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Chapter XVII
Three Modern Musketeers The fierce crackling of the flames rolled toward them. The wind served at least the one purpose of lifting the smoke so that it did not stifle those on the river-bank. Clanton crept up from the cave and joined them. "Looks like we're goin' out with fireworks, Billie," he grinned. "That's nonsense," said Lee sharply.
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 “The wind served at least the one purpose of lifting the smoke so that it did not stifle those on the river-bank.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “The wind served at least the one purpose of lifting the smoke so that it did not stifle those on the river-bank.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"That's nonsense," said Lee sharply.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “The wind served at least the one purpose of lifting the smoke so that it did not stifle those on the river-bank.”
in the direction of
From this reading “Three Modern Musketeers The fierce crackling of the flames rolled toward them.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The wind served at least the one purpose of lifting the smoke so that it did not stifle those on the river-bank.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Clanton crept up from the cave and joined them.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The wind served at least the one purpose of lifting the smoke so that it did not stifle those on the river-bank.
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From this reading "Looks like we're goin' out with fireworks, Billie," he grinned.
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From this reading Clanton crept up from the cave and joined them.
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From this reading Clanton crept up from the cave and joined them.
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From this reading Three Modern Musketeers The fierce crackling of the flames rolled toward them.
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From this reading Clanton crept up from the cave and joined them.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The wind served at least the one purpose of lifting the smoke so that it did not stifle those on the river-bank.
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From this reading Three Modern Musketeers The fierce crackling of the flames rolled toward them.
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From this reading "Looks like we're goin' out with fireworks, Billie," he grinned.
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From this reading Three Modern Musketeers The fierce crackling of the flames rolled toward them.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Clanton crept up from the cave and joined them.
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From this reading "Looks like we're goin' out with fireworks, Billie," he grinned.
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From this reading "Looks like we're goin' out with fireworks, Billie," he grinned.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Looks like we're goin' out with fireworks, Billie," he grinned.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The wind served at least the one purpose of lifting the smoke so that it did not stifle those on the river-bank.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Clanton crept up from the cave and joined them.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wind served at least the one purpose of lifting the smoke so that it did not stifle those on the river-bank.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's nonsense," said Lee sharply.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The wind served at least the one purpose of lifting the smoke so that it did not stifle those on the river-bank.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Looks like we're goin' out with fireworks, Billie," he grinned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Looks like we're goin' out with fireworks, Billie," he grinned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Three Modern Musketeers The fierce crackling of the flames rolled toward them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Three Modern Musketeers The fierce crackling of the flames rolled toward them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's nonsense," said Lee sharply.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The wind served at least the one purpose of lifting the smoke so that it did not stifle those on the river-bank.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Three Modern Musketeers The fierce crackling of the flames rolled toward them.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The wind served at least the one purpose of lifting the smoke so that it did not stifle those on the river-bank.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The wind served at least the one purpose of lifting the smoke so that it did not stifle those on the river-bank.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Looks like we're goin' out with fireworks, Billie," he grinned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The wind served at least the one purpose of lifting the smoke so that it did not stifle those on the river-bank.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The wind served at least the one purpose of lifting the smoke so that it did not stifle those on the river-bank.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Three Modern Musketeers The fierce crackling of the flames rolled toward them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's nonsense," said Lee sharply.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The wind served at least the one purpose of lifting the smoke so that it did not stifle those on the river-bank.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "That's nonsense," said Lee sharply.
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From this reading The wind served at least the one purpose of lifting the smoke so that it did not stifle those on the river-bank.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The wind served at least the one purpose of lifting the smoke so that it did not stifle those on the river-bank.
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From this reading The wind served at least the one purpose of lifting the smoke so that it did not stifle those on the river-bank.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The wind served at least the one purpose of lifting the smoke so that it did not stifle those on the river-bank.
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From this reading "That's nonsense," said Lee sharply.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Three Modern Musketeers The fierce crackling of the flames rolled toward them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Three Modern Musketeers The fierce crackling of the flames rolled toward them.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The wind served at least the one purpose of lifting the smoke so that it did not stifle those on the river-bank.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Three Modern Musketeers The fierce crackling of the flames rolled toward them.
in the direction of
From this reading Three Modern Musketeers The fierce crackling of the flames rolled toward them.
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From this reading Clanton crept up from the cave and joined them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Looks like we're goin' out with fireworks, Billie," he grinned.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wind served at least the one purpose of lifting the smoke so that it did not stifle those on the river-bank.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Looks like we're goin' out with fireworks, Billie," he grinned.
