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BEFORE DAWN A day passed, two, and three. Nothing came to break the monotony at the big dam. Donkey engines screamed intermittently. Workmen still passed here or there with their barrows. Teams strained at heavy loads of gravel and cement.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “BEFORE DAWN A day passed, two, and three.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Workmen still passed here or there with their barrows.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Nothing came to break the monotony at the big dam.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “BEFORE DAWN A day passed, two, and three.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Workmen still passed here or there with their barrows.”
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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 BEFORE DAWN A day passed, two, and three.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BEFORE DAWN A day passed, two, and three.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Nothing came to break the monotony at the big dam.
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From this reading Workmen still passed here or there with their barrows.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading BEFORE DAWN A day passed, two, and three.
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From this reading Nothing came to break the monotony at the big dam.
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From this reading Nothing came to break the monotony at the big dam.
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From this reading Nothing came to break the monotony at the big dam.
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From this reading Teams strained at heavy loads of gravel and cement.
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From this reading Nothing came to break the monotony at the big dam.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BEFORE DAWN A day passed, two, and three.
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From this reading BEFORE DAWN A day passed, two, and three.
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From this reading Donkey engines screamed intermittently.
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From this reading Donkey engines screamed intermittently.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Teams strained at heavy loads of gravel and cement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Teams strained at heavy loads of gravel and cement.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Workmen still passed here or there with their barrows.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Donkey engines screamed intermittently.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Teams strained at heavy loads of gravel and cement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nothing came to break the monotony at the big dam.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing came to break the monotony at the big dam.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Teams strained at heavy loads of gravel and cement.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Workmen still passed here or there with their barrows.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BEFORE DAWN A day passed, two, and three.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Donkey engines screamed intermittently.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Workmen still passed here or there with their barrows.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Teams strained at heavy loads of gravel and cement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Teams strained at heavy loads of gravel and cement.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Nothing came to break the monotony at the big dam.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Workmen still passed here or there with their barrows.
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From this reading Workmen still passed here or there with their barrows.
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From this reading BEFORE DAWN A day passed, two, and three.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Nothing came to break the monotony at the big dam.
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From this reading BEFORE DAWN A day passed, two, and three.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Workmen still passed here or there with their barrows.
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From this reading Workmen still passed here or there with their barrows.
