Chapter VI
"Thank ye, boy," said Tucket; indulging him in the ludicrous notion that _he_ was helping _his friends_. "Much obliged." "Nod tall!" (Not at all,) said Frank. "Bully fellels like youme mushellpitchuthth."
The Drummer Boy
Chapter VI
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"Thank
ye,
boy,"
said
Tucket;
indulging
him
in
the
ludicrous
notion
that
_he_
was
helping
_his
friends_.
"Much
obliged."
"Nod
tall!"
(Not
at
all,)
said
Frank.
"Bully
fellels
like
youme
mushellpitchuthth."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Thank
ye,
boy,"
said
Tucket;
indulging
him
in
the
ludicrous
notion
that
_he_
was
helping
_his
friends_.
Line 2
"Much
obliged."
Line 3
"Nod
tall!"
Line 4
(Not
at
all,)
said
Frank.
Line 5
"Bully
fellels
like
youme
mushellpitchuthth."
Learner Dictionary
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all
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From this reading (Not at all,) said Frank.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading (Not at all,) said Frank.
boy
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Bully
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From this reading "Bully fellels like youme mushellpitchuthth."
fellels
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Frank
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From this reading (Not at all,) said Frank.
friends
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From this reading "Thank ye, boy," said Tucket; indulging him in the ludicrous notion that _he_ was helping _his friends_.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Thank ye, boy," said Tucket; indulging him in the ludicrous notion that _he_ was helping _his friends_.
helping
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From this reading "Thank ye, boy," said Tucket; indulging him in the ludicrous notion that _he_ was helping _his friends_.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Thank ye, boy," said Tucket; indulging him in the ludicrous notion that _he_ was helping _his friends_.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Thank ye, boy," said Tucket; indulging him in the ludicrous notion that _he_ was helping _his friends_.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Thank ye, boy," said Tucket; indulging him in the ludicrous notion that _he_ was helping _his friends_.
indulging
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From this reading "Thank ye, boy," said Tucket; indulging him in the ludicrous notion that _he_ was helping _his friends_.
like
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From this reading "Bully fellels like youme mushellpitchuthth."
ludicrous
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From this reading "Thank ye, boy," said Tucket; indulging him in the ludicrous notion that _he_ was helping _his friends_.
Much
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From this reading "Much obliged."
mushellpitchuthth
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From this reading "Bully fellels like youme mushellpitchuthth."
Nod
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From this reading "Nod tall!"
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading (Not at all,) said Frank.
notion
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obliged
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From this reading "Much obliged."
said
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From this reading "Thank ye, boy," said Tucket; indulging him in the ludicrous notion that _he_ was helping _his friends_.
tall
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From this reading "Nod tall!"
Thank
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From this reading "Thank ye, boy," said Tucket; indulging him in the ludicrous notion that _he_ was helping _his friends_.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Thank ye, boy," said Tucket; indulging him in the ludicrous notion that _he_ was helping _his friends_.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Thank ye, boy," said Tucket; indulging him in the ludicrous notion that _he_ was helping _his friends_.
Tucket
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From this reading "Thank ye, boy," said Tucket; indulging him in the ludicrous notion that _he_ was helping _his friends_.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Thank ye, boy," said Tucket; indulging him in the ludicrous notion that _he_ was helping _his friends_.
yepronounUS /jiː/
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading "Thank ye, boy," said Tucket; indulging him in the ludicrous notion that _he_ was helping _his friends_.
youme
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From this reading "Bully fellels like youme mushellpitchuthth."