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Chapter XXIII
HOW UMSLOPOGAAS HELD THE STAIR We looked at one another. “Thou seest,” I said, “they have taken away the door. Is there aught with which we may fill the place? Speak quickly for they will be on us ere the daylight.” I spoke thus, because I knew that we must hold this place or none, as there were no inner doors in the palace, the rooms being separated one from another by curtains.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “HOW UMSLOPOGAAS HELD THE STAIR We looked at one another.”
for the reason that
From this reading “I spoke thus, because I knew that we must hold this place or none, as there were no inner doors in the palace, the rooms being separated one from another by curtains.”
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “I spoke thus, because I knew that we must hold this place or none, as there were no inner doors in the palace, the rooms being separated one from another by curtains.”
an old word for “before”
From this reading “Speak quickly for they will be on us ere the daylight.””
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““Thou seest,” I said, “they have taken away the door.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “HOW UMSLOPOGAAS HELD THE STAIR We looked at one another.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “Is there aught with which we may fill the place?”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “I spoke thus, because I knew that we must hold this place or none, as there were no inner doors in the palace, the rooms being separated one from another by curtains.”
not one, and not any
From this reading “I spoke thus, because I knew that we must hold this place or none, as there were no inner doors in the palace, the rooms being separated one from another by curtains.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “HOW UMSLOPOGAAS HELD THE STAIR We looked at one another.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Speak quickly for they will be on us ere the daylight.””
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading ““Thou seest,” I said, “they have taken away the door.”
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading HOW UMSLOPOGAAS HELD THE STAIR We looked at one another.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I spoke thus, because I knew that we must hold this place or none, as there were no inner doors in the palace, the rooms being separated one from another by curtains.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading HOW UMSLOPOGAAS HELD THE STAIR We looked at one another.
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From this reading Is there aught with which we may fill the place?
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From this reading “Thou seest,” I said, “they have taken away the door.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Speak quickly for they will be on us ere the daylight.”
for the reason that
From this reading I spoke thus, because I knew that we must hold this place or none, as there were no inner doors in the palace, the rooms being separated one from another by curtains.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading I spoke thus, because I knew that we must hold this place or none, as there were no inner doors in the palace, the rooms being separated one from another by curtains.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I spoke thus, because I knew that we must hold this place or none, as there were no inner doors in the palace, the rooms being separated one from another by curtains.
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From this reading I spoke thus, because I knew that we must hold this place or none, as there were no inner doors in the palace, the rooms being separated one from another by curtains.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Speak quickly for they will be on us ere the daylight.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Thou seest,” I said, “they have taken away the door.
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From this reading I spoke thus, because I knew that we must hold this place or none, as there were no inner doors in the palace, the rooms being separated one from another by curtains.
an old word for “before”
From this reading Speak quickly for they will be on us ere the daylight.”
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From this reading Is there aught with which we may fill the place?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Speak quickly for they will be on us ere the daylight.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I spoke thus, because I knew that we must hold this place or none, as there were no inner doors in the palace, the rooms being separated one from another by curtains.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Thou seest,” I said, “they have taken away the door.
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From this reading HOW UMSLOPOGAAS HELD THE STAIR We looked at one another.
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From this reading I spoke thus, because I knew that we must hold this place or none, as there were no inner doors in the palace, the rooms being separated one from another by curtains.
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From this reading HOW UMSLOPOGAAS HELD THE STAIR We looked at one another.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Thou seest,” I said, “they have taken away the door.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I spoke thus, because I knew that we must hold this place or none, as there were no inner doors in the palace, the rooms being separated one from another by curtains.
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From this reading I spoke thus, because I knew that we must hold this place or none, as there were no inner doors in the palace, the rooms being separated one from another by curtains.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is there aught with which we may fill the place?
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From this reading I spoke thus, because I knew that we must hold this place or none, as there were no inner doors in the palace, the rooms being separated one from another by curtains.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOW UMSLOPOGAAS HELD THE STAIR We looked at one another.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Is there aught with which we may fill the place?
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I spoke thus, because I knew that we must hold this place or none, as there were no inner doors in the palace, the rooms being separated one from another by curtains.
not any; not one
From this reading I spoke thus, because I knew that we must hold this place or none, as there were no inner doors in the palace, the rooms being separated one from another by curtains.
not one, and not any
From this reading I spoke thus, because I knew that we must hold this place or none, as there were no inner doors in the palace, the rooms being separated one from another by curtains.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Speak quickly for they will be on us ere the daylight.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading HOW UMSLOPOGAAS HELD THE STAIR We looked at one another.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I spoke thus, because I knew that we must hold this place or none, as there were no inner doors in the palace, the rooms being separated one from another by curtains.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I spoke thus, because I knew that we must hold this place or none, as there were no inner doors in the palace, the rooms being separated one from another by curtains.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Is there aught with which we may fill the place?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Speak quickly for they will be on us ere the daylight.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I spoke thus, because I knew that we must hold this place or none, as there were no inner doors in the palace, the rooms being separated one from another by curtains.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Thou seest,” I said, “they have taken away the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Thou seest,” I said, “they have taken away the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I spoke thus, because I knew that we must hold this place or none, as there were no inner doors in the palace, the rooms being separated one from another by curtains.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Speak quickly for they will be on us ere the daylight.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I spoke thus, because I knew that we must hold this place or none, as there were no inner doors in the palace, the rooms being separated one from another by curtains.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOW UMSLOPOGAAS HELD THE STAIR We looked at one another.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Thou seest,” I said, “they have taken away the door.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I spoke thus, because I knew that we must hold this place or none, as there were no inner doors in the palace, the rooms being separated one from another by curtains.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOW UMSLOPOGAAS HELD THE STAIR We looked at one another.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Is there aught with which we may fill the place?
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Thou seest,” I said, “they have taken away the door.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I spoke thus, because I knew that we must hold this place or none, as there were no inner doors in the palace, the rooms being separated one from another by curtains.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “Thou seest,” I said, “they have taken away the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I spoke thus, because I knew that we must hold this place or none, as there were no inner doors in the palace, the rooms being separated one from another by curtains.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOW UMSLOPOGAAS HELD THE STAIR We looked at one another.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Speak quickly for they will be on us ere the daylight.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading HOW UMSLOPOGAAS HELD THE STAIR We looked at one another.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I spoke thus, because I knew that we must hold this place or none, as there were no inner doors in the palace, the rooms being separated one from another by curtains.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Is there aught with which we may fill the place?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Speak quickly for they will be on us ere the daylight.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading Is there aught with which we may fill the place?
