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Tom the telephone boy
Tom the telephone boy

Chapter V

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Context Illustration Reading 1/22 · 5 lines
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CHARLEY GROVE’S IDEA “Hey, Tom!” hailed a voice, as our hero got off the street car, near his home.
“Where are you going?”
Tom turned, to behold his chum, Charley Grove, whom he had not seen since going to work in the book store.
“Going home,” replied Tom.
“Where are you going?”
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Tom the telephone boy

Chapter V

Reading 1/22 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
CHARLEY GROVE’S IDEA “Hey, Tom!” hailed a voice, as our hero got off the street car, near his home.
Line 2
“Where are you going?”
Line 3
Tom turned, to behold his chum, Charley Grove, whom he had not seen since going to work in the book store.
Line 4
“Going home,” replied Tom.
Line 5
“Where are you going?”

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Hailed noun US /hailed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “CHARLEY GROVE’S IDEA “Hey, Tom!” hailed a voice, as our hero got off the street car, near his home.”

Replied noun US /replied/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““Going home,” replied Tom.”

Since preposition US /sɪns/

from a time in the past until now

From this reading “Tom turned, to behold his chum, Charley Grove, whom he had not seen since going to work in the book store.”

All words in this reading · 39

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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 CHARLEY GROVE’S IDEA “Hey, Tom!” hailed a voice, as our hero got off the street car, near his home.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading “Where are you going?”

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading CHARLEY GROVE’S IDEA “Hey, Tom!” hailed a voice, as our hero got off the street car, near his home.

behold

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From this reading Tom turned, to behold his chum, Charley Grove, whom he had not seen since going to work in the book store.

book

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From this reading Tom turned, to behold his chum, Charley Grove, whom he had not seen since going to work in the book store.

car

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From this reading CHARLEY GROVE’S IDEA “Hey, Tom!” hailed a voice, as our hero got off the street car, near his home.

CHARLEY

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From this reading CHARLEY GROVE’S IDEA “Hey, Tom!” hailed a voice, as our hero got off the street car, near his home.

chum

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From this reading Tom turned, to behold his chum, Charley Grove, whom he had not seen since going to work in the book store.

going

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From this reading “Where are you going?”

got

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From this reading CHARLEY GROVE’S IDEA “Hey, Tom!” hailed a voice, as our hero got off the street car, near his home.

Grove

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From this reading Tom turned, to behold his chum, Charley Grove, whom he had not seen since going to work in the book store.

GROVE'S

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From this reading CHARLEY GROVE’S IDEA “Hey, Tom!” hailed a voice, as our hero got off the street car, near his home.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Tom turned, to behold his chum, Charley Grove, whom he had not seen since going to work in the book store.

hailednounUS /hailed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading CHARLEY GROVE’S IDEA “Hey, Tom!” hailed a voice, as our hero got off the street car, near his home.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Tom turned, to behold his chum, Charley Grove, whom he had not seen since going to work in the book store.

hero

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From this reading CHARLEY GROVE’S IDEA “Hey, Tom!” hailed a voice, as our hero got off the street car, near his home.

Hey

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From this reading CHARLEY GROVE’S IDEA “Hey, Tom!” hailed a voice, as our hero got off the street car, near his home.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading CHARLEY GROVE’S IDEA “Hey, Tom!” hailed a voice, as our hero got off the street car, near his home.

home

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From this reading CHARLEY GROVE’S IDEA “Hey, Tom!” hailed a voice, as our hero got off the street car, near his home.

IDEA

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From this reading CHARLEY GROVE’S IDEA “Hey, Tom!” hailed a voice, as our hero got off the street car, near his home.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Tom turned, to behold his chum, Charley Grove, whom he had not seen since going to work in the book store.

near

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From this reading CHARLEY GROVE’S IDEA “Hey, Tom!” hailed a voice, as our hero got off the street car, near his home.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Tom turned, to behold his chum, Charley Grove, whom he had not seen since going to work in the book store.

off

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From this reading CHARLEY GROVE’S IDEA “Hey, Tom!” hailed a voice, as our hero got off the street car, near his home.

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading CHARLEY GROVE’S IDEA “Hey, Tom!” hailed a voice, as our hero got off the street car, near his home.

repliednounUS /replied/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Going home,” replied Tom.

seen

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From this reading Tom turned, to behold his chum, Charley Grove, whom he had not seen since going to work in the book store.

sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/

from a time in the past until now

From this reading Tom turned, to behold his chum, Charley Grove, whom he had not seen since going to work in the book store.

store

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From this reading Tom turned, to behold his chum, Charley Grove, whom he had not seen since going to work in the book store.

street

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From this reading CHARLEY GROVE’S IDEA “Hey, Tom!” hailed a voice, as our hero got off the street car, near his home.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading CHARLEY GROVE’S IDEA “Hey, Tom!” hailed a voice, as our hero got off the street car, near his home.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Tom turned, to behold his chum, Charley Grove, whom he had not seen since going to work in the book store.

Tom

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From this reading CHARLEY GROVE’S IDEA “Hey, Tom!” hailed a voice, as our hero got off the street car, near his home.

turned

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From this reading Tom turned, to behold his chum, Charley Grove, whom he had not seen since going to work in the book store.

voice

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From this reading CHARLEY GROVE’S IDEA “Hey, Tom!” hailed a voice, as our hero got off the street car, near his home.

WhereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading “Where are you going?”

whompronounUS /huːm/

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Tom turned, to behold his chum, Charley Grove, whom he had not seen since going to work in the book store.

work

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From this reading Tom turned, to behold his chum, Charley Grove, whom he had not seen since going to work in the book store.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “Where are you going?”