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Apache devil

Chapter XI

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“Well, fellers,” said Cheetim, “let’s pull up a second an’ licker.
I reckon we’ve earned a drink.”
They stopped their ponies and from five hip pockets came five pint bottles.
“Here’s to the bride!” cried Cheetim, and they all laughed and drank, all except Luis, who had no bottle.
“Here, kid,” said Cheetim, “hev a drink!”
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Apache devil

Chapter XI

Reading 1/80 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
“Well, fellers,” said Cheetim, “let’s pull up a second an’ licker.
Line 2
I reckon we’ve earned a drink.”
Line 3
They stopped their ponies and from five hip pockets came five pint bottles.
Line 4
“Here’s to the bride!” cried Cheetim, and they all laughed and drank, all except Luis, who had no bottle.
Line 5
“Here, kid,” said Cheetim, “hev a drink!”

Learner Dictionary

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

Cried noun US /cried/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““Here’s to the bride!” cried Cheetim, and they all laughed and drank, all except Luis, who had no bottle.”

Drink noun US /drink/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I reckon we’ve earned a drink.””

Except preposition US /ɪkˈsept/

apart from; not including

From this reading ““Here’s to the bride!” cried Cheetim, and they all laughed and drank, all except Luis, who had no bottle.”

Here noun US /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““Here’s to the bride!” cried Cheetim, and they all laughed and drank, all except Luis, who had no bottle.”

Second noun US /second/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““Well, fellers,” said Cheetim, “let’s pull up a second an’ licker.”

Stopped noun US /stopped/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “They stopped their ponies and from five hip pockets came five pint bottles.”

Well noun US /well/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““Well, fellers,” said Cheetim, “let’s pull up a second an’ licker.”

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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 “Well, fellers,” said Cheetim, “let’s pull up a second an’ licker.

all

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From this reading “Here’s to the bride!” cried Cheetim, and they all laughed and drank, all except Luis, who had no bottle.

andeterminerUS /æn/

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

From this reading “Well, fellers,” said Cheetim, “let’s pull up a second an’ licker.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading They stopped their ponies and from five hip pockets came five pint bottles.

bottle

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From this reading “Here’s to the bride!” cried Cheetim, and they all laughed and drank, all except Luis, who had no bottle.

bottles

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From this reading They stopped their ponies and from five hip pockets came five pint bottles.

bride

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From this reading “Here’s to the bride!” cried Cheetim, and they all laughed and drank, all except Luis, who had no bottle.

came

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From this reading They stopped their ponies and from five hip pockets came five pint bottles.

Cheetim

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From this reading “Well, fellers,” said Cheetim, “let’s pull up a second an’ licker.

criednounUS /cried/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Here’s to the bride!” cried Cheetim, and they all laughed and drank, all except Luis, who had no bottle.

drank

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From this reading “Here’s to the bride!” cried Cheetim, and they all laughed and drank, all except Luis, who had no bottle.

drink

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From this reading I reckon we’ve earned a drink.”

earned

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From this reading I reckon we’ve earned a drink.”

exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/

apart from; not including

From this reading “Here’s to the bride!” cried Cheetim, and they all laughed and drank, all except Luis, who had no bottle.

fellers

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From this reading “Well, fellers,” said Cheetim, “let’s pull up a second an’ licker.

five

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From this reading They stopped their ponies and from five hip pockets came five pint bottles.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading They stopped their ponies and from five hip pockets came five pint bottles.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading “Here’s to the bride!” cried Cheetim, and they all laughed and drank, all except Luis, who had no bottle.

HerenounUS /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Here, kid,” said Cheetim, “hev a drink!”

Here's

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From this reading “Here’s to the bride!” cried Cheetim, and they all laughed and drank, all except Luis, who had no bottle.

hev

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From this reading “Here, kid,” said Cheetim, “hev a drink!”

hip

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From this reading They stopped their ponies and from five hip pockets came five pint bottles.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading I reckon we’ve earned a drink.”

kid

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From this reading “Here, kid,” said Cheetim, “hev a drink!”

laughed

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From this reading “Here’s to the bride!” cried Cheetim, and they all laughed and drank, all except Luis, who had no bottle.

let's

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From this reading “Well, fellers,” said Cheetim, “let’s pull up a second an’ licker.

licker

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From this reading “Well, fellers,” said Cheetim, “let’s pull up a second an’ licker.

Luis

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From this reading “Here’s to the bride!” cried Cheetim, and they all laughed and drank, all except Luis, who had no bottle.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading “Here’s to the bride!” cried Cheetim, and they all laughed and drank, all except Luis, who had no bottle.

pint

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From this reading They stopped their ponies and from five hip pockets came five pint bottles.

pockets

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From this reading They stopped their ponies and from five hip pockets came five pint bottles.

ponies

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From this reading They stopped their ponies and from five hip pockets came five pint bottles.

pull

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From this reading “Well, fellers,” said Cheetim, “let’s pull up a second an’ licker.

reckon

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From this reading I reckon we’ve earned a drink.”

said

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From this reading “Well, fellers,” said Cheetim, “let’s pull up a second an’ licker.

second

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From this reading “Well, fellers,” said Cheetim, “let’s pull up a second an’ licker.

stoppednounUS /stopped/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading They stopped their ponies and from five hip pockets came five pint bottles.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading “Here’s to the bride!” cried Cheetim, and they all laughed and drank, all except Luis, who had no bottle.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading They stopped their ponies and from five hip pockets came five pint bottles.

TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading They stopped their ponies and from five hip pockets came five pint bottles.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading “Here’s to the bride!” cried Cheetim, and they all laughed and drank, all except Luis, who had no bottle.

up

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From this reading “Well, fellers,” said Cheetim, “let’s pull up a second an’ licker.

we've

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

From this reading I reckon we’ve earned a drink.”

Well

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From this reading “Well, fellers,” said Cheetim, “let’s pull up a second an’ licker.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading “Here’s to the bride!” cried Cheetim, and they all laughed and drank, all except Luis, who had no bottle.