Chapter I
THE BREAKER BOY "Jest moved here, eh?" "Came last Friday." "And you are going into the breaker?" "Yes." "For thirty-five cents a day?"
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Chapter I
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THE
BREAKER
BOY
"Jest
moved
here,
eh?"
"Came
last
Friday."
"And
you
are
going
into
the
breaker?"
"Yes."
"For
thirty-five
cents
a
day?"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
THE
BREAKER
BOY
"Jest
moved
here,
eh?"
Line 2
"Came
last
Friday."
Line 3
"And
you
are
going
into
the
breaker?"
Line 4
"Yes."
Line 5
"For
thirty-five
cents
a
day?"
Learner Dictionary
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Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE BREAKER BOY "Jest moved here, eh?"”
Last
noun
US /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Came last Friday."”
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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 "For thirty-five cents a day?"
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And you are going into the breaker?"
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "And you are going into the breaker?"
BOY
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From this reading THE BREAKER BOY "Jest moved here, eh?"
BREAKER
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From this reading THE BREAKER BOY "Jest moved here, eh?"
Came
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From this reading "Came last Friday."
cents
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From this reading "For thirty-five cents a day?"
day
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From this reading "For thirty-five cents a day?"
eh
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From this reading THE BREAKER BOY "Jest moved here, eh?"
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "For thirty-five cents a day?"
Friday
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From this reading "Came last Friday."
going
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From this reading "And you are going into the breaker?"
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE BREAKER BOY "Jest moved here, eh?"
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "And you are going into the breaker?"
Jest
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From this reading THE BREAKER BOY "Jest moved here, eh?"
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Came last Friday."
moved
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From this reading THE BREAKER BOY "Jest moved here, eh?"
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BREAKER BOY "Jest moved here, eh?"
thirty-five
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From this reading "For thirty-five cents a day?"
Yes
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From this reading "Yes."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And you are going into the breaker?"