Question

bother! well, go long with you. id made sure youd played hookey and been a-swimming. read the passage from tom sawyer. which summary accurately translates the dialect into standard english?
○ darn! okay, you can go. i was sure youd skipped school and gone swimming.
○ great! ill go along with you. i made certain you skipped school so we could go swimming.
○ oh dear. i didnt realize wed be talking so late. i meant to be sure you played hookey and went swimming.
○ fine, ill believe you. but ill be certain you dont skip school and go swimming.

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze the dialect in the passage: "Bother" is an expression of annoyance, "go 'long with you" means allowing the person to go, "played hookey" means skipped school, and "been a - swimming" means gone swimming. Now we check each option:

• Option 1: "Darn! Okay, you can go. I was sure you’d skipped school and gone swimming." matches the meaning of the dialect. "Darn" is a substitute for "Bother", "you can go" for "go 'long with you", "skipped school" for "played hookey", and "gone swimming" for "been a - swimming".
• Option 2: "Great!" misinterprets "Bother", and the meaning about making certain to skip school for swimming is incorrect.
• Option 3: "Oh dear" and the meaning about talking late are incorrect interpretations.
• Option 4: The meaning about not letting the person skip school is opposite to the original.

Answer:

A. Darn! Okay, you can go. I was sure you’d skipped school and gone swimming.