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Hart's mouth twisted. "Sabotage. They picked up a whole ring that's been operating for over a year. Caught them red-handed, but not before they burnt out half a calculator wing. They'll have to move in new machines now before they can go on--set the Project back another week, and that could lose the war for us right there.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “They'll have to move in new machines now before they can go on--set the Project back another week, and that could lose the war for us right there.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “They picked up a whole ring that's been operating for over a year.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Caught them red-handed, but not before they burnt out half a calculator wing.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “They'll have to move in new machines now before they can go on--set the Project back another week, and that could lose the war for us right there.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Caught them red-handed, but not before they burnt out half a calculator wing.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “They'll have to move in new machines now before they can go on--set the Project back another week, and that could lose the war for us right there.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “They picked up a whole ring that's been operating for over a year.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They'll have to move in new machines now before they can go on--set the Project back another week, and that could lose the war for us right there.”
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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 They picked up a whole ring that's been operating for over a year.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They'll have to move in new machines now before they can go on--set the Project back another week, and that could lose the war for us right there.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They'll have to move in new machines now before they can go on--set the Project back another week, and that could lose the war for us right there.
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From this reading They'll have to move in new machines now before they can go on--set the Project back another week, and that could lose the war for us right there.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They picked up a whole ring that's been operating for over a year.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Caught them red-handed, but not before they burnt out half a calculator wing.
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From this reading Caught them red-handed, but not before they burnt out half a calculator wing.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Caught them red-handed, but not before they burnt out half a calculator wing.
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From this reading Caught them red-handed, but not before they burnt out half a calculator wing.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading They'll have to move in new machines now before they can go on--set the Project back another week, and that could lose the war for us right there.
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From this reading Caught them red-handed, but not before they burnt out half a calculator wing.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading They'll have to move in new machines now before they can go on--set the Project back another week, and that could lose the war for us right there.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They picked up a whole ring that's been operating for over a year.
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From this reading They'll have to move in new machines now before they can go on--set the Project back another week, and that could lose the war for us right there.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Caught them red-handed, but not before they burnt out half a calculator wing.
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From this reading Hart's mouth twisted.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They'll have to move in new machines now before they can go on--set the Project back another week, and that could lose the war for us right there.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They'll have to move in new machines now before they can go on--set the Project back another week, and that could lose the war for us right there.
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From this reading They'll have to move in new machines now before they can go on--set the Project back another week, and that could lose the war for us right there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They'll have to move in new machines now before they can go on--set the Project back another week, and that could lose the war for us right there.
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From this reading Hart's mouth twisted.
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From this reading They'll have to move in new machines now before they can go on--set the Project back another week, and that could lose the war for us right there.
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From this reading They'll have to move in new machines now before they can go on--set the Project back another week, and that could lose the war for us right there.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Caught them red-handed, but not before they burnt out half a calculator wing.
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From this reading They'll have to move in new machines now before they can go on--set the Project back another week, and that could lose the war for us right there.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They'll have to move in new machines now before they can go on--set the Project back another week, and that could lose the war for us right there.
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From this reading They picked up a whole ring that's been operating for over a year.
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From this reading Caught them red-handed, but not before they burnt out half a calculator wing.
above and across; more than
From this reading They picked up a whole ring that's been operating for over a year.
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From this reading They picked up a whole ring that's been operating for over a year.
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From this reading They'll have to move in new machines now before they can go on--set the Project back another week, and that could lose the war for us right there.
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From this reading Caught them red-handed, but not before they burnt out half a calculator wing.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They'll have to move in new machines now before they can go on--set the Project back another week, and that could lose the war for us right there.
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From this reading They picked up a whole ring that's been operating for over a year.
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From this reading "Sabotage.
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From this reading They'll have to move in new machines now before they can go on--set the Project back another week, and that could lose the war for us right there.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They'll have to move in new machines now before they can go on--set the Project back another week, and that could lose the war for us right there.
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From this reading They picked up a whole ring that's been operating for over a year.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They'll have to move in new machines now before they can go on--set the Project back another week, and that could lose the war for us right there.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Caught them red-handed, but not before they burnt out half a calculator wing.
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From this reading They'll have to move in new machines now before they can go on--set the Project back another week, and that could lose the war for us right there.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They picked up a whole ring that's been operating for over a year.
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From this reading They'll have to move in new machines now before they can go on--set the Project back another week, and that could lose the war for us right there.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They'll have to move in new machines now before they can go on--set the Project back another week, and that could lose the war for us right there.
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From this reading Hart's mouth twisted.
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From this reading They picked up a whole ring that's been operating for over a year.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They'll have to move in new machines now before they can go on--set the Project back another week, and that could lose the war for us right there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They'll have to move in new machines now before they can go on--set the Project back another week, and that could lose the war for us right there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They'll have to move in new machines now before they can go on--set the Project back another week, and that could lose the war for us right there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They picked up a whole ring that's been operating for over a year.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Caught them red-handed, but not before they burnt out half a calculator wing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They picked up a whole ring that's been operating for over a year.
