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Chapter XXVIII
A TERRIBLE SAVAGE It was over. Barellan had won, and Glen Leigh was the fortunate holder of his number in the sweep. He had come into a fortune at one stroke. He elbowed his way through the crowd hardly knowing what he was doing, and went in search of his friends. It was not easy to find them in the great crowd streaming towards Tattersalls and the paddock.
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 “He had come into a fortune at one stroke.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He had come into a fortune at one stroke.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was not easy to find them in the great crowd streaming towards Tattersalls and the paddock.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “He had come into a fortune at one stroke.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “A TERRIBLE SAVAGE It was over.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “A TERRIBLE SAVAGE It was over.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He elbowed his way through the crowd hardly knowing what he was doing, and went in search of his friends.”
in the direction of
From this reading “It was not easy to find them in the great crowd streaming towards Tattersalls and the paddock.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He elbowed his way through the crowd hardly knowing what he was doing, and went in search of his friends.”
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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 A TERRIBLE SAVAGE It was over.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Barellan had won, and Glen Leigh was the fortunate holder of his number in the sweep.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He had come into a fortune at one stroke.
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From this reading Barellan had won, and Glen Leigh was the fortunate holder of his number in the sweep.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had come into a fortune at one stroke.
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From this reading He elbowed his way through the crowd hardly knowing what he was doing, and went in search of his friends.
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From this reading He elbowed his way through the crowd hardly knowing what he was doing, and went in search of his friends.
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From this reading It was not easy to find them in the great crowd streaming towards Tattersalls and the paddock.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He elbowed his way through the crowd hardly knowing what he was doing, and went in search of his friends.
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From this reading It was not easy to find them in the great crowd streaming towards Tattersalls and the paddock.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Barellan had won, and Glen Leigh was the fortunate holder of his number in the sweep.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had come into a fortune at one stroke.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He elbowed his way through the crowd hardly knowing what he was doing, and went in search of his friends.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Barellan had won, and Glen Leigh was the fortunate holder of his number in the sweep.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was not easy to find them in the great crowd streaming towards Tattersalls and the paddock.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Barellan had won, and Glen Leigh was the fortunate holder of his number in the sweep.
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From this reading He elbowed his way through the crowd hardly knowing what he was doing, and went in search of his friends.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had come into a fortune at one stroke.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Barellan had won, and Glen Leigh was the fortunate holder of his number in the sweep.
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From this reading Barellan had won, and Glen Leigh was the fortunate holder of his number in the sweep.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Barellan had won, and Glen Leigh was the fortunate holder of his number in the sweep.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He had come into a fortune at one stroke.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A TERRIBLE SAVAGE It was over.
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From this reading He elbowed his way through the crowd hardly knowing what he was doing, and went in search of his friends.
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From this reading Barellan had won, and Glen Leigh was the fortunate holder of his number in the sweep.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not easy to find them in the great crowd streaming towards Tattersalls and the paddock.
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From this reading Barellan had won, and Glen Leigh was the fortunate holder of his number in the sweep.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Barellan had won, and Glen Leigh was the fortunate holder of his number in the sweep.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He had come into a fortune at one stroke.
above and across; more than
From this reading A TERRIBLE SAVAGE It was over.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was not easy to find them in the great crowd streaming towards Tattersalls and the paddock.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A TERRIBLE SAVAGE It was over.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He elbowed his way through the crowd hardly knowing what he was doing, and went in search of his friends.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was not easy to find them in the great crowd streaming towards Tattersalls and the paddock.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had come into a fortune at one stroke.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Barellan had won, and Glen Leigh was the fortunate holder of his number in the sweep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was not easy to find them in the great crowd streaming towards Tattersalls and the paddock.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A TERRIBLE SAVAGE It was over.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Barellan had won, and Glen Leigh was the fortunate holder of his number in the sweep.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It was not easy to find them in the great crowd streaming towards Tattersalls and the paddock.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He elbowed his way through the crowd hardly knowing what he was doing, and went in search of his friends.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was not easy to find them in the great crowd streaming towards Tattersalls and the paddock.
in the direction of
From this reading It was not easy to find them in the great crowd streaming towards Tattersalls and the paddock.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A TERRIBLE SAVAGE It was over.
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From this reading He elbowed his way through the crowd hardly knowing what he was doing, and went in search of his friends.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He elbowed his way through the crowd hardly knowing what he was doing, and went in search of his friends.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He elbowed his way through the crowd hardly knowing what he was doing, and went in search of his friends.
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From this reading Barellan had won, and Glen Leigh was the fortunate holder of his number in the sweep.
