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Chapter XXI
STRANGE NOISES Left to himself Randy tramped up and down slowly along the post assigned to him. The distance was several hundred feet, and at either end he met another guard. One of these was Codfish, and it must be admitted that the sneak of Colby Hall was thoroughly scared. "I don't like this at all," Codfish declared, when he and Randy met. "There's a terrible wind sighing through those trees."
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “STRANGE NOISES Left to himself Randy tramped up and down slowly along the post assigned to him.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The distance was several hundred feet, and at either end he met another guard.”
one or the other of two
From this reading “The distance was several hundred feet, and at either end he met another guard.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “STRANGE NOISES Left to himself Randy tramped up and down slowly along the post assigned to him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “STRANGE NOISES Left to himself Randy tramped up and down slowly along the post assigned to him.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “One of these was Codfish, and it must be admitted that the sneak of Colby Hall was thoroughly scared.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One of these was Codfish, and it must be admitted that the sneak of Colby Hall was thoroughly scared.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The distance was several hundred feet, and at either end he met another guard.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"There's a terrible wind sighing through those trees."”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “One of these was Codfish, and it must be admitted that the sneak of Colby Hall was thoroughly scared.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “"There's a terrible wind sighing through those trees."”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"There's a terrible wind sighing through those trees."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"There's a terrible wind sighing through those trees."”
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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 "There's a terrible wind sighing through those trees."
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From this reading One of these was Codfish, and it must be admitted that the sneak of Colby Hall was thoroughly scared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't like this at all," Codfish declared, when he and Randy met.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading STRANGE NOISES Left to himself Randy tramped up and down slowly along the post assigned to him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading STRANGE NOISES Left to himself Randy tramped up and down slowly along the post assigned to him.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The distance was several hundred feet, and at either end he met another guard.
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From this reading STRANGE NOISES Left to himself Randy tramped up and down slowly along the post assigned to him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The distance was several hundred feet, and at either end he met another guard.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading One of these was Codfish, and it must be admitted that the sneak of Colby Hall was thoroughly scared.
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From this reading One of these was Codfish, and it must be admitted that the sneak of Colby Hall was thoroughly scared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One of these was Codfish, and it must be admitted that the sneak of Colby Hall was thoroughly scared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't like this at all," Codfish declared, when he and Randy met.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The distance was several hundred feet, and at either end he met another guard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't like this at all," Codfish declared, when he and Randy met.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading STRANGE NOISES Left to himself Randy tramped up and down slowly along the post assigned to him.
one or the other of two
From this reading The distance was several hundred feet, and at either end he met another guard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The distance was several hundred feet, and at either end he met another guard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The distance was several hundred feet, and at either end he met another guard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The distance was several hundred feet, and at either end he met another guard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One of these was Codfish, and it must be admitted that the sneak of Colby Hall was thoroughly scared.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The distance was several hundred feet, and at either end he met another guard.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading STRANGE NOISES Left to himself Randy tramped up and down slowly along the post assigned to him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading STRANGE NOISES Left to himself Randy tramped up and down slowly along the post assigned to him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The distance was several hundred feet, and at either end he met another guard.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't like this at all," Codfish declared, when he and Randy met.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading One of these was Codfish, and it must be admitted that the sneak of Colby Hall was thoroughly scared.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading STRANGE NOISES Left to himself Randy tramped up and down slowly along the post assigned to him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't like this at all," Codfish declared, when he and Randy met.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The distance was several hundred feet, and at either end he met another guard.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading One of these was Codfish, and it must be admitted that the sneak of Colby Hall was thoroughly scared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading STRANGE NOISES Left to himself Randy tramped up and down slowly along the post assigned to him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One of these was Codfish, and it must be admitted that the sneak of Colby Hall was thoroughly scared.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of these was Codfish, and it must be admitted that the sneak of Colby Hall was thoroughly scared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading STRANGE NOISES Left to himself Randy tramped up and down slowly along the post assigned to him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading STRANGE NOISES Left to himself Randy tramped up and down slowly along the post assigned to him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One of these was Codfish, and it must be admitted that the sneak of Colby Hall was thoroughly scared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The distance was several hundred feet, and at either end he met another guard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There's a terrible wind sighing through those trees."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading STRANGE NOISES Left to himself Randy tramped up and down slowly along the post assigned to him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One of these was Codfish, and it must be admitted that the sneak of Colby Hall was thoroughly scared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading STRANGE NOISES Left to himself Randy tramped up and down slowly along the post assigned to him.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "There's a terrible wind sighing through those trees."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading One of these was Codfish, and it must be admitted that the sneak of Colby Hall was thoroughly scared.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading STRANGE NOISES Left to himself Randy tramped up and down slowly along the post assigned to him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There's a terrible wind sighing through those trees."
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading One of these was Codfish, and it must be admitted that the sneak of Colby Hall was thoroughly scared.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "I don't like this at all," Codfish declared, when he and Randy met.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One of these was Codfish, and it must be admitted that the sneak of Colby Hall was thoroughly scared.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "There's a terrible wind sighing through those trees."
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "There's a terrible wind sighing through those trees."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading STRANGE NOISES Left to himself Randy tramped up and down slowly along the post assigned to him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading STRANGE NOISES Left to himself Randy tramped up and down slowly along the post assigned to him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There's a terrible wind sighing through those trees."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading STRANGE NOISES Left to himself Randy tramped up and down slowly along the post assigned to him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The distance was several hundred feet, and at either end he met another guard.
at the time that
From this reading "I don't like this at all," Codfish declared, when he and Randy met.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "There's a terrible wind sighing through those trees."
