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Chapter IV
"This way," I murmured. We plunged into a black gash. There was a glow of light, a glassite pane in a house wall nearby. The commotion was louder, and under it now we heard a vague humming: something electrical. It was an indescribably weird sound, like nothing I had ever heard before.
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 “It was an indescribably weird sound, like nothing I had ever heard before.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was an indescribably weird sound, like nothing I had ever heard before.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “It was an indescribably weird sound, like nothing I had ever heard before.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “The commotion was louder, and under it now we heard a vague humming: something electrical.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “The commotion was louder, and under it now we heard a vague humming: something electrical.”
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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 We plunged into a black gash.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was an indescribably weird sound, like nothing I had ever heard before.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The commotion was louder, and under it now we heard a vague humming: something electrical.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was an indescribably weird sound, like nothing I had ever heard before.
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From this reading We plunged into a black gash.
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From this reading The commotion was louder, and under it now we heard a vague humming: something electrical.
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From this reading The commotion was louder, and under it now we heard a vague humming: something electrical.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was an indescribably weird sound, like nothing I had ever heard before.
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From this reading We plunged into a black gash.
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From this reading There was a glow of light, a glassite pane in a house wall nearby.
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From this reading There was a glow of light, a glassite pane in a house wall nearby.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was an indescribably weird sound, like nothing I had ever heard before.
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From this reading The commotion was louder, and under it now we heard a vague humming: something electrical.
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From this reading There was a glow of light, a glassite pane in a house wall nearby.
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From this reading The commotion was louder, and under it now we heard a vague humming: something electrical.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "This way," I murmured.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was a glow of light, a glassite pane in a house wall nearby.
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From this reading It was an indescribably weird sound, like nothing I had ever heard before.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading We plunged into a black gash.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The commotion was louder, and under it now we heard a vague humming: something electrical.
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From this reading There was a glow of light, a glassite pane in a house wall nearby.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was an indescribably weird sound, like nothing I had ever heard before.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The commotion was louder, and under it now we heard a vague humming: something electrical.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "This way," I murmured.
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From this reading There was a glow of light, a glassite pane in a house wall nearby.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading It was an indescribably weird sound, like nothing I had ever heard before.
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From this reading The commotion was louder, and under it now we heard a vague humming: something electrical.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was a glow of light, a glassite pane in a house wall nearby.
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From this reading There was a glow of light, a glassite pane in a house wall nearby.
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From this reading We plunged into a black gash.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading The commotion was louder, and under it now we heard a vague humming: something electrical.
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From this reading It was an indescribably weird sound, like nothing I had ever heard before.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The commotion was louder, and under it now we heard a vague humming: something electrical.
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From this reading There was a glow of light, a glassite pane in a house wall nearby.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This way," I murmured.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The commotion was louder, and under it now we heard a vague humming: something electrical.
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From this reading The commotion was louder, and under it now we heard a vague humming: something electrical.
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From this reading There was a glow of light, a glassite pane in a house wall nearby.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a glow of light, a glassite pane in a house wall nearby.
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From this reading "This way," I murmured.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We plunged into a black gash.
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From this reading It was an indescribably weird sound, like nothing I had ever heard before.
