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The Glugs of Gosh
The Glugs of Gosh

Chapter I

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Let him who is minded to meet with a Glug Pluck three hardy hairs from a rabbit-skin rug; Blow one to the South, and one to the West, Then burn another and swallow the rest.
And who shall explain 'tis the talk of a fool, He's a Glug!
He's a Glug of the old Gosh school!
And he'll climb a tree, if the East wind blows, In a casual way, just to show he knows .
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The Glugs of Gosh

Chapter I

Reading 1/95 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Let him who is minded to meet with a Glug Pluck three hardy hairs from a rabbit-skin rug; Blow one to the South, and one to the West, Then burn another and swallow the rest.
Line 2
And who shall explain 'tis the talk of a fool, He's a Glug!
Line 3
He's a Glug of the old Gosh school!
Line 4
And he'll climb a tree, if the East wind blows, In a casual way, just to show he knows .
Line 5

Learner Dictionary

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

Another noun US /ˈanother/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “Let him who is minded to meet with a Glug Pluck three hardy hairs from a rabbit-skin rug; Blow one to the South, and one to the West, Then burn another and swallow the rest.”

Burn verb US /bɜːrn/

To consume or be consumed by fire.

From this reading “Let him who is minded to meet with a Glug Pluck three hardy hairs from a rabbit-skin rug; Blow one to the South, and one to the West, Then burn another and swallow the rest.”

Fool noun US /fool/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “And who shall explain 'tis the talk of a fool, He's a Glug!”

Let auxiliary verb US /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading “Let him who is minded to meet with a Glug Pluck three hardy hairs from a rabbit-skin rug; Blow one to the South, and one to the West, Then burn another and swallow the rest.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “Let him who is minded to meet with a Glug Pluck three hardy hairs from a rabbit-skin rug; Blow one to the South, and one to the West, Then burn another and swallow the rest.”

Rest noun US /rest/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Let him who is minded to meet with a Glug Pluck three hardy hairs from a rabbit-skin rug; Blow one to the South, and one to the West, Then burn another and swallow the rest.”

Shall modal verb US /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading “And who shall explain 'tis the talk of a fool, He's a Glug!”

Wind noun US /wind/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “And he'll climb a tree, if the East wind blows, In a casual way, just to show he knows .”

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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 Let him who is minded to meet with a Glug Pluck three hardy hairs from a rabbit-skin rug; Blow one to the South, and one to the West, Then burn another and swallow the rest.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Let him who is minded to meet with a Glug Pluck three hardy hairs from a rabbit-skin rug; Blow one to the South, and one to the West, Then burn another and swallow the rest.

anothernounUS /ˈanother/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading Let him who is minded to meet with a Glug Pluck three hardy hairs from a rabbit-skin rug; Blow one to the South, and one to the West, Then burn another and swallow the rest.

Blow

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From this reading Let him who is minded to meet with a Glug Pluck three hardy hairs from a rabbit-skin rug; Blow one to the South, and one to the West, Then burn another and swallow the rest.

blows

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From this reading And he'll climb a tree, if the East wind blows, In a casual way, just to show he knows .

burnverbUS /bɜːrn/

To consume or be consumed by fire.

From this reading Let him who is minded to meet with a Glug Pluck three hardy hairs from a rabbit-skin rug; Blow one to the South, and one to the West, Then burn another and swallow the rest.

casual

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From this reading And he'll climb a tree, if the East wind blows, In a casual way, just to show he knows .

climb

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From this reading And he'll climb a tree, if the East wind blows, In a casual way, just to show he knows .

East

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From this reading And he'll climb a tree, if the East wind blows, In a casual way, just to show he knows .

explain

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From this reading And who shall explain 'tis the talk of a fool, He's a Glug!

foolnounUS /fool/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading And who shall explain 'tis the talk of a fool, He's a Glug!

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Let him who is minded to meet with a Glug Pluck three hardy hairs from a rabbit-skin rug; Blow one to the South, and one to the West, Then burn another and swallow the rest.

Glug

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From this reading Let him who is minded to meet with a Glug Pluck three hardy hairs from a rabbit-skin rug; Blow one to the South, and one to the West, Then burn another and swallow the rest.

Gosh

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From this reading He's a Glug of the old Gosh school!

hairs

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From this reading Let him who is minded to meet with a Glug Pluck three hardy hairs from a rabbit-skin rug; Blow one to the South, and one to the West, Then burn another and swallow the rest.

hardy

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From this reading Let him who is minded to meet with a Glug Pluck three hardy hairs from a rabbit-skin rug; Blow one to the South, and one to the West, Then burn another and swallow the rest.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading And he'll climb a tree, if the East wind blows, In a casual way, just to show he knows .

he'll

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From this reading And he'll climb a tree, if the East wind blows, In a casual way, just to show he knows .

He's

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From this reading And who shall explain 'tis the talk of a fool, He's a Glug!

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Let him who is minded to meet with a Glug Pluck three hardy hairs from a rabbit-skin rug; Blow one to the South, and one to the West, Then burn another and swallow the rest.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading And he'll climb a tree, if the East wind blows, In a casual way, just to show he knows .

InprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading And he'll climb a tree, if the East wind blows, In a casual way, just to show he knows .

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Let him who is minded to meet with a Glug Pluck three hardy hairs from a rabbit-skin rug; Blow one to the South, and one to the West, Then burn another and swallow the rest.

just

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From this reading And he'll climb a tree, if the East wind blows, In a casual way, just to show he knows .

knows

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From this reading And he'll climb a tree, if the East wind blows, In a casual way, just to show he knows .

Letauxiliary verbUS /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading Let him who is minded to meet with a Glug Pluck three hardy hairs from a rabbit-skin rug; Blow one to the South, and one to the West, Then burn another and swallow the rest.

meet

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From this reading Let him who is minded to meet with a Glug Pluck three hardy hairs from a rabbit-skin rug; Blow one to the South, and one to the West, Then burn another and swallow the rest.

minded

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From this reading Let him who is minded to meet with a Glug Pluck three hardy hairs from a rabbit-skin rug; Blow one to the South, and one to the West, Then burn another and swallow the rest.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading And who shall explain 'tis the talk of a fool, He's a Glug!

old

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From this reading He's a Glug of the old Gosh school!

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Let him who is minded to meet with a Glug Pluck three hardy hairs from a rabbit-skin rug; Blow one to the South, and one to the West, Then burn another and swallow the rest.

Pluck

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From this reading Let him who is minded to meet with a Glug Pluck three hardy hairs from a rabbit-skin rug; Blow one to the South, and one to the West, Then burn another and swallow the rest.

rabbit-skin

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From this reading Let him who is minded to meet with a Glug Pluck three hardy hairs from a rabbit-skin rug; Blow one to the South, and one to the West, Then burn another and swallow the rest.

restnounUS /rest/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Let him who is minded to meet with a Glug Pluck three hardy hairs from a rabbit-skin rug; Blow one to the South, and one to the West, Then burn another and swallow the rest.

rug

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From this reading Let him who is minded to meet with a Glug Pluck three hardy hairs from a rabbit-skin rug; Blow one to the South, and one to the West, Then burn another and swallow the rest.

school

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From this reading He's a Glug of the old Gosh school!

shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading And who shall explain 'tis the talk of a fool, He's a Glug!

show

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From this reading And he'll climb a tree, if the East wind blows, In a casual way, just to show he knows .

South

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From this reading Let him who is minded to meet with a Glug Pluck three hardy hairs from a rabbit-skin rug; Blow one to the South, and one to the West, Then burn another and swallow the rest.

swallow

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From this reading Let him who is minded to meet with a Glug Pluck three hardy hairs from a rabbit-skin rug; Blow one to the South, and one to the West, Then burn another and swallow the rest.

talk

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From this reading And who shall explain 'tis the talk of a fool, He's a Glug!

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Let him who is minded to meet with a Glug Pluck three hardy hairs from a rabbit-skin rug; Blow one to the South, and one to the West, Then burn another and swallow the rest.

Then

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From this reading Let him who is minded to meet with a Glug Pluck three hardy hairs from a rabbit-skin rug; Blow one to the South, and one to the West, Then burn another and swallow the rest.

three

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From this reading Let him who is minded to meet with a Glug Pluck three hardy hairs from a rabbit-skin rug; Blow one to the South, and one to the West, Then burn another and swallow the rest.

tis

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading And who shall explain 'tis the talk of a fool, He's a Glug!

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Let him who is minded to meet with a Glug Pluck three hardy hairs from a rabbit-skin rug; Blow one to the South, and one to the West, Then burn another and swallow the rest.

tree

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From this reading And he'll climb a tree, if the East wind blows, In a casual way, just to show he knows .

way

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From this reading And he'll climb a tree, if the East wind blows, In a casual way, just to show he knows .

West

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From this reading Let him who is minded to meet with a Glug Pluck three hardy hairs from a rabbit-skin rug; Blow one to the South, and one to the West, Then burn another and swallow the rest.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading Let him who is minded to meet with a Glug Pluck three hardy hairs from a rabbit-skin rug; Blow one to the South, and one to the West, Then burn another and swallow the rest.

windnounUS /wind/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading And he'll climb a tree, if the East wind blows, In a casual way, just to show he knows .

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Let him who is minded to meet with a Glug Pluck three hardy hairs from a rabbit-skin rug; Blow one to the South, and one to the West, Then burn another and swallow the rest.