anew
From this reading It was around eight o'clock, and he had just been studying, so as to get such matters off his mind until Monday swung around again.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "All right, Sis, tell him I'll be right down, and to hold the wire!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "All right, Sis, tell him I'll be right down, and to hold the wire!"
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading It was around eight o'clock, and he had just been studying, so as to get such matters off his mind until Monday swung around again.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was around eight o'clock, and he had just been studying, so as to get such matters off his mind until Monday swung around again.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the time his younger sister, Josie, called him.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "All right, Sis, tell him I'll be right down, and to hold the wire!"
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was around eight o'clock, and he had just been studying, so as to get such matters off his mind until Monday swung around again.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading At the time his younger sister, Josie, called him.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "All right, Sis, tell him I'll be right down, and to hold the wire!"
being one more than seven
From this reading It was around eight o'clock, and he had just been studying, so as to get such matters off his mind until Monday swung around again.
Fred
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From this reading THE MUFFLED VOICE "Fred, someone wants you on the 'phone!"
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading It was around eight o'clock, and he had just been studying, so as to get such matters off his mind until Monday swung around again.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was around eight o'clock, and he had just been studying, so as to get such matters off his mind until Monday swung around again.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was around eight o'clock, and he had just been studying, so as to get such matters off his mind until Monday swung around again.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "All right, Sis, tell him I'll be right down, and to hold the wire!"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At the time his younger sister, Josie, called him.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "All right, Sis, tell him I'll be right down, and to hold the wire!"
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Fred was sitting in his own room at home.
I'll
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From this reading "All right, Sis, tell him I'll be right down, and to hold the wire!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Fred was sitting in his own room at home.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was around eight o'clock, and he had just been studying, so as to get such matters off his mind until Monday swung around again.
Josie
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From this reading At the time his younger sister, Josie, called him.
and nothing more
From this reading It was around eight o'clock, and he had just been studying, so as to get such matters off his mind until Monday swung around again.
plural of “matter” — a vaguely specified concern
From this reading It was around eight o'clock, and he had just been studying, so as to get such matters off his mind until Monday swung around again.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading It was around eight o'clock, and he had just been studying, so as to get such matters off his mind until Monday swung around again.
MondaynounUS /ˈmʌndi/
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading It was around eight o'clock, and he had just been studying, so as to get such matters off his mind until Monday swung around again.
MUFFLEDadjectiveUS /ˈmʌfəld/
being or made softer or less loud or clear
From this reading THE MUFFLED VOICE "Fred, someone wants you on the 'phone!"
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading It was around eight o'clock, and he had just been studying, so as to get such matters off his mind until Monday swung around again.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading It was around eight o'clock, and he had just been studying, so as to get such matters off his mind until Monday swung around again.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE MUFFLED VOICE "Fred, someone wants you on the 'phone!"
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Fred was sitting in his own room at home.
phonenounUS /foʊn/
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 THE MUFFLED VOICE "Fred, someone wants you on the 'phone!"
precisely, exactly
From this reading "All right, Sis, tell him I'll be right down, and to hold the wire!"
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Fred was sitting in his own room at home.
SisnounUS /sɪs/
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading "All right, Sis, tell him I'll be right down, and to hold the wire!"
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading At the time his younger sister, Josie, called him.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading Fred was sitting in his own room at home.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was around eight o'clock, and he had just been studying, so as to get such matters off his mind until Monday swung around again.
a person, without saying who
From this reading THE MUFFLED VOICE "Fred, someone wants you on the 'phone!"
studyingnounUS /ˈstʌdiɪŋ/
reading carefully with intent to remember
From this reading It was around eight o'clock, and he had just been studying, so as to get such matters off his mind until Monday swung around again.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It was around eight o'clock, and he had just been studying, so as to get such matters off his mind until Monday swung around again.
inflected form of “swing” — move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting
From this reading It was around eight o'clock, and he had just been studying, so as to get such matters off his mind until Monday swung around again.
express in words
From this reading "All right, Sis, tell him I'll be right down, and to hold the wire!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MUFFLED VOICE "Fred, someone wants you on the 'phone!"
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading At the time his younger sister, Josie, called him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "All right, Sis, tell him I'll be right down, and to hold the wire!"
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading It was around eight o'clock, and he had just been studying, so as to get such matters off his mind until Monday swung around again.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading THE MUFFLED VOICE "Fred, someone wants you on the 'phone!"
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading THE MUFFLED VOICE "Fred, someone wants you on the 'phone!"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Fred was sitting in his own room at home.
ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
From this reading "All right, Sis, tell him I'll be right down, and to hold the wire!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE MUFFLED VOICE "Fred, someone wants you on the 'phone!"
used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father
From this reading At the time his younger sister, Josie, called him.
