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King Spruce, A Novel
King Spruce, A Novel

Chapter XIII

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THE CODE OF LARRIGAN-LAND "Here's a good health to you, family man, From the depths of our hearts and the woods; Boughs for our bunks and salt hoss in junks Ain't hefty in way o' world's goods.
Keep your neck near her arms and your cheek near her kiss, And don't ever come here to the troubles o' This!
We've tasted of This and we know what it lacks-- We lonesome old baches-- Of peavies and patches, Bills, Tommies, and Jacks of the Axe."
--The Family Man.
Barrett was at the table, his back towards the door.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

King Spruce, A Novel

Chapter XIII

Reading 1/48 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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THE CODE OF LARRIGAN-LAND "Here's a good health to you, family man, From the depths of our hearts and the woods; Boughs for our bunks and salt hoss in junks Ain't hefty in way o' world's goods.
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Keep your neck near her arms and your cheek near her kiss, And don't ever come here to the troubles o' This!
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We've tasted of This and we know what it lacks-- We lonesome old baches-- Of peavies and patches, Bills, Tommies, and Jacks of the Axe."
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--The Family Man.
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Barrett was at the table, his back towards the door.

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 “Keep your neck near her arms and your cheek near her kiss, And don't ever come here to the troubles o' This!”

Ever noun US /ever/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Keep your neck near her arms and your cheek near her kiss, And don't ever come here to the troubles o' This!”

Good noun US /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “THE CODE OF LARRIGAN-LAND "Here's a good health to you, family man, From the depths of our hearts and the woods; Boughs for our bunks and salt hoss in junks Ain't hefty in way o' world's goods.”

Here noun US /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “THE CODE OF LARRIGAN-LAND "Here's a good health to you, family man, From the depths of our hearts and the woods; Boughs for our bunks and salt hoss in junks Ain't hefty in way o' world's goods.”

Know noun US /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “We've tasted of This and we know what it lacks-- We lonesome old baches-- Of peavies and patches, Bills, Tommies, and Jacks of the Axe."”

Towards preposition US /təˈwɔːrdz/

in the direction of

From this reading “Barrett was at the table, his back towards the door.”

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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 CODE OF LARRIGAN-LAND "Here's a good health to you, family man, From the depths of our hearts and the woods; Boughs for our bunks and salt hoss in junks Ain't hefty in way o' world's goods.

Ain't

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From this reading THE CODE OF LARRIGAN-LAND "Here's a good health to you, family man, From the depths of our hearts and the woods; Boughs for our bunks and salt hoss in junks Ain't hefty in way o' world's goods.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading THE CODE OF LARRIGAN-LAND "Here's a good health to you, family man, From the depths of our hearts and the woods; Boughs for our bunks and salt hoss in junks Ain't hefty in way o' world's goods.

arms

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From this reading Keep your neck near her arms and your cheek near her kiss, And don't ever come here to the troubles o' This!

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Barrett was at the table, his back towards the door.

Axe

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From this reading We've tasted of This and we know what it lacks-- We lonesome old baches-- Of peavies and patches, Bills, Tommies, and Jacks of the Axe."

baches

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From this reading We've tasted of This and we know what it lacks-- We lonesome old baches-- Of peavies and patches, Bills, Tommies, and Jacks of the Axe."

back

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From this reading Barrett was at the table, his back towards the door.

Barrett

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From this reading Barrett was at the table, his back towards the door.

Bills

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From this reading We've tasted of This and we know what it lacks-- We lonesome old baches-- Of peavies and patches, Bills, Tommies, and Jacks of the Axe."

Boughs

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From this reading THE CODE OF LARRIGAN-LAND "Here's a good health to you, family man, From the depths of our hearts and the woods; Boughs for our bunks and salt hoss in junks Ain't hefty in way o' world's goods.

bunks

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From this reading THE CODE OF LARRIGAN-LAND "Here's a good health to you, family man, From the depths of our hearts and the woods; Boughs for our bunks and salt hoss in junks Ain't hefty in way o' world's goods.

cheek

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From this reading Keep your neck near her arms and your cheek near her kiss, And don't ever come here to the troubles o' This!

CODE

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From this reading THE CODE OF LARRIGAN-LAND "Here's a good health to you, family man, From the depths of our hearts and the woods; Boughs for our bunks and salt hoss in junks Ain't hefty in way o' world's goods.

comenounUS /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Keep your neck near her arms and your cheek near her kiss, And don't ever come here to the troubles o' This!

depths

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From this reading THE CODE OF LARRIGAN-LAND "Here's a good health to you, family man, From the depths of our hearts and the woods; Boughs for our bunks and salt hoss in junks Ain't hefty in way o' world's goods.

don't

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From this reading Keep your neck near her arms and your cheek near her kiss, And don't ever come here to the troubles o' This!

door

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From this reading Barrett was at the table, his back towards the door.

evernounUS /ever/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Keep your neck near her arms and your cheek near her kiss, And don't ever come here to the troubles o' This!

family

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From this reading THE CODE OF LARRIGAN-LAND "Here's a good health to you, family man, From the depths of our hearts and the woods; Boughs for our bunks and salt hoss in junks Ain't hefty in way o' world's goods.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading THE CODE OF LARRIGAN-LAND "Here's a good health to you, family man, From the depths of our hearts and the woods; Boughs for our bunks and salt hoss in junks Ain't hefty in way o' world's goods.

FromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading THE CODE OF LARRIGAN-LAND "Here's a good health to you, family man, From the depths of our hearts and the woods; Boughs for our bunks and salt hoss in junks Ain't hefty in way o' world's goods.

goodnounUS /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading THE CODE OF LARRIGAN-LAND "Here's a good health to you, family man, From the depths of our hearts and the woods; Boughs for our bunks and salt hoss in junks Ain't hefty in way o' world's goods.

goods

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From this reading THE CODE OF LARRIGAN-LAND "Here's a good health to you, family man, From the depths of our hearts and the woods; Boughs for our bunks and salt hoss in junks Ain't hefty in way o' world's goods.

health

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From this reading THE CODE OF LARRIGAN-LAND "Here's a good health to you, family man, From the depths of our hearts and the woods; Boughs for our bunks and salt hoss in junks Ain't hefty in way o' world's goods.

hearts

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From this reading THE CODE OF LARRIGAN-LAND "Here's a good health to you, family man, From the depths of our hearts and the woods; Boughs for our bunks and salt hoss in junks Ain't hefty in way o' world's goods.

hefty

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From this reading THE CODE OF LARRIGAN-LAND "Here's a good health to you, family man, From the depths of our hearts and the woods; Boughs for our bunks and salt hoss in junks Ain't hefty in way o' world's goods.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading Keep your neck near her arms and your cheek near her kiss, And don't ever come here to the troubles o' This!

herenounUS /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Keep your neck near her arms and your cheek near her kiss, And don't ever come here to the troubles o' This!

Here's

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From this reading THE CODE OF LARRIGAN-LAND "Here's a good health to you, family man, From the depths of our hearts and the woods; Boughs for our bunks and salt hoss in junks Ain't hefty in way o' world's goods.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Barrett was at the table, his back towards the door.

hoss

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From this reading THE CODE OF LARRIGAN-LAND "Here's a good health to you, family man, From the depths of our hearts and the woods; Boughs for our bunks and salt hoss in junks Ain't hefty in way o' world's goods.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading THE CODE OF LARRIGAN-LAND "Here's a good health to you, family man, From the depths of our hearts and the woods; Boughs for our bunks and salt hoss in junks Ain't hefty in way o' world's goods.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading We've tasted of This and we know what it lacks-- We lonesome old baches-- Of peavies and patches, Bills, Tommies, and Jacks of the Axe."

Jacks

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From this reading We've tasted of This and we know what it lacks-- We lonesome old baches-- Of peavies and patches, Bills, Tommies, and Jacks of the Axe."

junks

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From this reading THE CODE OF LARRIGAN-LAND "Here's a good health to you, family man, From the depths of our hearts and the woods; Boughs for our bunks and salt hoss in junks Ain't hefty in way o' world's goods.

Keep

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From this reading Keep your neck near her arms and your cheek near her kiss, And don't ever come here to the troubles o' This!

kiss

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From this reading Keep your neck near her arms and your cheek near her kiss, And don't ever come here to the troubles o' This!

knownounUS /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading We've tasted of This and we know what it lacks-- We lonesome old baches-- Of peavies and patches, Bills, Tommies, and Jacks of the Axe."

lacks

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From this reading We've tasted of This and we know what it lacks-- We lonesome old baches-- Of peavies and patches, Bills, Tommies, and Jacks of the Axe."

LARRIGAN-LAND

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From this reading THE CODE OF LARRIGAN-LAND "Here's a good health to you, family man, From the depths of our hearts and the woods; Boughs for our bunks and salt hoss in junks Ain't hefty in way o' world's goods.

lonesome

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From this reading We've tasted of This and we know what it lacks-- We lonesome old baches-- Of peavies and patches, Bills, Tommies, and Jacks of the Axe."

man

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From this reading THE CODE OF LARRIGAN-LAND "Here's a good health to you, family man, From the depths of our hearts and the woods; Boughs for our bunks and salt hoss in junks Ain't hefty in way o' world's goods.

near

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From this reading Keep your neck near her arms and your cheek near her kiss, And don't ever come here to the troubles o' This!

neck

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From this reading Keep your neck near her arms and your cheek near her kiss, And don't ever come here to the troubles o' This!

o

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From this reading THE CODE OF LARRIGAN-LAND "Here's a good health to you, family man, From the depths of our hearts and the woods; Boughs for our bunks and salt hoss in junks Ain't hefty in way o' world's goods.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE CODE OF LARRIGAN-LAND "Here's a good health to you, family man, From the depths of our hearts and the woods; Boughs for our bunks and salt hoss in junks Ain't hefty in way o' world's goods.

old

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From this reading We've tasted of This and we know what it lacks-- We lonesome old baches-- Of peavies and patches, Bills, Tommies, and Jacks of the Axe."

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading THE CODE OF LARRIGAN-LAND "Here's a good health to you, family man, From the depths of our hearts and the woods; Boughs for our bunks and salt hoss in junks Ain't hefty in way o' world's goods.

patches

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From this reading We've tasted of This and we know what it lacks-- We lonesome old baches-- Of peavies and patches, Bills, Tommies, and Jacks of the Axe."

peavies

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From this reading We've tasted of This and we know what it lacks-- We lonesome old baches-- Of peavies and patches, Bills, Tommies, and Jacks of the Axe."

salt

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From this reading THE CODE OF LARRIGAN-LAND "Here's a good health to you, family man, From the depths of our hearts and the woods; Boughs for our bunks and salt hoss in junks Ain't hefty in way o' world's goods.

table

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From this reading Barrett was at the table, his back towards the door.

tasted

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From this reading We've tasted of This and we know what it lacks-- We lonesome old baches-- Of peavies and patches, Bills, Tommies, and Jacks of the Axe."

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE CODE OF LARRIGAN-LAND "Here's a good health to you, family man, From the depths of our hearts and the woods; Boughs for our bunks and salt hoss in junks Ain't hefty in way o' world's goods.

ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Keep your neck near her arms and your cheek near her kiss, And don't ever come here to the troubles o' This!

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading THE CODE OF LARRIGAN-LAND "Here's a good health to you, family man, From the depths of our hearts and the woods; Boughs for our bunks and salt hoss in junks Ain't hefty in way o' world's goods.

Tommies

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From this reading We've tasted of This and we know what it lacks-- We lonesome old baches-- Of peavies and patches, Bills, Tommies, and Jacks of the Axe."

towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/

in the direction of

From this reading Barrett was at the table, his back towards the door.

troubles

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From this reading Keep your neck near her arms and your cheek near her kiss, And don't ever come here to the troubles o' This!

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Barrett was at the table, his back towards the door.

way

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From this reading THE CODE OF LARRIGAN-LAND "Here's a good health to you, family man, From the depths of our hearts and the woods; Boughs for our bunks and salt hoss in junks Ain't hefty in way o' world's goods.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We've tasted of This and we know what it lacks-- We lonesome old baches-- Of peavies and patches, Bills, Tommies, and Jacks of the Axe."

We've

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From this reading We've tasted of This and we know what it lacks-- We lonesome old baches-- Of peavies and patches, Bills, Tommies, and Jacks of the Axe."

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading We've tasted of This and we know what it lacks-- We lonesome old baches-- Of peavies and patches, Bills, Tommies, and Jacks of the Axe."

woods

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From this reading THE CODE OF LARRIGAN-LAND "Here's a good health to you, family man, From the depths of our hearts and the woods; Boughs for our bunks and salt hoss in junks Ain't hefty in way o' world's goods.

world's

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

From this reading THE CODE OF LARRIGAN-LAND "Here's a good health to you, family man, From the depths of our hearts and the woods; Boughs for our bunks and salt hoss in junks Ain't hefty in way o' world's goods.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading THE CODE OF LARRIGAN-LAND "Here's a good health to you, family man, From the depths of our hearts and the woods; Boughs for our bunks and salt hoss in junks Ain't hefty in way o' world's goods.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Keep your neck near her arms and your cheek near her kiss, And don't ever come here to the troubles o' This!