If he didn’t phone this morning, then I’m probably away.

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Could you please explain what this sentence means?

If he didn’t phone this morning, then I’m probably away
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In what context did you see/hear these words?
In a grammar book as an example of a mixed type of conditional sentence.
 
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In a grammar book as an example of a mixed type of conditional sentence.
You have been a member long enough to know that you should tell us the title and author of any text you quote.
 

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You have been a member long enough to know that you should tell us the title and author of any text you quote.
It's a coursebook for Russian students, edited by a Russian professor Arakin. But I don't know where Mr Arakin took this text (there is no any reference in the textbook as to the source). So here's a photo of the title page:

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It's a coursebook for Russian students, edited by a Russian professor Arakin. But I don't know where Mr Arakin took this text (there is no any reference in the textbook as to the source).
The coursebook is the source. You can name the book and its author in future posts.
 

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Not a good example – especially in a grammar book.
 
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