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Chapter VI
Till then it had not occurred to Verrian that he was not going to stay through the week, but now he said, "I don't know but I may go Thursday. Shall you?" "I might as well stay on. I don't find much doing in real estate at Christmas. Do you?"
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Till then it had not occurred to Verrian that he was not going to stay through the week, but now he said, "I don't know but I may go Thursday.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “Till then it had not occurred to Verrian that he was not going to stay through the week, but now he said, "I don't know but I may go Thursday.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “"I might as well stay on.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Shall you?"”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Till then it had not occurred to Verrian that he was not going to stay through the week, but now he said, "I don't know but I may go Thursday.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “Till then it had not occurred to Verrian that he was not going to stay through the week, but now he said, "I don't know but I may go Thursday.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I might as well stay on.”
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at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I might as well stay on.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I don't find much doing in real estate at Christmas.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Till then it had not occurred to Verrian that he was not going to stay through the week, but now he said, "I don't know but I may go Thursday.
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From this reading I don't find much doing in real estate at Christmas.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do you?"
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From this reading I don't find much doing in real estate at Christmas.
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From this reading Till then it had not occurred to Verrian that he was not going to stay through the week, but now he said, "I don't know but I may go Thursday.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don't find much doing in real estate at Christmas.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don't find much doing in real estate at Christmas.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Till then it had not occurred to Verrian that he was not going to stay through the week, but now he said, "I don't know but I may go Thursday.
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From this reading Till then it had not occurred to Verrian that he was not going to stay through the week, but now he said, "I don't know but I may go Thursday.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Till then it had not occurred to Verrian that he was not going to stay through the week, but now he said, "I don't know but I may go Thursday.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Till then it had not occurred to Verrian that he was not going to stay through the week, but now he said, "I don't know but I may go Thursday.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Till then it had not occurred to Verrian that he was not going to stay through the week, but now he said, "I don't know but I may go Thursday.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I don't find much doing in real estate at Christmas.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Till then it had not occurred to Verrian that he was not going to stay through the week, but now he said, "I don't know but I may go Thursday.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Till then it had not occurred to Verrian that he was not going to stay through the week, but now he said, "I don't know but I may go Thursday.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Till then it had not occurred to Verrian that he was not going to stay through the week, but now he said, "I don't know but I may go Thursday.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "I might as well stay on.
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From this reading I don't find much doing in real estate at Christmas.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Till then it had not occurred to Verrian that he was not going to stay through the week, but now he said, "I don't know but I may go Thursday.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Till then it had not occurred to Verrian that he was not going to stay through the week, but now he said, "I don't know but I may go Thursday.
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From this reading Till then it had not occurred to Verrian that he was not going to stay through the week, but now he said, "I don't know but I may go Thursday.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I might as well stay on.
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From this reading I don't find much doing in real estate at Christmas.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Till then it had not occurred to Verrian that he was not going to stay through the week, but now he said, "I don't know but I may go Thursday.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Shall you?"
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From this reading Till then it had not occurred to Verrian that he was not going to stay through the week, but now he said, "I don't know but I may go Thursday.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Till then it had not occurred to Verrian that he was not going to stay through the week, but now he said, "I don't know but I may go Thursday.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Till then it had not occurred to Verrian that he was not going to stay through the week, but now he said, "I don't know but I may go Thursday.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Till then it had not occurred to Verrian that he was not going to stay through the week, but now he said, "I don't know but I may go Thursday.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Till then it had not occurred to Verrian that he was not going to stay through the week, but now he said, "I don't know but I may go Thursday.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Till then it had not occurred to Verrian that he was not going to stay through the week, but now he said, "I don't know but I may go Thursday.
up to a particular time
From this reading Till then it had not occurred to Verrian that he was not going to stay through the week, but now he said, "I don't know but I may go Thursday.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Till then it had not occurred to Verrian that he was not going to stay through the week, but now he said, "I don't know but I may go Thursday.
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From this reading Till then it had not occurred to Verrian that he was not going to stay through the week, but now he said, "I don't know but I may go Thursday.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Till then it had not occurred to Verrian that he was not going to stay through the week, but now he said, "I don't know but I may go Thursday.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Till then it had not occurred to Verrian that he was not going to stay through the week, but now he said, "I don't know but I may go Thursday.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I might as well stay on.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Shall you?"
