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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 The old man soon begged us to hand over our coats and waistcoats to him to carry, too, and we did it; one could not refuse so little a thing to a poor old man like that; he should have had them if he had been a hundred and fifty.
age
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From this reading He was over seventy, but he could have given me nine-tenths of his strength and still had all his age entitled him to.
all
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From this reading He was over seventy, but he could have given me nine-tenths of his strength and still had all his age entitled him to.
alpenstocks
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From this reading He shouldered our satchels, overcoats, and alpenstocks, and we set out up the steep path.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was over seventy, but he could have given me nine-tenths of his strength and still had all his age entitled him to.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The old man soon begged us to hand over our coats and waistcoats to him to carry, too, and we did it; one could not refuse so little a thing to a poor old man like that; he should have had them if he had been a hundred and fifty.
begged
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From this reading The old man soon begged us to hand over our coats and waistcoats to him to carry, too, and we did it; one could not refuse so little a thing to a poor old man like that; he should have had them if he had been a hundred and fifty.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He was over seventy, but he could have given me nine-tenths of his strength and still had all his age entitled him to.
carry
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From this reading The old man soon begged us to hand over our coats and waistcoats to him to carry, too, and we did it; one could not refuse so little a thing to a poor old man like that; he should have had them if he had been a hundred and fifty.
coats
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From this reading The old man soon begged us to hand over our coats and waistcoats to him to carry, too, and we did it; one could not refuse so little a thing to a poor old man like that; he should have had them if he had been a hundred and fifty.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He was over seventy, but he could have given me nine-tenths of his strength and still had all his age entitled him to.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The old man soon begged us to hand over our coats and waistcoats to him to carry, too, and we did it; one could not refuse so little a thing to a poor old man like that; he should have had them if he had been a hundred and fifty.
entitled
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From this reading He was over seventy, but he could have given me nine-tenths of his strength and still had all his age entitled him to.
Farm
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From this reading [The World's Highest Pig Farm] We hired the only guide left, to lead us on our way.
fifty
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From this reading The old man soon begged us to hand over our coats and waistcoats to him to carry, too, and we did it; one could not refuse so little a thing to a poor old man like that; he should have had them if he had been a hundred and fifty.
given
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From this reading He was over seventy, but he could have given me nine-tenths of his strength and still had all his age entitled him to.
guide
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From this reading [The World's Highest Pig Farm] We hired the only guide left, to lead us on our way.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was over seventy, but he could have given me nine-tenths of his strength and still had all his age entitled him to.
hand
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From this reading The old man soon begged us to hand over our coats and waistcoats to him to carry, too, and we did it; one could not refuse so little a thing to a poor old man like that; he should have had them if he had been a hundred and fifty.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He was over seventy, but he could have given me nine-tenths of his strength and still had all his age entitled him to.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was over seventy, but he could have given me nine-tenths of his strength and still had all his age entitled him to.
Highest
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From this reading [The World's Highest Pig Farm] We hired the only guide left, to lead us on our way.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was over seventy, but he could have given me nine-tenths of his strength and still had all his age entitled him to.
hired
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From this reading [The World's Highest Pig Farm] We hired the only guide left, to lead us on our way.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was over seventy, but he could have given me nine-tenths of his strength and still had all his age entitled him to.
hot
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From this reading It was hot work.
hundred
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From this reading The old man soon begged us to hand over our coats and waistcoats to him to carry, too, and we did it; one could not refuse so little a thing to a poor old man like that; he should have had them if he had been a hundred and fifty.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The old man soon begged us to hand over our coats and waistcoats to him to carry, too, and we did it; one could not refuse so little a thing to a poor old man like that; he should have had them if he had been a hundred and fifty.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was hot work.
lead
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From this reading [The World's Highest Pig Farm] We hired the only guide left, to lead us on our way.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading [The World's Highest Pig Farm] We hired the only guide left, to lead us on our way.
like
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From this reading The old man soon begged us to hand over our coats and waistcoats to him to carry, too, and we did it; one could not refuse so little a thing to a poor old man like that; he should have had them if he had been a hundred and fifty.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The old man soon begged us to hand over our coats and waistcoats to him to carry, too, and we did it; one could not refuse so little a thing to a poor old man like that; he should have had them if he had been a hundred and fifty.
man
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From this reading The old man soon begged us to hand over our coats and waistcoats to him to carry, too, and we did it; one could not refuse so little a thing to a poor old man like that; he should have had them if he had been a hundred and fifty.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was over seventy, but he could have given me nine-tenths of his strength and still had all his age entitled him to.
nine-tenths
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From this reading He was over seventy, but he could have given me nine-tenths of his strength and still had all his age entitled him to.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The old man soon begged us to hand over our coats and waistcoats to him to carry, too, and we did it; one could not refuse so little a thing to a poor old man like that; he should have had them if he had been a hundred and fifty.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was over seventy, but he could have given me nine-tenths of his strength and still had all his age entitled him to.
old
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From this reading The old man soon begged us to hand over our coats and waistcoats to him to carry, too, and we did it; one could not refuse so little a thing to a poor old man like that; he should have had them if he had been a hundred and fifty.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading [The World's Highest Pig Farm] We hired the only guide left, to lead us on our way.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The old man soon begged us to hand over our coats and waistcoats to him to carry, too, and we did it; one could not refuse so little a thing to a poor old man like that; he should have had them if he had been a hundred and fifty.
only
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From this reading [The World's Highest Pig Farm] We hired the only guide left, to lead us on our way.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading [The World's Highest Pig Farm] We hired the only guide left, to lead us on our way.
out
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From this reading He shouldered our satchels, overcoats, and alpenstocks, and we set out up the steep path.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He was over seventy, but he could have given me nine-tenths of his strength and still had all his age entitled him to.
overcoats
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From this reading He shouldered our satchels, overcoats, and alpenstocks, and we set out up the steep path.
path
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From this reading He shouldered our satchels, overcoats, and alpenstocks, and we set out up the steep path.
Pig
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From this reading [The World's Highest Pig Farm] We hired the only guide left, to lead us on our way.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The old man soon begged us to hand over our coats and waistcoats to him to carry, too, and we did it; one could not refuse so little a thing to a poor old man like that; he should have had them if he had been a hundred and fifty.
refuse
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From this reading The old man soon begged us to hand over our coats and waistcoats to him to carry, too, and we did it; one could not refuse so little a thing to a poor old man like that; he should have had them if he had been a hundred and fifty.
satchels
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From this reading He shouldered our satchels, overcoats, and alpenstocks, and we set out up the steep path.
set
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From this reading He shouldered our satchels, overcoats, and alpenstocks, and we set out up the steep path.
seventy
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From this reading He was over seventy, but he could have given me nine-tenths of his strength and still had all his age entitled him to.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading The old man soon begged us to hand over our coats and waistcoats to him to carry, too, and we did it; one could not refuse so little a thing to a poor old man like that; he should have had them if he had been a hundred and fifty.
shouldered
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From this reading He shouldered our satchels, overcoats, and alpenstocks, and we set out up the steep path.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The old man soon begged us to hand over our coats and waistcoats to him to carry, too, and we did it; one could not refuse so little a thing to a poor old man like that; he should have had them if he had been a hundred and fifty.
soon
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From this reading The old man soon begged us to hand over our coats and waistcoats to him to carry, too, and we did it; one could not refuse so little a thing to a poor old man like that; he should have had them if he had been a hundred and fifty.
steep
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From this reading He shouldered our satchels, overcoats, and alpenstocks, and we set out up the steep path.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was over seventy, but he could have given me nine-tenths of his strength and still had all his age entitled him to.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was over seventy, but he could have given me nine-tenths of his strength and still had all his age entitled him to.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The old man soon begged us to hand over our coats and waistcoats to him to carry, too, and we did it; one could not refuse so little a thing to a poor old man like that; he should have had them if he had been a hundred and fifty.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [The World's Highest Pig Farm] We hired the only guide left, to lead us on our way.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The old man soon begged us to hand over our coats and waistcoats to him to carry, too, and we did it; one could not refuse so little a thing to a poor old man like that; he should have had them if he had been a hundred and fifty.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The old man soon begged us to hand over our coats and waistcoats to him to carry, too, and we did it; one could not refuse so little a thing to a poor old man like that; he should have had them if he had been a hundred and fifty.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading [The World's Highest Pig Farm] We hired the only guide left, to lead us on our way.
too
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From this reading The old man soon begged us to hand over our coats and waistcoats to him to carry, too, and we did it; one could not refuse so little a thing to a poor old man like that; he should have had them if he had been a hundred and fifty.
up
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From this reading He shouldered our satchels, overcoats, and alpenstocks, and we set out up the steep path.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading [The World's Highest Pig Farm] We hired the only guide left, to lead us on our way.
waistcoats
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From this reading The old man soon begged us to hand over our coats and waistcoats to him to carry, too, and we did it; one could not refuse so little a thing to a poor old man like that; he should have had them if he had been a hundred and fifty.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was over seventy, but he could have given me nine-tenths of his strength and still had all his age entitled him to.
way
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From this reading [The World's Highest Pig Farm] We hired the only guide left, to lead us on our way.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading [The World's Highest Pig Farm] We hired the only guide left, to lead us on our way.
work
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From this reading It was hot work.
World's
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From this reading [The World's Highest Pig Farm] We hired the only guide left, to lead us on our way.
