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Chapter XXX
LOVE'S TRIUMPH. THE month of June was drawing to a close. Captain Lane, his surgeon, and a little company of wounded men, equally with the Confederates, were only apparently forgotten. They were all watched, and their progress towards health was noted. Any attempt at escape would have been checked at once.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Any attempt at escape would have been checked at once.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Captain Lane, his surgeon, and a little company of wounded men, equally with the Confederates, were only apparently forgotten.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Captain Lane, his surgeon, and a little company of wounded men, equally with the Confederates, were only apparently forgotten.”
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading “Captain Lane, his surgeon, and a little company of wounded men, equally with the Confederates, were only apparently forgotten.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Any attempt at escape would have been checked at once.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Captain Lane, his surgeon, and a little company of wounded men, equally with the Confederates, were only apparently forgotten.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Any attempt at escape would have been checked at once.”
in the direction of
From this reading “They were all watched, and their progress towards health was noted.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Any attempt at escape would have been checked at once.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Captain Lane, his surgeon, and a little company of wounded men, equally with the Confederates, were only apparently forgotten.”
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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 THE month of June was drawing to a close.
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From this reading They were all watched, and their progress towards health was noted.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Captain Lane, his surgeon, and a little company of wounded men, equally with the Confederates, were only apparently forgotten.
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From this reading Any attempt at escape would have been checked at once.
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From this reading Captain Lane, his surgeon, and a little company of wounded men, equally with the Confederates, were only apparently forgotten.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Any attempt at escape would have been checked at once.
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From this reading Any attempt at escape would have been checked at once.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Any attempt at escape would have been checked at once.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Captain Lane, his surgeon, and a little company of wounded men, equally with the Confederates, were only apparently forgotten.
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From this reading Any attempt at escape would have been checked at once.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE month of June was drawing to a close.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Captain Lane, his surgeon, and a little company of wounded men, equally with the Confederates, were only apparently forgotten.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Captain Lane, his surgeon, and a little company of wounded men, equally with the Confederates, were only apparently forgotten.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE month of June was drawing to a close.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Captain Lane, his surgeon, and a little company of wounded men, equally with the Confederates, were only apparently forgotten.
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From this reading Any attempt at escape would have been checked at once.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading Captain Lane, his surgeon, and a little company of wounded men, equally with the Confederates, were only apparently forgotten.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Any attempt at escape would have been checked at once.
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From this reading They were all watched, and their progress towards health was noted.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Captain Lane, his surgeon, and a little company of wounded men, equally with the Confederates, were only apparently forgotten.
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From this reading THE month of June was drawing to a close.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Captain Lane, his surgeon, and a little company of wounded men, equally with the Confederates, were only apparently forgotten.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Captain Lane, his surgeon, and a little company of wounded men, equally with the Confederates, were only apparently forgotten.
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From this reading LOVE'S TRIUMPH.
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From this reading Captain Lane, his surgeon, and a little company of wounded men, equally with the Confederates, were only apparently forgotten.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE month of June was drawing to a close.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were all watched, and their progress towards health was noted.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE month of June was drawing to a close.
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From this reading Any attempt at escape would have been checked at once.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Captain Lane, his surgeon, and a little company of wounded men, equally with the Confederates, were only apparently forgotten.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were all watched, and their progress towards health was noted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Captain Lane, his surgeon, and a little company of wounded men, equally with the Confederates, were only apparently forgotten.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE month of June was drawing to a close.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They were all watched, and their progress towards health was noted.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were all watched, and their progress towards health was noted.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE month of June was drawing to a close.
in the direction of
From this reading They were all watched, and their progress towards health was noted.
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From this reading LOVE'S TRIUMPH.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE month of June was drawing to a close.
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From this reading They were all watched, and their progress towards health was noted.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Captain Lane, his surgeon, and a little company of wounded men, equally with the Confederates, were only apparently forgotten.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Captain Lane, his surgeon, and a little company of wounded men, equally with the Confederates, were only apparently forgotten.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Any attempt at escape would have been checked at once.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Captain Lane, his surgeon, and a little company of wounded men, equally with the Confederates, were only apparently forgotten.
