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Chapter VI
THE MUTE MESSENGER Almost at once Haines raised a hand and spoke to the crowd: "He's all right, boys. Badly cut across the head and stunned, but he'll live." There was a deep gash on the upper part of the forehead. If the cross-bar of the chair had not broken, the skull might have been injured. The impact of the blow had stunned him, and it might be many minutes before his senses returned.
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 “Badly cut across the head and stunned, but he'll live."”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “If the cross-bar of the chair had not broken, the skull might have been injured.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “The impact of the blow had stunned him, and it might be many minutes before his senses returned.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If the cross-bar of the chair had not broken, the skull might have been injured.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE MUTE MESSENGER Almost at once Haines raised a hand and spoke to the crowd: "He's all right, boys.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “If the cross-bar of the chair had not broken, the skull might have been injured.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “If the cross-bar of the chair had not broken, the skull might have been injured.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE MUTE MESSENGER Almost at once Haines raised a hand and spoke to the crowd: "He's all right, boys.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There was a deep gash on the upper part of the forehead.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The impact of the blow had stunned him, and it might be many minutes before his senses returned.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE MUTE MESSENGER Almost at once Haines raised a hand and spoke to the crowd: "He's all right, boys.”
powers of perception and awareness
From this reading “The impact of the blow had stunned him, and it might be many minutes before his senses returned.”
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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 THE MUTE MESSENGER Almost at once Haines raised a hand and spoke to the crowd: "He's all right, boys.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Badly cut across the head and stunned, but he'll live."
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From this reading THE MUTE MESSENGER Almost at once Haines raised a hand and spoke to the crowd: "He's all right, boys.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE MUTE MESSENGER Almost at once Haines raised a hand and spoke to the crowd: "He's all right, boys.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE MUTE MESSENGER Almost at once Haines raised a hand and spoke to the crowd: "He's all right, boys.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE MUTE MESSENGER Almost at once Haines raised a hand and spoke to the crowd: "He's all right, boys.
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From this reading Badly cut across the head and stunned, but he'll live."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The impact of the blow had stunned him, and it might be many minutes before his senses returned.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading If the cross-bar of the chair had not broken, the skull might have been injured.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The impact of the blow had stunned him, and it might be many minutes before his senses returned.
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From this reading The impact of the blow had stunned him, and it might be many minutes before his senses returned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE MUTE MESSENGER Almost at once Haines raised a hand and spoke to the crowd: "He's all right, boys.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If the cross-bar of the chair had not broken, the skull might have been injured.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Badly cut across the head and stunned, but he'll live."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If the cross-bar of the chair had not broken, the skull might have been injured.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If the cross-bar of the chair had not broken, the skull might have been injured.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE MUTE MESSENGER Almost at once Haines raised a hand and spoke to the crowd: "He's all right, boys.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Badly cut across the head and stunned, but he'll live."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a deep gash on the upper part of the forehead.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a deep gash on the upper part of the forehead.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a deep gash on the upper part of the forehead.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If the cross-bar of the chair had not broken, the skull might have been injured.
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From this reading THE MUTE MESSENGER Almost at once Haines raised a hand and spoke to the crowd: "He's all right, boys.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE MUTE MESSENGER Almost at once Haines raised a hand and spoke to the crowd: "He's all right, boys.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If the cross-bar of the chair had not broken, the skull might have been injured.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Badly cut across the head and stunned, but he'll live."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE MUTE MESSENGER Almost at once Haines raised a hand and spoke to the crowd: "He's all right, boys.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Badly cut across the head and stunned, but he'll live."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The impact of the blow had stunned him, and it might be many minutes before his senses returned.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The impact of the blow had stunned him, and it might be many minutes before his senses returned.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If the cross-bar of the chair had not broken, the skull might have been injured.
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From this reading The impact of the blow had stunned him, and it might be many minutes before his senses returned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If the cross-bar of the chair had not broken, the skull might have been injured.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The impact of the blow had stunned him, and it might be many minutes before his senses returned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Badly cut across the head and stunned, but he'll live."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The impact of the blow had stunned him, and it might be many minutes before his senses returned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE MUTE MESSENGER Almost at once Haines raised a hand and spoke to the crowd: "He's all right, boys.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading If the cross-bar of the chair had not broken, the skull might have been injured.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The impact of the blow had stunned him, and it might be many minutes before his senses returned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE MUTE MESSENGER Almost at once Haines raised a hand and spoke to the crowd: "He's all right, boys.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading If the cross-bar of the chair had not broken, the skull might have been injured.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was a deep gash on the upper part of the forehead.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There was a deep gash on the upper part of the forehead.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE MUTE MESSENGER Almost at once Haines raised a hand and spoke to the crowd: "He's all right, boys.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a deep gash on the upper part of the forehead.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE MUTE MESSENGER Almost at once Haines raised a hand and spoke to the crowd: "He's all right, boys.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The impact of the blow had stunned him, and it might be many minutes before his senses returned.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE MUTE MESSENGER Almost at once Haines raised a hand and spoke to the crowd: "He's all right, boys.
powers of perception and awareness
From this reading The impact of the blow had stunned him, and it might be many minutes before his senses returned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If the cross-bar of the chair had not broken, the skull might have been injured.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE MUTE MESSENGER Almost at once Haines raised a hand and spoke to the crowd: "He's all right, boys.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Badly cut across the head and stunned, but he'll live."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MUTE MESSENGER Almost at once Haines raised a hand and spoke to the crowd: "He's all right, boys.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a deep gash on the upper part of the forehead.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE MUTE MESSENGER Almost at once Haines raised a hand and spoke to the crowd: "He's all right, boys.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a deep gash on the upper part of the forehead.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a deep gash on the upper part of the forehead.
