Chapter XXVI
MR. WARREN AND HIS SUCCESS. Andy told Mr. Crawford about the poor family he had visited, and what he had done to help them. "You must let me refund the money, Andy," said his employer. "Five dollars is a good deal for a boy to give."
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Chapter XXVI
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MR.
WARREN
AND
HIS
SUCCESS.
Andy
told
Mr.
Crawford
about
the
poor
family
he
had
visited,
and
what
he
had
done
to
help
them.
"You
must
let
me
refund
the
money,
Andy,"
said
his
employer.
"Five
dollars
is
a
good
deal
for
a
boy
to
give."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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MR.
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WARREN
AND
HIS
SUCCESS.
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Andy
told
Mr.
Crawford
about
the
poor
family
he
had
visited,
and
what
he
had
done
to
help
them.
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"You
must
let
me
refund
the
money,
Andy,"
said
his
employer.
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"Five
dollars
is
a
good
deal
for
a
boy
to
give."
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
About
preposition
US /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Andy told Mr. Crawford about the poor family he had visited, and what he had done to help them.”
Done
noun
US /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Andy told Mr. Crawford about the poor family he had visited, and what he had done to help them.”
Good
noun
US /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Five dollars is a good deal for a boy to give."”
Help
noun
US /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Andy told Mr. Crawford about the poor family he had visited, and what he had done to help them.”
Let
auxiliary verb
US /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “"You must let me refund the money, Andy," said his employer.”
Must
modal verb
US /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “"You must let me refund the money, Andy," said his employer.”
Poor
noun
US /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Andy told Mr. Crawford about the poor family he had visited, and what he had done to help them.”
Told
noun
US /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Andy told Mr. Crawford about the poor family he had visited, and what he had done to help them.”
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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 "Five dollars is a good deal for a boy to give."
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Andy told Mr. Crawford about the poor family he had visited, and what he had done to help them.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WARREN AND HIS SUCCESS.
Andy
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boy
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Crawford
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deal
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dollars
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From this reading "Five dollars is a good deal for a boy to give."
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Andy told Mr. Crawford about the poor family he had visited, and what he had done to help them.
employer
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family
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From this reading Andy told Mr. Crawford about the poor family he had visited, and what he had done to help them.
Five
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From this reading "Five dollars is a good deal for a boy to give."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Five dollars is a good deal for a boy to give."
give
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From this reading "Five dollars is a good deal for a boy to give."
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Five dollars is a good deal for a boy to give."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Andy told Mr. Crawford about the poor family he had visited, and what he had done to help them.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Andy told Mr. Crawford about the poor family he had visited, and what he had done to help them.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Andy told Mr. Crawford about the poor family he had visited, and what he had done to help them.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading WARREN AND HIS SUCCESS.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Five dollars is a good deal for a boy to give."
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "You must let me refund the money, Andy," said his employer.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You must let me refund the money, Andy," said his employer.
money
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From this reading "You must let me refund the money, Andy," said his employer.
MR
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From this reading MR.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "You must let me refund the money, Andy," said his employer.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Andy told Mr. Crawford about the poor family he had visited, and what he had done to help them.
refund
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said
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From this reading "You must let me refund the money, Andy," said his employer.
SUCCESS
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From this reading WARREN AND HIS SUCCESS.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Andy told Mr. Crawford about the poor family he had visited, and what he had done to help them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Andy told Mr. Crawford about the poor family he had visited, and what he had done to help them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Andy told Mr. Crawford about the poor family he had visited, and what he had done to help them.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Andy told Mr. Crawford about the poor family he had visited, and what he had done to help them.
visited
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From this reading Andy told Mr. Crawford about the poor family he had visited, and what he had done to help them.
WARREN
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From this reading WARREN AND HIS SUCCESS.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Andy told Mr. Crawford about the poor family he had visited, and what he had done to help them.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You must let me refund the money, Andy," said his employer.