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Chapter I
“Queer, isn’t it?” Jim said. “Rather!” said Wally. They were sitting on little green chairs in Hyde Park. Not far off swirled the traffic of Piccadilly; glancing across to Hyde Park Corner, they could see the great red motor-’buses, meeting, halting, and then rocking away in different directions, hooting as they fled.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading “Not far off swirled the traffic of Piccadilly; glancing across to Hyde Park Corner, they could see the great red motor-’buses, meeting, halting, and then rocking away in different directions, hooting as they fled.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Not far off swirled the traffic of Piccadilly; glancing across to Hyde Park Corner, they could see the great red motor-’buses, meeting, halting, and then rocking away in different directions, hooting as they fled.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Not far off swirled the traffic of Piccadilly; glancing across to Hyde Park Corner, they could see the great red motor-’buses, meeting, halting, and then rocking away in different directions, hooting as they fled.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Not far off swirled the traffic of Piccadilly; glancing across to Hyde Park Corner, they could see the great red motor-’buses, meeting, halting, and then rocking away in different directions, hooting as they fled.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They were sitting on little green chairs in Hyde Park.”
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading Not far off swirled the traffic of Piccadilly; glancing across to Hyde Park Corner, they could see the great red motor-’buses, meeting, halting, and then rocking away in different directions, hooting as they fled.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Not far off swirled the traffic of Piccadilly; glancing across to Hyde Park Corner, they could see the great red motor-’buses, meeting, halting, and then rocking away in different directions, hooting as they fled.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Not far off swirled the traffic of Piccadilly; glancing across to Hyde Park Corner, they could see the great red motor-’buses, meeting, halting, and then rocking away in different directions, hooting as they fled.
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From this reading Not far off swirled the traffic of Piccadilly; glancing across to Hyde Park Corner, they could see the great red motor-’buses, meeting, halting, and then rocking away in different directions, hooting as they fled.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Not far off swirled the traffic of Piccadilly; glancing across to Hyde Park Corner, they could see the great red motor-’buses, meeting, halting, and then rocking away in different directions, hooting as they fled.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were sitting on little green chairs in Hyde Park.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Not far off swirled the traffic of Piccadilly; glancing across to Hyde Park Corner, they could see the great red motor-’buses, meeting, halting, and then rocking away in different directions, hooting as they fled.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Not far off swirled the traffic of Piccadilly; glancing across to Hyde Park Corner, they could see the great red motor-’buses, meeting, halting, and then rocking away in different directions, hooting as they fled.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Not far off swirled the traffic of Piccadilly; glancing across to Hyde Park Corner, they could see the great red motor-’buses, meeting, halting, and then rocking away in different directions, hooting as they fled.
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From this reading Not far off swirled the traffic of Piccadilly; glancing across to Hyde Park Corner, they could see the great red motor-’buses, meeting, halting, and then rocking away in different directions, hooting as they fled.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Not far off swirled the traffic of Piccadilly; glancing across to Hyde Park Corner, they could see the great red motor-’buses, meeting, halting, and then rocking away in different directions, hooting as they fled.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Not far off swirled the traffic of Piccadilly; glancing across to Hyde Park Corner, they could see the great red motor-’buses, meeting, halting, and then rocking away in different directions, hooting as they fled.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Not far off swirled the traffic of Piccadilly; glancing across to Hyde Park Corner, they could see the great red motor-’buses, meeting, halting, and then rocking away in different directions, hooting as they fled.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not far off swirled the traffic of Piccadilly; glancing across to Hyde Park Corner, they could see the great red motor-’buses, meeting, halting, and then rocking away in different directions, hooting as they fled.
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From this reading They were sitting on little green chairs in Hyde Park.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Not far off swirled the traffic of Piccadilly; glancing across to Hyde Park Corner, they could see the great red motor-’buses, meeting, halting, and then rocking away in different directions, hooting as they fled.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Not far off swirled the traffic of Piccadilly; glancing across to Hyde Park Corner, they could see the great red motor-’buses, meeting, halting, and then rocking away in different directions, hooting as they fled.
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From this reading They were sitting on little green chairs in Hyde Park.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They were sitting on little green chairs in Hyde Park.
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From this reading “Queer, isn’t it?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Queer, isn’t it?”
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From this reading Jim said.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were sitting on little green chairs in Hyde Park.
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From this reading Not far off swirled the traffic of Piccadilly; glancing across to Hyde Park Corner, they could see the great red motor-’buses, meeting, halting, and then rocking away in different directions, hooting as they fled.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Not far off swirled the traffic of Piccadilly; glancing across to Hyde Park Corner, they could see the great red motor-’buses, meeting, halting, and then rocking away in different directions, hooting as they fled.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not far off swirled the traffic of Piccadilly; glancing across to Hyde Park Corner, they could see the great red motor-’buses, meeting, halting, and then rocking away in different directions, hooting as they fled.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Not far off swirled the traffic of Piccadilly; glancing across to Hyde Park Corner, they could see the great red motor-’buses, meeting, halting, and then rocking away in different directions, hooting as they fled.
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From this reading Not far off swirled the traffic of Piccadilly; glancing across to Hyde Park Corner, they could see the great red motor-’buses, meeting, halting, and then rocking away in different directions, hooting as they fled.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They were sitting on little green chairs in Hyde Park.
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From this reading They were sitting on little green chairs in Hyde Park.
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From this reading Not far off swirled the traffic of Piccadilly; glancing across to Hyde Park Corner, they could see the great red motor-’buses, meeting, halting, and then rocking away in different directions, hooting as they fled.
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From this reading “Queer, isn’t it?”
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From this reading “Rather!” said Wally.
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From this reading Not far off swirled the traffic of Piccadilly; glancing across to Hyde Park Corner, they could see the great red motor-’buses, meeting, halting, and then rocking away in different directions, hooting as they fled.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Not far off swirled the traffic of Piccadilly; glancing across to Hyde Park Corner, they could see the great red motor-’buses, meeting, halting, and then rocking away in different directions, hooting as they fled.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jim said.
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From this reading Not far off swirled the traffic of Piccadilly; glancing across to Hyde Park Corner, they could see the great red motor-’buses, meeting, halting, and then rocking away in different directions, hooting as they fled.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were sitting on little green chairs in Hyde Park.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Not far off swirled the traffic of Piccadilly; glancing across to Hyde Park Corner, they could see the great red motor-’buses, meeting, halting, and then rocking away in different directions, hooting as they fled.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Not far off swirled the traffic of Piccadilly; glancing across to Hyde Park Corner, they could see the great red motor-’buses, meeting, halting, and then rocking away in different directions, hooting as they fled.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Not far off swirled the traffic of Piccadilly; glancing across to Hyde Park Corner, they could see the great red motor-’buses, meeting, halting, and then rocking away in different directions, hooting as they fled.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were sitting on little green chairs in Hyde Park.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Not far off swirled the traffic of Piccadilly; glancing across to Hyde Park Corner, they could see the great red motor-’buses, meeting, halting, and then rocking away in different directions, hooting as they fled.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Not far off swirled the traffic of Piccadilly; glancing across to Hyde Park Corner, they could see the great red motor-’buses, meeting, halting, and then rocking away in different directions, hooting as they fled.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Rather!” said Wally.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were sitting on little green chairs in Hyde Park.
