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Chapter XIII
With an execration Van Arsdale fired. But in the second that it took to aim at the grinning lad, Lawrence had disappeared. Lying flat on the floor, he wriggled over toward the wheel which he found lashed in position. The ship, drifting about, commenced to wobble. Second by second Lawrence waited for the shots that would put the bag above him in a worse condition than the one he had just fixed.
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 “The ship, drifting about, commenced to wobble.”
higher than, or over, something
From this reading “Second by second Lawrence waited for the shots that would put the bag above him in a worse condition than the one he had just fixed.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “But in the second that it took to aim at the grinning lad, Lawrence had disappeared.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Lying flat on the floor, he wriggled over toward the wheel which he found lashed in position.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Second by second Lawrence waited for the shots that would put the bag above him in a worse condition than the one he had just fixed.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Lying flat on the floor, he wriggled over toward the wheel which he found lashed in position.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But in the second that it took to aim at the grinning lad, Lawrence had disappeared.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The ship, drifting about, commenced to wobble.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But in the second that it took to aim at the grinning lad, Lawrence had disappeared.”
in the direction of
From this reading “Lying flat on the floor, he wriggled over toward the wheel which he found lashed in position.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Second by second Lawrence waited for the shots that would put the bag above him in a worse condition than the one he had just fixed.”
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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 Second by second Lawrence waited for the shots that would put the bag above him in a worse condition than the one he had just fixed.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The ship, drifting about, commenced to wobble.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Second by second Lawrence waited for the shots that would put the bag above him in a worse condition than the one he had just fixed.
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From this reading But in the second that it took to aim at the grinning lad, Lawrence had disappeared.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading With an execration Van Arsdale fired.
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From this reading With an execration Van Arsdale fired.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But in the second that it took to aim at the grinning lad, Lawrence had disappeared.
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From this reading Second by second Lawrence waited for the shots that would put the bag above him in a worse condition than the one he had just fixed.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But in the second that it took to aim at the grinning lad, Lawrence had disappeared.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Second by second Lawrence waited for the shots that would put the bag above him in a worse condition than the one he had just fixed.
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From this reading The ship, drifting about, commenced to wobble.
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From this reading Second by second Lawrence waited for the shots that would put the bag above him in a worse condition than the one he had just fixed.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But in the second that it took to aim at the grinning lad, Lawrence had disappeared.
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From this reading The ship, drifting about, commenced to wobble.
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From this reading With an execration Van Arsdale fired.
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From this reading With an execration Van Arsdale fired.
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From this reading Second by second Lawrence waited for the shots that would put the bag above him in a worse condition than the one he had just fixed.
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From this reading Lying flat on the floor, he wriggled over toward the wheel which he found lashed in position.
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From this reading Lying flat on the floor, he wriggled over toward the wheel which he found lashed in position.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Second by second Lawrence waited for the shots that would put the bag above him in a worse condition than the one he had just fixed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lying flat on the floor, he wriggled over toward the wheel which he found lashed in position.
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From this reading But in the second that it took to aim at the grinning lad, Lawrence had disappeared.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But in the second that it took to aim at the grinning lad, Lawrence had disappeared.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Lying flat on the floor, he wriggled over toward the wheel which he found lashed in position.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Second by second Lawrence waited for the shots that would put the bag above him in a worse condition than the one he had just fixed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But in the second that it took to aim at the grinning lad, Lawrence had disappeared.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But in the second that it took to aim at the grinning lad, Lawrence had disappeared.
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From this reading Second by second Lawrence waited for the shots that would put the bag above him in a worse condition than the one he had just fixed.
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From this reading But in the second that it took to aim at the grinning lad, Lawrence had disappeared.
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From this reading Lying flat on the floor, he wriggled over toward the wheel which he found lashed in position.
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From this reading But in the second that it took to aim at the grinning lad, Lawrence had disappeared.
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From this reading Lying flat on the floor, he wriggled over toward the wheel which he found lashed in position.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Lying flat on the floor, he wriggled over toward the wheel which he found lashed in position.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Second by second Lawrence waited for the shots that would put the bag above him in a worse condition than the one he had just fixed.
above and across; more than
From this reading Lying flat on the floor, he wriggled over toward the wheel which he found lashed in position.
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From this reading Lying flat on the floor, he wriggled over toward the wheel which he found lashed in position.
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From this reading Second by second Lawrence waited for the shots that would put the bag above him in a worse condition than the one he had just fixed.
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From this reading But in the second that it took to aim at the grinning lad, Lawrence had disappeared.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The ship, drifting about, commenced to wobble.
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From this reading Second by second Lawrence waited for the shots that would put the bag above him in a worse condition than the one he had just fixed.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Second by second Lawrence waited for the shots that would put the bag above him in a worse condition than the one he had just fixed.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But in the second that it took to aim at the grinning lad, Lawrence had disappeared.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But in the second that it took to aim at the grinning lad, Lawrence had disappeared.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But in the second that it took to aim at the grinning lad, Lawrence had disappeared.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But in the second that it took to aim at the grinning lad, Lawrence had disappeared.
in the direction of
From this reading Lying flat on the floor, he wriggled over toward the wheel which he found lashed in position.
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From this reading With an execration Van Arsdale fired.
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From this reading Second by second Lawrence waited for the shots that would put the bag above him in a worse condition than the one he had just fixed.
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From this reading Lying flat on the floor, he wriggled over toward the wheel which he found lashed in position.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Lying flat on the floor, he wriggled over toward the wheel which he found lashed in position.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With an execration Van Arsdale fired.
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From this reading The ship, drifting about, commenced to wobble.
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From this reading Second by second Lawrence waited for the shots that would put the bag above him in a worse condition than the one he had just fixed.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Second by second Lawrence waited for the shots that would put the bag above him in a worse condition than the one he had just fixed.
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From this reading Lying flat on the floor, he wriggled over toward the wheel which he found lashed in position.
