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Chapter IX
It was pretty hard to wait five minutes before I started, and it was exciting, too. We were so still it made me nervous, but we just couldn’t talk, for we were listening—listening to hear if Mark was discovered. Minute after minute went by, and we didn’t hear a sound, so we concluded he had got away safely. At last my time came. I said good-by to the fellows and went through the floor.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
later than; following
From this reading “Minute after minute went by, and we didn’t hear a sound, so we concluded he had got away safely.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “It was pretty hard to wait five minutes before I started, and it was exciting, too.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We were so still it made me nervous, but we just couldn’t talk, for we were listening—listening to hear if Mark was discovered.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At last my time came.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We were so still it made me nervous, but we just couldn’t talk, for we were listening—listening to hear if Mark was discovered.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I said good-by to the fellows and went through the floor.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At last my time came.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Minute after minute went by, and we didn’t hear a sound, so we concluded he had got away safely.”
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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 Minute after minute went by, and we didn’t hear a sound, so we concluded he had got away safely.
later than; following
From this reading Minute after minute went by, and we didn’t hear a sound, so we concluded he had got away safely.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was pretty hard to wait five minutes before I started, and it was exciting, too.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last my time came.
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From this reading Minute after minute went by, and we didn’t hear a sound, so we concluded he had got away safely.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was pretty hard to wait five minutes before I started, and it was exciting, too.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We were so still it made me nervous, but we just couldn’t talk, for we were listening—listening to hear if Mark was discovered.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Minute after minute went by, and we didn’t hear a sound, so we concluded he had got away safely.
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From this reading At last my time came.
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From this reading Minute after minute went by, and we didn’t hear a sound, so we concluded he had got away safely.
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From this reading We were so still it made me nervous, but we just couldn’t talk, for we were listening—listening to hear if Mark was discovered.
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From this reading Minute after minute went by, and we didn’t hear a sound, so we concluded he had got away safely.
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From this reading We were so still it made me nervous, but we just couldn’t talk, for we were listening—listening to hear if Mark was discovered.
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From this reading It was pretty hard to wait five minutes before I started, and it was exciting, too.
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From this reading I said good-by to the fellows and went through the floor.
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From this reading It was pretty hard to wait five minutes before I started, and it was exciting, too.
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From this reading I said good-by to the fellows and went through the floor.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We were so still it made me nervous, but we just couldn’t talk, for we were listening—listening to hear if Mark was discovered.
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From this reading I said good-by to the fellows and went through the floor.
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From this reading Minute after minute went by, and we didn’t hear a sound, so we concluded he had got away safely.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Minute after minute went by, and we didn’t hear a sound, so we concluded he had got away safely.
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From this reading It was pretty hard to wait five minutes before I started, and it was exciting, too.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Minute after minute went by, and we didn’t hear a sound, so we concluded he had got away safely.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We were so still it made me nervous, but we just couldn’t talk, for we were listening—listening to hear if Mark was discovered.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It was pretty hard to wait five minutes before I started, and it was exciting, too.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading We were so still it made me nervous, but we just couldn’t talk, for we were listening—listening to hear if Mark was discovered.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was pretty hard to wait five minutes before I started, and it was exciting, too.
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From this reading We were so still it made me nervous, but we just couldn’t talk, for we were listening—listening to hear if Mark was discovered.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last my time came.
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From this reading We were so still it made me nervous, but we just couldn’t talk, for we were listening—listening to hear if Mark was discovered.
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From this reading We were so still it made me nervous, but we just couldn’t talk, for we were listening—listening to hear if Mark was discovered.
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From this reading We were so still it made me nervous, but we just couldn’t talk, for we were listening—listening to hear if Mark was discovered.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We were so still it made me nervous, but we just couldn’t talk, for we were listening—listening to hear if Mark was discovered.
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From this reading Minute after minute went by, and we didn’t hear a sound, so we concluded he had got away safely.
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From this reading It was pretty hard to wait five minutes before I started, and it was exciting, too.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading At last my time came.
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From this reading We were so still it made me nervous, but we just couldn’t talk, for we were listening—listening to hear if Mark was discovered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was pretty hard to wait five minutes before I started, and it was exciting, too.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Minute after minute went by, and we didn’t hear a sound, so we concluded he had got away safely.
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From this reading I said good-by to the fellows and went through the floor.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading We were so still it made me nervous, but we just couldn’t talk, for we were listening—listening to hear if Mark was discovered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Minute after minute went by, and we didn’t hear a sound, so we concluded he had got away safely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was pretty hard to wait five minutes before I started, and it was exciting, too.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We were so still it made me nervous, but we just couldn’t talk, for we were listening—listening to hear if Mark was discovered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We were so still it made me nervous, but we just couldn’t talk, for we were listening—listening to hear if Mark was discovered.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I said good-by to the fellows and went through the floor.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I said good-by to the fellows and went through the floor.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last my time came.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was pretty hard to wait five minutes before I started, and it was exciting, too.
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From this reading It was pretty hard to wait five minutes before I started, and it was exciting, too.
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From this reading It was pretty hard to wait five minutes before I started, and it was exciting, too.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was pretty hard to wait five minutes before I started, and it was exciting, too.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We were so still it made me nervous, but we just couldn’t talk, for we were listening—listening to hear if Mark was discovered.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Minute after minute went by, and we didn’t hear a sound, so we concluded he had got away safely.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were so still it made me nervous, but we just couldn’t talk, for we were listening—listening to hear if Mark was discovered.
