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Chapter XXXV
THE FINDING OF NESIS. The afternoon was waning, and Colina, knowing she must have covered nearly sixty miles, began to keep a sharp lookout ahead. They had had no adventures by the way, except that of sleeping under the stars without male protectors near, in itself an adventure to Colina. Colina took it like everything else, as a matter of course. Cora had been raised on the trail.
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 “The afternoon was waning, and Colina, knowing she must have covered nearly sixty miles, began to keep a sharp lookout ahead.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Cora had been raised on the trail.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The afternoon was waning, and Colina, knowing she must have covered nearly sixty miles, began to keep a sharp lookout ahead.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Colina took it like everything else, as a matter of course.”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “Colina took it like everything else, as a matter of course.”
apart from; not including
From this reading “They had had no adventures by the way, except that of sleeping under the stars without male protectors near, in itself an adventure to Colina.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “The afternoon was waning, and Colina, knowing she must have covered nearly sixty miles, began to keep a sharp lookout ahead.”
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading “They had had no adventures by the way, except that of sleeping under the stars without male protectors near, in itself an adventure to Colina.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “The afternoon was waning, and Colina, knowing she must have covered nearly sixty miles, began to keep a sharp lookout ahead.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Colina took it like everything else, as a matter of course.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “They had had no adventures by the way, except that of sleeping under the stars without male protectors near, in itself an adventure to Colina.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “They had had no adventures by the way, except that of sleeping under the stars without male protectors near, in itself an adventure to Colina.”
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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 The afternoon was waning, and Colina, knowing she must have covered nearly sixty miles, began to keep a sharp lookout ahead.
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From this reading They had had no adventures by the way, except that of sleeping under the stars without male protectors near, in itself an adventure to Colina.
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From this reading They had had no adventures by the way, except that of sleeping under the stars without male protectors near, in itself an adventure to Colina.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The afternoon was waning, and Colina, knowing she must have covered nearly sixty miles, began to keep a sharp lookout ahead.
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From this reading The afternoon was waning, and Colina, knowing she must have covered nearly sixty miles, began to keep a sharp lookout ahead.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading They had had no adventures by the way, except that of sleeping under the stars without male protectors near, in itself an adventure to Colina.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The afternoon was waning, and Colina, knowing she must have covered nearly sixty miles, began to keep a sharp lookout ahead.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Colina took it like everything else, as a matter of course.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Cora had been raised on the trail.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The afternoon was waning, and Colina, knowing she must have covered nearly sixty miles, began to keep a sharp lookout ahead.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They had had no adventures by the way, except that of sleeping under the stars without male protectors near, in itself an adventure to Colina.
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From this reading The afternoon was waning, and Colina, knowing she must have covered nearly sixty miles, began to keep a sharp lookout ahead.
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From this reading Cora had been raised on the trail.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Colina took it like everything else, as a matter of course.
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From this reading The afternoon was waning, and Colina, knowing she must have covered nearly sixty miles, began to keep a sharp lookout ahead.
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From this reading Colina took it like everything else, as a matter of course.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Colina took it like everything else, as a matter of course.
apart from; not including
From this reading They had had no adventures by the way, except that of sleeping under the stars without male protectors near, in itself an adventure to Colina.
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From this reading THE FINDING OF NESIS.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had had no adventures by the way, except that of sleeping under the stars without male protectors near, in itself an adventure to Colina.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The afternoon was waning, and Colina, knowing she must have covered nearly sixty miles, began to keep a sharp lookout ahead.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They had had no adventures by the way, except that of sleeping under the stars without male protectors near, in itself an adventure to Colina.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Colina took it like everything else, as a matter of course.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading They had had no adventures by the way, except that of sleeping under the stars without male protectors near, in itself an adventure to Colina.
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From this reading The afternoon was waning, and Colina, knowing she must have covered nearly sixty miles, began to keep a sharp lookout ahead.
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From this reading The afternoon was waning, and Colina, knowing she must have covered nearly sixty miles, began to keep a sharp lookout ahead.
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From this reading Colina took it like everything else, as a matter of course.
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From this reading The afternoon was waning, and Colina, knowing she must have covered nearly sixty miles, began to keep a sharp lookout ahead.
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From this reading They had had no adventures by the way, except that of sleeping under the stars without male protectors near, in itself an adventure to Colina.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Colina took it like everything else, as a matter of course.
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From this reading The afternoon was waning, and Colina, knowing she must have covered nearly sixty miles, began to keep a sharp lookout ahead.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The afternoon was waning, and Colina, knowing she must have covered nearly sixty miles, began to keep a sharp lookout ahead.
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From this reading They had had no adventures by the way, except that of sleeping under the stars without male protectors near, in itself an adventure to Colina.
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From this reading The afternoon was waning, and Colina, knowing she must have covered nearly sixty miles, began to keep a sharp lookout ahead.
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From this reading THE FINDING OF NESIS.
not any; not one
From this reading They had had no adventures by the way, except that of sleeping under the stars without male protectors near, in itself an adventure to Colina.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE FINDING OF NESIS.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Cora had been raised on the trail.
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From this reading They had had no adventures by the way, except that of sleeping under the stars without male protectors near, in itself an adventure to Colina.
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From this reading Cora had been raised on the trail.
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From this reading The afternoon was waning, and Colina, knowing she must have covered nearly sixty miles, began to keep a sharp lookout ahead.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The afternoon was waning, and Colina, knowing she must have covered nearly sixty miles, began to keep a sharp lookout ahead.
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From this reading The afternoon was waning, and Colina, knowing she must have covered nearly sixty miles, began to keep a sharp lookout ahead.
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From this reading They had had no adventures by the way, except that of sleeping under the stars without male protectors near, in itself an adventure to Colina.
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From this reading They had had no adventures by the way, except that of sleeping under the stars without male protectors near, in itself an adventure to Colina.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They had had no adventures by the way, except that of sleeping under the stars without male protectors near, in itself an adventure to Colina.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FINDING OF NESIS.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had had no adventures by the way, except that of sleeping under the stars without male protectors near, in itself an adventure to Colina.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The afternoon was waning, and Colina, knowing she must have covered nearly sixty miles, began to keep a sharp lookout ahead.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Colina took it like everything else, as a matter of course.
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From this reading Cora had been raised on the trail.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading They had had no adventures by the way, except that of sleeping under the stars without male protectors near, in itself an adventure to Colina.
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From this reading The afternoon was waning, and Colina, knowing she must have covered nearly sixty miles, began to keep a sharp lookout ahead.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The afternoon was waning, and Colina, knowing she must have covered nearly sixty miles, began to keep a sharp lookout ahead.
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From this reading They had had no adventures by the way, except that of sleeping under the stars without male protectors near, in itself an adventure to Colina.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading They had had no adventures by the way, except that of sleeping under the stars without male protectors near, in itself an adventure to Colina.
