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Chapter IV
Jeff walked in slowly, closing the door behind him. The door seemed to be pulled tight shut, sucked out of his hand. That was when the tension in the air struck Jeff like an almost physical force, and his mind filled with dread. No one noticed him. He stared around himself curiously.
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surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “He stared around himself curiously.”
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “Jeff walked in slowly, closing the door behind him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The door seemed to be pulled tight shut, sucked out of his hand.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “He stared around himself curiously.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That was when the tension in the air struck Jeff like an almost physical force, and his mind filled with dread.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “No one noticed him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The door seemed to be pulled tight shut, sucked out of his hand.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The door seemed to be pulled tight shut, sucked out of his hand.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That was when the tension in the air struck Jeff like an almost physical force, and his mind filled with dread.”
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From this reading That was when the tension in the air struck Jeff like an almost physical force, and his mind filled with dread.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading That was when the tension in the air struck Jeff like an almost physical force, and his mind filled with dread.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That was when the tension in the air struck Jeff like an almost physical force, and his mind filled with dread.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading He stared around himself curiously.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The door seemed to be pulled tight shut, sucked out of his hand.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Jeff walked in slowly, closing the door behind him.
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From this reading Jeff walked in slowly, closing the door behind him.
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From this reading He stared around himself curiously.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jeff walked in slowly, closing the door behind him.
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From this reading That was when the tension in the air struck Jeff like an almost physical force, and his mind filled with dread.
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From this reading That was when the tension in the air struck Jeff like an almost physical force, and his mind filled with dread.
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From this reading That was when the tension in the air struck Jeff like an almost physical force, and his mind filled with dread.
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From this reading The door seemed to be pulled tight shut, sucked out of his hand.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He stared around himself curiously.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Jeff walked in slowly, closing the door behind him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He stared around himself curiously.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The door seemed to be pulled tight shut, sucked out of his hand.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Jeff walked in slowly, closing the door behind him.
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From this reading Jeff walked in slowly, closing the door behind him.
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From this reading That was when the tension in the air struck Jeff like an almost physical force, and his mind filled with dread.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That was when the tension in the air struck Jeff like an almost physical force, and his mind filled with dread.
not any; not one
From this reading No one noticed him.
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From this reading No one noticed him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The door seemed to be pulled tight shut, sucked out of his hand.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No one noticed him.
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From this reading The door seemed to be pulled tight shut, sucked out of his hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That was when the tension in the air struck Jeff like an almost physical force, and his mind filled with dread.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The door seemed to be pulled tight shut, sucked out of his hand.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The door seemed to be pulled tight shut, sucked out of his hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The door seemed to be pulled tight shut, sucked out of his hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jeff walked in slowly, closing the door behind him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He stared around himself curiously.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That was when the tension in the air struck Jeff like an almost physical force, and his mind filled with dread.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The door seemed to be pulled tight shut, sucked out of his hand.
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From this reading That was when the tension in the air struck Jeff like an almost physical force, and his mind filled with dread.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was when the tension in the air struck Jeff like an almost physical force, and his mind filled with dread.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jeff walked in slowly, closing the door behind him.
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From this reading The door seemed to be pulled tight shut, sucked out of his hand.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The door seemed to be pulled tight shut, sucked out of his hand.
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From this reading Jeff walked in slowly, closing the door behind him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That was when the tension in the air struck Jeff like an almost physical force, and his mind filled with dread.
at the time that
From this reading That was when the tension in the air struck Jeff like an almost physical force, and his mind filled with dread.
in the company of; together with
From this reading That was when the tension in the air struck Jeff like an almost physical force, and his mind filled with dread.
