Chapter XXIII
DAVE AND THE MOUNTAIN LION "Don't fire, I beg of you! We--we are friends! Don't fire! Please put down that pistol, do!" It was Job Haskers who called out in this fashion, as he raised his hands high in the air.
Dave Porter in the Gold Fields
Chapter XXIII
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DAVE
AND
THE
MOUNTAIN
LION
"Don't
fire,
I
beg
of
you!
We--we
are
friends!
Don't
fire!
Please
put
down
that
pistol,
do!"
It
was
Job
Haskers
who
called
out
in
this
fashion,
as
he
raised
his
hands
high
in
the
air.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
DAVE
AND
THE
MOUNTAIN
LION
"Don't
fire,
I
beg
of
you!
Line 2
We--we
are
friends!
Line 3
Don't
fire!
Line 4
Please
put
down
that
pistol,
do!"
Line 5
It
was
Job
Haskers
who
called
out
in
this
fashion,
as
he
raised
his
hands
high
in
the
air.
Learner Dictionary
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Hands
plural noun
US /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
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air
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ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DAVE AND THE MOUNTAIN LION "Don't fire, I beg of you!
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We--we are friends!
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was Job Haskers who called out in this fashion, as he raised his hands high in the air.
beg
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called
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DAVE
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doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Please put down that pistol, do!"
Don't
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down
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fashion
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fire
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friends
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handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
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Haskers
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hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
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high
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hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was Job Haskers who called out in this fashion, as he raised his hands high in the air.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading DAVE AND THE MOUNTAIN LION "Don't fire, I beg of you!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was Job Haskers who called out in this fashion, as he raised his hands high in the air.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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Job
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LION
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MOUNTAIN
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading DAVE AND THE MOUNTAIN LION "Don't fire, I beg of you!
out
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pistol
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Please
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put
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raised
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Please put down that pistol, do!"
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DAVE AND THE MOUNTAIN LION "Don't fire, I beg of you!
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was Job Haskers who called out in this fashion, as he raised his hands high in the air.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Job Haskers who called out in this fashion, as he raised his hands high in the air.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We--we are friends!
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It was Job Haskers who called out in this fashion, as he raised his hands high in the air.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading DAVE AND THE MOUNTAIN LION "Don't fire, I beg of you!