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Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Chapter XXXVIII

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Making them pens was a distressid tough job, and so was the saw; and Jim allowed the inscription was going to be the toughest of all.

A Tough Job
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Making them pens was a distressid tough job, and so was the saw; and Jim allowed the inscription was going to be the toughest of all.
That’s the one which the prisoner has to scrabble on the wall.
But he had to have it; Tom said he’d got to; there warn’t no case of a state prisoner not scrabbling his inscription to leave behind, and his coat of arms.
Look at Lady Jane Grey,” he says; look at Gilford Dudley; look at old Northumberland!
Why, Huck, s’pose it is considerble trouble?—what you going to do?—how you going to get around it?
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Chapter XXXVIII

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Reading 1/32 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Making them pens was a distressid tough job, and so was the saw; and Jim allowed the inscription was going to be the toughest of all.
Line 2
That’s the one which the prisoner has to scrabble on the wall.
Line 3
But he had to have it; Tom said he’d got to; there warn’t no case of a state prisoner not scrabbling his inscription to leave behind, and his coat of arms.
Line 4
Look at Lady Jane Grey,” he says; “look at Gilford Dudley; look at old Northumberland!
Line 5
Why, Huck, s’pose it is considerble trouble?—what you going to do?—how you going to get around it?

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

around adjective US /əˈɹaʊnd/

(with the verb "to be") Present in the vicinity.

From this reading “Why, Huck, s’pose it is considerble trouble?—what you going to do?—how you going to get around it?”

there noun US /ðeː(ɹ)/

That place.

From this reading “But he had to have it; Tom said he’d got to; there warn’t no case of a state prisoner not scrabbling his inscription to leave behind, and his coat of arms.”

trouble noun US /ˈtɹʌb(ə)l/

A distressing or dangerous situation.

From this reading “Why, Huck, s’pose it is considerble trouble?—what you going to do?—how you going to get around it?”

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a

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all

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From this reading Making them pens was a distressid tough job, and so was the saw; and Jim allowed the inscription was going to be the toughest of all.

allowed

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From this reading Making them pens was a distressid tough job, and so was the saw; and Jim allowed the inscription was going to be the toughest of all.

and

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From this reading Making them pens was a distressid tough job, and so was the saw; and Jim allowed the inscription was going to be the toughest of all.

arms

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From this reading But he had to have it; Tom said he’d got to; there warn’t no case of a state prisoner not scrabbling his inscription to leave behind, and his coat of arms.

aroundadjectiveUS /əˈɹaʊnd/

(with the verb "to be") Present in the vicinity.

From this reading Why, Huck, s’pose it is considerble trouble?—what you going to do?—how you going to get around it?

at

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From this reading “Look at Lady Jane Grey,” he says; “look at Gilford Dudley; look at old Northumberland!

be

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From this reading Making them pens was a distressid tough job, and so was the saw; and Jim allowed the inscription was going to be the toughest of all.

behind

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From this reading But he had to have it; Tom said he’d got to; there warn’t no case of a state prisoner not scrabbling his inscription to leave behind, and his coat of arms.

But

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From this reading But he had to have it; Tom said he’d got to; there warn’t no case of a state prisoner not scrabbling his inscription to leave behind, and his coat of arms.

case

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coat

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From this reading But he had to have it; Tom said he’d got to; there warn’t no case of a state prisoner not scrabbling his inscription to leave behind, and his coat of arms.

considerble

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distressid

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From this reading Making them pens was a distressid tough job, and so was the saw; and Jim allowed the inscription was going to be the toughest of all.

do

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From this reading Why, Huck, s’pose it is considerble trouble?—what you going to do?—how you going to get around it?

Dudley

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From this reading “Look at Lady Jane Grey,” he says; “look at Gilford Dudley; look at old Northumberland!

get

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From this reading Why, Huck, s’pose it is considerble trouble?—what you going to do?—how you going to get around it?

Gilford

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going

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From this reading Making them pens was a distressid tough job, and so was the saw; and Jim allowed the inscription was going to be the toughest of all.

got

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From this reading But he had to have it; Tom said he’d got to; there warn’t no case of a state prisoner not scrabbling his inscription to leave behind, and his coat of arms.

Grey

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From this reading “Look at Lady Jane Grey,” he says; “look at Gilford Dudley; look at old Northumberland!

had

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From this reading But he had to have it; Tom said he’d got to; there warn’t no case of a state prisoner not scrabbling his inscription to leave behind, and his coat of arms.

has

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From this reading That’s the one which the prisoner has to scrabble on the wall.

have

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From this reading But he had to have it; Tom said he’d got to; there warn’t no case of a state prisoner not scrabbling his inscription to leave behind, and his coat of arms.

he

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From this reading But he had to have it; Tom said he’d got to; there warn’t no case of a state prisoner not scrabbling his inscription to leave behind, and his coat of arms.

he'd

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From this reading But he had to have it; Tom said he’d got to; there warn’t no case of a state prisoner not scrabbling his inscription to leave behind, and his coat of arms.

his

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From this reading But he had to have it; Tom said he’d got to; there warn’t no case of a state prisoner not scrabbling his inscription to leave behind, and his coat of arms.

how

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From this reading Why, Huck, s’pose it is considerble trouble?—what you going to do?—how you going to get around it?

Huck

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From this reading Why, Huck, s’pose it is considerble trouble?—what you going to do?—how you going to get around it?

inscription

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From this reading Making them pens was a distressid tough job, and so was the saw; and Jim allowed the inscription was going to be the toughest of all.

is

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From this reading Why, Huck, s’pose it is considerble trouble?—what you going to do?—how you going to get around it?

it

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From this reading But he had to have it; Tom said he’d got to; there warn’t no case of a state prisoner not scrabbling his inscription to leave behind, and his coat of arms.

Jane

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From this reading “Look at Lady Jane Grey,” he says; “look at Gilford Dudley; look at old Northumberland!

Jim

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From this reading Making them pens was a distressid tough job, and so was the saw; and Jim allowed the inscription was going to be the toughest of all.

job

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From this reading Making them pens was a distressid tough job, and so was the saw; and Jim allowed the inscription was going to be the toughest of all.

Lady

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From this reading “Look at Lady Jane Grey,” he says; “look at Gilford Dudley; look at old Northumberland!

leave

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From this reading But he had to have it; Tom said he’d got to; there warn’t no case of a state prisoner not scrabbling his inscription to leave behind, and his coat of arms.

Look

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From this reading “Look at Lady Jane Grey,” he says; “look at Gilford Dudley; look at old Northumberland!

Making

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From this reading Making them pens was a distressid tough job, and so was the saw; and Jim allowed the inscription was going to be the toughest of all.

no

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From this reading But he had to have it; Tom said he’d got to; there warn’t no case of a state prisoner not scrabbling his inscription to leave behind, and his coat of arms.

Northumberland

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From this reading “Look at Lady Jane Grey,” he says; “look at Gilford Dudley; look at old Northumberland!

not

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From this reading But he had to have it; Tom said he’d got to; there warn’t no case of a state prisoner not scrabbling his inscription to leave behind, and his coat of arms.

of

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From this reading Making them pens was a distressid tough job, and so was the saw; and Jim allowed the inscription was going to be the toughest of all.

old

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From this reading “Look at Lady Jane Grey,” he says; “look at Gilford Dudley; look at old Northumberland!

on

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From this reading That’s the one which the prisoner has to scrabble on the wall.

one

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From this reading That’s the one which the prisoner has to scrabble on the wall.

pens

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From this reading Making them pens was a distressid tough job, and so was the saw; and Jim allowed the inscription was going to be the toughest of all.

prisoner

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s'pose

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From this reading Why, Huck, s’pose it is considerble trouble?—what you going to do?—how you going to get around it?

said

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From this reading But he had to have it; Tom said he’d got to; there warn’t no case of a state prisoner not scrabbling his inscription to leave behind, and his coat of arms.

saw

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From this reading Making them pens was a distressid tough job, and so was the saw; and Jim allowed the inscription was going to be the toughest of all.

says

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From this reading “Look at Lady Jane Grey,” he says; “look at Gilford Dudley; look at old Northumberland!

scrabble

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From this reading That’s the one which the prisoner has to scrabble on the wall.

scrabbling

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From this reading But he had to have it; Tom said he’d got to; there warn’t no case of a state prisoner not scrabbling his inscription to leave behind, and his coat of arms.

so

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From this reading Making them pens was a distressid tough job, and so was the saw; and Jim allowed the inscription was going to be the toughest of all.

state

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From this reading But he had to have it; Tom said he’d got to; there warn’t no case of a state prisoner not scrabbling his inscription to leave behind, and his coat of arms.

That's

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From this reading That’s the one which the prisoner has to scrabble on the wall.

the

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From this reading Making them pens was a distressid tough job, and so was the saw; and Jim allowed the inscription was going to be the toughest of all.

them

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From this reading Making them pens was a distressid tough job, and so was the saw; and Jim allowed the inscription was going to be the toughest of all.

therenounUS /ðeː(ɹ)/

That place.

From this reading But he had to have it; Tom said he’d got to; there warn’t no case of a state prisoner not scrabbling his inscription to leave behind, and his coat of arms.

to

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From this reading Making them pens was a distressid tough job, and so was the saw; and Jim allowed the inscription was going to be the toughest of all.

Tom

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From this reading But he had to have it; Tom said he’d got to; there warn’t no case of a state prisoner not scrabbling his inscription to leave behind, and his coat of arms.

tough

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From this reading Making them pens was a distressid tough job, and so was the saw; and Jim allowed the inscription was going to be the toughest of all.

toughest

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From this reading Making them pens was a distressid tough job, and so was the saw; and Jim allowed the inscription was going to be the toughest of all.

troublenounUS /ˈtɹʌb(ə)l/

A distressing or dangerous situation.

From this reading Why, Huck, s’pose it is considerble trouble?—what you going to do?—how you going to get around it?

wall

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From this reading That’s the one which the prisoner has to scrabble on the wall.

warn't

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From this reading But he had to have it; Tom said he’d got to; there warn’t no case of a state prisoner not scrabbling his inscription to leave behind, and his coat of arms.

was

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From this reading Making them pens was a distressid tough job, and so was the saw; and Jim allowed the inscription was going to be the toughest of all.

what

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From this reading Why, Huck, s’pose it is considerble trouble?—what you going to do?—how you going to get around it?

which

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Why

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From this reading Why, Huck, s’pose it is considerble trouble?—what you going to do?—how you going to get around it?

you

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From this reading Why, Huck, s’pose it is considerble trouble?—what you going to do?—how you going to get around it?