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Words from a long way from chicago
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Reputation | The way people see you |
| Tykes | Little people that run around |
| Cob-house | A tumbledown shed |
| Prohibition | Selling liquor was against the law |
| Stringer | A part-time reporter for a newspaper that is stationed out of town |
| Suspicious | Arousing suspicion |
| Horselaugh | A loud, coarse laugh |
| Caldron | Large deep cooking pot |
| Notched | A v-shaped cut |
| Sty | An inflammation of 1or more of the oil-producing glands of the eye |
| Jerked | Pull back |
| Mopped | Wipe something away |
| Lurking | To be or keep out of view, laying in wait or ready to attack |
| Gunslinger | A gunfighter |
| Stagger | To move unsteadily |
| Nudged | To push or poke gently |