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Chapter IV
Ronny snapped, “We’re to be taken immediately to United Planets headquarters.” “Well, I don’t know about that. I don’t take orders from foreigners.” One of his men was nervously fingering the trigger of his submachine gun. Ronny’s mouth went dry.
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 ““Well, I don’t know about that.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Well, I don’t know about that.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One of his men was nervously fingering the trigger of his submachine gun.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I don’t take orders from foreigners.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Well, I don’t know about that.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ronny’s mouth went dry.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Well, I don’t know about that.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Ronny snapped, “We’re to be taken immediately to United Planets headquarters.”
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From this reading “Well, I don’t know about that.
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From this reading Ronny’s mouth went dry.
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From this reading One of his men was nervously fingering the trigger of his submachine gun.
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From this reading I don’t take orders from foreigners.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I don’t take orders from foreigners.”
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From this reading One of his men was nervously fingering the trigger of his submachine gun.
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From this reading Ronny snapped, “We’re to be taken immediately to United Planets headquarters.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading One of his men was nervously fingering the trigger of his submachine gun.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Well, I don’t know about that.
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From this reading Ronny snapped, “We’re to be taken immediately to United Planets headquarters.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, I don’t know about that.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One of his men was nervously fingering the trigger of his submachine gun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ronny’s mouth went dry.
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From this reading One of his men was nervously fingering the trigger of his submachine gun.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One of his men was nervously fingering the trigger of his submachine gun.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of his men was nervously fingering the trigger of his submachine gun.
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From this reading I don’t take orders from foreigners.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ronny snapped, “We’re to be taken immediately to United Planets headquarters.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ronny snapped, “We’re to be taken immediately to United Planets headquarters.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ronny’s mouth went dry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ronny snapped, “We’re to be taken immediately to United Planets headquarters.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One of his men was nervously fingering the trigger of his submachine gun.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I don’t take orders from foreigners.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ronny snapped, “We’re to be taken immediately to United Planets headquarters.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Well, I don’t know about that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One of his men was nervously fingering the trigger of his submachine gun.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ronny snapped, “We’re to be taken immediately to United Planets headquarters.”
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From this reading One of his men was nervously fingering the trigger of his submachine gun.
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From this reading Ronny snapped, “We’re to be taken immediately to United Planets headquarters.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One of his men was nervously fingering the trigger of his submachine gun.
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From this reading Ronny snapped, “We’re to be taken immediately to United Planets headquarters.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, I don’t know about that.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ronny’s mouth went dry.
