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A Cumberland Vendetta

Chapter II · Chapter 2

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I'll fight him anyway, 'n' I reckon ef he don't die till I lay out in the lorrel fer him, he'll live a long time.
Ef a Stetson ever done sech meanness as that I never heerd it.”
Nother hev I,” said the old man, with quick justice.
You air a over-bearin' race, all o' ye, but I never knowed ye to be that mean.
Hit's all the wus fer ye thet ye air in sech doin's.
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A Cumberland Vendetta

Chapter II · Chapter 2

Chapter 2 of A Cumberland Vendetta is here in full — 195 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/39 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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I'll fight him anyway, 'n' I reckon ef he don't die till I lay out in the lorrel fer him, he'll live a long time.
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Ef a Stetson ever done sech meanness as that I never heerd it.”
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Nother hev I,” said the old man, with quick justice.
Line 4
You air a over-bearin' race, all o' ye, but I never knowed ye to be that mean.
Line 5
Hit's all the wus fer ye thet ye air in sech doin's.

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anyway adverb US /ˈeniweɪ/

used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement

From this reading ““I'll fight him anyway, 'n' I reckon ef he don't die till I lay out in the lorrel fer him, he'll live a long time.”

justice noun US /ˈdʒʌstəs/

the quality of being just or fair

From this reading ““Nother hev I,” said the old man, with quick justice.”

knowed verb US /noʊd/

past form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading ““You air a over-bearin' race, all o' ye, but I never knowed ye to be that mean.”

meanness noun US /ˈmiːnnəs/

the quality of being deliberately mean

From this reading “Ef a Stetson ever done sech meanness as that I never heerd it.””

quick adjective US /kwɪk/

accomplished rapidly and without delay

From this reading ““Nother hev I,” said the old man, with quick justice.”

race noun US /reɪs/

any competition

From this reading ““You air a over-bearin' race, all o' ye, but I never knowed ye to be that mean.”

reckon verb US /ˈrekən/

expect, believe, or suppose

From this reading ““I'll fight him anyway, 'n' I reckon ef he don't die till I lay out in the lorrel fer him, he'll live a long time.”

Stetson noun US /ˈstetsən/

a hat made of felt with a creased crown

From this reading “Ef a Stetson ever done sech meanness as that I never heerd it.””

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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 “I'll fight him anyway, 'n' I reckon ef he don't die till I lay out in the lorrel fer him, he'll live a long time.

airnounUS /er/

a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of

From this reading “You air a over-bearin' race, all o' ye, but I never knowed ye to be that mean.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading “You air a over-bearin' race, all o' ye, but I never knowed ye to be that mean.

anywayadverbUS /ˈeniweɪ/

used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement

From this reading “I'll fight him anyway, 'n' I reckon ef he don't die till I lay out in the lorrel fer him, he'll live a long time.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Ef a Stetson ever done sech meanness as that I never heerd it.”

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading “You air a over-bearin' race, all o' ye, but I never knowed ye to be that mean.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading “You air a over-bearin' race, all o' ye, but I never knowed ye to be that mean.

dieverbUS /daɪ/

pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading “I'll fight him anyway, 'n' I reckon ef he don't die till I lay out in the lorrel fer him, he'll live a long time.

doin's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Hit's all the wus fer ye thet ye air in sech doin's.

don't

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “I'll fight him anyway, 'n' I reckon ef he don't die till I lay out in the lorrel fer him, he'll live a long time.

doneadjectiveUS /dʌn/

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading Ef a Stetson ever done sech meanness as that I never heerd it.”

ef

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From this reading “I'll fight him anyway, 'n' I reckon ef he don't die till I lay out in the lorrel fer him, he'll live a long time.

everadverbUS /ˈevər/

at any time

From this reading Ef a Stetson ever done sech meanness as that I never heerd it.”

fer

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From this reading “I'll fight him anyway, 'n' I reckon ef he don't die till I lay out in the lorrel fer him, he'll live a long time.

fightverbUS /faɪt/

be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight

From this reading “I'll fight him anyway, 'n' I reckon ef he don't die till I lay out in the lorrel fer him, he'll live a long time.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading “I'll fight him anyway, 'n' I reckon ef he don't die till I lay out in the lorrel fer him, he'll live a long time.

he'll

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “I'll fight him anyway, 'n' I reckon ef he don't die till I lay out in the lorrel fer him, he'll live a long time.

heerd

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Ef a Stetson ever done sech meanness as that I never heerd it.”

hev

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From this reading “Nother hev I,” said the old man, with quick justice.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading “I'll fight him anyway, 'n' I reckon ef he don't die till I lay out in the lorrel fer him, he'll live a long time.

Hit's

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From this reading Hit's all the wus fer ye thet ye air in sech doin's.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading “I'll fight him anyway, 'n' I reckon ef he don't die till I lay out in the lorrel fer him, he'll live a long time.

I'll

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “I'll fight him anyway, 'n' I reckon ef he don't die till I lay out in the lorrel fer him, he'll live a long time.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading “I'll fight him anyway, 'n' I reckon ef he don't die till I lay out in the lorrel fer him, he'll live a long time.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Ef a Stetson ever done sech meanness as that I never heerd it.”

justicenounUS /ˈdʒʌstəs/

the quality of being just or fair

From this reading “Nother hev I,” said the old man, with quick justice.

knowedverbUS /noʊd/

past form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading “You air a over-bearin' race, all o' ye, but I never knowed ye to be that mean.

layverbUS /leɪ/

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading “I'll fight him anyway, 'n' I reckon ef he don't die till I lay out in the lorrel fer him, he'll live a long time.

liveverbUS /laɪv/

be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading “I'll fight him anyway, 'n' I reckon ef he don't die till I lay out in the lorrel fer him, he'll live a long time.

longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading “I'll fight him anyway, 'n' I reckon ef he don't die till I lay out in the lorrel fer him, he'll live a long time.

lorrel

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “I'll fight him anyway, 'n' I reckon ef he don't die till I lay out in the lorrel fer him, he'll live a long time.

mannounUS /mæn/

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading “Nother hev I,” said the old man, with quick justice.

meanverbUS /miːn/

mean or intend to express or convey

From this reading “You air a over-bearin' race, all o' ye, but I never knowed ye to be that mean.

meannessnounUS /ˈmiːnnəs/

the quality of being deliberately mean

From this reading Ef a Stetson ever done sech meanness as that I never heerd it.”

nnounUS /en/

a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues

From this reading “I'll fight him anyway, 'n' I reckon ef he don't die till I lay out in the lorrel fer him, he'll live a long time.

neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading Ef a Stetson ever done sech meanness as that I never heerd it.”

Nother

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Nother hev I,” said the old man, with quick justice.

onounUS /oʊ/

a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

From this reading “You air a over-bearin' race, all o' ye, but I never knowed ye to be that mean.

oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading “Nother hev I,” said the old man, with quick justice.

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading “I'll fight him anyway, 'n' I reckon ef he don't die till I lay out in the lorrel fer him, he'll live a long time.

over-bearin

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “You air a over-bearin' race, all o' ye, but I never knowed ye to be that mean.

quickadjectiveUS /kwɪk/

accomplished rapidly and without delay

From this reading “Nother hev I,” said the old man, with quick justice.

racenounUS /reɪs/

any competition

From this reading “You air a over-bearin' race, all o' ye, but I never knowed ye to be that mean.

reckonverbUS /ˈrekən/

expect, believe, or suppose

From this reading “I'll fight him anyway, 'n' I reckon ef he don't die till I lay out in the lorrel fer him, he'll live a long time.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading “Nother hev I,” said the old man, with quick justice.

sech

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Ef a Stetson ever done sech meanness as that I never heerd it.”

StetsonnounUS /ˈstetsən/

a hat made of felt with a creased crown

From this reading Ef a Stetson ever done sech meanness as that I never heerd it.”

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Ef a Stetson ever done sech meanness as that I never heerd it.”

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading “I'll fight him anyway, 'n' I reckon ef he don't die till I lay out in the lorrel fer him, he'll live a long time.

thet

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Hit's all the wus fer ye thet ye air in sech doin's.

tillprepositionUS /tɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading “I'll fight him anyway, 'n' I reckon ef he don't die till I lay out in the lorrel fer him, he'll live a long time.

timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading “I'll fight him anyway, 'n' I reckon ef he don't die till I lay out in the lorrel fer him, he'll live a long time.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading “You air a over-bearin' race, all o' ye, but I never knowed ye to be that mean.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading “Nother hev I,” said the old man, with quick justice.

wus

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Hit's all the wus fer ye thet ye air in sech doin's.

yepronounUS /jiː/

an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person

From this reading “You air a over-bearin' race, all o' ye, but I never knowed ye to be that mean.

YoupronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “You air a over-bearin' race, all o' ye, but I never knowed ye to be that mean.

Chapter 2 of A Cumberland Vendetta by John, Jr. Fox holds 195 sentences, grouped into 39 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.

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