Chapter II
"I won't have oil on my head! I'll pour it on Silas and Toby. It'll run down and dirt their clothes, and then Mother Pardue'll thwack 'em." "Patience, Patience! Little maids mustn't want to have people thwacked."
"All's Well"
Chapter II
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"I
won't
have
oil
on
my
head!
I'll
pour
it
on
Silas
and
Toby.
It'll
run
down
and
dirt
their
clothes,
and
then
Mother
Pardue'll
thwack
'em."
"Patience,
Patience!
Little
maids
mustn't
want
to
have
people
thwacked."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
"I
won't
have
oil
on
my
head!
Line 2
I'll
pour
it
on
Silas
and
Toby.
Line 3
It'll
run
down
and
dirt
their
clothes,
and
then
Mother
Pardue'll
thwack
'em."
Line 4
"Patience,
Patience!
Line 5
Little
maids
mustn't
want
to
have
people
thwacked."
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"I won't have oil on my head!”
Little
noun
US /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Little maids mustn't want to have people thwacked."”
Oil
noun
US /ɔɪl/
A viscous liquid derived from petroleum or plants, stored in large earthen jars.
From this reading “"I won't have oil on my head!”
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I'll pour it on Silas and Toby.
clothes
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dirt
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down
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em
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From this reading It'll run down and dirt their clothes, and then Mother Pardue'll thwack 'em."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I won't have oil on my head!
head
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From this reading "I won't have oil on my head!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I won't have oil on my head!
I'll
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From this reading I'll pour it on Silas and Toby.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I'll pour it on Silas and Toby.
It'll
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From this reading It'll run down and dirt their clothes, and then Mother Pardue'll thwack 'em."
LittlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Little maids mustn't want to have people thwacked."
maids
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From this reading Little maids mustn't want to have people thwacked."
Mother
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From this reading It'll run down and dirt their clothes, and then Mother Pardue'll thwack 'em."
mustn't
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From this reading Little maids mustn't want to have people thwacked."
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I won't have oil on my head!
oilnounUS /ɔɪl/
A viscous liquid derived from petroleum or plants, stored in large earthen jars.
From this reading "I won't have oil on my head!
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I won't have oil on my head!
Pardue'll
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From this reading It'll run down and dirt their clothes, and then Mother Pardue'll thwack 'em."
Patience
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From this reading "Patience, Patience!
people
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From this reading Little maids mustn't want to have people thwacked."
pour
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From this reading I'll pour it on Silas and Toby.
run
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Silas
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From this reading I'll pour it on Silas and Toby.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It'll run down and dirt their clothes, and then Mother Pardue'll thwack 'em."
then
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From this reading It'll run down and dirt their clothes, and then Mother Pardue'll thwack 'em."
thwack
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From this reading It'll run down and dirt their clothes, and then Mother Pardue'll thwack 'em."
thwacked
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From this reading Little maids mustn't want to have people thwacked."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Little maids mustn't want to have people thwacked."
Toby
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From this reading I'll pour it on Silas and Toby.
want
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From this reading Little maids mustn't want to have people thwacked."
won't
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From this reading "I won't have oil on my head!