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alasexclamationUS /əˈlæs/
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading But alas, these plans were made only to be broken.
all
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From this reading This food did not appeal to Billy but fresh lettuce and carrots with dew on them did, so he proposed that Stubby and Button try to get some bacon and potatoes while he jumped some garden fence and feasted on fresh vegetables until Stubby barked the signal for them all to move on.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WHAT BEFELL THE CHUMS WHILE IN TOWN When they did go in the town they found the inhabitants were just getting up to breakfast, for they could smell bacon and potatoes frying and coffee boiling as they passed the houses.
appeal
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From this reading This food did not appeal to Billy but fresh lettuce and carrots with dew on them did, so he proposed that Stubby and Button try to get some bacon and potatoes while he jumped some garden fence and feasted on fresh vegetables until Stubby barked the signal for them all to move on.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading WHAT BEFELL THE CHUMS WHILE IN TOWN When they did go in the town they found the inhabitants were just getting up to breakfast, for they could smell bacon and potatoes frying and coffee boiling as they passed the houses.
bacon
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From this reading WHAT BEFELL THE CHUMS WHILE IN TOWN When they did go in the town they found the inhabitants were just getting up to breakfast, for they could smell bacon and potatoes frying and coffee boiling as they passed the houses.
barked
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From this reading This food did not appeal to Billy but fresh lettuce and carrots with dew on them did, so he proposed that Stubby and Button try to get some bacon and potatoes while he jumped some garden fence and feasted on fresh vegetables until Stubby barked the signal for them all to move on.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But alas, these plans were made only to be broken.
BEFELL
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From this reading WHAT BEFELL THE CHUMS WHILE IN TOWN When they did go in the town they found the inhabitants were just getting up to breakfast, for they could smell bacon and potatoes frying and coffee boiling as they passed the houses.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading But the odor of bacon and fried potatoes was so tempting to Stubby and Button and made them so hungry that they declared their intention of having breakfast before they traveled further.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading There were few people on the streets as yet so the Chums could go wherever they wished without being molested.
Billy
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From this reading This food did not appeal to Billy but fresh lettuce and carrots with dew on them did, so he proposed that Stubby and Button try to get some bacon and potatoes while he jumped some garden fence and feasted on fresh vegetables until Stubby barked the signal for them all to move on.
boiling
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From this reading WHAT BEFELL THE CHUMS WHILE IN TOWN When they did go in the town they found the inhabitants were just getting up to breakfast, for they could smell bacon and potatoes frying and coffee boiling as they passed the houses.
breakfast
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From this reading WHAT BEFELL THE CHUMS WHILE IN TOWN When they did go in the town they found the inhabitants were just getting up to breakfast, for they could smell bacon and potatoes frying and coffee boiling as they passed the houses.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But alas, these plans were made only to be broken.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the odor of bacon and fried potatoes was so tempting to Stubby and Button and made them so hungry that they declared their intention of having breakfast before they traveled further.
Button
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From this reading But the odor of bacon and fried potatoes was so tempting to Stubby and Button and made them so hungry that they declared their intention of having breakfast before they traveled further.
carrots
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From this reading This food did not appeal to Billy but fresh lettuce and carrots with dew on them did, so he proposed that Stubby and Button try to get some bacon and potatoes while he jumped some garden fence and feasted on fresh vegetables until Stubby barked the signal for them all to move on.
CHUMS
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From this reading WHAT BEFELL THE CHUMS WHILE IN TOWN When they did go in the town they found the inhabitants were just getting up to breakfast, for they could smell bacon and potatoes frying and coffee boiling as they passed the houses.
coffee
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From this reading WHAT BEFELL THE CHUMS WHILE IN TOWN When they did go in the town they found the inhabitants were just getting up to breakfast, for they could smell bacon and potatoes frying and coffee boiling as they passed the houses.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading WHAT BEFELL THE CHUMS WHILE IN TOWN When they did go in the town they found the inhabitants were just getting up to breakfast, for they could smell bacon and potatoes frying and coffee boiling as they passed the houses.
declared
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From this reading But the odor of bacon and fried potatoes was so tempting to Stubby and Button and made them so hungry that they declared their intention of having breakfast before they traveled further.
dew
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From this reading This food did not appeal to Billy but fresh lettuce and carrots with dew on them did, so he proposed that Stubby and Button try to get some bacon and potatoes while he jumped some garden fence and feasted on fresh vegetables until Stubby barked the signal for them all to move on.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading WHAT BEFELL THE CHUMS WHILE IN TOWN When they did go in the town they found the inhabitants were just getting up to breakfast, for they could smell bacon and potatoes frying and coffee boiling as they passed the houses.
feasted
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From this reading This food did not appeal to Billy but fresh lettuce and carrots with dew on them did, so he proposed that Stubby and Button try to get some bacon and potatoes while he jumped some garden fence and feasted on fresh vegetables until Stubby barked the signal for them all to move on.
fence
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From this reading This food did not appeal to Billy but fresh lettuce and carrots with dew on them did, so he proposed that Stubby and Button try to get some bacon and potatoes while he jumped some garden fence and feasted on fresh vegetables until Stubby barked the signal for them all to move on.
few
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From this reading There were few people on the streets as yet so the Chums could go wherever they wished without being molested.
food
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From this reading This food did not appeal to Billy but fresh lettuce and carrots with dew on them did, so he proposed that Stubby and Button try to get some bacon and potatoes while he jumped some garden fence and feasted on fresh vegetables until Stubby barked the signal for them all to move on.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading WHAT BEFELL THE CHUMS WHILE IN TOWN When they did go in the town they found the inhabitants were just getting up to breakfast, for they could smell bacon and potatoes frying and coffee boiling as they passed the houses.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WHAT BEFELL THE CHUMS WHILE IN TOWN When they did go in the town they found the inhabitants were just getting up to breakfast, for they could smell bacon and potatoes frying and coffee boiling as they passed the houses.
fresh
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From this reading This food did not appeal to Billy but fresh lettuce and carrots with dew on them did, so he proposed that Stubby and Button try to get some bacon and potatoes while he jumped some garden fence and feasted on fresh vegetables until Stubby barked the signal for them all to move on.
fried
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From this reading But the odor of bacon and fried potatoes was so tempting to Stubby and Button and made them so hungry that they declared their intention of having breakfast before they traveled further.
frying
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From this reading WHAT BEFELL THE CHUMS WHILE IN TOWN When they did go in the town they found the inhabitants were just getting up to breakfast, for they could smell bacon and potatoes frying and coffee boiling as they passed the houses.
further
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From this reading But the odor of bacon and fried potatoes was so tempting to Stubby and Button and made them so hungry that they declared their intention of having breakfast before they traveled further.
garden
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From this reading This food did not appeal to Billy but fresh lettuce and carrots with dew on them did, so he proposed that Stubby and Button try to get some bacon and potatoes while he jumped some garden fence and feasted on fresh vegetables until Stubby barked the signal for them all to move on.
get
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From this reading This food did not appeal to Billy but fresh lettuce and carrots with dew on them did, so he proposed that Stubby and Button try to get some bacon and potatoes while he jumped some garden fence and feasted on fresh vegetables until Stubby barked the signal for them all to move on.
getting
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From this reading WHAT BEFELL THE CHUMS WHILE IN TOWN When they did go in the town they found the inhabitants were just getting up to breakfast, for they could smell bacon and potatoes frying and coffee boiling as they passed the houses.
go
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From this reading WHAT BEFELL THE CHUMS WHILE IN TOWN When they did go in the town they found the inhabitants were just getting up to breakfast, for they could smell bacon and potatoes frying and coffee boiling as they passed the houses.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading But the odor of bacon and fried potatoes was so tempting to Stubby and Button and made them so hungry that they declared their intention of having breakfast before they traveled further.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This food did not appeal to Billy but fresh lettuce and carrots with dew on them did, so he proposed that Stubby and Button try to get some bacon and potatoes while he jumped some garden fence and feasted on fresh vegetables until Stubby barked the signal for them all to move on.
houses
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From this reading WHAT BEFELL THE CHUMS WHILE IN TOWN When they did go in the town they found the inhabitants were just getting up to breakfast, for they could smell bacon and potatoes frying and coffee boiling as they passed the houses.
hungry
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From this reading But the odor of bacon and fried potatoes was so tempting to Stubby and Button and made them so hungry that they declared their intention of having breakfast before they traveled further.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WHAT BEFELL THE CHUMS WHILE IN TOWN When they did go in the town they found the inhabitants were just getting up to breakfast, for they could smell bacon and potatoes frying and coffee boiling as they passed the houses.
inhabitants
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From this reading WHAT BEFELL THE CHUMS WHILE IN TOWN When they did go in the town they found the inhabitants were just getting up to breakfast, for they could smell bacon and potatoes frying and coffee boiling as they passed the houses.
intention
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From this reading But the odor of bacon and fried potatoes was so tempting to Stubby and Button and made them so hungry that they declared their intention of having breakfast before they traveled further.
jumped
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From this reading This food did not appeal to Billy but fresh lettuce and carrots with dew on them did, so he proposed that Stubby and Button try to get some bacon and potatoes while he jumped some garden fence and feasted on fresh vegetables until Stubby barked the signal for them all to move on.
just
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From this reading WHAT BEFELL THE CHUMS WHILE IN TOWN When they did go in the town they found the inhabitants were just getting up to breakfast, for they could smell bacon and potatoes frying and coffee boiling as they passed the houses.
lettuce
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From this reading This food did not appeal to Billy but fresh lettuce and carrots with dew on them did, so he proposed that Stubby and Button try to get some bacon and potatoes while he jumped some garden fence and feasted on fresh vegetables until Stubby barked the signal for them all to move on.
made
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From this reading But the odor of bacon and fried potatoes was so tempting to Stubby and Button and made them so hungry that they declared their intention of having breakfast before they traveled further.
molested
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From this reading There were few people on the streets as yet so the Chums could go wherever they wished without being molested.
move
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From this reading This food did not appeal to Billy but fresh lettuce and carrots with dew on them did, so he proposed that Stubby and Button try to get some bacon and potatoes while he jumped some garden fence and feasted on fresh vegetables until Stubby barked the signal for them all to move on.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This food did not appeal to Billy but fresh lettuce and carrots with dew on them did, so he proposed that Stubby and Button try to get some bacon and potatoes while he jumped some garden fence and feasted on fresh vegetables until Stubby barked the signal for them all to move on.
odor
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From this reading But the odor of bacon and fried potatoes was so tempting to Stubby and Button and made them so hungry that they declared their intention of having breakfast before they traveled further.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But the odor of bacon and fried potatoes was so tempting to Stubby and Button and made them so hungry that they declared their intention of having breakfast before they traveled further.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There were few people on the streets as yet so the Chums could go wherever they wished without being molested.
only
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From this reading But alas, these plans were made only to be broken.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WHAT BEFELL THE CHUMS WHILE IN TOWN When they did go in the town they found the inhabitants were just getting up to breakfast, for they could smell bacon and potatoes frying and coffee boiling as they passed the houses.
people
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From this reading There were few people on the streets as yet so the Chums could go wherever they wished without being molested.
plans
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From this reading But alas, these plans were made only to be broken.
potatoes
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From this reading WHAT BEFELL THE CHUMS WHILE IN TOWN When they did go in the town they found the inhabitants were just getting up to breakfast, for they could smell bacon and potatoes frying and coffee boiling as they passed the houses.
proposed
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From this reading This food did not appeal to Billy but fresh lettuce and carrots with dew on them did, so he proposed that Stubby and Button try to get some bacon and potatoes while he jumped some garden fence and feasted on fresh vegetables until Stubby barked the signal for them all to move on.
signal
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From this reading This food did not appeal to Billy but fresh lettuce and carrots with dew on them did, so he proposed that Stubby and Button try to get some bacon and potatoes while he jumped some garden fence and feasted on fresh vegetables until Stubby barked the signal for them all to move on.
smell
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From this reading WHAT BEFELL THE CHUMS WHILE IN TOWN When they did go in the town they found the inhabitants were just getting up to breakfast, for they could smell bacon and potatoes frying and coffee boiling as they passed the houses.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There were few people on the streets as yet so the Chums could go wherever they wished without being molested.
some
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From this reading This food did not appeal to Billy but fresh lettuce and carrots with dew on them did, so he proposed that Stubby and Button try to get some bacon and potatoes while he jumped some garden fence and feasted on fresh vegetables until Stubby barked the signal for them all to move on.
streets
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From this reading There were few people on the streets as yet so the Chums could go wherever they wished without being molested.
Stubby
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From this reading But the odor of bacon and fried potatoes was so tempting to Stubby and Button and made them so hungry that they declared their intention of having breakfast before they traveled further.
tempting
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From this reading But the odor of bacon and fried potatoes was so tempting to Stubby and Button and made them so hungry that they declared their intention of having breakfast before they traveled further.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But the odor of bacon and fried potatoes was so tempting to Stubby and Button and made them so hungry that they declared their intention of having breakfast before they traveled further.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHAT BEFELL THE CHUMS WHILE IN TOWN When they did go in the town they found the inhabitants were just getting up to breakfast, for they could smell bacon and potatoes frying and coffee boiling as they passed the houses.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading But the odor of bacon and fried potatoes was so tempting to Stubby and Button and made them so hungry that they declared their intention of having breakfast before they traveled further.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But the odor of bacon and fried potatoes was so tempting to Stubby and Button and made them so hungry that they declared their intention of having breakfast before they traveled further.
There
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From this reading There were few people on the streets as yet so the Chums could go wherever they wished without being molested.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading But alas, these plans were made only to be broken.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading WHAT BEFELL THE CHUMS WHILE IN TOWN When they did go in the town they found the inhabitants were just getting up to breakfast, for they could smell bacon and potatoes frying and coffee boiling as they passed the houses.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This food did not appeal to Billy but fresh lettuce and carrots with dew on them did, so he proposed that Stubby and Button try to get some bacon and potatoes while he jumped some garden fence and feasted on fresh vegetables until Stubby barked the signal for them all to move on.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WHAT BEFELL THE CHUMS WHILE IN TOWN When they did go in the town they found the inhabitants were just getting up to breakfast, for they could smell bacon and potatoes frying and coffee boiling as they passed the houses.
TOWN
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From this reading WHAT BEFELL THE CHUMS WHILE IN TOWN When they did go in the town they found the inhabitants were just getting up to breakfast, for they could smell bacon and potatoes frying and coffee boiling as they passed the houses.
traveled
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From this reading But the odor of bacon and fried potatoes was so tempting to Stubby and Button and made them so hungry that they declared their intention of having breakfast before they traveled further.
try
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From this reading This food did not appeal to Billy but fresh lettuce and carrots with dew on them did, so he proposed that Stubby and Button try to get some bacon and potatoes while he jumped some garden fence and feasted on fresh vegetables until Stubby barked the signal for them all to move on.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading This food did not appeal to Billy but fresh lettuce and carrots with dew on them did, so he proposed that Stubby and Button try to get some bacon and potatoes while he jumped some garden fence and feasted on fresh vegetables until Stubby barked the signal for them all to move on.
up
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From this reading WHAT BEFELL THE CHUMS WHILE IN TOWN When they did go in the town they found the inhabitants were just getting up to breakfast, for they could smell bacon and potatoes frying and coffee boiling as they passed the houses.
vegetables
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From this reading This food did not appeal to Billy but fresh lettuce and carrots with dew on them did, so he proposed that Stubby and Button try to get some bacon and potatoes while he jumped some garden fence and feasted on fresh vegetables until Stubby barked the signal for them all to move on.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But the odor of bacon and fried potatoes was so tempting to Stubby and Button and made them so hungry that they declared their intention of having breakfast before they traveled further.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading WHAT BEFELL THE CHUMS WHILE IN TOWN When they did go in the town they found the inhabitants were just getting up to breakfast, for they could smell bacon and potatoes frying and coffee boiling as they passed the houses.
WHATpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WHAT BEFELL THE CHUMS WHILE IN TOWN When they did go in the town they found the inhabitants were just getting up to breakfast, for they could smell bacon and potatoes frying and coffee boiling as they passed the houses.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading WHAT BEFELL THE CHUMS WHILE IN TOWN When they did go in the town they found the inhabitants were just getting up to breakfast, for they could smell bacon and potatoes frying and coffee boiling as they passed the houses.
whereverconjunctionUS /weˈrevər/
in or to any place at all
From this reading There were few people on the streets as yet so the Chums could go wherever they wished without being molested.
WHILEconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading WHAT BEFELL THE CHUMS WHILE IN TOWN When they did go in the town they found the inhabitants were just getting up to breakfast, for they could smell bacon and potatoes frying and coffee boiling as they passed the houses.
wished
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From this reading There were few people on the streets as yet so the Chums could go wherever they wished without being molested.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading This food did not appeal to Billy but fresh lettuce and carrots with dew on them did, so he proposed that Stubby and Button try to get some bacon and potatoes while he jumped some garden fence and feasted on fresh vegetables until Stubby barked the signal for them all to move on.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading There were few people on the streets as yet so the Chums could go wherever they wished without being molested.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading There were few people on the streets as yet so the Chums could go wherever they wished without being molested.
