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Chapter XXXIX
A locomotive is moving. Someone asks: “What moves it?” A peasant says the devil moves it. Another man says the locomotive moves because its wheels go round. A third asserts that the cause of its movement lies in the smoke which the wind carries away.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Another man says the locomotive moves because its wheels go round.”
for the reason that
From this reading “Another man says the locomotive moves because its wheels go round.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “Someone asks: “What moves it?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A third asserts that the cause of its movement lies in the smoke which the wind carries away.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A third asserts that the cause of its movement lies in the smoke which the wind carries away.”
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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 A locomotive is moving.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Another man says the locomotive moves because its wheels go round.
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From this reading Someone asks: “What moves it?”
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From this reading A third asserts that the cause of its movement lies in the smoke which the wind carries away.
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From this reading A third asserts that the cause of its movement lies in the smoke which the wind carries away.
for the reason that
From this reading Another man says the locomotive moves because its wheels go round.
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From this reading A third asserts that the cause of its movement lies in the smoke which the wind carries away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A third asserts that the cause of its movement lies in the smoke which the wind carries away.
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From this reading A peasant says the devil moves it.
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From this reading Another man says the locomotive moves because its wheels go round.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A third asserts that the cause of its movement lies in the smoke which the wind carries away.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A locomotive is moving.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Someone asks: “What moves it?”
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Another man says the locomotive moves because its wheels go round.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A third asserts that the cause of its movement lies in the smoke which the wind carries away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A locomotive is moving.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Another man says the locomotive moves because its wheels go round.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A third asserts that the cause of its movement lies in the smoke which the wind carries away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Someone asks: “What moves it?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A locomotive is moving.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A third asserts that the cause of its movement lies in the smoke which the wind carries away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A peasant says the devil moves it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Another man says the locomotive moves because its wheels go round.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A peasant says the devil moves it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A third asserts that the cause of its movement lies in the smoke which the wind carries away.
a person, without saying who
From this reading Someone asks: “What moves it?”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A third asserts that the cause of its movement lies in the smoke which the wind carries away.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A peasant says the devil moves it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A third asserts that the cause of its movement lies in the smoke which the wind carries away.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Someone asks: “What moves it?”
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From this reading Another man says the locomotive moves because its wheels go round.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A third asserts that the cause of its movement lies in the smoke which the wind carries away.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A third asserts that the cause of its movement lies in the smoke which the wind carries away.
