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Wolfville Nights

Chapter XIV · Chapter 14

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The Troubles of Dan Boggs.
"This yere," remarked the Old Cattleman, at the heel of a half-hour lecture on life and its philosophy, "this yere is a evenin' when they gets to discussin' about luck.
It's doorin' the progress of this dispoote when Cherokee Hall allows that luck don't alternate none, first good an' then bad, but travels in bunches like cattle or in flocks like birds.
'Whichever way she comes,' says Cherokee, 'good or bad, luck avalanches itse'f on a gent.
That's straight!' goes on Cherokee.
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Wolfville Nights

Chapter XIV · Chapter 14

Chapter 14 of Wolfville Nights is here in full — 138 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/27 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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The Troubles of Dan Boggs.
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"This yere," remarked the Old Cattleman, at the heel of a half-hour lecture on life and its philosophy, "this yere is a evenin' when they gets to discussin' about luck.
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It's doorin' the progress of this dispoote when Cherokee Hall allows that luck don't alternate none, first good an' then bad, but travels in bunches like cattle or in flocks like birds.
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'Whichever way she comes,' says Cherokee, 'good or bad, luck avalanches itse'f on a gent.
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That's straight!' goes on Cherokee.

Learner Dictionary

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allows verb US /əˈlaʊz/

third-person singular of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen

From this reading “It's doorin' the progress of this dispoote when Cherokee Hall allows that luck don't alternate none, first good an' then bad, but travels in bunches like cattle or in flocks like birds.”

alternate adjective US /ˈɔːltərnət/

every second one of a series

From this reading “It's doorin' the progress of this dispoote when Cherokee Hall allows that luck don't alternate none, first good an' then bad, but travels in bunches like cattle or in flocks like birds.”

avalanches noun US /ˈævəlæntʃɪz/

plural of “avalanche” — a slide of large masses of snow and ice and mud down a mountain

From this reading “'Whichever way she comes,' says Cherokee, 'good or bad, luck avalanches itse'f on a gent.”

bunches noun US /ˈbʌntʃəz/

plural of “bunch” — a grouping of a number of similar things

From this reading “It's doorin' the progress of this dispoote when Cherokee Hall allows that luck don't alternate none, first good an' then bad, but travels in bunches like cattle or in flocks like birds.”

Cherokee noun US /ˈtʃerəkiː/

the Iroquoian language spoken by the Cherokee

From this reading “It's doorin' the progress of this dispoote when Cherokee Hall allows that luck don't alternate none, first good an' then bad, but travels in bunches like cattle or in flocks like birds.”

flocks noun US /flɑːks/

plural of “flock” — a church congregation guided by a pastor

From this reading “It's doorin' the progress of this dispoote when Cherokee Hall allows that luck don't alternate none, first good an' then bad, but travels in bunches like cattle or in flocks like birds.”

gent noun US /dʒent/

informal abbreviation of “gentleman”

From this reading “'Whichever way she comes,' says Cherokee, 'good or bad, luck avalanches itse'f on a gent.”

Whichever determiner US /wɪˈtʃevər/

any one of a set, it does not matter which

From this reading “'Whichever way she comes,' says Cherokee, 'good or bad, luck avalanches itse'f on a gent.”

All words in this reading · 65

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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 "This yere," remarked the Old Cattleman, at the heel of a half-hour lecture on life and its philosophy, "this yere is a evenin' when they gets to discussin' about luck.

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading "This yere," remarked the Old Cattleman, at the heel of a half-hour lecture on life and its philosophy, "this yere is a evenin' when they gets to discussin' about luck.

allowsverbUS /əˈlaʊz/

third-person singular of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen

From this reading It's doorin' the progress of this dispoote when Cherokee Hall allows that luck don't alternate none, first good an' then bad, but travels in bunches like cattle or in flocks like birds.

alternateadjectiveUS /ˈɔːltərnət/

every second one of a series

From this reading It's doorin' the progress of this dispoote when Cherokee Hall allows that luck don't alternate none, first good an' then bad, but travels in bunches like cattle or in flocks like birds.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading It's doorin' the progress of this dispoote when Cherokee Hall allows that luck don't alternate none, first good an' then bad, but travels in bunches like cattle or in flocks like birds.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading "This yere," remarked the Old Cattleman, at the heel of a half-hour lecture on life and its philosophy, "this yere is a evenin' when they gets to discussin' about luck.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading "This yere," remarked the Old Cattleman, at the heel of a half-hour lecture on life and its philosophy, "this yere is a evenin' when they gets to discussin' about luck.

avalanchesnounUS /ˈævəlæntʃɪz/

plural of “avalanche” — a slide of large masses of snow and ice and mud down a mountain

From this reading 'Whichever way she comes,' says Cherokee, 'good or bad, luck avalanches itse'f on a gent.

badadjectiveUS /bæd/

having undesirable or negative qualities

From this reading It's doorin' the progress of this dispoote when Cherokee Hall allows that luck don't alternate none, first good an' then bad, but travels in bunches like cattle or in flocks like birds.

birdsnounUS /bɜːrdz/

plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings

From this reading It's doorin' the progress of this dispoote when Cherokee Hall allows that luck don't alternate none, first good an' then bad, but travels in bunches like cattle or in flocks like birds.

Boggs

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The Troubles of Dan Boggs.

bunchesnounUS /ˈbʌntʃəz/

plural of “bunch” — a grouping of a number of similar things

From this reading It's doorin' the progress of this dispoote when Cherokee Hall allows that luck don't alternate none, first good an' then bad, but travels in bunches like cattle or in flocks like birds.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading It's doorin' the progress of this dispoote when Cherokee Hall allows that luck don't alternate none, first good an' then bad, but travels in bunches like cattle or in flocks like birds.

cattlenounUS /ˈkætəl/

domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age

From this reading It's doorin' the progress of this dispoote when Cherokee Hall allows that luck don't alternate none, first good an' then bad, but travels in bunches like cattle or in flocks like birds.

Cattlemannoun

a man who raises (or tends) cattle

From this reading "This yere," remarked the Old Cattleman, at the heel of a half-hour lecture on life and its philosophy, "this yere is a evenin' when they gets to discussin' about luck.

CherokeenounUS /ˈtʃerəkiː/

the Iroquoian language spoken by the Cherokee

From this reading It's doorin' the progress of this dispoote when Cherokee Hall allows that luck don't alternate none, first good an' then bad, but travels in bunches like cattle or in flocks like birds.

comesnounUS /kʌmz/

plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract

From this reading 'Whichever way she comes,' says Cherokee, 'good or bad, luck avalanches itse'f on a gent.

Dan

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The Troubles of Dan Boggs.

discussin

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "This yere," remarked the Old Cattleman, at the heel of a half-hour lecture on life and its philosophy, "this yere is a evenin' when they gets to discussin' about luck.

dispoote

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It's doorin' the progress of this dispoote when Cherokee Hall allows that luck don't alternate none, first good an' then bad, but travels in bunches like cattle or in flocks like birds.

don't

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It's doorin' the progress of this dispoote when Cherokee Hall allows that luck don't alternate none, first good an' then bad, but travels in bunches like cattle or in flocks like birds.

doorin

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It's doorin' the progress of this dispoote when Cherokee Hall allows that luck don't alternate none, first good an' then bad, but travels in bunches like cattle or in flocks like birds.

evenin

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "This yere," remarked the Old Cattleman, at the heel of a half-hour lecture on life and its philosophy, "this yere is a evenin' when they gets to discussin' about luck.

firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading It's doorin' the progress of this dispoote when Cherokee Hall allows that luck don't alternate none, first good an' then bad, but travels in bunches like cattle or in flocks like birds.

flocksnounUS /flɑːks/

plural of “flock” — a church congregation guided by a pastor

From this reading It's doorin' the progress of this dispoote when Cherokee Hall allows that luck don't alternate none, first good an' then bad, but travels in bunches like cattle or in flocks like birds.

gentnounUS /dʒent/

informal abbreviation of “gentleman”

From this reading 'Whichever way she comes,' says Cherokee, 'good or bad, luck avalanches itse'f on a gent.

getsnounUS /ɡets/

plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent

From this reading "This yere," remarked the Old Cattleman, at the heel of a half-hour lecture on life and its philosophy, "this yere is a evenin' when they gets to discussin' about luck.

goesnounUS /ɡoʊz/

plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)

From this reading That's straight!' goes on Cherokee.

goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading It's doorin' the progress of this dispoote when Cherokee Hall allows that luck don't alternate none, first good an' then bad, but travels in bunches like cattle or in flocks like birds.

half-hournounUS /ˈhæfaʊər/

a half of an hour

From this reading "This yere," remarked the Old Cattleman, at the heel of a half-hour lecture on life and its philosophy, "this yere is a evenin' when they gets to discussin' about luck.

HallnounUS /hɔːl/

an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open

From this reading It's doorin' the progress of this dispoote when Cherokee Hall allows that luck don't alternate none, first good an' then bad, but travels in bunches like cattle or in flocks like birds.

heelnounUS /hiːl/

the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation

From this reading "This yere," remarked the Old Cattleman, at the heel of a half-hour lecture on life and its philosophy, "this yere is a evenin' when they gets to discussin' about luck.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading It's doorin' the progress of this dispoote when Cherokee Hall allows that luck don't alternate none, first good an' then bad, but travels in bunches like cattle or in flocks like birds.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading "This yere," remarked the Old Cattleman, at the heel of a half-hour lecture on life and its philosophy, "this yere is a evenin' when they gets to discussin' about luck.

It's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It's doorin' the progress of this dispoote when Cherokee Hall allows that luck don't alternate none, first good an' then bad, but travels in bunches like cattle or in flocks like birds.

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading "This yere," remarked the Old Cattleman, at the heel of a half-hour lecture on life and its philosophy, "this yere is a evenin' when they gets to discussin' about luck.

itse'f

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading 'Whichever way she comes,' says Cherokee, 'good or bad, luck avalanches itse'f on a gent.

lectureverbUS /ˈlektʃər/

deliver a lecture or talk

From this reading "This yere," remarked the Old Cattleman, at the heel of a half-hour lecture on life and its philosophy, "this yere is a evenin' when they gets to discussin' about luck.

lifenounUS /laɪf/

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading "This yere," remarked the Old Cattleman, at the heel of a half-hour lecture on life and its philosophy, "this yere is a evenin' when they gets to discussin' about luck.

likeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading It's doorin' the progress of this dispoote when Cherokee Hall allows that luck don't alternate none, first good an' then bad, but travels in bunches like cattle or in flocks like birds.

lucknounUS /lʌk/

your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)

From this reading "This yere," remarked the Old Cattleman, at the heel of a half-hour lecture on life and its philosophy, "this yere is a evenin' when they gets to discussin' about luck.

nonepronounUS /nʌn/

not one, and not any

From this reading It's doorin' the progress of this dispoote when Cherokee Hall allows that luck don't alternate none, first good an' then bad, but travels in bunches like cattle or in flocks like birds.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The Troubles of Dan Boggs.

OldadjectiveUS /oʊld/

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading "This yere," remarked the Old Cattleman, at the heel of a half-hour lecture on life and its philosophy, "this yere is a evenin' when they gets to discussin' about luck.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading "This yere," remarked the Old Cattleman, at the heel of a half-hour lecture on life and its philosophy, "this yere is a evenin' when they gets to discussin' about luck.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading It's doorin' the progress of this dispoote when Cherokee Hall allows that luck don't alternate none, first good an' then bad, but travels in bunches like cattle or in flocks like birds.

philosophynounUS /fɪˈlɑː.sə.fi/

The study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence. (Triết học, đạo lý nhân sinh.)

From this reading "This yere," remarked the Old Cattleman, at the heel of a half-hour lecture on life and its philosophy, "this yere is a evenin' when they gets to discussin' about luck.

progressnounUS /ˈprɑːɡres/

gradual improvement or growth or development

From this reading It's doorin' the progress of this dispoote when Cherokee Hall allows that luck don't alternate none, first good an' then bad, but travels in bunches like cattle or in flocks like birds.

remarkedverbUS /rɪˈmɑːrkt/

past form of “remark” — make mention of

From this reading "This yere," remarked the Old Cattleman, at the heel of a half-hour lecture on life and its philosophy, "this yere is a evenin' when they gets to discussin' about luck.

saysnounUS /sez/

plural of “say” — the chance to speak

From this reading 'Whichever way she comes,' says Cherokee, 'good or bad, luck avalanches itse'f on a gent.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading 'Whichever way she comes,' says Cherokee, 'good or bad, luck avalanches itse'f on a gent.

straightadjectiveUS /streɪt/

successive (without a break)

From this reading That's straight!' goes on Cherokee.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It's doorin' the progress of this dispoote when Cherokee Hall allows that luck don't alternate none, first good an' then bad, but travels in bunches like cattle or in flocks like birds.

That's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading That's straight!' goes on Cherokee.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading The Troubles of Dan Boggs.

thenadverbUS /ðen/

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading It's doorin' the progress of this dispoote when Cherokee Hall allows that luck don't alternate none, first good an' then bad, but travels in bunches like cattle or in flocks like birds.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "This yere," remarked the Old Cattleman, at the heel of a half-hour lecture on life and its philosophy, "this yere is a evenin' when they gets to discussin' about luck.

ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading "This yere," remarked the Old Cattleman, at the heel of a half-hour lecture on life and its philosophy, "this yere is a evenin' when they gets to discussin' about luck.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading "This yere," remarked the Old Cattleman, at the heel of a half-hour lecture on life and its philosophy, "this yere is a evenin' when they gets to discussin' about luck.

travelsnounUS /ˈtrævəlz/

plural of “travel” — the act of going from one place to another

From this reading It's doorin' the progress of this dispoote when Cherokee Hall allows that luck don't alternate none, first good an' then bad, but travels in bunches like cattle or in flocks like birds.

TroublesnounUS /ˈtrʌbəlz/

plural of “trouble” — a source of difficulty

From this reading The Troubles of Dan Boggs.

waynounUS /weɪ/

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading 'Whichever way she comes,' says Cherokee, 'good or bad, luck avalanches itse'f on a gent.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading "This yere," remarked the Old Cattleman, at the heel of a half-hour lecture on life and its philosophy, "this yere is a evenin' when they gets to discussin' about luck.

WhicheverdeterminerUS /wɪˈtʃevər/

any one of a set, it does not matter which

From this reading 'Whichever way she comes,' says Cherokee, 'good or bad, luck avalanches itse'f on a gent.

yere

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "This yere," remarked the Old Cattleman, at the heel of a half-hour lecture on life and its philosophy, "this yere is a evenin' when they gets to discussin' about luck.

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