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Chapter VII
Johnston followed his guide to a flying machine outside. He hesitated an instant, as the officer was holding the door open, and looked back toward the conservatory; but he could not see Thorndyke. “Where are you taking me?” he asked desperately. But the officer did not seem to hear the question. He was motioning to a tall man of athletic build who wore a dark blue uniform and who came hastily forward and pushed the American into the machine.
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 ““Where are you taking me?” he asked desperately.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “He hesitated an instant, as the officer was holding the door open, and looked back toward the conservatory; but he could not see Thorndyke.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He was motioning to a tall man of athletic build who wore a dark blue uniform and who came hastily forward and pushed the American into the machine.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But the officer did not seem to hear the question.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He hesitated an instant, as the officer was holding the door open, and looked back toward the conservatory; but he could not see Thorndyke.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “He hesitated an instant, as the officer was holding the door open, and looked back toward the conservatory; but he could not see Thorndyke.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Johnston followed his guide to a flying machine outside.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “But the officer did not seem to hear the question.”
in the direction of
From this reading “He hesitated an instant, as the officer was holding the door open, and looked back toward the conservatory; but he could not see Thorndyke.”
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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 Johnston followed his guide to a flying machine outside.
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From this reading He was motioning to a tall man of athletic build who wore a dark blue uniform and who came hastily forward and pushed the American into the machine.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He hesitated an instant, as the officer was holding the door open, and looked back toward the conservatory; but he could not see Thorndyke.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He hesitated an instant, as the officer was holding the door open, and looked back toward the conservatory; but he could not see Thorndyke.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Where are you taking me?” he asked desperately.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He hesitated an instant, as the officer was holding the door open, and looked back toward the conservatory; but he could not see Thorndyke.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Where are you taking me?” he asked desperately.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was motioning to a tall man of athletic build who wore a dark blue uniform and who came hastily forward and pushed the American into the machine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He hesitated an instant, as the officer was holding the door open, and looked back toward the conservatory; but he could not see Thorndyke.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was motioning to a tall man of athletic build who wore a dark blue uniform and who came hastily forward and pushed the American into the machine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was motioning to a tall man of athletic build who wore a dark blue uniform and who came hastily forward and pushed the American into the machine.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He hesitated an instant, as the officer was holding the door open, and looked back toward the conservatory; but he could not see Thorndyke.
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From this reading He was motioning to a tall man of athletic build who wore a dark blue uniform and who came hastily forward and pushed the American into the machine.
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From this reading He hesitated an instant, as the officer was holding the door open, and looked back toward the conservatory; but he could not see Thorndyke.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He hesitated an instant, as the officer was holding the door open, and looked back toward the conservatory; but he could not see Thorndyke.
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From this reading He was motioning to a tall man of athletic build who wore a dark blue uniform and who came hastily forward and pushed the American into the machine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Where are you taking me?” he asked desperately.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But the officer did not seem to hear the question.
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From this reading He hesitated an instant, as the officer was holding the door open, and looked back toward the conservatory; but he could not see Thorndyke.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Johnston followed his guide to a flying machine outside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Johnston followed his guide to a flying machine outside.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was motioning to a tall man of athletic build who wore a dark blue uniform and who came hastily forward and pushed the American into the machine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Johnston followed his guide to a flying machine outside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was motioning to a tall man of athletic build who wore a dark blue uniform and who came hastily forward and pushed the American into the machine.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He hesitated an instant, as the officer was holding the door open, and looked back toward the conservatory; but he could not see Thorndyke.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the officer did not seem to hear the question.
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From this reading He hesitated an instant, as the officer was holding the door open, and looked back toward the conservatory; but he could not see Thorndyke.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Johnston followed his guide to a flying machine outside.
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From this reading He hesitated an instant, as the officer was holding the door open, and looked back toward the conservatory; but he could not see Thorndyke.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He hesitated an instant, as the officer was holding the door open, and looked back toward the conservatory; but he could not see Thorndyke.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He was motioning to a tall man of athletic build who wore a dark blue uniform and who came hastily forward and pushed the American into the machine.
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From this reading Johnston followed his guide to a flying machine outside.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He hesitated an instant, as the officer was holding the door open, and looked back toward the conservatory; but he could not see Thorndyke.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Johnston followed his guide to a flying machine outside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was motioning to a tall man of athletic build who wore a dark blue uniform and who came hastily forward and pushed the American into the machine.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Where are you taking me?” he asked desperately.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was motioning to a tall man of athletic build who wore a dark blue uniform and who came hastily forward and pushed the American into the machine.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He hesitated an instant, as the officer was holding the door open, and looked back toward the conservatory; but he could not see Thorndyke.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was motioning to a tall man of athletic build who wore a dark blue uniform and who came hastily forward and pushed the American into the machine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He hesitated an instant, as the officer was holding the door open, and looked back toward the conservatory; but he could not see Thorndyke.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading He hesitated an instant, as the officer was holding the door open, and looked back toward the conservatory; but he could not see Thorndyke.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Johnston followed his guide to a flying machine outside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was motioning to a tall man of athletic build who wore a dark blue uniform and who came hastily forward and pushed the American into the machine.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But the officer did not seem to hear the question.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He hesitated an instant, as the officer was holding the door open, and looked back toward the conservatory; but he could not see Thorndyke.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But the officer did not seem to hear the question.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Where are you taking me?” he asked desperately.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was motioning to a tall man of athletic build who wore a dark blue uniform and who came hastily forward and pushed the American into the machine.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He hesitated an instant, as the officer was holding the door open, and looked back toward the conservatory; but he could not see Thorndyke.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He hesitated an instant, as the officer was holding the door open, and looked back toward the conservatory; but he could not see Thorndyke.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Johnston followed his guide to a flying machine outside.
in the direction of
From this reading He hesitated an instant, as the officer was holding the door open, and looked back toward the conservatory; but he could not see Thorndyke.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was motioning to a tall man of athletic build who wore a dark blue uniform and who came hastily forward and pushed the American into the machine.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He hesitated an instant, as the officer was holding the door open, and looked back toward the conservatory; but he could not see Thorndyke.
in or at the place that
From this reading “Where are you taking me?” he asked desperately.
which person or people
From this reading He was motioning to a tall man of athletic build who wore a dark blue uniform and who came hastily forward and pushed the American into the machine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was motioning to a tall man of athletic build who wore a dark blue uniform and who came hastily forward and pushed the American into the machine.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Where are you taking me?” he asked desperately.
