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Chapter IV
"By Jove!" said Bensington, almost in a whisper, "_it's done!_" All stood intent. The hillside above the black point-lace of the pine shadows seemed as bright as day and as colourless as snow. The setting plaster in the holes positively shone. Cossar's loose framework moved towards them. "So far--" said Cossar.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading “The hillside above the black point-lace of the pine shadows seemed as bright as day and as colourless as snow.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"By Jove!" said Bensington, almost in a whisper, "_it's done!_" All stood intent.”
a soft material used to cover and protect a wound
From this reading “The setting plaster in the holes positively shone.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The hillside above the black point-lace of the pine shadows seemed as bright as day and as colourless as snow.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"By Jove!" said Bensington, almost in a whisper, "_it's done!_" All stood intent.”
in the direction of
From this reading “Cossar's loose framework moved towards them.”
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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 "By Jove!" said Bensington, almost in a whisper, "_it's done!_" All stood intent.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading The hillside above the black point-lace of the pine shadows seemed as bright as day and as colourless as snow.
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From this reading "By Jove!" said Bensington, almost in a whisper, "_it's done!_" All stood intent.
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From this reading "By Jove!" said Bensington, almost in a whisper, "_it's done!_" All stood intent.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The hillside above the black point-lace of the pine shadows seemed as bright as day and as colourless as snow.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The hillside above the black point-lace of the pine shadows seemed as bright as day and as colourless as snow.
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From this reading "By Jove!" said Bensington, almost in a whisper, "_it's done!_" All stood intent.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The hillside above the black point-lace of the pine shadows seemed as bright as day and as colourless as snow.
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From this reading The hillside above the black point-lace of the pine shadows seemed as bright as day and as colourless as snow.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "By Jove!" said Bensington, almost in a whisper, "_it's done!_" All stood intent.
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From this reading The hillside above the black point-lace of the pine shadows seemed as bright as day and as colourless as snow.
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From this reading "So far--" said Cossar.
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From this reading Cossar's loose framework moved towards them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The hillside above the black point-lace of the pine shadows seemed as bright as day and as colourless as snow.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "By Jove!" said Bensington, almost in a whisper, "_it's done!_" All stood intent.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "So far--" said Cossar.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cossar's loose framework moved towards them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The hillside above the black point-lace of the pine shadows seemed as bright as day and as colourless as snow.
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From this reading The setting plaster in the holes positively shone.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "By Jove!" said Bensington, almost in a whisper, "_it's done!_" All stood intent.
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From this reading "By Jove!" said Bensington, almost in a whisper, "_it's done!_" All stood intent.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "By Jove!" said Bensington, almost in a whisper, "_it's done!_" All stood intent.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "By Jove!" said Bensington, almost in a whisper, "_it's done!_" All stood intent.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cossar's loose framework moved towards them.
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From this reading Cossar's loose framework moved towards them.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The hillside above the black point-lace of the pine shadows seemed as bright as day and as colourless as snow.
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From this reading The hillside above the black point-lace of the pine shadows seemed as bright as day and as colourless as snow.
a soft material used to cover and protect a wound
From this reading The setting plaster in the holes positively shone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The hillside above the black point-lace of the pine shadows seemed as bright as day and as colourless as snow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The setting plaster in the holes positively shone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "By Jove!" said Bensington, almost in a whisper, "_it's done!_" All stood intent.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The hillside above the black point-lace of the pine shadows seemed as bright as day and as colourless as snow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The setting plaster in the holes positively shone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The hillside above the black point-lace of the pine shadows seemed as bright as day and as colourless as snow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The setting plaster in the holes positively shone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The hillside above the black point-lace of the pine shadows seemed as bright as day and as colourless as snow.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So far--" said Cossar.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "By Jove!" said Bensington, almost in a whisper, "_it's done!_" All stood intent.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The hillside above the black point-lace of the pine shadows seemed as bright as day and as colourless as snow.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Cossar's loose framework moved towards them.
in the direction of
From this reading Cossar's loose framework moved towards them.
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From this reading "By Jove!" said Bensington, almost in a whisper, "_it's done!_" All stood intent.
