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Chapter XI
"Hi, Miss Salome, look dar," whispered Ned suddenly. We had been driving for some time at full speed when Ned's low tones roused me from an imaginary conversation with the Captain. "Where?" I asked. "Over dar," he returned, pointing toward his left, around the curve we were just making.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “"Over dar," he returned, pointing toward his left, around the curve we were just making.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I asked.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “We had been driving for some time at full speed when Ned's low tones roused me from an imaginary conversation with the Captain.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “We had been driving for some time at full speed when Ned's low tones roused me from an imaginary conversation with the Captain.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Over dar," he returned, pointing toward his left, around the curve we were just making.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Hi, Miss Salome, look dar," whispered Ned suddenly.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “"Over dar," he returned, pointing toward his left, around the curve we were just making.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Over dar," he returned, pointing toward his left, around the curve we were just making.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Hi, Miss Salome, look dar," whispered Ned suddenly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We had been driving for some time at full speed when Ned's low tones roused me from an imaginary conversation with the Captain.”
in the direction of
From this reading “"Over dar," he returned, pointing toward his left, around the curve we were just making.”
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading We had been driving for some time at full speed when Ned's low tones roused me from an imaginary conversation with the Captain.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading "Over dar," he returned, pointing toward his left, around the curve we were just making.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I asked.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We had been driving for some time at full speed when Ned's low tones roused me from an imaginary conversation with the Captain.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading We had been driving for some time at full speed when Ned's low tones roused me from an imaginary conversation with the Captain.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We had been driving for some time at full speed when Ned's low tones roused me from an imaginary conversation with the Captain.
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From this reading We had been driving for some time at full speed when Ned's low tones roused me from an imaginary conversation with the Captain.
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From this reading "Over dar," he returned, pointing toward his left, around the curve we were just making.
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From this reading "Hi, Miss Salome, look dar," whispered Ned suddenly.
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From this reading We had been driving for some time at full speed when Ned's low tones roused me from an imaginary conversation with the Captain.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We had been driving for some time at full speed when Ned's low tones roused me from an imaginary conversation with the Captain.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We had been driving for some time at full speed when Ned's low tones roused me from an imaginary conversation with the Captain.
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From this reading We had been driving for some time at full speed when Ned's low tones roused me from an imaginary conversation with the Captain.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We had been driving for some time at full speed when Ned's low tones roused me from an imaginary conversation with the Captain.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Over dar," he returned, pointing toward his left, around the curve we were just making.
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From this reading "Hi, Miss Salome, look dar," whispered Ned suddenly.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Over dar," he returned, pointing toward his left, around the curve we were just making.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I asked.
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From this reading We had been driving for some time at full speed when Ned's low tones roused me from an imaginary conversation with the Captain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Over dar," he returned, pointing toward his left, around the curve we were just making.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Over dar," he returned, pointing toward his left, around the curve we were just making.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Hi, Miss Salome, look dar," whispered Ned suddenly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We had been driving for some time at full speed when Ned's low tones roused me from an imaginary conversation with the Captain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Over dar," he returned, pointing toward his left, around the curve we were just making.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We had been driving for some time at full speed when Ned's low tones roused me from an imaginary conversation with the Captain.
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From this reading "Hi, Miss Salome, look dar," whispered Ned suddenly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hi, Miss Salome, look dar," whispered Ned suddenly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We had been driving for some time at full speed when Ned's low tones roused me from an imaginary conversation with the Captain.
above and across; more than
From this reading "Over dar," he returned, pointing toward his left, around the curve we were just making.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Over dar," he returned, pointing toward his left, around the curve we were just making.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Over dar," he returned, pointing toward his left, around the curve we were just making.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We had been driving for some time at full speed when Ned's low tones roused me from an imaginary conversation with the Captain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hi, Miss Salome, look dar," whispered Ned suddenly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We had been driving for some time at full speed when Ned's low tones roused me from an imaginary conversation with the Captain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We had been driving for some time at full speed when Ned's low tones roused me from an imaginary conversation with the Captain.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Hi, Miss Salome, look dar," whispered Ned suddenly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We had been driving for some time at full speed when Ned's low tones roused me from an imaginary conversation with the Captain.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We had been driving for some time at full speed when Ned's low tones roused me from an imaginary conversation with the Captain.
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From this reading We had been driving for some time at full speed when Ned's low tones roused me from an imaginary conversation with the Captain.
in the direction of
From this reading "Over dar," he returned, pointing toward his left, around the curve we were just making.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We had been driving for some time at full speed when Ned's low tones roused me from an imaginary conversation with the Captain.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Over dar," he returned, pointing toward his left, around the curve we were just making.
at the time that
From this reading We had been driving for some time at full speed when Ned's low tones roused me from an imaginary conversation with the Captain.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where?"
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From this reading "Hi, Miss Salome, look dar," whispered Ned suddenly.
in the company of; together with
From this reading We had been driving for some time at full speed when Ned's low tones roused me from an imaginary conversation with the Captain.
