Chapter IX · Chiquita of Chaparita

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Which I doubts some if I’m a proper party to be a historian of Mexicans.

third-person singular of “abhor” — find repugnant

From this reading Nacherally I abhors ’em; an’ when a gent abhors anything, that is a Caucasian gent, you-all can gamble the limit he won’t do it jestice.

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From this reading Be white folks ag’in Mexicans?

(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 Gents, the paleface is ag’in everybody but himse’f; ag’in Mexicans, niggers, Injuns, Chinks--he’s ag’in ’em all; the paleface is overbearin’ an’ insolent, an’ because he’s the gamest fighter he allows he’s app’inted of Providence to prance ‘round, tyrannizin’ an’ makin’ trouble for everybody whose color don’t match his own.

third-person singular of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen

From this reading Gents, the paleface is ag’in everybody but himse’f; ag’in Mexicans, niggers, Injuns, Chinks--he’s ag’in ’em all; the paleface is overbearin’ an’ insolent, an’ because he’s the gamest fighter he allows he’s app’inted of Providence to prance ‘round, tyrannizin’ an’ makin’ trouble for everybody whose color don’t match his own.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading Nacherally I abhors ’em; an’ when a gent abhors anything, that is a Caucasian gent, you-all can gamble the limit he won’t do it jestice.

any thing at all

From this reading Nacherally I abhors ’em; an’ when a gent abhors anything, that is a Caucasian gent, you-all can gamble the limit he won’t do it jestice.

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From this reading Gents, the paleface is ag’in everybody but himse’f; ag’in Mexicans, niggers, Injuns, Chinks--he’s ag’in ’em all; the paleface is overbearin’ an’ insolent, an’ because he’s the gamest fighter he allows he’s app’inted of Providence to prance ‘round, tyrannizin’ an’ makin’ trouble for everybody whose color don’t match his own.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Which I doubts some if I’m a proper party to be a historian of Mexicans.

for the reason that

From this reading Gents, the paleface is ag’in everybody but himse’f; ag’in Mexicans, niggers, Injuns, Chinks--he’s ag’in ’em all; the paleface is overbearin’ an’ insolent, an’ because he’s the gamest fighter he allows he’s app’inted of Providence to prance ‘round, tyrannizin’ an’ makin’ trouble for everybody whose color don’t match his own.

confined by bonds

From this reading His prejudices is bound to hit the surface like one of these yere rock ledges in the mountains.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Gents, the paleface is ag’in everybody but himse’f; ag’in Mexicans, niggers, Injuns, Chinks--he’s ag’in ’em all; the paleface is overbearin’ an’ insolent, an’ because he’s the gamest fighter he allows he’s app’inted of Providence to prance ‘round, tyrannizin’ an’ makin’ trouble for everybody whose color don’t match his own.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading Nacherally I abhors ’em; an’ when a gent abhors anything, that is a Caucasian gent, you-all can gamble the limit he won’t do it jestice.

a Caucasian

From this reading Nacherally I abhors ’em; an’ when a gent abhors anything, that is a Caucasian gent, you-all can gamble the limit he won’t do it jestice.

plural of “chink” — (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Chinese descent

From this reading Gents, the paleface is ag’in everybody but himse’f; ag’in Mexicans, niggers, Injuns, Chinks--he’s ag’in ’em all; the paleface is overbearin’ an’ insolent, an’ because he’s the gamest fighter he allows he’s app’inted of Providence to prance ‘round, tyrannizin’ an’ makin’ trouble for everybody whose color don’t match his own.

a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect

From this reading Gents, the paleface is ag’in everybody but himse’f; ag’in Mexicans, niggers, Injuns, Chinks--he’s ag’in ’em all; the paleface is overbearin’ an’ insolent, an’ because he’s the gamest fighter he allows he’s app’inted of Providence to prance ‘round, tyrannizin’ an’ makin’ trouble for everybody whose color don’t match his own.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading Nacherally I abhors ’em; an’ when a gent abhors anything, that is a Caucasian gent, you-all can gamble the limit he won’t do it jestice.

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From this reading Gents, the paleface is ag’in everybody but himse’f; ag’in Mexicans, niggers, Injuns, Chinks--he’s ag’in ’em all; the paleface is overbearin’ an’ insolent, an’ because he’s the gamest fighter he allows he’s app’inted of Providence to prance ‘round, tyrannizin’ an’ makin’ trouble for everybody whose color don’t match his own.

plural of “doubt” — the state of being unsure of something

From this reading Which I doubts some if I’m a proper party to be a historian of Mexicans.

a quad with a square body

From this reading Nacherally I abhors ’em; an’ when a gent abhors anything, that is a Caucasian gent, you-all can gamble the limit he won’t do it jestice.

every person

From this reading Gents, the paleface is ag’in everybody but himse’f; ag’in Mexicans, niggers, Injuns, Chinks--he’s ag’in ’em all; the paleface is overbearin’ an’ insolent, an’ because he’s the gamest fighter he allows he’s app’inted of Providence to prance ‘round, tyrannizin’ an’ makin’ trouble for everybody whose color don’t match his own.

someone who fights (or is fighting)

From this reading Gents, the paleface is ag’in everybody but himse’f; ag’in Mexicans, niggers, Injuns, Chinks--he’s ag’in ’em all; the paleface is overbearin’ an’ insolent, an’ because he’s the gamest fighter he allows he’s app’inted of Providence to prance ‘round, tyrannizin’ an’ makin’ trouble for everybody whose color don’t match his own.

your parents

From this reading Be white folks ag’in Mexicans?

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Gents, the paleface is ag’in everybody but himse’f; ag’in Mexicans, niggers, Injuns, Chinks--he’s ag’in ’em all; the paleface is overbearin’ an’ insolent, an’ because he’s the gamest fighter he allows he’s app’inted of Providence to prance ‘round, tyrannizin’ an’ makin’ trouble for everybody whose color don’t match his own.

take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome

From this reading Nacherally I abhors ’em; an’ when a gent abhors anything, that is a Caucasian gent, you-all can gamble the limit he won’t do it jestice.

superlative of “game” — disabled in the feet or legs

From this reading Gents, the paleface is ag’in everybody but himse’f; ag’in Mexicans, niggers, Injuns, Chinks--he’s ag’in ’em all; the paleface is overbearin’ an’ insolent, an’ because he’s the gamest fighter he allows he’s app’inted of Providence to prance ‘round, tyrannizin’ an’ makin’ trouble for everybody whose color don’t match his own.

informal abbreviation of “gentleman”

From this reading Nacherally I abhors ’em; an’ when a gent abhors anything, that is a Caucasian gent, you-all can gamble the limit he won’t do it jestice.

plural of “gent” — informal abbreviation of “gentleman”

From this reading Gents, the paleface is ag’in everybody but himse’f; ag’in Mexicans, niggers, Injuns, Chinks--he’s ag’in ’em all; the paleface is overbearin’ an’ insolent, an’ because he’s the gamest fighter he allows he’s app’inted of Providence to prance ‘round, tyrannizin’ an’ makin’ trouble for everybody whose color don’t match his own.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Nacherally I abhors ’em; an’ when a gent abhors anything, that is a Caucasian gent, you-all can gamble the limit he won’t do it jestice.

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From this reading Gents, the paleface is ag’in everybody but himse’f; ag’in Mexicans, niggers, Injuns, Chinks--he’s ag’in ’em all; the paleface is overbearin’ an’ insolent, an’ because he’s the gamest fighter he allows he’s app’inted of Providence to prance ‘round, tyrannizin’ an’ makin’ trouble for everybody whose color don’t match his own.

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

From this reading Gents, the paleface is ag’in everybody but himse’f; ag’in Mexicans, niggers, Injuns, Chinks--he’s ag’in ’em all; the paleface is overbearin’ an’ insolent, an’ because he’s the gamest fighter he allows he’s app’inted of Providence to prance ‘round, tyrannizin’ an’ makin’ trouble for everybody whose color don’t match his own.

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

From this reading His prejudices is bound to hit the surface like one of these yere rock ledges in the mountains.

a person who is an authority on history and who studies it and writes about it

From this reading Which I doubts some if I’m a proper party to be a historian of Mexicans.

cause to move by striking

From this reading His prejudices is bound to hit the surface like one of these yere rock ledges in the mountains.

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

From this reading Which I doubts some if I’m a proper party to be a historian of Mexicans.

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From this reading Which I doubts some if I’m a proper party to be a historian of Mexicans.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Which I doubts some if I’m a proper party to be a historian of Mexicans.

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

From this reading His prejudices is bound to hit the surface like one of these yere rock ledges in the mountains.

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From this reading Gents, the paleface is ag’in everybody but himse’f; ag’in Mexicans, niggers, Injuns, Chinks--he’s ag’in ’em all; the paleface is overbearin’ an’ insolent, an’ because he’s the gamest fighter he allows he’s app’inted of Providence to prance ‘round, tyrannizin’ an’ makin’ trouble for everybody whose color don’t match his own.

marked by casual disrespect

From this reading Gents, the paleface is ag’in everybody but himse’f; ag’in Mexicans, niggers, Injuns, Chinks--he’s ag’in ’em all; the paleface is overbearin’ an’ insolent, an’ because he’s the gamest fighter he allows he’s app’inted of Providence to prance ‘round, tyrannizin’ an’ makin’ trouble for everybody whose color don’t match his own.

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

From this reading Nacherally I abhors ’em; an’ when a gent abhors anything, that is a Caucasian gent, you-all can gamble the limit he won’t do it jestice.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Nacherally I abhors ’em; an’ when a gent abhors anything, that is a Caucasian gent, you-all can gamble the limit he won’t do it jestice.

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From this reading Nacherally I abhors ’em; an’ when a gent abhors anything, that is a Caucasian gent, you-all can gamble the limit he won’t do it jestice.

plural of “ledge” — a projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water

From this reading His prejudices is bound to hit the surface like one of these yere rock ledges in the mountains.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading His prejudices is bound to hit the surface like one of these yere rock ledges in the mountains.

the greatest possible degree of something

From this reading Nacherally I abhors ’em; an’ when a gent abhors anything, that is a Caucasian gent, you-all can gamble the limit he won’t do it jestice.

battles in World War II in the Pacific (November 1943); United States Marines took the islands from the Japanese after bitter fighting

From this reading Gents, the paleface is ag’in everybody but himse’f; ag’in Mexicans, niggers, Injuns, Chinks--he’s ag’in ’em all; the paleface is overbearin’ an’ insolent, an’ because he’s the gamest fighter he allows he’s app’inted of Providence to prance ‘round, tyrannizin’ an’ makin’ trouble for everybody whose color don’t match his own.

be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics

From this reading Gents, the paleface is ag’in everybody but himse’f; ag’in Mexicans, niggers, Injuns, Chinks--he’s ag’in ’em all; the paleface is overbearin’ an’ insolent, an’ because he’s the gamest fighter he allows he’s app’inted of Providence to prance ‘round, tyrannizin’ an’ makin’ trouble for everybody whose color don’t match his own.

plural of “mexican” — a native or inhabitant of Mexico

From this reading Which I doubts some if I’m a proper party to be a historian of Mexicans.

plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill

From this reading His prejudices is bound to hit the surface like one of these yere rock ledges in the mountains.

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From this reading Nacherally I abhors ’em; an’ when a gent abhors anything, that is a Caucasian gent, you-all can gamble the limit he won’t do it jestice.

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

From this reading Gents, the paleface is ag’in everybody but himse’f; ag’in Mexicans, niggers, Injuns, Chinks--he’s ag’in ’em all; the paleface is overbearin’ an’ insolent, an’ because he’s the gamest fighter he allows he’s app’inted of Providence to prance ‘round, tyrannizin’ an’ makin’ trouble for everybody whose color don’t match his own.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Which I doubts some if I’m a proper party to be a historian of Mexicans.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading His prejudices is bound to hit the surface like one of these yere rock ledges in the mountains.

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From this reading Gents, the paleface is ag’in everybody but himse’f; ag’in Mexicans, niggers, Injuns, Chinks--he’s ag’in ’em all; the paleface is overbearin’ an’ insolent, an’ because he’s the gamest fighter he allows he’s app’inted of Providence to prance ‘round, tyrannizin’ an’ makin’ trouble for everybody whose color don’t match his own.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading Gents, the paleface is ag’in everybody but himse’f; ag’in Mexicans, niggers, Injuns, Chinks--he’s ag’in ’em all; the paleface is overbearin’ an’ insolent, an’ because he’s the gamest fighter he allows he’s app’inted of Providence to prance ‘round, tyrannizin’ an’ makin’ trouble for everybody whose color don’t match his own.

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

From this reading Gents, the paleface is ag’in everybody but himse’f; ag’in Mexicans, niggers, Injuns, Chinks--he’s ag’in ’em all; the paleface is overbearin’ an’ insolent, an’ because he’s the gamest fighter he allows he’s app’inted of Providence to prance ‘round, tyrannizin’ an’ makin’ trouble for everybody whose color don’t match his own.

an organization to gain political power

From this reading Which I doubts some if I’m a proper party to be a historian of Mexicans.

to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others

From this reading Gents, the paleface is ag’in everybody but himse’f; ag’in Mexicans, niggers, Injuns, Chinks--he’s ag’in ’em all; the paleface is overbearin’ an’ insolent, an’ because he’s the gamest fighter he allows he’s app’inted of Providence to prance ‘round, tyrannizin’ an’ makin’ trouble for everybody whose color don’t match his own.

plural of “prejudice” — a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation

From this reading His prejudices is bound to hit the surface like one of these yere rock ledges in the mountains.

marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness

From this reading Which I doubts some if I’m a proper party to be a historian of Mexicans.

The protective care of God or nature as a spiritual power. (Sự quan phòng, thiên ý phù hộ.)

From this reading Gents, the paleface is ag’in everybody but himse’f; ag’in Mexicans, niggers, Injuns, Chinks--he’s ag’in ’em all; the paleface is overbearin’ an’ insolent, an’ because he’s the gamest fighter he allows he’s app’inted of Providence to prance ‘round, tyrannizin’ an’ makin’ trouble for everybody whose color don’t match his own.

a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading His prejudices is bound to hit the surface like one of these yere rock ledges in the mountains.

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading Gents, the paleface is ag’in everybody but himse’f; ag’in Mexicans, niggers, Injuns, Chinks--he’s ag’in ’em all; the paleface is overbearin’ an’ insolent, an’ because he’s the gamest fighter he allows he’s app’inted of Providence to prance ‘round, tyrannizin’ an’ makin’ trouble for everybody whose color don’t match his own.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading Which I doubts some if I’m a proper party to be a historian of Mexicans.

the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary

From this reading His prejudices is bound to hit the surface like one of these yere rock ledges in the mountains.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Nacherally I abhors ’em; an’ when a gent abhors anything, that is a Caucasian gent, you-all can gamble the limit he won’t do it jestice.

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

From this reading Nacherally I abhors ’em; an’ when a gent abhors anything, that is a Caucasian gent, you-all can gamble the limit he won’t do it jestice.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading His prejudices is bound to hit the surface like one of these yere rock ledges in the mountains.

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

From this reading Which I doubts some if I’m a proper party to be a historian of Mexicans.

a source of difficulty

From this reading Gents, the paleface is ag’in everybody but himse’f; ag’in Mexicans, niggers, Injuns, Chinks--he’s ag’in ’em all; the paleface is overbearin’ an’ insolent, an’ because he’s the gamest fighter he allows he’s app’inted of Providence to prance ‘round, tyrannizin’ an’ makin’ trouble for everybody whose color don’t match his own.

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

From this reading Gents, the paleface is ag’in everybody but himse’f; ag’in Mexicans, niggers, Injuns, Chinks--he’s ag’in ’em all; the paleface is overbearin’ an’ insolent, an’ because he’s the gamest fighter he allows he’s app’inted of Providence to prance ‘round, tyrannizin’ an’ makin’ trouble for everybody whose color don’t match his own.

at the time that

From this reading Nacherally I abhors ’em; an’ when a gent abhors anything, that is a Caucasian gent, you-all can gamble the limit he won’t do it jestice.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Which I doubts some if I’m a proper party to be a historian of Mexicans.

a Caucasian

From this reading Be white folks ag’in Mexicans?

belonging to which person

From this reading Gents, the paleface is ag’in everybody but himse’f; ag’in Mexicans, niggers, Injuns, Chinks--he’s ag’in ’em all; the paleface is overbearin’ an’ insolent, an’ because he’s the gamest fighter he allows he’s app’inted of Providence to prance ‘round, tyrannizin’ an’ makin’ trouble for everybody whose color don’t match his own.

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

From this reading Nacherally I abhors ’em; an’ when a gent abhors anything, that is a Caucasian gent, you-all can gamble the limit he won’t do it jestice.

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

From this reading His prejudices is bound to hit the surface like one of these yere rock ledges in the mountains.

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

From this reading Nacherally I abhors ’em; an’ when a gent abhors anything, that is a Caucasian gent, you-all can gamble the limit he won’t do it jestice.