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We Didn't Do Anything Wrong, Hardly
We Didn't Do Anything Wrong, Hardly

Chapter I

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_After all--they only borrowed it a little while, just to fix it--_ I mean, it isn't like we swiped anything.
We maybe borrowed a couple of things, like.
But, gee, we put everything back like we found it, pretty near.
Even like the compressor we got from Stinky Brinker that his old man wasn't using and I traded my outboard motor for, my old m ... my father made me trade back.
But it was like Skinny said ...
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

We Didn't Do Anything Wrong, Hardly

Chapter I

Reading 1/24 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
_After all--they only borrowed it a little while, just to fix it--_ I mean, it isn't like we swiped anything.
Line 2
We maybe borrowed a couple of things, like.
Line 3
But, gee, we put everything back like we found it, pretty near.
Line 4
Even like the compressor we got from Stinky Brinker that his old man wasn't using and I traded my outboard motor for, my old m ... my father made me trade back.
Line 5
But it was like Skinny said ...

Learner Dictionary

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

After preposition US /ˈæftər/

later than; following

Anything pronoun US /ˈeniθɪŋ/

any thing at all

From this reading “_After all--they only borrowed it a little while, just to fix it--_ I mean, it isn't like we swiped anything.”

Couple noun US /ˈkʌpəl/

two people or things considered together

From this reading “We maybe borrowed a couple of things, like.”

Even noun US /even/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Even like the compressor we got from Stinky Brinker that his old man wasn't using and I traded my outboard motor for, my old m ... my father made me trade back.”

Everything pronoun US /ˈevriθɪŋ/

all things; all of a situation

From this reading “But, gee, we put everything back like we found it, pretty near.”

Found noun US /found/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “But, gee, we put everything back like we found it, pretty near.”

Little noun US /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “_After all--they only borrowed it a little while, just to fix it--_ I mean, it isn't like we swiped anything.”

While conjunction US /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading “_After all--they only borrowed it a little while, just to fix it--_ I mean, it isn't like we swiped anything.”

All words in this reading · 58

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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 _After all--they only borrowed it a little while, just to fix it--_ I mean, it isn't like we swiped anything.

AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading _After all--they only borrowed it a little while, just to fix it--_ I mean, it isn't like we swiped anything.

all

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From this reading _After all--they only borrowed it a little while, just to fix it--_ I mean, it isn't like we swiped anything.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Even like the compressor we got from Stinky Brinker that his old man wasn't using and I traded my outboard motor for, my old m ... my father made me trade back.

anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/

any thing at all

From this reading _After all--they only borrowed it a little while, just to fix it--_ I mean, it isn't like we swiped anything.

back

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From this reading But, gee, we put everything back like we found it, pretty near.

borrowed

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From this reading _After all--they only borrowed it a little while, just to fix it--_ I mean, it isn't like we swiped anything.

Brinker

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From this reading Even like the compressor we got from Stinky Brinker that his old man wasn't using and I traded my outboard motor for, my old m ... my father made me trade back.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But, gee, we put everything back like we found it, pretty near.

compressor

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From this reading Even like the compressor we got from Stinky Brinker that his old man wasn't using and I traded my outboard motor for, my old m ... my father made me trade back.

couplenounUS /ˈkʌpəl/

two people or things considered together

From this reading We maybe borrowed a couple of things, like.

EvennounUS /even/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Even like the compressor we got from Stinky Brinker that his old man wasn't using and I traded my outboard motor for, my old m ... my father made me trade back.

everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/

all things; all of a situation

From this reading But, gee, we put everything back like we found it, pretty near.

father

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From this reading Even like the compressor we got from Stinky Brinker that his old man wasn't using and I traded my outboard motor for, my old m ... my father made me trade back.

fix

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From this reading _After all--they only borrowed it a little while, just to fix it--_ I mean, it isn't like we swiped anything.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Even like the compressor we got from Stinky Brinker that his old man wasn't using and I traded my outboard motor for, my old m ... my father made me trade back.

foundnounUS /found/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading But, gee, we put everything back like we found it, pretty near.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Even like the compressor we got from Stinky Brinker that his old man wasn't using and I traded my outboard motor for, my old m ... my father made me trade back.

gee

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From this reading But, gee, we put everything back like we found it, pretty near.

got

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From this reading Even like the compressor we got from Stinky Brinker that his old man wasn't using and I traded my outboard motor for, my old m ... my father made me trade back.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Even like the compressor we got from Stinky Brinker that his old man wasn't using and I traded my outboard motor for, my old m ... my father made me trade back.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading _After all--they only borrowed it a little while, just to fix it--_ I mean, it isn't like we swiped anything.

isn't

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From this reading _After all--they only borrowed it a little while, just to fix it--_ I mean, it isn't like we swiped anything.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading _After all--they only borrowed it a little while, just to fix it--_ I mean, it isn't like we swiped anything.

just

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From this reading _After all--they only borrowed it a little while, just to fix it--_ I mean, it isn't like we swiped anything.

like

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From this reading _After all--they only borrowed it a little while, just to fix it--_ I mean, it isn't like we swiped anything.

littlenounUS /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading _After all--they only borrowed it a little while, just to fix it--_ I mean, it isn't like we swiped anything.

m

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From this reading Even like the compressor we got from Stinky Brinker that his old man wasn't using and I traded my outboard motor for, my old m ... my father made me trade back.

made

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From this reading Even like the compressor we got from Stinky Brinker that his old man wasn't using and I traded my outboard motor for, my old m ... my father made me trade back.

man

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From this reading Even like the compressor we got from Stinky Brinker that his old man wasn't using and I traded my outboard motor for, my old m ... my father made me trade back.

maybe

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From this reading We maybe borrowed a couple of things, like.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Even like the compressor we got from Stinky Brinker that his old man wasn't using and I traded my outboard motor for, my old m ... my father made me trade back.

mean

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From this reading _After all--they only borrowed it a little while, just to fix it--_ I mean, it isn't like we swiped anything.

motor

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From this reading Even like the compressor we got from Stinky Brinker that his old man wasn't using and I traded my outboard motor for, my old m ... my father made me trade back.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Even like the compressor we got from Stinky Brinker that his old man wasn't using and I traded my outboard motor for, my old m ... my father made me trade back.

near

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From this reading But, gee, we put everything back like we found it, pretty near.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading We maybe borrowed a couple of things, like.

old

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From this reading Even like the compressor we got from Stinky Brinker that his old man wasn't using and I traded my outboard motor for, my old m ... my father made me trade back.

only

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From this reading _After all--they only borrowed it a little while, just to fix it--_ I mean, it isn't like we swiped anything.

outboard

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From this reading Even like the compressor we got from Stinky Brinker that his old man wasn't using and I traded my outboard motor for, my old m ... my father made me trade back.

pretty

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From this reading But, gee, we put everything back like we found it, pretty near.

put

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From this reading But, gee, we put everything back like we found it, pretty near.

said

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From this reading But it was like Skinny said ...

Skinny

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From this reading But it was like Skinny said ...

Stinky

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From this reading Even like the compressor we got from Stinky Brinker that his old man wasn't using and I traded my outboard motor for, my old m ... my father made me trade back.

swiped

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From this reading _After all--they only borrowed it a little while, just to fix it--_ I mean, it isn't like we swiped anything.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Even like the compressor we got from Stinky Brinker that his old man wasn't using and I traded my outboard motor for, my old m ... my father made me trade back.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Even like the compressor we got from Stinky Brinker that his old man wasn't using and I traded my outboard motor for, my old m ... my father made me trade back.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading _After all--they only borrowed it a little while, just to fix it--_ I mean, it isn't like we swiped anything.

things

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From this reading We maybe borrowed a couple of things, like.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading _After all--they only borrowed it a little while, just to fix it--_ I mean, it isn't like we swiped anything.

trade

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From this reading Even like the compressor we got from Stinky Brinker that his old man wasn't using and I traded my outboard motor for, my old m ... my father made me trade back.

traded

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From this reading Even like the compressor we got from Stinky Brinker that his old man wasn't using and I traded my outboard motor for, my old m ... my father made me trade back.

using

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From this reading Even like the compressor we got from Stinky Brinker that his old man wasn't using and I traded my outboard motor for, my old m ... my father made me trade back.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading But it was like Skinny said ...

wasn't

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From this reading Even like the compressor we got from Stinky Brinker that his old man wasn't using and I traded my outboard motor for, my old m ... my father made me trade back.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading _After all--they only borrowed it a little while, just to fix it--_ I mean, it isn't like we swiped anything.

whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading _After all--they only borrowed it a little while, just to fix it--_ I mean, it isn't like we swiped anything.