Chapter III
"Only one trouble," Stan told him. "You're getting so careful, you're setting yourself up." "Huh?" "Yeah. They'll tack you down for malingering if you don't watch it."
Alarm Clock
Chapter III
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"Only
one
trouble,"
Stan
told
him.
"You're
getting
so
careful,
you're
setting
yourself
up."
"Huh?"
"Yeah.
They'll
tack
you
down
for
malingering
if
you
don't
watch
it."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
"Only
one
trouble,"
Stan
told
him.
Line 2
"You're
getting
so
careful,
you're
setting
yourself
up."
Line 3
"Huh?"
Line 4
"Yeah.
Line 5
They'll
tack
you
down
for
malingering
if
you
don't
watch
it."
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"Only one trouble," Stan told him.”
Told
noun
US /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Only one trouble," Stan told him.”
Yourself
pronoun
US /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “"You're getting so careful, you're setting yourself up."”
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careful
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From this reading "You're getting so careful, you're setting yourself up."
don't
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From this reading They'll tack you down for malingering if you don't watch it."
down
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From this reading They'll tack you down for malingering if you don't watch it."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They'll tack you down for malingering if you don't watch it."
getting
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From this reading "You're getting so careful, you're setting yourself up."
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Only one trouble," Stan told him.
Huh
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From this reading "Huh?"
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading They'll tack you down for malingering if you don't watch it."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They'll tack you down for malingering if you don't watch it."
malingering
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From this reading They'll tack you down for malingering if you don't watch it."
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Only one trouble," Stan told him.
Only
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From this reading "Only one trouble," Stan told him.
setting
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From this reading "You're getting so careful, you're setting yourself up."
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "You're getting so careful, you're setting yourself up."
Stan
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From this reading "Only one trouble," Stan told him.
tack
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From this reading They'll tack you down for malingering if you don't watch it."
They'll
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From this reading They'll tack you down for malingering if you don't watch it."
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Only one trouble," Stan told him.
trouble
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From this reading "Only one trouble," Stan told him.
up
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From this reading "You're getting so careful, you're setting yourself up."
watch
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From this reading They'll tack you down for malingering if you don't watch it."
Yeah
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From this reading "Yeah.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading They'll tack you down for malingering if you don't watch it."
You're
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From this reading "You're getting so careful, you're setting yourself up."
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "You're getting so careful, you're setting yourself up."