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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 His reddish-brown wig with its respectable curls, twining over his neck, had a benevolent aspect, and it was impossible to associate truculence with the curving lines of his rotund figure, while the Deacon’s bowed shoulders and angular frame armed suspicion in the boy’s breast.
aboard
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From this reading He couldn’t help the man’s going off with his boat, and it’s no crime to be found aboard a schooner, doing nothing.”
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “I tell you what, Deacon, the boy is a good boy, and there isn’t a finer man in town than Captain Woodbury, and I’ll be jiggered if I see what charge you have to bring against him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His reddish-brown wig with its respectable curls, twining over his neck, had a benevolent aspect, and it was impossible to associate truculence with the curving lines of his rotund figure, while the Deacon’s bowed shoulders and angular frame armed suspicion in the boy’s breast.
angular
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From this reading His reddish-brown wig with its respectable curls, twining over his neck, had a benevolent aspect, and it was impossible to associate truculence with the curving lines of his rotund figure, while the Deacon’s bowed shoulders and angular frame armed suspicion in the boy’s breast.
armed
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From this reading His reddish-brown wig with its respectable curls, twining over his neck, had a benevolent aspect, and it was impossible to associate truculence with the curving lines of his rotund figure, while the Deacon’s bowed shoulders and angular frame armed suspicion in the boy’s breast.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the two men became more interested in their talk, the whispers grew into loud conversation.
aspect
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From this reading His reddish-brown wig with its respectable curls, twining over his neck, had a benevolent aspect, and it was impossible to associate truculence with the curving lines of his rotund figure, while the Deacon’s bowed shoulders and angular frame armed suspicion in the boy’s breast.
associate
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From this reading His reddish-brown wig with its respectable curls, twining over his neck, had a benevolent aspect, and it was impossible to associate truculence with the curving lines of his rotund figure, while the Deacon’s bowed shoulders and angular frame armed suspicion in the boy’s breast.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “I tell you what, Deacon, the boy is a good boy, and there isn’t a finer man in town than Captain Woodbury, and I’ll be jiggered if I see what charge you have to bring against him.
became
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From this reading As the two men became more interested in their talk, the whispers grew into loud conversation.
benevolent
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From this reading His reddish-brown wig with its respectable curls, twining over his neck, had a benevolent aspect, and it was impossible to associate truculence with the curving lines of his rotund figure, while the Deacon’s bowed shoulders and angular frame armed suspicion in the boy’s breast.
boat
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From this reading He couldn’t help the man’s going off with his boat, and it’s no crime to be found aboard a schooner, doing nothing.”
bowed
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From this reading His reddish-brown wig with its respectable curls, twining over his neck, had a benevolent aspect, and it was impossible to associate truculence with the curving lines of his rotund figure, while the Deacon’s bowed shoulders and angular frame armed suspicion in the boy’s breast.
boy
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From this reading “I tell you what, Deacon, the boy is a good boy, and there isn’t a finer man in town than Captain Woodbury, and I’ll be jiggered if I see what charge you have to bring against him.
boy's
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From this reading His reddish-brown wig with its respectable curls, twining over his neck, had a benevolent aspect, and it was impossible to associate truculence with the curving lines of his rotund figure, while the Deacon’s bowed shoulders and angular frame armed suspicion in the boy’s breast.
breast
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From this reading His reddish-brown wig with its respectable curls, twining over his neck, had a benevolent aspect, and it was impossible to associate truculence with the curving lines of his rotund figure, while the Deacon’s bowed shoulders and angular frame armed suspicion in the boy’s breast.
bring
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From this reading “I tell you what, Deacon, the boy is a good boy, and there isn’t a finer man in town than Captain Woodbury, and I’ll be jiggered if I see what charge you have to bring against him.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I tell you what, Deacon, the boy is a good boy, and there isn’t a finer man in town than Captain Woodbury, and I’ll be jiggered if I see what charge you have to bring against him.
charge
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From this reading “I tell you what, Deacon, the boy is a good boy, and there isn’t a finer man in town than Captain Woodbury, and I’ll be jiggered if I see what charge you have to bring against him.
constable
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From this reading He felt sure that the constable was on his side.
conversation
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From this reading As the two men became more interested in their talk, the whispers grew into loud conversation.
couldn't
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From this reading He couldn’t help the man’s going off with his boat, and it’s no crime to be found aboard a schooner, doing nothing.”
crime
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From this reading He couldn’t help the man’s going off with his boat, and it’s no crime to be found aboard a schooner, doing nothing.”
curls
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From this reading His reddish-brown wig with its respectable curls, twining over his neck, had a benevolent aspect, and it was impossible to associate truculence with the curving lines of his rotund figure, while the Deacon’s bowed shoulders and angular frame armed suspicion in the boy’s breast.
curving
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From this reading His reddish-brown wig with its respectable curls, twining over his neck, had a benevolent aspect, and it was impossible to associate truculence with the curving lines of his rotund figure, while the Deacon’s bowed shoulders and angular frame armed suspicion in the boy’s breast.
Deacon
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From this reading “I tell you what, Deacon, the boy is a good boy, and there isn’t a finer man in town than Captain Woodbury, and I’ll be jiggered if I see what charge you have to bring against him.
Deacon's
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From this reading His reddish-brown wig with its respectable curls, twining over his neck, had a benevolent aspect, and it was impossible to associate truculence with the curving lines of his rotund figure, while the Deacon’s bowed shoulders and angular frame armed suspicion in the boy’s breast.
doing
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From this reading He couldn’t help the man’s going off with his boat, and it’s no crime to be found aboard a schooner, doing nothing.”
felt
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From this reading He felt sure that the constable was on his side.
figure
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From this reading His reddish-brown wig with its respectable curls, twining over his neck, had a benevolent aspect, and it was impossible to associate truculence with the curving lines of his rotund figure, while the Deacon’s bowed shoulders and angular frame armed suspicion in the boy’s breast.
finer
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From this reading “I tell you what, Deacon, the boy is a good boy, and there isn’t a finer man in town than Captain Woodbury, and I’ll be jiggered if I see what charge you have to bring against him.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He couldn’t help the man’s going off with his boat, and it’s no crime to be found aboard a schooner, doing nothing.”
frame
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From this reading His reddish-brown wig with its respectable curls, twining over his neck, had a benevolent aspect, and it was impossible to associate truculence with the curving lines of his rotund figure, while the Deacon’s bowed shoulders and angular frame armed suspicion in the boy’s breast.
going
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From this reading He couldn’t help the man’s going off with his boat, and it’s no crime to be found aboard a schooner, doing nothing.”
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I tell you what, Deacon, the boy is a good boy, and there isn’t a finer man in town than Captain Woodbury, and I’ll be jiggered if I see what charge you have to bring against him.
grew
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From this reading As the two men became more interested in their talk, the whispers grew into loud conversation.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His reddish-brown wig with its respectable curls, twining over his neck, had a benevolent aspect, and it was impossible to associate truculence with the curving lines of his rotund figure, while the Deacon’s bowed shoulders and angular frame armed suspicion in the boy’s breast.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I tell you what, Deacon, the boy is a good boy, and there isn’t a finer man in town than Captain Woodbury, and I’ll be jiggered if I see what charge you have to bring against him.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He felt sure that the constable was on his side.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He couldn’t help the man’s going off with his boat, and it’s no crime to be found aboard a schooner, doing nothing.”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I tell you what, Deacon, the boy is a good boy, and there isn’t a finer man in town than Captain Woodbury, and I’ll be jiggered if I see what charge you have to bring against him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He felt sure that the constable was on his side.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I tell you what, Deacon, the boy is a good boy, and there isn’t a finer man in town than Captain Woodbury, and I’ll be jiggered if I see what charge you have to bring against him.
I'll
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From this reading “I tell you what, Deacon, the boy is a good boy, and there isn’t a finer man in town than Captain Woodbury, and I’ll be jiggered if I see what charge you have to bring against him.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “I tell you what, Deacon, the boy is a good boy, and there isn’t a finer man in town than Captain Woodbury, and I’ll be jiggered if I see what charge you have to bring against him.
impossible
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From this reading His reddish-brown wig with its respectable curls, twining over his neck, had a benevolent aspect, and it was impossible to associate truculence with the curving lines of his rotund figure, while the Deacon’s bowed shoulders and angular frame armed suspicion in the boy’s breast.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His reddish-brown wig with its respectable curls, twining over his neck, had a benevolent aspect, and it was impossible to associate truculence with the curving lines of his rotund figure, while the Deacon’s bowed shoulders and angular frame armed suspicion in the boy’s breast.
interested
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From this reading As the two men became more interested in their talk, the whispers grew into loud conversation.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading As the two men became more interested in their talk, the whispers grew into loud conversation.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I tell you what, Deacon, the boy is a good boy, and there isn’t a finer man in town than Captain Woodbury, and I’ll be jiggered if I see what charge you have to bring against him.
isn't
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From this reading “I tell you what, Deacon, the boy is a good boy, and there isn’t a finer man in town than Captain Woodbury, and I’ll be jiggered if I see what charge you have to bring against him.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading His reddish-brown wig with its respectable curls, twining over his neck, had a benevolent aspect, and it was impossible to associate truculence with the curving lines of his rotund figure, while the Deacon’s bowed shoulders and angular frame armed suspicion in the boy’s breast.
it's
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From this reading He couldn’t help the man’s going off with his boat, and it’s no crime to be found aboard a schooner, doing nothing.”
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading His reddish-brown wig with its respectable curls, twining over his neck, had a benevolent aspect, and it was impossible to associate truculence with the curving lines of his rotund figure, while the Deacon’s bowed shoulders and angular frame armed suspicion in the boy’s breast.
jiggered
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From this reading “I tell you what, Deacon, the boy is a good boy, and there isn’t a finer man in town than Captain Woodbury, and I’ll be jiggered if I see what charge you have to bring against him.
lines
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From this reading His reddish-brown wig with its respectable curls, twining over his neck, had a benevolent aspect, and it was impossible to associate truculence with the curving lines of his rotund figure, while the Deacon’s bowed shoulders and angular frame armed suspicion in the boy’s breast.
loud
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From this reading As the two men became more interested in their talk, the whispers grew into loud conversation.
man
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From this reading “I tell you what, Deacon, the boy is a good boy, and there isn’t a finer man in town than Captain Woodbury, and I’ll be jiggered if I see what charge you have to bring against him.
man's
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From this reading He couldn’t help the man’s going off with his boat, and it’s no crime to be found aboard a schooner, doing nothing.”
men
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From this reading As the two men became more interested in their talk, the whispers grew into loud conversation.
more
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From this reading As the two men became more interested in their talk, the whispers grew into loud conversation.
neck
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From this reading His reddish-brown wig with its respectable curls, twining over his neck, had a benevolent aspect, and it was impossible to associate truculence with the curving lines of his rotund figure, while the Deacon’s bowed shoulders and angular frame armed suspicion in the boy’s breast.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He couldn’t help the man’s going off with his boat, and it’s no crime to be found aboard a schooner, doing nothing.”
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading He couldn’t help the man’s going off with his boat, and it’s no crime to be found aboard a schooner, doing nothing.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His reddish-brown wig with its respectable curls, twining over his neck, had a benevolent aspect, and it was impossible to associate truculence with the curving lines of his rotund figure, while the Deacon’s bowed shoulders and angular frame armed suspicion in the boy’s breast.
off
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From this reading He couldn’t help the man’s going off with his boat, and it’s no crime to be found aboard a schooner, doing nothing.”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He felt sure that the constable was on his side.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading His reddish-brown wig with its respectable curls, twining over his neck, had a benevolent aspect, and it was impossible to associate truculence with the curving lines of his rotund figure, while the Deacon’s bowed shoulders and angular frame armed suspicion in the boy’s breast.
reddish-brown
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From this reading His reddish-brown wig with its respectable curls, twining over his neck, had a benevolent aspect, and it was impossible to associate truculence with the curving lines of his rotund figure, while the Deacon’s bowed shoulders and angular frame armed suspicion in the boy’s breast.
respectable
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From this reading His reddish-brown wig with its respectable curls, twining over his neck, had a benevolent aspect, and it was impossible to associate truculence with the curving lines of his rotund figure, while the Deacon’s bowed shoulders and angular frame armed suspicion in the boy’s breast.
rotund
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From this reading His reddish-brown wig with its respectable curls, twining over his neck, had a benevolent aspect, and it was impossible to associate truculence with the curving lines of his rotund figure, while the Deacon’s bowed shoulders and angular frame armed suspicion in the boy’s breast.
schoonernounUS /ˈskuːnər/
a sailing ship with two or more masts
From this reading He couldn’t help the man’s going off with his boat, and it’s no crime to be found aboard a schooner, doing nothing.”
see
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From this reading “I tell you what, Deacon, the boy is a good boy, and there isn’t a finer man in town than Captain Woodbury, and I’ll be jiggered if I see what charge you have to bring against him.
shoulders
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From this reading His reddish-brown wig with its respectable curls, twining over his neck, had a benevolent aspect, and it was impossible to associate truculence with the curving lines of his rotund figure, while the Deacon’s bowed shoulders and angular frame armed suspicion in the boy’s breast.
side
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From this reading He felt sure that the constable was on his side.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He felt sure that the constable was on his side.
suspicion
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From this reading His reddish-brown wig with its respectable curls, twining over his neck, had a benevolent aspect, and it was impossible to associate truculence with the curving lines of his rotund figure, while the Deacon’s bowed shoulders and angular frame armed suspicion in the boy’s breast.
talk
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From this reading As the two men became more interested in their talk, the whispers grew into loud conversation.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I tell you what, Deacon, the boy is a good boy, and there isn’t a finer man in town than Captain Woodbury, and I’ll be jiggered if I see what charge you have to bring against him.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “I tell you what, Deacon, the boy is a good boy, and there isn’t a finer man in town than Captain Woodbury, and I’ll be jiggered if I see what charge you have to bring against him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He felt sure that the constable was on his side.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He felt sure that the constable was on his side.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading As the two men became more interested in their talk, the whispers grew into loud conversation.
there
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From this reading “I tell you what, Deacon, the boy is a good boy, and there isn’t a finer man in town than Captain Woodbury, and I’ll be jiggered if I see what charge you have to bring against him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His reddish-brown wig with its respectable curls, twining over his neck, had a benevolent aspect, and it was impossible to associate truculence with the curving lines of his rotund figure, while the Deacon’s bowed shoulders and angular frame armed suspicion in the boy’s breast.
town
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From this reading “I tell you what, Deacon, the boy is a good boy, and there isn’t a finer man in town than Captain Woodbury, and I’ll be jiggered if I see what charge you have to bring against him.
truculence
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From this reading His reddish-brown wig with its respectable curls, twining over his neck, had a benevolent aspect, and it was impossible to associate truculence with the curving lines of his rotund figure, while the Deacon’s bowed shoulders and angular frame armed suspicion in the boy’s breast.
twining
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From this reading His reddish-brown wig with its respectable curls, twining over his neck, had a benevolent aspect, and it was impossible to associate truculence with the curving lines of his rotund figure, while the Deacon’s bowed shoulders and angular frame armed suspicion in the boy’s breast.
two
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From this reading As the two men became more interested in their talk, the whispers grew into loud conversation.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He felt sure that the constable was on his side.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “I tell you what, Deacon, the boy is a good boy, and there isn’t a finer man in town than Captain Woodbury, and I’ll be jiggered if I see what charge you have to bring against him.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading His reddish-brown wig with its respectable curls, twining over his neck, had a benevolent aspect, and it was impossible to associate truculence with the curving lines of his rotund figure, while the Deacon’s bowed shoulders and angular frame armed suspicion in the boy’s breast.
whispers
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From this reading As the two men became more interested in their talk, the whispers grew into loud conversation.
wig
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From this reading His reddish-brown wig with its respectable curls, twining over his neck, had a benevolent aspect, and it was impossible to associate truculence with the curving lines of his rotund figure, while the Deacon’s bowed shoulders and angular frame armed suspicion in the boy’s breast.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading His reddish-brown wig with its respectable curls, twining over his neck, had a benevolent aspect, and it was impossible to associate truculence with the curving lines of his rotund figure, while the Deacon’s bowed shoulders and angular frame armed suspicion in the boy’s breast.
Woodbury
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From this reading “I tell you what, Deacon, the boy is a good boy, and there isn’t a finer man in town than Captain Woodbury, and I’ll be jiggered if I see what charge you have to bring against him.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I tell you what, Deacon, the boy is a good boy, and there isn’t a finer man in town than Captain Woodbury, and I’ll be jiggered if I see what charge you have to bring against him.
