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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 Mr. Tinkler made no articulate reply, but sat down with a crushed expression, and set himself to devour bread and butter with an energy which he hoped would divert attention from his blushes; and almost immediately the Doctor looked at his watch and said, "Now, boys, you have half-an-hour for 'chevy'--make the most of it.
all
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From this reading When you come in I shall have something to say to you all.
almost
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From this reading Mr. Tinkler made no articulate reply, but sat down with a crushed expression, and set himself to devour bread and butter with an energy which he hoped would divert attention from his blushes; and almost immediately the Doctor looked at his watch and said, "Now, boys, you have half-an-hour for 'chevy'--make the most of it.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Mr. Tinkler made no articulate reply, but sat down with a crushed expression, and set himself to devour bread and butter with an energy which he hoped would divert attention from his blushes; and almost immediately the Doctor looked at his watch and said, "Now, boys, you have half-an-hour for 'chevy'--make the most of it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr. Tinkler made no articulate reply, but sat down with a crushed expression, and set himself to devour bread and butter with an energy which he hoped would divert attention from his blushes; and almost immediately the Doctor looked at his watch and said, "Now, boys, you have half-an-hour for 'chevy'--make the most of it.
articulate
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From this reading Mr. Tinkler made no articulate reply, but sat down with a crushed expression, and set himself to devour bread and butter with an energy which he hoped would divert attention from his blushes; and almost immediately the Doctor looked at his watch and said, "Now, boys, you have half-an-hour for 'chevy'--make the most of it.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mr. Tinkler made no articulate reply, but sat down with a crushed expression, and set himself to devour bread and butter with an energy which he hoped would divert attention from his blushes; and almost immediately the Doctor looked at his watch and said, "Now, boys, you have half-an-hour for 'chevy'--make the most of it.
attention
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From this reading Mr. Tinkler made no articulate reply, but sat down with a crushed expression, and set himself to devour bread and butter with an energy which he hoped would divert attention from his blushes; and almost immediately the Doctor looked at his watch and said, "Now, boys, you have half-an-hour for 'chevy'--make the most of it.
blushes
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From this reading Mr. Tinkler made no articulate reply, but sat down with a crushed expression, and set himself to devour bread and butter with an energy which he hoped would divert attention from his blushes; and almost immediately the Doctor looked at his watch and said, "Now, boys, you have half-an-hour for 'chevy'--make the most of it.
boots
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boys
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From this reading Mr. Tinkler made no articulate reply, but sat down with a crushed expression, and set himself to devour bread and butter with an energy which he hoped would divert attention from his blushes; and almost immediately the Doctor looked at his watch and said, "Now, boys, you have half-an-hour for 'chevy'--make the most of it.
bread
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From this reading Mr. Tinkler made no articulate reply, but sat down with a crushed expression, and set himself to devour bread and butter with an energy which he hoped would divert attention from his blushes; and almost immediately the Doctor looked at his watch and said, "Now, boys, you have half-an-hour for 'chevy'--make the most of it.
breakfast
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From this reading Mr. Tinkler preferred leaving his breakfast to continuing it under the trying ordeal of his principal's inspection.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Mr. Tinkler made no articulate reply, but sat down with a crushed expression, and set himself to devour bread and butter with an energy which he hoped would divert attention from his blushes; and almost immediately the Doctor looked at his watch and said, "Now, boys, you have half-an-hour for 'chevy'--make the most of it.
butter
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From this reading Mr. Tinkler made no articulate reply, but sat down with a crushed expression, and set himself to devour bread and butter with an energy which he hoped would divert attention from his blushes; and almost immediately the Doctor looked at his watch and said, "Now, boys, you have half-an-hour for 'chevy'--make the most of it.
chevy
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From this reading Mr. Tinkler made no articulate reply, but sat down with a crushed expression, and set himself to devour bread and butter with an energy which he hoped would divert attention from his blushes; and almost immediately the Doctor looked at his watch and said, "Now, boys, you have half-an-hour for 'chevy'--make the most of it.
clattered
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From this reading So, hastily murmuring that he had "made an excellent breakfast"--which he had not--he followed the others, who clattered upstairs to put on their boots and go out into the playground.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When you come in I shall have something to say to you all.
continuing
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From this reading Mr. Tinkler preferred leaving his breakfast to continuing it under the trying ordeal of his principal's inspection.
crushed
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From this reading Mr. Tinkler made no articulate reply, but sat down with a crushed expression, and set himself to devour bread and butter with an energy which he hoped would divert attention from his blushes; and almost immediately the Doctor looked at his watch and said, "Now, boys, you have half-an-hour for 'chevy'--make the most of it.
devour
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divert
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From this reading Mr. Tinkler made no articulate reply, but sat down with a crushed expression, and set himself to devour bread and butter with an energy which he hoped would divert attention from his blushes; and almost immediately the Doctor looked at his watch and said, "Now, boys, you have half-an-hour for 'chevy'--make the most of it.
DoctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Tinkler made no articulate reply, but sat down with a crushed expression, and set himself to devour bread and butter with an energy which he hoped would divert attention from his blushes; and almost immediately the Doctor looked at his watch and said, "Now, boys, you have half-an-hour for 'chevy'--make the most of it.
Don't
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From this reading Don't rise, Mr. Tinkler, unless you have quite finished."
down
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From this reading Mr. Tinkler made no articulate reply, but sat down with a crushed expression, and set himself to devour bread and butter with an energy which he hoped would divert attention from his blushes; and almost immediately the Doctor looked at his watch and said, "Now, boys, you have half-an-hour for 'chevy'--make the most of it.
energy
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From this reading Mr. Tinkler made no articulate reply, but sat down with a crushed expression, and set himself to devour bread and butter with an energy which he hoped would divert attention from his blushes; and almost immediately the Doctor looked at his watch and said, "Now, boys, you have half-an-hour for 'chevy'--make the most of it.
excellent
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From this reading So, hastily murmuring that he had "made an excellent breakfast"--which he had not--he followed the others, who clattered upstairs to put on their boots and go out into the playground.
expression
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From this reading Mr. Tinkler made no articulate reply, but sat down with a crushed expression, and set himself to devour bread and butter with an energy which he hoped would divert attention from his blushes; and almost immediately the Doctor looked at his watch and said, "Now, boys, you have half-an-hour for 'chevy'--make the most of it.
finished
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From this reading Don't rise, Mr. Tinkler, unless you have quite finished."
followed
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From this reading So, hastily murmuring that he had "made an excellent breakfast"--which he had not--he followed the others, who clattered upstairs to put on their boots and go out into the playground.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mr. Tinkler made no articulate reply, but sat down with a crushed expression, and set himself to devour bread and butter with an energy which he hoped would divert attention from his blushes; and almost immediately the Doctor looked at his watch and said, "Now, boys, you have half-an-hour for 'chevy'--make the most of it.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Mr. Tinkler made no articulate reply, but sat down with a crushed expression, and set himself to devour bread and butter with an energy which he hoped would divert attention from his blushes; and almost immediately the Doctor looked at his watch and said, "Now, boys, you have half-an-hour for 'chevy'--make the most of it.
go
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From this reading So, hastily murmuring that he had "made an excellent breakfast"--which he had not--he followed the others, who clattered upstairs to put on their boots and go out into the playground.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading So, hastily murmuring that he had "made an excellent breakfast"--which he had not--he followed the others, who clattered upstairs to put on their boots and go out into the playground.
half-an-hour
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From this reading Mr. Tinkler made no articulate reply, but sat down with a crushed expression, and set himself to devour bread and butter with an energy which he hoped would divert attention from his blushes; and almost immediately the Doctor looked at his watch and said, "Now, boys, you have half-an-hour for 'chevy'--make the most of it.
hastily
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From this reading So, hastily murmuring that he had "made an excellent breakfast"--which he had not--he followed the others, who clattered upstairs to put on their boots and go out into the playground.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Mr. Tinkler made no articulate reply, but sat down with a crushed expression, and set himself to devour bread and butter with an energy which he hoped would divert attention from his blushes; and almost immediately the Doctor looked at his watch and said, "Now, boys, you have half-an-hour for 'chevy'--make the most of it.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mr. Tinkler made no articulate reply, but sat down with a crushed expression, and set himself to devour bread and butter with an energy which he hoped would divert attention from his blushes; and almost immediately the Doctor looked at his watch and said, "Now, boys, you have half-an-hour for 'chevy'--make the most of it.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Mr. Tinkler made no articulate reply, but sat down with a crushed expression, and set himself to devour bread and butter with an energy which he hoped would divert attention from his blushes; and almost immediately the Doctor looked at his watch and said, "Now, boys, you have half-an-hour for 'chevy'--make the most of it.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Tinkler made no articulate reply, but sat down with a crushed expression, and set himself to devour bread and butter with an energy which he hoped would divert attention from his blushes; and almost immediately the Doctor looked at his watch and said, "Now, boys, you have half-an-hour for 'chevy'--make the most of it.
hoped
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From this reading Mr. Tinkler made no articulate reply, but sat down with a crushed expression, and set himself to devour bread and butter with an energy which he hoped would divert attention from his blushes; and almost immediately the Doctor looked at his watch and said, "Now, boys, you have half-an-hour for 'chevy'--make the most of it.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When you come in I shall have something to say to you all.
immediately
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From this reading Mr. Tinkler made no articulate reply, but sat down with a crushed expression, and set himself to devour bread and butter with an energy which he hoped would divert attention from his blushes; and almost immediately the Doctor looked at his watch and said, "Now, boys, you have half-an-hour for 'chevy'--make the most of it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When you come in I shall have something to say to you all.
inspection
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From this reading Mr. Tinkler preferred leaving his breakfast to continuing it under the trying ordeal of his principal's inspection.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading So, hastily murmuring that he had "made an excellent breakfast"--which he had not--he followed the others, who clattered upstairs to put on their boots and go out into the playground.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Tinkler made no articulate reply, but sat down with a crushed expression, and set himself to devour bread and butter with an energy which he hoped would divert attention from his blushes; and almost immediately the Doctor looked at his watch and said, "Now, boys, you have half-an-hour for 'chevy'--make the most of it.
leaving
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From this reading Mr. Tinkler preferred leaving his breakfast to continuing it under the trying ordeal of his principal's inspection.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Tinkler made no articulate reply, but sat down with a crushed expression, and set himself to devour bread and butter with an energy which he hoped would divert attention from his blushes; and almost immediately the Doctor looked at his watch and said, "Now, boys, you have half-an-hour for 'chevy'--make the most of it.
made
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From this reading Mr. Tinkler made no articulate reply, but sat down with a crushed expression, and set himself to devour bread and butter with an energy which he hoped would divert attention from his blushes; and almost immediately the Doctor looked at his watch and said, "Now, boys, you have half-an-hour for 'chevy'--make the most of it.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Tinkler made no articulate reply, but sat down with a crushed expression, and set himself to devour bread and butter with an energy which he hoped would divert attention from his blushes; and almost immediately the Doctor looked at his watch and said, "Now, boys, you have half-an-hour for 'chevy'--make the most of it.
most
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From this reading Mr. Tinkler made no articulate reply, but sat down with a crushed expression, and set himself to devour bread and butter with an energy which he hoped would divert attention from his blushes; and almost immediately the Doctor looked at his watch and said, "Now, boys, you have half-an-hour for 'chevy'--make the most of it.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Tinkler made no articulate reply, but sat down with a crushed expression, and set himself to devour bread and butter with an energy which he hoped would divert attention from his blushes; and almost immediately the Doctor looked at his watch and said, "Now, boys, you have half-an-hour for 'chevy'--make the most of it.
murmuring
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From this reading So, hastily murmuring that he had "made an excellent breakfast"--which he had not--he followed the others, who clattered upstairs to put on their boots and go out into the playground.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Mr. Tinkler made no articulate reply, but sat down with a crushed expression, and set himself to devour bread and butter with an energy which he hoped would divert attention from his blushes; and almost immediately the Doctor looked at his watch and said, "Now, boys, you have half-an-hour for 'chevy'--make the most of it.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading So, hastily murmuring that he had "made an excellent breakfast"--which he had not--he followed the others, who clattered upstairs to put on their boots and go out into the playground.
Now
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From this reading Mr. Tinkler made no articulate reply, but sat down with a crushed expression, and set himself to devour bread and butter with an energy which he hoped would divert attention from his blushes; and almost immediately the Doctor looked at his watch and said, "Now, boys, you have half-an-hour for 'chevy'--make the most of it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mr. Tinkler made no articulate reply, but sat down with a crushed expression, and set himself to devour bread and butter with an energy which he hoped would divert attention from his blushes; and almost immediately the Doctor looked at his watch and said, "Now, boys, you have half-an-hour for 'chevy'--make the most of it.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading So, hastily murmuring that he had "made an excellent breakfast"--which he had not--he followed the others, who clattered upstairs to put on their boots and go out into the playground.
ordeal
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From this reading Mr. Tinkler preferred leaving his breakfast to continuing it under the trying ordeal of his principal's inspection.
others
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From this reading So, hastily murmuring that he had "made an excellent breakfast"--which he had not--he followed the others, who clattered upstairs to put on their boots and go out into the playground.
out
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From this reading So, hastily murmuring that he had "made an excellent breakfast"--which he had not--he followed the others, who clattered upstairs to put on their boots and go out into the playground.
playground
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From this reading So, hastily murmuring that he had "made an excellent breakfast"--which he had not--he followed the others, who clattered upstairs to put on their boots and go out into the playground.
preferred
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From this reading Mr. Tinkler preferred leaving his breakfast to continuing it under the trying ordeal of his principal's inspection.
principal's
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From this reading Mr. Tinkler preferred leaving his breakfast to continuing it under the trying ordeal of his principal's inspection.
put
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From this reading So, hastily murmuring that he had "made an excellent breakfast"--which he had not--he followed the others, who clattered upstairs to put on their boots and go out into the playground.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Don't rise, Mr. Tinkler, unless you have quite finished."
reply
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From this reading Mr. Tinkler made no articulate reply, but sat down with a crushed expression, and set himself to devour bread and butter with an energy which he hoped would divert attention from his blushes; and almost immediately the Doctor looked at his watch and said, "Now, boys, you have half-an-hour for 'chevy'--make the most of it.
rise
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From this reading Don't rise, Mr. Tinkler, unless you have quite finished."
said
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From this reading Mr. Tinkler made no articulate reply, but sat down with a crushed expression, and set himself to devour bread and butter with an energy which he hoped would divert attention from his blushes; and almost immediately the Doctor looked at his watch and said, "Now, boys, you have half-an-hour for 'chevy'--make the most of it.
sat
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From this reading Mr. Tinkler made no articulate reply, but sat down with a crushed expression, and set himself to devour bread and butter with an energy which he hoped would divert attention from his blushes; and almost immediately the Doctor looked at his watch and said, "Now, boys, you have half-an-hour for 'chevy'--make the most of it.
say
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From this reading When you come in I shall have something to say to you all.
set
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From this reading Mr. Tinkler made no articulate reply, but sat down with a crushed expression, and set himself to devour bread and butter with an energy which he hoped would divert attention from his blushes; and almost immediately the Doctor looked at his watch and said, "Now, boys, you have half-an-hour for 'chevy'--make the most of it.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading When you come in I shall have something to say to you all.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So, hastily murmuring that he had "made an excellent breakfast"--which he had not--he followed the others, who clattered upstairs to put on their boots and go out into the playground.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading When you come in I shall have something to say to you all.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So, hastily murmuring that he had "made an excellent breakfast"--which he had not--he followed the others, who clattered upstairs to put on their boots and go out into the playground.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mr. Tinkler made no articulate reply, but sat down with a crushed expression, and set himself to devour bread and butter with an energy which he hoped would divert attention from his blushes; and almost immediately the Doctor looked at his watch and said, "Now, boys, you have half-an-hour for 'chevy'--make the most of it.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading So, hastily murmuring that he had "made an excellent breakfast"--which he had not--he followed the others, who clattered upstairs to put on their boots and go out into the playground.
Tinkler
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From this reading Mr. Tinkler made no articulate reply, but sat down with a crushed expression, and set himself to devour bread and butter with an energy which he hoped would divert attention from his blushes; and almost immediately the Doctor looked at his watch and said, "Now, boys, you have half-an-hour for 'chevy'--make the most of it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr. Tinkler made no articulate reply, but sat down with a crushed expression, and set himself to devour bread and butter with an energy which he hoped would divert attention from his blushes; and almost immediately the Doctor looked at his watch and said, "Now, boys, you have half-an-hour for 'chevy'--make the most of it.
trying
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From this reading Mr. Tinkler preferred leaving his breakfast to continuing it under the trying ordeal of his principal's inspection.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Mr. Tinkler preferred leaving his breakfast to continuing it under the trying ordeal of his principal's inspection.
unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/
except if; if not
From this reading Don't rise, Mr. Tinkler, unless you have quite finished."
upstairs
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From this reading So, hastily murmuring that he had "made an excellent breakfast"--which he had not--he followed the others, who clattered upstairs to put on their boots and go out into the playground.
watch
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From this reading Mr. Tinkler made no articulate reply, but sat down with a crushed expression, and set himself to devour bread and butter with an energy which he hoped would divert attention from his blushes; and almost immediately the Doctor looked at his watch and said, "Now, boys, you have half-an-hour for 'chevy'--make the most of it.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When you come in I shall have something to say to you all.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Mr. Tinkler made no articulate reply, but sat down with a crushed expression, and set himself to devour bread and butter with an energy which he hoped would divert attention from his blushes; and almost immediately the Doctor looked at his watch and said, "Now, boys, you have half-an-hour for 'chevy'--make the most of it.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading So, hastily murmuring that he had "made an excellent breakfast"--which he had not--he followed the others, who clattered upstairs to put on their boots and go out into the playground.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mr. Tinkler made no articulate reply, but sat down with a crushed expression, and set himself to devour bread and butter with an energy which he hoped would divert attention from his blushes; and almost immediately the Doctor looked at his watch and said, "Now, boys, you have half-an-hour for 'chevy'--make the most of it.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Mr. Tinkler made no articulate reply, but sat down with a crushed expression, and set himself to devour bread and butter with an energy which he hoped would divert attention from his blushes; and almost immediately the Doctor looked at his watch and said, "Now, boys, you have half-an-hour for 'chevy'--make the most of it.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Mr. Tinkler made no articulate reply, but sat down with a crushed expression, and set himself to devour bread and butter with an energy which he hoped would divert attention from his blushes; and almost immediately the Doctor looked at his watch and said, "Now, boys, you have half-an-hour for 'chevy'--make the most of it.
