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Chapter XIV
THE NIGHT CLUB “May I ask,” said Shelton, as he and the youth came out into the chilly street, “What it is you call the 'Den'.” His companion smilingly answered: “Oh, the night club. We take it in turns. Thursday is my night. Would you like to come?
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 “His companion smilingly answered: “Oh, the night club.”
unpleasantly cold
From this reading “THE NIGHT CLUB “May I ask,” said Shelton, as he and the youth came out into the chilly street, “What it is you call the 'Den'.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Would you like to come?”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “THE NIGHT CLUB “May I ask,” said Shelton, as he and the youth came out into the chilly street, “What it is you call the 'Den'.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We take it in turns.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Would you like to come?”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE NIGHT CLUB “May I ask,” said Shelton, as he and the youth came out into the chilly street, “What it is you call the 'Den'.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His companion smilingly answered: “Oh, the night club.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE NIGHT CLUB “May I ask,” said Shelton, as he and the youth came out into the chilly street, “What it is you call the 'Den'.”
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From this reading THE NIGHT CLUB “May I ask,” said Shelton, as he and the youth came out into the chilly street, “What it is you call the 'Den'.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE NIGHT CLUB “May I ask,” said Shelton, as he and the youth came out into the chilly street, “What it is you call the 'Den'.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE NIGHT CLUB “May I ask,” said Shelton, as he and the youth came out into the chilly street, “What it is you call the 'Den'.”
unpleasantly cold
From this reading THE NIGHT CLUB “May I ask,” said Shelton, as he and the youth came out into the chilly street, “What it is you call the 'Den'.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE NIGHT CLUB “May I ask,” said Shelton, as he and the youth came out into the chilly street, “What it is you call the 'Den'.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Would you like to come?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His companion smilingly answered: “Oh, the night club.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE NIGHT CLUB “May I ask,” said Shelton, as he and the youth came out into the chilly street, “What it is you call the 'Den'.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE NIGHT CLUB “May I ask,” said Shelton, as he and the youth came out into the chilly street, “What it is you call the 'Den'.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His companion smilingly answered: “Oh, the night club.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE NIGHT CLUB “May I ask,” said Shelton, as he and the youth came out into the chilly street, “What it is you call the 'Den'.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We take it in turns.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE NIGHT CLUB “May I ask,” said Shelton, as he and the youth came out into the chilly street, “What it is you call the 'Den'.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE NIGHT CLUB “May I ask,” said Shelton, as he and the youth came out into the chilly street, “What it is you call the 'Den'.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE NIGHT CLUB “May I ask,” said Shelton, as he and the youth came out into the chilly street, “What it is you call the 'Den'.”
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From this reading Would you like to come?
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading THE NIGHT CLUB “May I ask,” said Shelton, as he and the youth came out into the chilly street, “What it is you call the 'Den'.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Thursday is my night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE NIGHT CLUB “May I ask,” said Shelton, as he and the youth came out into the chilly street, “What it is you call the 'Den'.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His companion smilingly answered: “Oh, the night club.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE NIGHT CLUB “May I ask,” said Shelton, as he and the youth came out into the chilly street, “What it is you call the 'Den'.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE NIGHT CLUB “May I ask,” said Shelton, as he and the youth came out into the chilly street, “What it is you call the 'Den'.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE NIGHT CLUB “May I ask,” said Shelton, as he and the youth came out into the chilly street, “What it is you call the 'Den'.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His companion smilingly answered: “Oh, the night club.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE NIGHT CLUB “May I ask,” said Shelton, as he and the youth came out into the chilly street, “What it is you call the 'Den'.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We take it in turns.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE NIGHT CLUB “May I ask,” said Shelton, as he and the youth came out into the chilly street, “What it is you call the 'Den'.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thursday is my night.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Would you like to come?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We take it in turns.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We take it in turns.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading THE NIGHT CLUB “May I ask,” said Shelton, as he and the youth came out into the chilly street, “What it is you call the 'Den'.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Would you like to come?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE NIGHT CLUB “May I ask,” said Shelton, as he and the youth came out into the chilly street, “What it is you call the 'Den'.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE NIGHT CLUB “May I ask,” said Shelton, as he and the youth came out into the chilly street, “What it is you call the 'Den'.”
