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Chapter XVI
WOLF'S OFFER Jefferson sat in the shade of the bougainvillea and pondered some letters. Austin lounged in a basket-chair opposite and read the _Diario_. They had combined their business as far as possible, but Pancho Brown would not agree to a formal amalgamation. All was quiet. One heard the fountain splash and Betty's typewriter rattle.
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used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One heard the fountain splash and Betty's typewriter rattle.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “They had combined their business as far as possible, but Pancho Brown would not agree to a formal amalgamation.”
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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 Austin lounged in a basket-chair opposite and read the _Diario_.
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From this reading They had combined their business as far as possible, but Pancho Brown would not agree to a formal amalgamation.
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From this reading All was quiet.
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From this reading They had combined their business as far as possible, but Pancho Brown would not agree to a formal amalgamation.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WOLF'S OFFER Jefferson sat in the shade of the bougainvillea and pondered some letters.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They had combined their business as far as possible, but Pancho Brown would not agree to a formal amalgamation.
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From this reading Austin lounged in a basket-chair opposite and read the _Diario_.
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From this reading Austin lounged in a basket-chair opposite and read the _Diario_.
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From this reading One heard the fountain splash and Betty's typewriter rattle.
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From this reading WOLF'S OFFER Jefferson sat in the shade of the bougainvillea and pondered some letters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They had combined their business as far as possible, but Pancho Brown would not agree to a formal amalgamation.
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From this reading They had combined their business as far as possible, but Pancho Brown would not agree to a formal amalgamation.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They had combined their business as far as possible, but Pancho Brown would not agree to a formal amalgamation.
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From this reading They had combined their business as far as possible, but Pancho Brown would not agree to a formal amalgamation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Austin lounged in a basket-chair opposite and read the _Diario_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They had combined their business as far as possible, but Pancho Brown would not agree to a formal amalgamation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They had combined their business as far as possible, but Pancho Brown would not agree to a formal amalgamation.
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From this reading One heard the fountain splash and Betty's typewriter rattle.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had combined their business as far as possible, but Pancho Brown would not agree to a formal amalgamation.
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From this reading One heard the fountain splash and Betty's typewriter rattle.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WOLF'S OFFER Jefferson sat in the shade of the bougainvillea and pondered some letters.
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From this reading WOLF'S OFFER Jefferson sat in the shade of the bougainvillea and pondered some letters.
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From this reading WOLF'S OFFER Jefferson sat in the shade of the bougainvillea and pondered some letters.
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From this reading Austin lounged in a basket-chair opposite and read the _Diario_.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They had combined their business as far as possible, but Pancho Brown would not agree to a formal amalgamation.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WOLF'S OFFER Jefferson sat in the shade of the bougainvillea and pondered some letters.
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From this reading WOLF'S OFFER Jefferson sat in the shade of the bougainvillea and pondered some letters.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One heard the fountain splash and Betty's typewriter rattle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Austin lounged in a basket-chair opposite and read the _Diario_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They had combined their business as far as possible, but Pancho Brown would not agree to a formal amalgamation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WOLF'S OFFER Jefferson sat in the shade of the bougainvillea and pondered some letters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They had combined their business as far as possible, but Pancho Brown would not agree to a formal amalgamation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All was quiet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One heard the fountain splash and Betty's typewriter rattle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Austin lounged in a basket-chair opposite and read the _Diario_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WOLF'S OFFER Jefferson sat in the shade of the bougainvillea and pondered some letters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WOLF'S OFFER Jefferson sat in the shade of the bougainvillea and pondered some letters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WOLF'S OFFER Jefferson sat in the shade of the bougainvillea and pondered some letters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One heard the fountain splash and Betty's typewriter rattle.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WOLF'S OFFER Jefferson sat in the shade of the bougainvillea and pondered some letters.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They had combined their business as far as possible, but Pancho Brown would not agree to a formal amalgamation.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had combined their business as far as possible, but Pancho Brown would not agree to a formal amalgamation.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They had combined their business as far as possible, but Pancho Brown would not agree to a formal amalgamation.
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From this reading One heard the fountain splash and Betty's typewriter rattle.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All was quiet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WOLF'S OFFER Jefferson sat in the shade of the bougainvillea and pondered some letters.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading They had combined their business as far as possible, but Pancho Brown would not agree to a formal amalgamation.
