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The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson
The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson

Chapter XXII

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On Page 167, Change ' to " in the sentence: "Why, my boy, you look desolate.
Don't take it so hard.
Try and forget you have been kicked.'
On Page 176, ship-shape was hyphenated and split between two lines for spacing.
The 1899 Harper & Brothers version of the novel used shipshape, and so will we.
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The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson

Chapter XXII

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

Line 1
On Page 167, Change ' to " in the sentence: "Why, my boy, you look desolate.
Line 2
Don't take it so hard.
Line 3
Try and forget you have been kicked.'
Line 4
On Page 176, ship-shape was hyphenated and split between two lines for spacing.
Line 5
The 1899 Harper & Brothers version of the novel used shipshape, and so will we.

Learner Dictionary

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

Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “Try and forget you have been kicked.'”

Between preposition US /bɪˈtwiːn/

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading “On Page 176, ship-shape was hyphenated and split between two lines for spacing.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “Try and forget you have been kicked.'”

Look noun US /look/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “On Page 167, Change ' to " in the sentence: "Why, my boy, you look desolate.”

Shipshape adjective US /ˈʃɪpˌʃeɪp/

in good order and ready for service

From this reading “The 1899 Harper & Brothers version of the novel used shipshape, and so will we.”

Take noun US /take/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Don't take it so hard.”

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167

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From this reading On Page 167, Change ' to " in the sentence: "Why, my boy, you look desolate.

176

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From this reading On Page 176, ship-shape was hyphenated and split between two lines for spacing.

1899

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From this reading The 1899 Harper & Brothers version of the novel used shipshape, and so will we.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Try and forget you have been kicked.'

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Try and forget you have been kicked.'

betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading On Page 176, ship-shape was hyphenated and split between two lines for spacing.

boy

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From this reading On Page 167, Change ' to " in the sentence: "Why, my boy, you look desolate.

Brothers

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From this reading The 1899 Harper & Brothers version of the novel used shipshape, and so will we.

Change

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From this reading On Page 167, Change ' to " in the sentence: "Why, my boy, you look desolate.

desolate

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From this reading On Page 167, Change ' to " in the sentence: "Why, my boy, you look desolate.

Don't

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From this reading Don't take it so hard.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading On Page 176, ship-shape was hyphenated and split between two lines for spacing.

forget

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From this reading Try and forget you have been kicked.'

hard

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From this reading Don't take it so hard.

Harper

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From this reading The 1899 Harper & Brothers version of the novel used shipshape, and so will we.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Try and forget you have been kicked.'

hyphenated

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From this reading On Page 176, ship-shape was hyphenated and split between two lines for spacing.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading On Page 167, Change ' to " in the sentence: "Why, my boy, you look desolate.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Don't take it so hard.

kicked

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From this reading Try and forget you have been kicked.'

lines

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From this reading On Page 176, ship-shape was hyphenated and split between two lines for spacing.

looknounUS /look/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading On Page 167, Change ' to " in the sentence: "Why, my boy, you look desolate.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading On Page 167, Change ' to " in the sentence: "Why, my boy, you look desolate.

novel

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From this reading The 1899 Harper & Brothers version of the novel used shipshape, and so will we.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The 1899 Harper & Brothers version of the novel used shipshape, and so will we.

OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading On Page 167, Change ' to " in the sentence: "Why, my boy, you look desolate.

Page

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From this reading On Page 167, Change ' to " in the sentence: "Why, my boy, you look desolate.

sentence

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From this reading On Page 167, Change ' to " in the sentence: "Why, my boy, you look desolate.

ship-shape

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From this reading On Page 176, ship-shape was hyphenated and split between two lines for spacing.

shipshapeadjectiveUS /ˈʃɪpˌʃeɪp/

in good order and ready for service

From this reading The 1899 Harper & Brothers version of the novel used shipshape, and so will we.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Don't take it so hard.

spacing

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From this reading On Page 176, ship-shape was hyphenated and split between two lines for spacing.

split

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From this reading On Page 176, ship-shape was hyphenated and split between two lines for spacing.

takenounUS /take/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Don't take it so hard.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading On Page 167, Change ' to " in the sentence: "Why, my boy, you look desolate.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading On Page 167, Change ' to " in the sentence: "Why, my boy, you look desolate.

Try

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From this reading Try and forget you have been kicked.'

two

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From this reading On Page 176, ship-shape was hyphenated and split between two lines for spacing.

used

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From this reading The 1899 Harper & Brothers version of the novel used shipshape, and so will we.

version

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From this reading The 1899 Harper & Brothers version of the novel used shipshape, and so will we.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading On Page 176, ship-shape was hyphenated and split between two lines for spacing.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading The 1899 Harper & Brothers version of the novel used shipshape, and so will we.

Why

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From this reading On Page 167, Change ' to " in the sentence: "Why, my boy, you look desolate.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading The 1899 Harper & Brothers version of the novel used shipshape, and so will we.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading On Page 167, Change ' to " in the sentence: "Why, my boy, you look desolate.