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Chapter I
He was a sort of taxi-driver, delivering a commuter to the city. The tank traps and armored cars were the hazards of the trade! I stood in the shadows and looked across at the rundown lot with the windblown trash packed against the wire mesh barrier fence and the yellow glare panel that said HAUG ESCORT. There was a row of city-scarred hacks parked on the cracked ramp. They hadn't suffered the indignity of a wash-job for a long time.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading “I stood in the shadows and looked across at the rundown lot with the windblown trash packed against the wire mesh barrier fence and the yellow glare panel that said HAUG ESCORT.”
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “I stood in the shadows and looked across at the rundown lot with the windblown trash packed against the wire mesh barrier fence and the yellow glare panel that said HAUG ESCORT.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I stood in the shadows and looked across at the rundown lot with the windblown trash packed against the wire mesh barrier fence and the yellow glare panel that said HAUG ESCORT.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They hadn't suffered the indignity of a wash-job for a long time.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I stood in the shadows and looked across at the rundown lot with the windblown trash packed against the wire mesh barrier fence and the yellow glare panel that said HAUG ESCORT.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I stood in the shadows and looked across at the rundown lot with the windblown trash packed against the wire mesh barrier fence and the yellow glare panel that said HAUG ESCORT.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They hadn't suffered the indignity of a wash-job for a long time.”
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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 He was a sort of taxi-driver, delivering a commuter to the city.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading I stood in the shadows and looked across at the rundown lot with the windblown trash packed against the wire mesh barrier fence and the yellow glare panel that said HAUG ESCORT.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading I stood in the shadows and looked across at the rundown lot with the windblown trash packed against the wire mesh barrier fence and the yellow glare panel that said HAUG ESCORT.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The tank traps and armored cars were the hazards of the trade!
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From this reading The tank traps and armored cars were the hazards of the trade!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I stood in the shadows and looked across at the rundown lot with the windblown trash packed against the wire mesh barrier fence and the yellow glare panel that said HAUG ESCORT.
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From this reading I stood in the shadows and looked across at the rundown lot with the windblown trash packed against the wire mesh barrier fence and the yellow glare panel that said HAUG ESCORT.
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From this reading The tank traps and armored cars were the hazards of the trade!
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From this reading He was a sort of taxi-driver, delivering a commuter to the city.
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From this reading There was a row of city-scarred hacks parked on the cracked ramp.
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From this reading He was a sort of taxi-driver, delivering a commuter to the city.
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From this reading There was a row of city-scarred hacks parked on the cracked ramp.
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From this reading He was a sort of taxi-driver, delivering a commuter to the city.
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From this reading I stood in the shadows and looked across at the rundown lot with the windblown trash packed against the wire mesh barrier fence and the yellow glare panel that said HAUG ESCORT.
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From this reading I stood in the shadows and looked across at the rundown lot with the windblown trash packed against the wire mesh barrier fence and the yellow glare panel that said HAUG ESCORT.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They hadn't suffered the indignity of a wash-job for a long time.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I stood in the shadows and looked across at the rundown lot with the windblown trash packed against the wire mesh barrier fence and the yellow glare panel that said HAUG ESCORT.
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From this reading There was a row of city-scarred hacks parked on the cracked ramp.
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From this reading They hadn't suffered the indignity of a wash-job for a long time.
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From this reading I stood in the shadows and looked across at the rundown lot with the windblown trash packed against the wire mesh barrier fence and the yellow glare panel that said HAUG ESCORT.
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From this reading The tank traps and armored cars were the hazards of the trade!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was a sort of taxi-driver, delivering a commuter to the city.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I stood in the shadows and looked across at the rundown lot with the windblown trash packed against the wire mesh barrier fence and the yellow glare panel that said HAUG ESCORT.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I stood in the shadows and looked across at the rundown lot with the windblown trash packed against the wire mesh barrier fence and the yellow glare panel that said HAUG ESCORT.
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From this reading They hadn't suffered the indignity of a wash-job for a long time.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They hadn't suffered the indignity of a wash-job for a long time.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I stood in the shadows and looked across at the rundown lot with the windblown trash packed against the wire mesh barrier fence and the yellow glare panel that said HAUG ESCORT.
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From this reading I stood in the shadows and looked across at the rundown lot with the windblown trash packed against the wire mesh barrier fence and the yellow glare panel that said HAUG ESCORT.
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From this reading I stood in the shadows and looked across at the rundown lot with the windblown trash packed against the wire mesh barrier fence and the yellow glare panel that said HAUG ESCORT.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was a sort of taxi-driver, delivering a commuter to the city.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There was a row of city-scarred hacks parked on the cracked ramp.
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From this reading I stood in the shadows and looked across at the rundown lot with the windblown trash packed against the wire mesh barrier fence and the yellow glare panel that said HAUG ESCORT.
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From this reading I stood in the shadows and looked across at the rundown lot with the windblown trash packed against the wire mesh barrier fence and the yellow glare panel that said HAUG ESCORT.
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From this reading There was a row of city-scarred hacks parked on the cracked ramp.
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From this reading There was a row of city-scarred hacks parked on the cracked ramp.
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From this reading There was a row of city-scarred hacks parked on the cracked ramp.
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From this reading I stood in the shadows and looked across at the rundown lot with the windblown trash packed against the wire mesh barrier fence and the yellow glare panel that said HAUG ESCORT.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I stood in the shadows and looked across at the rundown lot with the windblown trash packed against the wire mesh barrier fence and the yellow glare panel that said HAUG ESCORT.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I stood in the shadows and looked across at the rundown lot with the windblown trash packed against the wire mesh barrier fence and the yellow glare panel that said HAUG ESCORT.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was a sort of taxi-driver, delivering a commuter to the city.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I stood in the shadows and looked across at the rundown lot with the windblown trash packed against the wire mesh barrier fence and the yellow glare panel that said HAUG ESCORT.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They hadn't suffered the indignity of a wash-job for a long time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The tank traps and armored cars were the hazards of the trade!
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From this reading He was a sort of taxi-driver, delivering a commuter to the city.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I stood in the shadows and looked across at the rundown lot with the windblown trash packed against the wire mesh barrier fence and the yellow glare panel that said HAUG ESCORT.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He was a sort of taxi-driver, delivering a commuter to the city.
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From this reading There was a row of city-scarred hacks parked on the cracked ramp.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They hadn't suffered the indignity of a wash-job for a long time.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They hadn't suffered the indignity of a wash-job for a long time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was a sort of taxi-driver, delivering a commuter to the city.
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From this reading The tank traps and armored cars were the hazards of the trade!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The tank traps and armored cars were the hazards of the trade!
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From this reading I stood in the shadows and looked across at the rundown lot with the windblown trash packed against the wire mesh barrier fence and the yellow glare panel that said HAUG ESCORT.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was a sort of taxi-driver, delivering a commuter to the city.
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From this reading They hadn't suffered the indignity of a wash-job for a long time.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The tank traps and armored cars were the hazards of the trade!
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From this reading I stood in the shadows and looked across at the rundown lot with the windblown trash packed against the wire mesh barrier fence and the yellow glare panel that said HAUG ESCORT.
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From this reading I stood in the shadows and looked across at the rundown lot with the windblown trash packed against the wire mesh barrier fence and the yellow glare panel that said HAUG ESCORT.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I stood in the shadows and looked across at the rundown lot with the windblown trash packed against the wire mesh barrier fence and the yellow glare panel that said HAUG ESCORT.
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From this reading I stood in the shadows and looked across at the rundown lot with the windblown trash packed against the wire mesh barrier fence and the yellow glare panel that said HAUG ESCORT.
