amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading THE MEANING OF LIFE The boy threaded his way among the tables, until he came to where the Currey party sat.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “_Mais oui, Madame._” Claudia rose and hurried to the telephone, hardly having time to wonder who it could be.
aunounUS /oʊ/
a soft yellow malleable ductile (trivalent and univalent) metallic element; occurs mainly as nuggets in rocks and alluvial deposits; does not react with most chemicals but is attacked by chlorine and aqua regia
From this reading “_Madame, s’il vous plaît, on vous demande au téléphone de l’Angleterre._” “_Moi?_” ejaculated Claudia, in surprise.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “_Mais oui, Madame._” Claudia rose and hurried to the telephone, hardly having time to wonder who it could be.
a youthful male person
From this reading THE MEANING OF LIFE The boy threaded his way among the tables, until he came to where the Currey party sat.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading THE MEANING OF LIFE The boy threaded his way among the tables, until he came to where the Currey party sat.
Claudia
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From this reading “_Madame, s’il vous plaît, on vous demande au téléphone de l’Angleterre._” “_Moi?_” ejaculated Claudia, in surprise.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “_Mais oui, Madame._” Claudia rose and hurried to the telephone, hardly having time to wonder who it could be.
Currey
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From this reading THE MEANING OF LIFE The boy threaded his way among the tables, until he came to where the Currey party sat.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading “_Madame, s’il vous plaît, on vous demande au téléphone de l’Angleterre._” “_Moi?_” ejaculated Claudia, in surprise.
demande
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From this reading “_Madame, s’il vous plaît, on vous demande au téléphone de l’Angleterre._” “_Moi?_” ejaculated Claudia, in surprise.
ejaculated
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From this reading “_Madame, s’il vous plaît, on vous demande au téléphone de l’Angleterre._” “_Moi?_” ejaculated Claudia, in surprise.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Then she heard Jack’s voice on the other end.
only a very short time before
From this reading “_Mais oui, Madame._” Claudia rose and hurried to the telephone, hardly having time to wonder who it could be.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading “_Mais oui, Madame._” Claudia rose and hurried to the telephone, hardly having time to wonder who it could be.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE MEANING OF LIFE The boy threaded his way among the tables, until he came to where the Currey party sat.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Then she heard Jack’s voice on the other end.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE MEANING OF LIFE The boy threaded his way among the tables, until he came to where the Currey party sat.
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading “_Mais oui, Madame._” Claudia rose and hurried to the telephone, hardly having time to wonder who it could be.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “_Madame, s’il vous plaît, on vous demande au téléphone de l’Angleterre._” “_Moi?_” ejaculated Claudia, in surprise.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Claudia, is that you?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “_Mais oui, Madame._” Claudia rose and hurried to the telephone, hardly having time to wonder who it could be.
Jack'snounUS /dʒæks/
possessive form of “jack” — a small worthless amount
From this reading Then she heard Jack’s voice on the other end.
l'Angleterre
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From this reading “_Madame, s’il vous plaît, on vous demande au téléphone de l’Angleterre._” “_Moi?_” ejaculated Claudia, in surprise.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading THE MEANING OF LIFE The boy threaded his way among the tables, until he came to where the Currey party sat.
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading “_Madame, s’il vous plaît, on vous demande au téléphone de l’Angleterre._” “_Moi?_” ejaculated Claudia, in surprise.
Mais
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From this reading “_Mais oui, Madame._” Claudia rose and hurried to the telephone, hardly having time to wonder who it could be.
the message that is intended or expressed or signified
From this reading THE MEANING OF LIFE The boy threaded his way among the tables, until he came to where the Currey party sat.
Moi
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From this reading “_Madame, s’il vous plaît, on vous demande au téléphone de l’Angleterre._” “_Moi?_” ejaculated Claudia, in surprise.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MEANING OF LIFE The boy threaded his way among the tables, until he came to where the Currey party sat.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “_Madame, s’il vous plaît, on vous demande au téléphone de l’Angleterre._” “_Moi?_” ejaculated Claudia, in surprise.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Then she heard Jack’s voice on the other end.
oui
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From this reading “_Mais oui, Madame._” Claudia rose and hurried to the telephone, hardly having time to wonder who it could be.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading THE MEANING OF LIFE The boy threaded his way among the tables, until he came to where the Currey party sat.
plaît
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From this reading “_Madame, s’il vous plaît, on vous demande au téléphone de l’Angleterre._” “_Moi?_” ejaculated Claudia, in surprise.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading “_Mais oui, Madame._” Claudia rose and hurried to the telephone, hardly having time to wonder who it could be.
s'il
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From this reading “_Madame, s’il vous plaît, on vous demande au téléphone de l’Angleterre._” “_Moi?_” ejaculated Claudia, in surprise.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading THE MEANING OF LIFE The boy threaded his way among the tables, until he came to where the Currey party sat.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then she heard Jack’s voice on the other end.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading “_Madame, s’il vous plaît, on vous demande au téléphone de l’Angleterre._” “_Moi?_” ejaculated Claudia, in surprise.
tablesnounUS /ˈteɪbəlz/
plural of “table” — a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading THE MEANING OF LIFE The boy threaded his way among the tables, until he came to where the Currey party sat.
telephonenounUS /ˈteləfoʊn/
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading “_Mais oui, Madame._” Claudia rose and hurried to the telephone, hardly having time to wonder who it could be.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Claudia, is that you?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MEANING OF LIFE The boy threaded his way among the tables, until he came to where the Currey party sat.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then she heard Jack’s voice on the other end.
threadedadjectiveUS /ˈθredɪd/
(of bolts or screws) having screw threads
From this reading THE MEANING OF LIFE The boy threaded his way among the tables, until he came to where the Currey party sat.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “_Mais oui, Madame._” Claudia rose and hurried to the telephone, hardly having time to wonder who it could be.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE MEANING OF LIFE The boy threaded his way among the tables, until he came to where the Currey party sat.
téléphone
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From this reading “_Madame, s’il vous plaît, on vous demande au téléphone de l’Angleterre._” “_Moi?_” ejaculated Claudia, in surprise.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading THE MEANING OF LIFE The boy threaded his way among the tables, until he came to where the Currey party sat.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Then she heard Jack’s voice on the other end.
vous
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From this reading “_Madame, s’il vous plaît, on vous demande au téléphone de l’Angleterre._” “_Moi?_” ejaculated Claudia, in surprise.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading THE MEANING OF LIFE The boy threaded his way among the tables, until he came to where the Currey party sat.
in or at the place that
From this reading THE MEANING OF LIFE The boy threaded his way among the tables, until he came to where the Currey party sat.
which person or people
From this reading “_Mais oui, Madame._” Claudia rose and hurried to the telephone, hardly having time to wonder who it could be.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading “_Mais oui, Madame._” Claudia rose and hurried to the telephone, hardly having time to wonder who it could be.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Claudia, is that you?
