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Chapter XIX
THE ATTACK The Indian obeyed, having first fastened his leading team of dogs to a large ice boulder by means of a long thong, so they would not run off. As the other animals were attached to the team Holfax drove, they too, halted. "Goin' make fight?" asked the Indian. "That is what I want to talk to you about. Do you think we can fight them?" and he motioned back toward their pursuers.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “"That is what I want to talk to you about.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Goin' make fight?" asked the Indian.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE ATTACK The Indian obeyed, having first fastened his leading team of dogs to a large ice boulder by means of a long thong, so they would not run off.”
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading “THE ATTACK The Indian obeyed, having first fastened his leading team of dogs to a large ice boulder by means of a long thong, so they would not run off.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE ATTACK The Indian obeyed, having first fastened his leading team of dogs to a large ice boulder by means of a long thong, so they would not run off.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Goin' make fight?" asked the Indian.”
made a gesture telling someone to move or come closer
From this reading “Do you think we can fight them?" and he motioned back toward their pursuers.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Do you think we can fight them?" and he motioned back toward their pursuers.”
in the direction of
From this reading “Do you think we can fight them?" and he motioned back toward their pursuers.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “THE ATTACK The Indian obeyed, having first fastened his leading team of dogs to a large ice boulder by means of a long thong, so they would not run off.”
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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 ATTACK The Indian obeyed, having first fastened his leading team of dogs to a large ice boulder by means of a long thong, so they would not run off.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "That is what I want to talk to you about.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Do you think we can fight them?" and he motioned back toward their pursuers.
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From this reading As the other animals were attached to the team Holfax drove, they too, halted.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the other animals were attached to the team Holfax drove, they too, halted.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Goin' make fight?" asked the Indian.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As the other animals were attached to the team Holfax drove, they too, halted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE ATTACK The Indian obeyed, having first fastened his leading team of dogs to a large ice boulder by means of a long thong, so they would not run off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Do you think we can fight them?" and he motioned back toward their pursuers.
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From this reading THE ATTACK The Indian obeyed, having first fastened his leading team of dogs to a large ice boulder by means of a long thong, so they would not run off.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE ATTACK The Indian obeyed, having first fastened his leading team of dogs to a large ice boulder by means of a long thong, so they would not run off.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Do you think we can fight them?" and he motioned back toward their pursuers.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do you think we can fight them?" and he motioned back toward their pursuers.
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From this reading THE ATTACK The Indian obeyed, having first fastened his leading team of dogs to a large ice boulder by means of a long thong, so they would not run off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As the other animals were attached to the team Holfax drove, they too, halted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE ATTACK The Indian obeyed, having first fastened his leading team of dogs to a large ice boulder by means of a long thong, so they would not run off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Goin' make fight?" asked the Indian.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE ATTACK The Indian obeyed, having first fastened his leading team of dogs to a large ice boulder by means of a long thong, so they would not run off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Goin' make fight?" asked the Indian.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As the other animals were attached to the team Holfax drove, they too, halted.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading THE ATTACK The Indian obeyed, having first fastened his leading team of dogs to a large ice boulder by means of a long thong, so they would not run off.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Do you think we can fight them?" and he motioned back toward their pursuers.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE ATTACK The Indian obeyed, having first fastened his leading team of dogs to a large ice boulder by means of a long thong, so they would not run off.
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From this reading As the other animals were attached to the team Holfax drove, they too, halted.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "That is what I want to talk to you about.
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From this reading THE ATTACK The Indian obeyed, having first fastened his leading team of dogs to a large ice boulder by means of a long thong, so they would not run off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE ATTACK The Indian obeyed, having first fastened his leading team of dogs to a large ice boulder by means of a long thong, so they would not run off.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "That is what I want to talk to you about.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE ATTACK The Indian obeyed, having first fastened his leading team of dogs to a large ice boulder by means of a long thong, so they would not run off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE ATTACK The Indian obeyed, having first fastened his leading team of dogs to a large ice boulder by means of a long thong, so they would not run off.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE ATTACK The Indian obeyed, having first fastened his leading team of dogs to a large ice boulder by means of a long thong, so they would not run off.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Goin' make fight?" asked the Indian.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE ATTACK The Indian obeyed, having first fastened his leading team of dogs to a large ice boulder by means of a long thong, so they would not run off.
made a gesture telling someone to move or come closer
From this reading Do you think we can fight them?" and he motioned back toward their pursuers.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE ATTACK The Indian obeyed, having first fastened his leading team of dogs to a large ice boulder by means of a long thong, so they would not run off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE ATTACK The Indian obeyed, having first fastened his leading team of dogs to a large ice boulder by means of a long thong, so they would not run off.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE ATTACK The Indian obeyed, having first fastened his leading team of dogs to a large ice boulder by means of a long thong, so they would not run off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE ATTACK The Indian obeyed, having first fastened his leading team of dogs to a large ice boulder by means of a long thong, so they would not run off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As the other animals were attached to the team Holfax drove, they too, halted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Do you think we can fight them?" and he motioned back toward their pursuers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE ATTACK The Indian obeyed, having first fastened his leading team of dogs to a large ice boulder by means of a long thong, so they would not run off.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading THE ATTACK The Indian obeyed, having first fastened his leading team of dogs to a large ice boulder by means of a long thong, so they would not run off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That is what I want to talk to you about.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE ATTACK The Indian obeyed, having first fastened his leading team of dogs to a large ice boulder by means of a long thong, so they would not run off.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That is what I want to talk to you about.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ATTACK The Indian obeyed, having first fastened his leading team of dogs to a large ice boulder by means of a long thong, so they would not run off.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Do you think we can fight them?" and he motioned back toward their pursuers.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Do you think we can fight them?" and he motioned back toward their pursuers.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE ATTACK The Indian obeyed, having first fastened his leading team of dogs to a large ice boulder by means of a long thong, so they would not run off.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Do you think we can fight them?" and he motioned back toward their pursuers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE ATTACK The Indian obeyed, having first fastened his leading team of dogs to a large ice boulder by means of a long thong, so they would not run off.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE ATTACK The Indian obeyed, having first fastened his leading team of dogs to a large ice boulder by means of a long thong, so they would not run off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As the other animals were attached to the team Holfax drove, they too, halted.
in the direction of
From this reading Do you think we can fight them?" and he motioned back toward their pursuers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That is what I want to talk to you about.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Do you think we can fight them?" and he motioned back toward their pursuers.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading As the other animals were attached to the team Holfax drove, they too, halted.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "That is what I want to talk to you about.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading THE ATTACK The Indian obeyed, having first fastened his leading team of dogs to a large ice boulder by means of a long thong, so they would not run off.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "That is what I want to talk to you about.
