cap'n
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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The cap’n had me as a shield, ducking behind me so the woman couldn’t see him.
From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis
I opened my eyes and woke up to the perfect ending of the worst nightmare any person could ever have; ’twas the cap’n standing o’er me with fire in his eyes.
From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis
He said in a snotty tone whilst looking the cap’n in the eye, “We all do, do you?”
From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis
The cap’n was all the sudden quiet, he jus’ nodded his head.
From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis
I kept going o’er my part; I wanted to get everything jus’ the way the cap’n had ’splained it.
From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis
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