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