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Chapter XX
It was then twenty minutes after midnight. Five or six shots had been fired from the aeronef. Uncle Prudent and Frycollin, supporting Phil Evans, had taken shelter among the rocks. They had not been hit. For the moment there was nothing to fear.
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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 “It was then twenty minutes after midnight.”
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading “Uncle Prudent and Frycollin, supporting Phil Evans, had taken shelter among the rocks.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Five or six shots had been fired from the aeronef.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “For the moment there was nothing to fear.”
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From this reading Five or six shots had been fired from the aeronef.
later than; following
From this reading It was then twenty minutes after midnight.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Uncle Prudent and Frycollin, supporting Phil Evans, had taken shelter among the rocks.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Uncle Prudent and Frycollin, supporting Phil Evans, had taken shelter among the rocks.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Five or six shots had been fired from the aeronef.
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From this reading Uncle Prudent and Frycollin, supporting Phil Evans, had taken shelter among the rocks.
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From this reading For the moment there was nothing to fear.
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From this reading Five or six shots had been fired from the aeronef.
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From this reading Five or six shots had been fired from the aeronef.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the moment there was nothing to fear.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Five or six shots had been fired from the aeronef.
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From this reading Uncle Prudent and Frycollin, supporting Phil Evans, had taken shelter among the rocks.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Five or six shots had been fired from the aeronef.
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From this reading They had not been hit.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was then twenty minutes after midnight.
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From this reading It was then twenty minutes after midnight.
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From this reading It was then twenty minutes after midnight.
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From this reading For the moment there was nothing to fear.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They had not been hit.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading For the moment there was nothing to fear.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Five or six shots had been fired from the aeronef.
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From this reading Uncle Prudent and Frycollin, supporting Phil Evans, had taken shelter among the rocks.
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From this reading Uncle Prudent and Frycollin, supporting Phil Evans, had taken shelter among the rocks.
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From this reading Uncle Prudent and Frycollin, supporting Phil Evans, had taken shelter among the rocks.
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From this reading Uncle Prudent and Frycollin, supporting Phil Evans, had taken shelter among the rocks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Five or six shots had been fired from the aeronef.
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From this reading Five or six shots had been fired from the aeronef.
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From this reading Uncle Prudent and Frycollin, supporting Phil Evans, had taken shelter among the rocks.
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From this reading Uncle Prudent and Frycollin, supporting Phil Evans, had taken shelter among the rocks.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Five or six shots had been fired from the aeronef.
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From this reading It was then twenty minutes after midnight.
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From this reading For the moment there was nothing to fear.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had not been hit.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For the moment there was nothing to fear.
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From this reading It was then twenty minutes after midnight.
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From this reading Uncle Prudent and Frycollin, supporting Phil Evans, had taken shelter among the rocks.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was then twenty minutes after midnight.
