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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 Terence had a regular newspaper business which kept him busy every day from the close of school until dark.
allowing
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From this reading Rosie had begged to be given a job as paper-carrier, to deliver the papers in their own immediate neighbourhood, and Terence was at last allowing her a week's trial.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Terence asked this as he and Rosie and little Jack started off for school.
any
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From this reading THE SCHNITZER "Tell me now, Rosie, are you having any trouble with your papers?"
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE SCHNITZER "Tell me now, Rosie, are you having any trouble with your papers?"
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Terence asked this as he and Rosie and little Jack started off for school.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Terence asked this as he and Rosie and little Jack started off for school.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Rosie had begged to be given a job as paper-carrier, to deliver the papers in their own immediate neighbourhood, and Terence was at last allowing her a week's trial.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Rosie had begged to be given a job as paper-carrier, to deliver the papers in their own immediate neighbourhood, and Terence was at last allowing her a week's trial.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading His route had grown so large that recently he had been forced to engage the services of one or two subordinates.
begged
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From this reading Rosie had begged to be given a job as paper-carrier, to deliver the papers in their own immediate neighbourhood, and Terence was at last allowing her a week's trial.
business
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From this reading Terence had a regular newspaper business which kept him busy every day from the close of school until dark.
busy
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From this reading Terence had a regular newspaper business which kept him busy every day from the close of school until dark.
close
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From this reading Terence had a regular newspaper business which kept him busy every day from the close of school until dark.
dark
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From this reading Terence had a regular newspaper business which kept him busy every day from the close of school until dark.
day
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From this reading Terence had a regular newspaper business which kept him busy every day from the close of school until dark.
deliver
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From this reading Rosie had begged to be given a job as paper-carrier, to deliver the papers in their own immediate neighbourhood, and Terence was at last allowing her a week's trial.
engage
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From this reading His route had grown so large that recently he had been forced to engage the services of one or two subordinates.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Terence had a regular newspaper business which kept him busy every day from the close of school until dark.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Terence asked this as he and Rosie and little Jack started off for school.
forced
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From this reading His route had grown so large that recently he had been forced to engage the services of one or two subordinates.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Terence had a regular newspaper business which kept him busy every day from the close of school until dark.
given
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From this reading Rosie had begged to be given a job as paper-carrier, to deliver the papers in their own immediate neighbourhood, and Terence was at last allowing her a week's trial.
grown
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From this reading His route had grown so large that recently he had been forced to engage the services of one or two subordinates.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Terence had a regular newspaper business which kept him busy every day from the close of school until dark.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading THE SCHNITZER "Tell me now, Rosie, are you having any trouble with your papers?"
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Terence asked this as he and Rosie and little Jack started off for school.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Rosie had begged to be given a job as paper-carrier, to deliver the papers in their own immediate neighbourhood, and Terence was at last allowing her a week's trial.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Terence had a regular newspaper business which kept him busy every day from the close of school until dark.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His route had grown so large that recently he had been forced to engage the services of one or two subordinates.
immediate
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From this reading Rosie had begged to be given a job as paper-carrier, to deliver the papers in their own immediate neighbourhood, and Terence was at last allowing her a week's trial.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Rosie had begged to be given a job as paper-carrier, to deliver the papers in their own immediate neighbourhood, and Terence was at last allowing her a week's trial.
Jack
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From this reading Terence asked this as he and Rosie and little Jack started off for school.
job
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From this reading Rosie had begged to be given a job as paper-carrier, to deliver the papers in their own immediate neighbourhood, and Terence was at last allowing her a week's trial.
kept
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From this reading Terence had a regular newspaper business which kept him busy every day from the close of school until dark.
large
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From this reading His route had grown so large that recently he had been forced to engage the services of one or two subordinates.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rosie had begged to be given a job as paper-carrier, to deliver the papers in their own immediate neighbourhood, and Terence was at last allowing her a week's trial.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Terence asked this as he and Rosie and little Jack started off for school.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE SCHNITZER "Tell me now, Rosie, are you having any trouble with your papers?"
neighbourhood
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From this reading Rosie had begged to be given a job as paper-carrier, to deliver the papers in their own immediate neighbourhood, and Terence was at last allowing her a week's trial.
newspaper
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From this reading Terence had a regular newspaper business which kept him busy every day from the close of school until dark.
now
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From this reading THE SCHNITZER "Tell me now, Rosie, are you having any trouble with your papers?"
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Terence had a regular newspaper business which kept him busy every day from the close of school until dark.
off
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From this reading Terence asked this as he and Rosie and little Jack started off for school.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading His route had grown so large that recently he had been forced to engage the services of one or two subordinates.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading His route had grown so large that recently he had been forced to engage the services of one or two subordinates.
own
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From this reading Rosie had begged to be given a job as paper-carrier, to deliver the papers in their own immediate neighbourhood, and Terence was at last allowing her a week's trial.
paper-carrier
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From this reading Rosie had begged to be given a job as paper-carrier, to deliver the papers in their own immediate neighbourhood, and Terence was at last allowing her a week's trial.
papers
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From this reading THE SCHNITZER "Tell me now, Rosie, are you having any trouble with your papers?"
recently
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From this reading His route had grown so large that recently he had been forced to engage the services of one or two subordinates.
regular
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From this reading Terence had a regular newspaper business which kept him busy every day from the close of school until dark.
Rosie
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From this reading THE SCHNITZER "Tell me now, Rosie, are you having any trouble with your papers?"
route
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From this reading His route had grown so large that recently he had been forced to engage the services of one or two subordinates.
SCHNITZER
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From this reading THE SCHNITZER "Tell me now, Rosie, are you having any trouble with your papers?"
school
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From this reading Terence asked this as he and Rosie and little Jack started off for school.
services
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From this reading His route had grown so large that recently he had been forced to engage the services of one or two subordinates.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading His route had grown so large that recently he had been forced to engage the services of one or two subordinates.
started
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From this reading Terence asked this as he and Rosie and little Jack started off for school.
subordinates
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From this reading His route had grown so large that recently he had been forced to engage the services of one or two subordinates.
TellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE SCHNITZER "Tell me now, Rosie, are you having any trouble with your papers?"
Terence
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From this reading Terence asked this as he and Rosie and little Jack started off for school.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading His route had grown so large that recently he had been forced to engage the services of one or two subordinates.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SCHNITZER "Tell me now, Rosie, are you having any trouble with your papers?"
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Rosie had begged to be given a job as paper-carrier, to deliver the papers in their own immediate neighbourhood, and Terence was at last allowing her a week's trial.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Terence asked this as he and Rosie and little Jack started off for school.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His route had grown so large that recently he had been forced to engage the services of one or two subordinates.
trial
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From this reading Rosie had begged to be given a job as paper-carrier, to deliver the papers in their own immediate neighbourhood, and Terence was at last allowing her a week's trial.
trouble
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From this reading THE SCHNITZER "Tell me now, Rosie, are you having any trouble with your papers?"
two
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From this reading His route had grown so large that recently he had been forced to engage the services of one or two subordinates.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Terence had a regular newspaper business which kept him busy every day from the close of school until dark.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Rosie had begged to be given a job as paper-carrier, to deliver the papers in their own immediate neighbourhood, and Terence was at last allowing her a week's trial.
week's
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From this reading Rosie had begged to be given a job as paper-carrier, to deliver the papers in their own immediate neighbourhood, and Terence was at last allowing her a week's trial.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Terence had a regular newspaper business which kept him busy every day from the close of school until dark.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE SCHNITZER "Tell me now, Rosie, are you having any trouble with your papers?"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE SCHNITZER "Tell me now, Rosie, are you having any trouble with your papers?"
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE SCHNITZER "Tell me now, Rosie, are you having any trouble with your papers?"
