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“I’m hardly in training yet,” he remarked. His legs had gone leaden. “I don’t feel as though I’d had a mouthful of breakfast.” Presently he slapped his side pocket and produced therefrom a brand-new cigarette case and a packet of Vansittart’s Red Herring cigarettes. He filled the case.
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heavy, dull, or grey in appearance or movement
From this reading “His legs had gone leaden.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““I don’t feel as though I’d had a mouthful of breakfast.””
in spite of the fact that
From this reading ““I don’t feel as though I’d had a mouthful of breakfast.””
but in spite of that
From this reading ““I’m hardly in training yet,” he remarked.”
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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 “I don’t feel as though I’d had a mouthful of breakfast.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Presently he slapped his side pocket and produced therefrom a brand-new cigarette case and a packet of Vansittart’s Red Herring cigarettes.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “I don’t feel as though I’d had a mouthful of breakfast.”
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From this reading Presently he slapped his side pocket and produced therefrom a brand-new cigarette case and a packet of Vansittart’s Red Herring cigarettes.
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From this reading “I don’t feel as though I’d had a mouthful of breakfast.”
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From this reading Presently he slapped his side pocket and produced therefrom a brand-new cigarette case and a packet of Vansittart’s Red Herring cigarettes.
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From this reading Presently he slapped his side pocket and produced therefrom a brand-new cigarette case and a packet of Vansittart’s Red Herring cigarettes.
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From this reading Presently he slapped his side pocket and produced therefrom a brand-new cigarette case and a packet of Vansittart’s Red Herring cigarettes.
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From this reading “I don’t feel as though I’d had a mouthful of breakfast.”
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From this reading “I don’t feel as though I’d had a mouthful of breakfast.”
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From this reading He filled the case.
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From this reading His legs had gone leaden.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His legs had gone leaden.
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From this reading “I’m hardly in training yet,” he remarked.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I’m hardly in training yet,” he remarked.
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From this reading Presently he slapped his side pocket and produced therefrom a brand-new cigarette case and a packet of Vansittart’s Red Herring cigarettes.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His legs had gone leaden.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I don’t feel as though I’d had a mouthful of breakfast.”
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From this reading “I don’t feel as though I’d had a mouthful of breakfast.”
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From this reading “I’m hardly in training yet,” he remarked.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I’m hardly in training yet,” he remarked.
heavy, dull, or grey in appearance or movement
From this reading His legs had gone leaden.
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From this reading His legs had gone leaden.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I don’t feel as though I’d had a mouthful of breakfast.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I don’t feel as though I’d had a mouthful of breakfast.”
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From this reading Presently he slapped his side pocket and produced therefrom a brand-new cigarette case and a packet of Vansittart’s Red Herring cigarettes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Presently he slapped his side pocket and produced therefrom a brand-new cigarette case and a packet of Vansittart’s Red Herring cigarettes.
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From this reading Presently he slapped his side pocket and produced therefrom a brand-new cigarette case and a packet of Vansittart’s Red Herring cigarettes.
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From this reading Presently he slapped his side pocket and produced therefrom a brand-new cigarette case and a packet of Vansittart’s Red Herring cigarettes.
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From this reading Presently he slapped his side pocket and produced therefrom a brand-new cigarette case and a packet of Vansittart’s Red Herring cigarettes.
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From this reading “I’m hardly in training yet,” he remarked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Presently he slapped his side pocket and produced therefrom a brand-new cigarette case and a packet of Vansittart’s Red Herring cigarettes.
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From this reading Presently he slapped his side pocket and produced therefrom a brand-new cigarette case and a packet of Vansittart’s Red Herring cigarettes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He filled the case.
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From this reading Presently he slapped his side pocket and produced therefrom a brand-new cigarette case and a packet of Vansittart’s Red Herring cigarettes.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “I don’t feel as though I’d had a mouthful of breakfast.”
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From this reading “I’m hardly in training yet,” he remarked.
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From this reading Presently he slapped his side pocket and produced therefrom a brand-new cigarette case and a packet of Vansittart’s Red Herring cigarettes.
but in spite of that
From this reading “I’m hardly in training yet,” he remarked.
