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The navy, under orders, hung in the mouth of the little river for hours. The crew served the dinner of shark’s fin soup, plantains, crab gumbo and sour wine. The admiral, with a three-foot telescope, closely scanned the impervious foliage fifty yards away. It was nearly sunset when a reverberating “hal-lo-o-o!” came from the forest to their left. It was answered; and three men, mounted upon mules, crashed through the tropic tangle to within a dozen yards of the river’s bank.
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 “It was answered; and three men, mounted upon mules, crashed through the tropic tangle to within a dozen yards of the river’s bank.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The crew served the dinner of shark’s fin soup, plantains, crab gumbo and sour wine.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was nearly sunset when a reverberating “hal-lo-o-o!” came from the forest to their left.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The navy, under orders, hung in the mouth of the little river for hours.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It was answered; and three men, mounted upon mules, crashed through the tropic tangle to within a dozen yards of the river’s bank.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “The navy, under orders, hung in the mouth of the little river for hours.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “It was answered; and three men, mounted upon mules, crashed through the tropic tangle to within a dozen yards of the river’s bank.”
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading “It was answered; and three men, mounted upon mules, crashed through the tropic tangle to within a dozen yards of the river’s bank.”
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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 admiral, with a three-foot telescope, closely scanned the impervious foliage fifty yards away.
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From this reading The admiral, with a three-foot telescope, closely scanned the impervious foliage fifty yards away.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The crew served the dinner of shark’s fin soup, plantains, crab gumbo and sour wine.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was answered; and three men, mounted upon mules, crashed through the tropic tangle to within a dozen yards of the river’s bank.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The admiral, with a three-foot telescope, closely scanned the impervious foliage fifty yards away.
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From this reading It was answered; and three men, mounted upon mules, crashed through the tropic tangle to within a dozen yards of the river’s bank.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was nearly sunset when a reverberating “hal-lo-o-o!” came from the forest to their left.
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From this reading The admiral, with a three-foot telescope, closely scanned the impervious foliage fifty yards away.
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From this reading The crew served the dinner of shark’s fin soup, plantains, crab gumbo and sour wine.
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From this reading It was answered; and three men, mounted upon mules, crashed through the tropic tangle to within a dozen yards of the river’s bank.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The crew served the dinner of shark’s fin soup, plantains, crab gumbo and sour wine.
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From this reading The crew served the dinner of shark’s fin soup, plantains, crab gumbo and sour wine.
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From this reading It was answered; and three men, mounted upon mules, crashed through the tropic tangle to within a dozen yards of the river’s bank.
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From this reading The admiral, with a three-foot telescope, closely scanned the impervious foliage fifty yards away.
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From this reading The crew served the dinner of shark’s fin soup, plantains, crab gumbo and sour wine.
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From this reading The admiral, with a three-foot telescope, closely scanned the impervious foliage fifty yards away.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The navy, under orders, hung in the mouth of the little river for hours.
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From this reading It was nearly sunset when a reverberating “hal-lo-o-o!” came from the forest to their left.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was nearly sunset when a reverberating “hal-lo-o-o!” came from the forest to their left.
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From this reading The crew served the dinner of shark’s fin soup, plantains, crab gumbo and sour wine.
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From this reading It was nearly sunset when a reverberating “hal-lo-o-o!” came from the forest to their left.
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From this reading The navy, under orders, hung in the mouth of the little river for hours.
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From this reading The navy, under orders, hung in the mouth of the little river for hours.
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From this reading The admiral, with a three-foot telescope, closely scanned the impervious foliage fifty yards away.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The navy, under orders, hung in the mouth of the little river for hours.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was nearly sunset when a reverberating “hal-lo-o-o!” came from the forest to their left.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was nearly sunset when a reverberating “hal-lo-o-o!” came from the forest to their left.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The navy, under orders, hung in the mouth of the little river for hours.
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From this reading It was answered; and three men, mounted upon mules, crashed through the tropic tangle to within a dozen yards of the river’s bank.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was answered; and three men, mounted upon mules, crashed through the tropic tangle to within a dozen yards of the river’s bank.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The navy, under orders, hung in the mouth of the little river for hours.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was answered; and three men, mounted upon mules, crashed through the tropic tangle to within a dozen yards of the river’s bank.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The navy, under orders, hung in the mouth of the little river for hours.
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From this reading It was nearly sunset when a reverberating “hal-lo-o-o!” came from the forest to their left.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The navy, under orders, hung in the mouth of the little river for hours.
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From this reading The navy, under orders, hung in the mouth of the little river for hours.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The crew served the dinner of shark’s fin soup, plantains, crab gumbo and sour wine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was nearly sunset when a reverberating “hal-lo-o-o!” came from the forest to their left.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The navy, under orders, hung in the mouth of the little river for hours.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was answered; and three men, mounted upon mules, crashed through the tropic tangle to within a dozen yards of the river’s bank.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The admiral, with a three-foot telescope, closely scanned the impervious foliage fifty yards away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The crew served the dinner of shark’s fin soup, plantains, crab gumbo and sour wine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The crew served the dinner of shark’s fin soup, plantains, crab gumbo and sour wine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The crew served the dinner of shark’s fin soup, plantains, crab gumbo and sour wine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The crew served the dinner of shark’s fin soup, plantains, crab gumbo and sour wine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was nearly sunset when a reverberating “hal-lo-o-o!” came from the forest to their left.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was answered; and three men, mounted upon mules, crashed through the tropic tangle to within a dozen yards of the river’s bank.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The admiral, with a three-foot telescope, closely scanned the impervious foliage fifty yards away.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The navy, under orders, hung in the mouth of the little river for hours.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It was nearly sunset when a reverberating “hal-lo-o-o!” came from the forest to their left.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was answered; and three men, mounted upon mules, crashed through the tropic tangle to within a dozen yards of the river’s bank.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The admiral, with a three-foot telescope, closely scanned the impervious foliage fifty yards away.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was answered; and three men, mounted upon mules, crashed through the tropic tangle to within a dozen yards of the river’s bank.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was nearly sunset when a reverberating “hal-lo-o-o!” came from the forest to their left.
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From this reading It was answered; and three men, mounted upon mules, crashed through the tropic tangle to within a dozen yards of the river’s bank.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The navy, under orders, hung in the mouth of the little river for hours.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It was answered; and three men, mounted upon mules, crashed through the tropic tangle to within a dozen yards of the river’s bank.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was nearly sunset when a reverberating “hal-lo-o-o!” came from the forest to their left.
at the time that
From this reading It was nearly sunset when a reverberating “hal-lo-o-o!” came from the forest to their left.
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From this reading The crew served the dinner of shark’s fin soup, plantains, crab gumbo and sour wine.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The admiral, with a three-foot telescope, closely scanned the impervious foliage fifty yards away.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading It was answered; and three men, mounted upon mules, crashed through the tropic tangle to within a dozen yards of the river’s bank.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The admiral, with a three-foot telescope, closely scanned the impervious foliage fifty yards away.
