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Chapter XII
The fresh morning air comes startling after a central heated house. So Aaron found it. He felt himself dashing up the steps into the garden like a bird dashing out of a trap where it has been caught: that warm and luxurious house. Heaven bless us, we who want to save civilisation. We had better make up our minds what of it we want to save.
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later than; following
From this reading “The fresh morning air comes startling after a central heated house.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “He felt himself dashing up the steps into the garden like a bird dashing out of a trap where it has been caught: that warm and luxurious house.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “So Aaron found it.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “He felt himself dashing up the steps into the garden like a bird dashing out of a trap where it has been caught: that warm and luxurious house.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “He felt himself dashing up the steps into the garden like a bird dashing out of a trap where it has been caught: that warm and luxurious house.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We had better make up our minds what of it we want to save.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The fresh morning air comes startling after a central heated house.”
except for; apart from
From this reading “Heaven bless us, we who want to save civilisation.”
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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 The fresh morning air comes startling after a central heated house.
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From this reading So Aaron found it.
later than; following
From this reading The fresh morning air comes startling after a central heated house.
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From this reading The fresh morning air comes startling after a central heated house.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He felt himself dashing up the steps into the garden like a bird dashing out of a trap where it has been caught: that warm and luxurious house.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He felt himself dashing up the steps into the garden like a bird dashing out of a trap where it has been caught: that warm and luxurious house.
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From this reading We had better make up our minds what of it we want to save.
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From this reading He felt himself dashing up the steps into the garden like a bird dashing out of a trap where it has been caught: that warm and luxurious house.
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From this reading Heaven bless us, we who want to save civilisation.
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From this reading He felt himself dashing up the steps into the garden like a bird dashing out of a trap where it has been caught: that warm and luxurious house.
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From this reading The fresh morning air comes startling after a central heated house.
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From this reading Heaven bless us, we who want to save civilisation.
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From this reading The fresh morning air comes startling after a central heated house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He felt himself dashing up the steps into the garden like a bird dashing out of a trap where it has been caught: that warm and luxurious house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He felt himself dashing up the steps into the garden like a bird dashing out of a trap where it has been caught: that warm and luxurious house.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So Aaron found it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The fresh morning air comes startling after a central heated house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He felt himself dashing up the steps into the garden like a bird dashing out of a trap where it has been caught: that warm and luxurious house.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We had better make up our minds what of it we want to save.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He felt himself dashing up the steps into the garden like a bird dashing out of a trap where it has been caught: that warm and luxurious house.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He felt himself dashing up the steps into the garden like a bird dashing out of a trap where it has been caught: that warm and luxurious house.
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From this reading The fresh morning air comes startling after a central heated house.
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From this reading Heaven bless us, we who want to save civilisation.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He felt himself dashing up the steps into the garden like a bird dashing out of a trap where it has been caught: that warm and luxurious house.
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From this reading The fresh morning air comes startling after a central heated house.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He felt himself dashing up the steps into the garden like a bird dashing out of a trap where it has been caught: that warm and luxurious house.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading So Aaron found it.
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From this reading He felt himself dashing up the steps into the garden like a bird dashing out of a trap where it has been caught: that warm and luxurious house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He felt himself dashing up the steps into the garden like a bird dashing out of a trap where it has been caught: that warm and luxurious house.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We had better make up our minds what of it we want to save.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We had better make up our minds what of it we want to save.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The fresh morning air comes startling after a central heated house.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He felt himself dashing up the steps into the garden like a bird dashing out of a trap where it has been caught: that warm and luxurious house.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We had better make up our minds what of it we want to save.
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From this reading He felt himself dashing up the steps into the garden like a bird dashing out of a trap where it has been caught: that warm and luxurious house.
except for; apart from
From this reading Heaven bless us, we who want to save civilisation.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So Aaron found it.
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From this reading The fresh morning air comes startling after a central heated house.
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From this reading He felt himself dashing up the steps into the garden like a bird dashing out of a trap where it has been caught: that warm and luxurious house.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He felt himself dashing up the steps into the garden like a bird dashing out of a trap where it has been caught: that warm and luxurious house.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The fresh morning air comes startling after a central heated house.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Heaven bless us, we who want to save civilisation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He felt himself dashing up the steps into the garden like a bird dashing out of a trap where it has been caught: that warm and luxurious house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He felt himself dashing up the steps into the garden like a bird dashing out of a trap where it has been caught: that warm and luxurious house.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Heaven bless us, we who want to save civilisation.
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From this reading Heaven bless us, we who want to save civilisation.
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From this reading He felt himself dashing up the steps into the garden like a bird dashing out of a trap where it has been caught: that warm and luxurious house.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Heaven bless us, we who want to save civilisation.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading We had better make up our minds what of it we want to save.
in or at the place that
From this reading He felt himself dashing up the steps into the garden like a bird dashing out of a trap where it has been caught: that warm and luxurious house.
which person or people
From this reading Heaven bless us, we who want to save civilisation.
