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Chapter XVI
Crag sighted the Red Dog party immediately--three figures plodding in single file toward Drone Baker. He saw with satisfaction that they had discarded the rocket launcher. He took that as a sign they believed the Aztec crew dead. He found a halfway comfortable sitting position, and settled back to await developments. The distant figures moved across the plain with maddening slowness.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading “The distant figures moved across the plain with maddening slowness.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He took that as a sign they believed the Aztec crew dead.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He took that as a sign they believed the Aztec crew dead.”
not friendly or close
From this reading “The distant figures moved across the plain with maddening slowness.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He found a halfway comfortable sitting position, and settled back to await developments.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Crag sighted the Red Dog party immediately--three figures plodding in single file toward Drone Baker.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He took that as a sign they believed the Aztec crew dead.”
in the direction of
From this reading “Crag sighted the Red Dog party immediately--three figures plodding in single file toward Drone Baker.”
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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 He took that as a sign they believed the Aztec crew dead.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The distant figures moved across the plain with maddening slowness.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He found a halfway comfortable sitting position, and settled back to await developments.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He took that as a sign they believed the Aztec crew dead.
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From this reading He found a halfway comfortable sitting position, and settled back to await developments.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He took that as a sign they believed the Aztec crew dead.
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From this reading He found a halfway comfortable sitting position, and settled back to await developments.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Crag sighted the Red Dog party immediately--three figures plodding in single file toward Drone Baker.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He took that as a sign they believed the Aztec crew dead.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He found a halfway comfortable sitting position, and settled back to await developments.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Crag sighted the Red Dog party immediately--three figures plodding in single file toward Drone Baker.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He took that as a sign they believed the Aztec crew dead.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He took that as a sign they believed the Aztec crew dead.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He found a halfway comfortable sitting position, and settled back to await developments.
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From this reading He saw with satisfaction that they had discarded the rocket launcher.
not friendly or close
From this reading The distant figures moved across the plain with maddening slowness.
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From this reading Crag sighted the Red Dog party immediately--three figures plodding in single file toward Drone Baker.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Crag sighted the Red Dog party immediately--three figures plodding in single file toward Drone Baker.
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From this reading Crag sighted the Red Dog party immediately--three figures plodding in single file toward Drone Baker.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Crag sighted the Red Dog party immediately--three figures plodding in single file toward Drone Baker.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He found a halfway comfortable sitting position, and settled back to await developments.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He saw with satisfaction that they had discarded the rocket launcher.
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From this reading He found a halfway comfortable sitting position, and settled back to await developments.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He saw with satisfaction that they had discarded the rocket launcher.
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From this reading Crag sighted the Red Dog party immediately--three figures plodding in single file toward Drone Baker.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Crag sighted the Red Dog party immediately--three figures plodding in single file toward Drone Baker.
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From this reading He saw with satisfaction that they had discarded the rocket launcher.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The distant figures moved across the plain with maddening slowness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The distant figures moved across the plain with maddening slowness.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Crag sighted the Red Dog party immediately--three figures plodding in single file toward Drone Baker.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The distant figures moved across the plain with maddening slowness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Crag sighted the Red Dog party immediately--three figures plodding in single file toward Drone Baker.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He found a halfway comfortable sitting position, and settled back to await developments.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Crag sighted the Red Dog party immediately--three figures plodding in single file toward Drone Baker.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He saw with satisfaction that they had discarded the rocket launcher.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He saw with satisfaction that they had discarded the rocket launcher.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He saw with satisfaction that they had discarded the rocket launcher.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He found a halfway comfortable sitting position, and settled back to await developments.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Crag sighted the Red Dog party immediately--three figures plodding in single file toward Drone Baker.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He took that as a sign they believed the Aztec crew dead.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Crag sighted the Red Dog party immediately--three figures plodding in single file toward Drone Baker.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He found a halfway comfortable sitting position, and settled back to await developments.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The distant figures moved across the plain with maddening slowness.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He saw with satisfaction that they had discarded the rocket launcher.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Crag sighted the Red Dog party immediately--three figures plodding in single file toward Drone Baker.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He saw with satisfaction that they had discarded the rocket launcher.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Crag sighted the Red Dog party immediately--three figures plodding in single file toward Drone Baker.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He found a halfway comfortable sitting position, and settled back to await developments.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He took that as a sign they believed the Aztec crew dead.
in the direction of
From this reading Crag sighted the Red Dog party immediately--three figures plodding in single file toward Drone Baker.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He saw with satisfaction that they had discarded the rocket launcher.
