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Chapter XXII
"A BRAND FROM THE BURNING." There is a cry of alarm in the street below. The fire has broken through the roof, and so revealed itself to some late passer-by. "Fire! fire! fire!" Soon the space before the doomed building is swarming with people running, vociferating, cursing, jesting.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Soon the space before the doomed building is swarming with people running, vociferating, cursing, jesting.”
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading “There is a cry of alarm in the street below.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The fire has broken through the roof, and so revealed itself to some late passer-by.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The fire has broken through the roof, and so revealed itself to some late passer-by.”
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading “The fire has broken through the roof, and so revealed itself to some late passer-by.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Soon the space before the doomed building is swarming with people running, vociferating, cursing, jesting.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Soon the space before the doomed building is swarming with people running, vociferating, cursing, jesting.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The fire has broken through the roof, and so revealed itself to some late passer-by.”
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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 BRAND FROM THE BURNING."
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From this reading There is a cry of alarm in the street below.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The fire has broken through the roof, and so revealed itself to some late passer-by.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Soon the space before the doomed building is swarming with people running, vociferating, cursing, jesting.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading There is a cry of alarm in the street below.
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From this reading "A BRAND FROM THE BURNING."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The fire has broken through the roof, and so revealed itself to some late passer-by.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Soon the space before the doomed building is swarming with people running, vociferating, cursing, jesting.
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From this reading "A BRAND FROM THE BURNING."
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From this reading There is a cry of alarm in the street below.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Soon the space before the doomed building is swarming with people running, vociferating, cursing, jesting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Soon the space before the doomed building is swarming with people running, vociferating, cursing, jesting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The fire has broken through the roof, and so revealed itself to some late passer-by.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "A BRAND FROM THE BURNING."
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The fire has broken through the roof, and so revealed itself to some late passer-by.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There is a cry of alarm in the street below.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is a cry of alarm in the street below.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The fire has broken through the roof, and so revealed itself to some late passer-by.
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From this reading Soon the space before the doomed building is swarming with people running, vociferating, cursing, jesting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The fire has broken through the roof, and so revealed itself to some late passer-by.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There is a cry of alarm in the street below.
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From this reading The fire has broken through the roof, and so revealed itself to some late passer-by.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Soon the space before the doomed building is swarming with people running, vociferating, cursing, jesting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The fire has broken through the roof, and so revealed itself to some late passer-by.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The fire has broken through the roof, and so revealed itself to some late passer-by.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Soon the space before the doomed building is swarming with people running, vociferating, cursing, jesting.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The fire has broken through the roof, and so revealed itself to some late passer-by.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The fire has broken through the roof, and so revealed itself to some late passer-by.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Soon the space before the doomed building is swarming with people running, vociferating, cursing, jesting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Soon the space before the doomed building is swarming with people running, vociferating, cursing, jesting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There is a cry of alarm in the street below.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Soon the space before the doomed building is swarming with people running, vociferating, cursing, jesting.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "A BRAND FROM THE BURNING."
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From this reading There is a cry of alarm in the street below.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The fire has broken through the roof, and so revealed itself to some late passer-by.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The fire has broken through the roof, and so revealed itself to some late passer-by.
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From this reading Soon the space before the doomed building is swarming with people running, vociferating, cursing, jesting.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Soon the space before the doomed building is swarming with people running, vociferating, cursing, jesting.
