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Hm-m-m ... if she could be gotten away from them--"How long will you be here?" he inquired. His pulse thuttered. "We haven't been told," she said. "Some work must be done on the missile launchers," Warburton said. "That's best carried out here, where extra facilities are available if we need them.
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 “"We haven't been told," she said.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Hm-m-m ... if she could be gotten away from them--"How long will you be here?" he inquired.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Some work must be done on the missile launchers," Warburton said.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Hm-m-m ... if she could be gotten away from them--"How long will you be here?" he inquired.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Hm-m-m ... if she could be gotten away from them--"How long will you be here?" he inquired.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Hm-m-m ... if she could be gotten away from them--"How long will you be here?" he inquired.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “"Some work must be done on the missile launchers," Warburton said.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"That's best carried out here, where extra facilities are available if we need them.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"We haven't been told," she said.”
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the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "That's best carried out here, where extra facilities are available if we need them.
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From this reading "That's best carried out here, where extra facilities are available if we need them.
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From this reading Hm-m-m ... if she could be gotten away from them--"How long will you be here?" he inquired.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Hm-m-m ... if she could be gotten away from them--"How long will you be here?" he inquired.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "We haven't been told," she said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's best carried out here, where extra facilities are available if we need them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's best carried out here, where extra facilities are available if we need them.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Hm-m-m ... if she could be gotten away from them--"How long will you be here?" he inquired.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Some work must be done on the missile launchers," Warburton said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's best carried out here, where extra facilities are available if we need them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's best carried out here, where extra facilities are available if we need them.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Hm-m-m ... if she could be gotten away from them--"How long will you be here?" he inquired.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hm-m-m ... if she could be gotten away from them--"How long will you be here?" he inquired.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We haven't been told," she said.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Hm-m-m ... if she could be gotten away from them--"How long will you be here?" he inquired.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hm-m-m ... if she could be gotten away from them--"How long will you be here?" he inquired.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His pulse thuttered.
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From this reading Hm-m-m ... if she could be gotten away from them--"How long will you be here?" he inquired.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hm-m-m ... if she could be gotten away from them--"How long will you be here?" he inquired.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Hm-m-m ... if she could be gotten away from them--"How long will you be here?" he inquired.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Hm-m-m ... if she could be gotten away from them--"How long will you be here?" he inquired.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Some work must be done on the missile launchers," Warburton said.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hm-m-m ... if she could be gotten away from them--"How long will you be here?" he inquired.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Some work must be done on the missile launchers," Warburton said.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Some work must be done on the missile launchers," Warburton said.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "That's best carried out here, where extra facilities are available if we need them.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Some work must be done on the missile launchers," Warburton said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's best carried out here, where extra facilities are available if we need them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His pulse thuttered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We haven't been told," she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Hm-m-m ... if she could be gotten away from them--"How long will you be here?" he inquired.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Some work must be done on the missile launchers," Warburton said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's best carried out here, where extra facilities are available if we need them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Some work must be done on the missile launchers," Warburton said.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Hm-m-m ... if she could be gotten away from them--"How long will you be here?" he inquired.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His pulse thuttered.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "We haven't been told," she said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Some work must be done on the missile launchers," Warburton said.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We haven't been told," she said.
in or at the place that
From this reading "That's best carried out here, where extra facilities are available if we need them.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Hm-m-m ... if she could be gotten away from them--"How long will you be here?" he inquired.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Some work must be done on the missile launchers," Warburton said.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Hm-m-m ... if she could be gotten away from them--"How long will you be here?" he inquired.
