Chapter III
Chapter 3
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LIGE. Yeah, but you-all playin’ catch-up. FRANK. Gimme them cards … lemme deal some. LIGE.
The mule-bone
Chapter III · Chapter 3
Chapter 3 of The mule-bone is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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LIGE.
Yeah,
but
you-all
playin’
catch-up.
FRANK.
Gimme
them
cards …
lemme
deal
some.
LIGE.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
The mule-bone
Chapter III · Chapter 3
Chapter 3 of The mule-bone is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/79 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
LIGE.
Line 2
Yeah,
but
you-all
playin’
catch-up.
Line 3
FRANK.
/fræŋk/
Line 4
Gimme
them
cards …
lemme
deal
some.
Line 5
LIGE.
Learner Dictionary
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a game played with playing cards
From this reading “Gimme them cards … lemme deal some.”
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading “Gimme them cards … lemme deal some.”
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading “FRANK.”
Yeah
adverb
US /jæ/
not only so, but
From this reading “Yeah, but you-all playin’ catch-up.”
All words in this reading · 13
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Yeah, but you-all playin’ catch-up.
a game played with playing cards
From this reading Gimme them cards … lemme deal some.
catch-up
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From this reading Yeah, but you-all playin’ catch-up.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading Gimme them cards … lemme deal some.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading FRANK.
Gimme
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From this reading Gimme them cards … lemme deal some.
lemme
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From this reading Gimme them cards … lemme deal some.
LIGE
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From this reading LIGE.
playin
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From this reading Yeah, but you-all playin’ catch-up.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Gimme them cards … lemme deal some.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Gimme them cards … lemme deal some.
YeahadverbUS /jæ/
not only so, but
From this reading Yeah, but you-all playin’ catch-up.
you-all
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From this reading Yeah, but you-all playin’ catch-up.
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