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“Keep right on,” ordered the aeronaut to Andy in a low tone. Andy squeezed under a bulge of muslin and wood and reached what looked like a low, flat-topped stool. “Do you hear me?” yelled the farmer, brandishing his weapon and trying to look very fierce and dangerous. The aeronaut, Andy noticed, was reaching in his pocket. He drew out two small bills and some silver.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He drew out two small bills and some silver.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Do you hear me?” yelled the farmer, brandishing his weapon and trying to look very fierce and dangerous.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Do you hear me?” yelled the farmer, brandishing his weapon and trying to look very fierce and dangerous.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Andy squeezed under a bulge of muslin and wood and reached what looked like a low, flat-topped stool.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Keep right on,” ordered the aeronaut to Andy in a low tone.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He drew out two small bills and some silver.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “Andy squeezed under a bulge of muslin and wood and reached what looked like a low, flat-topped stool.”
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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 “Keep right on,” ordered the aeronaut to Andy in a low tone.
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From this reading “Keep right on,” ordered the aeronaut to Andy in a low tone.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Andy squeezed under a bulge of muslin and wood and reached what looked like a low, flat-topped stool.
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From this reading “Keep right on,” ordered the aeronaut to Andy in a low tone.
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From this reading He drew out two small bills and some silver.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Do you hear me?” yelled the farmer, brandishing his weapon and trying to look very fierce and dangerous.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Andy squeezed under a bulge of muslin and wood and reached what looked like a low, flat-topped stool.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Do you hear me?” yelled the farmer, brandishing his weapon and trying to look very fierce and dangerous.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Do you hear me?” yelled the farmer, brandishing his weapon and trying to look very fierce and dangerous.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He drew out two small bills and some silver.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Do you hear me?” yelled the farmer, brandishing his weapon and trying to look very fierce and dangerous.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Do you hear me?” yelled the farmer, brandishing his weapon and trying to look very fierce and dangerous.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Andy squeezed under a bulge of muslin and wood and reached what looked like a low, flat-topped stool.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He drew out two small bills and some silver.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Do you hear me?” yelled the farmer, brandishing his weapon and trying to look very fierce and dangerous.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Do you hear me?” yelled the farmer, brandishing his weapon and trying to look very fierce and dangerous.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Keep right on,” ordered the aeronaut to Andy in a low tone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Keep right on,” ordered the aeronaut to Andy in a low tone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Andy squeezed under a bulge of muslin and wood and reached what looked like a low, flat-topped stool.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Do you hear me?” yelled the farmer, brandishing his weapon and trying to look very fierce and dangerous.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Andy squeezed under a bulge of muslin and wood and reached what looked like a low, flat-topped stool.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Keep right on,” ordered the aeronaut to Andy in a low tone.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Do you hear me?” yelled the farmer, brandishing his weapon and trying to look very fierce and dangerous.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Andy squeezed under a bulge of muslin and wood and reached what looked like a low, flat-topped stool.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The aeronaut, Andy noticed, was reaching in his pocket.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Andy squeezed under a bulge of muslin and wood and reached what looked like a low, flat-topped stool.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Keep right on,” ordered the aeronaut to Andy in a low tone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Keep right on,” ordered the aeronaut to Andy in a low tone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He drew out two small bills and some silver.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The aeronaut, Andy noticed, was reaching in his pocket.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Andy squeezed under a bulge of muslin and wood and reached what looked like a low, flat-topped stool.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The aeronaut, Andy noticed, was reaching in his pocket.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Keep right on,” ordered the aeronaut to Andy in a low tone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He drew out two small bills and some silver.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He drew out two small bills and some silver.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He drew out two small bills and some silver.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Andy squeezed under a bulge of muslin and wood and reached what looked like a low, flat-topped stool.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Andy squeezed under a bulge of muslin and wood and reached what looked like a low, flat-topped stool.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Keep right on,” ordered the aeronaut to Andy in a low tone.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Keep right on,” ordered the aeronaut to Andy in a low tone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Keep right on,” ordered the aeronaut to Andy in a low tone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Do you hear me?” yelled the farmer, brandishing his weapon and trying to look very fierce and dangerous.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He drew out two small bills and some silver.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Andy squeezed under a bulge of muslin and wood and reached what looked like a low, flat-topped stool.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Do you hear me?” yelled the farmer, brandishing his weapon and trying to look very fierce and dangerous.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The aeronaut, Andy noticed, was reaching in his pocket.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Do you hear me?” yelled the farmer, brandishing his weapon and trying to look very fierce and dangerous.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Andy squeezed under a bulge of muslin and wood and reached what looked like a low, flat-topped stool.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Andy squeezed under a bulge of muslin and wood and reached what looked like a low, flat-topped stool.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Do you hear me?” yelled the farmer, brandishing his weapon and trying to look very fierce and dangerous.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Do you hear me?” yelled the farmer, brandishing his weapon and trying to look very fierce and dangerous.
