alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(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 "No go at all, Ned, and I thought sure I had it right this time."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "No go at all, Ned, and I thought sure I had it right this time."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading RUN DOWN When Ned Newton got back to where Tom sat in the small telephone booth, the young banker found his chum staring rather moodily at the polished metal plate on the shelf that held the talking instrument.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
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bankernounUS /ˈbæŋkər/
a financier who owns or is an executive in a bank
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boothnounUS /buːθ/
a table (in a restaurant or bar) surrounded by two high-backed benches
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chumnounUS /tʃʌm/
a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading RUN DOWN When Ned Newton got back to where Tom sat in the small telephone booth, the young banker found his chum staring rather moodily at the polished metal plate on the shelf that held the talking instrument.
DOWNadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
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eh
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From this reading "So it was no go; eh, Tom?"
experimentnounUS /ɪkˈsperəmənt/
the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation
From this reading "Then this isn't your first experiment?"
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "Then this isn't your first experiment?"
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading RUN DOWN When Ned Newton got back to where Tom sat in the small telephone booth, the young banker found his chum staring rather moodily at the polished metal plate on the shelf that held the talking instrument.
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "So it was no go; eh, Tom?"
gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading RUN DOWN When Ned Newton got back to where Tom sat in the small telephone booth, the young banker found his chum staring rather moodily at the polished metal plate on the shelf that held the talking instrument.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "No go at all, Ned, and I thought sure I had it right this time."
heldadjectiveUS /held/
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading RUN DOWN When Ned Newton got back to where Tom sat in the small telephone booth, the young banker found his chum staring rather moodily at the polished metal plate on the shelf that held the talking instrument.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "No go at all, Ned, and I thought sure I had it right this time."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading RUN DOWN When Ned Newton got back to where Tom sat in the small telephone booth, the young banker found his chum staring rather moodily at the polished metal plate on the shelf that held the talking instrument.
instrumentnounUS /ˈɪnstrəmənt/
a device that requires skill for proper use
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isn't
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From this reading "Then this isn't your first experiment?"
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "So it was no go; eh, Tom?"
LandnounUS /lænd/
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading "Land no!
metalnounUS /ˈmetəl/
any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.
From this reading RUN DOWN When Ned Newton got back to where Tom sat in the small telephone booth, the young banker found his chum staring rather moodily at the polished metal plate on the shelf that held the talking instrument.
moodilyadverb
in a moody manner
From this reading RUN DOWN When Ned Newton got back to where Tom sat in the small telephone booth, the young banker found his chum staring rather moodily at the polished metal plate on the shelf that held the talking instrument.
Ned
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NewtonnounUS /ˈnuːtən/
English mathematician and physicist; remembered for developing the calculus and for his law of gravitation and his three laws of motion (1642-1727)
From this reading RUN DOWN When Ned Newton got back to where Tom sat in the small telephone booth, the young banker found his chum staring rather moodily at the polished metal plate on the shelf that held the talking instrument.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "So it was no go; eh, Tom?"
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading RUN DOWN When Ned Newton got back to where Tom sat in the small telephone booth, the young banker found his chum staring rather moodily at the polished metal plate on the shelf that held the talking instrument.
platenounUS /pleɪt/
(baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score
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polishedadjectiveUS /ˈpɑːlɪʃt/
perfected or made shiny and smooth
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ratheradverbUS /ˈræðər/
on the contrary
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rightadverbUS /raɪt/
precisely, exactly
From this reading "No go at all, Ned, and I thought sure I had it right this time."
RUNverbUS /rʌn/
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading RUN DOWN When Ned Newton got back to where Tom sat in the small telephone booth, the young banker found his chum staring rather moodily at the polished metal plate on the shelf that held the talking instrument.
satnounUS /sæt/
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
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shelfnounUS /ʃelf/
A flat horizontal plane used to hold books or scrolls in a library.
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smalladjectiveUS /smɔːl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading RUN DOWN When Ned Newton got back to where Tom sat in the small telephone booth, the young banker found his chum staring rather moodily at the polished metal plate on the shelf that held the talking instrument.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So it was no go; eh, Tom?"
staringadjectiveUS /ˈsterɪŋ/
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading RUN DOWN When Ned Newton got back to where Tom sat in the small telephone booth, the young banker found his chum staring rather moodily at the polished metal plate on the shelf that held the talking instrument.
sureadjectiveUS /ʃʊr/
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading "No go at all, Ned, and I thought sure I had it right this time."
talkingnounUS /ˈtɔːkɪŋ/
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading RUN DOWN When Ned Newton got back to where Tom sat in the small telephone booth, the young banker found his chum staring rather moodily at the polished metal plate on the shelf that held the talking instrument.
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 RUN DOWN When Ned Newton got back to where Tom sat in the small telephone booth, the young banker found his chum staring rather moodily at the polished metal plate on the shelf that held the talking instrument.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading RUN DOWN When Ned Newton got back to where Tom sat in the small telephone booth, the young banker found his chum staring rather moodily at the polished metal plate on the shelf that held the talking instrument.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading RUN DOWN When Ned Newton got back to where Tom sat in the small telephone booth, the young banker found his chum staring rather moodily at the polished metal plate on the shelf that held the talking instrument.
ThenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Then this isn't your first experiment?"
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "No go at all, Ned, and I thought sure I had it right this time."
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "No go at all, Ned, and I thought sure I had it right this time."
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "No go at all, Ned, and I thought sure I had it right this time."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading RUN DOWN When Ned Newton got back to where Tom sat in the small telephone booth, the young banker found his chum staring rather moodily at the polished metal plate on the shelf that held the talking instrument.
TomnounUS /tɑːm/
male cat
From this reading RUN DOWN When Ned Newton got back to where Tom sat in the small telephone booth, the young banker found his chum staring rather moodily at the polished metal plate on the shelf that held the talking instrument.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "So it was no go; eh, Tom?"
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading RUN DOWN When Ned Newton got back to where Tom sat in the small telephone booth, the young banker found his chum staring rather moodily at the polished metal plate on the shelf that held the talking instrument.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading RUN DOWN When Ned Newton got back to where Tom sat in the small telephone booth, the young banker found his chum staring rather moodily at the polished metal plate on the shelf that held the talking instrument.
youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
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yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Then this isn't your first experiment?"
