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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 CHIPPY GOES ON SCOUT DUTY Chippy had been at work for Elliott Brothers rather more than a fortnight, when one day he went down to the waterside warehouse for some samples.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was told that he must wait awhile, and he filled up his time by some scout exercises, giving himself a long glance at a shelf, and then shutting his eyes and reciting from memory the various articles piled upon it.
articles
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From this reading He was told that he must wait awhile, and he filled up his time by some scout exercises, giving himself a long glance at a shelf, and then shutting his eyes and reciting from memory the various articles piled upon it.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading CHIPPY GOES ON SCOUT DUTY Chippy had been at work for Elliott Brothers rather more than a fortnight, when one day he went down to the waterside warehouse for some samples.
awhile
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beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading CHIPPY GOES ON SCOUT DUTY Chippy had been at work for Elliott Brothers rather more than a fortnight, when one day he went down to the waterside warehouse for some samples.
Brothers
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From this reading CHIPPY GOES ON SCOUT DUTY Chippy had been at work for Elliott Brothers rather more than a fortnight, when one day he went down to the waterside warehouse for some samples.
building
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From this reading The firm had a huge building at the farther end of Quay Flat, where they stored the goods they imported.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He was told that he must wait awhile, and he filled up his time by some scout exercises, giving himself a long glance at a shelf, and then shutting his eyes and reciting from memory the various articles piled upon it.
CHIPPY
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From this reading CHIPPY GOES ON SCOUT DUTY Chippy had been at work for Elliott Brothers rather more than a fortnight, when one day he went down to the waterside warehouse for some samples.
day
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From this reading CHIPPY GOES ON SCOUT DUTY Chippy had been at work for Elliott Brothers rather more than a fortnight, when one day he went down to the waterside warehouse for some samples.
Dick's
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From this reading He opened them, and saw Dick's father, the head of the firm, walking into the room, followed by the warehouse manager.
down
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From this reading CHIPPY GOES ON SCOUT DUTY Chippy had been at work for Elliott Brothers rather more than a fortnight, when one day he went down to the waterside warehouse for some samples.
DUTYnounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading CHIPPY GOES ON SCOUT DUTY Chippy had been at work for Elliott Brothers rather more than a fortnight, when one day he went down to the waterside warehouse for some samples.
Elliott
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From this reading CHIPPY GOES ON SCOUT DUTY Chippy had been at work for Elliott Brothers rather more than a fortnight, when one day he went down to the waterside warehouse for some samples.
end
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From this reading The firm had a huge building at the farther end of Quay Flat, where they stored the goods they imported.
exercises
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From this reading He was told that he must wait awhile, and he filled up his time by some scout exercises, giving himself a long glance at a shelf, and then shutting his eyes and reciting from memory the various articles piled upon it.
eyes
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From this reading He was told that he must wait awhile, and he filled up his time by some scout exercises, giving himself a long glance at a shelf, and then shutting his eyes and reciting from memory the various articles piled upon it.
farther
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From this reading The firm had a huge building at the farther end of Quay Flat, where they stored the goods they imported.
father
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From this reading He opened them, and saw Dick's father, the head of the firm, walking into the room, followed by the warehouse manager.
filled
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firm
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From this reading The firm had a huge building at the farther end of Quay Flat, where they stored the goods they imported.
Flat
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From this reading The firm had a huge building at the farther end of Quay Flat, where they stored the goods they imported.
followed
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From this reading He opened them, and saw Dick's father, the head of the firm, walking into the room, followed by the warehouse manager.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading CHIPPY GOES ON SCOUT DUTY Chippy had been at work for Elliott Brothers rather more than a fortnight, when one day he went down to the waterside warehouse for some samples.
fortnight
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From this reading CHIPPY GOES ON SCOUT DUTY Chippy had been at work for Elliott Brothers rather more than a fortnight, when one day he went down to the waterside warehouse for some samples.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He was told that he must wait awhile, and he filled up his time by some scout exercises, giving himself a long glance at a shelf, and then shutting his eyes and reciting from memory the various articles piled upon it.
giving
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glance
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GOES
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From this reading CHIPPY GOES ON SCOUT DUTY Chippy had been at work for Elliott Brothers rather more than a fortnight, when one day he went down to the waterside warehouse for some samples.
goods
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From this reading The firm had a huge building at the farther end of Quay Flat, where they stored the goods they imported.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading CHIPPY GOES ON SCOUT DUTY Chippy had been at work for Elliott Brothers rather more than a fortnight, when one day he went down to the waterside warehouse for some samples.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading CHIPPY GOES ON SCOUT DUTY Chippy had been at work for Elliott Brothers rather more than a fortnight, when one day he went down to the waterside warehouse for some samples.
head
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From this reading He opened them, and saw Dick's father, the head of the firm, walking into the room, followed by the warehouse manager.
heard
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From this reading His eyes were still shut, when he heard voices.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He was told that he must wait awhile, and he filled up his time by some scout exercises, giving himself a long glance at a shelf, and then shutting his eyes and reciting from memory the various articles piled upon it.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was told that he must wait awhile, and he filled up his time by some scout exercises, giving himself a long glance at a shelf, and then shutting his eyes and reciting from memory the various articles piled upon it.
huge
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From this reading The firm had a huge building at the farther end of Quay Flat, where they stored the goods they imported.
imported
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From this reading The firm had a huge building at the farther end of Quay Flat, where they stored the goods they imported.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He opened them, and saw Dick's father, the head of the firm, walking into the room, followed by the warehouse manager.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He was told that he must wait awhile, and he filled up his time by some scout exercises, giving himself a long glance at a shelf, and then shutting his eyes and reciting from memory the various articles piled upon it.
long
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manager
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From this reading He opened them, and saw Dick's father, the head of the firm, walking into the room, followed by the warehouse manager.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading He was told that he must wait awhile, and he filled up his time by some scout exercises, giving himself a long glance at a shelf, and then shutting his eyes and reciting from memory the various articles piled upon it.
more
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From this reading CHIPPY GOES ON SCOUT DUTY Chippy had been at work for Elliott Brothers rather more than a fortnight, when one day he went down to the waterside warehouse for some samples.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading He was told that he must wait awhile, and he filled up his time by some scout exercises, giving himself a long glance at a shelf, and then shutting his eyes and reciting from memory the various articles piled upon it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The firm had a huge building at the farther end of Quay Flat, where they stored the goods they imported.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading CHIPPY GOES ON SCOUT DUTY Chippy had been at work for Elliott Brothers rather more than a fortnight, when one day he went down to the waterside warehouse for some samples.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading CHIPPY GOES ON SCOUT DUTY Chippy had been at work for Elliott Brothers rather more than a fortnight, when one day he went down to the waterside warehouse for some samples.
opened
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From this reading He opened them, and saw Dick's father, the head of the firm, walking into the room, followed by the warehouse manager.
piled
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From this reading He was told that he must wait awhile, and he filled up his time by some scout exercises, giving himself a long glance at a shelf, and then shutting his eyes and reciting from memory the various articles piled upon it.
Quay
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From this reading The firm had a huge building at the farther end of Quay Flat, where they stored the goods they imported.
rather
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From this reading CHIPPY GOES ON SCOUT DUTY Chippy had been at work for Elliott Brothers rather more than a fortnight, when one day he went down to the waterside warehouse for some samples.
reciting
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From this reading He was told that he must wait awhile, and he filled up his time by some scout exercises, giving himself a long glance at a shelf, and then shutting his eyes and reciting from memory the various articles piled upon it.
room
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From this reading He opened them, and saw Dick's father, the head of the firm, walking into the room, followed by the warehouse manager.
samples
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From this reading CHIPPY GOES ON SCOUT DUTY Chippy had been at work for Elliott Brothers rather more than a fortnight, when one day he went down to the waterside warehouse for some samples.
saw
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From this reading He opened them, and saw Dick's father, the head of the firm, walking into the room, followed by the warehouse manager.
SCOUT
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From this reading CHIPPY GOES ON SCOUT DUTY Chippy had been at work for Elliott Brothers rather more than a fortnight, when one day he went down to the waterside warehouse for some samples.
shelfnounUS /ʃelf/
A flat horizontal plane used to hold books or scrolls in a library.
From this reading He was told that he must wait awhile, and he filled up his time by some scout exercises, giving himself a long glance at a shelf, and then shutting his eyes and reciting from memory the various articles piled upon it.
shut
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From this reading His eyes were still shut, when he heard voices.
shutting
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From this reading He was told that he must wait awhile, and he filled up his time by some scout exercises, giving himself a long glance at a shelf, and then shutting his eyes and reciting from memory the various articles piled upon it.
some
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From this reading CHIPPY GOES ON SCOUT DUTY Chippy had been at work for Elliott Brothers rather more than a fortnight, when one day he went down to the waterside warehouse for some samples.
still
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From this reading His eyes were still shut, when he heard voices.
stored
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From this reading The firm had a huge building at the farther end of Quay Flat, where they stored the goods they imported.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading CHIPPY GOES ON SCOUT DUTY Chippy had been at work for Elliott Brothers rather more than a fortnight, when one day he went down to the waterside warehouse for some samples.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was told that he must wait awhile, and he filled up his time by some scout exercises, giving himself a long glance at a shelf, and then shutting his eyes and reciting from memory the various articles piled upon it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CHIPPY GOES ON SCOUT DUTY Chippy had been at work for Elliott Brothers rather more than a fortnight, when one day he went down to the waterside warehouse for some samples.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He opened them, and saw Dick's father, the head of the firm, walking into the room, followed by the warehouse manager.
then
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From this reading He was told that he must wait awhile, and he filled up his time by some scout exercises, giving himself a long glance at a shelf, and then shutting his eyes and reciting from memory the various articles piled upon it.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The firm had a huge building at the farther end of Quay Flat, where they stored the goods they imported.
time
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From this reading He was told that he must wait awhile, and he filled up his time by some scout exercises, giving himself a long glance at a shelf, and then shutting his eyes and reciting from memory the various articles piled upon it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CHIPPY GOES ON SCOUT DUTY Chippy had been at work for Elliott Brothers rather more than a fortnight, when one day he went down to the waterside warehouse for some samples.
told
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From this reading He was told that he must wait awhile, and he filled up his time by some scout exercises, giving himself a long glance at a shelf, and then shutting his eyes and reciting from memory the various articles piled upon it.
up
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From this reading He was told that he must wait awhile, and he filled up his time by some scout exercises, giving himself a long glance at a shelf, and then shutting his eyes and reciting from memory the various articles piled upon it.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He was told that he must wait awhile, and he filled up his time by some scout exercises, giving himself a long glance at a shelf, and then shutting his eyes and reciting from memory the various articles piled upon it.
various
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voices
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From this reading His eyes were still shut, when he heard voices.
wait
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From this reading He was told that he must wait awhile, and he filled up his time by some scout exercises, giving himself a long glance at a shelf, and then shutting his eyes and reciting from memory the various articles piled upon it.
walking
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From this reading He opened them, and saw Dick's father, the head of the firm, walking into the room, followed by the warehouse manager.
warehouse
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From this reading CHIPPY GOES ON SCOUT DUTY Chippy had been at work for Elliott Brothers rather more than a fortnight, when one day he went down to the waterside warehouse for some samples.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was told that he must wait awhile, and he filled up his time by some scout exercises, giving himself a long glance at a shelf, and then shutting his eyes and reciting from memory the various articles piled upon it.
waterside
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From this reading CHIPPY GOES ON SCOUT DUTY Chippy had been at work for Elliott Brothers rather more than a fortnight, when one day he went down to the waterside warehouse for some samples.
went
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From this reading CHIPPY GOES ON SCOUT DUTY Chippy had been at work for Elliott Brothers rather more than a fortnight, when one day he went down to the waterside warehouse for some samples.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His eyes were still shut, when he heard voices.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading CHIPPY GOES ON SCOUT DUTY Chippy had been at work for Elliott Brothers rather more than a fortnight, when one day he went down to the waterside warehouse for some samples.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The firm had a huge building at the farther end of Quay Flat, where they stored the goods they imported.
work
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From this reading CHIPPY GOES ON SCOUT DUTY Chippy had been at work for Elliott Brothers rather more than a fortnight, when one day he went down to the waterside warehouse for some samples.
