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Chapter XXVII
The night passed and half of the next day. The two remained in the cave, living on fish alone. It looked as if they would have to remain in the cave a week, perhaps longer. “I’m sick of it from my hair to my toes,” growled Greson. “So am I; but I am thankful we are alive,” returned Leo grimly.
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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 “The two remained in the cave, living on fish alone.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““I’m sick of it from my hair to my toes,” growled Greson.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The night passed and half of the next day.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “It looked as if they would have to remain in the cave a week, perhaps longer.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It looked as if they would have to remain in the cave a week, perhaps longer.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The night passed and half of the next day.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The night passed and half of the next day.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It looked as if they would have to remain in the cave a week, perhaps longer.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The two remained in the cave, living on fish alone.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““So am I; but I am thankful we are alive,” returned Leo grimly.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “It looked as if they would have to remain in the cave a week, perhaps longer.”
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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 It looked as if they would have to remain in the cave a week, perhaps longer.
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From this reading “So am I; but I am thankful we are alive,” returned Leo grimly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The two remained in the cave, living on fish alone.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “So am I; but I am thankful we are alive,” returned Leo grimly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The night passed and half of the next day.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “So am I; but I am thankful we are alive,” returned Leo grimly.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It looked as if they would have to remain in the cave a week, perhaps longer.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “So am I; but I am thankful we are alive,” returned Leo grimly.
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From this reading The two remained in the cave, living on fish alone.
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From this reading The night passed and half of the next day.
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From this reading The two remained in the cave, living on fish alone.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “I’m sick of it from my hair to my toes,” growled Greson.
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From this reading “I’m sick of it from my hair to my toes,” growled Greson.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “So am I; but I am thankful we are alive,” returned Leo grimly.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I’m sick of it from my hair to my toes,” growled Greson.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’m sick of it from my hair to my toes,” growled Greson.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The night passed and half of the next day.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It looked as if they would have to remain in the cave a week, perhaps longer.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “So am I; but I am thankful we are alive,” returned Leo grimly.
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From this reading “I’m sick of it from my hair to my toes,” growled Greson.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It looked as if they would have to remain in the cave a week, perhaps longer.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The two remained in the cave, living on fish alone.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It looked as if they would have to remain in the cave a week, perhaps longer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “So am I; but I am thankful we are alive,” returned Leo grimly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The two remained in the cave, living on fish alone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It looked as if they would have to remain in the cave a week, perhaps longer.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It looked as if they would have to remain in the cave a week, perhaps longer.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I’m sick of it from my hair to my toes,” growled Greson.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The night passed and half of the next day.
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From this reading The night passed and half of the next day.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The night passed and half of the next day.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The two remained in the cave, living on fish alone.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The night passed and half of the next day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It looked as if they would have to remain in the cave a week, perhaps longer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It looked as if they would have to remain in the cave a week, perhaps longer.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The two remained in the cave, living on fish alone.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “So am I; but I am thankful we are alive,” returned Leo grimly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’m sick of it from my hair to my toes,” growled Greson.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “So am I; but I am thankful we are alive,” returned Leo grimly.
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From this reading “So am I; but I am thankful we are alive,” returned Leo grimly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The night passed and half of the next day.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It looked as if they would have to remain in the cave a week, perhaps longer.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It looked as if they would have to remain in the cave a week, perhaps longer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’m sick of it from my hair to my toes,” growled Greson.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The two remained in the cave, living on fish alone.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “So am I; but I am thankful we are alive,” returned Leo grimly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It looked as if they would have to remain in the cave a week, perhaps longer.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It looked as if they would have to remain in the cave a week, perhaps longer.
