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Chapter IX
“Now you see what we have done,” said the Wax-moths. “We have created New Material, a New Convention, a New Type, as we said we would.” “And new possibilities for us,” said the laying sisters gratefully. “You have given us a new life's work, vital and paramount.” “More than that,” chanted the Oddities in the sunshine; “you have created a new heaven and a new earth.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Now you see what we have done,” said the Wax-moths.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““Now you see what we have done,” said the Wax-moths.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading ““We have created New Material, a New Convention, a New Type, as we said we would.””
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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 “We have created New Material, a New Convention, a New Type, as we said we would.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And new possibilities for us,” said the laying sisters gratefully.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “We have created New Material, a New Convention, a New Type, as we said we would.”
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From this reading “More than that,” chanted the Oddities in the sunshine; “you have created a new heaven and a new earth.
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From this reading “We have created New Material, a New Convention, a New Type, as we said we would.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We have created New Material, a New Convention, a New Type, as we said we would.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Now you see what we have done,” said the Wax-moths.
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From this reading “More than that,” chanted the Oddities in the sunshine; “you have created a new heaven and a new earth.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “And new possibilities for us,” said the laying sisters gratefully.
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From this reading “You have given us a new life's work, vital and paramount.”
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From this reading “And new possibilities for us,” said the laying sisters gratefully.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Now you see what we have done,” said the Wax-moths.
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From this reading “More than that,” chanted the Oddities in the sunshine; “you have created a new heaven and a new earth.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “More than that,” chanted the Oddities in the sunshine; “you have created a new heaven and a new earth.
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From this reading “And new possibilities for us,” said the laying sisters gratefully.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You have given us a new life's work, vital and paramount.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We have created New Material, a New Convention, a New Type, as we said we would.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “More than that,” chanted the Oddities in the sunshine; “you have created a new heaven and a new earth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We have created New Material, a New Convention, a New Type, as we said we would.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Now you see what we have done,” said the Wax-moths.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “More than that,” chanted the Oddities in the sunshine; “you have created a new heaven and a new earth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You have given us a new life's work, vital and paramount.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And new possibilities for us,” said the laying sisters gratefully.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Now you see what we have done,” said the Wax-moths.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Now you see what we have done,” said the Wax-moths.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And new possibilities for us,” said the laying sisters gratefully.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “More than that,” chanted the Oddities in the sunshine; “you have created a new heaven and a new earth.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “More than that,” chanted the Oddities in the sunshine; “you have created a new heaven and a new earth.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “More than that,” chanted the Oddities in the sunshine; “you have created a new heaven and a new earth.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Now you see what we have done,” said the Wax-moths.
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From this reading “We have created New Material, a New Convention, a New Type, as we said we would.”
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “And new possibilities for us,” said the laying sisters gratefully.
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From this reading “You have given us a new life's work, vital and paramount.”
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From this reading “Now you see what we have done,” said the Wax-moths.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Now you see what we have done,” said the Wax-moths.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Now you see what we have done,” said the Wax-moths.
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From this reading “You have given us a new life's work, vital and paramount.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “We have created New Material, a New Convention, a New Type, as we said we would.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Now you see what we have done,” said the Wax-moths.
