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Chapter XV
Jeffreys caught him in his arms in a moment, and only just in time. He had literally to wade through flame to the door; and when he reached the stairs outside, the dense smoke, reddening every instant, burst upon him well-nigh overwhelmingly. How he struggled down that awful flight with his burden he knew not. More than once he stumbled; and once a shower of fallen embers all but stunned him. It was all done in a minute.
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 “It was all done in a minute.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “He had literally to wade through flame to the door; and when he reached the stairs outside, the dense smoke, reddening every instant, burst upon him well-nigh overwhelmingly.”
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading “He had literally to wade through flame to the door; and when he reached the stairs outside, the dense smoke, reddening every instant, burst upon him well-nigh overwhelmingly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “More than once he stumbled; and once a shower of fallen embers all but stunned him.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He had literally to wade through flame to the door; and when he reached the stairs outside, the dense smoke, reddening every instant, burst upon him well-nigh overwhelmingly.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He had literally to wade through flame to the door; and when he reached the stairs outside, the dense smoke, reddening every instant, burst upon him well-nigh overwhelmingly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Jeffreys caught him in his arms in a moment, and only just in time.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “He had literally to wade through flame to the door; and when he reached the stairs outside, the dense smoke, reddening every instant, burst upon him well-nigh overwhelmingly.”
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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 Jeffreys caught him in his arms in a moment, and only just in time.
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From this reading More than once he stumbled; and once a shower of fallen embers all but stunned him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jeffreys caught him in his arms in a moment, and only just in time.
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From this reading Jeffreys caught him in his arms in a moment, and only just in time.
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From this reading How he struggled down that awful flight with his burden he knew not.
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From this reading How he struggled down that awful flight with his burden he knew not.
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From this reading He had literally to wade through flame to the door; and when he reached the stairs outside, the dense smoke, reddening every instant, burst upon him well-nigh overwhelmingly.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading More than once he stumbled; and once a shower of fallen embers all but stunned him.
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From this reading Jeffreys caught him in his arms in a moment, and only just in time.
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From this reading He had literally to wade through flame to the door; and when he reached the stairs outside, the dense smoke, reddening every instant, burst upon him well-nigh overwhelmingly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was all done in a minute.
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From this reading He had literally to wade through flame to the door; and when he reached the stairs outside, the dense smoke, reddening every instant, burst upon him well-nigh overwhelmingly.
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From this reading How he struggled down that awful flight with his burden he knew not.
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From this reading More than once he stumbled; and once a shower of fallen embers all but stunned him.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading He had literally to wade through flame to the door; and when he reached the stairs outside, the dense smoke, reddening every instant, burst upon him well-nigh overwhelmingly.
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From this reading More than once he stumbled; and once a shower of fallen embers all but stunned him.
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading He had literally to wade through flame to the door; and when he reached the stairs outside, the dense smoke, reddening every instant, burst upon him well-nigh overwhelmingly.
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From this reading How he struggled down that awful flight with his burden he knew not.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had literally to wade through flame to the door; and when he reached the stairs outside, the dense smoke, reddening every instant, burst upon him well-nigh overwhelmingly.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had literally to wade through flame to the door; and when he reached the stairs outside, the dense smoke, reddening every instant, burst upon him well-nigh overwhelmingly.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Jeffreys caught him in his arms in a moment, and only just in time.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Jeffreys caught him in his arms in a moment, and only just in time.
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From this reading How he struggled down that awful flight with his burden he knew not.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Jeffreys caught him in his arms in a moment, and only just in time.
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From this reading He had literally to wade through flame to the door; and when he reached the stairs outside, the dense smoke, reddening every instant, burst upon him well-nigh overwhelmingly.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was all done in a minute.
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From this reading Jeffreys caught him in his arms in a moment, and only just in time.
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From this reading Jeffreys caught him in his arms in a moment, and only just in time.
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From this reading How he struggled down that awful flight with his burden he knew not.
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From this reading He had literally to wade through flame to the door; and when he reached the stairs outside, the dense smoke, reddening every instant, burst upon him well-nigh overwhelmingly.
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From this reading It was all done in a minute.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jeffreys caught him in his arms in a moment, and only just in time.
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From this reading More than once he stumbled; and once a shower of fallen embers all but stunned him.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading How he struggled down that awful flight with his burden he knew not.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading More than once he stumbled; and once a shower of fallen embers all but stunned him.
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From this reading More than once he stumbled; and once a shower of fallen embers all but stunned him.
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From this reading Jeffreys caught him in his arms in a moment, and only just in time.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had literally to wade through flame to the door; and when he reached the stairs outside, the dense smoke, reddening every instant, burst upon him well-nigh overwhelmingly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had literally to wade through flame to the door; and when he reached the stairs outside, the dense smoke, reddening every instant, burst upon him well-nigh overwhelmingly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had literally to wade through flame to the door; and when he reached the stairs outside, the dense smoke, reddening every instant, burst upon him well-nigh overwhelmingly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had literally to wade through flame to the door; and when he reached the stairs outside, the dense smoke, reddening every instant, burst upon him well-nigh overwhelmingly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading More than once he stumbled; and once a shower of fallen embers all but stunned him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had literally to wade through flame to the door; and when he reached the stairs outside, the dense smoke, reddening every instant, burst upon him well-nigh overwhelmingly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had literally to wade through flame to the door; and when he reached the stairs outside, the dense smoke, reddening every instant, burst upon him well-nigh overwhelmingly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How he struggled down that awful flight with his burden he knew not.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading More than once he stumbled; and once a shower of fallen embers all but stunned him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading More than once he stumbled; and once a shower of fallen embers all but stunned him.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading More than once he stumbled; and once a shower of fallen embers all but stunned him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading How he struggled down that awful flight with his burden he knew not.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He had literally to wade through flame to the door; and when he reached the stairs outside, the dense smoke, reddening every instant, burst upon him well-nigh overwhelmingly.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had literally to wade through flame to the door; and when he reached the stairs outside, the dense smoke, reddening every instant, burst upon him well-nigh overwhelmingly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jeffreys caught him in his arms in a moment, and only just in time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had literally to wade through flame to the door; and when he reached the stairs outside, the dense smoke, reddening every instant, burst upon him well-nigh overwhelmingly.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He had literally to wade through flame to the door; and when he reached the stairs outside, the dense smoke, reddening every instant, burst upon him well-nigh overwhelmingly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had literally to wade through flame to the door; and when he reached the stairs outside, the dense smoke, reddening every instant, burst upon him well-nigh overwhelmingly.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was all done in a minute.
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From this reading He had literally to wade through flame to the door; and when he reached the stairs outside, the dense smoke, reddening every instant, burst upon him well-nigh overwhelmingly.
at the time that
From this reading He had literally to wade through flame to the door; and when he reached the stairs outside, the dense smoke, reddening every instant, burst upon him well-nigh overwhelmingly.
in the company of; together with
From this reading How he struggled down that awful flight with his burden he knew not.
