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Chapter V
|Then you won't join us?” said the Junior Dean. “I can't say definitely,” replied Raine Chetwynd, rubbing his meerschaum bowl on his coat-sleeve. “You had better,” urged the other. “We can make our arrangements fit into yours, if you'll give us timely notice. Put aside a fortnight in July or August, and we will keep all the plums for then.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““We can make our arrangements fit into yours, if you'll give us timely notice.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I can't say definitely,” replied Raine Chetwynd, rubbing his meerschaum bowl on his coat-sleeve.”
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading ““We can make our arrangements fit into yours, if you'll give us timely notice.”
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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 Put aside a fortnight in July or August, and we will keep all the plums for then.
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From this reading Put aside a fortnight in July or August, and we will keep all the plums for then.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Put aside a fortnight in July or August, and we will keep all the plums for then.
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From this reading “We can make our arrangements fit into yours, if you'll give us timely notice.
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From this reading Put aside a fortnight in July or August, and we will keep all the plums for then.
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From this reading Put aside a fortnight in July or August, and we will keep all the plums for then.
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From this reading “You had better,” urged the other.
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From this reading “I can't say definitely,” replied Raine Chetwynd, rubbing his meerschaum bowl on his coat-sleeve.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “We can make our arrangements fit into yours, if you'll give us timely notice.
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From this reading “I can't say definitely,” replied Raine Chetwynd, rubbing his meerschaum bowl on his coat-sleeve.
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From this reading “I can't say definitely,” replied Raine Chetwynd, rubbing his meerschaum bowl on his coat-sleeve.
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From this reading “I can't say definitely,” replied Raine Chetwynd, rubbing his meerschaum bowl on his coat-sleeve.
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From this reading |Then you won't join us?” said the Junior Dean.
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From this reading “I can't say definitely,” replied Raine Chetwynd, rubbing his meerschaum bowl on his coat-sleeve.
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From this reading “We can make our arrangements fit into yours, if you'll give us timely notice.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Put aside a fortnight in July or August, and we will keep all the plums for then.
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From this reading Put aside a fortnight in July or August, and we will keep all the plums for then.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We can make our arrangements fit into yours, if you'll give us timely notice.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “You had better,” urged the other.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “I can't say definitely,” replied Raine Chetwynd, rubbing his meerschaum bowl on his coat-sleeve.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I can't say definitely,” replied Raine Chetwynd, rubbing his meerschaum bowl on his coat-sleeve.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “We can make our arrangements fit into yours, if you'll give us timely notice.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Put aside a fortnight in July or August, and we will keep all the plums for then.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “We can make our arrangements fit into yours, if you'll give us timely notice.
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From this reading |Then you won't join us?” said the Junior Dean.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Put aside a fortnight in July or August, and we will keep all the plums for then.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading |Then you won't join us?” said the Junior Dean.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Put aside a fortnight in July or August, and we will keep all the plums for then.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We can make our arrangements fit into yours, if you'll give us timely notice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I can't say definitely,” replied Raine Chetwynd, rubbing his meerschaum bowl on his coat-sleeve.
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From this reading “We can make our arrangements fit into yours, if you'll give us timely notice.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “I can't say definitely,” replied Raine Chetwynd, rubbing his meerschaum bowl on his coat-sleeve.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Put aside a fortnight in July or August, and we will keep all the plums for then.
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From this reading “You had better,” urged the other.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “We can make our arrangements fit into yours, if you'll give us timely notice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Put aside a fortnight in July or August, and we will keep all the plums for then.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Put aside a fortnight in July or August, and we will keep all the plums for then.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I can't say definitely,” replied Raine Chetwynd, rubbing his meerschaum bowl on his coat-sleeve.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I can't say definitely,” replied Raine Chetwynd, rubbing his meerschaum bowl on his coat-sleeve.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I can't say definitely,” replied Raine Chetwynd, rubbing his meerschaum bowl on his coat-sleeve.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading |Then you won't join us?” said the Junior Dean.
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From this reading “I can't say definitely,” replied Raine Chetwynd, rubbing his meerschaum bowl on his coat-sleeve.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading |Then you won't join us?” said the Junior Dean.
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From this reading |Then you won't join us?” said the Junior Dean.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We can make our arrangements fit into yours, if you'll give us timely notice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You had better,” urged the other.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading |Then you won't join us?” said the Junior Dean.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We can make our arrangements fit into yours, if you'll give us timely notice.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Put aside a fortnight in July or August, and we will keep all the plums for then.
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From this reading |Then you won't join us?” said the Junior Dean.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading |Then you won't join us?” said the Junior Dean.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We can make our arrangements fit into yours, if you'll give us timely notice.
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading “We can make our arrangements fit into yours, if you'll give us timely notice.
