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One-Eyed Jacks

You Only Shame Yourself

(Lesson 5)

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bank

a financial institution that accepts deposits and channels the money into lending activities
A video clip called I make my living robbing banks.

I make my living robbing banks.
beach

an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
A video clip called We just walked on the beach!

We just walked on the beach!
bed

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
A video clip called Then why are you still dressed? Why hasn't your bed been slept in?

Then why are you still dressed? Why hasn't your bed been slept in?
buck

a piece of paper money worth one dollar
A video clip called I bought that thing off a girl for 25 bucks.

I bought that thing off a girl for 25 bucks.
day

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
A video clip called But I will write you every day.

But I will write you every day.
difference

the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
A video clip called One more ain't gonna make no difference.

One more ain't gonna make no difference.
fella

a boy or man
A video clip called With that Rio fella.

With that Rio fella.
girl

a young woman
A video clip called I bought that thing off a girl for 25 bucks.

I bought that thing off a girl for 25 bucks.
god

the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
A video clip called I wish to God I hadn't.

I wish to God I hadn't.
help

the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
A video clip called It ain't gonna help much to say it, but...

It ain't gonna help much to say it, but...
home

where you live at a particular time
A video clip called and she just this minute come home.

and she just this minute come home.
kinda

to some (great or small) extent
A video clip called Out kinda late, huh?

Out kinda late, huh?
living

the financial means whereby one lives
A video clip called I make my living robbing banks.

I make my living robbing banks.
matter

a problem
A video clip called We just walked on the beach! I swear that! What's the matter?

We just walked on the beach! I swear that! What's the matter?
messy

dirty and disorderly
A video clip called Looking kinda messy too.

Looking kinda messy too.
minute

a particular point in time
A video clip called and she just this minute come home.

and she just this minute come home.
moment

an indefinitely short time
A video clip called Mother, I want to speak to you for a moment.

Mother, I want to speak to you for a moment.
mother

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
A video clip called But your mother's necklace...

But your mother's necklace...
necklace

jewelry consisting of a cord or chain (often bearing gems) worn about the neck as an ornament (especially by women)
A video clip called But your mother's necklace...

But your mother's necklace...
night

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
A video clip called everything I told you about last night was lies.

everything I told you about last night was lies.
nothing

a quantity of no importance
A video clip called Nothing happened. Don't you lie to me!

Nothing happened. Don't you lie to me!
one

a single person or thing
A video clip called I sure hate to be the one to... the one to tell you, Dad.

I sure hate to be the one to... the one to tell you, Dad.
oregon

a state in northwestern United States on the Pacific
A video clip called I ain't going to Oregon.

I ain't going to Oregon.
room

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
A video clip called You keep her in her room.

You keep her in her room.
scare

sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events
A video clip called Scare ya?

Scare ya?
thing

a special situation
A video clip called I bought that thing off a girl for 25 bucks.

I bought that thing off a girl for 25 bucks.
truth

a fact that has been verified
A video clip called Was she telling the truth?

Was she telling the truth?
walk

the act of walking somewhere
A video clip called Let's take a little walk, you and me.

Let's take a little walk, you and me.
way

how something is done or how it happens
A video clip called Get out of my way.

Get out of my way.
work

activity directed toward making or doing something
A video clip called I don't want to keep you from your work.

I don't want to keep you from your work.
yes

an affirmative
A video clip called Yes, but... but...

Yes, but... but...
answer

react verbally
A video clip called Answer me!

Answer me!
be

have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
A video clip called everything I told you about last night was lies.

everything I told you about last night was lies.
be

spend or use time
A video clip called I reckon I know where you been.

I reckon I know where you been.
be

occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere
A video clip called But she was out with him all night.

But she was out with him all night.
buy

obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
A video clip called I bought that thing off a girl for 25 bucks.

I bought that thing off a girl for 25 bucks.
come

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
A video clip called and she just this minute come home.

and she just this minute come home.
do

proceed or get along
A video clip called What are you doing here?

What are you doing here?
dressed

dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
A video clip called Then why are you still dressed? Why hasn't your bed been slept in?

Then why are you still dressed? Why hasn't your bed been slept in?
find out

establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
A video clip called I think she's lying to me, and I want you to find out.

I think she's lying to me, and I want you to find out.
get

enter or assume a certain state or condition
A video clip called Get out of my way.

Get out of my way.
get up

get up and out of bed
A video clip called I sure am sorry to get you up this early, Dad.

I sure am sorry to get you up this early, Dad.
go

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
A video clip called I ain't going to Oregon.

I ain't going to Oregon.
happen

come to pass
A video clip called Nothing happened. Don't you lie to me!

Nothing happened. Don't you lie to me!
hate

dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards
A video clip called I hate to tell you this.

I hate to tell you this.
hope

expect and wish
A video clip called I hope you're right.

I hope you're right.
keep

keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean"
A video clip called I don't want to keep you from your work.

I don't want to keep you from your work.
know

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
A video clip called I never knew nothing about my mother.

I never knew nothing about my mother.
let

make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
A video clip called Let's take a little walk, you and me.

Let's take a little walk, you and me.
lie

tell an untruth; pretend with intent to deceive
A video clip called Nothing happened. Don't you lie to me!

Nothing happened. Don't you lie to me!
look

give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
A video clip called Looking kinda messy too.

Looking kinda messy too.
make

make or cause to be or to become
A video clip called I make my living robbing banks.

I make my living robbing banks.
mean

mean or intend to express or convey
A video clip called What do you mean?

What do you mean?
reckon

expect, believe, or suppose
A video clip called I reckon I know where you been.

I reckon I know where you been.
rob

take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
A video clip called I make my living robbing banks.

I make my living robbing banks.
say

express in words
A video clip called It ain't gonna help much to say it, but...

It ain't gonna help much to say it, but...
shame

bring shame or dishonor upon
A video clip called I shamed you.

I shamed you.
sleep

be asleep
A video clip called Then why are you still dressed? Why hasn't your bed been slept in?

Then why are you still dressed? Why hasn't your bed been slept in?
speak

express in speech
A video clip called Mother, I want to speak to you for a moment.

Mother, I want to speak to you for a moment.
swear

promise solemnly; take an oath
A video clip called We just walked on the beach! I swear that! What's the matter?

We just walked on the beach! I swear that! What's the matter?
take

travel or go by means of a certain kind of transportation, or a certain route
A video clip called Let's take a little walk, you and me.

Let's take a little walk, you and me.
tell

express in words
A video clip called everything I told you about last night was lies.

everything I told you about last night was lies.
think

judge or regard; look upon; judge
A video clip called I think she's lying to me, and I want you to find out.

I think she's lying to me, and I want you to find out.
wait

stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
A video clip called Mother, I'm waiting!

Mother, I'm waiting!
walk

use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
A video clip called We just walked on the beach!

We just walked on the beach!
want

feel or have a desire for; want strongly
A video clip called I don't want to keep you from your work.

I don't want to keep you from your work.
wish

hope for; have a wish
A video clip called I wish to God I hadn't.

I wish to God I hadn't.
write

communicate or express by writing
A video clip called But I will write you every day.

But I will write you every day.
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