1933
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From this reading He has the black bag with the 1933 trophy in it!”
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading After a short conversation he sent an orderly in quest of Don and Jim, as well as Douglas and Hudson.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After a short conversation he sent an orderly in quest of Don and Jim, as well as Douglas and Hudson.
(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 When they were all assembled he told them what he had in mind.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading After a short conversation he sent an orderly in quest of Don and Jim, as well as Douglas and Hudson.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After a short conversation he sent an orderly in quest of Don and Jim, as well as Douglas and Hudson.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading After a short conversation he sent an orderly in quest of Don and Jim, as well as Douglas and Hudson.
assembledverbUS /əˈsembəld/
past form of “assemble” — create by putting components or members together
From this reading When they were all assembled he told them what he had in mind.
a flexible container with a single opening
From this reading He has the black bag with the 1933 trophy in it!”
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading He has the black bag with the 1933 trophy in it!”
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading “I have just had a call from Mr. Proctor, boys.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “I have just had a call from Mr. Proctor, boys.
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading Saturday evening, the telephone in Colonel Morrell’s office rang.
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading After a short conversation he sent an orderly in quest of Don and Jim, as well as Douglas and Hudson.
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading After a short conversation he sent an orderly in quest of Don and Jim, as well as Douglas and Hudson.
DouglasnounUS /ˈdʌɡləs/
United States politician who proposed that individual territories be allowed to decide whether they would have slavery; he engaged in a famous series of debates with Abraham Lincoln (1813-1861)
From this reading After a short conversation he sent an orderly in quest of Don and Jim, as well as Douglas and Hudson.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading Saturday evening, the telephone in Colonel Morrell’s office rang.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “I have just had a call from Mr. Proctor, boys.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When they were all assembled he told them what he had in mind.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He has the black bag with the 1933 trophy in it!”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have just had a call from Mr. Proctor, boys.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After a short conversation he sent an orderly in quest of Don and Jim, as well as Douglas and Hudson.
HudsonnounUS /ˈhʌdsən/
a New York river; flows southward into New York Bay; explored by Henry Hudson early in the 17th century
From this reading After a short conversation he sent an orderly in quest of Don and Jim, as well as Douglas and Hudson.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I have just had a call from Mr. Proctor, boys.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Saturday evening, the telephone in Colonel Morrell’s office rang.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He has the black bag with the 1933 trophy in it!”
Jim
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From this reading After a short conversation he sent an orderly in quest of Don and Jim, as well as Douglas and Hudson.
and nothing more
From this reading “I have just had a call from Mr. Proctor, boys.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading When they were all assembled he told them what he had in mind.
Morrell's
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From this reading Saturday evening, the telephone in Colonel Morrell’s office rang.
a form of address for a man
From this reading “I have just had a call from Mr. Proctor, boys.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading After a short conversation he sent an orderly in quest of Don and Jim, as well as Douglas and Hudson.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading Saturday evening, the telephone in Colonel Morrell’s office rang.
orderlynounUS /ˈɔːrdərli/
a soldier who serves as an attendant to a superior officer
From this reading After a short conversation he sent an orderly in quest of Don and Jim, as well as Douglas and Hudson.
ProctornounUS /ˈprɑːktər/
someone who supervises (an examination)
From this reading “I have just had a call from Mr. Proctor, boys.
questnounUS /kwest/
a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria
From this reading After a short conversation he sent an orderly in quest of Don and Jim, as well as Douglas and Hudson.
inflected form of “ring” — sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading Saturday evening, the telephone in Colonel Morrell’s office rang.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Saturday evening, the telephone in Colonel Morrell’s office rang.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading After a short conversation he sent an orderly in quest of Don and Jim, as well as Douglas and Hudson.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading After a short conversation he sent an orderly in quest of Don and Jim, as well as Douglas and Hudson.
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 Saturday evening, the telephone in Colonel Morrell’s office rang.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Saturday evening, the telephone in Colonel Morrell’s office rang.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading When they were all assembled he told them what he had in mind.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When they were all assembled he told them what he had in mind.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading When they were all assembled he told them what he had in mind.
trophynounUS /ˈtroʊfi/
an award for success in war or hunting
From this reading He has the black bag with the 1933 trophy in it!”
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading After a short conversation he sent an orderly in quest of Don and Jim, as well as Douglas and Hudson.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When they were all assembled he told them what he had in mind.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading When they were all assembled he told them what he had in mind.
at the time that
From this reading When they were all assembled he told them what he had in mind.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He has the black bag with the 1933 trophy in it!”
