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Chapter V
A SENTIMENTAL EPISODE Kendricks was waiting below in the taxicab, leaning back in the corner with his feet upon the opposite seat, and smoking his very disreputable pipe with an air of serene content. "Sorry to have turned you out into the street like this," Julien remarked. "Thank you," Kendricks replied, "under the circumstances I preferred the street." Julien hesitated for a moment and glanced at his watch. "There is one more call that I must pay, David," he said.
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at or to a lower level than something
From this reading “A SENTIMENTAL EPISODE Kendricks was waiting below in the taxicab, leaning back in the corner with his feet upon the opposite seat, and smoking his very disreputable pipe with an air of serene content.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Sorry to have turned you out into the street like this," Julien remarked.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “"There is one more call that I must pay, David," he said.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"There is one more call that I must pay, David," he said.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A SENTIMENTAL EPISODE Kendricks was waiting below in the taxicab, leaning back in the corner with his feet upon the opposite seat, and smoking his very disreputable pipe with an air of serene content.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Thank you," Kendricks replied, "under the circumstances I preferred the street."”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “A SENTIMENTAL EPISODE Kendricks was waiting below in the taxicab, leaning back in the corner with his feet upon the opposite seat, and smoking his very disreputable pipe with an air of serene content.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “"Thank you," Kendricks replied, "under the circumstances I preferred the street."”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “A SENTIMENTAL EPISODE Kendricks was waiting below in the taxicab, leaning back in the corner with his feet upon the opposite seat, and smoking his very disreputable pipe with an air of serene content.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “A SENTIMENTAL EPISODE Kendricks was waiting below in the taxicab, leaning back in the corner with his feet upon the opposite seat, and smoking his very disreputable pipe with an air of serene content.”
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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 A SENTIMENTAL EPISODE Kendricks was waiting below in the taxicab, leaning back in the corner with his feet upon the opposite seat, and smoking his very disreputable pipe with an air of serene content.
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From this reading A SENTIMENTAL EPISODE Kendricks was waiting below in the taxicab, leaning back in the corner with his feet upon the opposite seat, and smoking his very disreputable pipe with an air of serene content.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A SENTIMENTAL EPISODE Kendricks was waiting below in the taxicab, leaning back in the corner with his feet upon the opposite seat, and smoking his very disreputable pipe with an air of serene content.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A SENTIMENTAL EPISODE Kendricks was waiting below in the taxicab, leaning back in the corner with his feet upon the opposite seat, and smoking his very disreputable pipe with an air of serene content.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Julien hesitated for a moment and glanced at his watch.
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From this reading A SENTIMENTAL EPISODE Kendricks was waiting below in the taxicab, leaning back in the corner with his feet upon the opposite seat, and smoking his very disreputable pipe with an air of serene content.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading A SENTIMENTAL EPISODE Kendricks was waiting below in the taxicab, leaning back in the corner with his feet upon the opposite seat, and smoking his very disreputable pipe with an air of serene content.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There is one more call that I must pay, David," he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Thank you," Kendricks replied, "under the circumstances I preferred the street."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A SENTIMENTAL EPISODE Kendricks was waiting below in the taxicab, leaning back in the corner with his feet upon the opposite seat, and smoking his very disreputable pipe with an air of serene content.
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From this reading A SENTIMENTAL EPISODE Kendricks was waiting below in the taxicab, leaning back in the corner with his feet upon the opposite seat, and smoking his very disreputable pipe with an air of serene content.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There is one more call that I must pay, David," he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A SENTIMENTAL EPISODE Kendricks was waiting below in the taxicab, leaning back in the corner with his feet upon the opposite seat, and smoking his very disreputable pipe with an air of serene content.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A SENTIMENTAL EPISODE Kendricks was waiting below in the taxicab, leaning back in the corner with his feet upon the opposite seat, and smoking his very disreputable pipe with an air of serene content.
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From this reading A SENTIMENTAL EPISODE Kendricks was waiting below in the taxicab, leaning back in the corner with his feet upon the opposite seat, and smoking his very disreputable pipe with an air of serene content.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Julien hesitated for a moment and glanced at his watch.
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From this reading Julien hesitated for a moment and glanced at his watch.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Sorry to have turned you out into the street like this," Julien remarked.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "There is one more call that I must pay, David," he said.
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From this reading Julien hesitated for a moment and glanced at his watch.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A SENTIMENTAL EPISODE Kendricks was waiting below in the taxicab, leaning back in the corner with his feet upon the opposite seat, and smoking his very disreputable pipe with an air of serene content.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Thank you," Kendricks replied, "under the circumstances I preferred the street."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A SENTIMENTAL EPISODE Kendricks was waiting below in the taxicab, leaning back in the corner with his feet upon the opposite seat, and smoking his very disreputable pipe with an air of serene content.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Sorry to have turned you out into the street like this," Julien remarked.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "There is one more call that I must pay, David," he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Sorry to have turned you out into the street like this," Julien remarked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A SENTIMENTAL EPISODE Kendricks was waiting below in the taxicab, leaning back in the corner with his feet upon the opposite seat, and smoking his very disreputable pipe with an air of serene content.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A SENTIMENTAL EPISODE Kendricks was waiting below in the taxicab, leaning back in the corner with his feet upon the opposite seat, and smoking his very disreputable pipe with an air of serene content.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Sorry to have turned you out into the street like this," Julien remarked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Julien hesitated for a moment and glanced at his watch.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There is one more call that I must pay, David," he said.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "There is one more call that I must pay, David," he said.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A SENTIMENTAL EPISODE Kendricks was waiting below in the taxicab, leaning back in the corner with his feet upon the opposite seat, and smoking his very disreputable pipe with an air of serene content.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "There is one more call that I must pay, David," he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A SENTIMENTAL EPISODE Kendricks was waiting below in the taxicab, leaning back in the corner with his feet upon the opposite seat, and smoking his very disreputable pipe with an air of serene content.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Sorry to have turned you out into the street like this," Julien remarked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There is one more call that I must pay, David," he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A SENTIMENTAL EPISODE Kendricks was waiting below in the taxicab, leaning back in the corner with his feet upon the opposite seat, and smoking his very disreputable pipe with an air of serene content.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Thank you," Kendricks replied, "under the circumstances I preferred the street."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Sorry to have turned you out into the street like this," Julien remarked.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Thank you," Kendricks replied, "under the circumstances I preferred the street."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There is one more call that I must pay, David," he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A SENTIMENTAL EPISODE Kendricks was waiting below in the taxicab, leaning back in the corner with his feet upon the opposite seat, and smoking his very disreputable pipe with an air of serene content.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A SENTIMENTAL EPISODE Kendricks was waiting below in the taxicab, leaning back in the corner with his feet upon the opposite seat, and smoking his very disreputable pipe with an air of serene content.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A SENTIMENTAL EPISODE Kendricks was waiting below in the taxicab, leaning back in the corner with his feet upon the opposite seat, and smoking his very disreputable pipe with an air of serene content.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A SENTIMENTAL EPISODE Kendricks was waiting below in the taxicab, leaning back in the corner with his feet upon the opposite seat, and smoking his very disreputable pipe with an air of serene content.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Sorry to have turned you out into the street like this," Julien remarked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Sorry to have turned you out into the street like this," Julien remarked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A SENTIMENTAL EPISODE Kendricks was waiting below in the taxicab, leaning back in the corner with his feet upon the opposite seat, and smoking his very disreputable pipe with an air of serene content.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Thank you," Kendricks replied, "under the circumstances I preferred the street."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "There is one more call that I must pay, David," he said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A SENTIMENTAL EPISODE Kendricks was waiting below in the taxicab, leaning back in the corner with his feet upon the opposite seat, and smoking his very disreputable pipe with an air of serene content.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There is one more call that I must pay, David," he said.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Sorry to have turned you out into the street like this," Julien remarked.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Sorry to have turned you out into the street like this," Julien remarked.
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From this reading "Sorry to have turned you out into the street like this," Julien remarked.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading "Thank you," Kendricks replied, "under the circumstances I preferred the street."
a formal word for “on”
From this reading A SENTIMENTAL EPISODE Kendricks was waiting below in the taxicab, leaning back in the corner with his feet upon the opposite seat, and smoking his very disreputable pipe with an air of serene content.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A SENTIMENTAL EPISODE Kendricks was waiting below in the taxicab, leaning back in the corner with his feet upon the opposite seat, and smoking his very disreputable pipe with an air of serene content.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A SENTIMENTAL EPISODE Kendricks was waiting below in the taxicab, leaning back in the corner with his feet upon the opposite seat, and smoking his very disreputable pipe with an air of serene content.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A SENTIMENTAL EPISODE Kendricks was waiting below in the taxicab, leaning back in the corner with his feet upon the opposite seat, and smoking his very disreputable pipe with an air of serene content.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Julien hesitated for a moment and glanced at his watch.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A SENTIMENTAL EPISODE Kendricks was waiting below in the taxicab, leaning back in the corner with his feet upon the opposite seat, and smoking his very disreputable pipe with an air of serene content.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Sorry to have turned you out into the street like this," Julien remarked.
