Question

"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?

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

Answer 1

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

Explanation: "Bother!" = "Darn!" or "Oh bother"; "go ’long with you" = "go on, you can go"; "played hookey" = "skipped school"; "been a-swimming" = "been swimming/gone swimming."