15
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From this reading At twenty minutes to eleven he went to his last class of the day, and when he returned to Number 15 Clem was there ahead of him.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading LOWELL IS WORRIED Too late for a ten o’clock recitation, Jim went back to Haylow and deposited Clem’s money in a drawer.
at or in the front
From this reading At twenty minutes to eleven he went to his last class of the day, and when he returned to Number 15 Clem was there ahead of him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LOWELL IS WORRIED Too late for a ten o’clock recitation, Jim went back to Haylow and deposited Clem’s money in a drawer.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At twenty minutes to eleven he went to his last class of the day, and when he returned to Number 15 Clem was there ahead of him.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading LOWELL IS WORRIED Too late for a ten o’clock recitation, Jim went back to Haylow and deposited Clem’s money in a drawer.
carelesslyadverbUS /ˈkerləsli/
without care or concern
From this reading Clem nodded carelessly.
chiffoniernoun
a tall elegant chest of drawers
From this reading Jim took the money from his drawer and laid it on Clem’s chiffonier.
a collection of things sharing a common attribute
From this reading At twenty minutes to eleven he went to his last class of the day, and when he returned to Number 15 Clem was there ahead of him.
Clem
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From this reading At twenty minutes to eleven he went to his last class of the day, and when he returned to Number 15 Clem was there ahead of him.
Clem's
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From this reading LOWELL IS WORRIED Too late for a ten o’clock recitation, Jim went back to Haylow and deposited Clem’s money in a drawer.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading At twenty minutes to eleven he went to his last class of the day, and when he returned to Number 15 Clem was there ahead of him.
depositedverbUS /dəˈpɑːzɪtɪd/
past form of “deposit” — put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading LOWELL IS WORRIED Too late for a ten o’clock recitation, Jim went back to Haylow and deposited Clem’s money in a drawer.
drawernounUS /drɔːr/
a boxlike container in a piece of furniture; made so as to slide in and out
From this reading LOWELL IS WORRIED Too late for a ten o’clock recitation, Jim went back to Haylow and deposited Clem’s money in a drawer.
being one more than ten
From this reading At twenty minutes to eleven he went to his last class of the day, and when he returned to Number 15 Clem was there ahead of him.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading LOWELL IS WORRIED Too late for a ten o’clock recitation, Jim went back to Haylow and deposited Clem’s money in a drawer.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Jim took the money from his drawer and laid it on Clem’s chiffonier.
Haylow
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From this reading LOWELL IS WORRIED Too late for a ten o’clock recitation, Jim went back to Haylow and deposited Clem’s money in a drawer.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At twenty minutes to eleven he went to his last class of the day, and when he returned to Number 15 Clem was there ahead of him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At twenty minutes to eleven he went to his last class of the day, and when he returned to Number 15 Clem was there ahead of him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At twenty minutes to eleven he went to his last class of the day, and when he returned to Number 15 Clem was there ahead of him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading LOWELL IS WORRIED Too late for a ten o’clock recitation, Jim went back to Haylow and deposited Clem’s money in a drawer.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading LOWELL IS WORRIED Too late for a ten o’clock recitation, Jim went back to Haylow and deposited Clem’s money in a drawer.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Jim took the money from his drawer and laid it on Clem’s chiffonier.
Jim
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From this reading LOWELL IS WORRIED Too late for a ten o’clock recitation, Jim went back to Haylow and deposited Clem’s money in a drawer.
set down according to a plan
From this reading Jim took the money from his drawer and laid it on Clem’s chiffonier.
immediately past
From this reading At twenty minutes to eleven he went to his last class of the day, and when he returned to Number 15 Clem was there ahead of him.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading LOWELL IS WORRIED Too late for a ten o’clock recitation, Jim went back to Haylow and deposited Clem’s money in a drawer.
LOWELLnounUS /ˈloʊəl/
United States poet (1917-1977)
From this reading LOWELL IS WORRIED Too late for a ten o’clock recitation, Jim went back to Haylow and deposited Clem’s money in a drawer.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading At twenty minutes to eleven he went to his last class of the day, and when he returned to Number 15 Clem was there ahead of him.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading LOWELL IS WORRIED Too late for a ten o’clock recitation, Jim went back to Haylow and deposited Clem’s money in a drawer.
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading Clem nodded carelessly.
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
From this reading At twenty minutes to eleven he went to his last class of the day, and when he returned to Number 15 Clem was there ahead of him.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading LOWELL IS WORRIED Too late for a ten o’clock recitation, Jim went back to Haylow and deposited Clem’s money in a drawer.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At twenty minutes to eleven he went to his last class of the day, and when he returned to Number 15 Clem was there ahead of him.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Jim took the money from his drawer and laid it on Clem’s chiffonier.
recitationnounUS /ˌresəˈteɪʃən/
written matter that is recited from memory
From this reading LOWELL IS WORRIED Too late for a ten o’clock recitation, Jim went back to Haylow and deposited Clem’s money in a drawer.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading At twenty minutes to eleven he went to his last class of the day, and when he returned to Number 15 Clem was there ahead of him.
statedadjectiveUS /ˈsteɪtɪd/
declared as fact; explicitly stated
From this reading “That’s yours,” he stated.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading LOWELL IS WORRIED Too late for a ten o’clock recitation, Jim went back to Haylow and deposited Clem’s money in a drawer.
That's
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From this reading “That’s yours,” he stated.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At twenty minutes to eleven he went to his last class of the day, and when he returned to Number 15 Clem was there ahead of him.
in or at that place or location
From this reading At twenty minutes to eleven he went to his last class of the day, and when he returned to Number 15 Clem was there ahead of him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading LOWELL IS WORRIED Too late for a ten o’clock recitation, Jim went back to Haylow and deposited Clem’s money in a drawer.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading LOWELL IS WORRIED Too late for a ten o’clock recitation, Jim went back to Haylow and deposited Clem’s money in a drawer.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Jim took the money from his drawer and laid it on Clem’s chiffonier.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading At twenty minutes to eleven he went to his last class of the day, and when he returned to Number 15 Clem was there ahead of him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At twenty minutes to eleven he went to his last class of the day, and when he returned to Number 15 Clem was there ahead of him.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading LOWELL IS WORRIED Too late for a ten o’clock recitation, Jim went back to Haylow and deposited Clem’s money in a drawer.
at the time that
From this reading At twenty minutes to eleven he went to his last class of the day, and when he returned to Number 15 Clem was there ahead of him.
WORRIEDadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːrid/
afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
From this reading LOWELL IS WORRIED Too late for a ten o’clock recitation, Jim went back to Haylow and deposited Clem’s money in a drawer.
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading “That’s yours,” he stated.
