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Chapter I
The tobacco-roller and his son pitched their camp beneath a gum tree upon the edge of the wood. It was October, and the gum was the colour of blood. Behind it rolled the autumn forest; before it stretched a level of broom-sedge, bright ochre in the light of the setting sun. The road ran across this golden plain, and disappeared in a league-deep wood of pine. From an invisible clearing came a cawing of crows.
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 road ran across this golden plain, and disappeared in a league-deep wood of pine.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Behind it rolled the autumn forest; before it stretched a level of broom-sedge, bright ochre in the light of the setting sun.”
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “Behind it rolled the autumn forest; before it stretched a level of broom-sedge, bright ochre in the light of the setting sun.”
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading “The tobacco-roller and his son pitched their camp beneath a gum tree upon the edge of the wood.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was October, and the gum was the colour of blood.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The tobacco-roller and his son pitched their camp beneath a gum tree upon the edge of the wood.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The road ran across this golden plain, and disappeared in a league-deep wood of pine.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The tobacco-roller and his son pitched their camp beneath a gum tree upon the edge of the wood.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “The tobacco-roller and his son pitched their camp beneath a gum tree upon the edge of the wood.”
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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 The tobacco-roller and his son pitched their camp beneath a gum tree upon the edge of the wood.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The road ran across this golden plain, and disappeared in a league-deep wood of pine.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading From an invisible clearing came a cawing of crows.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The tobacco-roller and his son pitched their camp beneath a gum tree upon the edge of the wood.
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From this reading Behind it rolled the autumn forest; before it stretched a level of broom-sedge, bright ochre in the light of the setting sun.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Behind it rolled the autumn forest; before it stretched a level of broom-sedge, bright ochre in the light of the setting sun.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Behind it rolled the autumn forest; before it stretched a level of broom-sedge, bright ochre in the light of the setting sun.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading The tobacco-roller and his son pitched their camp beneath a gum tree upon the edge of the wood.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was October, and the gum was the colour of blood.
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From this reading Behind it rolled the autumn forest; before it stretched a level of broom-sedge, bright ochre in the light of the setting sun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Behind it rolled the autumn forest; before it stretched a level of broom-sedge, bright ochre in the light of the setting sun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From an invisible clearing came a cawing of crows.
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From this reading The tobacco-roller and his son pitched their camp beneath a gum tree upon the edge of the wood.
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From this reading From an invisible clearing came a cawing of crows.
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From this reading From an invisible clearing came a cawing of crows.
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From this reading It was October, and the gum was the colour of blood.
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From this reading From an invisible clearing came a cawing of crows.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The road ran across this golden plain, and disappeared in a league-deep wood of pine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The tobacco-roller and his son pitched their camp beneath a gum tree upon the edge of the wood.
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From this reading Behind it rolled the autumn forest; before it stretched a level of broom-sedge, bright ochre in the light of the setting sun.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From an invisible clearing came a cawing of crows.
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From this reading The road ran across this golden plain, and disappeared in a league-deep wood of pine.
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From this reading The tobacco-roller and his son pitched their camp beneath a gum tree upon the edge of the wood.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The tobacco-roller and his son pitched their camp beneath a gum tree upon the edge of the wood.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Behind it rolled the autumn forest; before it stretched a level of broom-sedge, bright ochre in the light of the setting sun.
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From this reading From an invisible clearing came a cawing of crows.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was October, and the gum was the colour of blood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The road ran across this golden plain, and disappeared in a league-deep wood of pine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Behind it rolled the autumn forest; before it stretched a level of broom-sedge, bright ochre in the light of the setting sun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Behind it rolled the autumn forest; before it stretched a level of broom-sedge, bright ochre in the light of the setting sun.
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From this reading Behind it rolled the autumn forest; before it stretched a level of broom-sedge, bright ochre in the light of the setting sun.
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From this reading It was October, and the gum was the colour of blood.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The tobacco-roller and his son pitched their camp beneath a gum tree upon the edge of the wood.
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From this reading The road ran across this golden plain, and disappeared in a league-deep wood of pine.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The tobacco-roller and his son pitched their camp beneath a gum tree upon the edge of the wood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The road ran across this golden plain, and disappeared in a league-deep wood of pine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The road ran across this golden plain, and disappeared in a league-deep wood of pine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The road ran across this golden plain, and disappeared in a league-deep wood of pine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Behind it rolled the autumn forest; before it stretched a level of broom-sedge, bright ochre in the light of the setting sun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Behind it rolled the autumn forest; before it stretched a level of broom-sedge, bright ochre in the light of the setting sun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The tobacco-roller and his son pitched their camp beneath a gum tree upon the edge of the wood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Behind it rolled the autumn forest; before it stretched a level of broom-sedge, bright ochre in the light of the setting sun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Behind it rolled the autumn forest; before it stretched a level of broom-sedge, bright ochre in the light of the setting sun.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The tobacco-roller and his son pitched their camp beneath a gum tree upon the edge of the wood.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The tobacco-roller and his son pitched their camp beneath a gum tree upon the edge of the wood.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The road ran across this golden plain, and disappeared in a league-deep wood of pine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The tobacco-roller and his son pitched their camp beneath a gum tree upon the edge of the wood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The tobacco-roller and his son pitched their camp beneath a gum tree upon the edge of the wood.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The tobacco-roller and his son pitched their camp beneath a gum tree upon the edge of the wood.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was October, and the gum was the colour of blood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The tobacco-roller and his son pitched their camp beneath a gum tree upon the edge of the wood.
