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Chapter I
Indian Creek stood lonely and isolated in the flat, treeless, sun-smitten desert. Only in the south was the unbroken flatness relieved by a low-lying ridge of barren brown hills, their sides cut as by erosion into steep, stratified cliffs. Even these bleak hills looked to be twenty miles away, and were in reality fifty. Beyond them, softened and blurred by the distance, was a blue-gray line where the mountains were. "Of all the wretched holes in the world!" fumed Hapgood.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading “Beyond them, softened and blurred by the distance, was a blue-gray line where the mountains were.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Even these bleak hills looked to be twenty miles away, and were in reality fifty.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Even these bleak hills looked to be twenty miles away, and were in reality fifty.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Only in the south was the unbroken flatness relieved by a low-lying ridge of barren brown hills, their sides cut as by erosion into steep, stratified cliffs.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Indian Creek stood lonely and isolated in the flat, treeless, sun-smitten desert.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “Even these bleak hills looked to be twenty miles away, and were in reality fifty.”
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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 Only in the south was the unbroken flatness relieved by a low-lying ridge of barren brown hills, their sides cut as by erosion into steep, stratified cliffs.
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From this reading "Of all the wretched holes in the world!" fumed Hapgood.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Indian Creek stood lonely and isolated in the flat, treeless, sun-smitten desert.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Only in the south was the unbroken flatness relieved by a low-lying ridge of barren brown hills, their sides cut as by erosion into steep, stratified cliffs.
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From this reading Even these bleak hills looked to be twenty miles away, and were in reality fifty.
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From this reading Only in the south was the unbroken flatness relieved by a low-lying ridge of barren brown hills, their sides cut as by erosion into steep, stratified cliffs.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Even these bleak hills looked to be twenty miles away, and were in reality fifty.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Beyond them, softened and blurred by the distance, was a blue-gray line where the mountains were.
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From this reading Even these bleak hills looked to be twenty miles away, and were in reality fifty.
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From this reading Beyond them, softened and blurred by the distance, was a blue-gray line where the mountains were.
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From this reading Beyond them, softened and blurred by the distance, was a blue-gray line where the mountains were.
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From this reading Only in the south was the unbroken flatness relieved by a low-lying ridge of barren brown hills, their sides cut as by erosion into steep, stratified cliffs.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Only in the south was the unbroken flatness relieved by a low-lying ridge of barren brown hills, their sides cut as by erosion into steep, stratified cliffs.
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From this reading Only in the south was the unbroken flatness relieved by a low-lying ridge of barren brown hills, their sides cut as by erosion into steep, stratified cliffs.
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From this reading Indian Creek stood lonely and isolated in the flat, treeless, sun-smitten desert.
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From this reading Only in the south was the unbroken flatness relieved by a low-lying ridge of barren brown hills, their sides cut as by erosion into steep, stratified cliffs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Indian Creek stood lonely and isolated in the flat, treeless, sun-smitten desert.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Beyond them, softened and blurred by the distance, was a blue-gray line where the mountains were.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Only in the south was the unbroken flatness relieved by a low-lying ridge of barren brown hills, their sides cut as by erosion into steep, stratified cliffs.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even these bleak hills looked to be twenty miles away, and were in reality fifty.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Even these bleak hills looked to be twenty miles away, and were in reality fifty.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Indian Creek stood lonely and isolated in the flat, treeless, sun-smitten desert.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Only in the south was the unbroken flatness relieved by a low-lying ridge of barren brown hills, their sides cut as by erosion into steep, stratified cliffs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Of all the wretched holes in the world!" fumed Hapgood.
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From this reading "Of all the wretched holes in the world!" fumed Hapgood.
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From this reading Only in the south was the unbroken flatness relieved by a low-lying ridge of barren brown hills, their sides cut as by erosion into steep, stratified cliffs.
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From this reading "Of all the wretched holes in the world!" fumed Hapgood.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Indian Creek stood lonely and isolated in the flat, treeless, sun-smitten desert.
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From this reading Indian Creek stood lonely and isolated in the flat, treeless, sun-smitten desert.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Only in the south was the unbroken flatness relieved by a low-lying ridge of barren brown hills, their sides cut as by erosion into steep, stratified cliffs.
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From this reading Indian Creek stood lonely and isolated in the flat, treeless, sun-smitten desert.
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From this reading Beyond them, softened and blurred by the distance, was a blue-gray line where the mountains were.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Indian Creek stood lonely and isolated in the flat, treeless, sun-smitten desert.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even these bleak hills looked to be twenty miles away, and were in reality fifty.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Only in the south was the unbroken flatness relieved by a low-lying ridge of barren brown hills, their sides cut as by erosion into steep, stratified cliffs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Even these bleak hills looked to be twenty miles away, and were in reality fifty.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Beyond them, softened and blurred by the distance, was a blue-gray line where the mountains were.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Only in the south was the unbroken flatness relieved by a low-lying ridge of barren brown hills, their sides cut as by erosion into steep, stratified cliffs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Only in the south was the unbroken flatness relieved by a low-lying ridge of barren brown hills, their sides cut as by erosion into steep, stratified cliffs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Even these bleak hills looked to be twenty miles away, and were in reality fifty.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Only in the south was the unbroken flatness relieved by a low-lying ridge of barren brown hills, their sides cut as by erosion into steep, stratified cliffs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Only in the south was the unbroken flatness relieved by a low-lying ridge of barren brown hills, their sides cut as by erosion into steep, stratified cliffs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Only in the south was the unbroken flatness relieved by a low-lying ridge of barren brown hills, their sides cut as by erosion into steep, stratified cliffs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Beyond them, softened and blurred by the distance, was a blue-gray line where the mountains were.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Only in the south was the unbroken flatness relieved by a low-lying ridge of barren brown hills, their sides cut as by erosion into steep, stratified cliffs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Only in the south was the unbroken flatness relieved by a low-lying ridge of barren brown hills, their sides cut as by erosion into steep, stratified cliffs.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Indian Creek stood lonely and isolated in the flat, treeless, sun-smitten desert.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Only in the south was the unbroken flatness relieved by a low-lying ridge of barren brown hills, their sides cut as by erosion into steep, stratified cliffs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Indian Creek stood lonely and isolated in the flat, treeless, sun-smitten desert.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Indian Creek stood lonely and isolated in the flat, treeless, sun-smitten desert.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Only in the south was the unbroken flatness relieved by a low-lying ridge of barren brown hills, their sides cut as by erosion into steep, stratified cliffs.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Beyond them, softened and blurred by the distance, was a blue-gray line where the mountains were.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Even these bleak hills looked to be twenty miles away, and were in reality fifty.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Even these bleak hills looked to be twenty miles away, and were in reality fifty.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Indian Creek stood lonely and isolated in the flat, treeless, sun-smitten desert.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Even these bleak hills looked to be twenty miles away, and were in reality fifty.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Only in the south was the unbroken flatness relieved by a low-lying ridge of barren brown hills, their sides cut as by erosion into steep, stratified cliffs.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Only in the south was the unbroken flatness relieved by a low-lying ridge of barren brown hills, their sides cut as by erosion into steep, stratified cliffs.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Even these bleak hills looked to be twenty miles away, and were in reality fifty.
in or at the place that
From this reading Beyond them, softened and blurred by the distance, was a blue-gray line where the mountains were.
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From this reading "Of all the wretched holes in the world!" fumed Hapgood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Of all the wretched holes in the world!" fumed Hapgood.
