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Chapter XXIV
THE WATER CITY. It had stopped raining; the sky overhead was luminous with diffused sunlight; the scene that lay before Mercer was plainly visible. The river had opened abruptly into a broad, shallow, nearly circular lake, some five or six miles across. The country here showed an extraordinary change from that they had passed through. The lake appeared to occupy a depression in the surrounding hills, like the bottom of a huge, shallow bowl.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading “The river had opened abruptly into a broad, shallow, nearly circular lake, some five or six miles across.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “It had stopped raining; the sky overhead was luminous with diffused sunlight; the scene that lay before Mercer was plainly visible.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The country here showed an extraordinary change from that they had passed through.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The country here showed an extraordinary change from that they had passed through.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It had stopped raining; the sky overhead was luminous with diffused sunlight; the scene that lay before Mercer was plainly visible.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It had stopped raining; the sky overhead was luminous with diffused sunlight; the scene that lay before Mercer was plainly visible.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The country here showed an extraordinary change from that they had passed through.”
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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 river had opened abruptly into a broad, shallow, nearly circular lake, some five or six miles across.
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From this reading The river had opened abruptly into a broad, shallow, nearly circular lake, some five or six miles across.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The river had opened abruptly into a broad, shallow, nearly circular lake, some five or six miles across.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The country here showed an extraordinary change from that they had passed through.
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From this reading The lake appeared to occupy a depression in the surrounding hills, like the bottom of a huge, shallow bowl.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It had stopped raining; the sky overhead was luminous with diffused sunlight; the scene that lay before Mercer was plainly visible.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The lake appeared to occupy a depression in the surrounding hills, like the bottom of a huge, shallow bowl.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The lake appeared to occupy a depression in the surrounding hills, like the bottom of a huge, shallow bowl.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The river had opened abruptly into a broad, shallow, nearly circular lake, some five or six miles across.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The country here showed an extraordinary change from that they had passed through.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The river had opened abruptly into a broad, shallow, nearly circular lake, some five or six miles across.
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From this reading THE WATER CITY.
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From this reading The country here showed an extraordinary change from that they had passed through.
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From this reading The lake appeared to occupy a depression in the surrounding hills, like the bottom of a huge, shallow bowl.
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From this reading It had stopped raining; the sky overhead was luminous with diffused sunlight; the scene that lay before Mercer was plainly visible.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The country here showed an extraordinary change from that they had passed through.
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From this reading The river had opened abruptly into a broad, shallow, nearly circular lake, some five or six miles across.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The country here showed an extraordinary change from that they had passed through.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had stopped raining; the sky overhead was luminous with diffused sunlight; the scene that lay before Mercer was plainly visible.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The country here showed an extraordinary change from that they had passed through.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The lake appeared to occupy a depression in the surrounding hills, like the bottom of a huge, shallow bowl.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The lake appeared to occupy a depression in the surrounding hills, like the bottom of a huge, shallow bowl.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The lake appeared to occupy a depression in the surrounding hills, like the bottom of a huge, shallow bowl.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The river had opened abruptly into a broad, shallow, nearly circular lake, some five or six miles across.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had stopped raining; the sky overhead was luminous with diffused sunlight; the scene that lay before Mercer was plainly visible.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The river had opened abruptly into a broad, shallow, nearly circular lake, some five or six miles across.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It had stopped raining; the sky overhead was luminous with diffused sunlight; the scene that lay before Mercer was plainly visible.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The lake appeared to occupy a depression in the surrounding hills, like the bottom of a huge, shallow bowl.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It had stopped raining; the sky overhead was luminous with diffused sunlight; the scene that lay before Mercer was plainly visible.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It had stopped raining; the sky overhead was luminous with diffused sunlight; the scene that lay before Mercer was plainly visible.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The river had opened abruptly into a broad, shallow, nearly circular lake, some five or six miles across.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The river had opened abruptly into a broad, shallow, nearly circular lake, some five or six miles across.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The lake appeared to occupy a depression in the surrounding hills, like the bottom of a huge, shallow bowl.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The lake appeared to occupy a depression in the surrounding hills, like the bottom of a huge, shallow bowl.
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From this reading The river had opened abruptly into a broad, shallow, nearly circular lake, some five or six miles across.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The river had opened abruptly into a broad, shallow, nearly circular lake, some five or six miles across.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It had stopped raining; the sky overhead was luminous with diffused sunlight; the scene that lay before Mercer was plainly visible.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The country here showed an extraordinary change from that they had passed through.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It had stopped raining; the sky overhead was luminous with diffused sunlight; the scene that lay before Mercer was plainly visible.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It had stopped raining; the sky overhead was luminous with diffused sunlight; the scene that lay before Mercer was plainly visible.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The river had opened abruptly into a broad, shallow, nearly circular lake, some five or six miles across.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It had stopped raining; the sky overhead was luminous with diffused sunlight; the scene that lay before Mercer was plainly visible.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The river had opened abruptly into a broad, shallow, nearly circular lake, some five or six miles across.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The country here showed an extraordinary change from that they had passed through.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The river had opened abruptly into a broad, shallow, nearly circular lake, some five or six miles across.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It had stopped raining; the sky overhead was luminous with diffused sunlight; the scene that lay before Mercer was plainly visible.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The river had opened abruptly into a broad, shallow, nearly circular lake, some five or six miles across.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had stopped raining; the sky overhead was luminous with diffused sunlight; the scene that lay before Mercer was plainly visible.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It had stopped raining; the sky overhead was luminous with diffused sunlight; the scene that lay before Mercer was plainly visible.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The lake appeared to occupy a depression in the surrounding hills, like the bottom of a huge, shallow bowl.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It had stopped raining; the sky overhead was luminous with diffused sunlight; the scene that lay before Mercer was plainly visible.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WATER CITY.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The country here showed an extraordinary change from that they had passed through.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The country here showed an extraordinary change from that they had passed through.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The lake appeared to occupy a depression in the surrounding hills, like the bottom of a huge, shallow bowl.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It had stopped raining; the sky overhead was luminous with diffused sunlight; the scene that lay before Mercer was plainly visible.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It had stopped raining; the sky overhead was luminous with diffused sunlight; the scene that lay before Mercer was plainly visible.
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From this reading THE WATER CITY.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It had stopped raining; the sky overhead was luminous with diffused sunlight; the scene that lay before Mercer was plainly visible.
