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198. They Deliver



He called up the post office. "Where is my package?" he asked. "What is the tracking number?" the postal worker asked. He told her the tracking number. She said, "Your package is at the main post office. 

You can pick it up anytime." He said, "I don't want to pick it up. Can you deliver it?" She said yes. "We will deliver it on Monday," she said. "Will you be home?" He said, "What time on Monday?" She said, "Anytime between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m." He said, "I have to work.


 I can't stay home all day." She said, "That's okay. We can deliver it on Tuesday." He said, "I have to work on Tuesday, too. Please deliver it on Saturday."


Vocabulary


  1. Call up – to make a phone call
    Example: He called up the post office.

  2. Post office – a place where letters and packages are sent and received
    Example: He called the post office to ask about his package.

  3. Package – a box or item sent by mail
    Example: "Where is my package?" he asked.

  4. Tracking number – a special number to check the location of a package
    Example: "What is the tracking number?" she asked.

  5. Postal worker – a person who works for the post office
    Example: The postal worker gave him information.

  6. Main – most important or central
    Example: His package was at the main post office.

  7. Pick up – to collect or get something
    Example: "You can pick up your package anytime."

  8. Anytime – at any time, whenever
    Example: "You can pick it up anytime," she said.

  9. Deliver – to bring a package to someone’s home or place
    Example: "Can you deliver it?" he asked.

  10. Home – the place where someone lives
    Example: "Will you be home?" she asked.

  11. Monday – the first day of the work week
    Example: "We will deliver it on Monday."

  12. Time – a point in the day
    Example: "What time on Monday?" he asked.

  13. Between – in the space separating two points
    Example: "Anytime between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m."

  14. A.M. – the time from midnight to noon
    Example: Delivery could be at 8 a.m..

  15. P.M. – the time from noon to midnight
    Example: Or as late as 5 p.m..

  16. Work – to do a job
    Example: "I have to work," he said.

  17. Stay – to remain in one place
    Example: "I can’t stay home all day."

  18. Okay – acceptable or fine
    Example: "That's okay. We can deliver it on Tuesday."

  19. Tuesday – the day after Monday
    Example: "We can deliver it on Tuesday."

  20. Saturday – a weekend day, after Friday
    Example: "Please deliver it on Saturday," he said.

198. They Deliver

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