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George at the Wheel
George at the Wheel

Chapter XIV

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TONY MAKES ANOTHER BREAK.
"Go way!
Go way from dar, boy!" exclaimed the cook, when Tony presented himself before that important personage.
"Didn't de fus' mate done tol' you to turn to?"
"He did," replied the boy, "but the other one ordered me to come here and help you."
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George at the Wheel

Chapter XIV

Reading 1/41 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
TONY MAKES ANOTHER BREAK.
Line 2
"Go way!
Line 3
Go way from dar, boy!" exclaimed the cook, when Tony presented himself before that important personage.
Line 4
"Didn't de fus' mate done tol' you to turn to?"
Line 5
"He did," replied the boy, "but the other one ordered me to come here and help you."

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

ANOTHER noun US /ˈanother/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “TONY MAKES ANOTHER BREAK.”

Before preposition US /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading “Go way from dar, boy!" exclaimed the cook, when Tony presented himself before that important personage.”

Come noun US /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"He did," replied the boy, "but the other one ordered me to come here and help you."”

Done noun US /done/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Didn't de fus' mate done tol' you to turn to?"”

Help noun US /help/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"He did," replied the boy, "but the other one ordered me to come here and help you."”

Here noun US /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"He did," replied the boy, "but the other one ordered me to come here and help you."”

Himself pronoun US /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading “Go way from dar, boy!" exclaimed the cook, when Tony presented himself before that important personage.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “"He did," replied the boy, "but the other one ordered me to come here and help you."”

Replied noun US /replied/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"He did," replied the boy, "but the other one ordered me to come here and help you."”

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading "He did," replied the boy, "but the other one ordered me to come here and help you."

ANOTHERnounUS /ˈanother/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading TONY MAKES ANOTHER BREAK.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Go way from dar, boy!" exclaimed the cook, when Tony presented himself before that important personage.

boy

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From this reading Go way from dar, boy!" exclaimed the cook, when Tony presented himself before that important personage.

BREAK

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From this reading TONY MAKES ANOTHER BREAK.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading "He did," replied the boy, "but the other one ordered me to come here and help you."

comenounUS /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "He did," replied the boy, "but the other one ordered me to come here and help you."

cook

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From this reading Go way from dar, boy!" exclaimed the cook, when Tony presented himself before that important personage.

dar

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From this reading Go way from dar, boy!" exclaimed the cook, when Tony presented himself before that important personage.

de

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From this reading "Didn't de fus' mate done tol' you to turn to?"

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading "He did," replied the boy, "but the other one ordered me to come here and help you."

Didn't

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From this reading "Didn't de fus' mate done tol' you to turn to?"

donenounUS /done/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Didn't de fus' mate done tol' you to turn to?"

exclaimed

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From this reading Go way from dar, boy!" exclaimed the cook, when Tony presented himself before that important personage.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Go way from dar, boy!" exclaimed the cook, when Tony presented himself before that important personage.

fus

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From this reading "Didn't de fus' mate done tol' you to turn to?"

Go

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From this reading "Go way!

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "He did," replied the boy, "but the other one ordered me to come here and help you."

helpnounUS /help/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "He did," replied the boy, "but the other one ordered me to come here and help you."

herenounUS /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "He did," replied the boy, "but the other one ordered me to come here and help you."

himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading Go way from dar, boy!" exclaimed the cook, when Tony presented himself before that important personage.

important

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From this reading Go way from dar, boy!" exclaimed the cook, when Tony presented himself before that important personage.

MAKES

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From this reading TONY MAKES ANOTHER BREAK.

mate

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From this reading "Didn't de fus' mate done tol' you to turn to?"

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "He did," replied the boy, "but the other one ordered me to come here and help you."

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading "He did," replied the boy, "but the other one ordered me to come here and help you."

ordered

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From this reading "He did," replied the boy, "but the other one ordered me to come here and help you."

other

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From this reading "He did," replied the boy, "but the other one ordered me to come here and help you."

personage

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From this reading Go way from dar, boy!" exclaimed the cook, when Tony presented himself before that important personage.

presented

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From this reading Go way from dar, boy!" exclaimed the cook, when Tony presented himself before that important personage.

repliednounUS /replied/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "He did," replied the boy, "but the other one ordered me to come here and help you."

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Go way from dar, boy!" exclaimed the cook, when Tony presented himself before that important personage.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Go way from dar, boy!" exclaimed the cook, when Tony presented himself before that important personage.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading "Didn't de fus' mate done tol' you to turn to?"

tol

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From this reading "Didn't de fus' mate done tol' you to turn to?"

TONY

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From this reading TONY MAKES ANOTHER BREAK.

turn

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Didn't de fus' mate done tol' you to turn to?"

way

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Go way!

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading Go way from dar, boy!" exclaimed the cook, when Tony presented himself before that important personage.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Didn't de fus' mate done tol' you to turn to?"