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Chapter I
The window slid up easily–too easily–and Mike waited a long time, listening, before he made a move. The whole huge pile of the factory was still. There were no lights anywhere, except that dim one by the gate through the stockade. Lying quite still in the darkness, Mike waited. There was no sound, no ringing of alarm bells, no bustle of activity anywhere.
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 “The window slid up easily–too easily–and Mike waited a long time, listening, before he made a move.”
busy and excited activity
From this reading “There was no sound, no ringing of alarm bells, no bustle of activity anywhere.”
apart from; not including
From this reading “There were no lights anywhere, except that dim one by the gate through the stockade.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The window slid up easily–too easily–and Mike waited a long time, listening, before he made a move.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “There were no lights anywhere, except that dim one by the gate through the stockade.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Lying quite still in the darkness, Mike waited.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The whole huge pile of the factory was still.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “There were no lights anywhere, except that dim one by the gate through the stockade.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “There were no lights anywhere, except that dim one by the gate through the stockade.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The window slid up easily–too easily–and Mike waited a long time, listening, before he made a move.”
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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 The window slid up easily–too easily–and Mike waited a long time, listening, before he made a move.
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From this reading There was no sound, no ringing of alarm bells, no bustle of activity anywhere.
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From this reading There was no sound, no ringing of alarm bells, no bustle of activity anywhere.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The window slid up easily–too easily–and Mike waited a long time, listening, before he made a move.
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From this reading There were no lights anywhere, except that dim one by the gate through the stockade.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The window slid up easily–too easily–and Mike waited a long time, listening, before he made a move.
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From this reading There was no sound, no ringing of alarm bells, no bustle of activity anywhere.
busy and excited activity
From this reading There was no sound, no ringing of alarm bells, no bustle of activity anywhere.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There were no lights anywhere, except that dim one by the gate through the stockade.
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From this reading Lying quite still in the darkness, Mike waited.
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From this reading There were no lights anywhere, except that dim one by the gate through the stockade.
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From this reading The window slid up easily–too easily–and Mike waited a long time, listening, before he made a move.
apart from; not including
From this reading There were no lights anywhere, except that dim one by the gate through the stockade.
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From this reading The whole huge pile of the factory was still.
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From this reading There were no lights anywhere, except that dim one by the gate through the stockade.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The window slid up easily–too easily–and Mike waited a long time, listening, before he made a move.
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From this reading The whole huge pile of the factory was still.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Lying quite still in the darkness, Mike waited.
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From this reading There were no lights anywhere, except that dim one by the gate through the stockade.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The window slid up easily–too easily–and Mike waited a long time, listening, before he made a move.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The window slid up easily–too easily–and Mike waited a long time, listening, before he made a move.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lying quite still in the darkness, Mike waited.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The window slid up easily–too easily–and Mike waited a long time, listening, before he made a move.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The window slid up easily–too easily–and Mike waited a long time, listening, before he made a move.
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From this reading The window slid up easily–too easily–and Mike waited a long time, listening, before he made a move.
not any; not one
From this reading There were no lights anywhere, except that dim one by the gate through the stockade.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The whole huge pile of the factory was still.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There were no lights anywhere, except that dim one by the gate through the stockade.
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From this reading The whole huge pile of the factory was still.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lying quite still in the darkness, Mike waited.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was no sound, no ringing of alarm bells, no bustle of activity anywhere.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The window slid up easily–too easily–and Mike waited a long time, listening, before he made a move.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was no sound, no ringing of alarm bells, no bustle of activity anywhere.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The whole huge pile of the factory was still.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There were no lights anywhere, except that dim one by the gate through the stockade.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There were no lights anywhere, except that dim one by the gate through the stockade.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The window slid up easily–too easily–and Mike waited a long time, listening, before he made a move.
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From this reading There were no lights anywhere, except that dim one by the gate through the stockade.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There were no lights anywhere, except that dim one by the gate through the stockade.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The window slid up easily–too easily–and Mike waited a long time, listening, before he made a move.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The window slid up easily–too easily–and Mike waited a long time, listening, before he made a move.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The window slid up easily–too easily–and Mike waited a long time, listening, before he made a move.
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From this reading The window slid up easily–too easily–and Mike waited a long time, listening, before he made a move.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The whole huge pile of the factory was still.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were no lights anywhere, except that dim one by the gate through the stockade.
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From this reading The whole huge pile of the factory was still.
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From this reading The window slid up easily–too easily–and Mike waited a long time, listening, before he made a move.
