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Chapter XVII
The three-foot mouth was wide open, showing very long thin white teeth. It came skimming swiftly over the surface of the water toward her. "Quiiii-LLAN!" * * * * * They walked back along the trail to camp. Trigger walked a few steps ahead, her back very straight.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “* * * * * They walked back along the trail to camp.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “* * * * * They walked back along the trail to camp.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The three-foot mouth was wide open, showing very long thin white teeth.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “The three-foot mouth was wide open, showing very long thin white teeth.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “It came skimming swiftly over the surface of the water toward her.”
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading “The three-foot mouth was wide open, showing very long thin white teeth.”
in the direction of
From this reading “It came skimming swiftly over the surface of the water toward her.”
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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 Trigger walked a few steps ahead, her back very straight.
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From this reading Trigger walked a few steps ahead, her back very straight.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading * * * * * They walked back along the trail to camp.
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From this reading * * * * * They walked back along the trail to camp.
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From this reading It came skimming swiftly over the surface of the water toward her.
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From this reading * * * * * They walked back along the trail to camp.
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From this reading Trigger walked a few steps ahead, her back very straight.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It came skimming swiftly over the surface of the water toward her.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It came skimming swiftly over the surface of the water toward her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The three-foot mouth was wide open, showing very long thin white teeth.
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From this reading The three-foot mouth was wide open, showing very long thin white teeth.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It came skimming swiftly over the surface of the water toward her.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The three-foot mouth was wide open, showing very long thin white teeth.
above and across; more than
From this reading It came skimming swiftly over the surface of the water toward her.
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From this reading "Quiiii-LLAN!"
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From this reading The three-foot mouth was wide open, showing very long thin white teeth.
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From this reading It came skimming swiftly over the surface of the water toward her.
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From this reading Trigger walked a few steps ahead, her back very straight.
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From this reading Trigger walked a few steps ahead, her back very straight.
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From this reading It came skimming swiftly over the surface of the water toward her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It came skimming swiftly over the surface of the water toward her.
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From this reading The three-foot mouth was wide open, showing very long thin white teeth.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The three-foot mouth was wide open, showing very long thin white teeth.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading * * * * * They walked back along the trail to camp.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading The three-foot mouth was wide open, showing very long thin white teeth.
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From this reading The three-foot mouth was wide open, showing very long thin white teeth.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading * * * * * They walked back along the trail to camp.
in the direction of
From this reading It came skimming swiftly over the surface of the water toward her.
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From this reading * * * * * They walked back along the trail to camp.
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From this reading Trigger walked a few steps ahead, her back very straight.
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From this reading The three-foot mouth was wide open, showing very long thin white teeth.
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From this reading * * * * * They walked back along the trail to camp.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The three-foot mouth was wide open, showing very long thin white teeth.
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From this reading It came skimming swiftly over the surface of the water toward her.
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From this reading The three-foot mouth was wide open, showing very long thin white teeth.
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From this reading The three-foot mouth was wide open, showing very long thin white teeth.
