Chapter III
It wasn't on the bill. THE FIRST MAN Oh, bill be damned! You might have ordered it anyhow. Make a fuss and you'll get what you want. These foreigners have to be bossed around.
A Book of Burlesques
Chapter III
English subtitles · tap any word to listen
1 / 5
It
wasn't
on
the
bill.
THE
FIRST
MAN
Oh,
bill
be
damned!
You
might
have
ordered
it
anyhow.
Make
a
fuss
and
you'll
get
what
you
want.
These
foreigners
have
to
be
bossed
around.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
It
wasn't
on
the
bill.
Line 2
THE
FIRST
MAN
Oh,
bill
be
damned!
Line 3
You
might
have
ordered
it
anyhow.
Line 4
Make
a
fuss
and
you'll
get
what
you
want.
Line 5
These
foreigners
have
to
be
bossed
around.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Around
preposition
US /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “These foreigners have to be bossed around.”
FIRST
noun
US /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE FIRST MAN Oh, bill be damned!”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You might have ordered it anyhow.”
Make
noun
US /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Make a fuss and you'll get what you want.”
Might
modal verb
US /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “You might have ordered it anyhow.”
These
determiner
US /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “These foreigners have to be bossed around.”
All words in this reading · 28
Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Make a fuss and you'll get what you want.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Make a fuss and you'll get what you want.
anyhow
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You might have ordered it anyhow.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading These foreigners have to be bossed around.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE FIRST MAN Oh, bill be damned!
bill
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It wasn't on the bill.
bossed
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading These foreigners have to be bossed around.
damned
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE FIRST MAN Oh, bill be damned!
FIRSTnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE FIRST MAN Oh, bill be damned!
foreigners
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading These foreigners have to be bossed around.
fuss
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Make a fuss and you'll get what you want.
get
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Make a fuss and you'll get what you want.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You might have ordered it anyhow.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It wasn't on the bill.
MakenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Make a fuss and you'll get what you want.
MAN
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE FIRST MAN Oh, bill be damned!
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading You might have ordered it anyhow.
Oh
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE FIRST MAN Oh, bill be damned!
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It wasn't on the bill.
ordered
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You might have ordered it anyhow.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It wasn't on the bill.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These foreigners have to be bossed around.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading These foreigners have to be bossed around.
want
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Make a fuss and you'll get what you want.
wasn't
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It wasn't on the bill.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Make a fuss and you'll get what you want.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You might have ordered it anyhow.
you'll
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Make a fuss and you'll get what you want.