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Chapter XXXVII
Haeckel crept to a window and looked out. Bonfires were springing up in the open square in front of the Government House. Mixed with the red glare came leaping yellow flames. The wooden benches were piled together and fired, and by each such pyre stood a gesticulating, shouting red demon. Guns were appearing now.
Reading 1/39 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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 “Mixed with the red glare came leaping yellow flames.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Mixed with the red glare came leaping yellow flames.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Haeckel crept to a window and looked out.”
involved with or connected to
From this reading “Mixed with the red glare came leaping yellow flames.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “Bonfires were springing up in the open square in front of the Government House.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The wooden benches were piled together and fired, and by each such pyre stood a gesticulating, shouting red demon.”
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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 Haeckel crept to a window and looked out.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Haeckel crept to a window and looked out.
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From this reading Guns were appearing now.
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From this reading The wooden benches were piled together and fired, and by each such pyre stood a gesticulating, shouting red demon.
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From this reading Bonfires were springing up in the open square in front of the Government House.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The wooden benches were piled together and fired, and by each such pyre stood a gesticulating, shouting red demon.
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From this reading Mixed with the red glare came leaping yellow flames.
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From this reading Haeckel crept to a window and looked out.
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From this reading The wooden benches were piled together and fired, and by each such pyre stood a gesticulating, shouting red demon.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The wooden benches were piled together and fired, and by each such pyre stood a gesticulating, shouting red demon.
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From this reading The wooden benches were piled together and fired, and by each such pyre stood a gesticulating, shouting red demon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mixed with the red glare came leaping yellow flames.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bonfires were springing up in the open square in front of the Government House.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The wooden benches were piled together and fired, and by each such pyre stood a gesticulating, shouting red demon.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mixed with the red glare came leaping yellow flames.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bonfires were springing up in the open square in front of the Government House.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Guns were appearing now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Haeckel crept to a window and looked out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bonfires were springing up in the open square in front of the Government House.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Bonfires were springing up in the open square in front of the Government House.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Mixed with the red glare came leaping yellow flames.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Haeckel crept to a window and looked out.
involved with or connected to
From this reading Mixed with the red glare came leaping yellow flames.
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From this reading Guns were appearing now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Bonfires were springing up in the open square in front of the Government House.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Bonfires were springing up in the open square in front of the Government House.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Haeckel crept to a window and looked out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The wooden benches were piled together and fired, and by each such pyre stood a gesticulating, shouting red demon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The wooden benches were piled together and fired, and by each such pyre stood a gesticulating, shouting red demon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mixed with the red glare came leaping yellow flames.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The wooden benches were piled together and fired, and by each such pyre stood a gesticulating, shouting red demon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bonfires were springing up in the open square in front of the Government House.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bonfires were springing up in the open square in front of the Government House.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wooden benches were piled together and fired, and by each such pyre stood a gesticulating, shouting red demon.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The wooden benches were piled together and fired, and by each such pyre stood a gesticulating, shouting red demon.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Bonfires were springing up in the open square in front of the Government House.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Haeckel crept to a window and looked out.
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From this reading The wooden benches were piled together and fired, and by each such pyre stood a gesticulating, shouting red demon.
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From this reading Bonfires were springing up in the open square in front of the Government House.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Bonfires were springing up in the open square in front of the Government House.
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From this reading Haeckel crept to a window and looked out.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mixed with the red glare came leaping yellow flames.
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From this reading The wooden benches were piled together and fired, and by each such pyre stood a gesticulating, shouting red demon.
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From this reading Mixed with the red glare came leaping yellow flames.
