adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I thought you were saving up to get mother a present.”
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Rex had crossed the hall to his brother’s room some time after the family had come up stairs.
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 “Why, where’s all your money gone to, Rex?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “So I was, but—but I’ve bought it and now I haven’t got enough left to take me down to Marley to-morrow night.
ARRIVESverbUS /ərˈaɪvz/
third-person singular of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading REX ARRIVES IN NEW YORK “I say, Roy, can you lend me three dollars?”
boughtverbUS /bɑːt/
inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading “So I was, but—but I’ve bought it and now I haven’t got enough left to take me down to Marley to-morrow night.
brother'snounUS /ˈbrʌðərz/
possessive form of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Rex had crossed the hall to his brother’s room some time after the family had come up stairs.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “So I was, but—but I’ve bought it and now I haven’t got enough left to take me down to Marley to-morrow night.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading REX ARRIVES IN NEW YORK “I say, Roy, can you lend me three dollars?”
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Rex had crossed the hall to his brother’s room some time after the family had come up stairs.
crossedadjectiveUS /krɔːst/
placed crosswise
From this reading Rex had crossed the hall to his brother’s room some time after the family had come up stairs.
dollarsnounUS /ˈdɑːlərz/
plural of “dollar” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading REX ARRIVES IN NEW YORK “I say, Roy, can you lend me three dollars?”
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “So I was, but—but I’ve bought it and now I haven’t got enough left to take me down to Marley to-morrow night.
enoughnounUS /ɪˈnʌf/
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading “So I was, but—but I’ve bought it and now I haven’t got enough left to take me down to Marley to-morrow night.
familynounUS /ˈfæməli/
a social unit living together
From this reading Rex had crossed the hall to his brother’s room some time after the family had come up stairs.
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I thought you were saving up to get mother a present.”
goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/
destroyed or killed
From this reading “Why, where’s all your money gone to, Rex?
gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “So I was, but—but I’ve bought it and now I haven’t got enough left to take me down to Marley to-morrow night.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Rex had crossed the hall to his brother’s room some time after the family had come up stairs.
hallnounUS /hɔːl/
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading Rex had crossed the hall to his brother’s room some time after the family had come up stairs.
haven't
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From this reading “So I was, but—but I’ve bought it and now I haven’t got enough left to take me down to Marley to-morrow night.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Rex had crossed the hall to his brother’s room some time after the family had come up stairs.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading REX ARRIVES IN NEW YORK “I say, Roy, can you lend me three dollars?”
I've
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From this reading “So I was, but—but I’ve bought it and now I haven’t got enough left to take me down to Marley to-morrow night.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading REX ARRIVES IN NEW YORK “I say, Roy, can you lend me three dollars?”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “So I was, but—but I’ve bought it and now I haven’t got enough left to take me down to Marley to-morrow night.
leftnounUS /left/
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading “So I was, but—but I’ve bought it and now I haven’t got enough left to take me down to Marley to-morrow night.
lendverbUS /lend/
bestow a quality on
From this reading REX ARRIVES IN NEW YORK “I say, Roy, can you lend me three dollars?”
MarleynounUS /ˈmɑːrli/
Jamaican singer who popularized reggae (1945-1981)
From this reading “So I was, but—but I’ve bought it and now I haven’t got enough left to take me down to Marley to-morrow night.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading REX ARRIVES IN NEW YORK “I say, Roy, can you lend me three dollars?”
moneynounUS /ˈmʌni/
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading “Why, where’s all your money gone to, Rex?
mothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading I thought you were saving up to get mother a present.”
NEWadjectiveUS /nuː/
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading REX ARRIVES IN NEW YORK “I say, Roy, can you lend me three dollars?”
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading “So I was, but—but I’ve bought it and now I haven’t got enough left to take me down to Marley to-morrow night.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “So I was, but—but I’ve bought it and now I haven’t got enough left to take me down to Marley to-morrow night.
presentverbUS /ˈprezənt/
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading I thought you were saving up to get mother a present.”
REXnounUS /reks/
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading REX ARRIVES IN NEW YORK “I say, Roy, can you lend me three dollars?”
roomnounUS /ruːm/
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Rex had crossed the hall to his brother’s room some time after the family had come up stairs.
Roy
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From this reading REX ARRIVES IN NEW YORK “I say, Roy, can you lend me three dollars?”
savingnounUS /ˈseɪvɪŋ/
an act of economizing; reduction in cost
From this reading I thought you were saving up to get mother a present.”
sayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading REX ARRIVES IN NEW YORK “I say, Roy, can you lend me three dollars?”
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “So I was, but—but I’ve bought it and now I haven’t got enough left to take me down to Marley to-morrow night.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Rex had crossed the hall to his brother’s room some time after the family had come up stairs.
stairsnounUS /sterz/
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading Rex had crossed the hall to his brother’s room some time after the family had come up stairs.
takeverbUS /teɪk/
carry out
From this reading “So I was, but—but I’ve bought it and now I haven’t got enough left to take me down to Marley to-morrow night.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Rex had crossed the hall to his brother’s room some time after the family had come up stairs.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I thought you were saving up to get mother a present.”
threenounUS /θriː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading REX ARRIVES IN NEW YORK “I say, Roy, can you lend me three dollars?”
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Rex had crossed the hall to his brother’s room some time after the family had come up stairs.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Rex had crossed the hall to his brother’s room some time after the family had come up stairs.
to-morrow
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From this reading “So I was, but—but I’ve bought it and now I haven’t got enough left to take me down to Marley to-morrow night.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Rex had crossed the hall to his brother’s room some time after the family had come up stairs.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “So I was, but—but I’ve bought it and now I haven’t got enough left to take me down to Marley to-morrow night.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I thought you were saving up to get mother a present.”
where's
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From this reading “Why, where’s all your money gone to, Rex?
WhynounUS /waɪ/
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why, where’s all your money gone to, Rex?
YORKnounUS /jɔːrk/
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading REX ARRIVES IN NEW YORK “I say, Roy, can you lend me three dollars?”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading REX ARRIVES IN NEW YORK “I say, Roy, can you lend me three dollars?”
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Why, where’s all your money gone to, Rex?
