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Chapter XXIII
“Yes I can. The proprietor says he will send us across to Redwood to catch the night train for Ogdensburg.” “But how about the Lachine Rapids? You have been talking about those rapids for two months. I thought that was what we came here for.”
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 ““But how about the Lachine Rapids?”
from one side of something to the other
From this reading “The proprietor says he will send us across to Redwood to catch the night train for Ogdensburg.””
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “You have been talking about those rapids for two months.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You have been talking about those rapids for two months.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I thought that was what we came here for.””
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “You have been talking about those rapids for two months.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I thought that was what we came here for.””
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “But how about the Lachine Rapids?
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The proprietor says he will send us across to Redwood to catch the night train for Ogdensburg.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading You have been talking about those rapids for two months.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But how about the Lachine Rapids?
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From this reading I thought that was what we came here for.”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Yes I can.
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From this reading The proprietor says he will send us across to Redwood to catch the night train for Ogdensburg.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The proprietor says he will send us across to Redwood to catch the night train for Ogdensburg.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You have been talking about those rapids for two months.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The proprietor says he will send us across to Redwood to catch the night train for Ogdensburg.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I thought that was what we came here for.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But how about the Lachine Rapids?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Yes I can.
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From this reading “But how about the Lachine Rapids?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You have been talking about those rapids for two months.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The proprietor says he will send us across to Redwood to catch the night train for Ogdensburg.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The proprietor says he will send us across to Redwood to catch the night train for Ogdensburg.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The proprietor says he will send us across to Redwood to catch the night train for Ogdensburg.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But how about the Lachine Rapids?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The proprietor says he will send us across to Redwood to catch the night train for Ogdensburg.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The proprietor says he will send us across to Redwood to catch the night train for Ogdensburg.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The proprietor says he will send us across to Redwood to catch the night train for Ogdensburg.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You have been talking about those rapids for two months.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I thought that was what we came here for.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The proprietor says he will send us across to Redwood to catch the night train for Ogdensburg.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading You have been talking about those rapids for two months.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I thought that was what we came here for.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The proprietor says he will send us across to Redwood to catch the night train for Ogdensburg.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The proprietor says he will send us across to Redwood to catch the night train for Ogdensburg.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You have been talking about those rapids for two months.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The proprietor says he will send us across to Redwood to catch the night train for Ogdensburg.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I thought that was what we came here for.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I thought that was what we came here for.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I thought that was what we came here for.”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The proprietor says he will send us across to Redwood to catch the night train for Ogdensburg.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes I can.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You have been talking about those rapids for two months.
