Chapter XVIII
The Silver Fox
They were returning to the cabin, one day, when Quonab stopped and pointed. Away off on the snow of the far shore was a moving shape to be seen. “Fox, and I think silver fox; he so black. I think he lives there.” “Why?”
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Chapter XVIII · The Silver Fox
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They
were
returning
to
the
cabin,
one
day,
when
Quonab
stopped
and
pointed.
Away
off
on
the
snow
of
the
far
shore
was
a
moving
shape
to
be
seen.
“Fox,
and
I
think
silver
fox;
he
so
black.
I
think
he
lives
there.”
“Why?”
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Line 1
They
were
returning
to
the
cabin,
one
day,
when
Quonab
stopped
and
pointed.
Line 2
Away
off
on
the
snow
of
the
far
shore
was
a
moving
shape
to
be
seen.
Line 3
“Fox,
and
I
think
silver
fox;
he
so
black.
Line 4
I
think
he
lives
there.”
Line 5
“Why?”
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “They were returning to the cabin, one day, when Quonab stopped and pointed.”
Silver
noun
US /silver/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Fox, and I think silver fox; he so black.”
Stopped
noun
US /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They were returning to the cabin, one day, when Quonab stopped and pointed.”
Think
noun
US /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Fox, and I think silver fox; he so black.”
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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Away off on the snow of the far shore was a moving shape to be seen.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They were returning to the cabin, one day, when Quonab stopped and pointed.
Away
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From this reading Away off on the snow of the far shore was a moving shape to be seen.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Away off on the snow of the far shore was a moving shape to be seen.
black
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From this reading “Fox, and I think silver fox; he so black.
cabin
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From this reading They were returning to the cabin, one day, when Quonab stopped and pointed.
day
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From this reading They were returning to the cabin, one day, when Quonab stopped and pointed.
far
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From this reading Away off on the snow of the far shore was a moving shape to be seen.
Fox
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From this reading “Fox, and I think silver fox; he so black.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Fox, and I think silver fox; he so black.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Fox, and I think silver fox; he so black.
lives
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From this reading I think he lives there.”
moving
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From this reading Away off on the snow of the far shore was a moving shape to be seen.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Away off on the snow of the far shore was a moving shape to be seen.
off
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From this reading Away off on the snow of the far shore was a moving shape to be seen.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Away off on the snow of the far shore was a moving shape to be seen.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading They were returning to the cabin, one day, when Quonab stopped and pointed.
pointed
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From this reading They were returning to the cabin, one day, when Quonab stopped and pointed.
Quonab
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From this reading They were returning to the cabin, one day, when Quonab stopped and pointed.
returning
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From this reading They were returning to the cabin, one day, when Quonab stopped and pointed.
seen
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From this reading Away off on the snow of the far shore was a moving shape to be seen.
shape
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From this reading Away off on the snow of the far shore was a moving shape to be seen.
shore
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From this reading Away off on the snow of the far shore was a moving shape to be seen.
silver
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From this reading “Fox, and I think silver fox; he so black.
snow
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From this reading Away off on the snow of the far shore was a moving shape to be seen.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Fox, and I think silver fox; he so black.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were returning to the cabin, one day, when Quonab stopped and pointed.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They were returning to the cabin, one day, when Quonab stopped and pointed.
there
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From this reading I think he lives there.”
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were returning to the cabin, one day, when Quonab stopped and pointed.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Fox, and I think silver fox; he so black.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They were returning to the cabin, one day, when Quonab stopped and pointed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Away off on the snow of the far shore was a moving shape to be seen.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were returning to the cabin, one day, when Quonab stopped and pointed.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading They were returning to the cabin, one day, when Quonab stopped and pointed.
Why
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From this reading “Why?”