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Chapter V
Vye crawled weakly from the area of a rock outcrop. The sun, reflected from the cliff side, was a lash of fire across his emaciated body. His swollen tongue moved a pebble back and forth in his dry mouth. He stared dimly down the slope to that beckoning platter of water open under the sun, rimmed with the deadly woodland. What had happened?
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading “The sun, reflected from the cliff side, was a lash of fire across his emaciated body.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The sun, reflected from the cliff side, was a lash of fire across his emaciated body.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “He stared dimly down the slope to that beckoning platter of water open under the sun, rimmed with the deadly woodland.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “His swollen tongue moved a pebble back and forth in his dry mouth.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “He stared dimly down the slope to that beckoning platter of water open under the sun, rimmed with the deadly woodland.”
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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 Vye crawled weakly from the area of a rock outcrop.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The sun, reflected from the cliff side, was a lash of fire across his emaciated body.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His swollen tongue moved a pebble back and forth in his dry mouth.
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From this reading Vye crawled weakly from the area of a rock outcrop.
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From this reading His swollen tongue moved a pebble back and forth in his dry mouth.
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From this reading He stared dimly down the slope to that beckoning platter of water open under the sun, rimmed with the deadly woodland.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sun, reflected from the cliff side, was a lash of fire across his emaciated body.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sun, reflected from the cliff side, was a lash of fire across his emaciated body.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Vye crawled weakly from the area of a rock outcrop.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He stared dimly down the slope to that beckoning platter of water open under the sun, rimmed with the deadly woodland.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He stared dimly down the slope to that beckoning platter of water open under the sun, rimmed with the deadly woodland.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He stared dimly down the slope to that beckoning platter of water open under the sun, rimmed with the deadly woodland.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His swollen tongue moved a pebble back and forth in his dry mouth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sun, reflected from the cliff side, was a lash of fire across his emaciated body.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sun, reflected from the cliff side, was a lash of fire across his emaciated body.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His swollen tongue moved a pebble back and forth in his dry mouth.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Vye crawled weakly from the area of a rock outcrop.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading What had happened?
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From this reading What had happened?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He stared dimly down the slope to that beckoning platter of water open under the sun, rimmed with the deadly woodland.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The sun, reflected from the cliff side, was a lash of fire across his emaciated body.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His swollen tongue moved a pebble back and forth in his dry mouth.
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From this reading The sun, reflected from the cliff side, was a lash of fire across his emaciated body.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His swollen tongue moved a pebble back and forth in his dry mouth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His swollen tongue moved a pebble back and forth in his dry mouth.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Vye crawled weakly from the area of a rock outcrop.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading He stared dimly down the slope to that beckoning platter of water open under the sun, rimmed with the deadly woodland.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Vye crawled weakly from the area of a rock outcrop.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His swollen tongue moved a pebble back and forth in his dry mouth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He stared dimly down the slope to that beckoning platter of water open under the sun, rimmed with the deadly woodland.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sun, reflected from the cliff side, was a lash of fire across his emaciated body.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He stared dimly down the slope to that beckoning platter of water open under the sun, rimmed with the deadly woodland.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Vye crawled weakly from the area of a rock outcrop.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sun, reflected from the cliff side, was a lash of fire across his emaciated body.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He stared dimly down the slope to that beckoning platter of water open under the sun, rimmed with the deadly woodland.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He stared dimly down the slope to that beckoning platter of water open under the sun, rimmed with the deadly woodland.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sun, reflected from the cliff side, was a lash of fire across his emaciated body.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His swollen tongue moved a pebble back and forth in his dry mouth.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He stared dimly down the slope to that beckoning platter of water open under the sun, rimmed with the deadly woodland.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Vye crawled weakly from the area of a rock outcrop.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He stared dimly down the slope to that beckoning platter of water open under the sun, rimmed with the deadly woodland.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His swollen tongue moved a pebble back and forth in his dry mouth.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading He stared dimly down the slope to that beckoning platter of water open under the sun, rimmed with the deadly woodland.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Vye crawled weakly from the area of a rock outcrop.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sun, reflected from the cliff side, was a lash of fire across his emaciated body.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He stared dimly down the slope to that beckoning platter of water open under the sun, rimmed with the deadly woodland.
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From this reading Vye crawled weakly from the area of a rock outcrop.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What had happened?
in the company of; together with
From this reading He stared dimly down the slope to that beckoning platter of water open under the sun, rimmed with the deadly woodland.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He stared dimly down the slope to that beckoning platter of water open under the sun, rimmed with the deadly woodland.
