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AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading AUTHOR OF “DOROTHY DALE: A GIRL OF TO-DAY,” “DOROTHY DALE AND HER CHUMS,” “DOROTHY DALE’S ENGAGEMENT,” “THE MOTOR GIRLS SERIES,” ETC.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Everything about the old _Bugle_ office seems so changed,” said Dorothy Dale slowly.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AUTHOR OF “DOROTHY DALE: A GIRL OF TO-DAY,” “DOROTHY DALE AND HER CHUMS,” “DOROTHY DALE’S ENGAGEMENT,” “THE MOTOR GIRLS SERIES,” ETC.
AUTHOR
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big
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From this reading “That gorgeous big printing press which has taken the place of the one we used to have——” “The old one-lunger Ralph had charge of?”
Bugle
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From this reading “Everything about the old _Bugle_ office seems so changed,” said Dorothy Dale slowly.
changed
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From this reading “Everything about the old _Bugle_ office seems so changed,” said Dorothy Dale slowly.
charge
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chum
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From this reading “I feel sort of——” “Homesick?” giggled her chum, Tavia Travers.
CHUMS
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DALE
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DALE'S
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DOROTHY
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ENGAGEMENT
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ETC
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EverythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “Everything about the old _Bugle_ office seems so changed,” said Dorothy Dale slowly.
Exactly
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From this reading “Exactly,” retorted Dorothy.
feel
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From this reading “I feel sort of——” “Homesick?” giggled her chum, Tavia Travers.
giggled
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From this reading “I feel sort of——” “Homesick?” giggled her chum, Tavia Travers.
GIRL
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GIRLS
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gorgeous
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From this reading “That gorgeous big printing press which has taken the place of the one we used to have——” “The old one-lunger Ralph had charge of?”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “That gorgeous big printing press which has taken the place of the one we used to have——” “The old one-lunger Ralph had charge of?”
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “That gorgeous big printing press which has taken the place of the one we used to have——” “The old one-lunger Ralph had charge of?”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “That gorgeous big printing press which has taken the place of the one we used to have——” “The old one-lunger Ralph had charge of?”
HERdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading AUTHOR OF “DOROTHY DALE: A GIRL OF TO-DAY,” “DOROTHY DALE AND HER CHUMS,” “DOROTHY DALE’S ENGAGEMENT,” “THE MOTOR GIRLS SERIES,” ETC.
Homesick
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From this reading “I feel sort of——” “Homesick?” giggled her chum, Tavia Travers.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I feel sort of——” “Homesick?” giggled her chum, Tavia Travers.
MOTOR
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OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUTHOR OF “DOROTHY DALE: A GIRL OF TO-DAY,” “DOROTHY DALE AND HER CHUMS,” “DOROTHY DALE’S ENGAGEMENT,” “THE MOTOR GIRLS SERIES,” ETC.
office
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From this reading “Everything about the old _Bugle_ office seems so changed,” said Dorothy Dale slowly.
old
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From this reading “Everything about the old _Bugle_ office seems so changed,” said Dorothy Dale slowly.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “That gorgeous big printing press which has taken the place of the one we used to have——” “The old one-lunger Ralph had charge of?”
one-lunger
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place
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press
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printing
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Ralph
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retorted
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From this reading “Exactly,” retorted Dorothy.
said
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From this reading “Everything about the old _Bugle_ office seems so changed,” said Dorothy Dale slowly.
seems
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From this reading “Everything about the old _Bugle_ office seems so changed,” said Dorothy Dale slowly.
SERIES
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From this reading AUTHOR OF “DOROTHY DALE: A GIRL OF TO-DAY,” “DOROTHY DALE AND HER CHUMS,” “DOROTHY DALE’S ENGAGEMENT,” “THE MOTOR GIRLS SERIES,” ETC.
slowly
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From this reading “Everything about the old _Bugle_ office seems so changed,” said Dorothy Dale slowly.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Everything about the old _Bugle_ office seems so changed,” said Dorothy Dale slowly.
sort
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From this reading “I feel sort of——” “Homesick?” giggled her chum, Tavia Travers.
taken
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From this reading “That gorgeous big printing press which has taken the place of the one we used to have——” “The old one-lunger Ralph had charge of?”
Tavia
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From this reading “I feel sort of——” “Homesick?” giggled her chum, Tavia Travers.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That gorgeous big printing press which has taken the place of the one we used to have——” “The old one-lunger Ralph had charge of?”
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AUTHOR OF “DOROTHY DALE: A GIRL OF TO-DAY,” “DOROTHY DALE AND HER CHUMS,” “DOROTHY DALE’S ENGAGEMENT,” “THE MOTOR GIRLS SERIES,” ETC.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “That gorgeous big printing press which has taken the place of the one we used to have——” “The old one-lunger Ralph had charge of?”
TO-DAY
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Travers
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From this reading “I feel sort of——” “Homesick?” giggled her chum, Tavia Travers.
used
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From this reading “That gorgeous big printing press which has taken the place of the one we used to have——” “The old one-lunger Ralph had charge of?”
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “That gorgeous big printing press which has taken the place of the one we used to have——” “The old one-lunger Ralph had charge of?”
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “That gorgeous big printing press which has taken the place of the one we used to have——” “The old one-lunger Ralph had charge of?”
