12
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From this reading The expected visitors left Boston at 9.40, and reached my house at 12 noon, beating the telegram 2 solid hours, and 5 minutes over.
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From this reading The expected visitors left Boston at 9.40, and reached my house at 12 noon, beating the telegram 2 solid hours, and 5 minutes over.
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From this reading The expected visitors left Boston at 9.40, and reached my house at 12 noon, beating the telegram 2 solid hours, and 5 minutes over.
9
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From this reading As I have said, the dispatch was handed in at Boston at 9.
9.40
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From this reading The expected visitors left Boston at 9.40, and reached my house at 12 noon, beating the telegram 2 solid hours, and 5 minutes over.
agenounUS /eɪdʒ/
how long something has existed
From this reading It was bald-headed with age, but still legible.
aliveadjectiveUS /əˈlaɪv/
possessing life
From this reading The boy was prostrate with travel and exposure, but still alive, and I went out to condole with him and get his last wishes and send for the ambulance.
ambulancenounUS /ˈæmbjələns/
a vehicle that takes people to and from hospitals
From this reading The boy was prostrate with travel and exposure, but still alive, and I went out to condole with him and get his last wishes and send for the ambulance.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The expected visitors left Boston at 9.40, and reached my house at 12 noon, beating the telegram 2 solid hours, and 5 minutes over.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As I have said, the dispatch was handed in at Boston at 9.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As I have said, the dispatch was handed in at Boston at 9.
bald-headedadjective
lacking hair on all or most of the scalp
From this reading It was bald-headed with age, but still legible.
beatingnounUS /ˈbiːtɪŋ/
the act of overcoming or outdoing
From this reading The expected visitors left Boston at 9.40, and reached my house at 12 noon, beating the telegram 2 solid hours, and 5 minutes over.
BostonnounUS /ˈbɑːstən/
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading As I have said, the dispatch was handed in at Boston at 9.
boynounUS /bɔɪ/
a youthful male person
From this reading The boy brought the telegram.
broughtverbUS /brɔːt/
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading The boy brought the telegram.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was bald-headed with age, but still legible.
condoleverb
express one's sympathetic grief, on the occasion of someone's death
From this reading The boy was prostrate with travel and exposure, but still alive, and I went out to condole with him and get his last wishes and send for the ambulance.
dispatchverbUS /dɪˈspætʃ/
send away towards a designated goal
From this reading As I have said, the dispatch was handed in at Boston at 9.
expectedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈspektəd/
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading The expected visitors left Boston at 9.40, and reached my house at 12 noon, beating the telegram 2 solid hours, and 5 minutes over.
exposurenounUS /ɪkˈspoʊʒər/
vulnerability to the elements; to the action of heat or cold or wind or rain
From this reading The boy was prostrate with travel and exposure, but still alive, and I went out to condole with him and get his last wishes and send for the ambulance.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The boy was prostrate with travel and exposure, but still alive, and I went out to condole with him and get his last wishes and send for the ambulance.
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading The boy was prostrate with travel and exposure, but still alive, and I went out to condole with him and get his last wishes and send for the ambulance.
handedadjectiveUS /ˈhændəd/
having or involving the use of hands
From this reading As I have said, the dispatch was handed in at Boston at 9.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading As I have said, the dispatch was handed in at Boston at 9.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The boy was prostrate with travel and exposure, but still alive, and I went out to condole with him and get his last wishes and send for the ambulance.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The boy was prostrate with travel and exposure, but still alive, and I went out to condole with him and get his last wishes and send for the ambulance.
hoursnounUS /ˈaʊərz/
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading The expected visitors left Boston at 9.40, and reached my house at 12 noon, beating the telegram 2 solid hours, and 5 minutes over.
housenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading The expected visitors left Boston at 9.40, and reached my house at 12 noon, beating the telegram 2 solid hours, and 5 minutes over.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading As I have said, the dispatch was handed in at Boston at 9.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As I have said, the dispatch was handed in at Boston at 9.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was bald-headed with age, but still legible.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading The boy was prostrate with travel and exposure, but still alive, and I went out to condole with him and get his last wishes and send for the ambulance.
leftnounUS /left/
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading The expected visitors left Boston at 9.40, and reached my house at 12 noon, beating the telegram 2 solid hours, and 5 minutes over.
legibleadjectiveUS /ˈledʒəbəl/
(of handwriting, print, etc.) capable of being read or deciphered
From this reading It was bald-headed with age, but still legible.
minutesnounUS /ˈmɪnəts/
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading The expected visitors left Boston at 9.40, and reached my house at 12 noon, beating the telegram 2 solid hours, and 5 minutes over.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The expected visitors left Boston at 9.40, and reached my house at 12 noon, beating the telegram 2 solid hours, and 5 minutes over.
noonnounUS /nuːn/
the middle of the day
From this reading The expected visitors left Boston at 9.40, and reached my house at 12 noon, beating the telegram 2 solid hours, and 5 minutes over.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The boy was prostrate with travel and exposure, but still alive, and I went out to condole with him and get his last wishes and send for the ambulance.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The expected visitors left Boston at 9.40, and reached my house at 12 noon, beating the telegram 2 solid hours, and 5 minutes over.
prostrateverbUS /ˈprɑːstreɪt/
get into a prostrate position, as in submission
From this reading The boy was prostrate with travel and exposure, but still alive, and I went out to condole with him and get his last wishes and send for the ambulance.
reachedverbUS /riːtʃt/
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading The expected visitors left Boston at 9.40, and reached my house at 12 noon, beating the telegram 2 solid hours, and 5 minutes over.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading As I have said, the dispatch was handed in at Boston at 9.
sendverbUS /send/
cause to go somewhere
From this reading The boy was prostrate with travel and exposure, but still alive, and I went out to condole with him and get his last wishes and send for the ambulance.
solidadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːləd/
characterized by good substantial quality
From this reading The expected visitors left Boston at 9.40, and reached my house at 12 noon, beating the telegram 2 solid hours, and 5 minutes over.
stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/
not in physical motion
From this reading It was bald-headed with age, but still legible.
telegramnounUS /ˈteləɡræm/
a message transmitted by telegraph
From this reading The expected visitors left Boston at 9.40, and reached my house at 12 noon, beating the telegram 2 solid hours, and 5 minutes over.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As I have said, the dispatch was handed in at Boston at 9.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The boy was prostrate with travel and exposure, but still alive, and I went out to condole with him and get his last wishes and send for the ambulance.
travelverbUS /ˈtrævəl/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The boy was prostrate with travel and exposure, but still alive, and I went out to condole with him and get his last wishes and send for the ambulance.
visitorsnounUS /ˈvɪzɪtərz/
plural of “visitor” — someone who visits
From this reading The expected visitors left Boston at 9.40, and reached my house at 12 noon, beating the telegram 2 solid hours, and 5 minutes over.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As I have said, the dispatch was handed in at Boston at 9.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The boy was prostrate with travel and exposure, but still alive, and I went out to condole with him and get his last wishes and send for the ambulance.
wishesnounUS /ˈwɪʃɪz/
plural of “wish” — a specific feeling of desire
From this reading The boy was prostrate with travel and exposure, but still alive, and I went out to condole with him and get his last wishes and send for the ambulance.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was bald-headed with age, but still legible.
