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Chapter I
Someone out there didn't like trees. He wanted to wreck the Sahara Project--and he was willing to murder in the process! One of the auto-copters swooped in and landed. Johnny McCord emptied his pipe into the wastebasket, came to his feet and strolled toward the open door. He automatically took up a sun helmet before emerging into the Saharan sun.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “He automatically took up a sun helmet before emerging into the Saharan sun.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One of the auto-copters swooped in and landed.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “Johnny McCord emptied his pipe into the wastebasket, came to his feet and strolled toward the open door.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Johnny McCord emptied his pipe into the wastebasket, came to his feet and strolled toward the open door.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “Someone out there didn't like trees.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He automatically took up a sun helmet before emerging into the Saharan sun.”
in the direction of
From this reading “Johnny McCord emptied his pipe into the wastebasket, came to his feet and strolled toward the open door.”
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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 He automatically took up a sun helmet before emerging into the Saharan sun.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He wanted to wreck the Sahara Project--and he was willing to murder in the process!
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From this reading One of the auto-copters swooped in and landed.
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From this reading He automatically took up a sun helmet before emerging into the Saharan sun.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He automatically took up a sun helmet before emerging into the Saharan sun.
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From this reading Johnny McCord emptied his pipe into the wastebasket, came to his feet and strolled toward the open door.
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From this reading Someone out there didn't like trees.
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From this reading Johnny McCord emptied his pipe into the wastebasket, came to his feet and strolled toward the open door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He automatically took up a sun helmet before emerging into the Saharan sun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Johnny McCord emptied his pipe into the wastebasket, came to his feet and strolled toward the open door.
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From this reading Johnny McCord emptied his pipe into the wastebasket, came to his feet and strolled toward the open door.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He wanted to wreck the Sahara Project--and he was willing to murder in the process!
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From this reading He automatically took up a sun helmet before emerging into the Saharan sun.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Johnny McCord emptied his pipe into the wastebasket, came to his feet and strolled toward the open door.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He wanted to wreck the Sahara Project--and he was willing to murder in the process!
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Johnny McCord emptied his pipe into the wastebasket, came to his feet and strolled toward the open door.
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From this reading Johnny McCord emptied his pipe into the wastebasket, came to his feet and strolled toward the open door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One of the auto-copters swooped in and landed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Someone out there didn't like trees.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Johnny McCord emptied his pipe into the wastebasket, came to his feet and strolled toward the open door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He wanted to wreck the Sahara Project--and he was willing to murder in the process!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One of the auto-copters swooped in and landed.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of the auto-copters swooped in and landed.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Johnny McCord emptied his pipe into the wastebasket, came to his feet and strolled toward the open door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Someone out there didn't like trees.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Johnny McCord emptied his pipe into the wastebasket, came to his feet and strolled toward the open door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He wanted to wreck the Sahara Project--and he was willing to murder in the process!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He wanted to wreck the Sahara Project--and he was willing to murder in the process!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He wanted to wreck the Sahara Project--and he was willing to murder in the process!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He automatically took up a sun helmet before emerging into the Saharan sun.
a person, without saying who
From this reading Someone out there didn't like trees.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Johnny McCord emptied his pipe into the wastebasket, came to his feet and strolled toward the open door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He automatically took up a sun helmet before emerging into the Saharan sun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One of the auto-copters swooped in and landed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He wanted to wreck the Sahara Project--and he was willing to murder in the process!
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From this reading Someone out there didn't like trees.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He wanted to wreck the Sahara Project--and he was willing to murder in the process!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He automatically took up a sun helmet before emerging into the Saharan sun.
in the direction of
From this reading Johnny McCord emptied his pipe into the wastebasket, came to his feet and strolled toward the open door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Someone out there didn't like trees.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He automatically took up a sun helmet before emerging into the Saharan sun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He wanted to wreck the Sahara Project--and he was willing to murder in the process!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He wanted to wreck the Sahara Project--and he was willing to murder in the process!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Johnny McCord emptied his pipe into the wastebasket, came to his feet and strolled toward the open door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He wanted to wreck the Sahara Project--and he was willing to murder in the process!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He wanted to wreck the Sahara Project--and he was willing to murder in the process!
