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“Do you give me your promise?” “If you want my promise, sir, I will give it--subject to the condition I have just named.” “Take your condition, and keep your promise. My desk,” he added, looking at his wife for the first time. She crossed the room eagerly to fetch the desk from a chair in a corner.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My desk,” he added, looking at his wife for the first time.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My desk,” he added, looking at his wife for the first time.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““If you want my promise, sir, I will give it--subject to the condition I have just named.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Take your condition, and keep your promise.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My desk,” he added, looking at his wife for the first time.”
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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 She crossed the room eagerly to fetch the desk from a chair in a corner.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My desk,” he added, looking at his wife for the first time.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Take your condition, and keep your promise.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading My desk,” he added, looking at his wife for the first time.
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From this reading She crossed the room eagerly to fetch the desk from a chair in a corner.
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From this reading “If you want my promise, sir, I will give it--subject to the condition I have just named.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She crossed the room eagerly to fetch the desk from a chair in a corner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She crossed the room eagerly to fetch the desk from a chair in a corner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My desk,” he added, looking at his wife for the first time.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Do you give me your promise?”
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From this reading She crossed the room eagerly to fetch the desk from a chair in a corner.
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From this reading She crossed the room eagerly to fetch the desk from a chair in a corner.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My desk,” he added, looking at his wife for the first time.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading My desk,” he added, looking at his wife for the first time.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She crossed the room eagerly to fetch the desk from a chair in a corner.
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From this reading “Do you give me your promise?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “If you want my promise, sir, I will give it--subject to the condition I have just named.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading My desk,” he added, looking at his wife for the first time.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading My desk,” he added, looking at his wife for the first time.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “If you want my promise, sir, I will give it--subject to the condition I have just named.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If you want my promise, sir, I will give it--subject to the condition I have just named.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She crossed the room eagerly to fetch the desk from a chair in a corner.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “If you want my promise, sir, I will give it--subject to the condition I have just named.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “If you want my promise, sir, I will give it--subject to the condition I have just named.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Take your condition, and keep your promise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My desk,” he added, looking at his wife for the first time.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Do you give me your promise?”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “If you want my promise, sir, I will give it--subject to the condition I have just named.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “If you want my promise, sir, I will give it--subject to the condition I have just named.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Do you give me your promise?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She crossed the room eagerly to fetch the desk from a chair in a corner.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She crossed the room eagerly to fetch the desk from a chair in a corner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “If you want my promise, sir, I will give it--subject to the condition I have just named.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “If you want my promise, sir, I will give it--subject to the condition I have just named.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Take your condition, and keep your promise.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “If you want my promise, sir, I will give it--subject to the condition I have just named.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My desk,” he added, looking at his wife for the first time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “If you want my promise, sir, I will give it--subject to the condition I have just named.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “If you want my promise, sir, I will give it--subject to the condition I have just named.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My desk,” he added, looking at his wife for the first time.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “If you want my promise, sir, I will give it--subject to the condition I have just named.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Do you give me your promise?”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Do you give me your promise?”
