used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _Dolly._ You could have got a cigar at the Red Lion---- _Lucas._ [_Turns to_ MATT _for sympathy._] I could have got a cigar at the Red Lion!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But she's safely in bed this time, and there's no possible chance of your seeing her.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _Dolly._ You could have got a cigar at the Red Lion---- _Lucas._ [_Turns to_ MATT _for sympathy._] I could have got a cigar at the Red Lion!
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading But she's safely in bed this time, and there's no possible chance of your seeing her.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she's safely in bed this time, and there's no possible chance of your seeing her.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading But she's safely in bed this time, and there's no possible chance of your seeing her.
cigarnounUS /sɪˈɡɑːr/
a roll of tobacco for smoking
From this reading _Dolly._ You could have got a cigar at the Red Lion---- _Lucas._ [_Turns to_ MATT _for sympathy._] I could have got a cigar at the Red Lion!
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading _Dolly._ You could have got a cigar at the Red Lion---- _Lucas._ [_Turns to_ MATT _for sympathy._] I could have got a cigar at the Red Lion!
decentadjectiveUS /ˈdiːsənt/
socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous
From this reading _Lucas._ In the hope of getting Harry to give me a decent smoke.
DollynounUS /ˈdɑːli/
conveyance consisting of a wheeled support on which a camera can be mounted
From this reading _Dolly._ You could have got a cigar at the Red Lion---- _Lucas._ [_Turns to_ MATT _for sympathy._] I could have got a cigar at the Red Lion!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _Dolly._ You could have got a cigar at the Red Lion---- _Lucas._ [_Turns to_ MATT _for sympathy._] I could have got a cigar at the Red Lion!
the act of acquiring something
From this reading _Lucas._ In the hope of getting Harry to give me a decent smoke.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading _Lucas._ In the hope of getting Harry to give me a decent smoke.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading _Dolly._ You could have got a cigar at the Red Lion---- _Lucas._ [_Turns to_ MATT _for sympathy._] I could have got a cigar at the Red Lion!
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading _Lucas._ In the hope of getting Harry to give me a decent smoke.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _Dolly._ You could have got a cigar at the Red Lion---- _Lucas._ [_Turns to_ MATT _for sympathy._] I could have got a cigar at the Red Lion!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But she's safely in bed this time, and there's no possible chance of your seeing her.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading So I thought I'd just stroll up here in the hope---- _Dolly._ In the hope of seeing Mrs. Sturgess!
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading So I thought I'd just stroll up here in the hope---- _Dolly._ In the hope of seeing Mrs. Sturgess!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Dolly._ You could have got a cigar at the Red Lion---- _Lucas._ [_Turns to_ MATT _for sympathy._] I could have got a cigar at the Red Lion!
I'd
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From this reading So I thought I'd just stroll up here in the hope---- _Dolly._ In the hope of seeing Mrs. Sturgess!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So I thought I'd just stroll up here in the hope---- _Dolly._ In the hope of seeing Mrs. Sturgess!
and nothing more
From this reading So I thought I'd just stroll up here in the hope---- _Dolly._ In the hope of seeing Mrs. Sturgess!
large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
From this reading _Dolly._ You could have got a cigar at the Red Lion---- _Lucas._ [_Turns to_ MATT _for sympathy._] I could have got a cigar at the Red Lion!
LucasnounUS /ˈluːkəs/
United States screenwriter and filmmaker (born in 1944)
From this reading _Dolly._ You could have got a cigar at the Red Lion---- _Lucas._ [_Turns to_ MATT _for sympathy._] I could have got a cigar at the Red Lion!
MATTnounUS /mæt/
the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
From this reading _Dolly._ You could have got a cigar at the Red Lion---- _Lucas._ [_Turns to_ MATT _for sympathy._] I could have got a cigar at the Red Lion!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Lucas._ In the hope of getting Harry to give me a decent smoke.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading So I thought I'd just stroll up here in the hope---- _Dolly._ In the hope of seeing Mrs. Sturgess!
not any; not one
From this reading [_To_ DOLLY.] No, thank you!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So I thought I'd just stroll up here in the hope---- _Dolly._ In the hope of seeing Mrs. Sturgess!
capable of happening or existing
From this reading But she's safely in bed this time, and there's no possible chance of your seeing her.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading _Dolly._ You could have got a cigar at the Red Lion---- _Lucas._ [_Turns to_ MATT _for sympathy._] I could have got a cigar at the Red Lion!
with safety; in a safe manner
From this reading But she's safely in bed this time, and there's no possible chance of your seeing her.
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading So I thought I'd just stroll up here in the hope---- _Dolly._ In the hope of seeing Mrs. Sturgess!
she's
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From this reading But she's safely in bed this time, and there's no possible chance of your seeing her.
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading _Lucas._ In the hope of getting Harry to give me a decent smoke.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So I thought I'd just stroll up here in the hope---- _Dolly._ In the hope of seeing Mrs. Sturgess!
strollnounUS /stroʊl/
a leisurely walk (usually in some public place)
From this reading So I thought I'd just stroll up here in the hope---- _Dolly._ In the hope of seeing Mrs. Sturgess!
Sturgess
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From this reading So I thought I'd just stroll up here in the hope---- _Dolly._ In the hope of seeing Mrs. Sturgess!
an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion
From this reading _Dolly._ You could have got a cigar at the Red Lion---- _Lucas._ [_Turns to_ MATT _for sympathy._] I could have got a cigar at the Red Lion!
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading [_To_ DOLLY.] No, thank you!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Dolly._ You could have got a cigar at the Red Lion---- _Lucas._ [_Turns to_ MATT _for sympathy._] I could have got a cigar at the Red Lion!
there's
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From this reading But she's safely in bed this time, and there's no possible chance of your seeing her.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But she's safely in bed this time, and there's no possible chance of your seeing her.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading So I thought I'd just stroll up here in the hope---- _Dolly._ In the hope of seeing Mrs. Sturgess!
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading But she's safely in bed this time, and there's no possible chance of your seeing her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Dolly._ You could have got a cigar at the Red Lion---- _Lucas._ [_Turns to_ MATT _for sympathy._] I could have got a cigar at the Red Lion!
plural of “turn” — a circular segment of a curve
From this reading _Dolly._ You could have got a cigar at the Red Lion---- _Lucas._ [_Turns to_ MATT _for sympathy._] I could have got a cigar at the Red Lion!
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading So I thought I'd just stroll up here in the hope---- _Dolly._ In the hope of seeing Mrs. Sturgess!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Dolly._ You could have got a cigar at the Red Lion---- _Lucas._ [_Turns to_ MATT _for sympathy._] I could have got a cigar at the Red Lion!
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But she's safely in bed this time, and there's no possible chance of your seeing her.
