Chapter IV
"What you do with bad mans?" asked Rob. "Plenty shoot-um!" answered the chief, sternly, slapping the stock of his gun. "Him steal! Him steal dis! Steal-um _nogock_!
The Young Alaskans
Chapter IV
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"What
you
do
with
bad
mans?"
asked
Rob.
"Plenty
shoot-um!"
answered
the
chief,
sternly,
slapping
the
stock
of
his
gun.
"Him
steal!
Him
steal
dis!
Steal-um
_nogock_!
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"What
you
do
with
bad
mans?"
asked
Rob.
Line 2
"Plenty
shoot-um!"
answered
the
chief,
sternly,
slapping
the
stock
of
his
gun.
Line 3
"Him
steal!
Line 4
Him
steal
dis!
Line 5
Steal-um
_nogock_!
Learner Dictionary
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Answered
noun
US /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Plenty shoot-um!" answered the chief, sternly, slapping the stock of his gun.”
Asked
noun
US /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"What you do with bad mans?" asked Rob.”
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answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Plenty shoot-um!" answered the chief, sternly, slapping the stock of his gun.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What you do with bad mans?" asked Rob.
bad
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chief
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dis
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From this reading Him steal dis!
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
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gun
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From this reading "Plenty shoot-um!" answered the chief, sternly, slapping the stock of his gun.
HimpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Him steal!
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Plenty shoot-um!" answered the chief, sternly, slapping the stock of his gun.
mans
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nogock
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From this reading Steal-um _nogock_!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Plenty shoot-um!" answered the chief, sternly, slapping the stock of his gun.
Plenty
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From this reading "Plenty shoot-um!" answered the chief, sternly, slapping the stock of his gun.
Rob
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shoot-um
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From this reading "Plenty shoot-um!" answered the chief, sternly, slapping the stock of his gun.
slapping
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From this reading "Plenty shoot-um!" answered the chief, sternly, slapping the stock of his gun.
steal
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From this reading "Him steal!
Steal-um
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From this reading Steal-um _nogock_!
sternly
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From this reading "Plenty shoot-um!" answered the chief, sternly, slapping the stock of his gun.
stock
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From this reading "Plenty shoot-um!" answered the chief, sternly, slapping the stock of his gun.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Plenty shoot-um!" answered the chief, sternly, slapping the stock of his gun.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What you do with bad mans?" asked Rob.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "What you do with bad mans?" asked Rob.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What you do with bad mans?" asked Rob.