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Chapter VIII
An hour later (two of the twelve hours were gone) Julia was still free. She had weaved and twisted across the city. She had crossed and recrossed the super-highways and the local speedways. She had fled up ramps and through under passes. She had no way of telling how near Walt was; or what moment and from what direction death might strike.
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 “She had weaved and twisted across the city.”
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading “An hour later (two of the twelve hours were gone) Julia was still free.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “She had no way of telling how near Walt was; or what moment and from what direction death might strike.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “An hour later (two of the twelve hours were gone) Julia was still free.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “She had fled up ramps and through under passes.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “She had fled up ramps and through under passes.”
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading She had weaved and twisted across the city.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An hour later (two of the twelve hours were gone) Julia was still free.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had weaved and twisted across the city.
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From this reading She had weaved and twisted across the city.
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From this reading She had crossed and recrossed the super-highways and the local speedways.
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From this reading She had no way of telling how near Walt was; or what moment and from what direction death might strike.
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From this reading She had no way of telling how near Walt was; or what moment and from what direction death might strike.
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From this reading She had fled up ramps and through under passes.
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading An hour later (two of the twelve hours were gone) Julia was still free.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She had no way of telling how near Walt was; or what moment and from what direction death might strike.
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From this reading An hour later (two of the twelve hours were gone) Julia was still free.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had weaved and twisted across the city.
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From this reading An hour later (two of the twelve hours were gone) Julia was still free.
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From this reading An hour later (two of the twelve hours were gone) Julia was still free.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had no way of telling how near Walt was; or what moment and from what direction death might strike.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An hour later (two of the twelve hours were gone) Julia was still free.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An hour later (two of the twelve hours were gone) Julia was still free.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had crossed and recrossed the super-highways and the local speedways.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading She had no way of telling how near Walt was; or what moment and from what direction death might strike.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had no way of telling how near Walt was; or what moment and from what direction death might strike.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had no way of telling how near Walt was; or what moment and from what direction death might strike.
not any; not one
From this reading She had no way of telling how near Walt was; or what moment and from what direction death might strike.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading An hour later (two of the twelve hours were gone) Julia was still free.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She had no way of telling how near Walt was; or what moment and from what direction death might strike.
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From this reading She had fled up ramps and through under passes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had fled up ramps and through under passes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had crossed and recrossed the super-highways and the local speedways.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had weaved and twisted across the city.
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From this reading She had crossed and recrossed the super-highways and the local speedways.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading An hour later (two of the twelve hours were gone) Julia was still free.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had no way of telling how near Walt was; or what moment and from what direction death might strike.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had crossed and recrossed the super-highways and the local speedways.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had no way of telling how near Walt was; or what moment and from what direction death might strike.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading An hour later (two of the twelve hours were gone) Julia was still free.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She had fled up ramps and through under passes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An hour later (two of the twelve hours were gone) Julia was still free.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had weaved and twisted across the city.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An hour later (two of the twelve hours were gone) Julia was still free.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading She had fled up ramps and through under passes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had fled up ramps and through under passes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had no way of telling how near Walt was; or what moment and from what direction death might strike.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading An hour later (two of the twelve hours were gone) Julia was still free.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had no way of telling how near Walt was; or what moment and from what direction death might strike.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had weaved and twisted across the city.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading An hour later (two of the twelve hours were gone) Julia was still free.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She had no way of telling how near Walt was; or what moment and from what direction death might strike.
