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Chapter XV
A Bloodless Battle.--Life on the Island. A hearty breakfast--and it was a hearty one too--put King Karoo into fine form again. He was quite friendly now. “We don’t want to eat any more white men,” he said. “If you try it,” said Stransom, “you may find that the bones will stick in your throat.”
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 “A hearty breakfast--and it was a hearty one too--put King Karoo into fine form again.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A hearty breakfast--and it was a hearty one too--put King Karoo into fine form again.”
large, enthusiastic, and satisfying, especially of a meal
From this reading “A hearty breakfast--and it was a hearty one too--put King Karoo into fine form again.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A Bloodless Battle.--Life on the Island.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading ““If you try it,” said Stransom, “you may find that the bones will stick in your throat.””
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “A hearty breakfast--and it was a hearty one too--put King Karoo into fine form again.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He was quite friendly now.”
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading ““If you try it,” said Stransom, “you may find that the bones will stick in your throat.””
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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 A Bloodless Battle.--Life on the Island.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A hearty breakfast--and it was a hearty one too--put King Karoo into fine form again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A hearty breakfast--and it was a hearty one too--put King Karoo into fine form again.
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From this reading “We don’t want to eat any more white men,” he said.
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From this reading A Bloodless Battle.--Life on the Island.
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From this reading A Bloodless Battle.--Life on the Island.
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From this reading “If you try it,” said Stransom, “you may find that the bones will stick in your throat.”
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From this reading A hearty breakfast--and it was a hearty one too--put King Karoo into fine form again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We don’t want to eat any more white men,” he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We don’t want to eat any more white men,” he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “If you try it,” said Stransom, “you may find that the bones will stick in your throat.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A hearty breakfast--and it was a hearty one too--put King Karoo into fine form again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A hearty breakfast--and it was a hearty one too--put King Karoo into fine form again.
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From this reading He was quite friendly now.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was quite friendly now.
large, enthusiastic, and satisfying, especially of a meal
From this reading A hearty breakfast--and it was a hearty one too--put King Karoo into fine form again.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If you try it,” said Stransom, “you may find that the bones will stick in your throat.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “If you try it,” said Stransom, “you may find that the bones will stick in your throat.”
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A hearty breakfast--and it was a hearty one too--put King Karoo into fine form again.
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From this reading A Bloodless Battle.--Life on the Island.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A hearty breakfast--and it was a hearty one too--put King Karoo into fine form again.
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From this reading A hearty breakfast--and it was a hearty one too--put King Karoo into fine form again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A hearty breakfast--and it was a hearty one too--put King Karoo into fine form again.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A Bloodless Battle.--Life on the Island.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “If you try it,” said Stransom, “you may find that the bones will stick in your throat.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We don’t want to eat any more white men,” he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We don’t want to eat any more white men,” he said.
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From this reading He was quite friendly now.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A Bloodless Battle.--Life on the Island.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A hearty breakfast--and it was a hearty one too--put King Karoo into fine form again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A hearty breakfast--and it was a hearty one too--put King Karoo into fine form again.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was quite friendly now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We don’t want to eat any more white men,” he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “If you try it,” said Stransom, “you may find that the bones will stick in your throat.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “If you try it,” said Stransom, “you may find that the bones will stick in your throat.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “If you try it,” said Stransom, “you may find that the bones will stick in your throat.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A Bloodless Battle.--Life on the Island.
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading “If you try it,” said Stransom, “you may find that the bones will stick in your throat.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “We don’t want to eat any more white men,” he said.
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From this reading A hearty breakfast--and it was a hearty one too--put King Karoo into fine form again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “If you try it,” said Stransom, “you may find that the bones will stick in your throat.”
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From this reading “We don’t want to eat any more white men,” he said.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A hearty breakfast--and it was a hearty one too--put King Karoo into fine form again.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We don’t want to eat any more white men,” he said.
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From this reading “We don’t want to eat any more white men,” he said.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “If you try it,” said Stransom, “you may find that the bones will stick in your throat.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “If you try it,” said Stransom, “you may find that the bones will stick in your throat.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “If you try it,” said Stransom, “you may find that the bones will stick in your throat.”
