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Mr. Jack Hamlin's Mediation
Mr. Jack Hamlin's Mediation

Chapter XV · Chapter 15

Chapter 15 of Mr. Jack Hamlin's Mediation is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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It's no user talkin'!
I tell ye, ye hain't got no more sense than a coyote!
I'm sick and tired of it, doggoned if I ain't!
Ye ain't no more use nor a hossfly,--and jest ez hinderin'!
It was along o' you that we lost the stock at Laramie, and ef ye'd bin at all decent and takin', we'd hev had kempany that helped, instead of laggin' on yere alone!”
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Mr. Jack Hamlin's Mediation

Chapter XV · Chapter 15

Chapter 15 of Mr. Jack Hamlin's Mediation is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/37 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
It's no user talkin'!
Line 2
I tell ye, ye hain't got no more sense than a coyote!
Line 3
I'm sick and tired of it, doggoned if I ain't!
Line 4
Ye ain't no more use nor a hossfly,--and jest ez hinderin'!
Line 5
It was along o' you that we lost the stock at Laramie, and ef ye'd bin at all decent and takin', we'd hev had kempany that helped, instead of laggin' on yere alone!”

Learner Dictionary

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

bin noun US /bɪn/

a container; usually has a lid

From this reading “It was along o' you that we lost the stock at Laramie, and ef ye'd bin at all decent and takin', we'd hev had kempany that helped, instead of laggin' on yere alone!””

coyote noun US /kaɪˈoʊti/

small wolf native to western North America

From this reading “I tell ye, ye hain't got no more sense than a coyote!”

decent adjective US /ˈdiːsənt/

socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous

From this reading “It was along o' you that we lost the stock at Laramie, and ef ye'd bin at all decent and takin', we'd hev had kempany that helped, instead of laggin' on yere alone!””

helped verb US /helpt/

past form of “help” — give help or assistance; be of service

From this reading “It was along o' you that we lost the stock at Laramie, and ef ye'd bin at all decent and takin', we'd hev had kempany that helped, instead of laggin' on yere alone!””

jest noun US /dʒest/

a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter

From this reading “Ye ain't no more use nor a hossfly,--and jest ez hinderin'!”

Laramie noun US /ˈlerəmi/

a university town in southeast Wyoming

From this reading “It was along o' you that we lost the stock at Laramie, and ef ye'd bin at all decent and takin', we'd hev had kempany that helped, instead of laggin' on yere alone!””

stock noun US /stɑːk/

the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest

From this reading “It was along o' you that we lost the stock at Laramie, and ef ye'd bin at all decent and takin', we'd hev had kempany that helped, instead of laggin' on yere alone!””

user noun US /ˈjuːzər/

a person who makes use of a thing; someone who uses or employs something

From this reading ““It's no user talkin'!”

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Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

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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 I tell ye, ye hain't got no more sense than a coyote!

ain't

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

From this reading I'm sick and tired of it, doggoned if I ain't!

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading It was along o' you that we lost the stock at Laramie, and ef ye'd bin at all decent and takin', we'd hev had kempany that helped, instead of laggin' on yere alone!”

aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/

Having no one else present.

From this reading It was along o' you that we lost the stock at Laramie, and ef ye'd bin at all decent and takin', we'd hev had kempany that helped, instead of laggin' on yere alone!”

alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading It was along o' you that we lost the stock at Laramie, and ef ye'd bin at all decent and takin', we'd hev had kempany that helped, instead of laggin' on yere alone!”

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading I'm sick and tired of it, doggoned if I ain't!

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading It was along o' you that we lost the stock at Laramie, and ef ye'd bin at all decent and takin', we'd hev had kempany that helped, instead of laggin' on yere alone!”

binnounUS /bɪn/

a container; usually has a lid

From this reading It was along o' you that we lost the stock at Laramie, and ef ye'd bin at all decent and takin', we'd hev had kempany that helped, instead of laggin' on yere alone!”

coyotenounUS /kaɪˈoʊti/

small wolf native to western North America

From this reading I tell ye, ye hain't got no more sense than a coyote!

decentadjectiveUS /ˈdiːsənt/

socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous

From this reading It was along o' you that we lost the stock at Laramie, and ef ye'd bin at all decent and takin', we'd hev had kempany that helped, instead of laggin' on yere alone!”

doggoned

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

From this reading I'm sick and tired of it, doggoned if I ain't!

ef

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

From this reading It was along o' you that we lost the stock at Laramie, and ef ye'd bin at all decent and takin', we'd hev had kempany that helped, instead of laggin' on yere alone!”

ez

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

From this reading Ye ain't no more use nor a hossfly,--and jest ez hinderin'!

gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading I tell ye, ye hain't got no more sense than a coyote!

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading It was along o' you that we lost the stock at Laramie, and ef ye'd bin at all decent and takin', we'd hev had kempany that helped, instead of laggin' on yere alone!”

hain't

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

From this reading I tell ye, ye hain't got no more sense than a coyote!

helpedverbUS /helpt/

past form of “help” — give help or assistance; be of service

From this reading It was along o' you that we lost the stock at Laramie, and ef ye'd bin at all decent and takin', we'd hev had kempany that helped, instead of laggin' on yere alone!”

hev

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

From this reading It was along o' you that we lost the stock at Laramie, and ef ye'd bin at all decent and takin', we'd hev had kempany that helped, instead of laggin' on yere alone!”

hinderin

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

From this reading Ye ain't no more use nor a hossfly,--and jest ez hinderin'!

hossfly

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

From this reading Ye ain't no more use nor a hossfly,--and jest ez hinderin'!

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I tell ye, ye hain't got no more sense than a coyote!

I'm

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

From this reading I'm sick and tired of it, doggoned if I ain't!

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading I'm sick and tired of it, doggoned if I ain't!

insteadadverbUS /ˌɪnˈsted/

in place of, or as an alternative to

From this reading It was along o' you that we lost the stock at Laramie, and ef ye'd bin at all decent and takin', we'd hev had kempany that helped, instead of laggin' on yere alone!”

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading I'm sick and tired of it, doggoned if I ain't!

It's

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

From this reading “It's no user talkin'!

jestnounUS /dʒest/

a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter

From this reading Ye ain't no more use nor a hossfly,--and jest ez hinderin'!

kempany

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

From this reading It was along o' you that we lost the stock at Laramie, and ef ye'd bin at all decent and takin', we'd hev had kempany that helped, instead of laggin' on yere alone!”

laggin

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

From this reading It was along o' you that we lost the stock at Laramie, and ef ye'd bin at all decent and takin', we'd hev had kempany that helped, instead of laggin' on yere alone!”

LaramienounUS /ˈlerəmi/

a university town in southeast Wyoming

From this reading It was along o' you that we lost the stock at Laramie, and ef ye'd bin at all decent and takin', we'd hev had kempany that helped, instead of laggin' on yere alone!”

lostadjectiveUS /lɔːst/

no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered

From this reading It was along o' you that we lost the stock at Laramie, and ef ye'd bin at all decent and takin', we'd hev had kempany that helped, instead of laggin' on yere alone!”

moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading I tell ye, ye hain't got no more sense than a coyote!

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading “It's no user talkin'!

norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading Ye ain't no more use nor a hossfly,--and jest ez hinderin'!

onounUS /oʊ/

a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

From this reading It was along o' you that we lost the stock at Laramie, and ef ye'd bin at all decent and takin', we'd hev had kempany that helped, instead of laggin' on yere alone!”

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I'm sick and tired of it, doggoned if I ain't!

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading It was along o' you that we lost the stock at Laramie, and ef ye'd bin at all decent and takin', we'd hev had kempany that helped, instead of laggin' on yere alone!”

sensenounUS /sens/

a general conscious awareness

From this reading I tell ye, ye hain't got no more sense than a coyote!

sickadjectiveUS /sɪk/

affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function

From this reading I'm sick and tired of it, doggoned if I ain't!

stocknounUS /stɑːk/

the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest

From this reading It was along o' you that we lost the stock at Laramie, and ef ye'd bin at all decent and takin', we'd hev had kempany that helped, instead of laggin' on yere alone!”

takinnoun

large heavily built goat antelope of eastern Himalayan area

From this reading It was along o' you that we lost the stock at Laramie, and ef ye'd bin at all decent and takin', we'd hev had kempany that helped, instead of laggin' on yere alone!”

talkin

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

From this reading “It's no user talkin'!

tellverbUS /tel/

express in words

From this reading I tell ye, ye hain't got no more sense than a coyote!

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading I tell ye, ye hain't got no more sense than a coyote!

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It was along o' you that we lost the stock at Laramie, and ef ye'd bin at all decent and takin', we'd hev had kempany that helped, instead of laggin' on yere alone!”

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading It was along o' you that we lost the stock at Laramie, and ef ye'd bin at all decent and takin', we'd hev had kempany that helped, instead of laggin' on yere alone!”

tiredadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪərd/

depleted of strength or energy

From this reading I'm sick and tired of it, doggoned if I ain't!

usenounUS /juːs/

the act of using

From this reading Ye ain't no more use nor a hossfly,--and jest ez hinderin'!

usernounUS /ˈjuːzər/

a person who makes use of a thing; someone who uses or employs something

From this reading “It's no user talkin'!

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading It was along o' you that we lost the stock at Laramie, and ef ye'd bin at all decent and takin', we'd hev had kempany that helped, instead of laggin' on yere alone!”

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading It was along o' you that we lost the stock at Laramie, and ef ye'd bin at all decent and takin', we'd hev had kempany that helped, instead of laggin' on yere alone!”

we'd

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

From this reading It was along o' you that we lost the stock at Laramie, and ef ye'd bin at all decent and takin', we'd hev had kempany that helped, instead of laggin' on yere alone!”

yepronounUS /jiː/

an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person

From this reading I tell ye, ye hain't got no more sense than a coyote!

ye'd

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

From this reading It was along o' you that we lost the stock at Laramie, and ef ye'd bin at all decent and takin', we'd hev had kempany that helped, instead of laggin' on yere alone!”

yere

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

From this reading It was along o' you that we lost the stock at Laramie, and ef ye'd bin at all decent and takin', we'd hev had kempany that helped, instead of laggin' on yere alone!”

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading It was along o' you that we lost the stock at Laramie, and ef ye'd bin at all decent and takin', we'd hev had kempany that helped, instead of laggin' on yere alone!”

Chapter 15 of Mr. Jack Hamlin's Mediation by Bret Harte holds 185 sentences, grouped into 37 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.

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Chapter 15 holds 185 sentences of Mr. Jack Hamlin's Mediation, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.

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Argonaut
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Edition
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Works
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