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Chapter XVI
AN INDIAN GUIDE. “Of course we must go through Lima,” Stephen said as they started. “Assuredly, señor, the roads over the passes all start from there, and it would take us a long circuit to avoid the town.” “Oh, there is no occasion to avoid it,” Stephen said. “It is about five miles, is it not?”
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 ““It is about five miles, is it not?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Of course we must go through Lima,” Stephen said as they started.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Assuredly, señor, the roads over the passes all start from there, and it would take us a long circuit to avoid the town.””
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading ““Of course we must go through Lima,” Stephen said as they started.”
above and across; more than
From this reading ““Assuredly, señor, the roads over the passes all start from there, and it would take us a long circuit to avoid the town.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Assuredly, señor, the roads over the passes all start from there, and it would take us a long circuit to avoid the town.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Assuredly, señor, the roads over the passes all start from there, and it would take us a long circuit to avoid the town.””
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““Of course we must go through Lima,” Stephen said as they started.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading ““Assuredly, señor, the roads over the passes all start from there, and it would take us a long circuit to avoid the town.””
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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 “Assuredly, señor, the roads over the passes all start from there, and it would take us a long circuit to avoid the town.”
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “It is about five miles, is it not?”
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From this reading “Assuredly, señor, the roads over the passes all start from there, and it would take us a long circuit to avoid the town.”
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN INDIAN GUIDE.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Assuredly, señor, the roads over the passes all start from there, and it would take us a long circuit to avoid the town.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Of course we must go through Lima,” Stephen said as they started.
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From this reading “Assuredly, señor, the roads over the passes all start from there, and it would take us a long circuit to avoid the town.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Assuredly, señor, the roads over the passes all start from there, and it would take us a long circuit to avoid the town.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Assuredly, señor, the roads over the passes all start from there, and it would take us a long circuit to avoid the town.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Of course we must go through Lima,” Stephen said as they started.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It is about five miles, is it not?”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Assuredly, señor, the roads over the passes all start from there, and it would take us a long circuit to avoid the town.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Of course we must go through Lima,” Stephen said as they started.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AN INDIAN GUIDE.
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From this reading AN INDIAN GUIDE.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Oh, there is no occasion to avoid it,” Stephen said.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Assuredly, señor, the roads over the passes all start from there, and it would take us a long circuit to avoid the town.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Of course we must go through Lima,” Stephen said as they started.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Assuredly, señor, the roads over the passes all start from there, and it would take us a long circuit to avoid the town.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It is about five miles, is it not?”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Of course we must go through Lima,” Stephen said as they started.
not any; not one
From this reading “Oh, there is no occasion to avoid it,” Stephen said.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “It is about five miles, is it not?”
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From this reading “Oh, there is no occasion to avoid it,” Stephen said.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Of course we must go through Lima,” Stephen said as they started.
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From this reading “Oh, there is no occasion to avoid it,” Stephen said.
above and across; more than
From this reading “Assuredly, señor, the roads over the passes all start from there, and it would take us a long circuit to avoid the town.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Assuredly, señor, the roads over the passes all start from there, and it would take us a long circuit to avoid the town.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Assuredly, señor, the roads over the passes all start from there, and it would take us a long circuit to avoid the town.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Of course we must go through Lima,” Stephen said as they started.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Assuredly, señor, the roads over the passes all start from there, and it would take us a long circuit to avoid the town.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Assuredly, señor, the roads over the passes all start from there, and it would take us a long circuit to avoid the town.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Of course we must go through Lima,” Stephen said as they started.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Of course we must go through Lima,” Stephen said as they started.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Assuredly, señor, the roads over the passes all start from there, and it would take us a long circuit to avoid the town.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Assuredly, señor, the roads over the passes all start from there, and it would take us a long circuit to avoid the town.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Assuredly, señor, the roads over the passes all start from there, and it would take us a long circuit to avoid the town.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Of course we must go through Lima,” Stephen said as they started.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Of course we must go through Lima,” Stephen said as they started.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Assuredly, señor, the roads over the passes all start from there, and it would take us a long circuit to avoid the town.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Assuredly, señor, the roads over the passes all start from there, and it would take us a long circuit to avoid the town.”
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Assuredly, señor, the roads over the passes all start from there, and it would take us a long circuit to avoid the town.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Of course we must go through Lima,” Stephen said as they started.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Assuredly, señor, the roads over the passes all start from there, and it would take us a long circuit to avoid the town.”
