Chapter VIII

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading * * * * * At that moment the telephone rang, and George Harcourt asked if he might come round and smoke a cigar.

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From this reading I like to talk to old George, I don't know why I call him old always, he is forty-eight perhaps, and absolutely well preserved, and women love him passionately, more perhaps than when he was young.

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From this reading I like to talk to old George, I don't know why I call him old always, he is forty-eight perhaps, and absolutely well preserved, and women love him passionately, more perhaps than when he was young.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading * * * * * At that moment the telephone rang, and George Harcourt asked if he might come round and smoke a cigar.

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading I answered "Yes."

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading "Your pre-war ones are so good, Nicholas," he said.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading * * * * * At that moment the telephone rang, and George Harcourt asked if he might come round and smoke a cigar.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading * * * * * At that moment the telephone rang, and George Harcourt asked if he might come round and smoke a cigar.

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From this reading I like to talk to old George, I don't know why I call him old always, he is forty-eight perhaps, and absolutely well preserved, and women love him passionately, more perhaps than when he was young.

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From this reading * * * * * At that moment the telephone rang, and George Harcourt asked if he might come round and smoke a cigar.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading * * * * * At that moment the telephone rang, and George Harcourt asked if he might come round and smoke a cigar.

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From this reading I like to talk to old George, I don't know why I call him old always, he is forty-eight perhaps, and absolutely well preserved, and women love him passionately, more perhaps than when he was young.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading He was in at the Ritz, from Versailles, for the night.

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From this reading I like to talk to old George, I don't know why I call him old always, he is forty-eight perhaps, and absolutely well preserved, and women love him passionately, more perhaps than when he was young.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading He was in at the Ritz, from Versailles, for the night.

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From this reading * * * * * At that moment the telephone rang, and George Harcourt asked if he might come round and smoke a cigar.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Your pre-war ones are so good, Nicholas," he said.

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From this reading * * * * * At that moment the telephone rang, and George Harcourt asked if he might come round and smoke a cigar.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading * * * * * At that moment the telephone rang, and George Harcourt asked if he might come round and smoke a cigar.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading I like to talk to old George, I don't know why I call him old always, he is forty-eight perhaps, and absolutely well preserved, and women love him passionately, more perhaps than when he was young.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I answered "Yes."

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading * * * * * At that moment the telephone rang, and George Harcourt asked if he might come round and smoke a cigar.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading He was in at the Ritz, from Versailles, for the night.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading I like to talk to old George, I don't know why I call him old always, he is forty-eight perhaps, and absolutely well preserved, and women love him passionately, more perhaps than when he was young.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I like to talk to old George, I don't know why I call him old always, he is forty-eight perhaps, and absolutely well preserved, and women love him passionately, more perhaps than when he was young.

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From this reading I like to talk to old George, I don't know why I call him old always, he is forty-eight perhaps, and absolutely well preserved, and women love him passionately, more perhaps than when he was young.

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From this reading I like to talk to old George, I don't know why I call him old always, he is forty-eight perhaps, and absolutely well preserved, and women love him passionately, more perhaps than when he was young.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading * * * * * At that moment the telephone rang, and George Harcourt asked if he might come round and smoke a cigar.

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From this reading * * * * * At that moment the telephone rang, and George Harcourt asked if he might come round and smoke a cigar.

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From this reading I like to talk to old George, I don't know why I call him old always, he is forty-eight perhaps, and absolutely well preserved, and women love him passionately, more perhaps than when he was young.

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From this reading "Your pre-war ones are so good, Nicholas," he said.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading He was in at the Ritz, from Versailles, for the night.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I like to talk to old George, I don't know why I call him old always, he is forty-eight perhaps, and absolutely well preserved, and women love him passionately, more perhaps than when he was young.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Your pre-war ones are so good, Nicholas," he said.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I like to talk to old George, I don't know why I call him old always, he is forty-eight perhaps, and absolutely well preserved, and women love him passionately, more perhaps than when he was young.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I like to talk to old George, I don't know why I call him old always, he is forty-eight perhaps, and absolutely well preserved, and women love him passionately, more perhaps than when he was young.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Your pre-war ones are so good, Nicholas," he said.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I like to talk to old George, I don't know why I call him old always, he is forty-eight perhaps, and absolutely well preserved, and women love him passionately, more perhaps than when he was young.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading * * * * * At that moment the telephone rang, and George Harcourt asked if he might come round and smoke a cigar.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading He was in at the Ritz, from Versailles, for the night.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading * * * * * At that moment the telephone rang, and George Harcourt asked if he might come round and smoke a cigar.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Your pre-war ones are so good, Nicholas," he said.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading * * * * * At that moment the telephone rang, and George Harcourt asked if he might come round and smoke a cigar.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading "Your pre-war ones are so good, Nicholas," he said.

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From this reading I like to talk to old George, I don't know why I call him old always, he is forty-eight perhaps, and absolutely well preserved, and women love him passionately, more perhaps than when he was young.

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From this reading * * * * * At that moment the telephone rang, and George Harcourt asked if he might come round and smoke a cigar.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading I like to talk to old George, I don't know why I call him old always, he is forty-eight perhaps, and absolutely well preserved, and women love him passionately, more perhaps than when he was young.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading * * * * * At that moment the telephone rang, and George Harcourt asked if he might come round and smoke a cigar.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading * * * * * At that moment the telephone rang, and George Harcourt asked if he might come round and smoke a cigar.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading I like to talk to old George, I don't know why I call him old always, he is forty-eight perhaps, and absolutely well preserved, and women love him passionately, more perhaps than when he was young.

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From this reading He was in at the Ritz, from Versailles, for the night.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading He was in at the Ritz, from Versailles, for the night.

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From this reading I like to talk to old George, I don't know why I call him old always, he is forty-eight perhaps, and absolutely well preserved, and women love him passionately, more perhaps than when he was young.

at the time that

From this reading I like to talk to old George, I don't know why I call him old always, he is forty-eight perhaps, and absolutely well preserved, and women love him passionately, more perhaps than when he was young.

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From this reading I like to talk to old George, I don't know why I call him old always, he is forty-eight perhaps, and absolutely well preserved, and women love him passionately, more perhaps than when he was young.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I like to talk to old George, I don't know why I call him old always, he is forty-eight perhaps, and absolutely well preserved, and women love him passionately, more perhaps than when he was young.

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From this reading I answered "Yes."

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From this reading I like to talk to old George, I don't know why I call him old always, he is forty-eight perhaps, and absolutely well preserved, and women love him passionately, more perhaps than when he was young.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Your pre-war ones are so good, Nicholas," he said.