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Chapter X
"Don't any of these lead anywhere?" "They all lead to the main road, except that one at the end, which leads to the intake. We have plenty of room to move about, and plenty of air; but we are shut in, and that's a fact, sir." "Is that your opinion too, Mr Wilkie?" "We canna get gettin' oot o' this, sir," replied the oracle with complacent finality.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “We have plenty of room to move about, and plenty of air; but we are shut in, and that's a fact, sir."”
apart from; not including
From this reading “"They all lead to the main road, except that one at the end, which leads to the intake.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “We have plenty of room to move about, and plenty of air; but we are shut in, and that's a fact, sir."”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"They all lead to the main road, except that one at the end, which leads to the intake.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"We canna get gettin' oot o' this, sir," replied the oracle with complacent finality.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “"Don't any of these lead anywhere?"”
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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 We have plenty of room to move about, and plenty of air; but we are shut in, and that's a fact, sir."
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading We have plenty of room to move about, and plenty of air; but we are shut in, and that's a fact, sir."
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From this reading We have plenty of room to move about, and plenty of air; but we are shut in, and that's a fact, sir."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They all lead to the main road, except that one at the end, which leads to the intake.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We have plenty of room to move about, and plenty of air; but we are shut in, and that's a fact, sir."
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From this reading "Don't any of these lead anywhere?"
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From this reading "Don't any of these lead anywhere?"
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We have plenty of room to move about, and plenty of air; but we are shut in, and that's a fact, sir."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "They all lead to the main road, except that one at the end, which leads to the intake.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We have plenty of room to move about, and plenty of air; but we are shut in, and that's a fact, sir."
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From this reading "We canna get gettin' oot o' this, sir," replied the oracle with complacent finality.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We canna get gettin' oot o' this, sir," replied the oracle with complacent finality.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't any of these lead anywhere?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They all lead to the main road, except that one at the end, which leads to the intake.
apart from; not including
From this reading "They all lead to the main road, except that one at the end, which leads to the intake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We have plenty of room to move about, and plenty of air; but we are shut in, and that's a fact, sir."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We canna get gettin' oot o' this, sir," replied the oracle with complacent finality.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We canna get gettin' oot o' this, sir," replied the oracle with complacent finality.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We canna get gettin' oot o' this, sir," replied the oracle with complacent finality.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We have plenty of room to move about, and plenty of air; but we are shut in, and that's a fact, sir."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We have plenty of room to move about, and plenty of air; but we are shut in, and that's a fact, sir."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They all lead to the main road, except that one at the end, which leads to the intake.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Is that your opinion too, Mr Wilkie?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't any of these lead anywhere?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They all lead to the main road, except that one at the end, which leads to the intake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They all lead to the main road, except that one at the end, which leads to the intake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We have plenty of room to move about, and plenty of air; but we are shut in, and that's a fact, sir."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Is that your opinion too, Mr Wilkie?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We canna get gettin' oot o' this, sir," replied the oracle with complacent finality.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Don't any of these lead anywhere?"
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "They all lead to the main road, except that one at the end, which leads to the intake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We canna get gettin' oot o' this, sir," replied the oracle with complacent finality.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Is that your opinion too, Mr Wilkie?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We canna get gettin' oot o' this, sir," replied the oracle with complacent finality.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We have plenty of room to move about, and plenty of air; but we are shut in, and that's a fact, sir."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "We canna get gettin' oot o' this, sir," replied the oracle with complacent finality.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They all lead to the main road, except that one at the end, which leads to the intake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We have plenty of room to move about, and plenty of air; but we are shut in, and that's a fact, sir."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We have plenty of room to move about, and plenty of air; but we are shut in, and that's a fact, sir."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We have plenty of room to move about, and plenty of air; but we are shut in, and that's a fact, sir."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "They all lead to the main road, except that one at the end, which leads to the intake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We have plenty of room to move about, and plenty of air; but we are shut in, and that's a fact, sir."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "They all lead to the main road, except that one at the end, which leads to the intake.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "Don't any of these lead anywhere?"
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They all lead to the main road, except that one at the end, which leads to the intake.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "We canna get gettin' oot o' this, sir," replied the oracle with complacent finality.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "They all lead to the main road, except that one at the end, which leads to the intake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Is that your opinion too, Mr Wilkie?"
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We have plenty of room to move about, and plenty of air; but we are shut in, and that's a fact, sir."
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "They all lead to the main road, except that one at the end, which leads to the intake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Is that your opinion too, Mr Wilkie?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading "We canna get gettin' oot o' this, sir," replied the oracle with complacent finality.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Is that your opinion too, Mr Wilkie?"
