Chapter II
“Oh, come off yore perch, Jeff Wade!” the clerk said, with another easy laugh. “You hain't nobody's daddy! But here you are. Forty cents a box, full count, every one warranted to make a hole an' a noise. Want me to charge 'em?”
Pole Baker: A Novel
Chapter II
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“Oh,
come
off
yore
perch,
Jeff
Wade!”
the
clerk
said,
with
another
easy
laugh.
“You
hain't
nobody's
daddy!
But
here
you
are.
Forty
cents
a
box,
full
count,
every
one
warranted
to
make
a
hole
an'
a
noise.
Want
me
to
charge
'em?”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“Oh,
come
off
yore
perch,
Jeff
Wade!”
the
clerk
said,
with
another
easy
laugh.
Line 2
“You
hain't
nobody's
daddy!
Line 3
But
here
you
are.
/bʌt here juː ɑːr/
Line 4
Forty
cents
a
box,
full
count,
every
one
warranted
to
make
a
hole
an'
a
noise.
Line 5
Want
me
to
charge
'em?”
Learner Dictionary
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Another
noun
US /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““Oh, come off yore perch, Jeff Wade!” the clerk said, with another easy laugh.”
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Oh, come off yore perch, Jeff Wade!” the clerk said, with another easy laugh.”
Every
determiner
US /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “Forty cents a box, full count, every one warranted to make a hole an' a noise.”
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But here you are.”
Make
noun
US /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Forty cents a box, full count, every one warranted to make a hole an' a noise.”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Forty cents a box, full count, every one warranted to make a hole an' a noise.”
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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 Forty cents a box, full count, every one warranted to make a hole an' a noise.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Forty cents a box, full count, every one warranted to make a hole an' a noise.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Oh, come off yore perch, Jeff Wade!” the clerk said, with another easy laugh.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But here you are.
box
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From this reading Forty cents a box, full count, every one warranted to make a hole an' a noise.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But here you are.
cents
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charge
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From this reading Want me to charge 'em?”
clerk
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From this reading “Oh, come off yore perch, Jeff Wade!” the clerk said, with another easy laugh.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oh, come off yore perch, Jeff Wade!” the clerk said, with another easy laugh.
count
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daddy
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From this reading “You hain't nobody's daddy!
easy
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em
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everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Forty cents a box, full count, every one warranted to make a hole an' a noise.
Forty
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full
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hain't
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From this reading “You hain't nobody's daddy!
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But here you are.
hole
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From this reading Forty cents a box, full count, every one warranted to make a hole an' a noise.
Jeff
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From this reading “Oh, come off yore perch, Jeff Wade!” the clerk said, with another easy laugh.
laugh
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From this reading “Oh, come off yore perch, Jeff Wade!” the clerk said, with another easy laugh.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Forty cents a box, full count, every one warranted to make a hole an' a noise.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Want me to charge 'em?”
nobody's
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From this reading “You hain't nobody's daddy!
noise
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From this reading Forty cents a box, full count, every one warranted to make a hole an' a noise.
off
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From this reading “Oh, come off yore perch, Jeff Wade!” the clerk said, with another easy laugh.
Oh
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From this reading “Oh, come off yore perch, Jeff Wade!” the clerk said, with another easy laugh.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Forty cents a box, full count, every one warranted to make a hole an' a noise.
perch
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From this reading “Oh, come off yore perch, Jeff Wade!” the clerk said, with another easy laugh.
said
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From this reading “Oh, come off yore perch, Jeff Wade!” the clerk said, with another easy laugh.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Oh, come off yore perch, Jeff Wade!” the clerk said, with another easy laugh.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Forty cents a box, full count, every one warranted to make a hole an' a noise.
Wade
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From this reading “Oh, come off yore perch, Jeff Wade!” the clerk said, with another easy laugh.
Want
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From this reading Want me to charge 'em?”
warranted
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From this reading Forty cents a box, full count, every one warranted to make a hole an' a noise.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Oh, come off yore perch, Jeff Wade!” the clerk said, with another easy laugh.
yore
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From this reading “Oh, come off yore perch, Jeff Wade!” the clerk said, with another easy laugh.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You hain't nobody's daddy!