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Chapter VIII
In solitary, in Cell One, Warden Atherton and Captain Jamie proceeded to put me to the inquisition. As Warden Atherton said to me: “Standing, you’re going to come across with that dynamite, or I’ll kill you in the jacket. Harder cases than you have come across before I got done with them. You’ve got your choice—dynamite or curtains.”
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 ““Standing, you’re going to come across with that dynamite, or I’ll kill you in the jacket.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Harder cases than you have come across before I got done with them.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “In solitary, in Cell One, Warden Atherton and Captain Jamie proceeded to put me to the inquisition.”
A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.
From this reading “In solitary, in Cell One, Warden Atherton and Captain Jamie proceeded to put me to the inquisition.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Standing, you’re going to come across with that dynamite, or I’ll kill you in the jacket.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Harder cases than you have come across before I got done with them.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Harder cases than you have come across before I got done with them.”
A period of prolonged and intensive questioning or investigation.
From this reading “In solitary, in Cell One, Warden Atherton and Captain Jamie proceeded to put me to the inquisition.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “In solitary, in Cell One, Warden Atherton and Captain Jamie proceeded to put me to the inquisition.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““Standing, you’re going to come across with that dynamite, or I’ll kill you in the jacket.”
The chief official or governor in charge of a prison institution.
From this reading “In solitary, in Cell One, Warden Atherton and Captain Jamie proceeded to put me to the inquisition.”
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “Standing, you’re going to come across with that dynamite, or I’ll kill you in the jacket.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In solitary, in Cell One, Warden Atherton and Captain Jamie proceeded to put me to the inquisition.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As Warden Atherton said to me:
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From this reading In solitary, in Cell One, Warden Atherton and Captain Jamie proceeded to put me to the inquisition.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Harder cases than you have come across before I got done with them.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In solitary, in Cell One, Warden Atherton and Captain Jamie proceeded to put me to the inquisition.
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From this reading Harder cases than you have come across before I got done with them.
A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.
From this reading In solitary, in Cell One, Warden Atherton and Captain Jamie proceeded to put me to the inquisition.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You’ve got your choice—dynamite or curtains.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Standing, you’re going to come across with that dynamite, or I’ll kill you in the jacket.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You’ve got your choice—dynamite or curtains.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Harder cases than you have come across before I got done with them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Standing, you’re going to come across with that dynamite, or I’ll kill you in the jacket.
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From this reading “Standing, you’re going to come across with that dynamite, or I’ll kill you in the jacket.
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From this reading Harder cases than you have come across before I got done with them.
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From this reading Harder cases than you have come across before I got done with them.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Harder cases than you have come across before I got done with them.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Harder cases than you have come across before I got done with them.
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From this reading “Standing, you’re going to come across with that dynamite, or I’ll kill you in the jacket.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In solitary, in Cell One, Warden Atherton and Captain Jamie proceeded to put me to the inquisition.
A period of prolonged and intensive questioning or investigation.
From this reading In solitary, in Cell One, Warden Atherton and Captain Jamie proceeded to put me to the inquisition.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Standing, you’re going to come across with that dynamite, or I’ll kill you in the jacket.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In solitary, in Cell One, Warden Atherton and Captain Jamie proceeded to put me to the inquisition.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Standing, you’re going to come across with that dynamite, or I’ll kill you in the jacket.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In solitary, in Cell One, Warden Atherton and Captain Jamie proceeded to put me to the inquisition.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In solitary, in Cell One, Warden Atherton and Captain Jamie proceeded to put me to the inquisition.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “Standing, you’re going to come across with that dynamite, or I’ll kill you in the jacket.
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From this reading In solitary, in Cell One, Warden Atherton and Captain Jamie proceeded to put me to the inquisition.
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From this reading In solitary, in Cell One, Warden Atherton and Captain Jamie proceeded to put me to the inquisition.
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From this reading As Warden Atherton said to me:
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From this reading In solitary, in Cell One, Warden Atherton and Captain Jamie proceeded to put me to the inquisition.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Standing, you’re going to come across with that dynamite, or I’ll kill you in the jacket.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Harder cases than you have come across before I got done with them.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Standing, you’re going to come across with that dynamite, or I’ll kill you in the jacket.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In solitary, in Cell One, Warden Atherton and Captain Jamie proceeded to put me to the inquisition.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Harder cases than you have come across before I got done with them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In solitary, in Cell One, Warden Atherton and Captain Jamie proceeded to put me to the inquisition.
The chief official or governor in charge of a prison institution.
From this reading In solitary, in Cell One, Warden Atherton and Captain Jamie proceeded to put me to the inquisition.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Standing, you’re going to come across with that dynamite, or I’ll kill you in the jacket.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Standing, you’re going to come across with that dynamite, or I’ll kill you in the jacket.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Standing, you’re going to come across with that dynamite, or I’ll kill you in the jacket.
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From this reading You’ve got your choice—dynamite or curtains.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You’ve got your choice—dynamite or curtains.”
