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Chapter XXIX
The Underwater Coalfields THE NEXT DAY, February 20, I overslept. I was so exhausted from the night before, I didn’t get up until eleven o’clock. I dressed quickly. I hurried to find out the Nautilus’s heading. The instruments indicated that it was running southward at a speed of twenty miles per hour and a depth of 100 meters.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “I was so exhausted from the night before, I didn’t get up until eleven o’clock.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The Underwater Coalfields THE NEXT DAY, February 20, I overslept.”
for each
From this reading “The instruments indicated that it was running southward at a speed of twenty miles per hour and a depth of 100 meters.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The instruments indicated that it was running southward at a speed of twenty miles per hour and a depth of 100 meters.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “I was so exhausted from the night before, I didn’t get up until eleven o’clock.”
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From this reading The instruments indicated that it was running southward at a speed of twenty miles per hour and a depth of 100 meters.
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From this reading The Underwater Coalfields THE NEXT DAY, February 20, I overslept.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The instruments indicated that it was running southward at a speed of twenty miles per hour and a depth of 100 meters.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The instruments indicated that it was running southward at a speed of twenty miles per hour and a depth of 100 meters.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The instruments indicated that it was running southward at a speed of twenty miles per hour and a depth of 100 meters.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I was so exhausted from the night before, I didn’t get up until eleven o’clock.
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From this reading The Underwater Coalfields THE NEXT DAY, February 20, I overslept.
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From this reading The Underwater Coalfields THE NEXT DAY, February 20, I overslept.
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From this reading The instruments indicated that it was running southward at a speed of twenty miles per hour and a depth of 100 meters.
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From this reading I was so exhausted from the night before, I didn’t get up until eleven o’clock.
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From this reading I dressed quickly.
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From this reading I was so exhausted from the night before, I didn’t get up until eleven o’clock.
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From this reading I was so exhausted from the night before, I didn’t get up until eleven o’clock.
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From this reading The Underwater Coalfields THE NEXT DAY, February 20, I overslept.
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From this reading I hurried to find out the Nautilus’s heading.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I was so exhausted from the night before, I didn’t get up until eleven o’clock.
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From this reading I was so exhausted from the night before, I didn’t get up until eleven o’clock.
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From this reading I hurried to find out the Nautilus’s heading.
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From this reading The instruments indicated that it was running southward at a speed of twenty miles per hour and a depth of 100 meters.
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From this reading I hurried to find out the Nautilus’s heading.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The Underwater Coalfields THE NEXT DAY, February 20, I overslept.
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From this reading The instruments indicated that it was running southward at a speed of twenty miles per hour and a depth of 100 meters.
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From this reading The instruments indicated that it was running southward at a speed of twenty miles per hour and a depth of 100 meters.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The instruments indicated that it was running southward at a speed of twenty miles per hour and a depth of 100 meters.
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From this reading The instruments indicated that it was running southward at a speed of twenty miles per hour and a depth of 100 meters.
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From this reading The instruments indicated that it was running southward at a speed of twenty miles per hour and a depth of 100 meters.
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From this reading I hurried to find out the Nautilus’s heading.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Underwater Coalfields THE NEXT DAY, February 20, I overslept.
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From this reading I was so exhausted from the night before, I didn’t get up until eleven o’clock.
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From this reading I was so exhausted from the night before, I didn’t get up until eleven o’clock.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The instruments indicated that it was running southward at a speed of twenty miles per hour and a depth of 100 meters.
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From this reading I hurried to find out the Nautilus’s heading.
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From this reading The Underwater Coalfields THE NEXT DAY, February 20, I overslept.
for each
From this reading The instruments indicated that it was running southward at a speed of twenty miles per hour and a depth of 100 meters.
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From this reading I dressed quickly.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The instruments indicated that it was running southward at a speed of twenty miles per hour and a depth of 100 meters.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I was so exhausted from the night before, I didn’t get up until eleven o’clock.
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From this reading The instruments indicated that it was running southward at a speed of twenty miles per hour and a depth of 100 meters.
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From this reading The instruments indicated that it was running southward at a speed of twenty miles per hour and a depth of 100 meters.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The instruments indicated that it was running southward at a speed of twenty miles per hour and a depth of 100 meters.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Underwater Coalfields THE NEXT DAY, February 20, I overslept.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I hurried to find out the Nautilus’s heading.
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From this reading The instruments indicated that it was running southward at a speed of twenty miles per hour and a depth of 100 meters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Underwater Coalfields THE NEXT DAY, February 20, I overslept.
up to a particular time
From this reading I was so exhausted from the night before, I didn’t get up until eleven o’clock.
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From this reading I was so exhausted from the night before, I didn’t get up until eleven o’clock.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was so exhausted from the night before, I didn’t get up until eleven o’clock.
