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The hammering down below kept on steadily for an hour or so. Then there was silence for quite a while, I expect while The Man’s army was getting rested and recovering its grit. It was beginning to grow dusk before we saw a single Japanese. Mark held a council of war. It wasn’t much of a council, if that word means people talking together and offering one another advice.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It wasn’t much of a council, if that word means people talking together and offering one another advice.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “It was beginning to grow dusk before we saw a single Japanese.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It was beginning to grow dusk before we saw a single Japanese.”
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading “The hammering down below kept on steadily for an hour or so.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mark held a council of war.”
to think that something will happen
From this reading “Then there was silence for quite a while, I expect while The Man’s army was getting rested and recovering its grit.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “It wasn’t much of a council, if that word means people talking together and offering one another advice.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then there was silence for quite a while, I expect while The Man’s army was getting rested and recovering its grit.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “Then there was silence for quite a while, I expect while The Man’s army was getting rested and recovering its grit.”
during the time that
From this reading “Then there was silence for quite a while, I expect while The Man’s army was getting rested and recovering its grit.”
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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 Then there was silence for quite a while, I expect while The Man’s army was getting rested and recovering its grit.
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From this reading It wasn’t much of a council, if that word means people talking together and offering one another advice.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The hammering down below kept on steadily for an hour or so.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then there was silence for quite a while, I expect while The Man’s army was getting rested and recovering its grit.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It wasn’t much of a council, if that word means people talking together and offering one another advice.
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From this reading Then there was silence for quite a while, I expect while The Man’s army was getting rested and recovering its grit.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was beginning to grow dusk before we saw a single Japanese.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was beginning to grow dusk before we saw a single Japanese.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading The hammering down below kept on steadily for an hour or so.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mark held a council of war.
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From this reading The hammering down below kept on steadily for an hour or so.
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From this reading It was beginning to grow dusk before we saw a single Japanese.
to think that something will happen
From this reading Then there was silence for quite a while, I expect while The Man’s army was getting rested and recovering its grit.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The hammering down below kept on steadily for an hour or so.
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From this reading Then there was silence for quite a while, I expect while The Man’s army was getting rested and recovering its grit.
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From this reading Then there was silence for quite a while, I expect while The Man’s army was getting rested and recovering its grit.
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From this reading It was beginning to grow dusk before we saw a single Japanese.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The hammering down below kept on steadily for an hour or so.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mark held a council of war.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The hammering down below kept on steadily for an hour or so.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Then there was silence for quite a while, I expect while The Man’s army was getting rested and recovering its grit.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It wasn’t much of a council, if that word means people talking together and offering one another advice.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was beginning to grow dusk before we saw a single Japanese.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Then there was silence for quite a while, I expect while The Man’s army was getting rested and recovering its grit.
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From this reading It was beginning to grow dusk before we saw a single Japanese.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The hammering down below kept on steadily for an hour or so.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then there was silence for quite a while, I expect while The Man’s army was getting rested and recovering its grit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mark held a council of war.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It wasn’t much of a council, if that word means people talking together and offering one another advice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It wasn’t much of a council, if that word means people talking together and offering one another advice.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mark held a council of war.
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From this reading It wasn’t much of a council, if that word means people talking together and offering one another advice.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The hammering down below kept on steadily for an hour or so.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It wasn’t much of a council, if that word means people talking together and offering one another advice.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The hammering down below kept on steadily for an hour or so.
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From this reading It wasn’t much of a council, if that word means people talking together and offering one another advice.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then there was silence for quite a while, I expect while The Man’s army was getting rested and recovering its grit.
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From this reading Then there was silence for quite a while, I expect while The Man’s army was getting rested and recovering its grit.
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From this reading Then there was silence for quite a while, I expect while The Man’s army was getting rested and recovering its grit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was beginning to grow dusk before we saw a single Japanese.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Then there was silence for quite a while, I expect while The Man’s army was getting rested and recovering its grit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was beginning to grow dusk before we saw a single Japanese.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The hammering down below kept on steadily for an hour or so.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The hammering down below kept on steadily for an hour or so.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It wasn’t much of a council, if that word means people talking together and offering one another advice.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It wasn’t much of a council, if that word means people talking together and offering one another advice.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The hammering down below kept on steadily for an hour or so.
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From this reading Then there was silence for quite a while, I expect while The Man’s army was getting rested and recovering its grit.
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From this reading Then there was silence for quite a while, I expect while The Man’s army was getting rested and recovering its grit.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was beginning to grow dusk before we saw a single Japanese.
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From this reading It wasn’t much of a council, if that word means people talking together and offering one another advice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mark held a council of war.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then there was silence for quite a while, I expect while The Man’s army was getting rested and recovering its grit.
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From this reading It wasn’t much of a council, if that word means people talking together and offering one another advice.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It was beginning to grow dusk before we saw a single Japanese.
during the time that
From this reading Then there was silence for quite a while, I expect while The Man’s army was getting rested and recovering its grit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It wasn’t much of a council, if that word means people talking together and offering one another advice.
