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Chapter IV
“But how can we escape?” he asked, suddenly. “They are invulnerable, they are pitiless.” “Neither the one nor, perhaps, the other,” I answered. “And the mightier they are the more sane and wary should we be. One of them was killed yonder not three hours ago.”
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the act of escaping physically
From this reading ““But how can we escape?” he asked, suddenly.”
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From this reading One of them was killed yonder not three hours ago.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And the mightier they are the more sane and wary should we be.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Neither the one nor, perhaps, the other,” I answered.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “They are invulnerable, they are pitiless.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But how can we escape?” he asked, suddenly.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “And the mightier they are the more sane and wary should we be.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But how can we escape?” he asked, suddenly.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “But how can we escape?” he asked, suddenly.
the act of escaping physically
From this reading “But how can we escape?” he asked, suddenly.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “But how can we escape?” he asked, suddenly.
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From this reading One of them was killed yonder not three hours ago.”
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From this reading “But how can we escape?” he asked, suddenly.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Neither the one nor, perhaps, the other,” I answered.
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From this reading “They are invulnerable, they are pitiless.”
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From this reading One of them was killed yonder not three hours ago.”
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From this reading “And the mightier they are the more sane and wary should we be.
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From this reading “And the mightier they are the more sane and wary should we be.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading “Neither the one nor, perhaps, the other,” I answered.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading “Neither the one nor, perhaps, the other,” I answered.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading One of them was killed yonder not three hours ago.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One of them was killed yonder not three hours ago.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Neither the one nor, perhaps, the other,” I answered.
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From this reading “Neither the one nor, perhaps, the other,” I answered.
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From this reading “Neither the one nor, perhaps, the other,” I answered.
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From this reading “They are invulnerable, they are pitiless.”
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From this reading “And the mightier they are the more sane and wary should we be.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “And the mightier they are the more sane and wary should we be.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “But how can we escape?” he asked, suddenly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Neither the one nor, perhaps, the other,” I answered.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading One of them was killed yonder not three hours ago.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “They are invulnerable, they are pitiless.”
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From this reading One of them was killed yonder not three hours ago.”
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From this reading “And the mightier they are the more sane and wary should we be.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One of them was killed yonder not three hours ago.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “But how can we escape?” he asked, suddenly.
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From this reading One of them was killed yonder not three hours ago.”
