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Chapter V
The gait of my friend was unsteady, and the bells upon his cap jingled as he strode. “The pipe,” said he. “It is farther on,” said I; “but observe the white web-work which gleams from these cavern walls.” He turned towards me, and looked into my eyes with two filmy orbs that distilled the rheum of intoxication. “Nitre?” he asked, at length.
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 ““Nitre?” he asked, at length.”
A large, vast underground cave, often filled with forgotten ancient treasures.
From this reading ““It is farther on,” said I; “but observe the white web-work which gleams from these cavern walls.””
a period of time or extent
From this reading ““Nitre?” he asked, at length.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He turned towards me, and looked into my eyes with two filmy orbs that distilled the rheum of intoxication.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““The pipe,” said he.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading ““It is farther on,” said I; “but observe the white web-work which gleams from these cavern walls.””
in the direction of
From this reading “He turned towards me, and looked into my eyes with two filmy orbs that distilled the rheum of intoxication.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “The gait of my friend was unsteady, and the bells upon his cap jingled as he strode.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The gait of my friend was unsteady, and the bells upon his cap jingled as he strode.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The gait of my friend was unsteady, and the bells upon his cap jingled as he strode.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Nitre?” he asked, at length.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Nitre?” he asked, at length.
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From this reading The gait of my friend was unsteady, and the bells upon his cap jingled as he strode.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “It is farther on,” said I; “but observe the white web-work which gleams from these cavern walls.”
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From this reading The gait of my friend was unsteady, and the bells upon his cap jingled as he strode.
A large, vast underground cave, often filled with forgotten ancient treasures.
From this reading “It is farther on,” said I; “but observe the white web-work which gleams from these cavern walls.”
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From this reading He turned towards me, and looked into my eyes with two filmy orbs that distilled the rheum of intoxication.
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From this reading He turned towards me, and looked into my eyes with two filmy orbs that distilled the rheum of intoxication.
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From this reading “It is farther on,” said I; “but observe the white web-work which gleams from these cavern walls.”
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From this reading He turned towards me, and looked into my eyes with two filmy orbs that distilled the rheum of intoxication.
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From this reading The gait of my friend was unsteady, and the bells upon his cap jingled as he strode.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “It is farther on,” said I; “but observe the white web-work which gleams from these cavern walls.”
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From this reading The gait of my friend was unsteady, and the bells upon his cap jingled as he strode.
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From this reading “It is farther on,” said I; “but observe the white web-work which gleams from these cavern walls.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The gait of my friend was unsteady, and the bells upon his cap jingled as he strode.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The gait of my friend was unsteady, and the bells upon his cap jingled as he strode.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “It is farther on,” said I; “but observe the white web-work which gleams from these cavern walls.”
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He turned towards me, and looked into my eyes with two filmy orbs that distilled the rheum of intoxication.
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From this reading He turned towards me, and looked into my eyes with two filmy orbs that distilled the rheum of intoxication.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It is farther on,” said I; “but observe the white web-work which gleams from these cavern walls.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It is farther on,” said I; “but observe the white web-work which gleams from these cavern walls.”
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From this reading The gait of my friend was unsteady, and the bells upon his cap jingled as he strode.
a period of time or extent
From this reading “Nitre?” he asked, at length.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He turned towards me, and looked into my eyes with two filmy orbs that distilled the rheum of intoxication.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He turned towards me, and looked into my eyes with two filmy orbs that distilled the rheum of intoxication.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The gait of my friend was unsteady, and the bells upon his cap jingled as he strode.
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From this reading “Nitre?” he asked, at length.
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From this reading “It is farther on,” said I; “but observe the white web-work which gleams from these cavern walls.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The gait of my friend was unsteady, and the bells upon his cap jingled as he strode.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “It is farther on,” said I; “but observe the white web-work which gleams from these cavern walls.”
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From this reading He turned towards me, and looked into my eyes with two filmy orbs that distilled the rheum of intoxication.
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From this reading “The pipe,” said he.
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From this reading He turned towards me, and looked into my eyes with two filmy orbs that distilled the rheum of intoxication.
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From this reading “The pipe,” said he.
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From this reading The gait of my friend was unsteady, and the bells upon his cap jingled as he strode.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He turned towards me, and looked into my eyes with two filmy orbs that distilled the rheum of intoxication.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The gait of my friend was unsteady, and the bells upon his cap jingled as he strode.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “It is farther on,” said I; “but observe the white web-work which gleams from these cavern walls.”
in the direction of
From this reading He turned towards me, and looked into my eyes with two filmy orbs that distilled the rheum of intoxication.
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From this reading He turned towards me, and looked into my eyes with two filmy orbs that distilled the rheum of intoxication.
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From this reading He turned towards me, and looked into my eyes with two filmy orbs that distilled the rheum of intoxication.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The gait of my friend was unsteady, and the bells upon his cap jingled as he strode.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The gait of my friend was unsteady, and the bells upon his cap jingled as he strode.
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From this reading “It is farther on,” said I; “but observe the white web-work which gleams from these cavern walls.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The gait of my friend was unsteady, and the bells upon his cap jingled as he strode.
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From this reading “It is farther on,” said I; “but observe the white web-work which gleams from these cavern walls.”
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “It is farther on,” said I; “but observe the white web-work which gleams from these cavern walls.”
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From this reading “It is farther on,” said I; “but observe the white web-work which gleams from these cavern walls.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading He turned towards me, and looked into my eyes with two filmy orbs that distilled the rheum of intoxication.
