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Chapter VI
We sat there in the boat about a hundred feet from shore and watched Collins and the fat man floundering around on the bank. We could just see them, but gradually it got lighter and lighter until we could make them out as plainly as they could us. Most of the time Mark was laughing to himself. “What you laughing at?” I asked him.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “We sat there in the boat about a hundred feet from shore and watched Collins and the fat man floundering around on the bank.”
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “We sat there in the boat about a hundred feet from shore and watched Collins and the fat man floundering around on the bank.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I asked him.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “We could just see them, but gradually it got lighter and lighter until we could make them out as plainly as they could us.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Most of the time Mark was laughing to himself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We could just see them, but gradually it got lighter and lighter until we could make them out as plainly as they could us.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “We could just see them, but gradually it got lighter and lighter until we could make them out as plainly as they could us.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Most of the time Mark was laughing to himself.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “We could just see them, but gradually it got lighter and lighter until we could make them out as plainly as they could us.”
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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 We sat there in the boat about a hundred feet from shore and watched Collins and the fat man floundering around on the bank.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading We sat there in the boat about a hundred feet from shore and watched Collins and the fat man floundering around on the bank.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We sat there in the boat about a hundred feet from shore and watched Collins and the fat man floundering around on the bank.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading We sat there in the boat about a hundred feet from shore and watched Collins and the fat man floundering around on the bank.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We could just see them, but gradually it got lighter and lighter until we could make them out as plainly as they could us.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I asked him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “What you laughing at?”
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From this reading We sat there in the boat about a hundred feet from shore and watched Collins and the fat man floundering around on the bank.
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From this reading We sat there in the boat about a hundred feet from shore and watched Collins and the fat man floundering around on the bank.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We could just see them, but gradually it got lighter and lighter until we could make them out as plainly as they could us.
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From this reading We sat there in the boat about a hundred feet from shore and watched Collins and the fat man floundering around on the bank.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading We could just see them, but gradually it got lighter and lighter until we could make them out as plainly as they could us.
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From this reading We sat there in the boat about a hundred feet from shore and watched Collins and the fat man floundering around on the bank.
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From this reading We sat there in the boat about a hundred feet from shore and watched Collins and the fat man floundering around on the bank.
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From this reading We sat there in the boat about a hundred feet from shore and watched Collins and the fat man floundering around on the bank.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We sat there in the boat about a hundred feet from shore and watched Collins and the fat man floundering around on the bank.
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From this reading We could just see them, but gradually it got lighter and lighter until we could make them out as plainly as they could us.
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From this reading We could just see them, but gradually it got lighter and lighter until we could make them out as plainly as they could us.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I asked him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Most of the time Mark was laughing to himself.
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From this reading We sat there in the boat about a hundred feet from shore and watched Collins and the fat man floundering around on the bank.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I asked him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We sat there in the boat about a hundred feet from shore and watched Collins and the fat man floundering around on the bank.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We could just see them, but gradually it got lighter and lighter until we could make them out as plainly as they could us.
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From this reading We could just see them, but gradually it got lighter and lighter until we could make them out as plainly as they could us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Most of the time Mark was laughing to himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We could just see them, but gradually it got lighter and lighter until we could make them out as plainly as they could us.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We could just see them, but gradually it got lighter and lighter until we could make them out as plainly as they could us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We sat there in the boat about a hundred feet from shore and watched Collins and the fat man floundering around on the bank.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Most of the time Mark was laughing to himself.
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From this reading Most of the time Mark was laughing to himself.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Most of the time Mark was laughing to himself.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We sat there in the boat about a hundred feet from shore and watched Collins and the fat man floundering around on the bank.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We could just see them, but gradually it got lighter and lighter until we could make them out as plainly as they could us.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We could just see them, but gradually it got lighter and lighter until we could make them out as plainly as they could us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We sat there in the boat about a hundred feet from shore and watched Collins and the fat man floundering around on the bank.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We could just see them, but gradually it got lighter and lighter until we could make them out as plainly as they could us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We sat there in the boat about a hundred feet from shore and watched Collins and the fat man floundering around on the bank.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We sat there in the boat about a hundred feet from shore and watched Collins and the fat man floundering around on the bank.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading We could just see them, but gradually it got lighter and lighter until we could make them out as plainly as they could us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We sat there in the boat about a hundred feet from shore and watched Collins and the fat man floundering around on the bank.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading We could just see them, but gradually it got lighter and lighter until we could make them out as plainly as they could us.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Most of the time Mark was laughing to himself.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Most of the time Mark was laughing to himself.
up to a particular time
From this reading We could just see them, but gradually it got lighter and lighter until we could make them out as plainly as they could us.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We could just see them, but gradually it got lighter and lighter until we could make them out as plainly as they could us.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Most of the time Mark was laughing to himself.
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From this reading We sat there in the boat about a hundred feet from shore and watched Collins and the fat man floundering around on the bank.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We sat there in the boat about a hundred feet from shore and watched Collins and the fat man floundering around on the bank.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What you laughing at?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What you laughing at?”
