cap'n
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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We fount the store on the paper and the cap’n tolt me to wait whilst he went in and talked to a man setting at a counter.
From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis
The cap’n grabbed holt of the man’s forearm.
From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis
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
The cap’n set a chair next to the bars.
From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis
The cap’n turnt the letter o’er and read from the back.
From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis
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