One-Eyed Jacks

No Shoes, Huh

(Lesson 1)

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bullet

a projectile that is fired from a gun
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Bullet rides?
canyon

a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall
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Well, listen. If I ain't wrong, I think it's got to be four or five miles right down that canyon there.
cave in

the sudden collapse of something into a hollow beneath it
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If we rode that horse double up, she'd cave in on us before we went half a mile.
chance

a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
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I didn't have much chance to be around fine ladies like yourself.
choice

the person or thing chosen or selected
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We ain't got no choice. Well, who rides and who stays?
corral

a pen for cattle
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You remember a little stick place just outside of San Felipe? With a corral?
damn

something of little value
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Well, that's no damn good.
flea

any wingless bloodsucking parasitic insect noted for ability to leap
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You can fight them fleas on your own. I'll see you later.
front

the side that is forward or prominent
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Well, it's better'n sitting here, waiting to get shot all to hell, front and back.
gentleman

a man of refinement
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I have made the mistake of thinking that you were a gentleman.
glory

brilliant radiant beauty
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Let's go to glory, Dad!
goat

any of numerous agile ruminants related to sheep but having a beard and straight horns
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Yeah. Remember, that was when you was drunk and killed that lady's goat?
gold

coins made of gold
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Come on. Take the gold! Get the gold!
half mile

a unit of length equal to half of 1 mile
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If we rode that horse double up, she'd cave in on us before we went half a mile.
hell

any place of pain and turmoil
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Well, it's better'n sitting here, waiting to get shot all to hell, front and back.
hour

a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
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They'll be stomping all over us inside an hour.
hurry

a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
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Hurry up. Come on, come on.
kid

a young person of either sex
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Kid. Yeah?
lady

a polite name for any woman
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Yeah. Remember, that was when you was drunk and killed that lady's goat?
lot

a large number or amount or extent
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It'd mean a lot to me, senhora, if you'd wear it for me.
manners

social deportment
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I never did get much upbringing as a kid, and all the manners I learned was in a saloon.
mexico

a republic in southern North America; became independent from Spain in 1810
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Do you make your home in Mexico?
mile

a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
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Well, listen. If I ain't wrong, I think it's got to be four or five miles right down that canyon there.
mistake

a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
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I have made the mistake of thinking that you were a gentleman.
mount

a lightweight horse kept for riding only
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Yeah, but one of us could stay and hold this rim and the other one go get us fresh mounts.
pull

a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke)
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Give me a pull on that. Yeah.
rifle

a shoulder firearm with a long barrel and a rifled bore
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Where's your rifle?
rim

the shape of a raised edge of a more or less circular object
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Yeah, but one of us could stay and hold this rim and the other one go get us fresh mounts.
ring

jewelry consisting of a circlet of precious metal (often set with jewels) worn on the finger
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My mother give me this ring just before she died.
saddle

a seat for the rider of a horse or camel
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My home is... oh, just any place I throw my saddle down, I guess.
saloon

a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
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I never did get much upbringing as a kid, and all the manners I learned was in a saloon.
shoe

footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material
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No shoes, huh?
shot

the act of firing a projectile
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Well, it's better'n sitting here, waiting to get shot all to hell, front and back.
slim chance

little or no chance of success
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Ah, slim chance.
somebody

a human being
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Hurry up, Dad. We got to get out of here before somebody comes in.
something

an object whose nature is yet to be defined
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You have a little something in your eye, senhorita. Oh.
stick

an implement consisting of a length of wood
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You remember a little stick place just outside of San Felipe? With a corral?
sweetheart

a very attractive or seductive looking woman
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Sorry, sweetheart. Maybe next time.
thank you

a conversational expression of gratitude
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Oh, thank you.
think

an instance of deliberate thinking
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I have made the mistake of thinking that you were a gentleman.
upbringing

properties acquired during a person's formative years
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I never did get much upbringing as a kid, and all the manners I learned was in a saloon.
voice

the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
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I'm hurrying. Keep your voice down.
while

a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition
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Well, I transport money for the banks once in a while.
window

a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
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Vete a la ventana. Come out the window!
call

pay a brief visit
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You may call again if you wish.
cheat

deprive somebody of something by deceit
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Young lady's trying to cheat me here.
close

become closed
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Just... close it.
come in

to come or go into
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What's the matter? Ain't you coming in?
come on

start running, functioning, or operating
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Yeah! Come on! Get on your horse! Rurales!
come out

break out
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Vete a la ventana. Come out the window!
die

pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
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My mother give me this ring just before she died.
do good

be beneficial for
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We ain't gonna do no good from here.
done

having finished or arrived at completion
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Sure you got it all, Dad? Yeah. You about done?
drift

be in motion due to some air or water current
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Yeah, I, uh You might say that. I drift into one town and out of another.
drop

let fall to the ground
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I dropped it coming up.
feel

undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
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It'd make me feel a whole lot better.
fight

be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
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You can fight them fleas on your own. I'll see you later.
get out

move out of or depart from
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Hurry up, Dad. We got to get out of here before somebody comes in.
give

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
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My mother give me this ring just before she died.
go away

move away from a place into another direction
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Don't go away now.
hold

secure and keep for possible future use or application
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Yeah, but one of us could stay and hold this rim and the other one go get us fresh mounts.
hold

cause to stop
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No, hold it.
hurry

move very fast
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I'm hurrying. Keep your voice down.
learn

gain knowledge or skills
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I never did get much upbringing as a kid, and all the manners I learned was in a saloon.
leave

go away from a place
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Now perhaps you'd better leave.
listen

hear with intention
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Well, listen. If I ain't wrong, I think it's got to be four or five miles right down that canyon there.
permit

consent to, give permission
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No, I If you'll permit me, I think I could snag it out with this.
ride

sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
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If we rode that horse double up, she'd cave in on us before we went half a mile.
snag

get by acting quickly and smartly
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No, I If you'll permit me, I think I could snag it out with this.
stay

stay the same; remain in a certain state
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Yeah, but one of us could stay and hold this rim and the other one go get us fresh mounts.
take

take into one's possession
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I I couldn't take that.
think of

keep in mind for attention or consideration
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Wasn't thinking of it.
throw

propel through the air
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My home is... oh, just any place I throw my saddle down, I guess.
transport

move something or somebody around; usually over long distances
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Well, I transport money for the banks once in a while.
traveling

the act of going from one place to another
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Oh, then you do much traveling.
use

put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
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Yeah, I could use it.
wear

be dressed in
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It'd mean a lot to me, senhora, if you'd wear it for me.
wonder

have a wish or desire to know something
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Say, I wonder what happened to your friend, huh?
work

have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected
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Huh? Yeah, it might work.
beautiful

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
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It's... It's very beautiful.
double

consisting of or involving two parts or components usually in pairs
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If we rode that horse double up, she'd cave in on us before we went half a mile.
fat

having an (over)abundance of flesh
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You know, you're getting too fat to run!
fine

characterized by elegance or refinement or accomplishment
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I didn't have much chance to be around fine ladies like yourself.
fresh

recently made, produced, or harvested
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Yeah, but one of us could stay and hold this rim and the other one go get us fresh mounts.
funny

not as expected
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We'd better think of something funny, and quick.
gone

well in the past; former
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I just hope that... you don't think too bad about me when I'm gone.
honored

having an illustrious reputation; respected
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I shall be honored to wear it.
impulsive

proceeding from natural feeling or impulse without external stimulus
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Perhaps you were a little impulsive.
little

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
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You remember a little stick place just outside of San Felipe? With a corral?
much

(quantifier used with mass nouns) great in quantity or degree or extent
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I never did get much upbringing as a kid, and all the manners I learned was in a saloon.
next

immediately following in time or order
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Sorry, sweetheart. Maybe next time.
nice

pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
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Senhorita, you just don't know how nice that makes me feel.
other

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
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Yeah, but one of us could stay and hold this rim and the other one go get us fresh mounts.
quick

accomplished rapidly and without delay
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I'll see you right quick.
whole

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
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It'd make me feel a whole lot better.
wrong

not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
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Well, listen. If I ain't wrong, I think it's got to be four or five miles right down that canyon there.
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