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One-Eyed Jacks

Please Try to Forget This

(Lesson 7)

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ankle

a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus
A video clip called That's how many nights I spent digging the maggots out of the sores in my ankles,

That's how many nights I spent digging the maggots out of the sores in my ankles,
best friend

the one friend who is closest to you
A video clip called He was the best friend I had, and he left me there for rot.

He was the best friend I had, and he left me there for rot.
bird

warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
A video clip called Boy, you're just as pretty as a bird on a limb this morning.

Boy, you're just as pretty as a bird on a limb this morning.
couple

a small indefinite number
A video clip called Yeah. That, and a couple of other things.

Yeah. That, and a couple of other things.
death

the event of dying or departure from life
A video clip called while they was getting beat to death.

while they was getting beat to death.
dipper

a ladle that has a cup with a long handle
A video clip called Throw me the dipper, Bob.

Throw me the dipper, Bob.
fish

any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
A video clip called Take them stinking fish out of here.

Take them stinking fish out of here.
four

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
A video clip called Four weeks.

Four weeks.
hill

a local and well-defined elevation of the land
A video clip called Five years ago in Mexico, we was caught on the hill by rurales.

Five years ago in Mexico, we was caught on the hill by rurales.
hole

an opening into or through something
A video clip called Six weeks in this puke hole, and listen to him.

Six weeks in this puke hole, and listen to him.
house

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
A video clip called We're all gonna lay for that sheriff outside his house some sunup.

We're all gonna lay for that sheriff outside his house some sunup.
kale

informal terms for money
A video clip called I've been thinking a lot about all that kale waiting in the bank.

I've been thinking a lot about all that kale waiting in the bank.
lead

a soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element; bluish white when freshly cut but tarnishes readily to dull grey
A video clip called That's how many days I spent down in that lead mine

That's how many days I spent down in that lead mine
limb

one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper
A video clip called Boy, you're just as pretty as a bird on a limb this morning.

Boy, you're just as pretty as a bird on a limb this morning.
maggot

the larva of the housefly and blowfly commonly found in decaying organic matter
A video clip called That's how many nights I spent digging the maggots out of the sores in my ankles,

That's how many nights I spent digging the maggots out of the sores in my ankles,
mine

excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted
A video clip called That's how many days I spent down in that lead mine

That's how many days I spent down in that lead mine
murder

unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being
A video clip called After you murder him?

After you murder him?
point

a promontory extending out into a large body of water
A video clip called Oh, nothing. He's hanging out down at the point, licking his back.

Oh, nothing. He's hanging out down at the point, licking his back.
puke

the matter ejected in vomiting
A video clip called Six weeks in this puke hole, and listen to him.

Six weeks in this puke hole, and listen to him.
rat

any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
A video clip called with the rats running all over me.

with the rats running all over me.
reason

a rational motive for a belief or action
A video clip called You must've had some reason for coming all the way down here.

You must've had some reason for coming all the way down here.
sack

a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases
A video clip called Two sacks of gold.

Two sacks of gold.
scattergun

firearm that is a double-barreled smoothbore shoulder weapon for firing shot at short ranges
A video clip called Cut him down with scatterguns and then take that bank.

Cut him down with scatterguns and then take that bank.
sore

an open skin infection
A video clip called That's how many nights I spent digging the maggots out of the sores in my ankles,

That's how many nights I spent digging the maggots out of the sores in my ankles,
sun

the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
A video clip called Let's go back to Morelos and lay in the sun.

Let's go back to Morelos and lay in the sun.
sunup

the first light of day
A video clip called We're all gonna lay for that sheriff outside his house some sunup.

We're all gonna lay for that sheriff outside his house some sunup.
tale

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
A video clip called Well, that's my sad tale.

Well, that's my sad tale.
touch

a slight but appreciable amount
A video clip called Well, maybe you better change it because your style seems a touch slow to me.

Well, maybe you better change it because your style seems a touch slow to me.
wave

one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
A video clip called That, and them damn waves flopping in all day long.

That, and them damn waves flopping in all day long.
week

any period of seven consecutive days
A video clip called Four weeks.

Four weeks.
beat

hit repeatedly
A video clip called while they was getting beat to death.

while they was getting beat to death.
breathe

draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
A video clip called Not as long as I breathe.

Not as long as I breathe.
bury

place in the earth and cover with soil
A video clip called because I don't want to be here when they bury you.

because I don't want to be here when they bury you.
catch

discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
A video clip called Five years ago in Mexico, we was caught on the hill by rurales.

Five years ago in Mexico, we was caught on the hill by rurales.
figure out

find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of
A video clip called I'll figure that out when I've finished up with Longworth.

I'll figure that out when I've finished up with Longworth.
finish

come or bring to a finish or an end
A video clip called Finish what?

Finish what?
finish up

finish a task completely
A video clip called I'll figure that out when I've finished up with Longworth.

I'll figure that out when I've finished up with Longworth.
flop

fall loosely
A video clip called That, and them damn waves flopping in all day long.

That, and them damn waves flopping in all day long.
go

be or continue to be in a certain condition
A video clip called And that was the only thing that kept me going.

And that was the only thing that kept me going.
go

follow a procedure or take a course
A video clip called But the way things are going,

But the way things are going,
hang out

spend time in a certain location or with certain people
A video clip called Oh, nothing. He's hanging out down at the point, licking his back.

Oh, nothing. He's hanging out down at the point, licking his back.
have

have a personal or business relationship with someone
A video clip called He was the best friend I had, and he left me there for rot.

He was the best friend I had, and he left me there for rot.
have

have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense
A video clip called You must've had some reason for coming all the way down here.

You must've had some reason for coming all the way down here.
hear

receive a communication from someone
A video clip called Say, I heard from a friend of yours.

Say, I heard from a friend of yours.
lay

put in a horizontal position
A video clip called Let's go back to Morelos and lay in the sun.

Let's go back to Morelos and lay in the sun.
lay

prepare or position for action or operation
A video clip called We're all gonna lay for that sheriff outside his house some sunup.

We're all gonna lay for that sheriff outside his house some sunup.
leave

go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness
A video clip called He was the best friend I had, and he left me there for rot.

He was the best friend I had, and he left me there for rot.
let it go

not act
A video clip called Let it go.

Let it go.
lick

pass the tongue over
A video clip called Oh, nothing. He's hanging out down at the point, licking his back.

Oh, nothing. He's hanging out down at the point, licking his back.
lie around

hang around idly
A video clip called You know, Rio, I've been wondering if we oughta lay around here anymore.

You know, Rio, I've been wondering if we oughta lay around here anymore.
matter

have weight; have import, carry weight
A video clip called But it doesn't matter now.

But it doesn't matter now.
run off

run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along
A video clip called And he run off to get fresh mounts.

And he run off to get fresh mounts.
smell

inhale the odor of; perceive by the olfactory sense
A video clip called Somebody smelled him, I guess.

Somebody smelled him, I guess.
take

carry out
A video clip called Take them stinking fish out of here.

Take them stinking fish out of here.
take

take somebody somewhere
A video clip called Please just take me with you.

Please just take me with you.
understand

know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
A video clip called Don't you understand? I can't. I gotta die to forget that.

Don't you understand? I can't. I gotta die to forget that.
whip

beat severely with a whip or rod
A video clip called Just because he whipped you?

Just because he whipped you?
ashamed

feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse
A video clip called And I was ashamed for him.

And I was ashamed for him.
awake

not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
A video clip called I laid awake for five years at night,

I laid awake for five years at night,
better

(comparative of `good') changed for the better in health or fitness
A video clip called It's not going to get any better.

It's not going to get any better.
better

(comparative of `good') superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
A video clip called That hand ain't getting no better.

That hand ain't getting no better.
crazy

affected with madness or insanity
A video clip called You must be crazy.

You must be crazy.
damn

used as expletives
A video clip called That, and them damn waves flopping in all day long.

That, and them damn waves flopping in all day long.
finished

ended or brought to an end
A video clip called I think the hand is finished, chico.

I think the hand is finished, chico.
happy

enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
A video clip called There are not many chances in life to be happy.

There are not many chances in life to be happy.
interested

having or showing interest; especially curiosity or fascination or concern
A video clip called Thought you'd be interested.

Thought you'd be interested.
many

a large number of; numerous
A video clip called There are not many chances in life to be happy.

There are not many chances in life to be happy.
only

being the only one; single and isolated from others
A video clip called And that was the only thing that kept me going.

And that was the only thing that kept me going.
pretty

pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
A video clip called Boy, you're just as pretty as a bird on a limb this morning.

Boy, you're just as pretty as a bird on a limb this morning.
sad

experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
A video clip called Well, that's my sad tale.

Well, that's my sad tale.
same

same in identity
A video clip called That's just standing up, same as any man would do.

That's just standing up, same as any man would do.
stinking

offensively malodorous
A video clip called Take them stinking fish out of here.

Take them stinking fish out of here.
supposed

mistakenly believed
A video clip called We rode 900 miles because you were supposed to be the big man with an iron.

We rode 900 miles because you were supposed to be the big man with an iron.
sweet

pleasing to the senses
A video clip called I know that, my sweet man. I love you.

I know that, my sweet man. I love you.
terrible

causing fear or dread or terror
A video clip called I know it was a terrible thing, what he did.

I know it was a terrible thing, what he did.
through with

having no further concern with
A video clip called I'm through with the fish, Harv.

I'm through with the fish, Harv.
worth

worthy of being treated in a particular way
A video clip called He's not worth it.

He's not worth it.
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