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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 A LOAD OF BUCKSHOT Since he had turned back, far out on the desert, and braved the storm to inspect the Paymaster Mine, Wiley Holman had met nothing but disaster; but as he lay on the ground with one leg full of buckshot he blamed it all on the Widow.
Aha-ah
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From this reading "Aha-ah!" she jeered, coming back to stand over him and Wiley reached for a stone.
all
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From this reading A LOAD OF BUCKSHOT Since he had turned back, far out on the desert, and braved the storm to inspect the Paymaster Mine, Wiley Holman had met nothing but disaster; but as he lay on the ground with one leg full of buckshot he blamed it all on the Widow.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A LOAD OF BUCKSHOT Since he had turned back, far out on the desert, and braved the storm to inspect the Paymaster Mine, Wiley Holman had met nothing but disaster; but as he lay on the ground with one leg full of buckshot he blamed it all on the Widow.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "You old she-cat," he burst out, "you say another word to me and I'll bounce this rock off your head!"
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A LOAD OF BUCKSHOT Since he had turned back, far out on the desert, and braved the storm to inspect the Paymaster Mine, Wiley Holman had met nothing but disaster; but as he lay on the ground with one leg full of buckshot he blamed it all on the Widow.
back
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From this reading A LOAD OF BUCKSHOT Since he had turned back, far out on the desert, and braved the storm to inspect the Paymaster Mine, Wiley Holman had met nothing but disaster; but as he lay on the ground with one leg full of buckshot he blamed it all on the Widow.
badness
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From this reading Without warning or justification, without even giving him a chance, she had sneaked up and potted him like a rabbit; and now, as men came running to witness his shame, she gloried in her badness.
blamednounUS /blamed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A LOAD OF BUCKSHOT Since he had turned back, far out on the desert, and braved the storm to inspect the Paymaster Mine, Wiley Holman had met nothing but disaster; but as he lay on the ground with one leg full of buckshot he blamed it all on the Widow.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading He groaned and dropped the rock to take his leg in both hands, and then Virginia rushed to the rescue.
bounce
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From this reading "You old she-cat," he burst out, "you say another word to me and I'll bounce this rock off your head!"
braved
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From this reading A LOAD OF BUCKSHOT Since he had turned back, far out on the desert, and braved the storm to inspect the Paymaster Mine, Wiley Holman had met nothing but disaster; but as he lay on the ground with one leg full of buckshot he blamed it all on the Widow.
BUCKSHOT
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From this reading A LOAD OF BUCKSHOT Since he had turned back, far out on the desert, and braved the storm to inspect the Paymaster Mine, Wiley Holman had met nothing but disaster; but as he lay on the ground with one leg full of buckshot he blamed it all on the Widow.
burst
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From this reading "You old she-cat," he burst out, "you say another word to me and I'll bounce this rock off your head!"
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A LOAD OF BUCKSHOT Since he had turned back, far out on the desert, and braved the storm to inspect the Paymaster Mine, Wiley Holman had met nothing but disaster; but as he lay on the ground with one leg full of buckshot he blamed it all on the Widow.
came
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From this reading Without warning or justification, without even giving him a chance, she had sneaked up and potted him like a rabbit; and now, as men came running to witness his shame, she gloried in her badness.
chance
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From this reading Without warning or justification, without even giving him a chance, she had sneaked up and potted him like a rabbit; and now, as men came running to witness his shame, she gloried in her badness.
coming
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From this reading "Aha-ah!" she jeered, coming back to stand over him and Wiley reached for a stone.
desert
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From this reading A LOAD OF BUCKSHOT Since he had turned back, far out on the desert, and braved the storm to inspect the Paymaster Mine, Wiley Holman had met nothing but disaster; but as he lay on the ground with one leg full of buckshot he blamed it all on the Widow.
disaster
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From this reading A LOAD OF BUCKSHOT Since he had turned back, far out on the desert, and braved the storm to inspect the Paymaster Mine, Wiley Holman had met nothing but disaster; but as he lay on the ground with one leg full of buckshot he blamed it all on the Widow.
dropped
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From this reading He groaned and dropped the rock to take his leg in both hands, and then Virginia rushed to the rescue.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Without warning or justification, without even giving him a chance, she had sneaked up and potted him like a rabbit; and now, as men came running to witness his shame, she gloried in her badness.
far
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From this reading A LOAD OF BUCKSHOT Since he had turned back, far out on the desert, and braved the storm to inspect the Paymaster Mine, Wiley Holman had met nothing but disaster; but as he lay on the ground with one leg full of buckshot he blamed it all on the Widow.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Aha-ah!" she jeered, coming back to stand over him and Wiley reached for a stone.
full
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From this reading A LOAD OF BUCKSHOT Since he had turned back, far out on the desert, and braved the storm to inspect the Paymaster Mine, Wiley Holman had met nothing but disaster; but as he lay on the ground with one leg full of buckshot he blamed it all on the Widow.
giving
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From this reading Without warning or justification, without even giving him a chance, she had sneaked up and potted him like a rabbit; and now, as men came running to witness his shame, she gloried in her badness.
gloried
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From this reading Without warning or justification, without even giving him a chance, she had sneaked up and potted him like a rabbit; and now, as men came running to witness his shame, she gloried in her badness.
groaned
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From this reading He groaned and dropped the rock to take his leg in both hands, and then Virginia rushed to the rescue.
ground
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From this reading A LOAD OF BUCKSHOT Since he had turned back, far out on the desert, and braved the storm to inspect the Paymaster Mine, Wiley Holman had met nothing but disaster; but as he lay on the ground with one leg full of buckshot he blamed it all on the Widow.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A LOAD OF BUCKSHOT Since he had turned back, far out on the desert, and braved the storm to inspect the Paymaster Mine, Wiley Holman had met nothing but disaster; but as he lay on the ground with one leg full of buckshot he blamed it all on the Widow.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading He groaned and dropped the rock to take his leg in both hands, and then Virginia rushed to the rescue.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A LOAD OF BUCKSHOT Since he had turned back, far out on the desert, and braved the storm to inspect the Paymaster Mine, Wiley Holman had met nothing but disaster; but as he lay on the ground with one leg full of buckshot he blamed it all on the Widow.
head
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From this reading "You old she-cat," he burst out, "you say another word to me and I'll bounce this rock off your head!"
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Without warning or justification, without even giving him a chance, she had sneaked up and potted him like a rabbit; and now, as men came running to witness his shame, she gloried in her badness.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Without warning or justification, without even giving him a chance, she had sneaked up and potted him like a rabbit; and now, as men came running to witness his shame, she gloried in her badness.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Without warning or justification, without even giving him a chance, she had sneaked up and potted him like a rabbit; and now, as men came running to witness his shame, she gloried in her badness.
Holman
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From this reading A LOAD OF BUCKSHOT Since he had turned back, far out on the desert, and braved the storm to inspect the Paymaster Mine, Wiley Holman had met nothing but disaster; but as he lay on the ground with one leg full of buckshot he blamed it all on the Widow.
I'll
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From this reading "You old she-cat," he burst out, "you say another word to me and I'll bounce this rock off your head!"
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Without warning or justification, without even giving him a chance, she had sneaked up and potted him like a rabbit; and now, as men came running to witness his shame, she gloried in her badness.
inspect
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From this reading A LOAD OF BUCKSHOT Since he had turned back, far out on the desert, and braved the storm to inspect the Paymaster Mine, Wiley Holman had met nothing but disaster; but as he lay on the ground with one leg full of buckshot he blamed it all on the Widow.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A LOAD OF BUCKSHOT Since he had turned back, far out on the desert, and braved the storm to inspect the Paymaster Mine, Wiley Holman had met nothing but disaster; but as he lay on the ground with one leg full of buckshot he blamed it all on the Widow.
jeered
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From this reading "Aha-ah!" she jeered, coming back to stand over him and Wiley reached for a stone.
justification
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From this reading Without warning or justification, without even giving him a chance, she had sneaked up and potted him like a rabbit; and now, as men came running to witness his shame, she gloried in her badness.
lay
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From this reading A LOAD OF BUCKSHOT Since he had turned back, far out on the desert, and braved the storm to inspect the Paymaster Mine, Wiley Holman had met nothing but disaster; but as he lay on the ground with one leg full of buckshot he blamed it all on the Widow.
leg
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From this reading A LOAD OF BUCKSHOT Since he had turned back, far out on the desert, and braved the storm to inspect the Paymaster Mine, Wiley Holman had met nothing but disaster; but as he lay on the ground with one leg full of buckshot he blamed it all on the Widow.
like
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From this reading Without warning or justification, without even giving him a chance, she had sneaked up and potted him like a rabbit; and now, as men came running to witness his shame, she gloried in her badness.
LOAD
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From this reading A LOAD OF BUCKSHOT Since he had turned back, far out on the desert, and braved the storm to inspect the Paymaster Mine, Wiley Holman had met nothing but disaster; but as he lay on the ground with one leg full of buckshot he blamed it all on the Widow.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You old she-cat," he burst out, "you say another word to me and I'll bounce this rock off your head!"
men
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From this reading Without warning or justification, without even giving him a chance, she had sneaked up and potted him like a rabbit; and now, as men came running to witness his shame, she gloried in her badness.
met
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From this reading A LOAD OF BUCKSHOT Since he had turned back, far out on the desert, and braved the storm to inspect the Paymaster Mine, Wiley Holman had met nothing but disaster; but as he lay on the ground with one leg full of buckshot he blamed it all on the Widow.
MinepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading A LOAD OF BUCKSHOT Since he had turned back, far out on the desert, and braved the storm to inspect the Paymaster Mine, Wiley Holman had met nothing but disaster; but as he lay on the ground with one leg full of buckshot he blamed it all on the Widow.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading A LOAD OF BUCKSHOT Since he had turned back, far out on the desert, and braved the storm to inspect the Paymaster Mine, Wiley Holman had met nothing but disaster; but as he lay on the ground with one leg full of buckshot he blamed it all on the Widow.
now
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From this reading Without warning or justification, without even giving him a chance, she had sneaked up and potted him like a rabbit; and now, as men came running to witness his shame, she gloried in her badness.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A LOAD OF BUCKSHOT Since he had turned back, far out on the desert, and braved the storm to inspect the Paymaster Mine, Wiley Holman had met nothing but disaster; but as he lay on the ground with one leg full of buckshot he blamed it all on the Widow.
off
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From this reading "You old she-cat," he burst out, "you say another word to me and I'll bounce this rock off your head!"
old
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From this reading "You old she-cat," he burst out, "you say another word to me and I'll bounce this rock off your head!"
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A LOAD OF BUCKSHOT Since he had turned back, far out on the desert, and braved the storm to inspect the Paymaster Mine, Wiley Holman had met nothing but disaster; but as he lay on the ground with one leg full of buckshot he blamed it all on the Widow.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A LOAD OF BUCKSHOT Since he had turned back, far out on the desert, and braved the storm to inspect the Paymaster Mine, Wiley Holman had met nothing but disaster; but as he lay on the ground with one leg full of buckshot he blamed it all on the Widow.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Without warning or justification, without even giving him a chance, she had sneaked up and potted him like a rabbit; and now, as men came running to witness his shame, she gloried in her badness.
out
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From this reading A LOAD OF BUCKSHOT Since he had turned back, far out on the desert, and braved the storm to inspect the Paymaster Mine, Wiley Holman had met nothing but disaster; but as he lay on the ground with one leg full of buckshot he blamed it all on the Widow.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "Aha-ah!" she jeered, coming back to stand over him and Wiley reached for a stone.
Paymaster
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From this reading A LOAD OF BUCKSHOT Since he had turned back, far out on the desert, and braved the storm to inspect the Paymaster Mine, Wiley Holman had met nothing but disaster; but as he lay on the ground with one leg full of buckshot he blamed it all on the Widow.
potted
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From this reading Without warning or justification, without even giving him a chance, she had sneaked up and potted him like a rabbit; and now, as men came running to witness his shame, she gloried in her badness.
rabbit
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From this reading Without warning or justification, without even giving him a chance, she had sneaked up and potted him like a rabbit; and now, as men came running to witness his shame, she gloried in her badness.
reached
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From this reading "Aha-ah!" she jeered, coming back to stand over him and Wiley reached for a stone.
rescue
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From this reading He groaned and dropped the rock to take his leg in both hands, and then Virginia rushed to the rescue.
rock
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From this reading "You old she-cat," he burst out, "you say another word to me and I'll bounce this rock off your head!"
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Without warning or justification, without even giving him a chance, she had sneaked up and potted him like a rabbit; and now, as men came running to witness his shame, she gloried in her badness.
rushed
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From this reading He groaned and dropped the rock to take his leg in both hands, and then Virginia rushed to the rescue.
say
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From this reading "You old she-cat," he burst out, "you say another word to me and I'll bounce this rock off your head!"
shame
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From this reading Without warning or justification, without even giving him a chance, she had sneaked up and potted him like a rabbit; and now, as men came running to witness his shame, she gloried in her badness.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Without warning or justification, without even giving him a chance, she had sneaked up and potted him like a rabbit; and now, as men came running to witness his shame, she gloried in her badness.
she-cat
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From this reading "You old she-cat," he burst out, "you say another word to me and I'll bounce this rock off your head!"
SinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading A LOAD OF BUCKSHOT Since he had turned back, far out on the desert, and braved the storm to inspect the Paymaster Mine, Wiley Holman had met nothing but disaster; but as he lay on the ground with one leg full of buckshot he blamed it all on the Widow.
sneaked
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From this reading Without warning or justification, without even giving him a chance, she had sneaked up and potted him like a rabbit; and now, as men came running to witness his shame, she gloried in her badness.
stand
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From this reading "Aha-ah!" she jeered, coming back to stand over him and Wiley reached for a stone.
stone
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From this reading "Aha-ah!" she jeered, coming back to stand over him and Wiley reached for a stone.
storm
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From this reading A LOAD OF BUCKSHOT Since he had turned back, far out on the desert, and braved the storm to inspect the Paymaster Mine, Wiley Holman had met nothing but disaster; but as he lay on the ground with one leg full of buckshot he blamed it all on the Widow.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He groaned and dropped the rock to take his leg in both hands, and then Virginia rushed to the rescue.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A LOAD OF BUCKSHOT Since he had turned back, far out on the desert, and braved the storm to inspect the Paymaster Mine, Wiley Holman had met nothing but disaster; but as he lay on the ground with one leg full of buckshot he blamed it all on the Widow.
then
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From this reading He groaned and dropped the rock to take his leg in both hands, and then Virginia rushed to the rescue.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "You old she-cat," he burst out, "you say another word to me and I'll bounce this rock off your head!"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A LOAD OF BUCKSHOT Since he had turned back, far out on the desert, and braved the storm to inspect the Paymaster Mine, Wiley Holman had met nothing but disaster; but as he lay on the ground with one leg full of buckshot he blamed it all on the Widow.
turned
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From this reading A LOAD OF BUCKSHOT Since he had turned back, far out on the desert, and braved the storm to inspect the Paymaster Mine, Wiley Holman had met nothing but disaster; but as he lay on the ground with one leg full of buckshot he blamed it all on the Widow.
up
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From this reading Without warning or justification, without even giving him a chance, she had sneaked up and potted him like a rabbit; and now, as men came running to witness his shame, she gloried in her badness.
Virginia
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From this reading He groaned and dropped the rock to take his leg in both hands, and then Virginia rushed to the rescue.
warning
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From this reading Without warning or justification, without even giving him a chance, she had sneaked up and potted him like a rabbit; and now, as men came running to witness his shame, she gloried in her badness.
Widow
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From this reading A LOAD OF BUCKSHOT Since he had turned back, far out on the desert, and braved the storm to inspect the Paymaster Mine, Wiley Holman had met nothing but disaster; but as he lay on the ground with one leg full of buckshot he blamed it all on the Widow.
Wiley
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From this reading A LOAD OF BUCKSHOT Since he had turned back, far out on the desert, and braved the storm to inspect the Paymaster Mine, Wiley Holman had met nothing but disaster; but as he lay on the ground with one leg full of buckshot he blamed it all on the Widow.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A LOAD OF BUCKSHOT Since he had turned back, far out on the desert, and braved the storm to inspect the Paymaster Mine, Wiley Holman had met nothing but disaster; but as he lay on the ground with one leg full of buckshot he blamed it all on the Widow.
WithoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Without warning or justification, without even giving him a chance, she had sneaked up and potted him like a rabbit; and now, as men came running to witness his shame, she gloried in her badness.
witness
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From this reading Without warning or justification, without even giving him a chance, she had sneaked up and potted him like a rabbit; and now, as men came running to witness his shame, she gloried in her badness.
word
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From this reading "You old she-cat," he burst out, "you say another word to me and I'll bounce this rock off your head!"
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You old she-cat," he burst out, "you say another word to me and I'll bounce this rock off your head!"
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You old she-cat," he burst out, "you say another word to me and I'll bounce this rock off your head!"
