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Chapter VII
Eighteen hundred feet of steel grid soared overhead. It made a criss-cross, ring-shaped wall more than a quarter mile high and almost to the top of the surrounding mountains. But the valley was not exactly a normal one. It was a crater, now: a steeply sloping, conical pit whose walls descended smoothly to the outer girders of the red painted, glistening steel structure. More girders for the completion of the grid projected from the sand just outside its circle.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It was a crater, now: a steeply sloping, conical pit whose walls descended smoothly to the outer girders of the red painted, glistening steel structure.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It was a crater, now: a steeply sloping, conical pit whose walls descended smoothly to the outer girders of the red painted, glistening steel structure.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “But the valley was not exactly a normal one.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “More girders for the completion of the grid projected from the sand just outside its circle.”
A large hole in the ground, or an abyss of darkness and peril.
From this reading “It was a crater, now: a steeply sloping, conical pit whose walls descended smoothly to the outer girders of the red painted, glistening steel structure.”
belonging to which person
From this reading “It was a crater, now: a steeply sloping, conical pit whose walls descended smoothly to the outer girders of the red painted, glistening steel structure.”
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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 made a criss-cross, ring-shaped wall more than a quarter mile high and almost to the top of the surrounding mountains.
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From this reading It made a criss-cross, ring-shaped wall more than a quarter mile high and almost to the top of the surrounding mountains.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It made a criss-cross, ring-shaped wall more than a quarter mile high and almost to the top of the surrounding mountains.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the valley was not exactly a normal one.
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From this reading More girders for the completion of the grid projected from the sand just outside its circle.
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From this reading More girders for the completion of the grid projected from the sand just outside its circle.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was a crater, now: a steeply sloping, conical pit whose walls descended smoothly to the outer girders of the red painted, glistening steel structure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a crater, now: a steeply sloping, conical pit whose walls descended smoothly to the outer girders of the red painted, glistening steel structure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It made a criss-cross, ring-shaped wall more than a quarter mile high and almost to the top of the surrounding mountains.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was a crater, now: a steeply sloping, conical pit whose walls descended smoothly to the outer girders of the red painted, glistening steel structure.
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From this reading Eighteen hundred feet of steel grid soared overhead.
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From this reading But the valley was not exactly a normal one.
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From this reading Eighteen hundred feet of steel grid soared overhead.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading More girders for the completion of the grid projected from the sand just outside its circle.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading More girders for the completion of the grid projected from the sand just outside its circle.
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From this reading It was a crater, now: a steeply sloping, conical pit whose walls descended smoothly to the outer girders of the red painted, glistening steel structure.
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From this reading It was a crater, now: a steeply sloping, conical pit whose walls descended smoothly to the outer girders of the red painted, glistening steel structure.
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From this reading Eighteen hundred feet of steel grid soared overhead.
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From this reading It made a criss-cross, ring-shaped wall more than a quarter mile high and almost to the top of the surrounding mountains.
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From this reading Eighteen hundred feet of steel grid soared overhead.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It made a criss-cross, ring-shaped wall more than a quarter mile high and almost to the top of the surrounding mountains.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading More girders for the completion of the grid projected from the sand just outside its circle.
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From this reading More girders for the completion of the grid projected from the sand just outside its circle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It made a criss-cross, ring-shaped wall more than a quarter mile high and almost to the top of the surrounding mountains.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It made a criss-cross, ring-shaped wall more than a quarter mile high and almost to the top of the surrounding mountains.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It made a criss-cross, ring-shaped wall more than a quarter mile high and almost to the top of the surrounding mountains.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It made a criss-cross, ring-shaped wall more than a quarter mile high and almost to the top of the surrounding mountains.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But the valley was not exactly a normal one.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But the valley was not exactly a normal one.
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From this reading It was a crater, now: a steeply sloping, conical pit whose walls descended smoothly to the outer girders of the red painted, glistening steel structure.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Eighteen hundred feet of steel grid soared overhead.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But the valley was not exactly a normal one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a crater, now: a steeply sloping, conical pit whose walls descended smoothly to the outer girders of the red painted, glistening steel structure.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading More girders for the completion of the grid projected from the sand just outside its circle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Eighteen hundred feet of steel grid soared overhead.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a crater, now: a steeply sloping, conical pit whose walls descended smoothly to the outer girders of the red painted, glistening steel structure.
A large hole in the ground, or an abyss of darkness and peril.
From this reading It was a crater, now: a steeply sloping, conical pit whose walls descended smoothly to the outer girders of the red painted, glistening steel structure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading More girders for the completion of the grid projected from the sand just outside its circle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It made a criss-cross, ring-shaped wall more than a quarter mile high and almost to the top of the surrounding mountains.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a crater, now: a steeply sloping, conical pit whose walls descended smoothly to the outer girders of the red painted, glistening steel structure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It made a criss-cross, ring-shaped wall more than a quarter mile high and almost to the top of the surrounding mountains.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading More girders for the completion of the grid projected from the sand just outside its circle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a crater, now: a steeply sloping, conical pit whose walls descended smoothly to the outer girders of the red painted, glistening steel structure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a crater, now: a steeply sloping, conical pit whose walls descended smoothly to the outer girders of the red painted, glistening steel structure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Eighteen hundred feet of steel grid soared overhead.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Eighteen hundred feet of steel grid soared overhead.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a crater, now: a steeply sloping, conical pit whose walls descended smoothly to the outer girders of the red painted, glistening steel structure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a crater, now: a steeply sloping, conical pit whose walls descended smoothly to the outer girders of the red painted, glistening steel structure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It made a criss-cross, ring-shaped wall more than a quarter mile high and almost to the top of the surrounding mountains.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It made a criss-cross, ring-shaped wall more than a quarter mile high and almost to the top of the surrounding mountains.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It made a criss-cross, ring-shaped wall more than a quarter mile high and almost to the top of the surrounding mountains.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It made a criss-cross, ring-shaped wall more than a quarter mile high and almost to the top of the surrounding mountains.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It made a criss-cross, ring-shaped wall more than a quarter mile high and almost to the top of the surrounding mountains.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But the valley was not exactly a normal one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It made a criss-cross, ring-shaped wall more than a quarter mile high and almost to the top of the surrounding mountains.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a crater, now: a steeply sloping, conical pit whose walls descended smoothly to the outer girders of the red painted, glistening steel structure.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But the valley was not exactly a normal one.
belonging to which person
From this reading It was a crater, now: a steeply sloping, conical pit whose walls descended smoothly to the outer girders of the red painted, glistening steel structure.
