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Chapter VI
REPELLING BOARDERS. That had been a cleverly managed stroke, and it left the young officer simply paralyzed. All he could do was to stare into the muzzle of that weapon. He realized of course in a flash how he had been duped. And he was in a trap!
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “That had been a cleverly managed stroke, and it left the young officer simply paralyzed.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “All he could do was to stare into the muzzle of that weapon.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He realized of course in a flash how he had been duped.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That had been a cleverly managed stroke, and it left the young officer simply paralyzed.”
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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 That had been a cleverly managed stroke, and it left the young officer simply paralyzed.
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From this reading All he could do was to stare into the muzzle of that weapon.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That had been a cleverly managed stroke, and it left the young officer simply paralyzed.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading That had been a cleverly managed stroke, and it left the young officer simply paralyzed.
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From this reading REPELLING BOARDERS.
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From this reading That had been a cleverly managed stroke, and it left the young officer simply paralyzed.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading All he could do was to stare into the muzzle of that weapon.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He realized of course in a flash how he had been duped.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading All he could do was to stare into the muzzle of that weapon.
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From this reading He realized of course in a flash how he had been duped.
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From this reading He realized of course in a flash how he had been duped.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading That had been a cleverly managed stroke, and it left the young officer simply paralyzed.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading All he could do was to stare into the muzzle of that weapon.
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From this reading He realized of course in a flash how he had been duped.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He realized of course in a flash how he had been duped.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading All he could do was to stare into the muzzle of that weapon.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading That had been a cleverly managed stroke, and it left the young officer simply paralyzed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That had been a cleverly managed stroke, and it left the young officer simply paralyzed.
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From this reading That had been a cleverly managed stroke, and it left the young officer simply paralyzed.
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From this reading All he could do was to stare into the muzzle of that weapon.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All he could do was to stare into the muzzle of that weapon.
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From this reading That had been a cleverly managed stroke, and it left the young officer simply paralyzed.
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From this reading That had been a cleverly managed stroke, and it left the young officer simply paralyzed.
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From this reading He realized of course in a flash how he had been duped.
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From this reading REPELLING BOARDERS.
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From this reading That had been a cleverly managed stroke, and it left the young officer simply paralyzed.
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From this reading All he could do was to stare into the muzzle of that weapon.
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From this reading That had been a cleverly managed stroke, and it left the young officer simply paralyzed.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That had been a cleverly managed stroke, and it left the young officer simply paralyzed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That had been a cleverly managed stroke, and it left the young officer simply paralyzed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All he could do was to stare into the muzzle of that weapon.
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From this reading And he was in a trap!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All he could do was to stare into the muzzle of that weapon.
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From this reading All he could do was to stare into the muzzle of that weapon.
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From this reading That had been a cleverly managed stroke, and it left the young officer simply paralyzed.
