Cassie already had her cigarettes out and was rummaging for a lighter.
that is - Cassie already put out her cigarettes...
Hasibul Alam Cassie already had her cigarettes out This means that she had taken a pack of cigarettes out of her handbag, pocket, or wherever it is that the cigarettes are kept. Hasibul Alam Cassie already put out her cigarettes... The interpretation of this is not certain.
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Hasibul AlamCassie already had her cigarettes out
This means that she had taken a pack of cigarettes out of her handbag, pocket, or wherever it is that the cigarettes are kept.
Hasibul AlamCassie already put out her cigarettes...
The interpretation of this is not certain. "put out" could be understood to mean that