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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Cranny worked all day in a fever of impatience.
all
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From this reading Cranny worked all day in a fever of impatience.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And Thursday had arrived.
ARRIVE
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From this reading THE RAMBLERS ARRIVE “No use coming to the station to meet us, Cranny,” Bob Somers had written, “for I don’t really know the exact time we’ll land in Tacoma.
arrived
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From this reading And Thursday had arrived.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Only this much is certain: it will be on Thursday.”
Bob
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From this reading THE RAMBLERS ARRIVE “No use coming to the station to meet us, Cranny,” Bob Somers had written, “for I don’t really know the exact time we’ll land in Tacoma.
certain
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From this reading Only this much is certain: it will be on Thursday.”
coming
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From this reading THE RAMBLERS ARRIVE “No use coming to the station to meet us, Cranny,” Bob Somers had written, “for I don’t really know the exact time we’ll land in Tacoma.
corridor
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From this reading Every footstep in the corridor set his heart to thumping; every hand laid upon the door-knob made him start with eager expectation.
Cranny
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From this reading THE RAMBLERS ARRIVE “No use coming to the station to meet us, Cranny,” Bob Somers had written, “for I don’t really know the exact time we’ll land in Tacoma.
day
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From this reading Cranny worked all day in a fever of impatience.
don't
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From this reading THE RAMBLERS ARRIVE “No use coming to the station to meet us, Cranny,” Bob Somers had written, “for I don’t really know the exact time we’ll land in Tacoma.
door-knob
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From this reading Every footstep in the corridor set his heart to thumping; every hand laid upon the door-knob made him start with eager expectation.
eager
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From this reading Every footstep in the corridor set his heart to thumping; every hand laid upon the door-knob made him start with eager expectation.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every footstep in the corridor set his heart to thumping; every hand laid upon the door-knob made him start with eager expectation.
exactadjectiveUS /ɪɡˈzækt/
Strictly particular and correct.
From this reading THE RAMBLERS ARRIVE “No use coming to the station to meet us, Cranny,” Bob Somers had written, “for I don’t really know the exact time we’ll land in Tacoma.
expectation
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From this reading Every footstep in the corridor set his heart to thumping; every hand laid upon the door-knob made him start with eager expectation.
fever
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From this reading Cranny worked all day in a fever of impatience.
footstep
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From this reading Every footstep in the corridor set his heart to thumping; every hand laid upon the door-knob made him start with eager expectation.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE RAMBLERS ARRIVE “No use coming to the station to meet us, Cranny,” Bob Somers had written, “for I don’t really know the exact time we’ll land in Tacoma.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE RAMBLERS ARRIVE “No use coming to the station to meet us, Cranny,” Bob Somers had written, “for I don’t really know the exact time we’ll land in Tacoma.
hand
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From this reading Every footstep in the corridor set his heart to thumping; every hand laid upon the door-knob made him start with eager expectation.
heart
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From this reading Every footstep in the corridor set his heart to thumping; every hand laid upon the door-knob made him start with eager expectation.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Every footstep in the corridor set his heart to thumping; every hand laid upon the door-knob made him start with eager expectation.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Every footstep in the corridor set his heart to thumping; every hand laid upon the door-knob made him start with eager expectation.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE RAMBLERS ARRIVE “No use coming to the station to meet us, Cranny,” Bob Somers had written, “for I don’t really know the exact time we’ll land in Tacoma.
impatience
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From this reading Cranny worked all day in a fever of impatience.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE RAMBLERS ARRIVE “No use coming to the station to meet us, Cranny,” Bob Somers had written, “for I don’t really know the exact time we’ll land in Tacoma.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Only this much is certain: it will be on Thursday.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Only this much is certain: it will be on Thursday.”
know
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From this reading THE RAMBLERS ARRIVE “No use coming to the station to meet us, Cranny,” Bob Somers had written, “for I don’t really know the exact time we’ll land in Tacoma.
laid
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From this reading Every footstep in the corridor set his heart to thumping; every hand laid upon the door-knob made him start with eager expectation.
land
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From this reading THE RAMBLERS ARRIVE “No use coming to the station to meet us, Cranny,” Bob Somers had written, “for I don’t really know the exact time we’ll land in Tacoma.
made
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From this reading Every footstep in the corridor set his heart to thumping; every hand laid upon the door-knob made him start with eager expectation.
meet
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From this reading THE RAMBLERS ARRIVE “No use coming to the station to meet us, Cranny,” Bob Somers had written, “for I don’t really know the exact time we’ll land in Tacoma.
much
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From this reading Only this much is certain: it will be on Thursday.”
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading THE RAMBLERS ARRIVE “No use coming to the station to meet us, Cranny,” Bob Somers had written, “for I don’t really know the exact time we’ll land in Tacoma.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Cranny worked all day in a fever of impatience.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Only this much is certain: it will be on Thursday.”
Only
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From this reading Only this much is certain: it will be on Thursday.”
RAMBLERS
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From this reading THE RAMBLERS ARRIVE “No use coming to the station to meet us, Cranny,” Bob Somers had written, “for I don’t really know the exact time we’ll land in Tacoma.
really
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From this reading THE RAMBLERS ARRIVE “No use coming to the station to meet us, Cranny,” Bob Somers had written, “for I don’t really know the exact time we’ll land in Tacoma.
set
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From this reading Every footstep in the corridor set his heart to thumping; every hand laid upon the door-knob made him start with eager expectation.
Somers
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From this reading THE RAMBLERS ARRIVE “No use coming to the station to meet us, Cranny,” Bob Somers had written, “for I don’t really know the exact time we’ll land in Tacoma.
start
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From this reading Every footstep in the corridor set his heart to thumping; every hand laid upon the door-knob made him start with eager expectation.
station
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From this reading THE RAMBLERS ARRIVE “No use coming to the station to meet us, Cranny,” Bob Somers had written, “for I don’t really know the exact time we’ll land in Tacoma.
Tacoma
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From this reading THE RAMBLERS ARRIVE “No use coming to the station to meet us, Cranny,” Bob Somers had written, “for I don’t really know the exact time we’ll land in Tacoma.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RAMBLERS ARRIVE “No use coming to the station to meet us, Cranny,” Bob Somers had written, “for I don’t really know the exact time we’ll land in Tacoma.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Only this much is certain: it will be on Thursday.”
thumping
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From this reading Every footstep in the corridor set his heart to thumping; every hand laid upon the door-knob made him start with eager expectation.
Thursday
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From this reading Only this much is certain: it will be on Thursday.”
time
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From this reading THE RAMBLERS ARRIVE “No use coming to the station to meet us, Cranny,” Bob Somers had written, “for I don’t really know the exact time we’ll land in Tacoma.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE RAMBLERS ARRIVE “No use coming to the station to meet us, Cranny,” Bob Somers had written, “for I don’t really know the exact time we’ll land in Tacoma.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Every footstep in the corridor set his heart to thumping; every hand laid upon the door-knob made him start with eager expectation.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE RAMBLERS ARRIVE “No use coming to the station to meet us, Cranny,” Bob Somers had written, “for I don’t really know the exact time we’ll land in Tacoma.
use
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From this reading THE RAMBLERS ARRIVE “No use coming to the station to meet us, Cranny,” Bob Somers had written, “for I don’t really know the exact time we’ll land in Tacoma.
we'll
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From this reading THE RAMBLERS ARRIVE “No use coming to the station to meet us, Cranny,” Bob Somers had written, “for I don’t really know the exact time we’ll land in Tacoma.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Only this much is certain: it will be on Thursday.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Every footstep in the corridor set his heart to thumping; every hand laid upon the door-knob made him start with eager expectation.
worked
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From this reading Cranny worked all day in a fever of impatience.
written
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From this reading THE RAMBLERS ARRIVE “No use coming to the station to meet us, Cranny,” Bob Somers had written, “for I don’t really know the exact time we’ll land in Tacoma.
