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Chapter XXII
WEST MAKES A DECISION Came to those in the cabin a string of oaths, the crack of a whip lashing out savagely, and the yelps of dogs from a crouching, cowering team. Whaley slipped a revolver from his belt to the right-hand pocket of his fur coat. The door burst open. A man stood on the threshold, a huge figure crusted with snow, beard and eyebrows ice-matted. He looked like the storm king who had ridden the gale out of the north.
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 “He looked like the storm king who had ridden the gale out of the north.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “The door burst open.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A man stood on the threshold, a huge figure crusted with snow, beard and eyebrows ice-matted.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “WEST MAKES A DECISION Came to those in the cabin a string of oaths, the crack of a whip lashing out savagely, and the yelps of dogs from a crouching, cowering team.”
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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 WEST MAKES A DECISION Came to those in the cabin a string of oaths, the crack of a whip lashing out savagely, and the yelps of dogs from a crouching, cowering team.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WEST MAKES A DECISION Came to those in the cabin a string of oaths, the crack of a whip lashing out savagely, and the yelps of dogs from a crouching, cowering team.
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From this reading A man stood on the threshold, a huge figure crusted with snow, beard and eyebrows ice-matted.
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From this reading Whaley slipped a revolver from his belt to the right-hand pocket of his fur coat.
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From this reading The door burst open.
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From this reading WEST MAKES A DECISION Came to those in the cabin a string of oaths, the crack of a whip lashing out savagely, and the yelps of dogs from a crouching, cowering team.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WEST MAKES A DECISION Came to those in the cabin a string of oaths, the crack of a whip lashing out savagely, and the yelps of dogs from a crouching, cowering team.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Whaley slipped a revolver from his belt to the right-hand pocket of his fur coat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WEST MAKES A DECISION Came to those in the cabin a string of oaths, the crack of a whip lashing out savagely, and the yelps of dogs from a crouching, cowering team.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WEST MAKES A DECISION Came to those in the cabin a string of oaths, the crack of a whip lashing out savagely, and the yelps of dogs from a crouching, cowering team.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WEST MAKES A DECISION Came to those in the cabin a string of oaths, the crack of a whip lashing out savagely, and the yelps of dogs from a crouching, cowering team.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A man stood on the threshold, a huge figure crusted with snow, beard and eyebrows ice-matted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WEST MAKES A DECISION Came to those in the cabin a string of oaths, the crack of a whip lashing out savagely, and the yelps of dogs from a crouching, cowering team.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WEST MAKES A DECISION Came to those in the cabin a string of oaths, the crack of a whip lashing out savagely, and the yelps of dogs from a crouching, cowering team.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The door burst open.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A man stood on the threshold, a huge figure crusted with snow, beard and eyebrows ice-matted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A man stood on the threshold, a huge figure crusted with snow, beard and eyebrows ice-matted.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading WEST MAKES A DECISION Came to those in the cabin a string of oaths, the crack of a whip lashing out savagely, and the yelps of dogs from a crouching, cowering team.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Whaley slipped a revolver from his belt to the right-hand pocket of his fur coat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He looked like the storm king who had ridden the gale out of the north.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He looked like the storm king who had ridden the gale out of the north.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He looked like the storm king who had ridden the gale out of the north.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Whaley slipped a revolver from his belt to the right-hand pocket of his fur coat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A man stood on the threshold, a huge figure crusted with snow, beard and eyebrows ice-matted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A man stood on the threshold, a huge figure crusted with snow, beard and eyebrows ice-matted.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WEST MAKES A DECISION Came to those in the cabin a string of oaths, the crack of a whip lashing out savagely, and the yelps of dogs from a crouching, cowering team.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He looked like the storm king who had ridden the gale out of the north.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WEST MAKES A DECISION Came to those in the cabin a string of oaths, the crack of a whip lashing out savagely, and the yelps of dogs from a crouching, cowering team.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He looked like the storm king who had ridden the gale out of the north.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked like the storm king who had ridden the gale out of the north.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WEST MAKES A DECISION Came to those in the cabin a string of oaths, the crack of a whip lashing out savagely, and the yelps of dogs from a crouching, cowering team.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A man stood on the threshold, a huge figure crusted with snow, beard and eyebrows ice-matted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He looked like the storm king who had ridden the gale out of the north.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WEST MAKES A DECISION Came to those in the cabin a string of oaths, the crack of a whip lashing out savagely, and the yelps of dogs from a crouching, cowering team.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WEST MAKES A DECISION Came to those in the cabin a string of oaths, the crack of a whip lashing out savagely, and the yelps of dogs from a crouching, cowering team.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A man stood on the threshold, a huge figure crusted with snow, beard and eyebrows ice-matted.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The door burst open.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WEST MAKES A DECISION Came to those in the cabin a string of oaths, the crack of a whip lashing out savagely, and the yelps of dogs from a crouching, cowering team.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Whaley slipped a revolver from his belt to the right-hand pocket of his fur coat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Whaley slipped a revolver from his belt to the right-hand pocket of his fur coat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He looked like the storm king who had ridden the gale out of the north.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Whaley slipped a revolver from his belt to the right-hand pocket of his fur coat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WEST MAKES A DECISION Came to those in the cabin a string of oaths, the crack of a whip lashing out savagely, and the yelps of dogs from a crouching, cowering team.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Whaley slipped a revolver from his belt to the right-hand pocket of his fur coat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A man stood on the threshold, a huge figure crusted with snow, beard and eyebrows ice-matted.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A man stood on the threshold, a huge figure crusted with snow, beard and eyebrows ice-matted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He looked like the storm king who had ridden the gale out of the north.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WEST MAKES A DECISION Came to those in the cabin a string of oaths, the crack of a whip lashing out savagely, and the yelps of dogs from a crouching, cowering team.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WEST MAKES A DECISION Came to those in the cabin a string of oaths, the crack of a whip lashing out savagely, and the yelps of dogs from a crouching, cowering team.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WEST MAKES A DECISION Came to those in the cabin a string of oaths, the crack of a whip lashing out savagely, and the yelps of dogs from a crouching, cowering team.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading WEST MAKES A DECISION Came to those in the cabin a string of oaths, the crack of a whip lashing out savagely, and the yelps of dogs from a crouching, cowering team.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A man stood on the threshold, a huge figure crusted with snow, beard and eyebrows ice-matted.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WEST MAKES A DECISION Came to those in the cabin a string of oaths, the crack of a whip lashing out savagely, and the yelps of dogs from a crouching, cowering team.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WEST MAKES A DECISION Came to those in the cabin a string of oaths, the crack of a whip lashing out savagely, and the yelps of dogs from a crouching, cowering team.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Whaley slipped a revolver from his belt to the right-hand pocket of his fur coat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WEST MAKES A DECISION Came to those in the cabin a string of oaths, the crack of a whip lashing out savagely, and the yelps of dogs from a crouching, cowering team.
which person or people
From this reading He looked like the storm king who had ridden the gale out of the north.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A man stood on the threshold, a huge figure crusted with snow, beard and eyebrows ice-matted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WEST MAKES A DECISION Came to those in the cabin a string of oaths, the crack of a whip lashing out savagely, and the yelps of dogs from a crouching, cowering team.
