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Macgowan swung into Armstrong's office one morning, bringing with him a keen breath of late November. "Well, how goes the sales company?" he exclaimed breezily, flinging down his hat and coat. "Too busy to talk?" "Not yet." Armstrong dismissed his secretary and set forth cigars.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Macgowan swung into Armstrong's office one morning, bringing with him a keen breath of late November.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Macgowan swung into Armstrong's office one morning, bringing with him a keen breath of late November.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, how goes the sales company?" he exclaimed breezily, flinging down his hat and coat.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “"Not yet."”
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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 Macgowan swung into Armstrong's office one morning, bringing with him a keen breath of late November.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Well, how goes the sales company?" he exclaimed breezily, flinging down his hat and coat.
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From this reading Armstrong dismissed his secretary and set forth cigars.
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From this reading Macgowan swung into Armstrong's office one morning, bringing with him a keen breath of late November.
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From this reading Macgowan swung into Armstrong's office one morning, bringing with him a keen breath of late November.
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From this reading "Well, how goes the sales company?" he exclaimed breezily, flinging down his hat and coat.
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From this reading Macgowan swung into Armstrong's office one morning, bringing with him a keen breath of late November.
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From this reading "Too busy to talk?"
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From this reading Armstrong dismissed his secretary and set forth cigars.
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From this reading "Well, how goes the sales company?" he exclaimed breezily, flinging down his hat and coat.
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From this reading "Well, how goes the sales company?" he exclaimed breezily, flinging down his hat and coat.
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From this reading Armstrong dismissed his secretary and set forth cigars.
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From this reading "Well, how goes the sales company?" he exclaimed breezily, flinging down his hat and coat.
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From this reading "Well, how goes the sales company?" he exclaimed breezily, flinging down his hat and coat.
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From this reading "Well, how goes the sales company?" he exclaimed breezily, flinging down his hat and coat.
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From this reading Armstrong dismissed his secretary and set forth cigars.
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From this reading "Well, how goes the sales company?" he exclaimed breezily, flinging down his hat and coat.
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From this reading "Well, how goes the sales company?" he exclaimed breezily, flinging down his hat and coat.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Well, how goes the sales company?" he exclaimed breezily, flinging down his hat and coat.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Macgowan swung into Armstrong's office one morning, bringing with him a keen breath of late November.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Well, how goes the sales company?" he exclaimed breezily, flinging down his hat and coat.
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From this reading "Well, how goes the sales company?" he exclaimed breezily, flinging down his hat and coat.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Macgowan swung into Armstrong's office one morning, bringing with him a keen breath of late November.
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From this reading Macgowan swung into Armstrong's office one morning, bringing with him a keen breath of late November.
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From this reading Macgowan swung into Armstrong's office one morning, bringing with him a keen breath of late November.
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From this reading Macgowan swung into Armstrong's office one morning, bringing with him a keen breath of late November.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Macgowan swung into Armstrong's office one morning, bringing with him a keen breath of late November.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not yet."
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From this reading Macgowan swung into Armstrong's office one morning, bringing with him a keen breath of late November.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Macgowan swung into Armstrong's office one morning, bringing with him a keen breath of late November.
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From this reading Macgowan swung into Armstrong's office one morning, bringing with him a keen breath of late November.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Macgowan swung into Armstrong's office one morning, bringing with him a keen breath of late November.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, how goes the sales company?" he exclaimed breezily, flinging down his hat and coat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Armstrong dismissed his secretary and set forth cigars.
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From this reading Armstrong dismissed his secretary and set forth cigars.
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From this reading Macgowan swung into Armstrong's office one morning, bringing with him a keen breath of late November.
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From this reading "Too busy to talk?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Well, how goes the sales company?" he exclaimed breezily, flinging down his hat and coat.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Too busy to talk?"
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From this reading "Too busy to talk?"
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From this reading "Well, how goes the sales company?" he exclaimed breezily, flinging down his hat and coat.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Macgowan swung into Armstrong's office one morning, bringing with him a keen breath of late November.
but in spite of that
From this reading "Not yet."
