Chapter V
“Nossir! Not now nor never! Why, listen, Len--aw, that’s onreasonable. No danged female could run a cow ranch. I tell yuh, I won’t stand for it.
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Chapter V
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“Nossir!
Not
now
nor
never!
Why,
listen,
Len--aw,
that’s
onreasonable.
No
danged
female
could
run
a
cow
ranch.
I
tell
yuh,
I
won’t
stand
for
it.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“Nossir!
Line 2
Not
now
nor
never!
Line 3
Why,
listen,
Len--aw,
that’s
onreasonable.
Line 4
No
danged
female
could
run
a
cow
ranch.
Line 5
I
tell
yuh,
I
won’t
stand
for
it.
Learner Dictionary
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Could
modal verb
US /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “No danged female could run a cow ranch.”
Never
noun
US /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Not now nor never!”
Stand
noun
US /stand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I tell yuh, I won’t stand for it.”
Tell
noun
US /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I tell yuh, I won’t stand for 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 No danged female could run a cow ranch.
aw
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From this reading Why, listen, Len--aw, that’s onreasonable.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading No danged female could run a cow ranch.
cow
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From this reading No danged female could run a cow ranch.
danged
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female
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From this reading No danged female could run a cow ranch.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I tell yuh, I won’t stand for it.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I tell yuh, I won’t stand for it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I tell yuh, I won’t stand for it.
Len
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listen
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From this reading Why, listen, Len--aw, that’s onreasonable.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not now nor never!
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No danged female could run a cow ranch.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Not now nor never!
Nossir
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From this reading “Nossir!
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not now nor never!
now
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From this reading Not now nor never!
onreasonable
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From this reading Why, listen, Len--aw, that’s onreasonable.
ranch
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run
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From this reading No danged female could run a cow ranch.
stand
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From this reading I tell yuh, I won’t stand for it.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I tell yuh, I won’t stand for it.
that's
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From this reading Why, listen, Len--aw, that’s onreasonable.
Why
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From this reading Why, listen, Len--aw, that’s onreasonable.
won't
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From this reading I tell yuh, I won’t stand for it.
yuh
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From this reading I tell yuh, I won’t stand for it.