Chapter XVII
“All right, Andy.” “Did you send the telegram?” “Yes, and paid for it, so there would be no delay.” “You needn’t have done that.” “I wanted to be sure that it went double rush.”
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Chapter XVII
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“All
right,
Andy.”
“Did
you
send
the
telegram?”
“Yes,
and
paid
for
it,
so
there
would
be
no
delay.”
“You
needn’t
have
done
that.”
“I
wanted
to
be
sure
that
it
went
double
rush.”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“All
right,
Andy.”
Line 2
“Did
you
send
the
telegram?”
Line 3
“Yes,
and
paid
for
it,
so
there
would
be
no
delay.”
Line 4
“You
needn’t
have
done
that.”
Line 5
“I
wanted
to
be
sure
that
it
went
double
rush.”
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Done
noun
US /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““You needn’t have done that.””
Double
noun
US /double/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I wanted to be sure that it went double rush.””
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““You needn’t have done that.””
Right
noun
US /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““All right, Andy.””
Sure
noun
US /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I wanted to be sure that it went double rush.””
Went
noun
US /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I wanted to be sure that it went double rush.””
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading ““Yes, and paid for it, so there would be no delay.””
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All
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From this reading “All right, Andy.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Yes, and paid for it, so there would be no delay.”
Andy
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From this reading “All right, Andy.”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Yes, and paid for it, so there would be no delay.”
delay
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From this reading “Yes, and paid for it, so there would be no delay.”
Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Did you send the telegram?”
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You needn’t have done that.”
double
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From this reading “I wanted to be sure that it went double rush.”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Yes, and paid for it, so there would be no delay.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You needn’t have done that.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I wanted to be sure that it went double rush.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Yes, and paid for it, so there would be no delay.”
needn't
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From this reading “You needn’t have done that.”
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “Yes, and paid for it, so there would be no delay.”
paid
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From this reading “Yes, and paid for it, so there would be no delay.”
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “All right, Andy.”
rush
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From this reading “I wanted to be sure that it went double rush.”
send
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Did you send the telegram?”
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Yes, and paid for it, so there would be no delay.”
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I wanted to be sure that it went double rush.”
telegram
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From this reading “Did you send the telegram?”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “You needn’t have done that.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Did you send the telegram?”
there
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From this reading “Yes, and paid for it, so there would be no delay.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I wanted to be sure that it went double rush.”
wanted
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From this reading “I wanted to be sure that it went double rush.”
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I wanted to be sure that it went double rush.”
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Yes, and paid for it, so there would be no delay.”
Yes
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From this reading “Yes, and paid for it, so there would be no delay.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Did you send the telegram?”