cap'n
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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The cap’n set a chair next to the bars.
From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis
The cap’n walked fast-fast to the door and picked up his shotgun.
From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis
Plodding ’long behind the cap’n was keeping all ’em worries and thoughts at bay, but it was also giving me a ’preciation ’bout me and Ma’s talk ’bout working in the fields.
From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis
The cap’n said, “Evening, gennel-men, how y’all doing?”
From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis
She sat up and looked at the cap’n.
From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis
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