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Bret telegraphed Sheila that he was coming to New York to see her. She telegraphed back: Awfully love see you but hideously busy rehearsals souls devotion. These poor telegraph operators! The honey they have to transmit must fairly stick to the wires and gum up the keys. Winfield determined to go, anyway—and to surprise her.
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having firmly decided to do something
From this reading “Winfield determined to go, anyway—and to surprise her.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “The honey they have to transmit must fairly stick to the wires and gum up the keys.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “The honey they have to transmit must fairly stick to the wires and gum up the keys.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “These poor telegraph operators!”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “These poor telegraph operators!”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The honey they have to transmit must fairly stick to the wires and gum up the keys.
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From this reading Winfield determined to go, anyway—and to surprise her.
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From this reading She telegraphed back: Awfully love see you but hideously busy rehearsals souls devotion.
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From this reading She telegraphed back: Awfully love see you but hideously busy rehearsals souls devotion.
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From this reading Bret telegraphed Sheila that he was coming to New York to see her.
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From this reading She telegraphed back: Awfully love see you but hideously busy rehearsals souls devotion.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She telegraphed back: Awfully love see you but hideously busy rehearsals souls devotion.
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From this reading Bret telegraphed Sheila that he was coming to New York to see her.
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading Winfield determined to go, anyway—and to surprise her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She telegraphed back: Awfully love see you but hideously busy rehearsals souls devotion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The honey they have to transmit must fairly stick to the wires and gum up the keys.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Winfield determined to go, anyway—and to surprise her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The honey they have to transmit must fairly stick to the wires and gum up the keys.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The honey they have to transmit must fairly stick to the wires and gum up the keys.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Bret telegraphed Sheila that he was coming to New York to see her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Bret telegraphed Sheila that he was coming to New York to see her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She telegraphed back: Awfully love see you but hideously busy rehearsals souls devotion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The honey they have to transmit must fairly stick to the wires and gum up the keys.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The honey they have to transmit must fairly stick to the wires and gum up the keys.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She telegraphed back: Awfully love see you but hideously busy rehearsals souls devotion.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The honey they have to transmit must fairly stick to the wires and gum up the keys.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bret telegraphed Sheila that he was coming to New York to see her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading These poor telegraph operators!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading These poor telegraph operators!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She telegraphed back: Awfully love see you but hideously busy rehearsals souls devotion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bret telegraphed Sheila that he was coming to New York to see her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She telegraphed back: Awfully love see you but hideously busy rehearsals souls devotion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bret telegraphed Sheila that he was coming to New York to see her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She telegraphed back: Awfully love see you but hideously busy rehearsals souls devotion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The honey they have to transmit must fairly stick to the wires and gum up the keys.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Winfield determined to go, anyway—and to surprise her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading These poor telegraph operators!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bret telegraphed Sheila that he was coming to New York to see her.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Bret telegraphed Sheila that he was coming to New York to see her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The honey they have to transmit must fairly stick to the wires and gum up the keys.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These poor telegraph operators!
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The honey they have to transmit must fairly stick to the wires and gum up the keys.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Bret telegraphed Sheila that he was coming to New York to see her.
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From this reading The honey they have to transmit must fairly stick to the wires and gum up the keys.
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From this reading The honey they have to transmit must fairly stick to the wires and gum up the keys.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Bret telegraphed Sheila that he was coming to New York to see her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Winfield determined to go, anyway—and to surprise her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The honey they have to transmit must fairly stick to the wires and gum up the keys.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bret telegraphed Sheila that he was coming to New York to see her.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading She telegraphed back: Awfully love see you but hideously busy rehearsals souls devotion.
