Chapter XVI
SAWYER'S PLAN. McElwin was engaged when Sawyer returned to the bank, but he soon cleared the room. "Well," he said, when the mule buyer entered. Sawyer sat down before he replied. "He refused."
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Chapter XVI
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SAWYER'S
PLAN.
McElwin
was
engaged
when
Sawyer
returned
to
the
bank,
but
he
soon
cleared
the
room.
"Well,"
he
said,
when
the
mule
buyer
entered.
Sawyer
sat
down
before
he
replied.
"He
refused."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
SAWYER'S
PLAN.
Line 2
McElwin
was
engaged
when
Sawyer
returned
to
the
bank,
but
he
soon
cleared
the
room.
Line 3
"Well,"
he
said,
when
the
mule
buyer
entered.
Line 4
Sawyer
sat
down
before
he
replied.
Line 5
"He
refused."
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Before
preposition
US /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Sawyer sat down before he replied.”
Replied
noun
US /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Sawyer sat down before he replied.”
Returned
noun
US /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “McElwin was engaged when Sawyer returned to the bank, but he soon cleared the room.”
Soon
noun
US /soon/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “McElwin was engaged when Sawyer returned to the bank, but he soon cleared the room.”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well," he said, when the mule buyer entered.”
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bank
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From this reading McElwin was engaged when Sawyer returned to the bank, but he soon cleared the room.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Sawyer sat down before he replied.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading McElwin was engaged when Sawyer returned to the bank, but he soon cleared the room.
buyer
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From this reading "Well," he said, when the mule buyer entered.
cleared
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From this reading McElwin was engaged when Sawyer returned to the bank, but he soon cleared the room.
down
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From this reading Sawyer sat down before he replied.
engaged
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From this reading McElwin was engaged when Sawyer returned to the bank, but he soon cleared the room.
entered
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From this reading "Well," he said, when the mule buyer entered.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading McElwin was engaged when Sawyer returned to the bank, but he soon cleared the room.
McElwin
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From this reading McElwin was engaged when Sawyer returned to the bank, but he soon cleared the room.
mule
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From this reading "Well," he said, when the mule buyer entered.
PLAN
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From this reading SAWYER'S PLAN.
refused
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From this reading "He refused."
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sawyer sat down before he replied.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading McElwin was engaged when Sawyer returned to the bank, but he soon cleared the room.
room
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From this reading McElwin was engaged when Sawyer returned to the bank, but he soon cleared the room.
said
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From this reading "Well," he said, when the mule buyer entered.
sat
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From this reading Sawyer sat down before he replied.
Sawyer
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From this reading McElwin was engaged when Sawyer returned to the bank, but he soon cleared the room.
SAWYER'S
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From this reading SAWYER'S PLAN.
soon
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From this reading McElwin was engaged when Sawyer returned to the bank, but he soon cleared the room.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading McElwin was engaged when Sawyer returned to the bank, but he soon cleared the room.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading McElwin was engaged when Sawyer returned to the bank, but he soon cleared the room.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading McElwin was engaged when Sawyer returned to the bank, but he soon cleared the room.
Well
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From this reading "Well," he said, when the mule buyer entered.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading McElwin was engaged when Sawyer returned to the bank, but he soon cleared the room.