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Chapter IV
BOB MILLET GIVES US SOME CURIOUS INFORMATION ABOUT THE HOUSE IN LAMB'S TERRACE. "Now, Bob," said I, "here's a clean pipe and some bird's eye. Do you remember our first cigar in your little bedroom in your father's house? How we suffered, and vowed never to smoke again! We have time for a pipe and a chat before my wife comes in.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “BOB MILLET GIVES US SOME CURIOUS INFORMATION ABOUT THE HOUSE IN LAMB'S TERRACE.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “How we suffered, and vowed never to smoke again!”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “We have time for a pipe and a chat before my wife comes in.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Do you remember our first cigar in your little bedroom in your father's house?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “We have time for a pipe and a chat before my wife comes in.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Do you remember our first cigar in your little bedroom in your father's house?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “How we suffered, and vowed never to smoke again!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Now, Bob," said I, "here's a clean pipe and some bird's eye.”
To recall to mind.
From this reading “Do you remember our first cigar in your little bedroom in your father's house?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We have time for a pipe and a chat before my wife comes in.”
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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 "Now, Bob," said I, "here's a clean pipe and some bird's eye.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading BOB MILLET GIVES US SOME CURIOUS INFORMATION ABOUT THE HOUSE IN LAMB'S TERRACE.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How we suffered, and vowed never to smoke again!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Now, Bob," said I, "here's a clean pipe and some bird's eye.
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From this reading Do you remember our first cigar in your little bedroom in your father's house?
earlier than; in front of
From this reading We have time for a pipe and a chat before my wife comes in.
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From this reading "Now, Bob," said I, "here's a clean pipe and some bird's eye.
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From this reading BOB MILLET GIVES US SOME CURIOUS INFORMATION ABOUT THE HOUSE IN LAMB'S TERRACE.
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From this reading We have time for a pipe and a chat before my wife comes in.
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From this reading Do you remember our first cigar in your little bedroom in your father's house?
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From this reading "Now, Bob," said I, "here's a clean pipe and some bird's eye.
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From this reading We have time for a pipe and a chat before my wife comes in.
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From this reading BOB MILLET GIVES US SOME CURIOUS INFORMATION ABOUT THE HOUSE IN LAMB'S TERRACE.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do you remember our first cigar in your little bedroom in your father's house?
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From this reading "Now, Bob," said I, "here's a clean pipe and some bird's eye.
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From this reading Do you remember our first cigar in your little bedroom in your father's house?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Do you remember our first cigar in your little bedroom in your father's house?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We have time for a pipe and a chat before my wife comes in.
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From this reading BOB MILLET GIVES US SOME CURIOUS INFORMATION ABOUT THE HOUSE IN LAMB'S TERRACE.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We have time for a pipe and a chat before my wife comes in.
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From this reading "Now, Bob," said I, "here's a clean pipe and some bird's eye.
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From this reading BOB MILLET GIVES US SOME CURIOUS INFORMATION ABOUT THE HOUSE IN LAMB'S TERRACE.
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From this reading How we suffered, and vowed never to smoke again!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Now, Bob," said I, "here's a clean pipe and some bird's eye.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading BOB MILLET GIVES US SOME CURIOUS INFORMATION ABOUT THE HOUSE IN LAMB'S TERRACE.
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From this reading BOB MILLET GIVES US SOME CURIOUS INFORMATION ABOUT THE HOUSE IN LAMB'S TERRACE.
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From this reading BOB MILLET GIVES US SOME CURIOUS INFORMATION ABOUT THE HOUSE IN LAMB'S TERRACE.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Do you remember our first cigar in your little bedroom in your father's house?
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From this reading BOB MILLET GIVES US SOME CURIOUS INFORMATION ABOUT THE HOUSE IN LAMB'S TERRACE.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading We have time for a pipe and a chat before my wife comes in.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How we suffered, and vowed never to smoke again!
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From this reading "Now, Bob," said I, "here's a clean pipe and some bird's eye.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Do you remember our first cigar in your little bedroom in your father's house?
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From this reading "Now, Bob," said I, "here's a clean pipe and some bird's eye.
To recall to mind.
From this reading Do you remember our first cigar in your little bedroom in your father's house?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Now, Bob," said I, "here's a clean pipe and some bird's eye.
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From this reading How we suffered, and vowed never to smoke again!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BOB MILLET GIVES US SOME CURIOUS INFORMATION ABOUT THE HOUSE IN LAMB'S TERRACE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How we suffered, and vowed never to smoke again!
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From this reading BOB MILLET GIVES US SOME CURIOUS INFORMATION ABOUT THE HOUSE IN LAMB'S TERRACE.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BOB MILLET GIVES US SOME CURIOUS INFORMATION ABOUT THE HOUSE IN LAMB'S TERRACE.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We have time for a pipe and a chat before my wife comes in.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading How we suffered, and vowed never to smoke again!
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading BOB MILLET GIVES US SOME CURIOUS INFORMATION ABOUT THE HOUSE IN LAMB'S TERRACE.
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From this reading How we suffered, and vowed never to smoke again!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading How we suffered, and vowed never to smoke again!
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From this reading We have time for a pipe and a chat before my wife comes in.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Do you remember our first cigar in your little bedroom in your father's house?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Do you remember our first cigar in your little bedroom in your father's house?
