"Bother! Well, go 'long with you. I'd made sure you'd played hookey and been a-swimming."
Read the passage from Tom Sawyer.
Which summary accurately translates the dialect into
standard English?
O Darn! Okay, you can go. I was sure you'd skipped
school and gone swimming.
O Great! I'll go along with you. I made certain you
skipped school so we could go swimming.
Oh dear. I didn't realize we'd be talking so late. !
meant to be sure you played hookey and went
swimming
Fine. I'll believe you. But I'll be certain you don't skip
school and go swimming.