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Chapter XVI
Fling this heterogeneous, bankrupt, vindictive mass across the border, and the Revolution was on. The custom house, the northern ports of entry, would be captured. Diaz could not resist. He dared not throw the weight of his armies against them, for he must hold the south. And through the south the flame would spread despite.
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 “Fling this heterogeneous, bankrupt, vindictive mass across the border, and the Revolution was on.”
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “He dared not throw the weight of his armies against them, for he must hold the south.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Diaz could not resist.”
although something is true; in spite of
From this reading “And through the south the flame would spread despite.”
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading “And through the south the flame would spread despite.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “He dared not throw the weight of his armies against them, for he must hold the south.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “And through the south the flame would spread despite.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “The custom house, the northern ports of entry, would be captured.”
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading Fling this heterogeneous, bankrupt, vindictive mass across the border, and the Revolution was on.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading He dared not throw the weight of his armies against them, for he must hold the south.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Fling this heterogeneous, bankrupt, vindictive mass across the border, and the Revolution was on.
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From this reading He dared not throw the weight of his armies against them, for he must hold the south.
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From this reading Fling this heterogeneous, bankrupt, vindictive mass across the border, and the Revolution was on.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The custom house, the northern ports of entry, would be captured.
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From this reading Fling this heterogeneous, bankrupt, vindictive mass across the border, and the Revolution was on.
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From this reading The custom house, the northern ports of entry, would be captured.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Diaz could not resist.
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From this reading The custom house, the northern ports of entry, would be captured.
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From this reading He dared not throw the weight of his armies against them, for he must hold the south.
although something is true; in spite of
From this reading And through the south the flame would spread despite.
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From this reading Diaz could not resist.
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From this reading The custom house, the northern ports of entry, would be captured.
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading And through the south the flame would spread despite.
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From this reading Fling this heterogeneous, bankrupt, vindictive mass across the border, and the Revolution was on.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He dared not throw the weight of his armies against them, for he must hold the south.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He dared not throw the weight of his armies against them, for he must hold the south.
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From this reading Fling this heterogeneous, bankrupt, vindictive mass across the border, and the Revolution was on.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He dared not throw the weight of his armies against them, for he must hold the south.
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From this reading He dared not throw the weight of his armies against them, for he must hold the south.
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From this reading The custom house, the northern ports of entry, would be captured.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fling this heterogeneous, bankrupt, vindictive mass across the border, and the Revolution was on.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading He dared not throw the weight of his armies against them, for he must hold the south.
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From this reading The custom house, the northern ports of entry, would be captured.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Diaz could not resist.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The custom house, the northern ports of entry, would be captured.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Fling this heterogeneous, bankrupt, vindictive mass across the border, and the Revolution was on.
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From this reading The custom house, the northern ports of entry, would be captured.
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From this reading Diaz could not resist.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fling this heterogeneous, bankrupt, vindictive mass across the border, and the Revolution was on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He dared not throw the weight of his armies against them, for he must hold the south.
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From this reading And through the south the flame would spread despite.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Fling this heterogeneous, bankrupt, vindictive mass across the border, and the Revolution was on.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He dared not throw the weight of his armies against them, for he must hold the south.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Fling this heterogeneous, bankrupt, vindictive mass across the border, and the Revolution was on.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And through the south the flame would spread despite.
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From this reading He dared not throw the weight of his armies against them, for he must hold the south.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fling this heterogeneous, bankrupt, vindictive mass across the border, and the Revolution was on.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Fling this heterogeneous, bankrupt, vindictive mass across the border, and the Revolution was on.
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From this reading He dared not throw the weight of his armies against them, for he must hold the south.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The custom house, the northern ports of entry, would be captured.
