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One-Eyed Jacks

After My Baby Comes

(Lesson 10)

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april

the month following March and preceding May
A video clip called Why don't you go to Mexico? I could meet you in Sonora in April.

Why don't you go to Mexico? I could meet you in Sonora in April.
baby

a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
A video clip called Louisa's going to have his baby.

Louisa's going to have his baby.
bean

any of various edible seeds of plants of the family Leguminosae used for food
A video clip called Is this the thanks I get for taking you out of the bean fields... and giving you respectability?

Is this the thanks I get for taking you out of the bean fields... and giving you respectability?
belt

a band to tie or buckle around the body (usually at the waist)
A video clip called Step in here. Left hand. Take that belt off.

Step in here. Left hand. Take that belt off.
bluff

pretense that your position is stronger than it really is
A video clip called You're running a bluff, brethren, and I'm gonna call you. Five.

You're running a bluff, brethren, and I'm gonna call you. Five.
brethren

(plural) the lay members of a male religious order
A video clip called You're running a bluff, brethren, and I'm gonna call you. Five.

You're running a bluff, brethren, and I'm gonna call you. Five.
chains

metal shackles; for hands or legs
A video clip called Take them chains off.

Take them chains off.
daddy

an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
A video clip called I'm taking you out of here and let Tim keep you till your daddy gets back.

I'm taking you out of here and let Tim keep you till your daddy gets back.
daughter

a female human offspring
A video clip called But if I talk to you so, it's because I don't want my daughter to suffer as I did.

But if I talk to you so, it's because I don't want my daughter to suffer as I did.
door

a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
A video clip called Open that door.

Open that door.
execution

putting a condemned person to death
A video clip called His execution will be a day earlier. That's all.

His execution will be a day earlier. That's all.
field

a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
A video clip called Is this the thanks I get for taking you out of the bean fields... and giving you respectability?

Is this the thanks I get for taking you out of the bean fields... and giving you respectability?
fork

cutlery used for serving and eating food
A video clip called I'll stick a fork in you! Suelta!

I'll stick a fork in you! Suelta!
hatred

the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
A video clip called Your hatred is more important to you than anything,

Your hatred is more important to you than anything,
head

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
A video clip called And I gave you a roof over your head.

And I gave you a roof over your head.
hell

(Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment
A video clip called What the hell is the matter with you?

What the hell is the matter with you?
key

metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
A video clip called Get them keys out.

Get them keys out.
knee

hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
A video clip called Down on your knees.

Down on your knees.
memory

something that is remembered
A video clip called And you will do anything to hide that memory of what you did to him,

And you will do anything to hide that memory of what you did to him,
neck

the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
A video clip called I'm gonna take you off at the neck.

I'm gonna take you off at the neck.
peek

a secret look
A video clip called Just take a little peek.

Just take a little peek.
pup

young of any of various canines such as a dog or wolf
A video clip called Smart pup.

Smart pup.
respectability

honorableness by virtue of being respectable and having a good reputation
A video clip called Is this the thanks I get for taking you out of the bean fields... and giving you respectability?

Is this the thanks I get for taking you out of the bean fields... and giving you respectability?
roof

a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building
A video clip called And I gave you a roof over your head.

And I gave you a roof over your head.
runt

disparaging terms for small people
A video clip called I love you, Rio! Come here, you little runt.

I love you, Rio! Come here, you little runt.
seven

the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
A video clip called Seven.

Seven.
someplace

in or at or to some place
A video clip called I'll find someplace.

I'll find someplace.
spring

the season of growth
A video clip called You be looking for me in the spring.

You be looking for me in the spring.
stairs

a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
A video clip called What do you think you're doing up here? Get on back down them stairs.

What do you think you're doing up here? Get on back down them stairs.
stew

food prepared by stewing especially meat or fish with vegetables
A video clip called What do you got in here anyhow? That's just some stew.

What do you got in here anyhow? That's just some stew.
three

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
A video clip called Three.

Three.
turn

an unforeseen development
A video clip called Now just turn around and get your turn.

Now just turn around and get your turn.
wall

an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
A video clip called You'll be lucky if you hit the wall.

You'll be lucky if you hit the wall.
whatever

one or some or every or all without specification
A video clip called Well, just tell her whatever you have to.

Well, just tell her whatever you have to.
build

form or accumulate steadily
A video clip called It's taken me five years to build this decent life.

It's taken me five years to build this decent life.
call

make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands
A video clip called You're running a bluff, brethren, and I'm gonna call you. Five.

You're running a bluff, brethren, and I'm gonna call you. Five.
choke

breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion
A video clip called The truth? Why, he'd choke on the truth.

The truth? Why, he'd choke on the truth.
come

come to pass; arrive, as in due course
A video clip called After my baby comes.

After my baby comes.
count

determine the number or amount of
A video clip called I count eight, and I ain't got them keys,

I count eight, and I ain't got them keys,
dive

drop steeply
A video clip called I might get shot up a little bit diving down these stairs,

I might get shot up a little bit diving down these stairs,
duck

to move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away
A video clip called All I gotta do is duck a little bit, and you're done.

All I gotta do is duck a little bit, and you're done.
find

come upon, as if by accident; meet with
A video clip called I'll find someplace.

I'll find someplace.
get away

run away from confinement
A video clip called Somebody help! Help! He's getting away!

Somebody help! Help! He's getting away!
get off

leave a vehicle, aircraft, etc.
A video clip called Get off that horse.

Get off that horse.
hide

prevent from being seen or discovered
A video clip called And you will do anything to hide that memory of what you did to him,

And you will do anything to hide that memory of what you did to him,
hit

cause to move by striking
A video clip called You'll be lucky if you hit the wall.

You'll be lucky if you hit the wall.
include

have as a part, be made up out of
A video clip called including our own lives.

including our own lives.
kick

drive or propel with the foot
A video clip called Kicking and snapping, spitting out your blood.

Kicking and snapping, spitting out your blood.
pay

bear (a cost or penalty), in recompense for some action
A video clip called He's guilty, and he's gonna pay.

He's guilty, and he's gonna pay.
put

formulate in a particular style or language
A video clip called but you're gonna hang any way you put it.

but you're gonna hang any way you put it.
refuse

show unwillingness towards
A video clip called Alright. I'll tell him that you refused.

Alright. I'll tell him that you refused.
ruin

destroy completely; damage irreparably
A video clip called I'm not gonna stand by and let him ruin... Killing him will not help!

I'm not gonna stand by and let him ruin... Killing him will not help!
run

direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.
A video clip called You're running a bluff, brethren, and I'm gonna call you. Five.

You're running a bluff, brethren, and I'm gonna call you. Five.
run away

flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
A video clip called Oh, the story about you run away from him in Mexico and leave him to die.

Oh, the story about you run away from him in Mexico and leave him to die.
shut up

refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent
A video clip called I told you to shut up.

I told you to shut up.
snap

move or strike with a noise
A video clip called Kicking and snapping, spitting out your blood.

Kicking and snapping, spitting out your blood.
spit

expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth
A video clip called Kicking and snapping, spitting out your blood.

Kicking and snapping, spitting out your blood.
stand by

not act or do anything
A video clip called I'm not gonna stand by and let him ruin... Killing him will not help!

I'm not gonna stand by and let him ruin... Killing him will not help!
stick

put, fix, force, or implant
A video clip called I'll stick a fork in you! Suelta!

I'll stick a fork in you! Suelta!
suffer

undergo or be subjected to
A video clip called But if I talk to you so, it's because I don't want my daughter to suffer as I did.

But if I talk to you so, it's because I don't want my daughter to suffer as I did.
take

require (time or space)
A video clip called It's taken me five years to build this decent life.

It's taken me five years to build this decent life.
take off

take away or remove
A video clip called Take them chains off.

Take them chains off.
take off

remove clothes
A video clip called Step in here. Left hand. Take that belt off.

Step in here. Left hand. Take that belt off.
take out

cause to leave
A video clip called I'm taking you out of here and let Tim keep you till your daddy gets back.

I'm taking you out of here and let Tim keep you till your daddy gets back.
touch

make physical contact with, come in contact with
A video clip called You're not supposed to touch that.

You're not supposed to touch that.
trot

run at a moderately swift pace
A video clip called Why don't you just trot on home, because you ain't gonna give him nothing.

Why don't you just trot on home, because you ain't gonna give him nothing.
worry

be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy
A video clip called Don't worry about it.

Don't worry about it.
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