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XXXI SWEETWATER HAS AN IDEA I was greatly interested. Taking out a box of cigars, I laid it before him on the table. "Be free with them," said I. "If there is any help to be got out of smoke let us make use of it." He eyed the cigars ruefully.
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Taking out a box of cigars, I laid it before him on the table.”
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading “"Be free with them," said I.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “XXXI SWEETWATER HAS AN IDEA I was greatly interested.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"If there is any help to be got out of smoke let us make use of it."”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “"If there is any help to be got out of smoke let us make use of it."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"If there is any help to be got out of smoke let us make use of it."”
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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 Taking out a box of cigars, I laid it before him on the table.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading XXXI SWEETWATER HAS AN IDEA I was greatly interested.
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From this reading "If there is any help to be got out of smoke let us make use of it."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Be free with them," said I.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Taking out a box of cigars, I laid it before him on the table.
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From this reading Taking out a box of cigars, I laid it before him on the table.
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From this reading Taking out a box of cigars, I laid it before him on the table.
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From this reading He eyed the cigars ruefully.
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading "Be free with them," said I.
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From this reading "If there is any help to be got out of smoke let us make use of it."
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From this reading XXXI SWEETWATER HAS AN IDEA I was greatly interested.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading XXXI SWEETWATER HAS AN IDEA I was greatly interested.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He eyed the cigars ruefully.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "If there is any help to be got out of smoke let us make use of it."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Taking out a box of cigars, I laid it before him on the table.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading XXXI SWEETWATER HAS AN IDEA I was greatly interested.
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From this reading XXXI SWEETWATER HAS AN IDEA I was greatly interested.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If there is any help to be got out of smoke let us make use of it."
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From this reading XXXI SWEETWATER HAS AN IDEA I was greatly interested.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "If there is any help to be got out of smoke let us make use of it."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Taking out a box of cigars, I laid it before him on the table.
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From this reading Taking out a box of cigars, I laid it before him on the table.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "If there is any help to be got out of smoke let us make use of it."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "If there is any help to be got out of smoke let us make use of it."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Taking out a box of cigars, I laid it before him on the table.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Taking out a box of cigars, I laid it before him on the table.
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From this reading Taking out a box of cigars, I laid it before him on the table.
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From this reading He eyed the cigars ruefully.
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From this reading "Be free with them," said I.
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From this reading "If there is any help to be got out of smoke let us make use of it."
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From this reading XXXI SWEETWATER HAS AN IDEA I was greatly interested.
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From this reading Taking out a box of cigars, I laid it before him on the table.
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From this reading Taking out a box of cigars, I laid it before him on the table.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Taking out a box of cigars, I laid it before him on the table.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Be free with them," said I.
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From this reading "If there is any help to be got out of smoke let us make use of it."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "If there is any help to be got out of smoke let us make use of it."
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "If there is any help to be got out of smoke let us make use of it."
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From this reading "If there is any help to be got out of smoke let us make use of it."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading XXXI SWEETWATER HAS AN IDEA I was greatly interested.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Be free with them," said I.
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From this reading XXXI SWEETWATER HAS AN IDEA I was greatly interested.
