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Chapter VII
I scrambled to the edge of the pit and played the light around inside. It shelved back at one side, and a dark mouth showed, sloping down into the earth--the hiding place from which the globes had swarmed. Foster was wedged in the opening. I scrambled down beside him, tugged him back to the level ground. He was still breathing; that was something.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “I scrambled to the edge of the pit and played the light around inside.”
next to; at the side of
From this reading “I scrambled down beside him, tugged him back to the level ground.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “It shelved back at one side, and a dark mouth showed, sloping down into the earth--the hiding place from which the globes had swarmed.”
A large hole in the ground, or an abyss of darkness and peril.
From this reading “I scrambled to the edge of the pit and played the light around inside.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “He was still breathing; that was something.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He was still breathing; that was something.”
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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 It shelved back at one side, and a dark mouth showed, sloping down into the earth--the hiding place from which the globes had swarmed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I scrambled to the edge of the pit and played the light around inside.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading I scrambled to the edge of the pit and played the light around inside.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It shelved back at one side, and a dark mouth showed, sloping down into the earth--the hiding place from which the globes had swarmed.
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From this reading It shelved back at one side, and a dark mouth showed, sloping down into the earth--the hiding place from which the globes had swarmed.
next to; at the side of
From this reading I scrambled down beside him, tugged him back to the level ground.
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From this reading He was still breathing; that was something.
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From this reading It shelved back at one side, and a dark mouth showed, sloping down into the earth--the hiding place from which the globes had swarmed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It shelved back at one side, and a dark mouth showed, sloping down into the earth--the hiding place from which the globes had swarmed.
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From this reading It shelved back at one side, and a dark mouth showed, sloping down into the earth--the hiding place from which the globes had swarmed.
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From this reading I scrambled to the edge of the pit and played the light around inside.
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From this reading Foster was wedged in the opening.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It shelved back at one side, and a dark mouth showed, sloping down into the earth--the hiding place from which the globes had swarmed.
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From this reading It shelved back at one side, and a dark mouth showed, sloping down into the earth--the hiding place from which the globes had swarmed.
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From this reading I scrambled down beside him, tugged him back to the level ground.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It shelved back at one side, and a dark mouth showed, sloping down into the earth--the hiding place from which the globes had swarmed.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was still breathing; that was something.
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From this reading It shelved back at one side, and a dark mouth showed, sloping down into the earth--the hiding place from which the globes had swarmed.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I scrambled down beside him, tugged him back to the level ground.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I scrambled to the edge of the pit and played the light around inside.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Foster was wedged in the opening.
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From this reading I scrambled to the edge of the pit and played the light around inside.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It shelved back at one side, and a dark mouth showed, sloping down into the earth--the hiding place from which the globes had swarmed.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It shelved back at one side, and a dark mouth showed, sloping down into the earth--the hiding place from which the globes had swarmed.
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From this reading I scrambled down beside him, tugged him back to the level ground.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I scrambled to the edge of the pit and played the light around inside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It shelved back at one side, and a dark mouth showed, sloping down into the earth--the hiding place from which the globes had swarmed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I scrambled to the edge of the pit and played the light around inside.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It shelved back at one side, and a dark mouth showed, sloping down into the earth--the hiding place from which the globes had swarmed.
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From this reading Foster was wedged in the opening.
A large hole in the ground, or an abyss of darkness and peril.
From this reading I scrambled to the edge of the pit and played the light around inside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It shelved back at one side, and a dark mouth showed, sloping down into the earth--the hiding place from which the globes had swarmed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I scrambled to the edge of the pit and played the light around inside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I scrambled to the edge of the pit and played the light around inside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It shelved back at one side, and a dark mouth showed, sloping down into the earth--the hiding place from which the globes had swarmed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It shelved back at one side, and a dark mouth showed, sloping down into the earth--the hiding place from which the globes had swarmed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It shelved back at one side, and a dark mouth showed, sloping down into the earth--the hiding place from which the globes had swarmed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It shelved back at one side, and a dark mouth showed, sloping down into the earth--the hiding place from which the globes had swarmed.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading He was still breathing; that was something.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was still breathing; that was something.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It shelved back at one side, and a dark mouth showed, sloping down into the earth--the hiding place from which the globes had swarmed.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was still breathing; that was something.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I scrambled to the edge of the pit and played the light around inside.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I scrambled to the edge of the pit and played the light around inside.
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From this reading I scrambled down beside him, tugged him back to the level ground.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Foster was wedged in the opening.
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From this reading Foster was wedged in the opening.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It shelved back at one side, and a dark mouth showed, sloping down into the earth--the hiding place from which the globes had swarmed.
