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Chapter VI
Micky's pencil jerked suddenly, sending an aimless scrawl across the paper; for an instant he stared at his companion with blank eyes. Fortunately June Mason was too intent on the relighting of her cigarette to have any attention to spare for him; she went on talking as she puffed. "Yes...."--puff--"that's her name...." Another puff. "Isn't it a change from your eternal Violets and Dorothys?"...
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “Micky's pencil jerked suddenly, sending an aimless scrawl across the paper; for an instant he stared at his companion with blank eyes.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Another puff.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Fortunately June Mason was too intent on the relighting of her cigarette to have any attention to spare for him; she went on talking as she puffed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Yes...."--puff--"that's her name...."”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Micky's pencil jerked suddenly, sending an aimless scrawl across the paper; for an instant he stared at his companion with blank eyes.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Fortunately June Mason was too intent on the relighting of her cigarette to have any attention to spare for him; she went on talking as she puffed.”
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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 "Isn't it a change from your eternal Violets and Dorothys?"...
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Micky's pencil jerked suddenly, sending an aimless scrawl across the paper; for an instant he stared at his companion with blank eyes.
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From this reading Micky's pencil jerked suddenly, sending an aimless scrawl across the paper; for an instant he stared at his companion with blank eyes.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Micky's pencil jerked suddenly, sending an aimless scrawl across the paper; for an instant he stared at his companion with blank eyes.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Isn't it a change from your eternal Violets and Dorothys?"...
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Another puff.
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From this reading Fortunately June Mason was too intent on the relighting of her cigarette to have any attention to spare for him; she went on talking as she puffed.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Fortunately June Mason was too intent on the relighting of her cigarette to have any attention to spare for him; she went on talking as she puffed.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Micky's pencil jerked suddenly, sending an aimless scrawl across the paper; for an instant he stared at his companion with blank eyes.
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From this reading Fortunately June Mason was too intent on the relighting of her cigarette to have any attention to spare for him; she went on talking as she puffed.
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From this reading Micky's pencil jerked suddenly, sending an aimless scrawl across the paper; for an instant he stared at his companion with blank eyes.
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From this reading "Isn't it a change from your eternal Violets and Dorothys?"...
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From this reading Fortunately June Mason was too intent on the relighting of her cigarette to have any attention to spare for him; she went on talking as she puffed.
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From this reading Micky's pencil jerked suddenly, sending an aimless scrawl across the paper; for an instant he stared at his companion with blank eyes.
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From this reading "Isn't it a change from your eternal Violets and Dorothys?"...
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From this reading "Isn't it a change from your eternal Violets and Dorothys?"...
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From this reading Micky's pencil jerked suddenly, sending an aimless scrawl across the paper; for an instant he stared at his companion with blank eyes.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Micky's pencil jerked suddenly, sending an aimless scrawl across the paper; for an instant he stared at his companion with blank eyes.
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From this reading Fortunately June Mason was too intent on the relighting of her cigarette to have any attention to spare for him; she went on talking as she puffed.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Isn't it a change from your eternal Violets and Dorothys?"...
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Fortunately June Mason was too intent on the relighting of her cigarette to have any attention to spare for him; she went on talking as she puffed.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Micky's pencil jerked suddenly, sending an aimless scrawl across the paper; for an instant he stared at his companion with blank eyes.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Fortunately June Mason was too intent on the relighting of her cigarette to have any attention to spare for him; she went on talking as she puffed.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Fortunately June Mason was too intent on the relighting of her cigarette to have any attention to spare for him; she went on talking as she puffed.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Micky's pencil jerked suddenly, sending an aimless scrawl across the paper; for an instant he stared at his companion with blank eyes.
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From this reading Micky's pencil jerked suddenly, sending an aimless scrawl across the paper; for an instant he stared at his companion with blank eyes.
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From this reading Fortunately June Mason was too intent on the relighting of her cigarette to have any attention to spare for him; she went on talking as she puffed.
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From this reading "Isn't it a change from your eternal Violets and Dorothys?"...
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Isn't it a change from your eternal Violets and Dorothys?"...
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From this reading Micky's pencil jerked suddenly, sending an aimless scrawl across the paper; for an instant he stared at his companion with blank eyes.
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From this reading Fortunately June Mason was too intent on the relighting of her cigarette to have any attention to spare for him; she went on talking as she puffed.
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From this reading Fortunately June Mason was too intent on the relighting of her cigarette to have any attention to spare for him; she went on talking as she puffed.
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From this reading Micky's pencil jerked suddenly, sending an aimless scrawl across the paper; for an instant he stared at his companion with blank eyes.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Yes...."--puff--"that's her name...."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Fortunately June Mason was too intent on the relighting of her cigarette to have any attention to spare for him; she went on talking as she puffed.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Fortunately June Mason was too intent on the relighting of her cigarette to have any attention to spare for him; she went on talking as she puffed.
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From this reading Micky's pencil jerked suddenly, sending an aimless scrawl across the paper; for an instant he stared at his companion with blank eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Micky's pencil jerked suddenly, sending an aimless scrawl across the paper; for an instant he stared at his companion with blank eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes...."--puff--"that's her name...."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fortunately June Mason was too intent on the relighting of her cigarette to have any attention to spare for him; she went on talking as she puffed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fortunately June Mason was too intent on the relighting of her cigarette to have any attention to spare for him; she went on talking as she puffed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Micky's pencil jerked suddenly, sending an aimless scrawl across the paper; for an instant he stared at his companion with blank eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Micky's pencil jerked suddenly, sending an aimless scrawl across the paper; for an instant he stared at his companion with blank eyes.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Fortunately June Mason was too intent on the relighting of her cigarette to have any attention to spare for him; she went on talking as she puffed.
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From this reading Fortunately June Mason was too intent on the relighting of her cigarette to have any attention to spare for him; she went on talking as she puffed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Micky's pencil jerked suddenly, sending an aimless scrawl across the paper; for an instant he stared at his companion with blank eyes.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Micky's pencil jerked suddenly, sending an aimless scrawl across the paper; for an instant he stared at his companion with blank eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fortunately June Mason was too intent on the relighting of her cigarette to have any attention to spare for him; she went on talking as she puffed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes...."--puff--"that's her name...."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Micky's pencil jerked suddenly, sending an aimless scrawl across the paper; for an instant he stared at his companion with blank eyes.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Fortunately June Mason was too intent on the relighting of her cigarette to have any attention to spare for him; she went on talking as she puffed.
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From this reading Fortunately June Mason was too intent on the relighting of her cigarette to have any attention to spare for him; she went on talking as she puffed.
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From this reading "Isn't it a change from your eternal Violets and Dorothys?"...
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Fortunately June Mason was too intent on the relighting of her cigarette to have any attention to spare for him; she went on talking as she puffed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fortunately June Mason was too intent on the relighting of her cigarette to have any attention to spare for him; she went on talking as she puffed.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Micky's pencil jerked suddenly, sending an aimless scrawl across the paper; for an instant he stared at his companion with blank eyes.
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From this reading "Yes...."--puff--"that's her name...."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Isn't it a change from your eternal Violets and Dorothys?"...
