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Chapter XVII
THE MESSAGE "I'm a dumb-bell!" said Nick in a quick inspiration. "Go down and turn on the main switch; it's in a box on the wall in the vestibule; just pull the handle down and push it in below. We'll never get any juice up here with that turned off. Hurry up." Norton descended the ladder and with lighted matches found his way to the vestibule where the switch-box was.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading “"Go down and turn on the main switch; it's in a box on the wall in the vestibule; just pull the handle down and push it in below.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Norton descended the ladder and with lighted matches found his way to the vestibule where the switch-box was.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Norton descended the ladder and with lighted matches found his way to the vestibule where the switch-box was.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We'll never get any juice up here with that turned off.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We'll never get any juice up here with that turned off.”
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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 THE MESSAGE "I'm a dumb-bell!" said Nick in a quick inspiration.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Go down and turn on the main switch; it's in a box on the wall in the vestibule; just pull the handle down and push it in below.
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From this reading We'll never get any juice up here with that turned off.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading "Go down and turn on the main switch; it's in a box on the wall in the vestibule; just pull the handle down and push it in below.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Go down and turn on the main switch; it's in a box on the wall in the vestibule; just pull the handle down and push it in below.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Norton descended the ladder and with lighted matches found his way to the vestibule where the switch-box was.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Go down and turn on the main switch; it's in a box on the wall in the vestibule; just pull the handle down and push it in below.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE MESSAGE "I'm a dumb-bell!" said Nick in a quick inspiration.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Norton descended the ladder and with lighted matches found his way to the vestibule where the switch-box was.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We'll never get any juice up here with that turned off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Go down and turn on the main switch; it's in a box on the wall in the vestibule; just pull the handle down and push it in below.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Go down and turn on the main switch; it's in a box on the wall in the vestibule; just pull the handle down and push it in below.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We'll never get any juice up here with that turned off.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Norton descended the ladder and with lighted matches found his way to the vestibule where the switch-box was.
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From this reading Hurry up."
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From this reading THE MESSAGE "I'm a dumb-bell!" said Nick in a quick inspiration.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE MESSAGE "I'm a dumb-bell!" said Nick in a quick inspiration.
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From this reading THE MESSAGE "I'm a dumb-bell!" said Nick in a quick inspiration.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Go down and turn on the main switch; it's in a box on the wall in the vestibule; just pull the handle down and push it in below.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Go down and turn on the main switch; it's in a box on the wall in the vestibule; just pull the handle down and push it in below.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We'll never get any juice up here with that turned off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Go down and turn on the main switch; it's in a box on the wall in the vestibule; just pull the handle down and push it in below.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Norton descended the ladder and with lighted matches found his way to the vestibule where the switch-box was.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Norton descended the ladder and with lighted matches found his way to the vestibule where the switch-box was.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Go down and turn on the main switch; it's in a box on the wall in the vestibule; just pull the handle down and push it in below.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Norton descended the ladder and with lighted matches found his way to the vestibule where the switch-box was.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE MESSAGE "I'm a dumb-bell!" said Nick in a quick inspiration.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We'll never get any juice up here with that turned off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE MESSAGE "I'm a dumb-bell!" said Nick in a quick inspiration.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Norton descended the ladder and with lighted matches found his way to the vestibule where the switch-box was.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We'll never get any juice up here with that turned off.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Go down and turn on the main switch; it's in a box on the wall in the vestibule; just pull the handle down and push it in below.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Go down and turn on the main switch; it's in a box on the wall in the vestibule; just pull the handle down and push it in below.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Go down and turn on the main switch; it's in a box on the wall in the vestibule; just pull the handle down and push it in below.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE MESSAGE "I'm a dumb-bell!" said Nick in a quick inspiration.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE MESSAGE "I'm a dumb-bell!" said Nick in a quick inspiration.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Go down and turn on the main switch; it's in a box on the wall in the vestibule; just pull the handle down and push it in below.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Norton descended the ladder and with lighted matches found his way to the vestibule where the switch-box was.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We'll never get any juice up here with that turned off.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MESSAGE "I'm a dumb-bell!" said Nick in a quick inspiration.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Norton descended the ladder and with lighted matches found his way to the vestibule where the switch-box was.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Go down and turn on the main switch; it's in a box on the wall in the vestibule; just pull the handle down and push it in below.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We'll never get any juice up here with that turned off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We'll never get any juice up here with that turned off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Go down and turn on the main switch; it's in a box on the wall in the vestibule; just pull the handle down and push it in below.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Go down and turn on the main switch; it's in a box on the wall in the vestibule; just pull the handle down and push it in below.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Norton descended the ladder and with lighted matches found his way to the vestibule where the switch-box was.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Norton descended the ladder and with lighted matches found his way to the vestibule where the switch-box was.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We'll never get any juice up here with that turned off.
in or at the place that
From this reading Norton descended the ladder and with lighted matches found his way to the vestibule where the switch-box was.
in the company of; together with
From this reading We'll never get any juice up here with that turned off.
