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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 The two friends joined hands in a fervent clasp.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading BUNNY HEPBURN UP TO OLD TRICKS "Congratulations, old chum!" cried Hal Overton, striding across the room and holding out his hand.
Ad
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From this reading "A letter from Mr. Ad Interim?" asked Mrs. Overton, making a little face.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Why, that's the only sort of an appointment that a fellow can get in summer, when there's no Senate in session, Mrs. Overton," Noll replied.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BUNNY HEPBURN UP TO OLD TRICKS "Congratulations, old chum!" cried Hal Overton, striding across the room and holding out his hand.
appointment
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From this reading "Why, that's the only sort of an appointment that a fellow can get in summer, when there's no Senate in session, Mrs. Overton," Noll replied.
asked
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From this reading "A letter from Mr. Ad Interim?" asked Mrs. Overton, making a little face.
BUNNY
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From this reading BUNNY HEPBURN UP TO OLD TRICKS "Congratulations, old chum!" cried Hal Overton, striding across the room and holding out his hand.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Why, that's the only sort of an appointment that a fellow can get in summer, when there's no Senate in session, Mrs. Overton," Noll replied.
chum
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From this reading BUNNY HEPBURN UP TO OLD TRICKS "Congratulations, old chum!" cried Hal Overton, striding across the room and holding out his hand.
clasp
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From this reading The two friends joined hands in a fervent clasp.
Congratulations
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From this reading BUNNY HEPBURN UP TO OLD TRICKS "Congratulations, old chum!" cried Hal Overton, striding across the room and holding out his hand.
cried
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From this reading BUNNY HEPBURN UP TO OLD TRICKS "Congratulations, old chum!" cried Hal Overton, striding across the room and holding out his hand.
face
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From this reading "A letter from Mr. Ad Interim?" asked Mrs. Overton, making a little face.
fellow
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From this reading "Why, that's the only sort of an appointment that a fellow can get in summer, when there's no Senate in session, Mrs. Overton," Noll replied.
fervent
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From this reading The two friends joined hands in a fervent clasp.
friends
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From this reading The two friends joined hands in a fervent clasp.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "A letter from Mr. Ad Interim?" asked Mrs. Overton, making a little face.
get
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From this reading "Why, that's the only sort of an appointment that a fellow can get in summer, when there's no Senate in session, Mrs. Overton," Noll replied.
got
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From this reading "Yes; I got my letter, and the news was satisfactory," said Noll, in a queer, half-choking voice.
Hal
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From this reading BUNNY HEPBURN UP TO OLD TRICKS "Congratulations, old chum!" cried Hal Overton, striding across the room and holding out his hand.
half-choking
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From this reading "Yes; I got my letter, and the news was satisfactory," said Noll, in a queer, half-choking voice.
hand
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From this reading BUNNY HEPBURN UP TO OLD TRICKS "Congratulations, old chum!" cried Hal Overton, striding across the room and holding out his hand.
hands
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From this reading The two friends joined hands in a fervent clasp.
HEPBURN
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From this reading BUNNY HEPBURN UP TO OLD TRICKS "Congratulations, old chum!" cried Hal Overton, striding across the room and holding out his hand.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading BUNNY HEPBURN UP TO OLD TRICKS "Congratulations, old chum!" cried Hal Overton, striding across the room and holding out his hand.
holding
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From this reading BUNNY HEPBURN UP TO OLD TRICKS "Congratulations, old chum!" cried Hal Overton, striding across the room and holding out his hand.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yes; I got my letter, and the news was satisfactory," said Noll, in a queer, half-choking voice.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The two friends joined hands in a fervent clasp.
Interim
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From this reading "A letter from Mr. Ad Interim?" asked Mrs. Overton, making a little face.
joined
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From this reading The two friends joined hands in a fervent clasp.
letter
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From this reading "Yes; I got my letter, and the news was satisfactory," said Noll, in a queer, half-choking voice.
little
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From this reading "A letter from Mr. Ad Interim?" asked Mrs. Overton, making a little face.
making
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From this reading "A letter from Mr. Ad Interim?" asked Mrs. Overton, making a little face.
Mr
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From this reading "A letter from Mr. Ad Interim?" asked Mrs. Overton, making a little face.
Mrs
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From this reading "A letter from Mr. Ad Interim?" asked Mrs. Overton, making a little face.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Yes; I got my letter, and the news was satisfactory," said Noll, in a queer, half-choking voice.
news
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From this reading "Yes; I got my letter, and the news was satisfactory," said Noll, in a queer, half-choking voice.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "Why, that's the only sort of an appointment that a fellow can get in summer, when there's no Senate in session, Mrs. Overton," Noll replied.
Noll
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From this reading "Yes; I got my letter, and the news was satisfactory," said Noll, in a queer, half-choking voice.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Why, that's the only sort of an appointment that a fellow can get in summer, when there's no Senate in session, Mrs. Overton," Noll replied.
OLD
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From this reading BUNNY HEPBURN UP TO OLD TRICKS "Congratulations, old chum!" cried Hal Overton, striding across the room and holding out his hand.
only
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From this reading "Why, that's the only sort of an appointment that a fellow can get in summer, when there's no Senate in session, Mrs. Overton," Noll replied.
out
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From this reading BUNNY HEPBURN UP TO OLD TRICKS "Congratulations, old chum!" cried Hal Overton, striding across the room and holding out his hand.
Overton
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From this reading BUNNY HEPBURN UP TO OLD TRICKS "Congratulations, old chum!" cried Hal Overton, striding across the room and holding out his hand.
queer
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From this reading "Yes; I got my letter, and the news was satisfactory," said Noll, in a queer, half-choking voice.
replied
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From this reading "Why, that's the only sort of an appointment that a fellow can get in summer, when there's no Senate in session, Mrs. Overton," Noll replied.
room
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From this reading BUNNY HEPBURN UP TO OLD TRICKS "Congratulations, old chum!" cried Hal Overton, striding across the room and holding out his hand.
said
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From this reading "Yes; I got my letter, and the news was satisfactory," said Noll, in a queer, half-choking voice.
satisfactory
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From this reading "Yes; I got my letter, and the news was satisfactory," said Noll, in a queer, half-choking voice.
Senate
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From this reading "Why, that's the only sort of an appointment that a fellow can get in summer, when there's no Senate in session, Mrs. Overton," Noll replied.
session
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From this reading "Why, that's the only sort of an appointment that a fellow can get in summer, when there's no Senate in session, Mrs. Overton," Noll replied.
sort
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From this reading "Why, that's the only sort of an appointment that a fellow can get in summer, when there's no Senate in session, Mrs. Overton," Noll replied.
striding
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From this reading BUNNY HEPBURN UP TO OLD TRICKS "Congratulations, old chum!" cried Hal Overton, striding across the room and holding out his hand.
summer
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From this reading "Why, that's the only sort of an appointment that a fellow can get in summer, when there's no Senate in session, Mrs. Overton," Noll replied.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Why, that's the only sort of an appointment that a fellow can get in summer, when there's no Senate in session, Mrs. Overton," Noll replied.
that's
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From this reading "Why, that's the only sort of an appointment that a fellow can get in summer, when there's no Senate in session, Mrs. Overton," Noll replied.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BUNNY HEPBURN UP TO OLD TRICKS "Congratulations, old chum!" cried Hal Overton, striding across the room and holding out his hand.
there's
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From this reading "Why, that's the only sort of an appointment that a fellow can get in summer, when there's no Senate in session, Mrs. Overton," Noll replied.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BUNNY HEPBURN UP TO OLD TRICKS "Congratulations, old chum!" cried Hal Overton, striding across the room and holding out his hand.
TRICKS
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From this reading BUNNY HEPBURN UP TO OLD TRICKS "Congratulations, old chum!" cried Hal Overton, striding across the room and holding out his hand.
two
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From this reading The two friends joined hands in a fervent clasp.
UP
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From this reading BUNNY HEPBURN UP TO OLD TRICKS "Congratulations, old chum!" cried Hal Overton, striding across the room and holding out his hand.
voice
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From this reading "Yes; I got my letter, and the news was satisfactory," said Noll, in a queer, half-choking voice.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Yes; I got my letter, and the news was satisfactory," said Noll, in a queer, half-choking voice.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "Why, that's the only sort of an appointment that a fellow can get in summer, when there's no Senate in session, Mrs. Overton," Noll replied.
Why
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From this reading "Why, that's the only sort of an appointment that a fellow can get in summer, when there's no Senate in session, Mrs. Overton," Noll replied.
Yes
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From this reading "Yes; I got my letter, and the news was satisfactory," said Noll, in a queer, half-choking voice.
