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Chapter VIII
"It would be putting the weapons straight into Red hands," the other agreed. "We may have to chance it before we're through," Manulito warned. "Suppose we do get some of their technicians into this trap. That isn't going to open up their main defense for us. We may need a bigger nutcracker than we've ever seen."
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “"We may have to chance it before we're through," Manulito warned.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We may need a bigger nutcracker than we've ever seen."”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “"It would be putting the weapons straight into Red hands," the other agreed.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"We may have to chance it before we're through," Manulito warned.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “"We may have to chance it before we're through," Manulito warned.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We may need a bigger nutcracker than we've ever seen."”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “That isn't going to open up their main defense for us.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Suppose we do get some of their technicians into this trap.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"We may have to chance it before we're through," Manulito warned.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"It would be putting the weapons straight into Red hands," the other agreed.”
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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 We may need a bigger nutcracker than we've ever seen."
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From this reading "It would be putting the weapons straight into Red hands," the other agreed.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "It would be putting the weapons straight into Red hands," the other agreed.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "We may have to chance it before we're through," Manulito warned.
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From this reading We may need a bigger nutcracker than we've ever seen."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We may have to chance it before we're through," Manulito warned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That isn't going to open up their main defense for us.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Suppose we do get some of their technicians into this trap.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We may need a bigger nutcracker than we've ever seen."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading That isn't going to open up their main defense for us.
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From this reading "Suppose we do get some of their technicians into this trap.
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From this reading That isn't going to open up their main defense for us.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading "It would be putting the weapons straight into Red hands," the other agreed.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "We may have to chance it before we're through," Manulito warned.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "It would be putting the weapons straight into Red hands," the other agreed.
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From this reading That isn't going to open up their main defense for us.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It would be putting the weapons straight into Red hands," the other agreed.
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From this reading That isn't going to open up their main defense for us.
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From this reading "We may have to chance it before we're through," Manulito warned.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "We may have to chance it before we're through," Manulito warned.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We may need a bigger nutcracker than we've ever seen."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We may need a bigger nutcracker than we've ever seen."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Suppose we do get some of their technicians into this trap.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading That isn't going to open up their main defense for us.
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From this reading "It would be putting the weapons straight into Red hands," the other agreed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It would be putting the weapons straight into Red hands," the other agreed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It would be putting the weapons straight into Red hands," the other agreed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We may need a bigger nutcracker than we've ever seen."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Suppose we do get some of their technicians into this trap.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It would be putting the weapons straight into Red hands," the other agreed.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Suppose we do get some of their technicians into this trap.
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From this reading "Suppose we do get some of their technicians into this trap.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading We may need a bigger nutcracker than we've ever seen."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That isn't going to open up their main defense for us.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "It would be putting the weapons straight into Red hands," the other agreed.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "Suppose we do get some of their technicians into this trap.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Suppose we do get some of their technicians into this trap.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "We may have to chance it before we're through," Manulito warned.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "We may have to chance it before we're through," Manulito warned.
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From this reading "Suppose we do get some of their technicians into this trap.
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From this reading That isn't going to open up their main defense for us.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That isn't going to open up their main defense for us.
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From this reading "We may have to chance it before we're through," Manulito warned.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We may have to chance it before we're through," Manulito warned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We may have to chance it before we're through," Manulito warned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We may need a bigger nutcracker than we've ever seen."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It would be putting the weapons straight into Red hands," the other agreed.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "It would be putting the weapons straight into Red hands," the other agreed.
