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Chapter V
A ROUGH WAY. "Hold off, or I'll blow your brains out!" exclaimed Denis, suddenly starting up to a sitting position, and looking wildly around him. "Oh, Walter, is it only you? I dreamed that I had half-a-dozen Afghans upon me!--why, what is that horrible noise?" "Only the jackals," said Walter drowsily, coiling himself up in his rug.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “"Hold off, or I'll blow your brains out!" exclaimed Denis, suddenly starting up to a sitting position, and looking wildly around him.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “"Only the jackals," said Walter drowsily, coiling himself up in his rug.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Hold off, or I'll blow your brains out!" exclaimed Denis, suddenly starting up to a sitting position, and looking wildly around him.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “I dreamed that I had half-a-dozen Afghans upon me!--why, what is that horrible noise?"”
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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 A ROUGH WAY.
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From this reading I dreamed that I had half-a-dozen Afghans upon me!--why, what is that horrible noise?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Hold off, or I'll blow your brains out!" exclaimed Denis, suddenly starting up to a sitting position, and looking wildly around him.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading "Hold off, or I'll blow your brains out!" exclaimed Denis, suddenly starting up to a sitting position, and looking wildly around him.
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From this reading "Hold off, or I'll blow your brains out!" exclaimed Denis, suddenly starting up to a sitting position, and looking wildly around him.
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From this reading "Hold off, or I'll blow your brains out!" exclaimed Denis, suddenly starting up to a sitting position, and looking wildly around him.
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From this reading "Only the jackals," said Walter drowsily, coiling himself up in his rug.
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From this reading "Hold off, or I'll blow your brains out!" exclaimed Denis, suddenly starting up to a sitting position, and looking wildly around him.
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From this reading I dreamed that I had half-a-dozen Afghans upon me!--why, what is that horrible noise?"
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From this reading "Only the jackals," said Walter drowsily, coiling himself up in his rug.
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From this reading "Hold off, or I'll blow your brains out!" exclaimed Denis, suddenly starting up to a sitting position, and looking wildly around him.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I dreamed that I had half-a-dozen Afghans upon me!--why, what is that horrible noise?"
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From this reading I dreamed that I had half-a-dozen Afghans upon me!--why, what is that horrible noise?"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Hold off, or I'll blow your brains out!" exclaimed Denis, suddenly starting up to a sitting position, and looking wildly around him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "Only the jackals," said Walter drowsily, coiling himself up in his rug.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Only the jackals," said Walter drowsily, coiling himself up in his rug.
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From this reading "Hold off, or I'll blow your brains out!" exclaimed Denis, suddenly starting up to a sitting position, and looking wildly around him.
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From this reading I dreamed that I had half-a-dozen Afghans upon me!--why, what is that horrible noise?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I dreamed that I had half-a-dozen Afghans upon me!--why, what is that horrible noise?"
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From this reading "Hold off, or I'll blow your brains out!" exclaimed Denis, suddenly starting up to a sitting position, and looking wildly around him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Only the jackals," said Walter drowsily, coiling himself up in his rug.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Oh, Walter, is it only you?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Oh, Walter, is it only you?
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From this reading "Only the jackals," said Walter drowsily, coiling himself up in his rug.
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From this reading "Hold off, or I'll blow your brains out!" exclaimed Denis, suddenly starting up to a sitting position, and looking wildly around him.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I dreamed that I had half-a-dozen Afghans upon me!--why, what is that horrible noise?"
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From this reading I dreamed that I had half-a-dozen Afghans upon me!--why, what is that horrible noise?"
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From this reading "Hold off, or I'll blow your brains out!" exclaimed Denis, suddenly starting up to a sitting position, and looking wildly around him.
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From this reading "Oh, Walter, is it only you?
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From this reading "Oh, Walter, is it only you?
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Hold off, or I'll blow your brains out!" exclaimed Denis, suddenly starting up to a sitting position, and looking wildly around him.
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From this reading "Hold off, or I'll blow your brains out!" exclaimed Denis, suddenly starting up to a sitting position, and looking wildly around him.
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From this reading "Hold off, or I'll blow your brains out!" exclaimed Denis, suddenly starting up to a sitting position, and looking wildly around him.
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From this reading A ROUGH WAY.
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From this reading "Only the jackals," said Walter drowsily, coiling himself up in his rug.
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From this reading "Only the jackals," said Walter drowsily, coiling himself up in his rug.
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From this reading "Hold off, or I'll blow your brains out!" exclaimed Denis, suddenly starting up to a sitting position, and looking wildly around him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hold off, or I'll blow your brains out!" exclaimed Denis, suddenly starting up to a sitting position, and looking wildly around him.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Hold off, or I'll blow your brains out!" exclaimed Denis, suddenly starting up to a sitting position, and looking wildly around him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I dreamed that I had half-a-dozen Afghans upon me!--why, what is that horrible noise?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Only the jackals," said Walter drowsily, coiling himself up in his rug.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Hold off, or I'll blow your brains out!" exclaimed Denis, suddenly starting up to a sitting position, and looking wildly around him.
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From this reading "Hold off, or I'll blow your brains out!" exclaimed Denis, suddenly starting up to a sitting position, and looking wildly around him.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I dreamed that I had half-a-dozen Afghans upon me!--why, what is that horrible noise?"
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From this reading "Oh, Walter, is it only you?
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From this reading A ROUGH WAY.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I dreamed that I had half-a-dozen Afghans upon me!--why, what is that horrible noise?"
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From this reading I dreamed that I had half-a-dozen Afghans upon me!--why, what is that horrible noise?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hold off, or I'll blow your brains out!" exclaimed Denis, suddenly starting up to a sitting position, and looking wildly around him.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oh, Walter, is it only you?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Hold off, or I'll blow your brains out!" exclaimed Denis, suddenly starting up to a sitting position, and looking wildly around him.
