used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading Was it just that very morning that he and his good chum Dick Mercer had been detailed on this mission which had led to the discovery of the secret heliographs so busily sending messages to the enemy across the North Sea?
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading Was it little more than a week, thought Harry Fleming, American Boy Scout living in London, since he had uttered those words so lightly?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Was it just two days since father and mother had been so suddenly recalled to the States?
at or in or to any place
From this reading "As long as I can’t be at home, I’d rather be here than anywhere in the world I can think of!"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "As long as I can’t be at home, I’d rather be here than anywhere in the world I can think of!"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "As long as I can’t be at home, I’d rather be here than anywhere in the world I can think of!"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "As long as I can’t be at home, I’d rather be here than anywhere in the world I can think of!"
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
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biddenverbUS /ˈbɪdɪn/
inflected form of “bid” — propose a payment
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a youthful male person
From this reading Was it little more than a week, thought Harry Fleming, American Boy Scout living in London, since he had uttered those words so lightly?
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading Was it just a week since Grenfel, his English scoutmaster, had bidden the boys good-bye?
busilyadverbUS /ˈbɪzəli/
in a busy manner
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to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "As long as I can’t be at home, I’d rather be here than anywhere in the world I can think of!"
can't
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From this reading "As long as I can’t be at home, I’d rather be here than anywhere in the world I can think of!"
chumnounUS /tʃʌm/
a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
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the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Was it just two days since father and mother had been so suddenly recalled to the States?
detailedadjectiveUS /dɪˈteɪld/
developed or executed with care and in minute detail
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someone who is a detective
From this reading Was it just that very morning that he and his good chum Dick Mercer had been detailed on this mission which had led to the discovery of the secret heliographs so busily sending messages to the enemy across the North Sea?
the act of discovering something
From this reading Was it just that very morning that he and his good chum Dick Mercer had been detailed on this mission which had led to the discovery of the secret heliographs so busily sending messages to the enemy across the North Sea?
an opposing military force
From this reading Was it just that very morning that he and his good chum Dick Mercer had been detailed on this mission which had led to the discovery of the secret heliographs so busily sending messages to the enemy across the North Sea?
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
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a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Was it just two days since father and mother had been so suddenly recalled to the States?
FlemingnounUS /ˈflemɪŋ/
British writer famous for writing spy novels about secret agent James Bond (1908-1964)
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having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
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good-byenounUS /ɡɪdˈbaɪ/
a farewell remark
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Grenfel
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From this reading Was it just a week since Grenfel, his English scoutmaster, had bidden the boys good-bye?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
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annoy continually or chronically
From this reading Was it little more than a week, thought Harry Fleming, American Boy Scout living in London, since he had uttered those words so lightly?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Was it little more than a week, thought Harry Fleming, American Boy Scout living in London, since he had uttered those words so lightly?
heliographs
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in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "As long as I can’t be at home, I’d rather be here than anywhere in the world I can think of!"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Was it just a week since Grenfel, his English scoutmaster, had bidden the boys good-bye?
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "As long as I can’t be at home, I’d rather be here than anywhere in the world I can think of!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "As long as I can’t be at home, I’d rather be here than anywhere in the world I can think of!"
I'd
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From this reading "As long as I can’t be at home, I’d rather be here than anywhere in the world I can think of!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "As long as I can’t be at home, I’d rather be here than anywhere in the world I can think of!"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Was it little more than a week, thought Harry Fleming, American Boy Scout living in London, since he had uttered those words so lightly?
and nothing more
From this reading Was it just a week since Grenfel, his English scoutmaster, had bidden the boys good-bye?
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
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without good reason
From this reading Was it little more than a week, thought Harry Fleming, American Boy Scout living in London, since he had uttered those words so lightly?
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Was it little more than a week, thought Harry Fleming, American Boy Scout living in London, since he had uttered those words so lightly?
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading Was it little more than a week, thought Harry Fleming, American Boy Scout living in London, since he had uttered those words so lightly?
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading Was it little more than a week, thought Harry Fleming, American Boy Scout living in London, since he had uttered those words so lightly?
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading "As long as I can’t be at home, I’d rather be here than anywhere in the world I can think of!"
MercernounUS /ˈmɜːrsər/
a dealer in textiles (especially silks)
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messagesnounUS /ˈmesədʒəz/
plural of “message” — a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
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an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work
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(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
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the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Was it just that very morning that he and his good chum Dick Mercer had been detailed on this mission which had led to the discovery of the secret heliographs so busily sending messages to the enemy across the North Sea?
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Was it just two days since father and mother had been so suddenly recalled to the States?
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "As long as I can’t be at home, I’d rather be here than anywhere in the world I can think of!"
touching and supported by a surface
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on the contrary
From this reading "As long as I can’t be at home, I’d rather be here than anywhere in the world I can think of!"
past form of “recall” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading Was it just two days since father and mother had been so suddenly recalled to the States?
ScoutnounUS /skaʊt/
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
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scoutmasternounUS /ˈskaʊtmæstər/
the leader of a troop of Scouts
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a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
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Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
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the act of causing something to go (especially messages)
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sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
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for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Was it little more than a week, thought Harry Fleming, American Boy Scout living in London, since he had uttered those words so lightly?
plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
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happening unexpectedly
From this reading Was it just two days since father and mother had been so suddenly recalled to the States?
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "As long as I can’t be at home, I’d rather be here than anywhere in the world I can think of!"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
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used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "As long as I can’t be at home, I’d rather be here than anywhere in the world I can think of!"
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "As long as I can’t be at home, I’d rather be here than anywhere in the world I can think of!"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Was it just that very morning that he and his good chum Dick Mercer had been detailed on this mission which had led to the discovery of the secret heliographs so busily sending messages to the enemy across the North Sea?
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Was it little more than a week, thought Harry Fleming, American Boy Scout living in London, since he had uttered those words so lightly?
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Was it little more than a week, thought Harry Fleming, American Boy Scout living in London, since he had uttered those words so lightly?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Was it just two days since father and mother had been so suddenly recalled to the States?
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Was it just two days since father and mother had been so suddenly recalled to the States?
communicated in words
From this reading Was it little more than a week, thought Harry Fleming, American Boy Scout living in London, since he had uttered those words so lightly?
precisely as stated
From this reading Was it just that very morning that he and his good chum Dick Mercer had been detailed on this mission which had led to the discovery of the secret heliographs so busily sending messages to the enemy across the North Sea?
Wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Was it little more than a week, thought Harry Fleming, American Boy Scout living in London, since he had uttered those words so lightly?
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Was it little more than a week, thought Harry Fleming, American Boy Scout living in London, since he had uttered those words so lightly?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Was it just that very morning that he and his good chum Dick Mercer had been detailed on this mission which had led to the discovery of the secret heliographs so busily sending messages to the enemy across the North Sea?
the words that are spoken
From this reading Was it little more than a week, thought Harry Fleming, American Boy Scout living in London, since he had uttered those words so lightly?
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading "As long as I can’t be at home, I’d rather be here than anywhere in the world I can think of!"
