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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 I’ll be bound he hev never seen the like of her!” with a joyous note of maternal pride.
afeard
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From this reading An’ I be plumb afeard,” she cried out in renewed vexation, “the man will get away from hyar ’thout viewin’ Euphemy.
agin
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From this reading He won’t show agin.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “Naw,” she said; “the fool way that the folks tuk on ’bout Satan--they’d better hev the high-strikes ’count o’ thar sins--an’ thar theatenings an’ sech will purvent him.
aroused
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From this reading The melancholy expressed in the slow shaking of Mrs. Sims’s head aroused him from this project.
away
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From this reading An’ I be plumb afeard,” she cried out in renewed vexation, “the man will get away from hyar ’thout viewin’ Euphemy.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading An’ I be plumb afeard,” she cried out in renewed vexation, “the man will get away from hyar ’thout viewin’ Euphemy.
better
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From this reading “Naw,” she said; “the fool way that the folks tuk on ’bout Satan--they’d better hev the high-strikes ’count o’ thar sins--an’ thar theatenings an’ sech will purvent him.
bound
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From this reading I’ll be bound he hev never seen the like of her!” with a joyous note of maternal pride.
bout
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From this reading “Naw,” she said; “the fool way that the folks tuk on ’bout Satan--they’d better hev the high-strikes ’count o’ thar sins--an’ thar theatenings an’ sech will purvent him.
count
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From this reading “Naw,” she said; “the fool way that the folks tuk on ’bout Satan--they’d better hev the high-strikes ’count o’ thar sins--an’ thar theatenings an’ sech will purvent him.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading An’ I be plumb afeard,” she cried out in renewed vexation, “the man will get away from hyar ’thout viewin’ Euphemy.
Euphemy
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From this reading An’ I be plumb afeard,” she cried out in renewed vexation, “the man will get away from hyar ’thout viewin’ Euphemy.
expressed
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From this reading The melancholy expressed in the slow shaking of Mrs. Sims’s head aroused him from this project.
folks
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From this reading “Naw,” she said; “the fool way that the folks tuk on ’bout Satan--they’d better hev the high-strikes ’count o’ thar sins--an’ thar theatenings an’ sech will purvent him.
foolnounUS /fool/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Naw,” she said; “the fool way that the folks tuk on ’bout Satan--they’d better hev the high-strikes ’count o’ thar sins--an’ thar theatenings an’ sech will purvent him.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The melancholy expressed in the slow shaking of Mrs. Sims’s head aroused him from this project.
get
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From this reading An’ I be plumb afeard,” she cried out in renewed vexation, “the man will get away from hyar ’thout viewin’ Euphemy.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He won’t show agin.
head
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From this reading The melancholy expressed in the slow shaking of Mrs. Sims’s head aroused him from this project.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I’ll be bound he hev never seen the like of her!” with a joyous note of maternal pride.
hev
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From this reading “Naw,” she said; “the fool way that the folks tuk on ’bout Satan--they’d better hev the high-strikes ’count o’ thar sins--an’ thar theatenings an’ sech will purvent him.
high-strikes
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From this reading “Naw,” she said; “the fool way that the folks tuk on ’bout Satan--they’d better hev the high-strikes ’count o’ thar sins--an’ thar theatenings an’ sech will purvent him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The melancholy expressed in the slow shaking of Mrs. Sims’s head aroused him from this project.
hyar
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From this reading An’ I be plumb afeard,” she cried out in renewed vexation, “the man will get away from hyar ’thout viewin’ Euphemy.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading An’ I be plumb afeard,” she cried out in renewed vexation, “the man will get away from hyar ’thout viewin’ Euphemy.
I'll
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From this reading I’ll be bound he hev never seen the like of her!” with a joyous note of maternal pride.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The melancholy expressed in the slow shaking of Mrs. Sims’s head aroused him from this project.
joyous
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From this reading I’ll be bound he hev never seen the like of her!” with a joyous note of maternal pride.
like
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From this reading I’ll be bound he hev never seen the like of her!” with a joyous note of maternal pride.
man
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From this reading An’ I be plumb afeard,” she cried out in renewed vexation, “the man will get away from hyar ’thout viewin’ Euphemy.
maternal
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From this reading I’ll be bound he hev never seen the like of her!” with a joyous note of maternal pride.
melancholy
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From this reading The melancholy expressed in the slow shaking of Mrs. Sims’s head aroused him from this project.
Mrs
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From this reading The melancholy expressed in the slow shaking of Mrs. Sims’s head aroused him from this project.
Naw
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From this reading “Naw,” she said; “the fool way that the folks tuk on ’bout Satan--they’d better hev the high-strikes ’count o’ thar sins--an’ thar theatenings an’ sech will purvent him.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I’ll be bound he hev never seen the like of her!” with a joyous note of maternal pride.
note
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From this reading I’ll be bound he hev never seen the like of her!” with a joyous note of maternal pride.
o
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From this reading “Naw,” she said; “the fool way that the folks tuk on ’bout Satan--they’d better hev the high-strikes ’count o’ thar sins--an’ thar theatenings an’ sech will purvent him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The melancholy expressed in the slow shaking of Mrs. Sims’s head aroused him from this project.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Naw,” she said; “the fool way that the folks tuk on ’bout Satan--they’d better hev the high-strikes ’count o’ thar sins--an’ thar theatenings an’ sech will purvent him.
out
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From this reading An’ I be plumb afeard,” she cried out in renewed vexation, “the man will get away from hyar ’thout viewin’ Euphemy.
plumb
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From this reading An’ I be plumb afeard,” she cried out in renewed vexation, “the man will get away from hyar ’thout viewin’ Euphemy.
pride
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From this reading I’ll be bound he hev never seen the like of her!” with a joyous note of maternal pride.
project
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From this reading The melancholy expressed in the slow shaking of Mrs. Sims’s head aroused him from this project.
purvent
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From this reading “Naw,” she said; “the fool way that the folks tuk on ’bout Satan--they’d better hev the high-strikes ’count o’ thar sins--an’ thar theatenings an’ sech will purvent him.
renewed
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From this reading An’ I be plumb afeard,” she cried out in renewed vexation, “the man will get away from hyar ’thout viewin’ Euphemy.
said
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From this reading “Naw,” she said; “the fool way that the folks tuk on ’bout Satan--they’d better hev the high-strikes ’count o’ thar sins--an’ thar theatenings an’ sech will purvent him.
Satan
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From this reading “Naw,” she said; “the fool way that the folks tuk on ’bout Satan--they’d better hev the high-strikes ’count o’ thar sins--an’ thar theatenings an’ sech will purvent him.
sech
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From this reading “Naw,” she said; “the fool way that the folks tuk on ’bout Satan--they’d better hev the high-strikes ’count o’ thar sins--an’ thar theatenings an’ sech will purvent him.
seen
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From this reading I’ll be bound he hev never seen the like of her!” with a joyous note of maternal pride.
shakingnounUS /ˈshaking/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The melancholy expressed in the slow shaking of Mrs. Sims’s head aroused him from this project.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Naw,” she said; “the fool way that the folks tuk on ’bout Satan--they’d better hev the high-strikes ’count o’ thar sins--an’ thar theatenings an’ sech will purvent him.
show
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From this reading He won’t show agin.
Sims's
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From this reading The melancholy expressed in the slow shaking of Mrs. Sims’s head aroused him from this project.
sins
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From this reading “Naw,” she said; “the fool way that the folks tuk on ’bout Satan--they’d better hev the high-strikes ’count o’ thar sins--an’ thar theatenings an’ sech will purvent him.
slow
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From this reading The melancholy expressed in the slow shaking of Mrs. Sims’s head aroused him from this project.
thar
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From this reading “Naw,” she said; “the fool way that the folks tuk on ’bout Satan--they’d better hev the high-strikes ’count o’ thar sins--an’ thar theatenings an’ sech will purvent him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Naw,” she said; “the fool way that the folks tuk on ’bout Satan--they’d better hev the high-strikes ’count o’ thar sins--an’ thar theatenings an’ sech will purvent him.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The melancholy expressed in the slow shaking of Mrs. Sims’s head aroused him from this project.
theatenings
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From this reading “Naw,” she said; “the fool way that the folks tuk on ’bout Satan--they’d better hev the high-strikes ’count o’ thar sins--an’ thar theatenings an’ sech will purvent him.
they'd
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From this reading “Naw,” she said; “the fool way that the folks tuk on ’bout Satan--they’d better hev the high-strikes ’count o’ thar sins--an’ thar theatenings an’ sech will purvent him.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The melancholy expressed in the slow shaking of Mrs. Sims’s head aroused him from this project.
thout
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From this reading An’ I be plumb afeard,” she cried out in renewed vexation, “the man will get away from hyar ’thout viewin’ Euphemy.
tuk
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From this reading “Naw,” she said; “the fool way that the folks tuk on ’bout Satan--they’d better hev the high-strikes ’count o’ thar sins--an’ thar theatenings an’ sech will purvent him.
vexation
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From this reading An’ I be plumb afeard,” she cried out in renewed vexation, “the man will get away from hyar ’thout viewin’ Euphemy.
viewin
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From this reading An’ I be plumb afeard,” she cried out in renewed vexation, “the man will get away from hyar ’thout viewin’ Euphemy.
way
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From this reading “Naw,” she said; “the fool way that the folks tuk on ’bout Satan--they’d better hev the high-strikes ’count o’ thar sins--an’ thar theatenings an’ sech will purvent him.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Naw,” she said; “the fool way that the folks tuk on ’bout Satan--they’d better hev the high-strikes ’count o’ thar sins--an’ thar theatenings an’ sech will purvent him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I’ll be bound he hev never seen the like of her!” with a joyous note of maternal pride.
won't
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From this reading He won’t show agin.
