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Chapter XIII
The boy's name, as Jerry was to learn, was Lamai, and to Lamai's house Jerry was carried. It was not much of a house, even as cannibal grass- houses go. On an earthen floor, hard-packed of the filth of years, lived Lamai's father and mother and a spawn of four younger brothers and sisters. A thatched roof that leaked in every heavy shower leaned to a wabbly ridge-pole over the floor. The walls were even more pervious to a driving rain.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was not much of a house, even as cannibal grass- houses go.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “A thatched roof that leaked in every heavy shower leaned to a wabbly ridge-pole over the floor.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The boy's name, as Jerry was to learn, was Lamai, and to Lamai's house Jerry was carried.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “A thatched roof that leaked in every heavy shower leaned to a wabbly ridge-pole over the floor.”
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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 It was not much of a house, even as cannibal grass- houses go.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading On an earthen floor, hard-packed of the filth of years, lived Lamai's father and mother and a spawn of four younger brothers and sisters.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The boy's name, as Jerry was to learn, was Lamai, and to Lamai's house Jerry was carried.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The boy's name, as Jerry was to learn, was Lamai, and to Lamai's house Jerry was carried.
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From this reading The boy's name, as Jerry was to learn, was Lamai, and to Lamai's house Jerry was carried.
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From this reading On an earthen floor, hard-packed of the filth of years, lived Lamai's father and mother and a spawn of four younger brothers and sisters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was not much of a house, even as cannibal grass- houses go.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The boy's name, as Jerry was to learn, was Lamai, and to Lamai's house Jerry was carried.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The walls were even more pervious to a driving rain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On an earthen floor, hard-packed of the filth of years, lived Lamai's father and mother and a spawn of four younger brothers and sisters.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was not much of a house, even as cannibal grass- houses go.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading A thatched roof that leaked in every heavy shower leaned to a wabbly ridge-pole over the floor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On an earthen floor, hard-packed of the filth of years, lived Lamai's father and mother and a spawn of four younger brothers and sisters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On an earthen floor, hard-packed of the filth of years, lived Lamai's father and mother and a spawn of four younger brothers and sisters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On an earthen floor, hard-packed of the filth of years, lived Lamai's father and mother and a spawn of four younger brothers and sisters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On an earthen floor, hard-packed of the filth of years, lived Lamai's father and mother and a spawn of four younger brothers and sisters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was not much of a house, even as cannibal grass- houses go.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was not much of a house, even as cannibal grass- houses go.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On an earthen floor, hard-packed of the filth of years, lived Lamai's father and mother and a spawn of four younger brothers and sisters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A thatched roof that leaked in every heavy shower leaned to a wabbly ridge-pole over the floor.
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From this reading The boy's name, as Jerry was to learn, was Lamai, and to Lamai's house Jerry was carried.
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From this reading It was not much of a house, even as cannibal grass- houses go.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A thatched roof that leaked in every heavy shower leaned to a wabbly ridge-pole over the floor.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not much of a house, even as cannibal grass- houses go.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The boy's name, as Jerry was to learn, was Lamai, and to Lamai's house Jerry was carried.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The boy's name, as Jerry was to learn, was Lamai, and to Lamai's house Jerry was carried.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The boy's name, as Jerry was to learn, was Lamai, and to Lamai's house Jerry was carried.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A thatched roof that leaked in every heavy shower leaned to a wabbly ridge-pole over the floor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A thatched roof that leaked in every heavy shower leaned to a wabbly ridge-pole over the floor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The boy's name, as Jerry was to learn, was Lamai, and to Lamai's house Jerry was carried.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On an earthen floor, hard-packed of the filth of years, lived Lamai's father and mother and a spawn of four younger brothers and sisters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The walls were even more pervious to a driving rain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On an earthen floor, hard-packed of the filth of years, lived Lamai's father and mother and a spawn of four younger brothers and sisters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was not much of a house, even as cannibal grass- houses go.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The boy's name, as Jerry was to learn, was Lamai, and to Lamai's house Jerry was carried.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not much of a house, even as cannibal grass- houses go.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was not much of a house, even as cannibal grass- houses go.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On an earthen floor, hard-packed of the filth of years, lived Lamai's father and mother and a spawn of four younger brothers and sisters.
above and across; more than
From this reading A thatched roof that leaked in every heavy shower leaned to a wabbly ridge-pole over the floor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The walls were even more pervious to a driving rain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The walls were even more pervious to a driving rain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A thatched roof that leaked in every heavy shower leaned to a wabbly ridge-pole over the floor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A thatched roof that leaked in every heavy shower leaned to a wabbly ridge-pole over the floor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A thatched roof that leaked in every heavy shower leaned to a wabbly ridge-pole over the floor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On an earthen floor, hard-packed of the filth of years, lived Lamai's father and mother and a spawn of four younger brothers and sisters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On an earthen floor, hard-packed of the filth of years, lived Lamai's father and mother and a spawn of four younger brothers and sisters.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A thatched roof that leaked in every heavy shower leaned to a wabbly ridge-pole over the floor.
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From this reading A thatched roof that leaked in every heavy shower leaned to a wabbly ridge-pole over the floor.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The boy's name, as Jerry was to learn, was Lamai, and to Lamai's house Jerry was carried.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The boy's name, as Jerry was to learn, was Lamai, and to Lamai's house Jerry was carried.
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From this reading A thatched roof that leaked in every heavy shower leaned to a wabbly ridge-pole over the floor.
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From this reading The walls were even more pervious to a driving rain.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The boy's name, as Jerry was to learn, was Lamai, and to Lamai's house Jerry was carried.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The walls were even more pervious to a driving rain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On an earthen floor, hard-packed of the filth of years, lived Lamai's father and mother and a spawn of four younger brothers and sisters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On an earthen floor, hard-packed of the filth of years, lived Lamai's father and mother and a spawn of four younger brothers and sisters.
