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Chapter XVII
“Tallow,” says Mark, “have you got the n-n-nerve to swim this lake in the dark?” “I’d do it in daytime,” says I. “It can’t be half a mile across, and I could make that like rollin’ off a log. But night’s a different thing.” I went out and took a look at the lake.
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 ““It can’t be half a mile across, and I could make that like rollin’ off a log.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading ““It can’t be half a mile across, and I could make that like rollin’ off a log.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “But night’s a different thing.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““It can’t be half a mile across, and I could make that like rollin’ off a log.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““Tallow,” says Mark, “have you got the n-n-nerve to swim this lake in the dark?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I went out and took a look at the lake.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““It can’t be half a mile across, and I could make that like rollin’ off a log.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But night’s a different thing.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I went out and took a look at the lake.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I went out and took a look at the lake.”
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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 can’t be half a mile across, and I could make that like rollin’ off a log.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading “It can’t be half a mile across, and I could make that like rollin’ off a log.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “It can’t be half a mile across, and I could make that like rollin’ off a log.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I went out and took a look at the lake.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “It can’t be half a mile across, and I could make that like rollin’ off a log.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But night’s a different thing.”
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From this reading “It can’t be half a mile across, and I could make that like rollin’ off a log.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “It can’t be half a mile across, and I could make that like rollin’ off a log.
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From this reading “Tallow,” says Mark, “have you got the n-n-nerve to swim this lake in the dark?”
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From this reading “I’d do it in daytime,” says I.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But night’s a different thing.”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “I’d do it in daytime,” says I.
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From this reading “Tallow,” says Mark, “have you got the n-n-nerve to swim this lake in the dark?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It can’t be half a mile across, and I could make that like rollin’ off a log.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Tallow,” says Mark, “have you got the n-n-nerve to swim this lake in the dark?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I’d do it in daytime,” says I.
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From this reading “I’d do it in daytime,” says I.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Tallow,” says Mark, “have you got the n-n-nerve to swim this lake in the dark?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I’d do it in daytime,” says I.
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From this reading “Tallow,” says Mark, “have you got the n-n-nerve to swim this lake in the dark?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It can’t be half a mile across, and I could make that like rollin’ off a log.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It can’t be half a mile across, and I could make that like rollin’ off a log.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I went out and took a look at the lake.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It can’t be half a mile across, and I could make that like rollin’ off a log.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Tallow,” says Mark, “have you got the n-n-nerve to swim this lake in the dark?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It can’t be half a mile across, and I could make that like rollin’ off a log.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Tallow,” says Mark, “have you got the n-n-nerve to swim this lake in the dark?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But night’s a different thing.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It can’t be half a mile across, and I could make that like rollin’ off a log.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I went out and took a look at the lake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It can’t be half a mile across, and I could make that like rollin’ off a log.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Tallow,” says Mark, “have you got the n-n-nerve to swim this lake in the dark?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Tallow,” says Mark, “have you got the n-n-nerve to swim this lake in the dark?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Tallow,” says Mark, “have you got the n-n-nerve to swim this lake in the dark?”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “It can’t be half a mile across, and I could make that like rollin’ off a log.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Tallow,” says Mark, “have you got the n-n-nerve to swim this lake in the dark?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But night’s a different thing.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Tallow,” says Mark, “have you got the n-n-nerve to swim this lake in the dark?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Tallow,” says Mark, “have you got the n-n-nerve to swim this lake in the dark?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I went out and took a look at the lake.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I went out and took a look at the lake.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Tallow,” says Mark, “have you got the n-n-nerve to swim this lake in the dark?”
