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“Certainly, if he's there.” Then, after a long silence, Mr. Brookes said: “He'll come in here to smoke. Of course you'll leave us alone. Do you mind leaving out your cigars?” “I have only half a box left; I think really you might keep some in the house to supply your own guests with.
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later than; following
From this reading “Then, after a long silence, Mr. Brookes said: “He'll come in here to smoke.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Of course you'll leave us alone.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then, after a long silence, Mr. Brookes said: “He'll come in here to smoke.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Of course you'll leave us alone.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I have only half a box left; I think really you might keep some in the house to supply your own guests with.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““I have only half a box left; I think really you might keep some in the house to supply your own guests with.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then, after a long silence, Mr. Brookes said: “He'll come in here to smoke.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I have only half a box left; I think really you might keep some in the house to supply your own guests with.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then, after a long silence, Mr. Brookes said: “He'll come in here to smoke.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading ““I have only half a box left; I think really you might keep some in the house to supply your own guests with.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Do you mind leaving out your cigars?””
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “Then, after a long silence, Mr. Brookes said: “He'll come in here to smoke.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I have only half a box left; I think really you might keep some in the house to supply your own guests with.”
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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 Then, after a long silence, Mr. Brookes said: “He'll come in here to smoke.
later than; following
From this reading Then, after a long silence, Mr. Brookes said: “He'll come in here to smoke.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course you'll leave us alone.
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From this reading “I have only half a box left; I think really you might keep some in the house to supply your own guests with.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then, after a long silence, Mr. Brookes said: “He'll come in here to smoke.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Certainly, if he's there.”
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From this reading Do you mind leaving out your cigars?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then, after a long silence, Mr. Brookes said: “He'll come in here to smoke.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course you'll leave us alone.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do you mind leaving out your cigars?”
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From this reading “I have only half a box left; I think really you might keep some in the house to supply your own guests with.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I have only half a box left; I think really you might keep some in the house to supply your own guests with.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have only half a box left; I think really you might keep some in the house to supply your own guests with.
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From this reading Then, after a long silence, Mr. Brookes said: “He'll come in here to smoke.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Certainly, if he's there.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then, after a long silence, Mr. Brookes said: “He'll come in here to smoke.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I have only half a box left; I think really you might keep some in the house to supply your own guests with.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I have only half a box left; I think really you might keep some in the house to supply your own guests with.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Certainly, if he's there.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then, after a long silence, Mr. Brookes said: “He'll come in here to smoke.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I have only half a box left; I think really you might keep some in the house to supply your own guests with.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Of course you'll leave us alone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Do you mind leaving out your cigars?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I have only half a box left; I think really you might keep some in the house to supply your own guests with.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then, after a long silence, Mr. Brookes said: “He'll come in here to smoke.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “I have only half a box left; I think really you might keep some in the house to supply your own guests with.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Do you mind leaving out your cigars?”
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From this reading Then, after a long silence, Mr. Brookes said: “He'll come in here to smoke.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of course you'll leave us alone.
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From this reading “I have only half a box left; I think really you might keep some in the house to supply your own guests with.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Do you mind leaving out your cigars?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I have only half a box left; I think really you might keep some in the house to supply your own guests with.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I have only half a box left; I think really you might keep some in the house to supply your own guests with.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then, after a long silence, Mr. Brookes said: “He'll come in here to smoke.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Then, after a long silence, Mr. Brookes said: “He'll come in here to smoke.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then, after a long silence, Mr. Brookes said: “He'll come in here to smoke.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I have only half a box left; I think really you might keep some in the house to supply your own guests with.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I have only half a box left; I think really you might keep some in the house to supply your own guests with.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I have only half a box left; I think really you might keep some in the house to supply your own guests with.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then, after a long silence, Mr. Brookes said: “He'll come in here to smoke.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Certainly, if he's there.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I have only half a box left; I think really you might keep some in the house to supply your own guests with.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then, after a long silence, Mr. Brookes said: “He'll come in here to smoke.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Of course you'll leave us alone.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “I have only half a box left; I think really you might keep some in the house to supply your own guests with.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Do you mind leaving out your cigars?”
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From this reading Of course you'll leave us alone.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Do you mind leaving out your cigars?”
