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Chapter XVI
“That’s edzac’ly whar it hurts my feelins. The wolf air enough mo’ like the revenuers, a-seekin’ who they may devour. I oughter played the sheep, I reckon, an’ gin ’em my blood stiddier lead; but I’m human,—I’m human,” insistently. “An’ when a feller with a pistol draws a bead on me, I jes’ naterally whips up my rifle an’ bangs too. An’ he war a pore shot an’ I war a good un, an’ he got the wust o’ it.”
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I oughter played the sheep, I reckon, an’ gin ’em my blood stiddier lead; but I’m human,—I’m human,” insistently.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “An’ he war a pore shot an’ I war a good un, an’ he got the wust o’ it.””
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “The wolf air enough mo’ like the revenuers, a-seekin’ who they may devour.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “An’ when a feller with a pistol draws a bead on me, I jes’ naterally whips up my rifle an’ bangs too.
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From this reading The wolf air enough mo’ like the revenuers, a-seekin’ who they may devour.
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From this reading The wolf air enough mo’ like the revenuers, a-seekin’ who they may devour.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I oughter played the sheep, I reckon, an’ gin ’em my blood stiddier lead; but I’m human,—I’m human,” insistently.
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From this reading “An’ when a feller with a pistol draws a bead on me, I jes’ naterally whips up my rifle an’ bangs too.
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From this reading “An’ when a feller with a pistol draws a bead on me, I jes’ naterally whips up my rifle an’ bangs too.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I oughter played the sheep, I reckon, an’ gin ’em my blood stiddier lead; but I’m human,—I’m human,” insistently.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I oughter played the sheep, I reckon, an’ gin ’em my blood stiddier lead; but I’m human,—I’m human,” insistently.
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From this reading The wolf air enough mo’ like the revenuers, a-seekin’ who they may devour.
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From this reading “An’ when a feller with a pistol draws a bead on me, I jes’ naterally whips up my rifle an’ bangs too.
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From this reading “That’s edzac’ly whar it hurts my feelins.
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From this reading I oughter played the sheep, I reckon, an’ gin ’em my blood stiddier lead; but I’m human,—I’m human,” insistently.
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From this reading The wolf air enough mo’ like the revenuers, a-seekin’ who they may devour.
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From this reading “That’s edzac’ly whar it hurts my feelins.
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From this reading “An’ when a feller with a pistol draws a bead on me, I jes’ naterally whips up my rifle an’ bangs too.
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From this reading I oughter played the sheep, I reckon, an’ gin ’em my blood stiddier lead; but I’m human,—I’m human,” insistently.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading An’ he war a pore shot an’ I war a good un, an’ he got the wust o’ it.”
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From this reading An’ he war a pore shot an’ I war a good un, an’ he got the wust o’ it.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading An’ he war a pore shot an’ I war a good un, an’ he got the wust o’ it.”
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From this reading I oughter played the sheep, I reckon, an’ gin ’em my blood stiddier lead; but I’m human,—I’m human,” insistently.
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From this reading “That’s edzac’ly whar it hurts my feelins.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I oughter played the sheep, I reckon, an’ gin ’em my blood stiddier lead; but I’m human,—I’m human,” insistently.
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From this reading I oughter played the sheep, I reckon, an’ gin ’em my blood stiddier lead; but I’m human,—I’m human,” insistently.
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From this reading I oughter played the sheep, I reckon, an’ gin ’em my blood stiddier lead; but I’m human,—I’m human,” insistently.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “That’s edzac’ly whar it hurts my feelins.
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From this reading “An’ when a feller with a pistol draws a bead on me, I jes’ naterally whips up my rifle an’ bangs too.
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From this reading I oughter played the sheep, I reckon, an’ gin ’em my blood stiddier lead; but I’m human,—I’m human,” insistently.
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From this reading The wolf air enough mo’ like the revenuers, a-seekin’ who they may devour.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The wolf air enough mo’ like the revenuers, a-seekin’ who they may devour.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “An’ when a feller with a pistol draws a bead on me, I jes’ naterally whips up my rifle an’ bangs too.
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From this reading The wolf air enough mo’ like the revenuers, a-seekin’ who they may devour.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “That’s edzac’ly whar it hurts my feelins.
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From this reading “An’ when a feller with a pistol draws a bead on me, I jes’ naterally whips up my rifle an’ bangs too.
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From this reading An’ he war a pore shot an’ I war a good un, an’ he got the wust o’ it.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “An’ when a feller with a pistol draws a bead on me, I jes’ naterally whips up my rifle an’ bangs too.
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From this reading I oughter played the sheep, I reckon, an’ gin ’em my blood stiddier lead; but I’m human,—I’m human,” insistently.
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From this reading “An’ when a feller with a pistol draws a bead on me, I jes’ naterally whips up my rifle an’ bangs too.
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From this reading I oughter played the sheep, I reckon, an’ gin ’em my blood stiddier lead; but I’m human,—I’m human,” insistently.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An’ he war a pore shot an’ I war a good un, an’ he got the wust o’ it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I oughter played the sheep, I reckon, an’ gin ’em my blood stiddier lead; but I’m human,—I’m human,” insistently.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The wolf air enough mo’ like the revenuers, a-seekin’ who they may devour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “An’ when a feller with a pistol draws a bead on me, I jes’ naterally whips up my rifle an’ bangs too.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I oughter played the sheep, I reckon, an’ gin ’em my blood stiddier lead; but I’m human,—I’m human,” insistently.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An’ he war a pore shot an’ I war a good un, an’ he got the wust o’ it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I oughter played the sheep, I reckon, an’ gin ’em my blood stiddier lead; but I’m human,—I’m human,” insistently.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That’s edzac’ly whar it hurts my feelins.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The wolf air enough mo’ like the revenuers, a-seekin’ who they may devour.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The wolf air enough mo’ like the revenuers, a-seekin’ who they may devour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “An’ when a feller with a pistol draws a bead on me, I jes’ naterally whips up my rifle an’ bangs too.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An’ he war a pore shot an’ I war a good un, an’ he got the wust o’ it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “An’ when a feller with a pistol draws a bead on me, I jes’ naterally whips up my rifle an’ bangs too.
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From this reading An’ he war a pore shot an’ I war a good un, an’ he got the wust o’ it.”
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From this reading “That’s edzac’ly whar it hurts my feelins.
at the time that
From this reading “An’ when a feller with a pistol draws a bead on me, I jes’ naterally whips up my rifle an’ bangs too.
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From this reading “An’ when a feller with a pistol draws a bead on me, I jes’ naterally whips up my rifle an’ bangs too.
which person or people
From this reading The wolf air enough mo’ like the revenuers, a-seekin’ who they may devour.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “An’ when a feller with a pistol draws a bead on me, I jes’ naterally whips up my rifle an’ bangs too.
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From this reading The wolf air enough mo’ like the revenuers, a-seekin’ who they may devour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An’ he war a pore shot an’ I war a good un, an’ he got the wust o’ it.”
