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Wolfville Nights

Chapter XIV

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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

Reading 1/28 · 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

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

About preposition US /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.”

First noun US /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

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.”

Good noun US /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

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.”

Life noun US /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

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.”

None pronoun US /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.”

Philosophy noun US /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.”

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.”

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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.

allows

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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

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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.

avalanches

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

bad

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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.

birds

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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

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From this reading The Troubles of Dan Boggs.

bunches

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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.

cattle

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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.

Cattleman

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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.

Cherokee

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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.

comes

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

Dan

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From this reading The Troubles of Dan Boggs.

discussin

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

firstnounUS /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

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

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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

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.

gets

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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.

goes

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

goodnounUS /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

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-hour

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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.

Hall

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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.

heel

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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.

lecture

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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 /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

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.

like

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.

luck

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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.

Old

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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.

progress

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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.

remarked

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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.

says

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.

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.

straight

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

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.

then

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.

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.

travels

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.

Troubles

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From this reading The Troubles of Dan Boggs.

way

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.

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.