adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The president of the Mesa Ore-producing Company turned with a good-humored smile to the chief clerk.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading AN EVENING CALL “Says you’re to come right up, Mr. Ridgway,” the bell-hop reported, and after he had pocketed his tip, went sliding off across the polished floor to answer another call.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading AN EVENING CALL “Says you’re to come right up, Mr. Ridgway,” the bell-hop reported, and after he had pocketed his tip, went sliding off across the polished floor to answer another call.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN EVENING CALL “Says you’re to come right up, Mr. Ridgway,” the bell-hop reported, and after he had pocketed his tip, went sliding off across the polished floor to answer another call.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AN EVENING CALL “Says you’re to come right up, Mr. Ridgway,” the bell-hop reported, and after he had pocketed his tip, went sliding off across the polished floor to answer another call.
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading AN EVENING CALL “Says you’re to come right up, Mr. Ridgway,” the bell-hop reported, and after he had pocketed his tip, went sliding off across the polished floor to answer another call.
answerverbUS /ˈænsər/
react verbally
From this reading AN EVENING CALL “Says you’re to come right up, Mr. Ridgway,” the bell-hop reported, and after he had pocketed his tip, went sliding off across the polished floor to answer another call.
askverbUS /æsk/
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading I’ll have to ask you to send another up to show me the Harley suite.”
bell-hop
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From this reading AN EVENING CALL “Says you’re to come right up, Mr. Ridgway,” the bell-hop reported, and after he had pocketed his tip, went sliding off across the polished floor to answer another call.
boysnounUS /bɔɪz/
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading “You overwork your boys, Johnson.
CALLverbUS /kɔːl/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading AN EVENING CALL “Says you’re to come right up, Mr. Ridgway,” the bell-hop reported, and after he had pocketed his tip, went sliding off across the polished floor to answer another call.
chiefnounUS /tʃiːf/
a person who is in charge
From this reading The president of the Mesa Ore-producing Company turned with a good-humored smile to the chief clerk.
clerknounUS /klɜːrk/
an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)
From this reading The president of the Mesa Ore-producing Company turned with a good-humored smile to the chief clerk.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading AN EVENING CALL “Says you’re to come right up, Mr. Ridgway,” the bell-hop reported, and after he had pocketed his tip, went sliding off across the polished floor to answer another call.
CompanynounUS /ˈkʌmpəniː/
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading The president of the Mesa Ore-producing Company turned with a good-humored smile to the chief clerk.
EVENINGnounUS /ˈiːvnɪŋ/
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading AN EVENING CALL “Says you’re to come right up, Mr. Ridgway,” the bell-hop reported, and after he had pocketed his tip, went sliding off across the polished floor to answer another call.
floornounUS /flɔːr/
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading AN EVENING CALL “Says you’re to come right up, Mr. Ridgway,” the bell-hop reported, and after he had pocketed his tip, went sliding off across the polished floor to answer another call.
good-humoredadjective
disposed to please
From this reading The president of the Mesa Ore-producing Company turned with a good-humored smile to the chief clerk.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading AN EVENING CALL “Says you’re to come right up, Mr. Ridgway,” the bell-hop reported, and after he had pocketed his tip, went sliding off across the polished floor to answer another call.
Harley
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From this reading I’ll have to ask you to send another up to show me the Harley suite.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I’ll have to ask you to send another up to show me the Harley suite.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading AN EVENING CALL “Says you’re to come right up, Mr. Ridgway,” the bell-hop reported, and after he had pocketed his tip, went sliding off across the polished floor to answer another call.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading AN EVENING CALL “Says you’re to come right up, Mr. Ridgway,” the bell-hop reported, and after he had pocketed his tip, went sliding off across the polished floor to answer another call.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I wasn’t through with that one.
I'll
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From this reading I’ll have to ask you to send another up to show me the Harley suite.”
JohnsonnounUS /ˈdʒɑːnsən/
English writer and lexicographer (1709-1784)
From this reading “You overwork your boys, Johnson.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I’ll have to ask you to send another up to show me the Harley suite.”
MesanounUS /ˈmeɪsə/
flat tableland with steep edges
From this reading The president of the Mesa Ore-producing Company turned with a good-humored smile to the chief clerk.
MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
From this reading AN EVENING CALL “Says you’re to come right up, Mr. Ridgway,” the bell-hop reported, and after he had pocketed his tip, went sliding off across the polished floor to answer another call.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The president of the Mesa Ore-producing Company turned with a good-humored smile to the chief clerk.
offadverbUS /ɔːf/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading AN EVENING CALL “Says you’re to come right up, Mr. Ridgway,” the bell-hop reported, and after he had pocketed his tip, went sliding off across the polished floor to answer another call.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I wasn’t through with that one.
Ore-producing
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From this reading The president of the Mesa Ore-producing Company turned with a good-humored smile to the chief clerk.
overworkverbUS /ˌoʊvərˈwɜːrk/
use too much
From this reading “You overwork your boys, Johnson.
pocketedverbUS /ˈpɑːkətɪd/
past form of “pocket” — put in one's pocket
From this reading AN EVENING CALL “Says you’re to come right up, Mr. Ridgway,” the bell-hop reported, and after he had pocketed his tip, went sliding off across the polished floor to answer another call.
polishedadjectiveUS /ˈpɑːlɪʃt/
perfected or made shiny and smooth
From this reading AN EVENING CALL “Says you’re to come right up, Mr. Ridgway,” the bell-hop reported, and after he had pocketed his tip, went sliding off across the polished floor to answer another call.
presidentnounUS /ˈprezədent/
an executive officer of a firm or corporation
From this reading The president of the Mesa Ore-producing Company turned with a good-humored smile to the chief clerk.
reportedadjectiveUS /ˌriːˈpɔːrtɪd/
made known or told about; especially presented in a formal account
From this reading AN EVENING CALL “Says you’re to come right up, Mr. Ridgway,” the bell-hop reported, and after he had pocketed his tip, went sliding off across the polished floor to answer another call.
Ridgway
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From this reading AN EVENING CALL “Says you’re to come right up, Mr. Ridgway,” the bell-hop reported, and after he had pocketed his tip, went sliding off across the polished floor to answer another call.
rightadverbUS /raɪt/
precisely, exactly
From this reading AN EVENING CALL “Says you’re to come right up, Mr. Ridgway,” the bell-hop reported, and after he had pocketed his tip, went sliding off across the polished floor to answer another call.
SaysnounUS /sez/
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading AN EVENING CALL “Says you’re to come right up, Mr. Ridgway,” the bell-hop reported, and after he had pocketed his tip, went sliding off across the polished floor to answer another call.
sendverbUS /send/
cause to go somewhere
From this reading I’ll have to ask you to send another up to show me the Harley suite.”
showverbUS /ʃoʊ/
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading I’ll have to ask you to send another up to show me the Harley suite.”
slidingadjectiveUS /ˈslaɪdɪŋ/
being a smooth continuous motion
From this reading AN EVENING CALL “Says you’re to come right up, Mr. Ridgway,” the bell-hop reported, and after he had pocketed his tip, went sliding off across the polished floor to answer another call.
smileverbUS /smaɪl/
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading The president of the Mesa Ore-producing Company turned with a good-humored smile to the chief clerk.
suitenounUS /swiːt/
a musical composition of several movements only loosely connected
From this reading I’ll have to ask you to send another up to show me the Harley suite.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I wasn’t through with that one.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AN EVENING CALL “Says you’re to come right up, Mr. Ridgway,” the bell-hop reported, and after he had pocketed his tip, went sliding off across the polished floor to answer another call.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading I wasn’t through with that one.
tipnounUS /tɪp/
the extreme end of something; especially something pointed
From this reading AN EVENING CALL “Says you’re to come right up, Mr. Ridgway,” the bell-hop reported, and after he had pocketed his tip, went sliding off across the polished floor to answer another call.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AN EVENING CALL “Says you’re to come right up, Mr. Ridgway,” the bell-hop reported, and after he had pocketed his tip, went sliding off across the polished floor to answer another call.
turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/
moved around an axis or center
From this reading The president of the Mesa Ore-producing Company turned with a good-humored smile to the chief clerk.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading AN EVENING CALL “Says you’re to come right up, Mr. Ridgway,” the bell-hop reported, and after he had pocketed his tip, went sliding off across the polished floor to answer another call.
wasn't
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From this reading I wasn’t through with that one.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading AN EVENING CALL “Says you’re to come right up, Mr. Ridgway,” the bell-hop reported, and after he had pocketed his tip, went sliding off across the polished floor to answer another call.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The president of the Mesa Ore-producing Company turned with a good-humored smile to the chief clerk.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You overwork your boys, Johnson.
you're
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From this reading AN EVENING CALL “Says you’re to come right up, Mr. Ridgway,” the bell-hop reported, and after he had pocketed his tip, went sliding off across the polished floor to answer another call.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You overwork your boys, Johnson.
