218
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From this reading When I went to 218, I found only the _chef_, and he told me the party had gone for a ride.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When I went to 218, I found only the _chef_, and he told me the party had gone for a ride.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading I made up for my three nights' lack of sleep by not waking the next morning till after ten.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When I went to 218, I found only the _chef_, and he told me the party had gone for a ride.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Since I couldn't talk to Madge, I went to work at my desk, for I had been rather neglecting my routine work.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Since I couldn't talk to Madge, I went to work at my desk, for I had been rather neglecting my routine work.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I made up for my three nights' lack of sleep by not waking the next morning till after ten.
chefnounUS /ʃef/
a professional cook
From this reading When I went to 218, I found only the _chef_, and he told me the party had gone for a ride.
couldn't
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From this reading Since I couldn't talk to Madge, I went to work at my desk, for I had been rather neglecting my routine work.
Cullens
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From this reading While I still wrote, I heard horses' hoofs and, looking up, saw the Cullens returning.
a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments
From this reading Since I couldn't talk to Madge, I went to work at my desk, for I had been rather neglecting my routine work.
DIDauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
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intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I made up for my three nights' lack of sleep by not waking the next morning till after ten.
set up or found
From this reading When I went to 218, I found only the _chef_, and he told me the party had gone for a ride.
destroyed or killed
From this reading When I went to 218, I found only the _chef_, and he told me the party had gone for a ride.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When I went to 218, I found only the _chef_, and he told me the party had gone for a ride.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When I went to 218, I found only the _chef_, and he told me the party had gone for a ride.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading While I still wrote, I heard horses' hoofs and, looking up, saw the Cullens returning.
hoofsnounUS /hʊfs/
plural of “hoof” — the foot of an ungulate mammal
From this reading While I still wrote, I heard horses' hoofs and, looking up, saw the Cullens returning.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading While I still wrote, I heard horses' hoofs and, looking up, saw the Cullens returning.
HOW
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the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I made up for my three nights' lack of sleep by not waking the next morning till after ten.
the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
From this reading I made up for my three nights' lack of sleep by not waking the next morning till after ten.
LEAKnounUS /liːk/
an accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape
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the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading While I still wrote, I heard horses' hoofs and, looking up, saw the Cullens returning.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading I made up for my three nights' lack of sleep by not waking the next morning till after ten.
Madge
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From this reading Since I couldn't talk to Madge, I went to work at my desk, for I had been rather neglecting my routine work.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When I went to 218, I found only the _chef_, and he told me the party had gone for a ride.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading I made up for my three nights' lack of sleep by not waking the next morning till after ten.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I made up for my three nights' lack of sleep by not waking the next morning till after ten.
neglectingverbUS /nɪˈɡlektɪŋ/
-ing form of “neglect” — leave undone or leave out
From this reading Since I couldn't talk to Madge, I went to work at my desk, for I had been rather neglecting my routine work.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading I made up for my three nights' lack of sleep by not waking the next morning till after ten.
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading I made up for my three nights' lack of sleep by not waking the next morning till after ten.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I made up for my three nights' lack of sleep by not waking the next morning till after ten.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I made up for my three nights' lack of sleep by not waking the next morning till after ten.
and nothing more
From this reading When I went to 218, I found only the _chef_, and he told me the party had gone for a ride.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
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an organization to gain political power
From this reading When I went to 218, I found only the _chef_, and he told me the party had gone for a ride.
on the contrary
From this reading Since I couldn't talk to Madge, I went to work at my desk, for I had been rather neglecting my routine work.
tending to return to an earlier state
From this reading While I still wrote, I heard horses' hoofs and, looking up, saw the Cullens returning.
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading When I went to 218, I found only the _chef_, and he told me the party had gone for a ride.
routinenounUS /ruːˈtiːn/
an unvarying or habitual method or procedure
From this reading Since I couldn't talk to Madge, I went to work at my desk, for I had been rather neglecting my routine work.
cut with a saw
From this reading While I still wrote, I heard horses' hoofs and, looking up, saw the Cullens returning.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
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SinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Since I couldn't talk to Madge, I went to work at my desk, for I had been rather neglecting my routine work.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading I made up for my three nights' lack of sleep by not waking the next morning till after ten.
not in physical motion
From this reading While I still wrote, I heard horses' hoofs and, looking up, saw the Cullens returning.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading Since I couldn't talk to Madge, I went to work at my desk, for I had been rather neglecting my routine work.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading I made up for my three nights' lack of sleep by not waking the next morning till after ten.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading I made up for my three nights' lack of sleep by not waking the next morning till after ten.
up to a particular time
From this reading I made up for my three nights' lack of sleep by not waking the next morning till after ten.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When I went to 218, I found only the _chef_, and he told me the party had gone for a ride.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading When I went to 218, I found only the _chef_, and he told me the party had gone for a ride.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I made up for my three nights' lack of sleep by not waking the next morning till after ten.
wakingadjectiveUS /ˈweɪ.kɪŋ/
Risen from sleep; conscious.
From this reading I made up for my three nights' lack of sleep by not waking the next morning till after ten.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading When I went to 218, I found only the _chef_, and he told me the party had gone for a ride.
at the time that
From this reading When I went to 218, I found only the _chef_, and he told me the party had gone for a ride.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While I still wrote, I heard horses' hoofs and, looking up, saw the Cullens returning.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Since I couldn't talk to Madge, I went to work at my desk, for I had been rather neglecting my routine work.
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading While I still wrote, I heard horses' hoofs and, looking up, saw the Cullens returning.
