used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A Visitor Hubert answered the telephone, and called to Sam.
(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 They telephone all of our telegrams to us from Rattail, and mail them later, when they get around to it, if they don’t forget.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A Visitor Hubert answered the telephone, and called to Sam.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading When Sam said, “Read it, please,” I knew that it was another telegram.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading A Visitor Hubert answered the telephone, and called to Sam.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading They telephone all of our telegrams to us from Rattail, and mail them later, when they get around to it, if they don’t forget.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I followed him into the living-room to hear what was to be heard.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading A Visitor Hubert answered the telephone, and called to Sam.
don't
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From this reading They telephone all of our telegrams to us from Rattail, and mail them later, when they get around to it, if they don’t forget.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading I followed him into the living-room to hear what was to be heard.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I think that John and Mrs. Ricker followed for the same reason.
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading They telephone all of our telegrams to us from Rattail, and mail them later, when they get around to it, if they don’t forget.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They telephone all of our telegrams to us from Rattail, and mail them later, when they get around to it, if they don’t forget.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading They telephone all of our telegrams to us from Rattail, and mail them later, when they get around to it, if they don’t forget.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading I followed him into the living-room to hear what was to be heard.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading I followed him into the living-room to hear what was to be heard.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I followed him into the living-room to hear what was to be heard.
Hubert
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From this reading A Visitor Hubert answered the telephone, and called to Sam.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I followed him into the living-room to hear what was to be heard.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading They telephone all of our telegrams to us from Rattail, and mail them later, when they get around to it, if they don’t forget.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I followed him into the living-room to hear what was to be heard.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When Sam said, “Read it, please,” I knew that it was another telegram.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading I think that John and Mrs. Ricker followed for the same reason.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading When Sam said, “Read it, please,” I knew that it was another telegram.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading They telephone all of our telegrams to us from Rattail, and mail them later, when they get around to it, if they don’t forget.
living-roomnoun
a room in a private house or establishment where people can sit and talk and relax
From this reading I followed him into the living-room to hear what was to be heard.
mailnounUS /meɪl/
the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service
From this reading They telephone all of our telegrams to us from Rattail, and mail them later, when they get around to it, if they don’t forget.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading I think that John and Mrs. Ricker followed for the same reason.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They telephone all of our telegrams to us from Rattail, and mail them later, when they get around to it, if they don’t forget.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading They telephone all of our telegrams to us from Rattail, and mail them later, when they get around to it, if they don’t forget.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading When Sam said, “Read it, please,” I knew that it was another telegram.
Rattailnoun
deep-sea fish with a large head and body and long tapering tail
From this reading They telephone all of our telegrams to us from Rattail, and mail them later, when they get around to it, if they don’t forget.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading When Sam said, “Read it, please,” I knew that it was another telegram.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading I think that John and Mrs. Ricker followed for the same reason.
Ricker
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From this reading I think that John and Mrs. Ricker followed for the same reason.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading When Sam said, “Read it, please,” I knew that it was another telegram.
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading A Visitor Hubert answered the telephone, and called to Sam.
Identical; not different.
From this reading I think that John and Mrs. Ricker followed for the same reason.
telegramnounUS /ˈteləɡræm/
a message transmitted by telegraph
From this reading When Sam said, “Read it, please,” I knew that it was another telegram.
telegramsnounUS /ˈteləɡræmz/
plural of “telegram” — a message transmitted by telegraph
From this reading They telephone all of our telegrams to us from Rattail, and mail them later, when they get around to it, if they don’t forget.
telephonenounUS /ˈteləfoʊn/
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading A Visitor Hubert answered the telephone, and called to Sam.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I think that John and Mrs. Ricker followed for the same reason.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A Visitor Hubert answered the telephone, and called to Sam.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They telephone all of our telegrams to us from Rattail, and mail them later, when they get around to it, if they don’t forget.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They telephone all of our telegrams to us from Rattail, and mail them later, when they get around to it, if they don’t forget.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I think that John and Mrs. Ricker followed for the same reason.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A Visitor Hubert answered the telephone, and called to Sam.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They telephone all of our telegrams to us from Rattail, and mail them later, when they get around to it, if they don’t forget.
someone who visits
From this reading A Visitor Hubert answered the telephone, and called to Sam.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I followed him into the living-room to hear what was to be heard.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I followed him into the living-room to hear what was to be heard.
at the time that
From this reading When Sam said, “Read it, please,” I knew that it was another telegram.
