Chapter VI
"It'll take you all your time to bother some of them. There's Flitwick, he's--" "Hang Flitwick! Whatever am I to do, Dicky?" "I wouldn't advise you to hang Flitwick. Oh, about that fellow Crofter!
Tom, Dick and Harry
Chapter VI
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"It'll
take
you
all
your
time
to
bother
some
of
them.
There's
Flitwick,
he's--"
"Hang
Flitwick!
Whatever
am
I
to
do,
Dicky?"
"I
wouldn't
advise
you
to
hang
Flitwick.
Oh,
about
that
fellow
Crofter!
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"It'll
take
you
all
your
time
to
bother
some
of
them.
Line 2
There's
Flitwick,
he's--"
"Hang
Flitwick!
Line 3
Whatever
am
I
to
do,
Dicky?"
Line 4
"I
wouldn't
advise
you
to
hang
Flitwick.
Line 5
Oh,
about
that
fellow
Crofter!
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
About
preposition
US /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Oh, about that fellow Crofter!”
Take
noun
US /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"It'll take you all your time to bother some of them.”
Time
noun
US /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"It'll take you all your time to bother some of them.”
Whatever
determiner
US /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading “Whatever am I to do, Dicky?"”
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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Oh, about that fellow Crofter!
advise
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From this reading "I wouldn't advise you to hang Flitwick.
all
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From this reading "It'll take you all your time to bother some of them.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Whatever am I to do, Dicky?"
bother
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From this reading "It'll take you all your time to bother some of them.
Crofter
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From this reading Oh, about that fellow Crofter!
Dicky
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From this reading Whatever am I to do, Dicky?"
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Whatever am I to do, Dicky?"
fellow
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From this reading Oh, about that fellow Crofter!
Flitwick
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From this reading There's Flitwick, he's--" "Hang Flitwick!
Hang
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From this reading There's Flitwick, he's--" "Hang Flitwick!
he's
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From this reading There's Flitwick, he's--" "Hang Flitwick!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Whatever am I to do, Dicky?"
It'll
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From this reading "It'll take you all your time to bother some of them.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "It'll take you all your time to bother some of them.
Oh
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From this reading Oh, about that fellow Crofter!
some
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From this reading "It'll take you all your time to bother some of them.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It'll take you all your time to bother some of them.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Oh, about that fellow Crofter!
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "It'll take you all your time to bother some of them.
There's
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From this reading There's Flitwick, he's--" "Hang Flitwick!
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It'll take you all your time to bother some of them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "It'll take you all your time to bother some of them.
WhateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading Whatever am I to do, Dicky?"
wouldn't
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From this reading "I wouldn't advise you to hang Flitwick.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "It'll take you all your time to bother some of them.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "It'll take you all your time to bother some of them.