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Buffalo Bill's ruse
Buffalo Bill's ruse

Chapter II

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PIZEN KATE.
The ungainly female who came roaring into Eldorado in search of the husband who “run away” from her contrived to draw a crowd about her in a remarkably short time.
“I’m Pizen Kate, from Kansas City!” she yelled.
“Git out of my way, er I’ll jab yer eye out with my umbreller.
I’m lookin’ fer my husband, and you ain’t him.
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Buffalo Bill's ruse

Chapter II

Reading 1/19 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
PIZEN KATE.
Line 2
The ungainly female who came roaring into Eldorado in search of the husband who “run away” from her contrived to draw a crowd about her in a remarkably short time.
Line 3
“I’m Pizen Kate, from Kansas City!” she yelled.
Line 4
“Git out of my way, er I’ll jab yer eye out with my umbreller.
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I’m lookin’ fer my husband, and you ain’t him.

Learner Dictionary

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

About preposition US /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “The ungainly female who came roaring into Eldorado in search of the husband who “run away” from her contrived to draw a crowd about her in a remarkably short time.”

Short adjective US /ʃɔrt/

brief or direct in expression

From this reading “The ungainly female who came roaring into Eldorado in search of the husband who “run away” from her contrived to draw a crowd about her in a remarkably short time.”

Time noun US /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The ungainly female who came roaring into Eldorado in search of the husband who “run away” from her contrived to draw a crowd about her in a remarkably short time.”

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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 The ungainly female who came roaring into Eldorado in search of the husband who “run away” from her contrived to draw a crowd about her in a remarkably short time.

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading The ungainly female who came roaring into Eldorado in search of the husband who “run away” from her contrived to draw a crowd about her in a remarkably short time.

ain't

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From this reading I’m lookin’ fer my husband, and you ain’t him.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading I’m lookin’ fer my husband, and you ain’t him.

away

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From this reading The ungainly female who came roaring into Eldorado in search of the husband who “run away” from her contrived to draw a crowd about her in a remarkably short time.

came

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From this reading The ungainly female who came roaring into Eldorado in search of the husband who “run away” from her contrived to draw a crowd about her in a remarkably short time.

City

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From this reading “I’m Pizen Kate, from Kansas City!” she yelled.

contrived

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From this reading The ungainly female who came roaring into Eldorado in search of the husband who “run away” from her contrived to draw a crowd about her in a remarkably short time.

crowd

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From this reading The ungainly female who came roaring into Eldorado in search of the husband who “run away” from her contrived to draw a crowd about her in a remarkably short time.

draw

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From this reading The ungainly female who came roaring into Eldorado in search of the husband who “run away” from her contrived to draw a crowd about her in a remarkably short time.

Eldorado

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From this reading The ungainly female who came roaring into Eldorado in search of the husband who “run away” from her contrived to draw a crowd about her in a remarkably short time.

er

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From this reading “Git out of my way, er I’ll jab yer eye out with my umbreller.

eye

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From this reading “Git out of my way, er I’ll jab yer eye out with my umbreller.

female

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From this reading The ungainly female who came roaring into Eldorado in search of the husband who “run away” from her contrived to draw a crowd about her in a remarkably short time.

fer

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From this reading I’m lookin’ fer my husband, and you ain’t him.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The ungainly female who came roaring into Eldorado in search of the husband who “run away” from her contrived to draw a crowd about her in a remarkably short time.

Git

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From this reading “Git out of my way, er I’ll jab yer eye out with my umbreller.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading The ungainly female who came roaring into Eldorado in search of the husband who “run away” from her contrived to draw a crowd about her in a remarkably short time.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

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

From this reading I’m lookin’ fer my husband, and you ain’t him.

husband

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From this reading The ungainly female who came roaring into Eldorado in search of the husband who “run away” from her contrived to draw a crowd about her in a remarkably short time.

I'll

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From this reading “Git out of my way, er I’ll jab yer eye out with my umbreller.

I'm

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From this reading “I’m Pizen Kate, from Kansas City!” she yelled.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading The ungainly female who came roaring into Eldorado in search of the husband who “run away” from her contrived to draw a crowd about her in a remarkably short time.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading The ungainly female who came roaring into Eldorado in search of the husband who “run away” from her contrived to draw a crowd about her in a remarkably short time.

jab

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From this reading “Git out of my way, er I’ll jab yer eye out with my umbreller.

Kansas

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From this reading “I’m Pizen Kate, from Kansas City!” she yelled.

KATE

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From this reading PIZEN KATE.

lookin

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From this reading I’m lookin’ fer my husband, and you ain’t him.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading “Git out of my way, er I’ll jab yer eye out with my umbreller.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The ungainly female who came roaring into Eldorado in search of the husband who “run away” from her contrived to draw a crowd about her in a remarkably short time.

out

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From this reading “Git out of my way, er I’ll jab yer eye out with my umbreller.

PIZEN

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From this reading PIZEN KATE.

remarkably

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From this reading The ungainly female who came roaring into Eldorado in search of the husband who “run away” from her contrived to draw a crowd about her in a remarkably short time.

roaring

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From this reading The ungainly female who came roaring into Eldorado in search of the husband who “run away” from her contrived to draw a crowd about her in a remarkably short time.

run

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From this reading The ungainly female who came roaring into Eldorado in search of the husband who “run away” from her contrived to draw a crowd about her in a remarkably short time.

search

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From this reading The ungainly female who came roaring into Eldorado in search of the husband who “run away” from her contrived to draw a crowd about her in a remarkably short time.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading “I’m Pizen Kate, from Kansas City!” she yelled.

shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/

brief or direct in expression

From this reading The ungainly female who came roaring into Eldorado in search of the husband who “run away” from her contrived to draw a crowd about her in a remarkably short time.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading The ungainly female who came roaring into Eldorado in search of the husband who “run away” from her contrived to draw a crowd about her in a remarkably short time.

timenounUS /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The ungainly female who came roaring into Eldorado in search of the husband who “run away” from her contrived to draw a crowd about her in a remarkably short time.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading The ungainly female who came roaring into Eldorado in search of the husband who “run away” from her contrived to draw a crowd about her in a remarkably short time.

umbreller

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From this reading “Git out of my way, er I’ll jab yer eye out with my umbreller.

ungainly

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From this reading The ungainly female who came roaring into Eldorado in search of the husband who “run away” from her contrived to draw a crowd about her in a remarkably short time.

way

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From this reading “Git out of my way, er I’ll jab yer eye out with my umbreller.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading The ungainly female who came roaring into Eldorado in search of the husband who “run away” from her contrived to draw a crowd about her in a remarkably short time.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading “Git out of my way, er I’ll jab yer eye out with my umbreller.

yelled

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From this reading “I’m Pizen Kate, from Kansas City!” she yelled.

yer

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From this reading “Git out of my way, er I’ll jab yer eye out with my umbreller.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading I’m lookin’ fer my husband, and you ain’t him.