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Chapter XVII
I MEET COMMODORE DEWEY. “Help!” That was but the single word I uttered as the sharp blade dangled before my eyes and burnt itself on my brain. I felt that I was about to die--that an unknown Chinese assassin was about to slay me. But in a twinkling the scene changed.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “I felt that I was about to die--that an unknown Chinese assassin was about to slay me.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “That was but the single word I uttered as the sharp blade dangled before my eyes and burnt itself on my brain.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Help!””
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading “That was but the single word I uttered as the sharp blade dangled before my eyes and burnt itself on my brain.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “That was but the single word I uttered as the sharp blade dangled before my eyes and burnt itself on my brain.”
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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 But in a twinkling the scene changed.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I felt that I was about to die--that an unknown Chinese assassin was about to slay me.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I felt that I was about to die--that an unknown Chinese assassin was about to slay me.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That was but the single word I uttered as the sharp blade dangled before my eyes and burnt itself on my brain.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading That was but the single word I uttered as the sharp blade dangled before my eyes and burnt itself on my brain.
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From this reading I felt that I was about to die--that an unknown Chinese assassin was about to slay me.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading That was but the single word I uttered as the sharp blade dangled before my eyes and burnt itself on my brain.
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From this reading That was but the single word I uttered as the sharp blade dangled before my eyes and burnt itself on my brain.
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From this reading That was but the single word I uttered as the sharp blade dangled before my eyes and burnt itself on my brain.
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From this reading That was but the single word I uttered as the sharp blade dangled before my eyes and burnt itself on my brain.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading That was but the single word I uttered as the sharp blade dangled before my eyes and burnt itself on my brain.
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From this reading But in a twinkling the scene changed.
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From this reading I felt that I was about to die--that an unknown Chinese assassin was about to slay me.
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From this reading I MEET COMMODORE DEWEY.
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From this reading That was but the single word I uttered as the sharp blade dangled before my eyes and burnt itself on my brain.
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From this reading I MEET COMMODORE DEWEY.
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From this reading I felt that I was about to die--that an unknown Chinese assassin was about to slay me.
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From this reading That was but the single word I uttered as the sharp blade dangled before my eyes and burnt itself on my brain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I felt that I was about to die--that an unknown Chinese assassin was about to slay me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Help!”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I MEET COMMODORE DEWEY.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But in a twinkling the scene changed.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading That was but the single word I uttered as the sharp blade dangled before my eyes and burnt itself on my brain.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I felt that I was about to die--that an unknown Chinese assassin was about to slay me.
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From this reading I MEET COMMODORE DEWEY.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading That was but the single word I uttered as the sharp blade dangled before my eyes and burnt itself on my brain.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading That was but the single word I uttered as the sharp blade dangled before my eyes and burnt itself on my brain.
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From this reading But in a twinkling the scene changed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That was but the single word I uttered as the sharp blade dangled before my eyes and burnt itself on my brain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That was but the single word I uttered as the sharp blade dangled before my eyes and burnt itself on my brain.
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From this reading I felt that I was about to die--that an unknown Chinese assassin was about to slay me.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was but the single word I uttered as the sharp blade dangled before my eyes and burnt itself on my brain.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That was but the single word I uttered as the sharp blade dangled before my eyes and burnt itself on my brain.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I felt that I was about to die--that an unknown Chinese assassin was about to slay me.
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From this reading But in a twinkling the scene changed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I felt that I was about to die--that an unknown Chinese assassin was about to slay me.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading That was but the single word I uttered as the sharp blade dangled before my eyes and burnt itself on my brain.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That was but the single word I uttered as the sharp blade dangled before my eyes and burnt itself on my brain.
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From this reading That was but the single word I uttered as the sharp blade dangled before my eyes and burnt itself on my brain.
