Chapter XIX
MACE BOWMAN, SHERIFF. "And so you think the trouble lies with the man and not with the whiskey?" I said. The Old Cattleman and I were discussing "temperance." "Right you be.
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Chapter XIX
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MACE
BOWMAN,
SHERIFF.
"And
so
you
think
the
trouble
lies
with
the
man
and
not
with
the
whiskey?"
I
said.
The
Old
Cattleman
and
I
were
discussing
"temperance."
"Right
you
be.
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Line 1
MACE
BOWMAN,
SHERIFF.
Line 2
"And
so
you
think
the
trouble
lies
with
the
man
and
not
with
the
whiskey?"
Line 3
I
said.
Line 4
The
Old
Cattleman
and
I
were
discussing
"temperance."
Line 5
"Right
you
be.
/right juː biː/
Learner Dictionary
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Right
noun
US /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Right you be.”
Think
noun
US /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"And so you think the trouble lies with the man and not with the whiskey?"”
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AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And so you think the trouble lies with the man and not with the whiskey?"
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Right you be.
BOWMAN
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From this reading MACE BOWMAN, SHERIFF.
Cattleman
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discussing
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I said.
lies
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MACE
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From this reading MACE BOWMAN, SHERIFF.
man
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notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
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Old
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From this reading The Old Cattleman and I were discussing "temperance."
RightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Right you be.
said
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From this reading I said.
SHERIFF
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From this reading MACE BOWMAN, SHERIFF.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "And so you think the trouble lies with the man and not with the whiskey?"
temperance
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From this reading The Old Cattleman and I were discussing "temperance."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "And so you think the trouble lies with the man and not with the whiskey?"
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And so you think the trouble lies with the man and not with the whiskey?"
trouble
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wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Old Cattleman and I were discussing "temperance."
whiskey
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From this reading "And so you think the trouble lies with the man and not with the whiskey?"
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "And so you think the trouble lies with the man and not with the whiskey?"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And so you think the trouble lies with the man and not with the whiskey?"