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Chapter XV
JACK HAS ENEMIES The circus performance was almost over. They were getting ready for the chariot and other races which would bring the program to an end. Jack went to the tent where he had made-up as a clown. He found scores of the men performers getting off their ring outfits and putting on their regular garments. The clowns were washing off the grease paint.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He found scores of the men performers getting off their ring outfits and putting on their regular garments.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “JACK HAS ENEMIES The circus performance was almost over.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “JACK HAS ENEMIES The circus performance was almost over.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Jack went to the tent where he had made-up as a clown.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “They were getting ready for the chariot and other races which would bring the program to an end.”
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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 Jack went to the tent where he had made-up as a clown.
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From this reading JACK HAS ENEMIES The circus performance was almost over.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading They were getting ready for the chariot and other races which would bring the program to an end.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They were getting ready for the chariot and other races which would bring the program to an end.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Jack went to the tent where he had made-up as a clown.
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From this reading They were getting ready for the chariot and other races which would bring the program to an end.
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From this reading They were getting ready for the chariot and other races which would bring the program to an end.
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From this reading JACK HAS ENEMIES The circus performance was almost over.
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From this reading Jack went to the tent where he had made-up as a clown.
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From this reading The clowns were washing off the grease paint.
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From this reading They were getting ready for the chariot and other races which would bring the program to an end.
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From this reading JACK HAS ENEMIES The circus performance was almost over.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They were getting ready for the chariot and other races which would bring the program to an end.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He found scores of the men performers getting off their ring outfits and putting on their regular garments.
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From this reading He found scores of the men performers getting off their ring outfits and putting on their regular garments.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were getting ready for the chariot and other races which would bring the program to an end.
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From this reading The clowns were washing off the grease paint.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Jack went to the tent where he had made-up as a clown.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading JACK HAS ENEMIES The circus performance was almost over.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Jack went to the tent where he had made-up as a clown.
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From this reading JACK HAS ENEMIES The circus performance was almost over.
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From this reading Jack went to the tent where he had made-up as a clown.
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From this reading He found scores of the men performers getting off their ring outfits and putting on their regular garments.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He found scores of the men performers getting off their ring outfits and putting on their regular garments.
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From this reading He found scores of the men performers getting off their ring outfits and putting on their regular garments.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He found scores of the men performers getting off their ring outfits and putting on their regular garments.
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From this reading They were getting ready for the chariot and other races which would bring the program to an end.
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From this reading He found scores of the men performers getting off their ring outfits and putting on their regular garments.
above and across; more than
From this reading JACK HAS ENEMIES The circus performance was almost over.
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From this reading The clowns were washing off the grease paint.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JACK HAS ENEMIES The circus performance was almost over.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He found scores of the men performers getting off their ring outfits and putting on their regular garments.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were getting ready for the chariot and other races which would bring the program to an end.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He found scores of the men performers getting off their ring outfits and putting on their regular garments.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were getting ready for the chariot and other races which would bring the program to an end.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were getting ready for the chariot and other races which would bring the program to an end.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He found scores of the men performers getting off their ring outfits and putting on their regular garments.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He found scores of the men performers getting off their ring outfits and putting on their regular garments.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He found scores of the men performers getting off their ring outfits and putting on their regular garments.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jack went to the tent where he had made-up as a clown.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JACK HAS ENEMIES The circus performance was almost over.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He found scores of the men performers getting off their ring outfits and putting on their regular garments.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were getting ready for the chariot and other races which would bring the program to an end.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They were getting ready for the chariot and other races which would bring the program to an end.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading JACK HAS ENEMIES The circus performance was almost over.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The clowns were washing off the grease paint.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jack went to the tent where he had made-up as a clown.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were getting ready for the chariot and other races which would bring the program to an end.
in or at the place that
From this reading Jack went to the tent where he had made-up as a clown.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They were getting ready for the chariot and other races which would bring the program to an end.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading They were getting ready for the chariot and other races which would bring the program to an end.
