Chapter XIV
"But Crofter's done you out of the captaincy." "So much the better--I didn't deserve it. I'll get it back some day perhaps, and work it better. Come in to me to tea. Redwood's coming, and old Dicky, too."
Tom, Dick and Harry
Chapter XIV
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"But
Crofter's
done
you
out
of
the
captaincy."
"So
much
the
better--I
didn't
deserve
it.
I'll
get
it
back
some
day
perhaps,
and
work
it
better.
Come
in
to
me
to
tea.
Redwood's
coming,
and
old
Dicky,
too."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"But
Crofter's
done
you
out
of
the
captaincy."
Line 2
"So
much
the
better--I
didn't
deserve
it.
Line 3
I'll
get
it
back
some
day
perhaps,
and
work
it
better.
Line 4
Come
in
to
me
to
tea.
Line 5
Redwood's
coming,
and
old
Dicky,
too."
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Come in to me to tea.”
Done
noun
US /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"But Crofter's done you out of the captaincy."”
Perhaps
noun
US /perhaps/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I'll get it back some day perhaps, and work it better.”
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I'll get it back some day perhaps, and work it better.
back
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From this reading I'll get it back some day perhaps, and work it better.
better
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From this reading "So much the better--I didn't deserve it.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But Crofter's done you out of the captaincy."
captaincy
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From this reading "But Crofter's done you out of the captaincy."
ComenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Come in to me to tea.
coming
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From this reading Redwood's coming, and old Dicky, too."
Crofter's
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From this reading "But Crofter's done you out of the captaincy."
day
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From this reading I'll get it back some day perhaps, and work it better.
deserve
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From this reading "So much the better--I didn't deserve it.
Dicky
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From this reading Redwood's coming, and old Dicky, too."
didn't
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From this reading "So much the better--I didn't deserve it.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "But Crofter's done you out of the captaincy."
get
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From this reading I'll get it back some day perhaps, and work it better.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "So much the better--I didn't deserve it.
I'll
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From this reading I'll get it back some day perhaps, and work it better.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Come in to me to tea.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "So much the better--I didn't deserve it.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Come in to me to tea.
much
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From this reading "So much the better--I didn't deserve it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "But Crofter's done you out of the captaincy."
old
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From this reading Redwood's coming, and old Dicky, too."
out
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From this reading "But Crofter's done you out of the captaincy."
perhaps
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From this reading I'll get it back some day perhaps, and work it better.
Redwood's
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From this reading Redwood's coming, and old Dicky, too."
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So much the better--I didn't deserve it.
some
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From this reading I'll get it back some day perhaps, and work it better.
tea
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From this reading Come in to me to tea.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "But Crofter's done you out of the captaincy."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Come in to me to tea.
too
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From this reading Redwood's coming, and old Dicky, too."
work
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From this reading I'll get it back some day perhaps, and work it better.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "But Crofter's done you out of the captaincy."