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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 He stumbled to the telephone and curtly demanded the exact time, hoping to prove his watch a liar.
almost
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From this reading His "Thanks!" had almost the effect of an oath.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He leaped from his hateful couch, swearing at himself like an army teamster.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He stumbled to the telephone and curtly demanded the exact time, hoping to prove his watch a liar.
army
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From this reading He leaped from his hateful couch, swearing at himself like an army teamster.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He leaped from his hateful couch, swearing at himself like an army teamster.
Back
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From this reading Back from space came the reply: "K'reck time is 'le'm fifty-eight."
bare
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From this reading He slammed the innocent receiver on the hook and stood staring at the bare feet protruding from his indolent pajamas, where there should have been puttees and spurs and smartly flaring riding-breeches.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He slammed the innocent receiver on the hook and stood staring at the bare feet protruding from his indolent pajamas, where there should have been puttees and spurs and smartly flaring riding-breeches.
came
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From this reading Back from space came the reply: "K'reck time is 'le'm fifty-eight."
couch
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curtly
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demanded
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From this reading He stumbled to the telephone and curtly demanded the exact time, hoping to prove his watch a liar.
effect
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From this reading His "Thanks!" had almost the effect of an oath.
exactadjectiveUS /ɪɡˈzækt/
Strictly particular and correct.
From this reading He stumbled to the telephone and curtly demanded the exact time, hoping to prove his watch a liar.
feet
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From this reading He slammed the innocent receiver on the hook and stood staring at the bare feet protruding from his indolent pajamas, where there should have been puttees and spurs and smartly flaring riding-breeches.
fifty-eight
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From this reading Back from space came the reply: "K'reck time is 'le'm fifty-eight."
flaring
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From this reading He slammed the innocent receiver on the hook and stood staring at the bare feet protruding from his indolent pajamas, where there should have been puttees and spurs and smartly flaring riding-breeches.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He leaped from his hateful couch, swearing at himself like an army teamster.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His "Thanks!" had almost the effect of an oath.
hateful
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From this reading He leaped from his hateful couch, swearing at himself like an army teamster.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He slammed the innocent receiver on the hook and stood staring at the bare feet protruding from his indolent pajamas, where there should have been puttees and spurs and smartly flaring riding-breeches.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He leaped from his hateful couch, swearing at himself like an army teamster.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He leaped from his hateful couch, swearing at himself like an army teamster.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He leaped from his hateful couch, swearing at himself like an army teamster.
hook
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From this reading He slammed the innocent receiver on the hook and stood staring at the bare feet protruding from his indolent pajamas, where there should have been puttees and spurs and smartly flaring riding-breeches.
hoping
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From this reading He stumbled to the telephone and curtly demanded the exact time, hoping to prove his watch a liar.
indolent
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From this reading He slammed the innocent receiver on the hook and stood staring at the bare feet protruding from his indolent pajamas, where there should have been puttees and spurs and smartly flaring riding-breeches.
innocent
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From this reading He slammed the innocent receiver on the hook and stood staring at the bare feet protruding from his indolent pajamas, where there should have been puttees and spurs and smartly flaring riding-breeches.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Back from space came the reply: "K'reck time is 'le'm fifty-eight."
K'reck
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From this reading Back from space came the reply: "K'reck time is 'le'm fifty-eight."
le'm
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From this reading Back from space came the reply: "K'reck time is 'le'm fifty-eight."
leaped
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liar
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From this reading He stumbled to the telephone and curtly demanded the exact time, hoping to prove his watch a liar.
like
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From this reading He leaped from his hateful couch, swearing at himself like an army teamster.
oath
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From this reading His "Thanks!" had almost the effect of an oath.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His "Thanks!" had almost the effect of an oath.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He slammed the innocent receiver on the hook and stood staring at the bare feet protruding from his indolent pajamas, where there should have been puttees and spurs and smartly flaring riding-breeches.
pajamas
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From this reading He slammed the innocent receiver on the hook and stood staring at the bare feet protruding from his indolent pajamas, where there should have been puttees and spurs and smartly flaring riding-breeches.
protruding
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From this reading He slammed the innocent receiver on the hook and stood staring at the bare feet protruding from his indolent pajamas, where there should have been puttees and spurs and smartly flaring riding-breeches.
prove
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From this reading He stumbled to the telephone and curtly demanded the exact time, hoping to prove his watch a liar.
puttees
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From this reading He slammed the innocent receiver on the hook and stood staring at the bare feet protruding from his indolent pajamas, where there should have been puttees and spurs and smartly flaring riding-breeches.
receiver
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From this reading He slammed the innocent receiver on the hook and stood staring at the bare feet protruding from his indolent pajamas, where there should have been puttees and spurs and smartly flaring riding-breeches.
reply
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From this reading Back from space came the reply: "K'reck time is 'le'm fifty-eight."
riding-breeches
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From this reading He slammed the innocent receiver on the hook and stood staring at the bare feet protruding from his indolent pajamas, where there should have been puttees and spurs and smartly flaring riding-breeches.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading He slammed the innocent receiver on the hook and stood staring at the bare feet protruding from his indolent pajamas, where there should have been puttees and spurs and smartly flaring riding-breeches.
slammed
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From this reading He slammed the innocent receiver on the hook and stood staring at the bare feet protruding from his indolent pajamas, where there should have been puttees and spurs and smartly flaring riding-breeches.
smartly
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From this reading He slammed the innocent receiver on the hook and stood staring at the bare feet protruding from his indolent pajamas, where there should have been puttees and spurs and smartly flaring riding-breeches.
space
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From this reading Back from space came the reply: "K'reck time is 'le'm fifty-eight."
spurs
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From this reading He slammed the innocent receiver on the hook and stood staring at the bare feet protruding from his indolent pajamas, where there should have been puttees and spurs and smartly flaring riding-breeches.
staring
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From this reading He slammed the innocent receiver on the hook and stood staring at the bare feet protruding from his indolent pajamas, where there should have been puttees and spurs and smartly flaring riding-breeches.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading He slammed the innocent receiver on the hook and stood staring at the bare feet protruding from his indolent pajamas, where there should have been puttees and spurs and smartly flaring riding-breeches.
stumbled
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From this reading He stumbled to the telephone and curtly demanded the exact time, hoping to prove his watch a liar.
swearing
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From this reading He leaped from his hateful couch, swearing at himself like an army teamster.
teamster
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From this reading He leaped from his hateful couch, swearing at himself like an army teamster.
telephone
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From this reading He stumbled to the telephone and curtly demanded the exact time, hoping to prove his watch a liar.
Thanks
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From this reading His "Thanks!" had almost the effect of an oath.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He stumbled to the telephone and curtly demanded the exact time, hoping to prove his watch a liar.
there
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From this reading He slammed the innocent receiver on the hook and stood staring at the bare feet protruding from his indolent pajamas, where there should have been puttees and spurs and smartly flaring riding-breeches.
time
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From this reading He stumbled to the telephone and curtly demanded the exact time, hoping to prove his watch a liar.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He stumbled to the telephone and curtly demanded the exact time, hoping to prove his watch a liar.
watch
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From this reading He stumbled to the telephone and curtly demanded the exact time, hoping to prove his watch a liar.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading He slammed the innocent receiver on the hook and stood staring at the bare feet protruding from his indolent pajamas, where there should have been puttees and spurs and smartly flaring riding-breeches.
