Chapter VIII
'A dirty scoundrel and a liar!' 'By gar! Him no good!' 'A thief!' 'Worse than an Indian!'
The Son of the Wolf
Chapter VIII
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'A
dirty
scoundrel
and
a
liar!'
'By
gar!
Him
no
good!'
'A
thief!'
'Worse
than
an
Indian!'
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
'A
dirty
scoundrel
and
a
liar!'
Line 2
'By
gar!
Line 3
Him
no
good!'
/hɪm noʊ good/
Line 4
'A
thief!'
Line 5
'Worse
than
an
Indian!'
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Good
noun
US /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Him no good!'”
Scoundrel
noun
US /ˈskaʊndrəl/
a dishonest or unscrupulous person
From this reading “'A dirty scoundrel and a liar!'”
All words in this reading · 15
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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 'A dirty scoundrel and a liar!'
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading 'Worse than an Indian!'
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'A dirty scoundrel and a liar!'
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading 'By gar!
dirty
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'A dirty scoundrel and a liar!'
gar
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'By gar!
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Him no good!'
HimpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Him no good!'
Indian
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From this reading 'Worse than an Indian!'
liar
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'A dirty scoundrel and a liar!'
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Him no good!'
scoundrelnounUS /ˈskaʊndrəl/
a dishonest or unscrupulous person
From this reading 'A dirty scoundrel and a liar!'
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading 'Worse than an Indian!'
thief
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'A thief!'
Worse
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Worse than an Indian!'