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Chapter XXXVI
_Battle_ I found myself in the air; with my men around me we hovered. Then Georg's command from the instrument room sounded in my ears. I gave the signal; and flying wedge-shaped, we hurled ourselves forward. It was like lying on the air, diving head foremost. The rush of wind sang past me; the ground, a hundred feet below, was a white surface flowing backward.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “_Battle_ I found myself in the air; with my men around me we hovered.”
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading “The rush of wind sang past me; the ground, a hundred feet below, was a white surface flowing backward.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It was like lying on the air, diving head foremost.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I gave the signal; and flying wedge-shaped, we hurled ourselves forward.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_Battle_ I found myself in the air; with my men around me we hovered.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “_Battle_ I found myself in the air; with my men around me we hovered.”
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading “I gave the signal; and flying wedge-shaped, we hurled ourselves forward.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The rush of wind sang past me; the ground, a hundred feet below, was a white surface flowing backward.”
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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 rush of wind sang past me; the ground, a hundred feet below, was a white surface flowing backward.
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From this reading _Battle_ I found myself in the air; with my men around me we hovered.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I gave the signal; and flying wedge-shaped, we hurled ourselves forward.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading _Battle_ I found myself in the air; with my men around me we hovered.
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From this reading The rush of wind sang past me; the ground, a hundred feet below, was a white surface flowing backward.
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From this reading _Battle_ I found myself in the air; with my men around me we hovered.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading The rush of wind sang past me; the ground, a hundred feet below, was a white surface flowing backward.
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From this reading Then Georg's command from the instrument room sounded in my ears.
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From this reading It was like lying on the air, diving head foremost.
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From this reading Then Georg's command from the instrument room sounded in my ears.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The rush of wind sang past me; the ground, a hundred feet below, was a white surface flowing backward.
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From this reading The rush of wind sang past me; the ground, a hundred feet below, was a white surface flowing backward.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I gave the signal; and flying wedge-shaped, we hurled ourselves forward.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was like lying on the air, diving head foremost.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I gave the signal; and flying wedge-shaped, we hurled ourselves forward.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Battle_ I found myself in the air; with my men around me we hovered.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Then Georg's command from the instrument room sounded in my ears.
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From this reading I gave the signal; and flying wedge-shaped, we hurled ourselves forward.
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From this reading Then Georg's command from the instrument room sounded in my ears.
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From this reading The rush of wind sang past me; the ground, a hundred feet below, was a white surface flowing backward.
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From this reading It was like lying on the air, diving head foremost.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Battle_ I found myself in the air; with my men around me we hovered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The rush of wind sang past me; the ground, a hundred feet below, was a white surface flowing backward.
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From this reading I gave the signal; and flying wedge-shaped, we hurled ourselves forward.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Battle_ I found myself in the air; with my men around me we hovered.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Battle_ I found myself in the air; with my men around me we hovered.
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From this reading Then Georg's command from the instrument room sounded in my ears.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was like lying on the air, diving head foremost.
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From this reading It was like lying on the air, diving head foremost.
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From this reading It was like lying on the air, diving head foremost.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Battle_ I found myself in the air; with my men around me we hovered.
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From this reading _Battle_ I found myself in the air; with my men around me we hovered.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _Battle_ I found myself in the air; with my men around me we hovered.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading _Battle_ I found myself in the air; with my men around me we hovered.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The rush of wind sang past me; the ground, a hundred feet below, was a white surface flowing backward.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was like lying on the air, diving head foremost.
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading I gave the signal; and flying wedge-shaped, we hurled ourselves forward.
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From this reading The rush of wind sang past me; the ground, a hundred feet below, was a white surface flowing backward.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then Georg's command from the instrument room sounded in my ears.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The rush of wind sang past me; the ground, a hundred feet below, was a white surface flowing backward.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The rush of wind sang past me; the ground, a hundred feet below, was a white surface flowing backward.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I gave the signal; and flying wedge-shaped, we hurled ourselves forward.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then Georg's command from the instrument room sounded in my ears.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The rush of wind sang past me; the ground, a hundred feet below, was a white surface flowing backward.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Battle_ I found myself in the air; with my men around me we hovered.
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From this reading Then Georg's command from the instrument room sounded in my ears.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was like lying on the air, diving head foremost.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading _Battle_ I found myself in the air; with my men around me we hovered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I gave the signal; and flying wedge-shaped, we hurled ourselves forward.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The rush of wind sang past me; the ground, a hundred feet below, was a white surface flowing backward.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The rush of wind sang past me; the ground, a hundred feet below, was a white surface flowing backward.
in the company of; together with
From this reading _Battle_ I found myself in the air; with my men around me we hovered.
