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Up Terrapin River
Up Terrapin River

Chapter IX

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We wuz married.
I tuck her ter my cabin an' bright light fell on my hearth-stone.
She wanted ter he'p me in my work o' 'swadin' folks ter do right.
"I know," she said, "dat folks all erround us will be makin' mo' money den we is, but money doan water de flowers o' de heart, nur broaden de 'joyment dat comes ter de soul."
I lubbed her deeper atter she said dat, fur I seed dat her natur wa'n't vain nur her heart set upon de flesh-pots o' de world.
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Up Terrapin River

Chapter IX

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

Line 1
We wuz married.
Line 2
I tuck her ter my cabin an' bright light fell on my hearth-stone.
Line 3
She wanted ter he'p me in my work o' 'swadin' folks ter do right.
Line 4
"I know," she said, "dat folks all erround us will be makin' mo' money den we is, but money doan water de flowers o' de heart, nur broaden de 'joyment dat comes ter de soul."
Line 5
I lubbed her deeper atter she said dat, fur I seed dat her natur wa'n't vain nur her heart set upon de flesh-pots o' de world.

Learner Dictionary

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

Know noun US /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"I know," she said, "dat folks all erround us will be makin' mo' money den we is, but money doan water de flowers o' de heart, nur broaden de 'joyment dat comes ter de soul."”

Right noun US /right/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “She wanted ter he'p me in my work o' 'swadin' folks ter do right.”

Upon preposition US /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading “I lubbed her deeper atter she said dat, fur I seed dat her natur wa'n't vain nur her heart set upon de flesh-pots o' de world.”

All words in this reading · 62

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all

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From this reading "I know," she said, "dat folks all erround us will be makin' mo' money den we is, but money doan water de flowers o' de heart, nur broaden de 'joyment dat comes ter de soul."

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading I tuck her ter my cabin an' bright light fell on my hearth-stone.

atter

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From this reading I lubbed her deeper atter she said dat, fur I seed dat her natur wa'n't vain nur her heart set upon de flesh-pots o' de world.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading "I know," she said, "dat folks all erround us will be makin' mo' money den we is, but money doan water de flowers o' de heart, nur broaden de 'joyment dat comes ter de soul."

bright

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From this reading I tuck her ter my cabin an' bright light fell on my hearth-stone.

broaden

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From this reading "I know," she said, "dat folks all erround us will be makin' mo' money den we is, but money doan water de flowers o' de heart, nur broaden de 'joyment dat comes ter de soul."

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading "I know," she said, "dat folks all erround us will be makin' mo' money den we is, but money doan water de flowers o' de heart, nur broaden de 'joyment dat comes ter de soul."

cabin

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From this reading I tuck her ter my cabin an' bright light fell on my hearth-stone.

comes

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From this reading "I know," she said, "dat folks all erround us will be makin' mo' money den we is, but money doan water de flowers o' de heart, nur broaden de 'joyment dat comes ter de soul."

dat

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From this reading "I know," she said, "dat folks all erround us will be makin' mo' money den we is, but money doan water de flowers o' de heart, nur broaden de 'joyment dat comes ter de soul."

de

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From this reading "I know," she said, "dat folks all erround us will be makin' mo' money den we is, but money doan water de flowers o' de heart, nur broaden de 'joyment dat comes ter de soul."

deeper

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From this reading I lubbed her deeper atter she said dat, fur I seed dat her natur wa'n't vain nur her heart set upon de flesh-pots o' de world.

den

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From this reading "I know," she said, "dat folks all erround us will be makin' mo' money den we is, but money doan water de flowers o' de heart, nur broaden de 'joyment dat comes ter de soul."

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading She wanted ter he'p me in my work o' 'swadin' folks ter do right.

doan

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From this reading "I know," she said, "dat folks all erround us will be makin' mo' money den we is, but money doan water de flowers o' de heart, nur broaden de 'joyment dat comes ter de soul."

erround

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From this reading "I know," she said, "dat folks all erround us will be makin' mo' money den we is, but money doan water de flowers o' de heart, nur broaden de 'joyment dat comes ter de soul."

fell

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From this reading I tuck her ter my cabin an' bright light fell on my hearth-stone.

flesh-pots

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From this reading I lubbed her deeper atter she said dat, fur I seed dat her natur wa'n't vain nur her heart set upon de flesh-pots o' de world.

flowers

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From this reading "I know," she said, "dat folks all erround us will be makin' mo' money den we is, but money doan water de flowers o' de heart, nur broaden de 'joyment dat comes ter de soul."

folks

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From this reading She wanted ter he'p me in my work o' 'swadin' folks ter do right.

fur

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From this reading I lubbed her deeper atter she said dat, fur I seed dat her natur wa'n't vain nur her heart set upon de flesh-pots o' de world.

he'p

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From this reading She wanted ter he'p me in my work o' 'swadin' folks ter do right.

heart

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From this reading "I know," she said, "dat folks all erround us will be makin' mo' money den we is, but money doan water de flowers o' de heart, nur broaden de 'joyment dat comes ter de soul."

hearth-stone

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From this reading I tuck her ter my cabin an' bright light fell on my hearth-stone.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading I tuck her ter my cabin an' bright light fell on my hearth-stone.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading I tuck her ter my cabin an' bright light fell on my hearth-stone.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading She wanted ter he'p me in my work o' 'swadin' folks ter do right.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading "I know," she said, "dat folks all erround us will be makin' mo' money den we is, but money doan water de flowers o' de heart, nur broaden de 'joyment dat comes ter de soul."

joyment

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From this reading "I know," she said, "dat folks all erround us will be makin' mo' money den we is, but money doan water de flowers o' de heart, nur broaden de 'joyment dat comes ter de soul."

knownounUS /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "I know," she said, "dat folks all erround us will be makin' mo' money den we is, but money doan water de flowers o' de heart, nur broaden de 'joyment dat comes ter de soul."

light

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From this reading I tuck her ter my cabin an' bright light fell on my hearth-stone.

lubbed

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From this reading I lubbed her deeper atter she said dat, fur I seed dat her natur wa'n't vain nur her heart set upon de flesh-pots o' de world.

makin

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From this reading "I know," she said, "dat folks all erround us will be makin' mo' money den we is, but money doan water de flowers o' de heart, nur broaden de 'joyment dat comes ter de soul."

married

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From this reading We wuz married.

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading She wanted ter he'p me in my work o' 'swadin' folks ter do right.

mo

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From this reading "I know," she said, "dat folks all erround us will be makin' mo' money den we is, but money doan water de flowers o' de heart, nur broaden de 'joyment dat comes ter de soul."

money

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From this reading "I know," she said, "dat folks all erround us will be makin' mo' money den we is, but money doan water de flowers o' de heart, nur broaden de 'joyment dat comes ter de soul."

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I tuck her ter my cabin an' bright light fell on my hearth-stone.

natur

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From this reading I lubbed her deeper atter she said dat, fur I seed dat her natur wa'n't vain nur her heart set upon de flesh-pots o' de world.

nur

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From this reading "I know," she said, "dat folks all erround us will be makin' mo' money den we is, but money doan water de flowers o' de heart, nur broaden de 'joyment dat comes ter de soul."

o

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From this reading She wanted ter he'p me in my work o' 'swadin' folks ter do right.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading I tuck her ter my cabin an' bright light fell on my hearth-stone.

rightnounUS /right/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading She wanted ter he'p me in my work o' 'swadin' folks ter do right.

said

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From this reading "I know," she said, "dat folks all erround us will be makin' mo' money den we is, but money doan water de flowers o' de heart, nur broaden de 'joyment dat comes ter de soul."

seed

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From this reading I lubbed her deeper atter she said dat, fur I seed dat her natur wa'n't vain nur her heart set upon de flesh-pots o' de world.

set

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From this reading I lubbed her deeper atter she said dat, fur I seed dat her natur wa'n't vain nur her heart set upon de flesh-pots o' de world.

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading She wanted ter he'p me in my work o' 'swadin' folks ter do right.

soul

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From this reading "I know," she said, "dat folks all erround us will be makin' mo' money den we is, but money doan water de flowers o' de heart, nur broaden de 'joyment dat comes ter de soul."

swadin

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From this reading She wanted ter he'p me in my work o' 'swadin' folks ter do right.

ter

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From this reading I tuck her ter my cabin an' bright light fell on my hearth-stone.

tuck

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From this reading I tuck her ter my cabin an' bright light fell on my hearth-stone.

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading I lubbed her deeper atter she said dat, fur I seed dat her natur wa'n't vain nur her heart set upon de flesh-pots o' de world.

uspronounUS /ʌs/

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "I know," she said, "dat folks all erround us will be makin' mo' money den we is, but money doan water de flowers o' de heart, nur broaden de 'joyment dat comes ter de soul."

vain

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From this reading I lubbed her deeper atter she said dat, fur I seed dat her natur wa'n't vain nur her heart set upon de flesh-pots o' de world.

wa'n't

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From this reading I lubbed her deeper atter she said dat, fur I seed dat her natur wa'n't vain nur her heart set upon de flesh-pots o' de world.

wanted

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From this reading She wanted ter he'p me in my work o' 'swadin' folks ter do right.

water

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From this reading "I know," she said, "dat folks all erround us will be makin' mo' money den we is, but money doan water de flowers o' de heart, nur broaden de 'joyment dat comes ter de soul."

WepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We wuz married.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading "I know," she said, "dat folks all erround us will be makin' mo' money den we is, but money doan water de flowers o' de heart, nur broaden de 'joyment dat comes ter de soul."

work

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From this reading She wanted ter he'p me in my work o' 'swadin' folks ter do right.

world

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From this reading I lubbed her deeper atter she said dat, fur I seed dat her natur wa'n't vain nur her heart set upon de flesh-pots o' de world.

wuz

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From this reading We wuz married.