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Chapter XIX
“FIRE!” “Oliver, you went at him in great style,” observed Dan, when the excitement was over and we found ourselves alone. “After this you’ll be the cock of the walk.” “I don’t want to be cock of the walk, Dan. I simply want to be left alone.”
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
later than; following
From this reading ““After this you’ll be the cock of the walk.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Oliver, you went at him in great style,” observed Dan, when the excitement was over and we found ourselves alone.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Oliver, you went at him in great style,” observed Dan, when the excitement was over and we found ourselves alone.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Oliver, you went at him in great style,” observed Dan, when the excitement was over and we found ourselves alone.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I simply want to be left alone.””
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading ““Oliver, you went at him in great style,” observed Dan, when the excitement was over and we found ourselves alone.”
above and across; more than
From this reading ““Oliver, you went at him in great style,” observed Dan, when the excitement was over and we found ourselves alone.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Oliver, you went at him in great style,” observed Dan, when the excitement was over and we found ourselves alone.”
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later than; following
From this reading “After this you’ll be the cock of the walk.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oliver, you went at him in great style,” observed Dan, when the excitement was over and we found ourselves alone.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Oliver, you went at him in great style,” observed Dan, when the excitement was over and we found ourselves alone.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Oliver, you went at him in great style,” observed Dan, when the excitement was over and we found ourselves alone.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “After this you’ll be the cock of the walk.”
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From this reading “After this you’ll be the cock of the walk.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oliver, you went at him in great style,” observed Dan, when the excitement was over and we found ourselves alone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don’t want to be cock of the walk, Dan.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oliver, you went at him in great style,” observed Dan, when the excitement was over and we found ourselves alone.
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From this reading “FIRE!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oliver, you went at him in great style,” observed Dan, when the excitement was over and we found ourselves alone.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oliver, you went at him in great style,” observed Dan, when the excitement was over and we found ourselves alone.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Oliver, you went at him in great style,” observed Dan, when the excitement was over and we found ourselves alone.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I don’t want to be cock of the walk, Dan.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Oliver, you went at him in great style,” observed Dan, when the excitement was over and we found ourselves alone.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I simply want to be left alone.”
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From this reading “Oliver, you went at him in great style,” observed Dan, when the excitement was over and we found ourselves alone.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “After this you’ll be the cock of the walk.”
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From this reading “Oliver, you went at him in great style,” observed Dan, when the excitement was over and we found ourselves alone.
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading “Oliver, you went at him in great style,” observed Dan, when the excitement was over and we found ourselves alone.
above and across; more than
From this reading “Oliver, you went at him in great style,” observed Dan, when the excitement was over and we found ourselves alone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I simply want to be left alone.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oliver, you went at him in great style,” observed Dan, when the excitement was over and we found ourselves alone.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Oliver, you went at him in great style,” observed Dan, when the excitement was over and we found ourselves alone.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “After this you’ll be the cock of the walk.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I don’t want to be cock of the walk, Dan.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “After this you’ll be the cock of the walk.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don’t want to be cock of the walk, Dan.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Oliver, you went at him in great style,” observed Dan, when the excitement was over and we found ourselves alone.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Oliver, you went at him in great style,” observed Dan, when the excitement was over and we found ourselves alone.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oliver, you went at him in great style,” observed Dan, when the excitement was over and we found ourselves alone.
at the time that
From this reading “Oliver, you went at him in great style,” observed Dan, when the excitement was over and we found ourselves alone.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Oliver, you went at him in great style,” observed Dan, when the excitement was over and we found ourselves alone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “After this you’ll be the cock of the walk.”
