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Chapter XXV
Obergatz sprang to his feet. "I am Jad-ben-Otho," he screamed. "With lightning I will blast the blasphemers who dare attack the holy city of A-lur." For a moment he rushed aimlessly and madly about the room, while the priest and the slave remained upon hands and knees with their foreheads against the floor. "Come," cried Obergatz, planting a vicious kick in the side of the slave girl.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “For a moment he rushed aimlessly and madly about the room, while the priest and the slave remained upon hands and knees with their foreheads against the floor.”
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “For a moment he rushed aimlessly and madly about the room, while the priest and the slave remained upon hands and knees with their foreheads against the floor.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Come," cried Obergatz, planting a vicious kick in the side of the slave girl.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Come," cried Obergatz, planting a vicious kick in the side of the slave girl.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “For a moment he rushed aimlessly and madly about the room, while the priest and the slave remained upon hands and knees with their foreheads against the floor.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “For a moment he rushed aimlessly and madly about the room, while the priest and the slave remained upon hands and knees with their foreheads against the floor.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “For a moment he rushed aimlessly and madly about the room, while the priest and the slave remained upon hands and knees with their foreheads against the floor.”
during the time that
From this reading “For a moment he rushed aimlessly and madly about the room, while the priest and the slave remained upon hands and knees with their foreheads against the floor.”
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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 For a moment he rushed aimlessly and madly about the room, while the priest and the slave remained upon hands and knees with their foreheads against the floor.
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From this reading "With lightning I will blast the blasphemers who dare attack the holy city of A-lur."
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading For a moment he rushed aimlessly and madly about the room, while the priest and the slave remained upon hands and knees with their foreheads against the floor.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading For a moment he rushed aimlessly and madly about the room, while the priest and the slave remained upon hands and knees with their foreheads against the floor.
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From this reading For a moment he rushed aimlessly and madly about the room, while the priest and the slave remained upon hands and knees with their foreheads against the floor.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am Jad-ben-Otho," he screamed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For a moment he rushed aimlessly and madly about the room, while the priest and the slave remained upon hands and knees with their foreheads against the floor.
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From this reading "With lightning I will blast the blasphemers who dare attack the holy city of A-lur."
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From this reading "With lightning I will blast the blasphemers who dare attack the holy city of A-lur."
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From this reading "With lightning I will blast the blasphemers who dare attack the holy city of A-lur."
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From this reading "With lightning I will blast the blasphemers who dare attack the holy city of A-lur."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Come," cried Obergatz, planting a vicious kick in the side of the slave girl.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Come," cried Obergatz, planting a vicious kick in the side of the slave girl.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "With lightning I will blast the blasphemers who dare attack the holy city of A-lur."
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From this reading Obergatz sprang to his feet.
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From this reading For a moment he rushed aimlessly and madly about the room, while the priest and the slave remained upon hands and knees with their foreheads against the floor.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a moment he rushed aimlessly and madly about the room, while the priest and the slave remained upon hands and knees with their foreheads against the floor.
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From this reading For a moment he rushed aimlessly and madly about the room, while the priest and the slave remained upon hands and knees with their foreheads against the floor.
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From this reading "Come," cried Obergatz, planting a vicious kick in the side of the slave girl.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading For a moment he rushed aimlessly and madly about the room, while the priest and the slave remained upon hands and knees with their foreheads against the floor.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I am Jad-ben-Otho," he screamed.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Obergatz sprang to his feet.
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From this reading "With lightning I will blast the blasphemers who dare attack the holy city of A-lur."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am Jad-ben-Otho," he screamed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Come," cried Obergatz, planting a vicious kick in the side of the slave girl.
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From this reading "I am Jad-ben-Otho," he screamed.
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From this reading "Come," cried Obergatz, planting a vicious kick in the side of the slave girl.
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From this reading For a moment he rushed aimlessly and madly about the room, while the priest and the slave remained upon hands and knees with their foreheads against the floor.
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From this reading "With lightning I will blast the blasphemers who dare attack the holy city of A-lur."
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From this reading For a moment he rushed aimlessly and madly about the room, while the priest and the slave remained upon hands and knees with their foreheads against the floor.
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From this reading For a moment he rushed aimlessly and madly about the room, while the priest and the slave remained upon hands and knees with their foreheads against the floor.
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From this reading Obergatz sprang to his feet.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "With lightning I will blast the blasphemers who dare attack the holy city of A-lur."
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From this reading "Come," cried Obergatz, planting a vicious kick in the side of the slave girl.
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From this reading For a moment he rushed aimlessly and madly about the room, while the priest and the slave remained upon hands and knees with their foreheads against the floor.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For a moment he rushed aimlessly and madly about the room, while the priest and the slave remained upon hands and knees with their foreheads against the floor.
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From this reading For a moment he rushed aimlessly and madly about the room, while the priest and the slave remained upon hands and knees with their foreheads against the floor.
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From this reading For a moment he rushed aimlessly and madly about the room, while the priest and the slave remained upon hands and knees with their foreheads against the floor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I am Jad-ben-Otho," he screamed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Come," cried Obergatz, planting a vicious kick in the side of the slave girl.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For a moment he rushed aimlessly and madly about the room, while the priest and the slave remained upon hands and knees with their foreheads against the floor.
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From this reading Obergatz sprang to his feet.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "With lightning I will blast the blasphemers who dare attack the holy city of A-lur."
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading For a moment he rushed aimlessly and madly about the room, while the priest and the slave remained upon hands and knees with their foreheads against the floor.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Obergatz sprang to his feet.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading For a moment he rushed aimlessly and madly about the room, while the priest and the slave remained upon hands and knees with their foreheads against the floor.
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From this reading "Come," cried Obergatz, planting a vicious kick in the side of the slave girl.
during the time that
From this reading For a moment he rushed aimlessly and madly about the room, while the priest and the slave remained upon hands and knees with their foreheads against the floor.
which person or people
From this reading "With lightning I will blast the blasphemers who dare attack the holy city of A-lur."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "With lightning I will blast the blasphemers who dare attack the holy city of A-lur."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "With lightning I will blast the blasphemers who dare attack the holy city of A-lur."
