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Chapter IV
“Can’t we manage to get past by the top?” asked one. “Why, it would take us YEARS,” exclaimed another. “Just look at all those tall green branches, spreading in every direction. If once we got entangled in THEM, we should never get out again!” “Well then, let us go round by the bottom,” said a third.
Reading 1/88 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If once we got entangled in THEM, we should never get out again!””
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““Why, it would take us YEARS,” exclaimed another.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Can’t we manage to get past by the top?” asked one.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading ““Just look at all those tall green branches, spreading in every direction.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading ““Well then, let us go round by the bottom,” said a third.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Just look at all those tall green branches, spreading in every direction.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If once we got entangled in THEM, we should never get out again!””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If once we got entangled in THEM, we should never get out again!””
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ““Can’t we manage to get past by the top?” asked one.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Why, it would take us YEARS,” exclaimed another.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Well then, let us go round by the bottom,” said a third.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading ““Just look at all those tall green branches, spreading in every direction.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Well then, let us go round by the bottom,” said a third.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading ““Why, it would take us YEARS,” exclaimed another.”
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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 “Well then, let us go round by the bottom,” said a third.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If once we got entangled in THEM, we should never get out again!”
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From this reading “Just look at all those tall green branches, spreading in every direction.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Why, it would take us YEARS,” exclaimed another.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Can’t we manage to get past by the top?” asked one.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Just look at all those tall green branches, spreading in every direction.
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From this reading “Well then, let us go round by the bottom,” said a third.
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From this reading “Just look at all those tall green branches, spreading in every direction.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “Can’t we manage to get past by the top?” asked one.
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From this reading “Can’t we manage to get past by the top?” asked one.
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From this reading “Just look at all those tall green branches, spreading in every direction.
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From this reading If once we got entangled in THEM, we should never get out again!”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “Just look at all those tall green branches, spreading in every direction.
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From this reading “Why, it would take us YEARS,” exclaimed another.
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From this reading “Can’t we manage to get past by the top?” asked one.
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From this reading “Well then, let us go round by the bottom,” said a third.
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From this reading If once we got entangled in THEM, we should never get out again!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Just look at all those tall green branches, spreading in every direction.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If once we got entangled in THEM, we should never get out again!”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Just look at all those tall green branches, spreading in every direction.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Why, it would take us YEARS,” exclaimed another.
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From this reading “Just look at all those tall green branches, spreading in every direction.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Well then, let us go round by the bottom,” said a third.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Just look at all those tall green branches, spreading in every direction.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Can’t we manage to get past by the top?” asked one.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If once we got entangled in THEM, we should never get out again!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If once we got entangled in THEM, we should never get out again!”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Can’t we manage to get past by the top?” asked one.
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From this reading If once we got entangled in THEM, we should never get out again!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Can’t we manage to get past by the top?” asked one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well then, let us go round by the bottom,” said a third.
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From this reading “Well then, let us go round by the bottom,” said a third.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading If once we got entangled in THEM, we should never get out again!”
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From this reading “Just look at all those tall green branches, spreading in every direction.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Why, it would take us YEARS,” exclaimed another.
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From this reading “Just look at all those tall green branches, spreading in every direction.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Can’t we manage to get past by the top?” asked one.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading If once we got entangled in THEM, we should never get out again!”
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From this reading “Well then, let us go round by the bottom,” said a third.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well then, let us go round by the bottom,” said a third.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “Just look at all those tall green branches, spreading in every direction.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Can’t we manage to get past by the top?” asked one.
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From this reading “Can’t we manage to get past by the top?” asked one.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Why, it would take us YEARS,” exclaimed another.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Can’t we manage to get past by the top?” asked one.
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From this reading “Well then, let us go round by the bottom,” said a third.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Why, it would take us YEARS,” exclaimed another.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Why, it would take us YEARS,” exclaimed another.
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From this reading “Why, it would take us YEARS,” exclaimed another.
