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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 He would hand to the man two or three sovereigns, or even a five-pound note if there happened to be one loose in his waistcoat pocket, and say to him:
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Now I may need you only twenty minutes, or I may need you all the afternoon; but I want you to feel happy while you’re driving me, don’t you know, so here’s all I’m going to give you, and I wish to have no dispute about fares at the end of the journey.”
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Now I may need you only twenty minutes, or I may need you all the afternoon; but I want you to feel happy while you’re driving me, don’t you know, so here’s all I’m going to give you, and I wish to have no dispute about fares at the end of the journey.”
all
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From this reading “Now I may need you only twenty minutes, or I may need you all the afternoon; but I want you to feel happy while you’re driving me, don’t you know, so here’s all I’m going to give you, and I wish to have no dispute about fares at the end of the journey.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He would hand to the man two or three sovereigns, or even a five-pound note if there happened to be one loose in his waistcoat pocket, and say to him:
any
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From this reading There never was any dispute, and Barney was extremely popular with the driving fraternity.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Now I may need you only twenty minutes, or I may need you all the afternoon; but I want you to feel happy while you’re driving me, don’t you know, so here’s all I’m going to give you, and I wish to have no dispute about fares at the end of the journey.”
Barney
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From this reading There never was any dispute, and Barney was extremely popular with the driving fraternity.
Barney's
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From this reading It was Barney’s habit, now that money flowed in upon him, to deal liberally with his cabmen.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He would hand to the man two or three sovereigns, or even a five-pound note if there happened to be one loose in his waistcoat pocket, and say to him:
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Now I may need you only twenty minutes, or I may need you all the afternoon; but I want you to feel happy while you’re driving me, don’t you know, so here’s all I’m going to give you, and I wish to have no dispute about fares at the end of the journey.”
cab
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From this reading When the date of the wedding was fixed, Barney, on his return to London, took a cab at ten pounds in honour of the forthcoming event.
cabmen
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From this reading It was Barney’s habit, now that money flowed in upon him, to deal liberally with his cabmen.
date
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From this reading When the date of the wedding was fixed, Barney, on his return to London, took a cab at ten pounds in honour of the forthcoming event.
deal
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From this reading It was Barney’s habit, now that money flowed in upon him, to deal liberally with his cabmen.
dispute
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From this reading “Now I may need you only twenty minutes, or I may need you all the afternoon; but I want you to feel happy while you’re driving me, don’t you know, so here’s all I’m going to give you, and I wish to have no dispute about fares at the end of the journey.”
don't
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From this reading “Now I may need you only twenty minutes, or I may need you all the afternoon; but I want you to feel happy while you’re driving me, don’t you know, so here’s all I’m going to give you, and I wish to have no dispute about fares at the end of the journey.”
driving
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From this reading “Now I may need you only twenty minutes, or I may need you all the afternoon; but I want you to feel happy while you’re driving me, don’t you know, so here’s all I’m going to give you, and I wish to have no dispute about fares at the end of the journey.”
end
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From this reading “Now I may need you only twenty minutes, or I may need you all the afternoon; but I want you to feel happy while you’re driving me, don’t you know, so here’s all I’m going to give you, and I wish to have no dispute about fares at the end of the journey.”
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He would hand to the man two or three sovereigns, or even a five-pound note if there happened to be one loose in his waistcoat pocket, and say to him:
event
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From this reading When the date of the wedding was fixed, Barney, on his return to London, took a cab at ten pounds in honour of the forthcoming event.
extremely
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From this reading There never was any dispute, and Barney was extremely popular with the driving fraternity.
fares
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From this reading “Now I may need you only twenty minutes, or I may need you all the afternoon; but I want you to feel happy while you’re driving me, don’t you know, so here’s all I’m going to give you, and I wish to have no dispute about fares at the end of the journey.”
feel
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From this reading “Now I may need you only twenty minutes, or I may need you all the afternoon; but I want you to feel happy while you’re driving me, don’t you know, so here’s all I’m going to give you, and I wish to have no dispute about fares at the end of the journey.”
five-pound
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From this reading He would hand to the man two or three sovereigns, or even a five-pound note if there happened to be one loose in his waistcoat pocket, and say to him:
fixed
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From this reading When the date of the wedding was fixed, Barney, on his return to London, took a cab at ten pounds in honour of the forthcoming event.
flowed
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From this reading It was Barney’s habit, now that money flowed in upon him, to deal liberally with his cabmen.
forthcoming
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From this reading When the date of the wedding was fixed, Barney, on his return to London, took a cab at ten pounds in honour of the forthcoming event.
fraternity
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From this reading There never was any dispute, and Barney was extremely popular with the driving fraternity.
give
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From this reading “Now I may need you only twenty minutes, or I may need you all the afternoon; but I want you to feel happy while you’re driving me, don’t you know, so here’s all I’m going to give you, and I wish to have no dispute about fares at the end of the journey.”
going
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From this reading “Now I may need you only twenty minutes, or I may need you all the afternoon; but I want you to feel happy while you’re driving me, don’t you know, so here’s all I’m going to give you, and I wish to have no dispute about fares at the end of the journey.”
habit
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From this reading It was Barney’s habit, now that money flowed in upon him, to deal liberally with his cabmen.
hand
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From this reading He would hand to the man two or three sovereigns, or even a five-pound note if there happened to be one loose in his waistcoat pocket, and say to him:
happened
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From this reading He would hand to the man two or three sovereigns, or even a five-pound note if there happened to be one loose in his waistcoat pocket, and say to him:
happy
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From this reading “Now I may need you only twenty minutes, or I may need you all the afternoon; but I want you to feel happy while you’re driving me, don’t you know, so here’s all I’m going to give you, and I wish to have no dispute about fares at the end of the journey.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Now I may need you only twenty minutes, or I may need you all the afternoon; but I want you to feel happy while you’re driving me, don’t you know, so here’s all I’m going to give you, and I wish to have no dispute about fares at the end of the journey.”
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He would hand to the man two or three sovereigns, or even a five-pound note if there happened to be one loose in his waistcoat pocket, and say to him:
here's
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From this reading “Now I may need you only twenty minutes, or I may need you all the afternoon; but I want you to feel happy while you’re driving me, don’t you know, so here’s all I’m going to give you, and I wish to have no dispute about fares at the end of the journey.”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was Barney’s habit, now that money flowed in upon him, to deal liberally with his cabmen.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was Barney’s habit, now that money flowed in upon him, to deal liberally with his cabmen.
honour
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From this reading When the date of the wedding was fixed, Barney, on his return to London, took a cab at ten pounds in honour of the forthcoming event.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Now I may need you only twenty minutes, or I may need you all the afternoon; but I want you to feel happy while you’re driving me, don’t you know, so here’s all I’m going to give you, and I wish to have no dispute about fares at the end of the journey.”
I'm
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From this reading “Now I may need you only twenty minutes, or I may need you all the afternoon; but I want you to feel happy while you’re driving me, don’t you know, so here’s all I’m going to give you, and I wish to have no dispute about fares at the end of the journey.”
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He would hand to the man two or three sovereigns, or even a five-pound note if there happened to be one loose in his waistcoat pocket, and say to him:
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was Barney’s habit, now that money flowed in upon him, to deal liberally with his cabmen.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Barney’s habit, now that money flowed in upon him, to deal liberally with his cabmen.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Now I may need you only twenty minutes, or I may need you all the afternoon; but I want you to feel happy while you’re driving me, don’t you know, so here’s all I’m going to give you, and I wish to have no dispute about fares at the end of the journey.”
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Now I may need you only twenty minutes, or I may need you all the afternoon; but I want you to feel happy while you’re driving me, don’t you know, so here’s all I’m going to give you, and I wish to have no dispute about fares at the end of the journey.”
liberally
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From this reading It was Barney’s habit, now that money flowed in upon him, to deal liberally with his cabmen.
London
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From this reading When the date of the wedding was fixed, Barney, on his return to London, took a cab at ten pounds in honour of the forthcoming event.
loose
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From this reading He would hand to the man two or three sovereigns, or even a five-pound note if there happened to be one loose in his waistcoat pocket, and say to him:
man
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From this reading He would hand to the man two or three sovereigns, or even a five-pound note if there happened to be one loose in his waistcoat pocket, and say to him:
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “Now I may need you only twenty minutes, or I may need you all the afternoon; but I want you to feel happy while you’re driving me, don’t you know, so here’s all I’m going to give you, and I wish to have no dispute about fares at the end of the journey.”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Now I may need you only twenty minutes, or I may need you all the afternoon; but I want you to feel happy while you’re driving me, don’t you know, so here’s all I’m going to give you, and I wish to have no dispute about fares at the end of the journey.”
minutes
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From this reading “Now I may need you only twenty minutes, or I may need you all the afternoon; but I want you to feel happy while you’re driving me, don’t you know, so here’s all I’m going to give you, and I wish to have no dispute about fares at the end of the journey.”
money
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From this reading It was Barney’s habit, now that money flowed in upon him, to deal liberally with his cabmen.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Now I may need you only twenty minutes, or I may need you all the afternoon; but I want you to feel happy while you’re driving me, don’t you know, so here’s all I’m going to give you, and I wish to have no dispute about fares at the end of the journey.”
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There never was any dispute, and Barney was extremely popular with the driving fraternity.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “Now I may need you only twenty minutes, or I may need you all the afternoon; but I want you to feel happy while you’re driving me, don’t you know, so here’s all I’m going to give you, and I wish to have no dispute about fares at the end of the journey.”
note
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From this reading He would hand to the man two or three sovereigns, or even a five-pound note if there happened to be one loose in his waistcoat pocket, and say to him:
now
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From this reading It was Barney’s habit, now that money flowed in upon him, to deal liberally with his cabmen.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Now I may need you only twenty minutes, or I may need you all the afternoon; but I want you to feel happy while you’re driving me, don’t you know, so here’s all I’m going to give you, and I wish to have no dispute about fares at the end of the journey.”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When the date of the wedding was fixed, Barney, on his return to London, took a cab at ten pounds in honour of the forthcoming event.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He would hand to the man two or three sovereigns, or even a five-pound note if there happened to be one loose in his waistcoat pocket, and say to him:
only
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From this reading “Now I may need you only twenty minutes, or I may need you all the afternoon; but I want you to feel happy while you’re driving me, don’t you know, so here’s all I’m going to give you, and I wish to have no dispute about fares at the end of the journey.”
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He would hand to the man two or three sovereigns, or even a five-pound note if there happened to be one loose in his waistcoat pocket, and say to him:
pocket
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From this reading He would hand to the man two or three sovereigns, or even a five-pound note if there happened to be one loose in his waistcoat pocket, and say to him:
popular
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From this reading There never was any dispute, and Barney was extremely popular with the driving fraternity.
pounds
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From this reading When the date of the wedding was fixed, Barney, on his return to London, took a cab at ten pounds in honour of the forthcoming event.
return
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From this reading When the date of the wedding was fixed, Barney, on his return to London, took a cab at ten pounds in honour of the forthcoming event.
say
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From this reading He would hand to the man two or three sovereigns, or even a five-pound note if there happened to be one loose in his waistcoat pocket, and say to him:
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Now I may need you only twenty minutes, or I may need you all the afternoon; but I want you to feel happy while you’re driving me, don’t you know, so here’s all I’m going to give you, and I wish to have no dispute about fares at the end of the journey.”
sovereigns
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From this reading He would hand to the man two or three sovereigns, or even a five-pound note if there happened to be one loose in his waistcoat pocket, and say to him:
ten
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From this reading When the date of the wedding was fixed, Barney, on his return to London, took a cab at ten pounds in honour of the forthcoming event.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was Barney’s habit, now that money flowed in upon him, to deal liberally with his cabmen.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He would hand to the man two or three sovereigns, or even a five-pound note if there happened to be one loose in his waistcoat pocket, and say to him:
there
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From this reading He would hand to the man two or three sovereigns, or even a five-pound note if there happened to be one loose in his waistcoat pocket, and say to him:
three
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From this reading He would hand to the man two or three sovereigns, or even a five-pound note if there happened to be one loose in his waistcoat pocket, and say to him:
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was Barney’s habit, now that money flowed in upon him, to deal liberally with his cabmen.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the date of the wedding was fixed, Barney, on his return to London, took a cab at ten pounds in honour of the forthcoming event.
twenty
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From this reading “Now I may need you only twenty minutes, or I may need you all the afternoon; but I want you to feel happy while you’re driving me, don’t you know, so here’s all I’m going to give you, and I wish to have no dispute about fares at the end of the journey.”
two
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From this reading He would hand to the man two or three sovereigns, or even a five-pound note if there happened to be one loose in his waistcoat pocket, and say to him:
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It was Barney’s habit, now that money flowed in upon him, to deal liberally with his cabmen.
waistcoat
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From this reading He would hand to the man two or three sovereigns, or even a five-pound note if there happened to be one loose in his waistcoat pocket, and say to him:
want
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From this reading “Now I may need you only twenty minutes, or I may need you all the afternoon; but I want you to feel happy while you’re driving me, don’t you know, so here’s all I’m going to give you, and I wish to have no dispute about fares at the end of the journey.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Barney’s habit, now that money flowed in upon him, to deal liberally with his cabmen.
wedding
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From this reading When the date of the wedding was fixed, Barney, on his return to London, took a cab at ten pounds in honour of the forthcoming event.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the date of the wedding was fixed, Barney, on his return to London, took a cab at ten pounds in honour of the forthcoming event.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading “Now I may need you only twenty minutes, or I may need you all the afternoon; but I want you to feel happy while you’re driving me, don’t you know, so here’s all I’m going to give you, and I wish to have no dispute about fares at the end of the journey.”
wish
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From this reading “Now I may need you only twenty minutes, or I may need you all the afternoon; but I want you to feel happy while you’re driving me, don’t you know, so here’s all I’m going to give you, and I wish to have no dispute about fares at the end of the journey.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was Barney’s habit, now that money flowed in upon him, to deal liberally with his cabmen.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He would hand to the man two or three sovereigns, or even a five-pound note if there happened to be one loose in his waistcoat pocket, and say to him:
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Now I may need you only twenty minutes, or I may need you all the afternoon; but I want you to feel happy while you’re driving me, don’t you know, so here’s all I’m going to give you, and I wish to have no dispute about fares at the end of the journey.”
you're
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From this reading “Now I may need you only twenty minutes, or I may need you all the afternoon; but I want you to feel happy while you’re driving me, don’t you know, so here’s all I’m going to give you, and I wish to have no dispute about fares at the end of the journey.”
