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'A spat, don't you know--little misunderstanding--faults on both sides--er--and all that sort of thing.' 'Why, whatever makes you think that?' 'Oh, well, as it were, what? What I mean is--I thought you usually dined with him before you went to the theatre.' 'I've left the stage now.'
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “What I mean is--I thought you usually dined with him before you went to the theatre.'”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'A spat, don't you know--little misunderstanding--faults on both sides--er--and all that sort of thing.'”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'I've left the stage now.'”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'A spat, don't you know--little misunderstanding--faults on both sides--er--and all that sort of thing.'”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'A spat, don't you know--little misunderstanding--faults on both sides--er--and all that sort of thing.'”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'Why, whatever makes you think that?'”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What I mean is--I thought you usually dined with him before you went to the theatre.'”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'Oh, well, as it were, what?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What I mean is--I thought you usually dined with him before you went to the theatre.'”
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading “'Why, whatever makes you think that?'”
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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 'A spat, don't you know--little misunderstanding--faults on both sides--er--and all that sort of thing.'
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From this reading 'A spat, don't you know--little misunderstanding--faults on both sides--er--and all that sort of thing.'
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'A spat, don't you know--little misunderstanding--faults on both sides--er--and all that sort of thing.'
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading 'Oh, well, as it were, what?
earlier than; in front of
From this reading What I mean is--I thought you usually dined with him before you went to the theatre.'
the two together, not just one
From this reading 'A spat, don't you know--little misunderstanding--faults on both sides--er--and all that sort of thing.'
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From this reading What I mean is--I thought you usually dined with him before you went to the theatre.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'A spat, don't you know--little misunderstanding--faults on both sides--er--and all that sort of thing.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'A spat, don't you know--little misunderstanding--faults on both sides--er--and all that sort of thing.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'A spat, don't you know--little misunderstanding--faults on both sides--er--and all that sort of thing.'
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading What I mean is--I thought you usually dined with him before you went to the theatre.'
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading What I mean is--I thought you usually dined with him before you went to the theatre.'
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From this reading 'I've left the stage now.'
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What I mean is--I thought you usually dined with him before you went to the theatre.'
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'Oh, well, as it were, what?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'A spat, don't you know--little misunderstanding--faults on both sides--er--and all that sort of thing.'
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'I've left the stage now.'
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'A spat, don't you know--little misunderstanding--faults on both sides--er--and all that sort of thing.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Why, whatever makes you think that?'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What I mean is--I thought you usually dined with him before you went to the theatre.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'A spat, don't you know--little misunderstanding--faults on both sides--er--and all that sort of thing.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'I've left the stage now.'
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'A spat, don't you know--little misunderstanding--faults on both sides--er--and all that sort of thing.'
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From this reading 'Oh, well, as it were, what?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading 'A spat, don't you know--little misunderstanding--faults on both sides--er--and all that sort of thing.'
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From this reading 'A spat, don't you know--little misunderstanding--faults on both sides--er--and all that sort of thing.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'A spat, don't you know--little misunderstanding--faults on both sides--er--and all that sort of thing.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'A spat, don't you know--little misunderstanding--faults on both sides--er--and all that sort of thing.'
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From this reading 'I've left the stage now.'
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'A spat, don't you know--little misunderstanding--faults on both sides--er--and all that sort of thing.'
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What I mean is--I thought you usually dined with him before you went to the theatre.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What I mean is--I thought you usually dined with him before you went to the theatre.'
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'A spat, don't you know--little misunderstanding--faults on both sides--er--and all that sort of thing.'
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Why, whatever makes you think that?'
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What I mean is--I thought you usually dined with him before you went to the theatre.'
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What I mean is--I thought you usually dined with him before you went to the theatre.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What I mean is--I thought you usually dined with him before you went to the theatre.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Oh, well, as it were, what?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What I mean is--I thought you usually dined with him before you went to the theatre.'
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading 'Oh, well, as it were, what?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading 'Oh, well, as it were, what?
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading 'Why, whatever makes you think that?'
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From this reading 'Why, whatever makes you think that?'
in the company of; together with
From this reading What I mean is--I thought you usually dined with him before you went to the theatre.'
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'A spat, don't you know--little misunderstanding--faults on both sides--er--and all that sort of thing.'
