Chapter III
"Yes," Orison said. "May I smoke?" Kraft Gerding asked, bringing a cheroot from an inner pocket of his fieldmarshal's uniform. "Smoke, glow, burst into flame. It's all the same to me," Orison said.
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"Yes,"
Orison
said.
"May
I
smoke?"
Kraft
Gerding
asked,
bringing
a
cheroot
from
an
inner
pocket
of
his
fieldmarshal's
uniform.
"Smoke,
glow,
burst
into
flame.
It's
all
the
same
to
me,"
Orison
said.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
"Yes,"
Orison
said.
Line 2
"May
I
smoke?"
Line 3
Kraft
Gerding
asked,
bringing
a
cheroot
from
an
inner
pocket
of
his
fieldmarshal's
uniform.
Line 4
"Smoke,
glow,
burst
into
flame.
Line 5
It's
all
the
same
to
me,"
Orison
said.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Asked
noun
US /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Kraft Gerding asked, bringing a cheroot from an inner pocket of his fieldmarshal's uniform.”
Flame
noun
US /fleɪm/
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading “"Smoke, glow, burst into flame.”
May
modal verb
US /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “"May I smoke?"”
Same
noun
US /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It's all the same to me," Orison said.”
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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Kraft Gerding asked, bringing a cheroot from an inner pocket of his fieldmarshal's uniform.
all
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From this reading It's all the same to me," Orison said.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Kraft Gerding asked, bringing a cheroot from an inner pocket of his fieldmarshal's uniform.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Kraft Gerding asked, bringing a cheroot from an inner pocket of his fieldmarshal's uniform.
bringing
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From this reading Kraft Gerding asked, bringing a cheroot from an inner pocket of his fieldmarshal's uniform.
burst
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From this reading "Smoke, glow, burst into flame.
cheroot
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From this reading Kraft Gerding asked, bringing a cheroot from an inner pocket of his fieldmarshal's uniform.
fieldmarshal's
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From this reading Kraft Gerding asked, bringing a cheroot from an inner pocket of his fieldmarshal's uniform.
flamenounUS /fleɪm/
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading "Smoke, glow, burst into flame.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Kraft Gerding asked, bringing a cheroot from an inner pocket of his fieldmarshal's uniform.
Gerding
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From this reading Kraft Gerding asked, bringing a cheroot from an inner pocket of his fieldmarshal's uniform.
glow
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From this reading "Smoke, glow, burst into flame.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Kraft Gerding asked, bringing a cheroot from an inner pocket of his fieldmarshal's uniform.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "May I smoke?"
inner
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From this reading Kraft Gerding asked, bringing a cheroot from an inner pocket of his fieldmarshal's uniform.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Smoke, glow, burst into flame.
It's
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From this reading It's all the same to me," Orison said.
Kraft
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From this reading Kraft Gerding asked, bringing a cheroot from an inner pocket of his fieldmarshal's uniform.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "May I smoke?"
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It's all the same to me," Orison said.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Kraft Gerding asked, bringing a cheroot from an inner pocket of his fieldmarshal's uniform.
Orison
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From this reading "Yes," Orison said.
pocket
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From this reading Kraft Gerding asked, bringing a cheroot from an inner pocket of his fieldmarshal's uniform.
said
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From this reading "Yes," Orison said.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It's all the same to me," Orison said.
smoke
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From this reading "May I smoke?"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It's all the same to me," Orison said.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It's all the same to me," Orison said.
uniform
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From this reading Kraft Gerding asked, bringing a cheroot from an inner pocket of his fieldmarshal's uniform.
Yes
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From this reading "Yes," Orison said.