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Wolfville Days

Chapter XIX

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When the Stage Was Stopped.
"Camp down into that char thar, son," said the Old Cattleman with much heartiness.
"Which I'm waitin' for that black boy Tom to come back; I sends him for my war-bags.
No, I don't need 'em none, only I've got to give this yere imbecile Tom money.
Them Senegambians is shore a pecooliar people.
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Wolfville Days

Chapter XIX

Reading 1/58 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
When the Stage Was Stopped.
Line 2
"Camp down into that char thar, son," said the Old Cattleman with much heartiness.
Line 3
"Which I'm waitin' for that black boy Tom to come back; I sends him for my war-bags.
Line 4
No, I don't need 'em none, only I've got to give this yere imbecile Tom money.
Line 5
Them Senegambians is shore a pecooliar people.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Camp noun US /camp/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Camp down into that char thar, son," said the Old Cattleman with much heartiness.”

Come noun US /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Which I'm waitin' for that black boy Tom to come back; I sends him for my war-bags.”

Need noun US /need/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “No, I don't need 'em none, only I've got to give this yere imbecile Tom money.”

None pronoun US /nʌn/

not one, and not any

From this reading “No, I don't need 'em none, only I've got to give this yere imbecile Tom money.”

Stopped noun US /stopped/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “When the Stage Was Stopped.”

All words in this reading · 53

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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 Them Senegambians is shore a pecooliar people.

back

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From this reading "Which I'm waitin' for that black boy Tom to come back; I sends him for my war-bags.

black

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From this reading "Which I'm waitin' for that black boy Tom to come back; I sends him for my war-bags.

boy

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From this reading "Which I'm waitin' for that black boy Tom to come back; I sends him for my war-bags.

Camp

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From this reading "Camp down into that char thar, son," said the Old Cattleman with much heartiness.

Cattleman

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From this reading "Camp down into that char thar, son," said the Old Cattleman with much heartiness.

char

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From this reading "Camp down into that char thar, son," said the Old Cattleman with much heartiness.

comenounUS /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Which I'm waitin' for that black boy Tom to come back; I sends him for my war-bags.

don't

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From this reading No, I don't need 'em none, only I've got to give this yere imbecile Tom money.

down

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From this reading "Camp down into that char thar, son," said the Old Cattleman with much heartiness.

em

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From this reading No, I don't need 'em none, only I've got to give this yere imbecile Tom money.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "Which I'm waitin' for that black boy Tom to come back; I sends him for my war-bags.

give

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From this reading No, I don't need 'em none, only I've got to give this yere imbecile Tom money.

got

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From this reading No, I don't need 'em none, only I've got to give this yere imbecile Tom money.

heartiness

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From this reading "Camp down into that char thar, son," said the Old Cattleman with much heartiness.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "Which I'm waitin' for that black boy Tom to come back; I sends him for my war-bags.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading "Which I'm waitin' for that black boy Tom to come back; I sends him for my war-bags.

I'm

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From this reading "Which I'm waitin' for that black boy Tom to come back; I sends him for my war-bags.

I've

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From this reading No, I don't need 'em none, only I've got to give this yere imbecile Tom money.

imbecile

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From this reading No, I don't need 'em none, only I've got to give this yere imbecile Tom money.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading "Camp down into that char thar, son," said the Old Cattleman with much heartiness.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading Them Senegambians is shore a pecooliar people.

money

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From this reading No, I don't need 'em none, only I've got to give this yere imbecile Tom money.

much

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From this reading "Camp down into that char thar, son," said the Old Cattleman with much heartiness.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "Which I'm waitin' for that black boy Tom to come back; I sends him for my war-bags.

neednounUS /need/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading No, I don't need 'em none, only I've got to give this yere imbecile Tom money.

NodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading No, I don't need 'em none, only I've got to give this yere imbecile Tom money.

nonepronounUS /nʌn/

not one, and not any

From this reading No, I don't need 'em none, only I've got to give this yere imbecile Tom money.

Old

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From this reading "Camp down into that char thar, son," said the Old Cattleman with much heartiness.

only

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From this reading No, I don't need 'em none, only I've got to give this yere imbecile Tom money.

pecooliar

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From this reading Them Senegambians is shore a pecooliar people.

people

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From this reading Them Senegambians is shore a pecooliar people.

said

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From this reading "Camp down into that char thar, son," said the Old Cattleman with much heartiness.

sends

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From this reading "Which I'm waitin' for that black boy Tom to come back; I sends him for my war-bags.

Senegambians

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From this reading Them Senegambians is shore a pecooliar people.

shore

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From this reading Them Senegambians is shore a pecooliar people.

son

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From this reading "Camp down into that char thar, son," said the Old Cattleman with much heartiness.

Stage

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From this reading When the Stage Was Stopped.

StoppednounUS /stopped/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading When the Stage Was Stopped.

thar

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From this reading "Camp down into that char thar, son," said the Old Cattleman with much heartiness.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "Camp down into that char thar, son," said the Old Cattleman with much heartiness.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading When the Stage Was Stopped.

ThempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Them Senegambians is shore a pecooliar people.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading No, I don't need 'em none, only I've got to give this yere imbecile Tom money.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading "Which I'm waitin' for that black boy Tom to come back; I sends him for my war-bags.

Tom

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From this reading "Which I'm waitin' for that black boy Tom to come back; I sends him for my war-bags.

waitin

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From this reading "Which I'm waitin' for that black boy Tom to come back; I sends him for my war-bags.

war-bags

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From this reading "Which I'm waitin' for that black boy Tom to come back; I sends him for my war-bags.

Wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading When the Stage Was Stopped.

WhenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading When the Stage Was Stopped.

WhichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

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

From this reading "Which I'm waitin' for that black boy Tom to come back; I sends him for my war-bags.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading "Camp down into that char thar, son," said the Old Cattleman with much heartiness.

yere

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From this reading No, I don't need 'em none, only I've got to give this yere imbecile Tom money.