Chapter VIII
THE DONKEY RACE PUFF was awfully disappointed when we arrived home without the donkey. Denys put up the notice on the signpost directly after tea. We all went along and helped him. He wrote up: "Wanted. A high-class donkey.
"Us, and our donkey"
Chapter VIII
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THE
DONKEY
RACE
PUFF
was
awfully
disappointed
when
we
arrived
home
without
the
donkey.
Denys
put
up
the
notice
on
the
signpost
directly
after
tea.
We
all
went
along
and
helped
him.
He
wrote
up:
"Wanted.
A
high-class
donkey.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
THE
DONKEY
RACE
PUFF
was
awfully
disappointed
when
we
arrived
home
without
the
donkey.
Line 2
Denys
put
up
the
notice
on
the
signpost
directly
after
tea.
Line 3
We
all
went
along
and
helped
him.
Line 4
He
wrote
up:
"Wanted.
Line 5
A
high-class
donkey.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
After
preposition
US /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “Denys put up the notice on the signpost directly after tea.”
Along
preposition
US /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “We all went along and helped him.”
Directly
noun
US /ˈdirectly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Denys put up the notice on the signpost directly after tea.”
Went
noun
US /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We all went along and helped him.”
Without
preposition
US /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “THE DONKEY RACE PUFF was awfully disappointed when we arrived home without the donkey.”
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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 high-class donkey.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Denys put up the notice on the signpost directly after tea.
all
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From this reading We all went along and helped him.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading We all went along and helped him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We all went along and helped him.
arrived
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awfully
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From this reading THE DONKEY RACE PUFF was awfully disappointed when we arrived home without the donkey.
Denys
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From this reading Denys put up the notice on the signpost directly after tea.
directlynounUS /ˈdirectly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Denys put up the notice on the signpost directly after tea.
disappointed
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From this reading THE DONKEY RACE PUFF was awfully disappointed when we arrived home without the donkey.
DONKEY
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From this reading THE DONKEY RACE PUFF was awfully disappointed when we arrived home without the donkey.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He wrote up: "Wanted.
helped
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From this reading We all went along and helped him.
high-class
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From this reading A high-class donkey.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We all went along and helped him.
home
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From this reading THE DONKEY RACE PUFF was awfully disappointed when we arrived home without the donkey.
notice
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From this reading Denys put up the notice on the signpost directly after tea.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Denys put up the notice on the signpost directly after tea.
PUFF
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From this reading THE DONKEY RACE PUFF was awfully disappointed when we arrived home without the donkey.
put
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From this reading Denys put up the notice on the signpost directly after tea.
RACE
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signpost
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From this reading Denys put up the notice on the signpost directly after tea.
tea
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From this reading Denys put up the notice on the signpost directly after tea.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DONKEY RACE PUFF was awfully disappointed when we arrived home without the donkey.
up
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From this reading Denys put up the notice on the signpost directly after tea.
Wanted
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From this reading He wrote up: "Wanted.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE DONKEY RACE PUFF was awfully disappointed when we arrived home without the donkey.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THE DONKEY RACE PUFF was awfully disappointed when we arrived home without the donkey.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We all went along and helped him.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THE DONKEY RACE PUFF was awfully disappointed when we arrived home without the donkey.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading THE DONKEY RACE PUFF was awfully disappointed when we arrived home without the donkey.
wrote
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From this reading He wrote up: "Wanted.