Chapter III
"For sure, I t'ink, das two thousand dollar mine. Bully boy! Den more mens come from Circle City, and dey say no, das thees mans, Daveed Payne, come Dawson leel tam back. So madame and I go not 'tall. "_Oui, m'sieu_.
The God of His Fathers: Tales of the Klondyke
Chapter III
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"For
sure,
I
t'ink,
das
two
thousand
dollar
mine.
Bully
boy!
Den
more
mens
come
from
Circle
City,
and
dey
say
no,
das
thees
mans,
Daveed
Payne,
come
Dawson
leel
tam
back.
So
madame
and
I
go
not
'tall.
"_Oui,
m'sieu_.
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The God of His Fathers: Tales of the Klondyke
Chapter III
Reading 1/43 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
"For
sure,
I
t'ink,
das
two
thousand
dollar
mine.
Line 2
Bully
boy!
Line 3
Den
more
mens
come
from
Circle
City,
and
dey
say
no,
das
thees
mans,
Daveed
Payne,
come
Dawson
leel
tam
back.
Line 4
So
madame
and
I
go
not
'tall.
Line 5
"_Oui,
m'sieu_.
Learner Dictionary
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Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Den more mens come from Circle City, and dey say no, das thees mans, Daveed Payne, come Dawson leel tam back.”
Mine
pronoun
US /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “"For sure, I t'ink, das two thousand dollar mine.”
Sure
noun
US /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"For sure, I t'ink, das two thousand dollar mine.”
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Den more mens come from Circle City, and dey say no, das thees mans, Daveed Payne, come Dawson leel tam back.
back
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From this reading Den more mens come from Circle City, and dey say no, das thees mans, Daveed Payne, come Dawson leel tam back.
boy
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From this reading Bully boy!
Bully
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From this reading Bully boy!
Circle
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From this reading Den more mens come from Circle City, and dey say no, das thees mans, Daveed Payne, come Dawson leel tam back.
City
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From this reading Den more mens come from Circle City, and dey say no, das thees mans, Daveed Payne, come Dawson leel tam back.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Den more mens come from Circle City, and dey say no, das thees mans, Daveed Payne, come Dawson leel tam back.
das
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Daveed
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From this reading Den more mens come from Circle City, and dey say no, das thees mans, Daveed Payne, come Dawson leel tam back.
Dawson
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From this reading Den more mens come from Circle City, and dey say no, das thees mans, Daveed Payne, come Dawson leel tam back.
Den
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From this reading Den more mens come from Circle City, and dey say no, das thees mans, Daveed Payne, come Dawson leel tam back.
dey
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From this reading Den more mens come from Circle City, and dey say no, das thees mans, Daveed Payne, come Dawson leel tam back.
dollar
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From this reading "For sure, I t'ink, das two thousand dollar mine.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "For sure, I t'ink, das two thousand dollar mine.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Den more mens come from Circle City, and dey say no, das thees mans, Daveed Payne, come Dawson leel tam back.
go
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From this reading So madame and I go not 'tall.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "For sure, I t'ink, das two thousand dollar mine.
leel
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From this reading Den more mens come from Circle City, and dey say no, das thees mans, Daveed Payne, come Dawson leel tam back.
m'sieu
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From this reading "_Oui, m'sieu_.
madame
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From this reading So madame and I go not 'tall.
mans
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From this reading Den more mens come from Circle City, and dey say no, das thees mans, Daveed Payne, come Dawson leel tam back.
mens
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From this reading Den more mens come from Circle City, and dey say no, das thees mans, Daveed Payne, come Dawson leel tam back.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "For sure, I t'ink, das two thousand dollar mine.
more
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From this reading Den more mens come from Circle City, and dey say no, das thees mans, Daveed Payne, come Dawson leel tam back.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Den more mens come from Circle City, and dey say no, das thees mans, Daveed Payne, come Dawson leel tam back.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading So madame and I go not 'tall.
Oui
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From this reading "_Oui, m'sieu_.
Payne
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From this reading Den more mens come from Circle City, and dey say no, das thees mans, Daveed Payne, come Dawson leel tam back.
say
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From this reading Den more mens come from Circle City, and dey say no, das thees mans, Daveed Payne, come Dawson leel tam back.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So madame and I go not 'tall.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "For sure, I t'ink, das two thousand dollar mine.
t'ink
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From this reading "For sure, I t'ink, das two thousand dollar mine.
tall
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From this reading So madame and I go not 'tall.
tam
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From this reading Den more mens come from Circle City, and dey say no, das thees mans, Daveed Payne, come Dawson leel tam back.
thees
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From this reading Den more mens come from Circle City, and dey say no, das thees mans, Daveed Payne, come Dawson leel tam back.
thousand
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From this reading "For sure, I t'ink, das two thousand dollar mine.
two
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From this reading "For sure, I t'ink, das two thousand dollar mine.