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Chapter I
JONAH AND CO. LIBRARY EDITIONS OF "JONAH AND CO." THE TYPOGRAPHY OF THIS BOOK CONFORMS TO THE AUTHORIZED ECONOMY STANDARD. _It is hard, sitting here, to believe that, if I would call for a cab, I could be in St. James's Street in less than ten minutes of time. Nevertheless, it is true.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “_It is hard, sitting here, to believe that, if I would call for a cab, I could be in St. James's Street in less than ten minutes of time.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “_It is hard, sitting here, to believe that, if I would call for a cab, I could be in St. James's Street in less than ten minutes of time.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_It is hard, sitting here, to believe that, if I would call for a cab, I could be in St. James's Street in less than ten minutes of time.”
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading “Nevertheless, it is true.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_It is hard, sitting here, to believe that, if I would call for a cab, I could be in St. James's Street in less than ten minutes of time.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “_It is hard, sitting here, to believe that, if I would call for a cab, I could be in St. James's Street in less than ten minutes of time.”
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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 _It is hard, sitting here, to believe that, if I would call for a cab, I could be in St. James's Street in less than ten minutes of time.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading JONAH AND CO.
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From this reading THE TYPOGRAPHY OF THIS BOOK CONFORMS TO THE AUTHORIZED ECONOMY STANDARD.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _It is hard, sitting here, to believe that, if I would call for a cab, I could be in St. James's Street in less than ten minutes of time.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading _It is hard, sitting here, to believe that, if I would call for a cab, I could be in St. James's Street in less than ten minutes of time.
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From this reading THE TYPOGRAPHY OF THIS BOOK CONFORMS TO THE AUTHORIZED ECONOMY STANDARD.
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From this reading _It is hard, sitting here, to believe that, if I would call for a cab, I could be in St. James's Street in less than ten minutes of time.
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From this reading _It is hard, sitting here, to believe that, if I would call for a cab, I could be in St. James's Street in less than ten minutes of time.
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From this reading JONAH AND CO.
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From this reading THE TYPOGRAPHY OF THIS BOOK CONFORMS TO THE AUTHORIZED ECONOMY STANDARD.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading _It is hard, sitting here, to believe that, if I would call for a cab, I could be in St. James's Street in less than ten minutes of time.
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From this reading THE TYPOGRAPHY OF THIS BOOK CONFORMS TO THE AUTHORIZED ECONOMY STANDARD.
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From this reading LIBRARY EDITIONS OF "JONAH AND CO."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _It is hard, sitting here, to believe that, if I would call for a cab, I could be in St. James's Street in less than ten minutes of time.
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From this reading _It is hard, sitting here, to believe that, if I would call for a cab, I could be in St. James's Street in less than ten minutes of time.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _It is hard, sitting here, to believe that, if I would call for a cab, I could be in St. James's Street in less than ten minutes of time.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _It is hard, sitting here, to believe that, if I would call for a cab, I could be in St. James's Street in less than ten minutes of time.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading _It is hard, sitting here, to believe that, if I would call for a cab, I could be in St. James's Street in less than ten minutes of time.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _It is hard, sitting here, to believe that, if I would call for a cab, I could be in St. James's Street in less than ten minutes of time.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _It is hard, sitting here, to believe that, if I would call for a cab, I could be in St. James's Street in less than ten minutes of time.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _It is hard, sitting here, to believe that, if I would call for a cab, I could be in St. James's Street in less than ten minutes of time.
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From this reading _It is hard, sitting here, to believe that, if I would call for a cab, I could be in St. James's Street in less than ten minutes of time.
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From this reading JONAH AND CO.
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From this reading _It is hard, sitting here, to believe that, if I would call for a cab, I could be in St. James's Street in less than ten minutes of time.
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From this reading LIBRARY EDITIONS OF "JONAH AND CO."
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From this reading _It is hard, sitting here, to believe that, if I would call for a cab, I could be in St. James's Street in less than ten minutes of time.
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading Nevertheless, it is true.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading LIBRARY EDITIONS OF "JONAH AND CO."
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From this reading _It is hard, sitting here, to believe that, if I would call for a cab, I could be in St. James's Street in less than ten minutes of time.
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From this reading _It is hard, sitting here, to believe that, if I would call for a cab, I could be in St. James's Street in less than ten minutes of time.
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From this reading THE TYPOGRAPHY OF THIS BOOK CONFORMS TO THE AUTHORIZED ECONOMY STANDARD.
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From this reading _It is hard, sitting here, to believe that, if I would call for a cab, I could be in St. James's Street in less than ten minutes of time.
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From this reading _It is hard, sitting here, to believe that, if I would call for a cab, I could be in St. James's Street in less than ten minutes of time.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading _It is hard, sitting here, to believe that, if I would call for a cab, I could be in St. James's Street in less than ten minutes of time.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _It is hard, sitting here, to believe that, if I would call for a cab, I could be in St. James's Street in less than ten minutes of time.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TYPOGRAPHY OF THIS BOOK CONFORMS TO THE AUTHORIZED ECONOMY STANDARD.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE TYPOGRAPHY OF THIS BOOK CONFORMS TO THE AUTHORIZED ECONOMY STANDARD.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _It is hard, sitting here, to believe that, if I would call for a cab, I could be in St. James's Street in less than ten minutes of time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE TYPOGRAPHY OF THIS BOOK CONFORMS TO THE AUTHORIZED ECONOMY STANDARD.
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From this reading Nevertheless, it is true.
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From this reading THE TYPOGRAPHY OF THIS BOOK CONFORMS TO THE AUTHORIZED ECONOMY STANDARD.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading _It is hard, sitting here, to believe that, if I would call for a cab, I could be in St. James's Street in less than ten minutes of time.
