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Chapter III
Beaton nodded at a clay stem sticking out of a Japanese vase of bronze on his mantel. "There's yours," he said; and Fulkerson said, "Thanks," and filled the pipe and sat down and began to smoke tranquilly. Beaton saw that he would have to speak now. "And what do you want with me?" "You?
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"There's yours," he said; and Fulkerson said, "Thanks," and filled the pipe and sat down and began to smoke tranquilly.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Beaton saw that he would have to speak now.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Beaton nodded at a clay stem sticking out of a Japanese vase of bronze on his mantel.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"There's yours," he said; and Fulkerson said, "Thanks," and filled the pipe and sat down and began to smoke tranquilly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Beaton saw that he would have to speak now.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Beaton saw that he would have to speak now.”
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading “"There's yours," he said; and Fulkerson said, "Thanks," and filled the pipe and sat down and began to smoke tranquilly.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Beaton nodded at a clay stem sticking out of a Japanese vase of bronze on his mantel.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "There's yours," he said; and Fulkerson said, "Thanks," and filled the pipe and sat down and began to smoke tranquilly.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Beaton nodded at a clay stem sticking out of a Japanese vase of bronze on his mantel.
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From this reading Beaton nodded at a clay stem sticking out of a Japanese vase of bronze on his mantel.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "There's yours," he said; and Fulkerson said, "Thanks," and filled the pipe and sat down and began to smoke tranquilly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Beaton nodded at a clay stem sticking out of a Japanese vase of bronze on his mantel.
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From this reading Beaton nodded at a clay stem sticking out of a Japanese vase of bronze on his mantel.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "And what do you want with me?"
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From this reading "There's yours," he said; and Fulkerson said, "Thanks," and filled the pipe and sat down and began to smoke tranquilly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There's yours," he said; and Fulkerson said, "Thanks," and filled the pipe and sat down and began to smoke tranquilly.
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From this reading "There's yours," he said; and Fulkerson said, "Thanks," and filled the pipe and sat down and began to smoke tranquilly.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Beaton saw that he would have to speak now.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "There's yours," he said; and Fulkerson said, "Thanks," and filled the pipe and sat down and began to smoke tranquilly.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Beaton nodded at a clay stem sticking out of a Japanese vase of bronze on his mantel.
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From this reading Beaton nodded at a clay stem sticking out of a Japanese vase of bronze on his mantel.
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From this reading Beaton nodded at a clay stem sticking out of a Japanese vase of bronze on his mantel.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "And what do you want with me?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Beaton nodded at a clay stem sticking out of a Japanese vase of bronze on his mantel.
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From this reading Beaton saw that he would have to speak now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Beaton nodded at a clay stem sticking out of a Japanese vase of bronze on his mantel.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Beaton nodded at a clay stem sticking out of a Japanese vase of bronze on his mantel.
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From this reading Beaton nodded at a clay stem sticking out of a Japanese vase of bronze on his mantel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There's yours," he said; and Fulkerson said, "Thanks," and filled the pipe and sat down and began to smoke tranquilly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There's yours," he said; and Fulkerson said, "Thanks," and filled the pipe and sat down and began to smoke tranquilly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There's yours," he said; and Fulkerson said, "Thanks," and filled the pipe and sat down and began to smoke tranquilly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Beaton saw that he would have to speak now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There's yours," he said; and Fulkerson said, "Thanks," and filled the pipe and sat down and began to smoke tranquilly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Beaton saw that he would have to speak now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Beaton nodded at a clay stem sticking out of a Japanese vase of bronze on his mantel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Beaton nodded at a clay stem sticking out of a Japanese vase of bronze on his mantel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There's yours," he said; and Fulkerson said, "Thanks," and filled the pipe and sat down and began to smoke tranquilly.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Beaton saw that he would have to speak now.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "There's yours," he said; and Fulkerson said, "Thanks," and filled the pipe and sat down and began to smoke tranquilly.
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From this reading "There's yours," he said; and Fulkerson said, "Thanks," and filled the pipe and sat down and began to smoke tranquilly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "There's yours," he said; and Fulkerson said, "Thanks," and filled the pipe and sat down and began to smoke tranquilly.
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From this reading "There's yours," he said; and Fulkerson said, "Thanks," and filled the pipe and sat down and began to smoke tranquilly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Beaton nodded at a clay stem sticking out of a Japanese vase of bronze on his mantel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And what do you want with me?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "And what do you want with me?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading "And what do you want with me?"
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Beaton saw that he would have to speak now.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And what do you want with me?"
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading "There's yours," he said; and Fulkerson said, "Thanks," and filled the pipe and sat down and began to smoke tranquilly.
