in actual fact
From this reading "Forty-five, actually!" announced Rob, with exclamation marks in her voice.
move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
From this reading Did they pay in advance?" asked Bruce, kissing Mrs. Grey's cheek, as all three boys always did when they came home, and stroking the hand which Miss Charlotte had given him.
(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 Did they pay in advance?" asked Bruce, kissing Mrs. Grey's cheek, as all three boys always did when they came home, and stroking the hand which Miss Charlotte had given him.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Did they pay in advance?" asked Bruce, kissing Mrs. Grey's cheek, as all three boys always did when they came home, and stroking the hand which Miss Charlotte had given him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Did they pay in advance?" asked Bruce, kissing Mrs. Grey's cheek, as all three boys always did when they came home, and stroking the hand which Miss Charlotte had given him.
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading "Forty-five, actually!" announced Rob, with exclamation marks in her voice.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "How are the burns, Bruce?" asked Rob.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Did they pay in advance?" asked Bruce, kissing Mrs. Grey's cheek, as all three boys always did when they came home, and stroking the hand which Miss Charlotte had given him.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "How are the burns, Bruce?" asked Rob.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading Did they pay in advance?" asked Bruce, kissing Mrs. Grey's cheek, as all three boys always did when they came home, and stroking the hand which Miss Charlotte had given him.
BrucenounUS /bruːs/
Australian physician and bacteriologist who described the bacterium that causes undulant fever or brucellosis (1855-1931)
From this reading "How are the burns, Bruce?" asked Rob.
treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point
From this reading "Nearly burned out.
burnsnounUS /bɜːrnz/
United States comedian and film actor (1896-1996)
From this reading "How are the burns, Bruce?" asked Rob.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Did they pay in advance?" asked Bruce, kissing Mrs. Grey's cheek, as all three boys always did when they came home, and stroking the hand which Miss Charlotte had given him.
CharlottenounUS /ˈʃɑːrlət/
the largest city in North Carolina; located in south central North Carolina
From this reading Did they pay in advance?" asked Bruce, kissing Mrs. Grey's cheek, as all three boys always did when they came home, and stroking the hand which Miss Charlotte had given him.
either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading Did they pay in advance?" asked Bruce, kissing Mrs. Grey's cheek, as all three boys always did when they came home, and stroking the hand which Miss Charlotte had given him.
Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did they pay in advance?" asked Bruce, kissing Mrs. Grey's cheek, as all three boys always did when they came home, and stroking the hand which Miss Charlotte had given him.
exclamationnounUS /ˌekskləˈmeɪʃən/
an abrupt excited utterance
From this reading "Forty-five, actually!" announced Rob, with exclamation marks in her voice.
Forty-fivenounUS /ˈfɔːrtifaɪv/
a .45-caliber pistol
From this reading "Forty-five, actually!" announced Rob, with exclamation marks in her voice.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading Did they pay in advance?" asked Bruce, kissing Mrs. Grey's cheek, as all three boys always did when they came home, and stroking the hand which Miss Charlotte had given him.
Grey'snounUS /ɡreɪz/
possessive form of “grey” — United States writer of western adventure novels (1875-1939)
From this reading Did they pay in advance?" asked Bruce, kissing Mrs. Grey's cheek, as all three boys always did when they came home, and stroking the hand which Miss Charlotte had given him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Did they pay in advance?" asked Bruce, kissing Mrs. Grey's cheek, as all three boys always did when they came home, and stroking the hand which Miss Charlotte had given him.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Did they pay in advance?" asked Bruce, kissing Mrs. Grey's cheek, as all three boys always did when they came home, and stroking the hand which Miss Charlotte had given him.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
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belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Forty-five, actually!" announced Rob, with exclamation marks in her voice.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Did they pay in advance?" asked Bruce, kissing Mrs. Grey's cheek, as all three boys always did when they came home, and stroking the hand which Miss Charlotte had given him.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Did they pay in advance?" asked Bruce, kissing Mrs. Grey's cheek, as all three boys always did when they came home, and stroking the hand which Miss Charlotte had given him.
How
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From this reading "How are the burns, Bruce?" asked Rob.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Did they pay in advance?" asked Bruce, kissing Mrs. Grey's cheek, as all three boys always did when they came home, and stroking the hand which Miss Charlotte had given him.
kissingnounUS /ˈkɪsɪŋ/
affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)
From this reading Did they pay in advance?" asked Bruce, kissing Mrs. Grey's cheek, as all three boys always did when they came home, and stroking the hand which Miss Charlotte had given him.
listenersnounUS /ˈlɪsənərz/
plural of “listener” — someone who listens attentively
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a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading How many listeners to the stories have you secured?
English businessman who created a retail chain (1888-1964)
From this reading "Forty-five, actually!" announced Rob, with exclamation marks in her voice.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Did they pay in advance?" asked Bruce, kissing Mrs. Grey's cheek, as all three boys always did when they came home, and stroking the hand which Miss Charlotte had given him.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Did they pay in advance?" asked Bruce, kissing Mrs. Grey's cheek, as all three boys always did when they came home, and stroking the hand which Miss Charlotte had given him.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading "Nearly burned out.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Nearly burned out.
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading Did they pay in advance?" asked Bruce, kissing Mrs. Grey's cheek, as all three boys always did when they came home, and stroking the hand which Miss Charlotte had given him.
take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
From this reading "How are the burns, Bruce?" asked Rob.
past form of “secure” — get by special effort
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plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
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strokingnounUS /ˈstroʊkɪŋ/
a light touch with the hands
From this reading Did they pay in advance?" asked Bruce, kissing Mrs. Grey's cheek, as all three boys always did when they came home, and stroking the hand which Miss Charlotte had given him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "How are the burns, Bruce?" asked Rob.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Did they pay in advance?" asked Bruce, kissing Mrs. Grey's cheek, as all three boys always did when they came home, and stroking the hand which Miss Charlotte had given him.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Did they pay in advance?" asked Bruce, kissing Mrs. Grey's cheek, as all three boys always did when they came home, and stroking the hand which Miss Charlotte had given him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading How many listeners to the stories have you secured?
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "Forty-five, actually!" announced Rob, with exclamation marks in her voice.
at the time that
From this reading Did they pay in advance?" asked Bruce, kissing Mrs. Grey's cheek, as all three boys always did when they came home, and stroking the hand which Miss Charlotte had given him.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Did they pay in advance?" asked Bruce, kissing Mrs. Grey's cheek, as all three boys always did when they came home, and stroking the hand which Miss Charlotte had given him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Forty-five, actually!" announced Rob, with exclamation marks in her voice.
the person or people being spoken to
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