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Meanings of had a telegram in English

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Usage of had a telegram in English
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Dear John: I just had a telegram saying mother is very sick.
The Trimmed Lamp, and Other Stories of the Four Million
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He had a telegram in his hand, and intoned loudly as he approached:
Tom Swift and His Electric Locomotive; Or, Two Miles a Minute on...
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I had a telegram from my niece in Oxford recommending you.
Kathleen
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I dare say Loftie had a telegram sent to him to the club.
The Honorable Miss: A Story of an Old-Fashioned Town
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I had a telegram from Taylor this morning, after you left.
The Quest of the Silver Fleece: A Novel
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See here, Lois, I've just had a telegram from the Rajah.
The Native Born; or, the Rajah's People
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I have just had a telegram, she'll be here about ten.
A Young Mutineer
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See, I have had a telegram; my father is ill.
How It All Came Round
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I have had a telegram from my mother, or one sent in her name.
Number Seventeen
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Mr. Sherrard has had a telegram recalling him to London.
Mademoiselle of Monte Carlo
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It is that I had a telegram from Cullingworth this morning-afternine months' silence.
The Stark Munro Letters / Being series of twelve letters written...
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Did I tell you I had a telegram last night?
Tracy Park: A Novel
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Yes; I have just had a telegram from Cressley, and the message is somewhat important.
A Master of Mysteries
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In reply I had a telegram asking for a description of Dr. Shlessinger's left ear.
Sherlock holmes: the complete illustrated novels
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A week later I had a telegram from the Red Cross summoning me to London.
Field Hospital and Flying Column / Being the Journal of an Engli...
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We had a telegram from the East this afternoon.
A Master's Degree
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