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Chapter XXIII
THE LOST AVIATOR “A piece of an airship!” repeated Bob excitedly. “Ours?” “The _Dart_, yes. The piece here is discolored and looks old, but a day’s knocking around with this Indian here would do that.” “Then you figure out that he has discovered the _Dart_ and utilized what he fancied about it to make a game bag, and this is it?”
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading ““Then you figure out that he has discovered the _Dart_ and utilized what he fancied about it to make a game bag, and this is it?””
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “The piece here is discolored and looks old, but a day’s knocking around with this Indian here would do that.””
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ““Then you figure out that he has discovered the _Dart_ and utilized what he fancied about it to make a game bag, and this is it?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The piece here is discolored and looks old, but a day’s knocking around with this Indian here would do that.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Then you figure out that he has discovered the _Dart_ and utilized what he fancied about it to make a game bag, and this is it?””
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading ““Ours?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE LOST AVIATOR “A piece of an airship!” repeated Bob excitedly.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “The piece here is discolored and looks old, but a day’s knocking around with this Indian here would do that.””
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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 THE LOST AVIATOR “A piece of an airship!” repeated Bob excitedly.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Then you figure out that he has discovered the _Dart_ and utilized what he fancied about it to make a game bag, and this is it?”
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From this reading THE LOST AVIATOR “A piece of an airship!” repeated Bob excitedly.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE LOST AVIATOR “A piece of an airship!” repeated Bob excitedly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The piece here is discolored and looks old, but a day’s knocking around with this Indian here would do that.”
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The piece here is discolored and looks old, but a day’s knocking around with this Indian here would do that.”
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From this reading THE LOST AVIATOR “A piece of an airship!” repeated Bob excitedly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Then you figure out that he has discovered the _Dart_ and utilized what he fancied about it to make a game bag, and this is it?”
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From this reading THE LOST AVIATOR “A piece of an airship!” repeated Bob excitedly.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The piece here is discolored and looks old, but a day’s knocking around with this Indian here would do that.”
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From this reading “The _Dart_, yes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The piece here is discolored and looks old, but a day’s knocking around with this Indian here would do that.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The piece here is discolored and looks old, but a day’s knocking around with this Indian here would do that.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Then you figure out that he has discovered the _Dart_ and utilized what he fancied about it to make a game bag, and this is it?”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading The piece here is discolored and looks old, but a day’s knocking around with this Indian here would do that.”
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From this reading THE LOST AVIATOR “A piece of an airship!” repeated Bob excitedly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Then you figure out that he has discovered the _Dart_ and utilized what he fancied about it to make a game bag, and this is it?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Then you figure out that he has discovered the _Dart_ and utilized what he fancied about it to make a game bag, and this is it?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Then you figure out that he has discovered the _Dart_ and utilized what he fancied about it to make a game bag, and this is it?”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Then you figure out that he has discovered the _Dart_ and utilized what he fancied about it to make a game bag, and this is it?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Then you figure out that he has discovered the _Dart_ and utilized what he fancied about it to make a game bag, and this is it?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The piece here is discolored and looks old, but a day’s knocking around with this Indian here would do that.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The piece here is discolored and looks old, but a day’s knocking around with this Indian here would do that.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The piece here is discolored and looks old, but a day’s knocking around with this Indian here would do that.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Then you figure out that he has discovered the _Dart_ and utilized what he fancied about it to make a game bag, and this is it?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The piece here is discolored and looks old, but a day’s knocking around with this Indian here would do that.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The piece here is discolored and looks old, but a day’s knocking around with this Indian here would do that.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LOST AVIATOR “A piece of an airship!” repeated Bob excitedly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then you figure out that he has discovered the _Dart_ and utilized what he fancied about it to make a game bag, and this is it?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LOST AVIATOR “A piece of an airship!” repeated Bob excitedly.
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From this reading The piece here is discolored and looks old, but a day’s knocking around with this Indian here would do that.”
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading “Ours?”
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From this reading “Then you figure out that he has discovered the _Dart_ and utilized what he fancied about it to make a game bag, and this is it?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LOST AVIATOR “A piece of an airship!” repeated Bob excitedly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE LOST AVIATOR “A piece of an airship!” repeated Bob excitedly.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The piece here is discolored and looks old, but a day’s knocking around with this Indian here would do that.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LOST AVIATOR “A piece of an airship!” repeated Bob excitedly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Then you figure out that he has discovered the _Dart_ and utilized what he fancied about it to make a game bag, and this is it?”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The piece here is discolored and looks old, but a day’s knocking around with this Indian here would do that.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Then you figure out that he has discovered the _Dart_ and utilized what he fancied about it to make a game bag, and this is it?”
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From this reading “Then you figure out that he has discovered the _Dart_ and utilized what he fancied about it to make a game bag, and this is it?”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Then you figure out that he has discovered the _Dart_ and utilized what he fancied about it to make a game bag, and this is it?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading The piece here is discolored and looks old, but a day’s knocking around with this Indian here would do that.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The piece here is discolored and looks old, but a day’s knocking around with this Indian here would do that.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The _Dart_, yes.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Then you figure out that he has discovered the _Dart_ and utilized what he fancied about it to make a game bag, and this is it?”
