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Chapter XXV
‘Hal-lal-lal-lal-la-hai-ie!’ Sir Richard answered in a high clear shout. The two voices joined in swooping circles of sound, and a heron rose out of a red osier-bed below them, circling as though he kept time to the outcry. Swallow quivered and swished his glorious tail. They stopped together on the same note.
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 “Sir Richard answered in a high clear shout.”
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading “The two voices joined in swooping circles of sound, and a heron rose out of a red osier-bed below them, circling as though he kept time to the outcry.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They stopped together on the same note.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They stopped together on the same note.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “The two voices joined in swooping circles of sound, and a heron rose out of a red osier-bed below them, circling as though he kept time to the outcry.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The two voices joined in swooping circles of sound, and a heron rose out of a red osier-bed below them, circling as though he kept time to the outcry.”
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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 Sir Richard answered in a high clear shout.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The two voices joined in swooping circles of sound, and a heron rose out of a red osier-bed below them, circling as though he kept time to the outcry.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Sir Richard answered in a high clear shout.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The two voices joined in swooping circles of sound, and a heron rose out of a red osier-bed below them, circling as though he kept time to the outcry.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading The two voices joined in swooping circles of sound, and a heron rose out of a red osier-bed below them, circling as though he kept time to the outcry.
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From this reading The two voices joined in swooping circles of sound, and a heron rose out of a red osier-bed below them, circling as though he kept time to the outcry.
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From this reading The two voices joined in swooping circles of sound, and a heron rose out of a red osier-bed below them, circling as though he kept time to the outcry.
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From this reading Sir Richard answered in a high clear shout.
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From this reading Swallow quivered and swished his glorious tail.
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From this reading ‘Hal-lal-lal-lal-la-hai-ie!’
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The two voices joined in swooping circles of sound, and a heron rose out of a red osier-bed below them, circling as though he kept time to the outcry.
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From this reading The two voices joined in swooping circles of sound, and a heron rose out of a red osier-bed below them, circling as though he kept time to the outcry.
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From this reading Sir Richard answered in a high clear shout.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Swallow quivered and swished his glorious tail.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sir Richard answered in a high clear shout.
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From this reading The two voices joined in swooping circles of sound, and a heron rose out of a red osier-bed below them, circling as though he kept time to the outcry.
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From this reading The two voices joined in swooping circles of sound, and a heron rose out of a red osier-bed below them, circling as though he kept time to the outcry.
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From this reading They stopped together on the same note.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The two voices joined in swooping circles of sound, and a heron rose out of a red osier-bed below them, circling as though he kept time to the outcry.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They stopped together on the same note.
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From this reading The two voices joined in swooping circles of sound, and a heron rose out of a red osier-bed below them, circling as though he kept time to the outcry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The two voices joined in swooping circles of sound, and a heron rose out of a red osier-bed below them, circling as though he kept time to the outcry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The two voices joined in swooping circles of sound, and a heron rose out of a red osier-bed below them, circling as though he kept time to the outcry.
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From this reading Swallow quivered and swished his glorious tail.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The two voices joined in swooping circles of sound, and a heron rose out of a red osier-bed below them, circling as though he kept time to the outcry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sir Richard answered in a high clear shout.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The two voices joined in swooping circles of sound, and a heron rose out of a red osier-bed below them, circling as though he kept time to the outcry.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They stopped together on the same note.
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From this reading Sir Richard answered in a high clear shout.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sir Richard answered in a high clear shout.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The two voices joined in swooping circles of sound, and a heron rose out of a red osier-bed below them, circling as though he kept time to the outcry.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They stopped together on the same note.
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From this reading Swallow quivered and swished his glorious tail.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Swallow quivered and swished his glorious tail.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The two voices joined in swooping circles of sound, and a heron rose out of a red osier-bed below them, circling as though he kept time to the outcry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Swallow quivered and swished his glorious tail.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The two voices joined in swooping circles of sound, and a heron rose out of a red osier-bed below them, circling as though he kept time to the outcry.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The two voices joined in swooping circles of sound, and a heron rose out of a red osier-bed below them, circling as though he kept time to the outcry.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They stopped together on the same note.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The two voices joined in swooping circles of sound, and a heron rose out of a red osier-bed below them, circling as though he kept time to the outcry.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The two voices joined in swooping circles of sound, and a heron rose out of a red osier-bed below them, circling as though he kept time to the outcry.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The two voices joined in swooping circles of sound, and a heron rose out of a red osier-bed below them, circling as though he kept time to the outcry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They stopped together on the same note.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The two voices joined in swooping circles of sound, and a heron rose out of a red osier-bed below them, circling as though he kept time to the outcry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The two voices joined in swooping circles of sound, and a heron rose out of a red osier-bed below them, circling as though he kept time to the outcry.
