sleeve-ties for Charley's dimpled shoulders.

dinner

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From this reading "Didn't I tell you dat missis couldn't lose sight of him? and she sent me here for him to come ride in de carriage wid her again to-day, and eat dinner at de big house, and all dat," and Chloe rubbed her hands together, and looked the very incarnation of delight.

dish

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From this reading His dish right side up when it rains, for certain.

eat

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From this reading "Didn't I tell you dat missis couldn't lose sight of him? and she sent me here for him to come ride in de carriage wid her again to-day, and eat dinner at de big house, and all dat," and Chloe rubbed her hands together, and looked the very incarnation of delight.

followed

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From this reading "Good morning, missis," and Chloe's turbaned head followed the salutation.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading His dish right side up when it rains, for certain.

gold

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From this reading "See here, missis," and she handed Rose a small package, containing a pair of coral and gold sleeve-ties for Charley's dimpled shoulders.

GoodnounUS /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Good morning, missis," and Chloe's turbaned head followed the salutation.

handed

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From this reading "See here, missis," and she handed Rose a small package, containing a pair of coral and gold sleeve-ties for Charley's dimpled shoulders.

handsplural nounUS /hændz/

members of a ship’s crew

From this reading "Didn't I tell you dat missis couldn't lose sight of him? and she sent me here for him to come ride in de carriage wid her again to-day, and eat dinner at de big house, and all dat," and Chloe rubbed her hands together, and looked the very incarnation of delight.

head

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From this reading "Good morning, missis," and Chloe's turbaned head followed the salutation.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading "Didn't I tell you dat missis couldn't lose sight of him? and she sent me here for him to come ride in de carriage wid her again to-day, and eat dinner at de big house, and all dat," and Chloe rubbed her hands together, and looked the very incarnation of delight.

herenounUS /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "See here, missis," and she handed Rose a small package, containing a pair of coral and gold sleeve-ties for Charley's dimpled shoulders.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "Didn't I tell you dat missis couldn't lose sight of him? and she sent me here for him to come ride in de carriage wid her again to-day, and eat dinner at de big house, and all dat," and Chloe rubbed her hands together, and looked the very incarnation of delight.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading "Didn't I tell you dat Massa Charley be born wid a silver spoon in his mouf?

house

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From this reading "Didn't I tell you dat missis couldn't lose sight of him? and she sent me here for him to come ride in de carriage wid her again to-day, and eat dinner at de big house, and all dat," and Chloe rubbed her hands together, and looked the very incarnation of delight.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "Didn't I tell you dat Massa Charley be born wid a silver spoon in his mouf?

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading "Didn't I tell you dat Massa Charley be born wid a silver spoon in his mouf?

incarnation

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From this reading "Didn't I tell you dat missis couldn't lose sight of him? and she sent me here for him to come ride in de carriage wid her again to-day, and eat dinner at de big house, and all dat," and Chloe rubbed her hands together, and looked the very incarnation of delight.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading His dish right side up when it rains, for certain.

lookednounUS /looked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Didn't I tell you dat missis couldn't lose sight of him? and she sent me here for him to come ride in de carriage wid her again to-day, and eat dinner at de big house, and all dat," and Chloe rubbed her hands together, and looked the very incarnation of delight.

lose

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From this reading "Didn't I tell you dat missis couldn't lose sight of him? and she sent me here for him to come ride in de carriage wid her again to-day, and eat dinner at de big house, and all dat," and Chloe rubbed her hands together, and looked the very incarnation of delight.

Massa

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From this reading "Didn't I tell you dat Massa Charley be born wid a silver spoon in his mouf?

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading "Didn't I tell you dat missis couldn't lose sight of him? and she sent me here for him to come ride in de carriage wid her again to-day, and eat dinner at de big house, and all dat," and Chloe rubbed her hands together, and looked the very incarnation of delight.

missis

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From this reading "Good morning, missis," and Chloe's turbaned head followed the salutation.

morningnounUS /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Good morning, missis," and Chloe's turbaned head followed the salutation.

mouf

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From this reading "Didn't I tell you dat Massa Charley be born wid a silver spoon in his mouf?

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "See here, missis," and she handed Rose a small package, containing a pair of coral and gold sleeve-ties for Charley's dimpled shoulders.

package

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From this reading "See here, missis," and she handed Rose a small package, containing a pair of coral and gold sleeve-ties for Charley's dimpled shoulders.

pair

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From this reading "See here, missis," and she handed Rose a small package, containing a pair of coral and gold sleeve-ties for Charley's dimpled shoulders.

rains

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From this reading His dish right side up when it rains, for certain.

ride

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From this reading "Didn't I tell you dat missis couldn't lose sight of him? and she sent me here for him to come ride in de carriage wid her again to-day, and eat dinner at de big house, and all dat," and Chloe rubbed her hands together, and looked the very incarnation of delight.

rightnounUS /right/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading His dish right side up when it rains, for certain.

Rose

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From this reading "See here, missis," and she handed Rose a small package, containing a pair of coral and gold sleeve-ties for Charley's dimpled shoulders.

rubbed

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From this reading "Didn't I tell you dat missis couldn't lose sight of him? and she sent me here for him to come ride in de carriage wid her again to-day, and eat dinner at de big house, and all dat," and Chloe rubbed her hands together, and looked the very incarnation of delight.

salutation

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From this reading "Good morning, missis," and Chloe's turbaned head followed the salutation.

See

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From this reading "See here, missis," and she handed Rose a small package, containing a pair of coral and gold sleeve-ties for Charley's dimpled shoulders.

sent

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From this reading "Didn't I tell you dat missis couldn't lose sight of him? and she sent me here for him to come ride in de carriage wid her again to-day, and eat dinner at de big house, and all dat," and Chloe rubbed her hands together, and looked the very incarnation of delight.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "See here, missis," and she handed Rose a small package, containing a pair of coral and gold sleeve-ties for Charley's dimpled shoulders.

shoulders

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From this reading "See here, missis," and she handed Rose a small package, containing a pair of coral and gold sleeve-ties for Charley's dimpled shoulders.

side

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From this reading His dish right side up when it rains, for certain.

sight

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From this reading "Didn't I tell you dat missis couldn't lose sight of him? and she sent me here for him to come ride in de carriage wid her again to-day, and eat dinner at de big house, and all dat," and Chloe rubbed her hands together, and looked the very incarnation of delight.

silver

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Didn't I tell you dat Massa Charley be born wid a silver spoon in his mouf?

sleeve-ties

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From this reading "See here, missis," and she handed Rose a small package, containing a pair of coral and gold sleeve-ties for Charley's dimpled shoulders.

small

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From this reading "See here, missis," and she handed Rose a small package, containing a pair of coral and gold sleeve-ties for Charley's dimpled shoulders.

spoon

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From this reading "Didn't I tell you dat Massa Charley be born wid a silver spoon in his mouf?

tellnounUS /tell/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Didn't I tell you dat Massa Charley be born wid a silver spoon in his mouf?

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading "Good morning, missis," and Chloe's turbaned head followed the salutation.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading "Didn't I tell you dat missis couldn't lose sight of him? and she sent me here for him to come ride in de carriage wid her again to-day, and eat dinner at de big house, and all dat," and Chloe rubbed her hands together, and looked the very incarnation of delight.

to-day

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From this reading "Didn't I tell you dat missis couldn't lose sight of him? and she sent me here for him to come ride in de carriage wid her again to-day, and eat dinner at de big house, and all dat," and Chloe rubbed her hands together, and looked the very incarnation of delight.

together

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From this reading "Didn't I tell you dat missis couldn't lose sight of him? and she sent me here for him to come ride in de carriage wid her again to-day, and eat dinner at de big house, and all dat," and Chloe rubbed her hands together, and looked the very incarnation of delight.

turbaned

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From this reading "Good morning, missis," and Chloe's turbaned head followed the salutation.

up

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From this reading His dish right side up when it rains, for certain.

very

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From this reading "Didn't I tell you dat missis couldn't lose sight of him? and she sent me here for him to come ride in de carriage wid her again to-day, and eat dinner at de big house, and all dat," and Chloe rubbed her hands together, and looked the very incarnation of delight.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading His dish right side up when it rains, for certain.

wid

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From this reading "Didn't I tell you dat Massa Charley be born wid a silver spoon in his mouf?

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Didn't I tell you dat Massa Charley be born wid a silver spoon in his mouf?