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Chapter XXI
NOT ON THE PROGRAM. Simpson gave a startled gasp and tried to turn, but Cray’s weight bore him down, and in a trice they were on the ground. Gordon showed himself, and approached as they flopped about for a few moments in that confined space. Suddenly he turned without warning and ran around the corner behind which he had just been hiding. He quickly circled about the tiny garage and approached the struggling men from the other direction.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Gordon showed himself, and approached as they flopped about for a few moments in that confined space.”
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “Suddenly he turned without warning and ran around the corner behind which he had just been hiding.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Suddenly he turned without warning and ran around the corner behind which he had just been hiding.”
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “Suddenly he turned without warning and ran around the corner behind which he had just been hiding.”
a sudden sharp intake of breath
From this reading “Simpson gave a startled gasp and tried to turn, but Cray’s weight bore him down, and in a trice they were on the ground.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Gordon showed himself, and approached as they flopped about for a few moments in that confined space.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Suddenly he turned without warning and ran around the corner behind which he had just been hiding.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “Suddenly he turned without warning and ran around the corner behind which he had just been hiding.”
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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 Simpson gave a startled gasp and tried to turn, but Cray’s weight bore him down, and in a trice they were on the ground.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Gordon showed himself, and approached as they flopped about for a few moments in that confined space.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Simpson gave a startled gasp and tried to turn, but Cray’s weight bore him down, and in a trice they were on the ground.
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From this reading Gordon showed himself, and approached as they flopped about for a few moments in that confined space.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Suddenly he turned without warning and ran around the corner behind which he had just been hiding.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Gordon showed himself, and approached as they flopped about for a few moments in that confined space.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Suddenly he turned without warning and ran around the corner behind which he had just been hiding.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Suddenly he turned without warning and ran around the corner behind which he had just been hiding.
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From this reading Simpson gave a startled gasp and tried to turn, but Cray’s weight bore him down, and in a trice they were on the ground.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Simpson gave a startled gasp and tried to turn, but Cray’s weight bore him down, and in a trice they were on the ground.
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From this reading He quickly circled about the tiny garage and approached the struggling men from the other direction.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gordon showed himself, and approached as they flopped about for a few moments in that confined space.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Suddenly he turned without warning and ran around the corner behind which he had just been hiding.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Simpson gave a startled gasp and tried to turn, but Cray’s weight bore him down, and in a trice they were on the ground.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He quickly circled about the tiny garage and approached the struggling men from the other direction.
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From this reading Simpson gave a startled gasp and tried to turn, but Cray’s weight bore him down, and in a trice they were on the ground.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gordon showed himself, and approached as they flopped about for a few moments in that confined space.
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From this reading Gordon showed himself, and approached as they flopped about for a few moments in that confined space.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Gordon showed himself, and approached as they flopped about for a few moments in that confined space.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He quickly circled about the tiny garage and approached the struggling men from the other direction.
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From this reading He quickly circled about the tiny garage and approached the struggling men from the other direction.
a sudden sharp intake of breath
From this reading Simpson gave a startled gasp and tried to turn, but Cray’s weight bore him down, and in a trice they were on the ground.
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From this reading Simpson gave a startled gasp and tried to turn, but Cray’s weight bore him down, and in a trice they were on the ground.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gordon showed himself, and approached as they flopped about for a few moments in that confined space.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Simpson gave a startled gasp and tried to turn, but Cray’s weight bore him down, and in a trice they were on the ground.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Suddenly he turned without warning and ran around the corner behind which he had just been hiding.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Suddenly he turned without warning and ran around the corner behind which he had just been hiding.
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From this reading Suddenly he turned without warning and ran around the corner behind which he had just been hiding.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Simpson gave a startled gasp and tried to turn, but Cray’s weight bore him down, and in a trice they were on the ground.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Gordon showed himself, and approached as they flopped about for a few moments in that confined space.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Simpson gave a startled gasp and tried to turn, but Cray’s weight bore him down, and in a trice they were on the ground.
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From this reading Suddenly he turned without warning and ran around the corner behind which he had just been hiding.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He quickly circled about the tiny garage and approached the struggling men from the other direction.
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From this reading Gordon showed himself, and approached as they flopped about for a few moments in that confined space.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading NOT ON THE PROGRAM.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading NOT ON THE PROGRAM.
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From this reading He quickly circled about the tiny garage and approached the struggling men from the other direction.
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From this reading NOT ON THE PROGRAM.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He quickly circled about the tiny garage and approached the struggling men from the other direction.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Suddenly he turned without warning and ran around the corner behind which he had just been hiding.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gordon showed himself, and approached as they flopped about for a few moments in that confined space.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Simpson gave a startled gasp and tried to turn, but Cray’s weight bore him down, and in a trice they were on the ground.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gordon showed himself, and approached as they flopped about for a few moments in that confined space.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Simpson gave a startled gasp and tried to turn, but Cray’s weight bore him down, and in a trice they were on the ground.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He quickly circled about the tiny garage and approached the struggling men from the other direction.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Suddenly he turned without warning and ran around the corner behind which he had just been hiding.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Gordon showed himself, and approached as they flopped about for a few moments in that confined space.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading NOT ON THE PROGRAM.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Simpson gave a startled gasp and tried to turn, but Cray’s weight bore him down, and in a trice they were on the ground.
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From this reading He quickly circled about the tiny garage and approached the struggling men from the other direction.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Simpson gave a startled gasp and tried to turn, but Cray’s weight bore him down, and in a trice they were on the ground.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Simpson gave a startled gasp and tried to turn, but Cray’s weight bore him down, and in a trice they were on the ground.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Simpson gave a startled gasp and tried to turn, but Cray’s weight bore him down, and in a trice they were on the ground.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Simpson gave a startled gasp and tried to turn, but Cray’s weight bore him down, and in a trice they were on the ground.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Suddenly he turned without warning and ran around the corner behind which he had just been hiding.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Suddenly he turned without warning and ran around the corner behind which he had just been hiding.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Simpson gave a startled gasp and tried to turn, but Cray’s weight bore him down, and in a trice they were on the ground.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Simpson gave a startled gasp and tried to turn, but Cray’s weight bore him down, and in a trice they were on the ground.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Suddenly he turned without warning and ran around the corner behind which he had just been hiding.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Suddenly he turned without warning and ran around the corner behind which he had just been hiding.
