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Chapter VII
A GAME ON THE TRAIN The three men in the compartment looked up as Phelan Baker and Roy entered. They exchanged significant glances, but the boy from the ranch did not notice them. Then the men made room for the new-comers on the richly upholstered couches. "Ah, how are you, Baker?" said Isaac Sutton. "Glad to see you."
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 “They exchanged significant glances, but the boy from the ranch did not notice them.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A GAME ON THE TRAIN The three men in the compartment looked up as Phelan Baker and Roy entered.”
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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 A GAME ON THE TRAIN The three men in the compartment looked up as Phelan Baker and Roy entered.
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From this reading "Ah, how are you, Baker?" said Isaac Sutton.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A GAME ON THE TRAIN The three men in the compartment looked up as Phelan Baker and Roy entered.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Ah, how are you, Baker?" said Isaac Sutton.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A GAME ON THE TRAIN The three men in the compartment looked up as Phelan Baker and Roy entered.
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From this reading A GAME ON THE TRAIN The three men in the compartment looked up as Phelan Baker and Roy entered.
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From this reading They exchanged significant glances, but the boy from the ranch did not notice them.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They exchanged significant glances, but the boy from the ranch did not notice them.
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From this reading A GAME ON THE TRAIN The three men in the compartment looked up as Phelan Baker and Roy entered.
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From this reading Then the men made room for the new-comers on the richly upholstered couches.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading They exchanged significant glances, but the boy from the ranch did not notice them.
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From this reading A GAME ON THE TRAIN The three men in the compartment looked up as Phelan Baker and Roy entered.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They exchanged significant glances, but the boy from the ranch did not notice them.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Then the men made room for the new-comers on the richly upholstered couches.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They exchanged significant glances, but the boy from the ranch did not notice them.
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From this reading A GAME ON THE TRAIN The three men in the compartment looked up as Phelan Baker and Roy entered.
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From this reading "Glad to see you."
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From this reading They exchanged significant glances, but the boy from the ranch did not notice them.
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From this reading "Ah, how are you, Baker?" said Isaac Sutton.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A GAME ON THE TRAIN The three men in the compartment looked up as Phelan Baker and Roy entered.
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From this reading "Ah, how are you, Baker?" said Isaac Sutton.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A GAME ON THE TRAIN The three men in the compartment looked up as Phelan Baker and Roy entered.
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From this reading Then the men made room for the new-comers on the richly upholstered couches.
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From this reading A GAME ON THE TRAIN The three men in the compartment looked up as Phelan Baker and Roy entered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then the men made room for the new-comers on the richly upholstered couches.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They exchanged significant glances, but the boy from the ranch did not notice them.
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From this reading They exchanged significant glances, but the boy from the ranch did not notice them.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A GAME ON THE TRAIN The three men in the compartment looked up as Phelan Baker and Roy entered.
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From this reading A GAME ON THE TRAIN The three men in the compartment looked up as Phelan Baker and Roy entered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They exchanged significant glances, but the boy from the ranch did not notice them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then the men made room for the new-comers on the richly upholstered couches.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then the men made room for the new-comers on the richly upholstered couches.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A GAME ON THE TRAIN The three men in the compartment looked up as Phelan Baker and Roy entered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ah, how are you, Baker?" said Isaac Sutton.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Glad to see you."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They exchanged significant glances, but the boy from the ranch did not notice them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ah, how are you, Baker?" said Isaac Sutton.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A GAME ON THE TRAIN The three men in the compartment looked up as Phelan Baker and Roy entered.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They exchanged significant glances, but the boy from the ranch did not notice them.
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From this reading Then the men made room for the new-comers on the richly upholstered couches.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They exchanged significant glances, but the boy from the ranch did not notice them.
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From this reading A GAME ON THE TRAIN The three men in the compartment looked up as Phelan Baker and Roy entered.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Glad to see you."
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From this reading A GAME ON THE TRAIN The three men in the compartment looked up as Phelan Baker and Roy entered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A GAME ON THE TRAIN The three men in the compartment looked up as Phelan Baker and Roy entered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then the men made room for the new-comers on the richly upholstered couches.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Ah, how are you, Baker?" said Isaac Sutton.
