Chapter XXIV
“Well, I ain’t goin’ to git off. Harmony Singer told me that this was my home, didn’t he? No danged weasel-faced lawyer is goin’ to hoodle me out of my home. My work is sat’sfact’ry, and I stay here. Let him come out here.
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Chapter XXIV
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“Well,
I
ain’t
goin’
to
git
off.
Harmony
Singer
told
me
that
this
was
my
home,
didn’t
he?
No
danged
weasel-faced
lawyer
is
goin’
to
hoodle
me
out
of
my
home.
My
work
is
sat’sfact’ry,
and
I
stay
here.
Let
him
come
out
here.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“Well,
I
ain’t
goin’
to
git
off.
Line 2
Harmony
Singer
told
me
that
this
was
my
home,
didn’t
he?
Line 3
No
danged
weasel-faced
lawyer
is
goin’
to
hoodle
me
out
of
my
home.
Line 4
My
work
is
sat’sfact’ry,
and
I
stay
here.
Line 5
Let
him
come
out
here.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Let him come out here.”
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My work is sat’sfact’ry, and I stay here.”
Let
auxiliary verb
US /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Let him come out here.”
Told
noun
US /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Harmony Singer told me that this was my home, didn’t he?”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Well, I ain’t goin’ to git off.”
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ain't
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From this reading “Well, I ain’t goin’ to git off.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My work is sat’sfact’ry, and I stay here.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Let him come out here.
danged
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From this reading No danged weasel-faced lawyer is goin’ to hoodle me out of my home.
didn't
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From this reading Harmony Singer told me that this was my home, didn’t he?
git
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goin
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Harmony
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From this reading Harmony Singer told me that this was my home, didn’t he?
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Harmony Singer told me that this was my home, didn’t he?
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My work is sat’sfact’ry, and I stay here.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Let him come out here.
home
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From this reading Harmony Singer told me that this was my home, didn’t he?
hoodle
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From this reading No danged weasel-faced lawyer is goin’ to hoodle me out of my home.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Well, I ain’t goin’ to git off.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading No danged weasel-faced lawyer is goin’ to hoodle me out of my home.
lawyer
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From this reading No danged weasel-faced lawyer is goin’ to hoodle me out of my home.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let him come out here.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Harmony Singer told me that this was my home, didn’t he?
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Harmony Singer told me that this was my home, didn’t he?
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No danged weasel-faced lawyer is goin’ to hoodle me out of my home.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading No danged weasel-faced lawyer is goin’ to hoodle me out of my home.
off
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From this reading “Well, I ain’t goin’ to git off.
out
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From this reading No danged weasel-faced lawyer is goin’ to hoodle me out of my home.
sat'sfact'ry
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From this reading My work is sat’sfact’ry, and I stay here.
Singer
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From this reading Harmony Singer told me that this was my home, didn’t he?
stay
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From this reading My work is sat’sfact’ry, and I stay here.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Harmony Singer told me that this was my home, didn’t he?
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Harmony Singer told me that this was my home, didn’t he?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Well, I ain’t goin’ to git off.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Harmony Singer told me that this was my home, didn’t he?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Harmony Singer told me that this was my home, didn’t he?
weasel-faced
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From this reading No danged weasel-faced lawyer is goin’ to hoodle me out of my home.
Well
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From this reading “Well, I ain’t goin’ to git off.
work
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From this reading My work is sat’sfact’ry, and I stay here.