cap'n
Americannoun
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The cap’n walked fast-fast to the door and picked up his shotgun.
From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis
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I guess the cap’n seent who had the upper hand here and changed his attitude.
From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis
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The cap’n smiled and called, “What’s your hurry, my good man?”
From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis
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The cap’n tolt the man, “Move smart to the left.”
From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis
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The cap’n didn’t have to worry none ’bout me wanting to stay in the city; this place had already died and was jus’ a rotting corpse.
From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis
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