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Chapter XII
THE ONE WHO WAS TAKEN. "Have you cleared out a tent for the Rani, Bob? I was going to ask you to do it, but when I looked for you, you had disappeared." "Yes, she and her women are safely secluded. But what I really made myself scarce for was to secure the guns."
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I was going to ask you to do it, but when I looked for you, you had disappeared."”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Have you cleared out a tent for the Rani, Bob?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I was going to ask you to do it, but when I looked for you, you had disappeared."”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “But what I really made myself scarce for was to secure the guns."”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “THE ONE WHO WAS TAKEN.”
hard to find or in short supply
From this reading “But what I really made myself scarce for was to secure the guns."”
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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 "Have you cleared out a tent for the Rani, Bob?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Yes, she and her women are safely secluded.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Yes, she and her women are safely secluded.
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From this reading I was going to ask you to do it, but when I looked for you, you had disappeared."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Have you cleared out a tent for the Rani, Bob?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I was going to ask you to do it, but when I looked for you, you had disappeared."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Have you cleared out a tent for the Rani, Bob?
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I was going to ask you to do it, but when I looked for you, you had disappeared."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I was going to ask you to do it, but when I looked for you, you had disappeared."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Have you cleared out a tent for the Rani, Bob?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was going to ask you to do it, but when I looked for you, you had disappeared."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But what I really made myself scarce for was to secure the guns."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I was going to ask you to do it, but when I looked for you, you had disappeared."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Have you cleared out a tent for the Rani, Bob?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Yes, she and her women are safely secluded.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was going to ask you to do it, but when I looked for you, you had disappeared."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I was going to ask you to do it, but when I looked for you, you had disappeared."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was going to ask you to do it, but when I looked for you, you had disappeared."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But what I really made myself scarce for was to secure the guns."
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading But what I really made myself scarce for was to secure the guns."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE ONE WHO WAS TAKEN.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Have you cleared out a tent for the Rani, Bob?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Have you cleared out a tent for the Rani, Bob?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But what I really made myself scarce for was to secure the guns."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, she and her women are safely secluded.
hard to find or in short supply
From this reading But what I really made myself scarce for was to secure the guns."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, she and her women are safely secluded.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But what I really made myself scarce for was to secure the guns."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Yes, she and her women are safely secluded.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE ONE WHO WAS TAKEN.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Have you cleared out a tent for the Rani, Bob?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ONE WHO WAS TAKEN.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I was going to ask you to do it, but when I looked for you, you had disappeared."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE ONE WHO WAS TAKEN.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But what I really made myself scarce for was to secure the guns."
at the time that
From this reading I was going to ask you to do it, but when I looked for you, you had disappeared."
which person or people
From this reading THE ONE WHO WAS TAKEN.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, she and her women are safely secluded.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, she and her women are safely secluded.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Have you cleared out a tent for the Rani, Bob?
