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Chapter XI
Jack and Vassall, clad only in shirt, trousers, and moccasins, scrambled down the steep bank to the water's edge. Vassall looked at the swirling green flood with a shiver. "Tie your moccasins around your neck," Jack said. "Leave your other things on. They'll soon dry as we work around.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “"Tie your moccasins around your neck," Jack said.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Vassall looked at the swirling green flood with a shiver.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They'll soon dry as we work around.”
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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 Vassall looked at the swirling green flood with a shiver.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jack and Vassall, clad only in shirt, trousers, and moccasins, scrambled down the steep bank to the water's edge.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading "Tie your moccasins around your neck," Jack said.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They'll soon dry as we work around.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Vassall looked at the swirling green flood with a shiver.
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From this reading Jack and Vassall, clad only in shirt, trousers, and moccasins, scrambled down the steep bank to the water's edge.
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From this reading Jack and Vassall, clad only in shirt, trousers, and moccasins, scrambled down the steep bank to the water's edge.
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From this reading Jack and Vassall, clad only in shirt, trousers, and moccasins, scrambled down the steep bank to the water's edge.
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From this reading They'll soon dry as we work around.
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From this reading Jack and Vassall, clad only in shirt, trousers, and moccasins, scrambled down the steep bank to the water's edge.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Vassall looked at the swirling green flood with a shiver.
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From this reading Vassall looked at the swirling green flood with a shiver.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Jack and Vassall, clad only in shirt, trousers, and moccasins, scrambled down the steep bank to the water's edge.
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From this reading Jack and Vassall, clad only in shirt, trousers, and moccasins, scrambled down the steep bank to the water's edge.
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From this reading "Leave your other things on.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Vassall looked at the swirling green flood with a shiver.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jack and Vassall, clad only in shirt, trousers, and moccasins, scrambled down the steep bank to the water's edge.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Tie your moccasins around your neck," Jack said.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Leave your other things on.
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From this reading Jack and Vassall, clad only in shirt, trousers, and moccasins, scrambled down the steep bank to the water's edge.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Leave your other things on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Tie your moccasins around your neck," Jack said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jack and Vassall, clad only in shirt, trousers, and moccasins, scrambled down the steep bank to the water's edge.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jack and Vassall, clad only in shirt, trousers, and moccasins, scrambled down the steep bank to the water's edge.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Vassall looked at the swirling green flood with a shiver.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They'll soon dry as we work around.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jack and Vassall, clad only in shirt, trousers, and moccasins, scrambled down the steep bank to the water's edge.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Vassall looked at the swirling green flood with a shiver.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jack and Vassall, clad only in shirt, trousers, and moccasins, scrambled down the steep bank to the water's edge.
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From this reading They'll soon dry as we work around.
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From this reading "Leave your other things on.
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From this reading "Tie your moccasins around your neck," Jack said.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jack and Vassall, clad only in shirt, trousers, and moccasins, scrambled down the steep bank to the water's edge.
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From this reading Jack and Vassall, clad only in shirt, trousers, and moccasins, scrambled down the steep bank to the water's edge.
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From this reading Jack and Vassall, clad only in shirt, trousers, and moccasins, scrambled down the steep bank to the water's edge.
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From this reading Jack and Vassall, clad only in shirt, trousers, and moccasins, scrambled down the steep bank to the water's edge.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading They'll soon dry as we work around.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Vassall looked at the swirling green flood with a shiver.
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From this reading They'll soon dry as we work around.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Tie your moccasins around your neck," Jack said.
