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Angel and the Badman
That Quirt Evans Is Surely Something
(Lesson 1)
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Nouns (44)
Verbs (44)
Adjectives (13)
Adverbs (12)
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Total words
113
Video duration
7:14
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advice
a proposal for an appropriate course of action
Take my advice...
bomb
an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions
I'd just a soon have a black powder bomb in my house.
bunch
an informal body of friends
...the two of them shot it out with the whole Clanton bunch.
chart
a visual display of information
Chart 1089, record in my name...that's all.
corner
the point where two lines meet or intersect
Have filed corner stakes...
day
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
I know of a dozen men who'd ride night and day
deputy
someone authorized to exercise the powers of sheriff in emergencies
When he and Wyatt Earp were deputies over in Tombstone.
exception
a deliberate act of omission
Can't you make this one exception? No.
eye
the organ of sight
They says he closed the eyes of many a man.
father
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
Would you call my father please?
fort
a fortified military post where troops are stationed
Fort Lansing.
gal
alliterative term for girl (or woman)
Hmmm...he's quite a man with the gals.
gall
the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties
You've got your gall busting into my office.
good night
a conventional expression of farewell
Good night.
gun
a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
How you don't believe in guns or anything like that, only doing good.
horse
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
Give me that horse.
house
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
You're injured man. Let us take you into the house.
key
metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
My keys closed down for tonight.
lansing
capital of the state of Michigan; located in southern Michigan on the Grand River
Fort Lansing.
light
any device serving as a source of illumination
Bring a light with you.
ma'am
a woman of refinement
Yes! ma'am...
man
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
I know of a dozen men who'd ride night and day
mr.
a form of address for a man
All sent, Mr. Evans.
name
a language unit by which a person or thing is known
Chart 1089, record in my name...that's all.
night
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
Sorry, closed down for the night.
notch
a small cut
See how many notches he has got in his gun.
office
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
You've got your gall busting into my office.
one
the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
Can't you make this one exception? No.
people
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
I've heard about you people.
plot
a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation
...on plots 234... 235.
powder
a solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles; a solid that has been pulverized
I'd just a soon have a black powder bomb in my house.
question
a sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply
What a question!
recorder
equipment for making records
Territorial Recorders office.
schedule
a temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to
Can't go against the schedule. Closed down.
something
an object whose nature is yet to be defined
That Quirt Evans is surely something.
stake
a pole or stake set up to mark something (as the start or end of a race track)
Have filed corner stakes...
station
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
I got to go on. I got to get to the telegraph station.
sure
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
Sure ain't going to touch it and find out
telegraph
apparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire (usually in Morse code)
I got to go on. I got to get to the telegraph station.
tonight
the present or immediately coming night
My keys closed down for tonight.
wagon
any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
To the wagon,
way
how something is done or how it happens
He might wake up and take it the wrong way.
woman
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
And opened the eyes of many a women.
yes
an affirmative
Yes! ma'am...
be
have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
Why! He ain't dead, is he?
believe
accept as true; take to be true
How you don't believe in guns or anything like that, only doing good.
bring
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
Bring a light with you.
bust
break open or apart suddenly and forcefully
You've got your gall busting into my office.
call
send a message or attempt to reach someone by radio, phone, etc.; make a signal to in order to transmit a message
Would you call my father please?
close
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
They says he closed the eyes of many a man.
close down
cease to operate or cause to cease operating
Sorry, closed down for the night.
come
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
No. Come out of there, you!
file
record in a public office or in a court of law
Have filed corner stakes...
find out
get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally
Sure ain't going to touch it and find out
get
enter or assume a certain state or condition
Get in here. What?
get
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
You've got your gall busting into my office.
get
come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)
See how many notches he has got in his gun.
get
reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
I got to go on. I got to get to the telegraph station.
give
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
Give me that horse.
go against
act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
Can't go against the schedule. Closed down.
go on
continue a certain state, condition, or activity
He couldn't go on, nor could you.
have
have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense
See how many notches he has got in his gun.
hear
receive a communication from someone
I've heard about you people.
knock out
knock unconscious or senseless
No, just knocked out!
know
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
I know, but this is urgent...
know
be familiar or acquainted with a person or an object
You know him?
let
make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
You're injured man. Let us take you into the house.
look
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
Look at his gun.
make
make or cause to be or to become
Can't you make this one exception? No.
open
cause to open or to become open
And opened the eyes of many a women.
prowl
move about in or as if in a predatory manner
Night prowling around here, like this.
record
make a record of; set down in permanent form
Chart 1089, record in my name...that's all.
ride
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
I know of a dozen men who'd ride night and day
say
express in words
They says he closed the eyes of many a man.
see
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
See how many notches he has got in his gun.
send
cause to go somewhere
You can write it, but I won't send it anyway.
shoot
fire a shot
...the two of them shot it out with the whole Clanton bunch.
sign
mark with one's signature; write one's name (on)
How shall I sign it?
stand for
tolerate or bear
I won't stand for it!
stay away
stay clear of, avoid
You stay plenty far away from Mr. Quirt Evans.
take
take somebody somewhere
We'll take you. Penelope!
take
receive willingly something given or offered
Take my advice...
take
interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression
He might wake up and take it the wrong way.
thank
express gratitude or show appreciation to
Thank you very much for your advice. Goodnight.
think
judge or regard; look upon; judge
Who do you think you're anyway?
touch
make physical contact with, come in contact with
Sure ain't going to touch it and find out
wake up
cause to become awake or conscious
He might wake up and take it the wrong way.
write
communicate or express by writing
You can write it, but I won't send it anyway.
black
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
I'd just a soon have a black powder bomb in my house.
crazy
bizarre or fantastic
Quirt Evans? Crazy!
dead
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
Why! He ain't dead, is he?
dozen
denoting a quantity consisting of 12 items or units
I know of a dozen men who'd ride night and day
good
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
How you don't believe in guns or anything like that, only doing good.
heavy
of comparatively great physical weight or density
Heavy, ain't he?
injured
harmed
You're injured man. Let us take you into the house.
many
a large number of; numerous
They says he closed the eyes of many a man.
much
(quantifier used with mass nouns) great in quantity or degree or extent
Thank you very much for your advice. Goodnight.
sorry
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
Sorry, closed down for the night.
urgent
compelling immediate action
I know, but this is urgent...
whole
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
...the two of them shot it out with the whole Clanton bunch.
wrong
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
He might wake up and take it the wrong way.
anyway
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
Who do you think you're anyway?
far
to a considerable degree; very much
You stay plenty far away from Mr. Quirt Evans.
here
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
Get in here. What?
just
and nothing more
No, just knocked out!
not
negation of a word or group of words
Not any that I can see.
only
and nothing more
How you don't believe in guns or anything like that, only doing good.
please
used in polite request
Would you call my father please?
plenty
as much as necessary
You stay plenty far away from Mr. Quirt Evans.
quite
to a degree (not used with a negative)
Hmmm...he's quite a man with the gals.
surely
definitely or positively (`sure' is sometimes used informally for `surely')
That Quirt Evans is surely something.
there
in or at that place
No. Come out of there, you!
very
to a great extent or degree
Thank you very much for your advice. Goodnight.
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