DAT in a Sentence

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For DAT, below is one of 58 sentences:
An dey driv dey cannons an waggins cross de cotton till it plum ruint, cept a few acres over on de creek bottom dat dey din notice.

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 Meanings and Examples of DAT
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dat
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Classic Sentence: (56 in 4 pages)
1  "Ah ain never figgered dat out, mahseff," replied Jeems, undisturbed by his master's scowl.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER I
2  Ah has tole you an tole you dat you kin allus tell a lady by dat she eat lak a bird.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER V
3  Doan step down in dat mud, he ordered severely, as Scarlett gathered up her skirts preparatory to descending.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VIII
4  Miss Scarlett, you better tek dat chile.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VIII
5  But, Miss Scarlett, dat whisky ain no good.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXIV
6  Miss Scarlett, it wuz dem Slatterys, dem trashy, no-good, low-down po'-w'ite Slatterys dat kilt Miss Ellen.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXIV
7  Yas'm, dat hawse daid, lyin dar whar Ah tie him wid his nose in de water bucket he tuhned over.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXV
8  Miss Scarlett, dat a fe'el han's bizness.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXV
9  An dey driv dey cannons an waggins cross de cotton till it plum ruint, cept a few acres over on de creek bottom dat dey din notice.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXV
10  It's mah notion dat 'twarn't de Yankees whut beat our gempmum.'
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXX
11  Not outer Miss Ellen's po'teers is you gwine have a new dress, ef dat's whut you figgerin on.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXII
12  Dat's whut you thinks," said Mammy firmly, "but Ah is gwine wid you an dat new dress.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXII
13  Ah ain never seed ha'r dat color in mah life.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXIII
14  "Keep yo shoulders unner dat kivver," ordered Mammy, passing the hand mirror to her, a smile on her thick lips.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXV
15  Ah kain have you buy dat stuff yo'seff.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXV
Example Sentence:
1  But it's awluz jis' so; people dat's SOT, stays sot; dey won't look into noth'n'en fine it out f'r deyselves, en when YOU fine it out en tell um 'bout it, dey doan' b'lieve you.
2  Says he: "I got hurt a little, en couldn't swim fas', so I wuz a considable ways behine you towards de las'; when you landed I reck'ned I could ketch up wid you on de lan' 'dout havin' to shout at you, but when I see dat house I begin to go slow.