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Chapter X
A RUSH ORDER “I’d like to find the man that did that!” stormed John Davis in great rage. “It wasn’t a man—it was a boy,” said Ben, but he distinctly said it to himself. There was trouble at the _Flyer_ camp. It had just been discovered. That morning Mr. Davis had joined in the principal feats of the preliminary aviation meet.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “It had just been discovered.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There was trouble at the _Flyer_ camp.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A RUSH ORDER “I’d like to find the man that did that!” stormed John Davis in great rage.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading ““It wasn’t a man—it was a boy,” said Ben, but he distinctly said it to himself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A RUSH ORDER “I’d like to find the man that did that!” stormed John Davis in great rage.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That morning Mr. Davis had joined in the principal feats of the preliminary aviation meet.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A RUSH ORDER “I’d like to find the man that did that!” stormed John Davis in great rage.”
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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 A RUSH ORDER “I’d like to find the man that did that!” stormed John Davis in great rage.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There was trouble at the _Flyer_ camp.
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From this reading That morning Mr. Davis had joined in the principal feats of the preliminary aviation meet.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It had just been discovered.
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From this reading “It wasn’t a man—it was a boy,” said Ben, but he distinctly said it to himself.
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From this reading “It wasn’t a man—it was a boy,” said Ben, but he distinctly said it to himself.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “It wasn’t a man—it was a boy,” said Ben, but he distinctly said it to himself.
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From this reading There was trouble at the _Flyer_ camp.
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From this reading A RUSH ORDER “I’d like to find the man that did that!” stormed John Davis in great rage.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading A RUSH ORDER “I’d like to find the man that did that!” stormed John Davis in great rage.
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From this reading It had just been discovered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It wasn’t a man—it was a boy,” said Ben, but he distinctly said it to himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That morning Mr. Davis had joined in the principal feats of the preliminary aviation meet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A RUSH ORDER “I’d like to find the man that did that!” stormed John Davis in great rage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was trouble at the _Flyer_ camp.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A RUSH ORDER “I’d like to find the man that did that!” stormed John Davis in great rage.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had just been discovered.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “It wasn’t a man—it was a boy,” said Ben, but he distinctly said it to himself.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “It wasn’t a man—it was a boy,” said Ben, but he distinctly said it to himself.
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From this reading A RUSH ORDER “I’d like to find the man that did that!” stormed John Davis in great rage.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A RUSH ORDER “I’d like to find the man that did that!” stormed John Davis in great rage.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It wasn’t a man—it was a boy,” said Ben, but he distinctly said it to himself.
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From this reading A RUSH ORDER “I’d like to find the man that did that!” stormed John Davis in great rage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That morning Mr. Davis had joined in the principal feats of the preliminary aviation meet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It had just been discovered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A RUSH ORDER “I’d like to find the man that did that!” stormed John Davis in great rage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A RUSH ORDER “I’d like to find the man that did that!” stormed John Davis in great rage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That morning Mr. Davis had joined in the principal feats of the preliminary aviation meet.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That morning Mr. Davis had joined in the principal feats of the preliminary aviation meet.
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From this reading That morning Mr. Davis had joined in the principal feats of the preliminary aviation meet.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That morning Mr. Davis had joined in the principal feats of the preliminary aviation meet.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A RUSH ORDER “I’d like to find the man that did that!” stormed John Davis in great rage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That morning Mr. Davis had joined in the principal feats of the preliminary aviation meet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That morning Mr. Davis had joined in the principal feats of the preliminary aviation meet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A RUSH ORDER “I’d like to find the man that did that!” stormed John Davis in great rage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A RUSH ORDER “I’d like to find the man that did that!” stormed John Davis in great rage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It wasn’t a man—it was a boy,” said Ben, but he distinctly said it to himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A RUSH ORDER “I’d like to find the man that did that!” stormed John Davis in great rage.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A RUSH ORDER “I’d like to find the man that did that!” stormed John Davis in great rage.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A RUSH ORDER “I’d like to find the man that did that!” stormed John Davis in great rage.
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From this reading There was trouble at the _Flyer_ camp.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A RUSH ORDER “I’d like to find the man that did that!” stormed John Davis in great rage.
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From this reading There was trouble at the _Flyer_ camp.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It wasn’t a man—it was a boy,” said Ben, but he distinctly said it to himself.
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From this reading “It wasn’t a man—it was a boy,” said Ben, but he distinctly said it to himself.
