Chapter IV
BILL. I'll put his nose out o joint for him. Not that I care a curse for her, mind that. But I'll teach her to drop me as if I was dirt. And I'll teach him to meddle with my Judy.
Major Barbara
Chapter IV
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BILL.
I'll
put
his
nose
out
o
joint
for
him.
Not
that
I
care
a
curse
for
her,
mind
that.
But
I'll
teach
her
to
drop
me
as
if
I
was
dirt.
And
I'll
teach
him
to
meddle
with
my
Judy.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
BILL.
Line 2
I'll
put
his
nose
out
o
joint
for
him.
Line 3
Not
that
I
care
a
curse
for
her,
mind
that.
Line 4
But
I'll
teach
her
to
drop
me
as
if
I
was
dirt.
Line 5
And
I'll
teach
him
to
meddle
with
my
Judy.
Learner Dictionary
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Mind
noun
US /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Not that I care a curse for her, mind that.”
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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Not that I care a curse for her, mind that.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And I'll teach him to meddle with my Judy.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But I'll teach her to drop me as if I was dirt.
BILL
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From this reading BILL.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
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care
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From this reading Not that I care a curse for her, mind that.
curse
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From this reading Not that I care a curse for her, mind that.
dirt
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drop
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I'll put his nose out o joint for him.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Not that I care a curse for her, mind that.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I'll put his nose out o joint for him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I'll put his nose out o joint for him.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Not that I care a curse for her, mind that.
I'll
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From this reading I'll put his nose out o joint for him.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But I'll teach her to drop me as if I was dirt.
joint
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From this reading I'll put his nose out o joint for him.
Judy
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mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But I'll teach her to drop me as if I was dirt.
meddle
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From this reading And I'll teach him to meddle with my Judy.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not that I care a curse for her, mind that.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And I'll teach him to meddle with my Judy.
nose
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From this reading I'll put his nose out o joint for him.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not that I care a curse for her, mind that.
o
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out
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put
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From this reading I'll put his nose out o joint for him.
teach
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From this reading But I'll teach her to drop me as if I was dirt.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Not that I care a curse for her, mind that.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But I'll teach her to drop me as if I was dirt.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But I'll teach her to drop me as if I was dirt.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And I'll teach him to meddle with my Judy.