cap'n
Americannoun
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The cap’n said, “The only reason I’m listening to you is you’s from back home and been kind ’nough to holt on to them runaways for me.
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 had his back to the street but kept taking looks o’er his shoulder at the place the man worked.
From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis
I thought the cap’n had made a mistake, ’cause whilst this woman did have a eye patch and a scar running ’crost her cheek, he hadn’t said nothing ’bout her skin!
From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis
The cap’n was starting to catch on to what the man was saying, and wasn’t finding it too pleasant.
From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis
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