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Ramona
Ramona

Chapter XXXII

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“Injuns!” ejaculated Jos's mother.
“Lord save us, Jos!
Hev we reelly took in Injuns?
What on airth--Well, well, she's fond uv her baby's enny white woman!
I kin see thet; an', Injun or no Injun, they've got to stay naow.
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Archivist
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Ramona

Chapter XXXII

Reading 1/48 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
“Injuns!” ejaculated Jos's mother.
Line 2
“Lord save us, Jos!
Line 3
Hev we reelly took in Injuns?
Line 4
What on airth--Well, well, she's fond uv her baby's enny white woman!
Line 5
I kin see thet; an', Injun or no Injun, they've got to stay naow.

Learner Dictionary

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

Save preposition US /seɪv/

except for; apart from

From this reading ““Lord save us, Jos!”

Took noun US /took/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Hev we reelly took in Injuns?”

Well noun US /well/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “What on airth--Well, well, she's fond uv her baby's enny white woman!”

All words in this reading · 38

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airth

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From this reading What on airth--Well, well, she's fond uv her baby's enny white woman!

andeterminerUS /æn/

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

From this reading I kin see thet; an', Injun or no Injun, they've got to stay naow.

baby's

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From this reading What on airth--Well, well, she's fond uv her baby's enny white woman!

ejaculated

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From this reading “Injuns!” ejaculated Jos's mother.

enny

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From this reading What on airth--Well, well, she's fond uv her baby's enny white woman!

fond

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From this reading What on airth--Well, well, she's fond uv her baby's enny white woman!

got

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From this reading I kin see thet; an', Injun or no Injun, they've got to stay naow.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading What on airth--Well, well, she's fond uv her baby's enny white woman!

Hev

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From this reading Hev we reelly took in Injuns?

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading I kin see thet; an', Injun or no Injun, they've got to stay naow.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Hev we reelly took in Injuns?

Injun

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From this reading I kin see thet; an', Injun or no Injun, they've got to stay naow.

Injuns

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From this reading “Injuns!” ejaculated Jos's mother.

Jos

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From this reading “Lord save us, Jos!

Jos's

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From this reading “Injuns!” ejaculated Jos's mother.

kin

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From this reading I kin see thet; an', Injun or no Injun, they've got to stay naow.

Lord

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From this reading “Lord save us, Jos!

mother

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From this reading “Injuns!” ejaculated Jos's mother.

naow

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From this reading I kin see thet; an', Injun or no Injun, they've got to stay naow.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading I kin see thet; an', Injun or no Injun, they've got to stay naow.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading What on airth--Well, well, she's fond uv her baby's enny white woman!

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading I kin see thet; an', Injun or no Injun, they've got to stay naow.

reelly

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From this reading Hev we reelly took in Injuns?

saveprepositionUS /seɪv/

except for; apart from

From this reading “Lord save us, Jos!

see

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From this reading I kin see thet; an', Injun or no Injun, they've got to stay naow.

she's

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From this reading What on airth--Well, well, she's fond uv her baby's enny white woman!

stay

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From this reading I kin see thet; an', Injun or no Injun, they've got to stay naow.

thet

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From this reading I kin see thet; an', Injun or no Injun, they've got to stay naow.

they've

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From this reading I kin see thet; an', Injun or no Injun, they've got to stay naow.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading I kin see thet; an', Injun or no Injun, they've got to stay naow.

tooknounUS /took/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Hev we reelly took in Injuns?

uspronounUS /ʌs/

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

From this reading “Lord save us, Jos!

uv

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From this reading What on airth--Well, well, she's fond uv her baby's enny white woman!

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Hev we reelly took in Injuns?

Well

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From this reading What on airth--Well, well, she's fond uv her baby's enny white woman!

WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading What on airth--Well, well, she's fond uv her baby's enny white woman!

white

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From this reading What on airth--Well, well, she's fond uv her baby's enny white woman!

woman

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From this reading What on airth--Well, well, she's fond uv her baby's enny white woman!