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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 A FRIEND IN NEED The two boys were awake early next for business begins early in Covent Garden, and they soon had to leave the shelter of their barrel, for barrels had to be used for other purposes than to serve as bedrooms for little boys.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED The two boys were awake early next for business begins early in Covent Garden, and they soon had to leave the shelter of their barrel, for barrels had to be used for other purposes than to serve as bedrooms for little boys.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Oh, I know a fust-rate place," answered Rob.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED The two boys were awake early next for business begins early in Covent Garden, and they soon had to leave the shelter of their barrel, for barrels had to be used for other purposes than to serve as bedrooms for little boys.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Why, where can we wash?" asked Willie.
awake
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From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED The two boys were awake early next for business begins early in Covent Garden, and they soon had to leave the shelter of their barrel, for barrels had to be used for other purposes than to serve as bedrooms for little boys.
barrel
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From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED The two boys were awake early next for business begins early in Covent Garden, and they soon had to leave the shelter of their barrel, for barrels had to be used for other purposes than to serve as bedrooms for little boys.
barrels
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From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED The two boys were awake early next for business begins early in Covent Garden, and they soon had to leave the shelter of their barrel, for barrels had to be used for other purposes than to serve as bedrooms for little boys.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED The two boys were awake early next for business begins early in Covent Garden, and they soon had to leave the shelter of their barrel, for barrels had to be used for other purposes than to serve as bedrooms for little boys.
bedrooms
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From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED The two boys were awake early next for business begins early in Covent Garden, and they soon had to leave the shelter of their barrel, for barrels had to be used for other purposes than to serve as bedrooms for little boys.
begins
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From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED The two boys were awake early next for business begins early in Covent Garden, and they soon had to leave the shelter of their barrel, for barrels had to be used for other purposes than to serve as bedrooms for little boys.
BesidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Besides, Bob felt that he had no time now that he had Willie to provide for.
Bob
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From this reading Besides, Bob felt that he had no time now that he had Willie to provide for.
boys
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From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED The two boys were awake early next for business begins early in Covent Garden, and they soon had to leave the shelter of their barrel, for barrels had to be used for other purposes than to serve as bedrooms for little boys.
breakfast
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From this reading "Come, Willie," he said, "we must have a wash the fust thing, and then we must earn some money to buy our breakfast with."
business
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From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED The two boys were awake early next for business begins early in Covent Garden, and they soon had to leave the shelter of their barrel, for barrels had to be used for other purposes than to serve as bedrooms for little boys.
buy
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From this reading "Come, Willie," he said, "we must have a wash the fust thing, and then we must earn some money to buy our breakfast with."
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Why, where can we wash?" asked Willie.
ComenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Come, Willie," he said, "we must have a wash the fust thing, and then we must earn some money to buy our breakfast with."
Covent
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From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED The two boys were awake early next for business begins early in Covent Garden, and they soon had to leave the shelter of their barrel, for barrels had to be used for other purposes than to serve as bedrooms for little boys.
early
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From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED The two boys were awake early next for business begins early in Covent Garden, and they soon had to leave the shelter of their barrel, for barrels had to be used for other purposes than to serve as bedrooms for little boys.
earn
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From this reading "Come, Willie," he said, "we must have a wash the fust thing, and then we must earn some money to buy our breakfast with."
felt
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From this reading Besides, Bob felt that he had no time now that he had Willie to provide for.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED The two boys were awake early next for business begins early in Covent Garden, and they soon had to leave the shelter of their barrel, for barrels had to be used for other purposes than to serve as bedrooms for little boys.
FRIEND
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From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED The two boys were awake early next for business begins early in Covent Garden, and they soon had to leave the shelter of their barrel, for barrels had to be used for other purposes than to serve as bedrooms for little boys.
fust
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From this reading "Come, Willie," he said, "we must have a wash the fust thing, and then we must earn some money to buy our breakfast with."
fust-rate
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From this reading "Oh, I know a fust-rate place," answered Rob.
Garden
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From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED The two boys were awake early next for business begins early in Covent Garden, and they soon had to leave the shelter of their barrel, for barrels had to be used for other purposes than to serve as bedrooms for little boys.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED The two boys were awake early next for business begins early in Covent Garden, and they soon had to leave the shelter of their barrel, for barrels had to be used for other purposes than to serve as bedrooms for little boys.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Come, Willie," he said, "we must have a wash the fust thing, and then we must earn some money to buy our breakfast with."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Besides, Bob felt that he had no time now that he had Willie to provide for.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh, I know a fust-rate place," answered Rob.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED The two boys were awake early next for business begins early in Covent Garden, and they soon had to leave the shelter of their barrel, for barrels had to be used for other purposes than to serve as bedrooms for little boys.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, I know a fust-rate place," answered Rob.
leave
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From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED The two boys were awake early next for business begins early in Covent Garden, and they soon had to leave the shelter of their barrel, for barrels had to be used for other purposes than to serve as bedrooms for little boys.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED The two boys were awake early next for business begins early in Covent Garden, and they soon had to leave the shelter of their barrel, for barrels had to be used for other purposes than to serve as bedrooms for little boys.
money
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From this reading "Come, Willie," he said, "we must have a wash the fust thing, and then we must earn some money to buy our breakfast with."
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Come, Willie," he said, "we must have a wash the fust thing, and then we must earn some money to buy our breakfast with."
NEEDnounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED The two boys were awake early next for business begins early in Covent Garden, and they soon had to leave the shelter of their barrel, for barrels had to be used for other purposes than to serve as bedrooms for little boys.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED The two boys were awake early next for business begins early in Covent Garden, and they soon had to leave the shelter of their barrel, for barrels had to be used for other purposes than to serve as bedrooms for little boys.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Besides, Bob felt that he had no time now that he had Willie to provide for.
now
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From this reading Besides, Bob felt that he had no time now that he had Willie to provide for.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED The two boys were awake early next for business begins early in Covent Garden, and they soon had to leave the shelter of their barrel, for barrels had to be used for other purposes than to serve as bedrooms for little boys.
Oh
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From this reading "Oh, I know a fust-rate place," answered Rob.
other
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From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED The two boys were awake early next for business begins early in Covent Garden, and they soon had to leave the shelter of their barrel, for barrels had to be used for other purposes than to serve as bedrooms for little boys.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Come, Willie," he said, "we must have a wash the fust thing, and then we must earn some money to buy our breakfast with."
place
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From this reading "Oh, I know a fust-rate place," answered Rob.
provide
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From this reading Besides, Bob felt that he had no time now that he had Willie to provide for.
purposes
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From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED The two boys were awake early next for business begins early in Covent Garden, and they soon had to leave the shelter of their barrel, for barrels had to be used for other purposes than to serve as bedrooms for little boys.
Rob
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From this reading "Oh, I know a fust-rate place," answered Rob.
said
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From this reading "Come, Willie," he said, "we must have a wash the fust thing, and then we must earn some money to buy our breakfast with."
serve
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From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED The two boys were awake early next for business begins early in Covent Garden, and they soon had to leave the shelter of their barrel, for barrels had to be used for other purposes than to serve as bedrooms for little boys.
shelter
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From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED The two boys were awake early next for business begins early in Covent Garden, and they soon had to leave the shelter of their barrel, for barrels had to be used for other purposes than to serve as bedrooms for little boys.
some
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From this reading "Come, Willie," he said, "we must have a wash the fust thing, and then we must earn some money to buy our breakfast with."
soon
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From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED The two boys were awake early next for business begins early in Covent Garden, and they soon had to leave the shelter of their barrel, for barrels had to be used for other purposes than to serve as bedrooms for little boys.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED The two boys were awake early next for business begins early in Covent Garden, and they soon had to leave the shelter of their barrel, for barrels had to be used for other purposes than to serve as bedrooms for little boys.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Besides, Bob felt that he had no time now that he had Willie to provide for.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED The two boys were awake early next for business begins early in Covent Garden, and they soon had to leave the shelter of their barrel, for barrels had to be used for other purposes than to serve as bedrooms for little boys.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED The two boys were awake early next for business begins early in Covent Garden, and they soon had to leave the shelter of their barrel, for barrels had to be used for other purposes than to serve as bedrooms for little boys.
then
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From this reading "Come, Willie," he said, "we must have a wash the fust thing, and then we must earn some money to buy our breakfast with."
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED The two boys were awake early next for business begins early in Covent Garden, and they soon had to leave the shelter of their barrel, for barrels had to be used for other purposes than to serve as bedrooms for little boys.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Come, Willie," he said, "we must have a wash the fust thing, and then we must earn some money to buy our breakfast with."
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Besides, Bob felt that he had no time now that he had Willie to provide for.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED The two boys were awake early next for business begins early in Covent Garden, and they soon had to leave the shelter of their barrel, for barrels had to be used for other purposes than to serve as bedrooms for little boys.
two
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From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED The two boys were awake early next for business begins early in Covent Garden, and they soon had to leave the shelter of their barrel, for barrels had to be used for other purposes than to serve as bedrooms for little boys.
used
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From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED The two boys were awake early next for business begins early in Covent Garden, and they soon had to leave the shelter of their barrel, for barrels had to be used for other purposes than to serve as bedrooms for little boys.
wash
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From this reading "Come, Willie," he said, "we must have a wash the fust thing, and then we must earn some money to buy our breakfast with."
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Come, Willie," he said, "we must have a wash the fust thing, and then we must earn some money to buy our breakfast with."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED The two boys were awake early next for business begins early in Covent Garden, and they soon had to leave the shelter of their barrel, for barrels had to be used for other purposes than to serve as bedrooms for little boys.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading "Why, where can we wash?" asked Willie.
Why
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From this reading "Why, where can we wash?" asked Willie.
Willie
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From this reading Besides, Bob felt that he had no time now that he had Willie to provide for.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Come, Willie," he said, "we must have a wash the fust thing, and then we must earn some money to buy our breakfast with."
