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Chapter XVIII
"WHO ARE THESE PEOPLE?" It seemed to Duncombe that time stood still. Andrew's face, wholly disfigured by the hideous dark spectacles, unrecognizable, threatening, was within a few inches of his own. He felt the other's hot breath upon his cheek. For a moment there stole through his numbed senses the fear of more terrible things.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It seemed to Duncombe that time stood still.”
powers of perception and awareness
From this reading “For a moment there stole through his numbed senses the fear of more terrible things.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It seemed to Duncombe that time stood still.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It seemed to Duncombe that time stood still.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “For a moment there stole through his numbed senses the fear of more terrible things.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “"WHO ARE THESE PEOPLE?"”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “For a moment there stole through his numbed senses the fear of more terrible things.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It seemed to Duncombe that time stood still.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “He felt the other's hot breath upon his cheek.”
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading “Andrew's face, wholly disfigured by the hideous dark spectacles, unrecognizable, threatening, was within a few inches of his own.”
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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 Andrew's face, wholly disfigured by the hideous dark spectacles, unrecognizable, threatening, was within a few inches of his own.
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From this reading Andrew's face, wholly disfigured by the hideous dark spectacles, unrecognizable, threatening, was within a few inches of his own.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "WHO ARE THESE PEOPLE?"
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From this reading He felt the other's hot breath upon his cheek.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Andrew's face, wholly disfigured by the hideous dark spectacles, unrecognizable, threatening, was within a few inches of his own.
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From this reading He felt the other's hot breath upon his cheek.
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From this reading Andrew's face, wholly disfigured by the hideous dark spectacles, unrecognizable, threatening, was within a few inches of his own.
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From this reading Andrew's face, wholly disfigured by the hideous dark spectacles, unrecognizable, threatening, was within a few inches of his own.
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From this reading It seemed to Duncombe that time stood still.
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From this reading Andrew's face, wholly disfigured by the hideous dark spectacles, unrecognizable, threatening, was within a few inches of his own.
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From this reading For a moment there stole through his numbed senses the fear of more terrible things.
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From this reading He felt the other's hot breath upon his cheek.
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From this reading Andrew's face, wholly disfigured by the hideous dark spectacles, unrecognizable, threatening, was within a few inches of his own.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a moment there stole through his numbed senses the fear of more terrible things.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He felt the other's hot breath upon his cheek.
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From this reading Andrew's face, wholly disfigured by the hideous dark spectacles, unrecognizable, threatening, was within a few inches of his own.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Andrew's face, wholly disfigured by the hideous dark spectacles, unrecognizable, threatening, was within a few inches of his own.
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From this reading He felt the other's hot breath upon his cheek.
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From this reading Andrew's face, wholly disfigured by the hideous dark spectacles, unrecognizable, threatening, was within a few inches of his own.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seemed to Duncombe that time stood still.
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From this reading For a moment there stole through his numbed senses the fear of more terrible things.
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From this reading For a moment there stole through his numbed senses the fear of more terrible things.
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From this reading For a moment there stole through his numbed senses the fear of more terrible things.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Andrew's face, wholly disfigured by the hideous dark spectacles, unrecognizable, threatening, was within a few inches of his own.
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From this reading He felt the other's hot breath upon his cheek.
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From this reading Andrew's face, wholly disfigured by the hideous dark spectacles, unrecognizable, threatening, was within a few inches of his own.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "WHO ARE THESE PEOPLE?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed to Duncombe that time stood still.
powers of perception and awareness
From this reading For a moment there stole through his numbed senses the fear of more terrible things.
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From this reading Andrew's face, wholly disfigured by the hideous dark spectacles, unrecognizable, threatening, was within a few inches of his own.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed to Duncombe that time stood still.
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From this reading For a moment there stole through his numbed senses the fear of more terrible things.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed to Duncombe that time stood still.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For a moment there stole through his numbed senses the fear of more terrible things.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It seemed to Duncombe that time stood still.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Andrew's face, wholly disfigured by the hideous dark spectacles, unrecognizable, threatening, was within a few inches of his own.
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From this reading For a moment there stole through his numbed senses the fear of more terrible things.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "WHO ARE THESE PEOPLE?"
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From this reading For a moment there stole through his numbed senses the fear of more terrible things.
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From this reading Andrew's face, wholly disfigured by the hideous dark spectacles, unrecognizable, threatening, was within a few inches of his own.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For a moment there stole through his numbed senses the fear of more terrible things.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed to Duncombe that time stood still.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It seemed to Duncombe that time stood still.
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From this reading Andrew's face, wholly disfigured by the hideous dark spectacles, unrecognizable, threatening, was within a few inches of his own.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He felt the other's hot breath upon his cheek.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Andrew's face, wholly disfigured by the hideous dark spectacles, unrecognizable, threatening, was within a few inches of his own.
which person or people
From this reading "WHO ARE THESE PEOPLE?"
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From this reading Andrew's face, wholly disfigured by the hideous dark spectacles, unrecognizable, threatening, was within a few inches of his own.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Andrew's face, wholly disfigured by the hideous dark spectacles, unrecognizable, threatening, was within a few inches of his own.
