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AT TREPASSEY _Log Book:_ June 5,—2:45. There is a howling gale outside. The wind has blown steadily since we arrived and is getting worse now. Bill says it would be grand if we were in the air, but we can’t take off against the hill across the bay. We’d have to turn and turning would mean a slide into the water, with a heavily loaded plane and side wind.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading “Bill says it would be grand if we were in the air, but we can’t take off against the hill across the bay.”
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “Bill says it would be grand if we were in the air, but we can’t take off against the hill across the bay.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The wind has blown steadily since we arrived and is getting worse now.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “We’d have to turn and turning would mean a slide into the water, with a heavily loaded plane and side wind.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “There is a howling gale outside.”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “The wind has blown steadily since we arrived and is getting worse now.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Bill says it would be grand if we were in the air, but we can’t take off against the hill across the bay.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The wind has blown steadily since we arrived and is getting worse now.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Bill says it would be grand if we were in the air, but we can’t take off against the hill across the bay.”
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From this reading AT TREPASSEY _Log Book:_ June 5,—2:45.
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From this reading AT TREPASSEY _Log Book:_ June 5,—2:45.
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From this reading AT TREPASSEY _Log Book:_ June 5,—2:45.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There is a howling gale outside.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Bill says it would be grand if we were in the air, but we can’t take off against the hill across the bay.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Bill says it would be grand if we were in the air, but we can’t take off against the hill across the bay.
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From this reading Bill says it would be grand if we were in the air, but we can’t take off against the hill across the bay.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The wind has blown steadily since we arrived and is getting worse now.
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From this reading The wind has blown steadily since we arrived and is getting worse now.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT TREPASSEY _Log Book:_ June 5,—2:45.
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From this reading Bill says it would be grand if we were in the air, but we can’t take off against the hill across the bay.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Bill says it would be grand if we were in the air, but we can’t take off against the hill across the bay.
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From this reading Bill says it would be grand if we were in the air, but we can’t take off against the hill across the bay.
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From this reading The wind has blown steadily since we arrived and is getting worse now.
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From this reading AT TREPASSEY _Log Book:_ June 5,—2:45.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Bill says it would be grand if we were in the air, but we can’t take off against the hill across the bay.
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From this reading Bill says it would be grand if we were in the air, but we can’t take off against the hill across the bay.
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From this reading There is a howling gale outside.
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From this reading The wind has blown steadily since we arrived and is getting worse now.
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From this reading Bill says it would be grand if we were in the air, but we can’t take off against the hill across the bay.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The wind has blown steadily since we arrived and is getting worse now.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We’d have to turn and turning would mean a slide into the water, with a heavily loaded plane and side wind.
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From this reading We’d have to turn and turning would mean a slide into the water, with a heavily loaded plane and side wind.
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From this reading Bill says it would be grand if we were in the air, but we can’t take off against the hill across the bay.
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From this reading There is a howling gale outside.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Bill says it would be grand if we were in the air, but we can’t take off against the hill across the bay.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Bill says it would be grand if we were in the air, but we can’t take off against the hill across the bay.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading We’d have to turn and turning would mean a slide into the water, with a heavily loaded plane and side wind.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is a howling gale outside.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Bill says it would be grand if we were in the air, but we can’t take off against the hill across the bay.
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From this reading AT TREPASSEY _Log Book:_ June 5,—2:45.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We’d have to turn and turning would mean a slide into the water, with a heavily loaded plane and side wind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AT TREPASSEY _Log Book:_ June 5,—2:45.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We’d have to turn and turning would mean a slide into the water, with a heavily loaded plane and side wind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The wind has blown steadily since we arrived and is getting worse now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bill says it would be grand if we were in the air, but we can’t take off against the hill across the bay.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There is a howling gale outside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We’d have to turn and turning would mean a slide into the water, with a heavily loaded plane and side wind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bill says it would be grand if we were in the air, but we can’t take off against the hill across the bay.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We’d have to turn and turning would mean a slide into the water, with a heavily loaded plane and side wind.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading The wind has blown steadily since we arrived and is getting worse now.
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From this reading We’d have to turn and turning would mean a slide into the water, with a heavily loaded plane and side wind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The wind has blown steadily since we arrived and is getting worse now.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bill says it would be grand if we were in the air, but we can’t take off against the hill across the bay.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The wind has blown steadily since we arrived and is getting worse now.
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From this reading There is a howling gale outside.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We’d have to turn and turning would mean a slide into the water, with a heavily loaded plane and side wind.
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From this reading AT TREPASSEY _Log Book:_ June 5,—2:45.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We’d have to turn and turning would mean a slide into the water, with a heavily loaded plane and side wind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We’d have to turn and turning would mean a slide into the water, with a heavily loaded plane and side wind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We’d have to turn and turning would mean a slide into the water, with a heavily loaded plane and side wind.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The wind has blown steadily since we arrived and is getting worse now.
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From this reading We’d have to turn and turning would mean a slide into the water, with a heavily loaded plane and side wind.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Bill says it would be grand if we were in the air, but we can’t take off against the hill across the bay.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wind has blown steadily since we arrived and is getting worse now.
in the company of; together with
From this reading We’d have to turn and turning would mean a slide into the water, with a heavily loaded plane and side wind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The wind has blown steadily since we arrived and is getting worse now.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Bill says it would be grand if we were in the air, but we can’t take off against the hill across the bay.
