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“I hear nothing,” I replied. “But see—see!” he said, pointing along the road, directly ahead. I said: “Nothing is there. Come, father, let us go in—you are ill.” He had released my arm and was standing rigid and motionless in the center of the illuminated roadway, staring like one bereft of sense.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading ““But see—see!” he said, pointing along the road, directly ahead.”
The middle point or core of an area.
From this reading “He had released my arm and was standing rigid and motionless in the center of the illuminated roadway, staring like one bereft of sense.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Come, father, let us go in—you are ill.””
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““But see—see!” he said, pointing along the road, directly ahead.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I hear nothing,” I replied.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Come, father, let us go in—you are ill.””
not one thing; not anything
From this reading ““I hear nothing,” I replied.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “He had released my arm and was standing rigid and motionless in the center of the illuminated roadway, staring like one bereft of sense.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I hear nothing,” I replied.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He had released my arm and was standing rigid and motionless in the center of the illuminated roadway, staring like one bereft of sense.”
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From this reading “But see—see!” he said, pointing along the road, directly ahead.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “But see—see!” he said, pointing along the road, directly ahead.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had released my arm and was standing rigid and motionless in the center of the illuminated roadway, staring like one bereft of sense.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Come, father, let us go in—you are ill.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had released my arm and was standing rigid and motionless in the center of the illuminated roadway, staring like one bereft of sense.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had released my arm and was standing rigid and motionless in the center of the illuminated roadway, staring like one bereft of sense.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But see—see!” he said, pointing along the road, directly ahead.
The middle point or core of an area.
From this reading He had released my arm and was standing rigid and motionless in the center of the illuminated roadway, staring like one bereft of sense.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Come, father, let us go in—you are ill.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “But see—see!” he said, pointing along the road, directly ahead.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Come, father, let us go in—you are ill.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Come, father, let us go in—you are ill.”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had released my arm and was standing rigid and motionless in the center of the illuminated roadway, staring like one bereft of sense.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “But see—see!” he said, pointing along the road, directly ahead.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I hear nothing,” I replied.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I hear nothing,” I replied.
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From this reading Come, father, let us go in—you are ill.”
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From this reading He had released my arm and was standing rigid and motionless in the center of the illuminated roadway, staring like one bereft of sense.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Come, father, let us go in—you are ill.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I said: “Nothing is there.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Come, father, let us go in—you are ill.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had released my arm and was standing rigid and motionless in the center of the illuminated roadway, staring like one bereft of sense.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had released my arm and was standing rigid and motionless in the center of the illuminated roadway, staring like one bereft of sense.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading He had released my arm and was standing rigid and motionless in the center of the illuminated roadway, staring like one bereft of sense.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “I hear nothing,” I replied.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had released my arm and was standing rigid and motionless in the center of the illuminated roadway, staring like one bereft of sense.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He had released my arm and was standing rigid and motionless in the center of the illuminated roadway, staring like one bereft of sense.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But see—see!” he said, pointing along the road, directly ahead.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had released my arm and was standing rigid and motionless in the center of the illuminated roadway, staring like one bereft of sense.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I hear nothing,” I replied.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had released my arm and was standing rigid and motionless in the center of the illuminated roadway, staring like one bereft of sense.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But see—see!” he said, pointing along the road, directly ahead.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had released my arm and was standing rigid and motionless in the center of the illuminated roadway, staring like one bereft of sense.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But see—see!” he said, pointing along the road, directly ahead.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But see—see!” he said, pointing along the road, directly ahead.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had released my arm and was standing rigid and motionless in the center of the illuminated roadway, staring like one bereft of sense.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had released my arm and was standing rigid and motionless in the center of the illuminated roadway, staring like one bereft of sense.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had released my arm and was standing rigid and motionless in the center of the illuminated roadway, staring like one bereft of sense.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “But see—see!” he said, pointing along the road, directly ahead.
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From this reading I said: “Nothing is there.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Come, father, let us go in—you are ill.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had released my arm and was standing rigid and motionless in the center of the illuminated roadway, staring like one bereft of sense.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Come, father, let us go in—you are ill.”
