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Chapter IX
ATALANTA’S PAUSE “The only defect in this sort of a day is that it has to end so early. It makes things seem thin and flat to pick up and start back on a train leaving a few minutes past three,” grumbled Rodney, putting Cis into her car chair and bestowing himself opposite to her, as they had come up to Pioneer Falls. “Oh, no, it doesn’t!” Cis contradicted him happily. “Don’t be greedy, Rory!
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It makes things seem thin and flat to pick up and start back on a train leaving a few minutes past three,” grumbled Rodney, putting Cis into her car chair and bestowing himself opposite to her, as they had come up to Pioneer Falls.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “ATALANTA’S PAUSE “The only defect in this sort of a day is that it has to end so early.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “It makes things seem thin and flat to pick up and start back on a train leaving a few minutes past three,” grumbled Rodney, putting Cis into her car chair and bestowing himself opposite to her, as they had come up to Pioneer Falls.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It makes things seem thin and flat to pick up and start back on a train leaving a few minutes past three,” grumbled Rodney, putting Cis into her car chair and bestowing himself opposite to her, as they had come up to Pioneer Falls.”
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading “It makes things seem thin and flat to pick up and start back on a train leaving a few minutes past three,” grumbled Rodney, putting Cis into her car chair and bestowing himself opposite to her, as they had come up to Pioneer Falls.”
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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 ATALANTA’S PAUSE “The only defect in this sort of a day is that it has to end so early.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It makes things seem thin and flat to pick up and start back on a train leaving a few minutes past three,” grumbled Rodney, putting Cis into her car chair and bestowing himself opposite to her, as they had come up to Pioneer Falls.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It makes things seem thin and flat to pick up and start back on a train leaving a few minutes past three,” grumbled Rodney, putting Cis into her car chair and bestowing himself opposite to her, as they had come up to Pioneer Falls.
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From this reading ATALANTA’S PAUSE “The only defect in this sort of a day is that it has to end so early.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It makes things seem thin and flat to pick up and start back on a train leaving a few minutes past three,” grumbled Rodney, putting Cis into her car chair and bestowing himself opposite to her, as they had come up to Pioneer Falls.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Don’t be greedy, Rory!
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From this reading It makes things seem thin and flat to pick up and start back on a train leaving a few minutes past three,” grumbled Rodney, putting Cis into her car chair and bestowing himself opposite to her, as they had come up to Pioneer Falls.
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From this reading It makes things seem thin and flat to pick up and start back on a train leaving a few minutes past three,” grumbled Rodney, putting Cis into her car chair and bestowing himself opposite to her, as they had come up to Pioneer Falls.
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From this reading It makes things seem thin and flat to pick up and start back on a train leaving a few minutes past three,” grumbled Rodney, putting Cis into her car chair and bestowing himself opposite to her, as they had come up to Pioneer Falls.
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From this reading It makes things seem thin and flat to pick up and start back on a train leaving a few minutes past three,” grumbled Rodney, putting Cis into her car chair and bestowing himself opposite to her, as they had come up to Pioneer Falls.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It makes things seem thin and flat to pick up and start back on a train leaving a few minutes past three,” grumbled Rodney, putting Cis into her car chair and bestowing himself opposite to her, as they had come up to Pioneer Falls.
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From this reading Cis contradicted him happily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ATALANTA’S PAUSE “The only defect in this sort of a day is that it has to end so early.
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From this reading ATALANTA’S PAUSE “The only defect in this sort of a day is that it has to end so early.
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From this reading “Oh, no, it doesn’t!”
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From this reading “Don’t be greedy, Rory!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ATALANTA’S PAUSE “The only defect in this sort of a day is that it has to end so early.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ATALANTA’S PAUSE “The only defect in this sort of a day is that it has to end so early.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It makes things seem thin and flat to pick up and start back on a train leaving a few minutes past three,” grumbled Rodney, putting Cis into her car chair and bestowing himself opposite to her, as they had come up to Pioneer Falls.
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From this reading It makes things seem thin and flat to pick up and start back on a train leaving a few minutes past three,” grumbled Rodney, putting Cis into her car chair and bestowing himself opposite to her, as they had come up to Pioneer Falls.
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From this reading It makes things seem thin and flat to pick up and start back on a train leaving a few minutes past three,” grumbled Rodney, putting Cis into her car chair and bestowing himself opposite to her, as they had come up to Pioneer Falls.
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From this reading “Don’t be greedy, Rory!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It makes things seem thin and flat to pick up and start back on a train leaving a few minutes past three,” grumbled Rodney, putting Cis into her car chair and bestowing himself opposite to her, as they had come up to Pioneer Falls.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It makes things seem thin and flat to pick up and start back on a train leaving a few minutes past three,” grumbled Rodney, putting Cis into her car chair and bestowing himself opposite to her, as they had come up to Pioneer Falls.
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From this reading Cis contradicted him happily.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ATALANTA’S PAUSE “The only defect in this sort of a day is that it has to end so early.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It makes things seem thin and flat to pick up and start back on a train leaving a few minutes past three,” grumbled Rodney, putting Cis into her car chair and bestowing himself opposite to her, as they had come up to Pioneer Falls.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Cis contradicted him happily.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading It makes things seem thin and flat to pick up and start back on a train leaving a few minutes past three,” grumbled Rodney, putting Cis into her car chair and bestowing himself opposite to her, as they had come up to Pioneer Falls.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ATALANTA’S PAUSE “The only defect in this sort of a day is that it has to end so early.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It makes things seem thin and flat to pick up and start back on a train leaving a few minutes past three,” grumbled Rodney, putting Cis into her car chair and bestowing himself opposite to her, as they had come up to Pioneer Falls.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ATALANTA’S PAUSE “The only defect in this sort of a day is that it has to end so early.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ATALANTA’S PAUSE “The only defect in this sort of a day is that it has to end so early.
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From this reading It makes things seem thin and flat to pick up and start back on a train leaving a few minutes past three,” grumbled Rodney, putting Cis into her car chair and bestowing himself opposite to her, as they had come up to Pioneer Falls.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It makes things seem thin and flat to pick up and start back on a train leaving a few minutes past three,” grumbled Rodney, putting Cis into her car chair and bestowing himself opposite to her, as they had come up to Pioneer Falls.
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From this reading It makes things seem thin and flat to pick up and start back on a train leaving a few minutes past three,” grumbled Rodney, putting Cis into her car chair and bestowing himself opposite to her, as they had come up to Pioneer Falls.
not any; not one
From this reading “Oh, no, it doesn’t!”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ATALANTA’S PAUSE “The only defect in this sort of a day is that it has to end so early.
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From this reading “Oh, no, it doesn’t!”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It makes things seem thin and flat to pick up and start back on a train leaving a few minutes past three,” grumbled Rodney, putting Cis into her car chair and bestowing himself opposite to her, as they had come up to Pioneer Falls.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ATALANTA’S PAUSE “The only defect in this sort of a day is that it has to end so early.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It makes things seem thin and flat to pick up and start back on a train leaving a few minutes past three,” grumbled Rodney, putting Cis into her car chair and bestowing himself opposite to her, as they had come up to Pioneer Falls.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It makes things seem thin and flat to pick up and start back on a train leaving a few minutes past three,” grumbled Rodney, putting Cis into her car chair and bestowing himself opposite to her, as they had come up to Pioneer Falls.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ATALANTA’S PAUSE “The only defect in this sort of a day is that it has to end so early.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It makes things seem thin and flat to pick up and start back on a train leaving a few minutes past three,” grumbled Rodney, putting Cis into her car chair and bestowing himself opposite to her, as they had come up to Pioneer Falls.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It makes things seem thin and flat to pick up and start back on a train leaving a few minutes past three,” grumbled Rodney, putting Cis into her car chair and bestowing himself opposite to her, as they had come up to Pioneer Falls.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It makes things seem thin and flat to pick up and start back on a train leaving a few minutes past three,” grumbled Rodney, putting Cis into her car chair and bestowing himself opposite to her, as they had come up to Pioneer Falls.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It makes things seem thin and flat to pick up and start back on a train leaving a few minutes past three,” grumbled Rodney, putting Cis into her car chair and bestowing himself opposite to her, as they had come up to Pioneer Falls.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Don’t be greedy, Rory!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It makes things seem thin and flat to pick up and start back on a train leaving a few minutes past three,” grumbled Rodney, putting Cis into her car chair and bestowing himself opposite to her, as they had come up to Pioneer Falls.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading ATALANTA’S PAUSE “The only defect in this sort of a day is that it has to end so early.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ATALANTA’S PAUSE “The only defect in this sort of a day is that it has to end so early.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It makes things seem thin and flat to pick up and start back on a train leaving a few minutes past three,” grumbled Rodney, putting Cis into her car chair and bestowing himself opposite to her, as they had come up to Pioneer Falls.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ATALANTA’S PAUSE “The only defect in this sort of a day is that it has to end so early.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ATALANTA’S PAUSE “The only defect in this sort of a day is that it has to end so early.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It makes things seem thin and flat to pick up and start back on a train leaving a few minutes past three,” grumbled Rodney, putting Cis into her car chair and bestowing himself opposite to her, as they had come up to Pioneer Falls.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading It makes things seem thin and flat to pick up and start back on a train leaving a few minutes past three,” grumbled Rodney, putting Cis into her car chair and bestowing himself opposite to her, as they had come up to Pioneer Falls.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It makes things seem thin and flat to pick up and start back on a train leaving a few minutes past three,” grumbled Rodney, putting Cis into her car chair and bestowing himself opposite to her, as they had come up to Pioneer Falls.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading ATALANTA’S PAUSE “The only defect in this sort of a day is that it has to end so early.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It makes things seem thin and flat to pick up and start back on a train leaving a few minutes past three,” grumbled Rodney, putting Cis into her car chair and bestowing himself opposite to her, as they had come up to Pioneer Falls.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ATALANTA’S PAUSE “The only defect in this sort of a day is that it has to end so early.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It makes things seem thin and flat to pick up and start back on a train leaving a few minutes past three,” grumbled Rodney, putting Cis into her car chair and bestowing himself opposite to her, as they had come up to Pioneer Falls.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It makes things seem thin and flat to pick up and start back on a train leaving a few minutes past three,” grumbled Rodney, putting Cis into her car chair and bestowing himself opposite to her, as they had come up to Pioneer Falls.
