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Chapter VII
"We're in the temple," came her hopeless whisper. "In the power of Malgarth!" I stumbled toward the nearest port. Outside, in the dim red distance, I could make out great square black columns soaring upward--columns vast as mountains. Beyond them was a wall.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading “Beyond them was a wall.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Outside, in the dim red distance, I could make out great square black columns soaring upward--columns vast as mountains.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Outside, in the dim red distance, I could make out great square black columns soaring upward--columns vast as mountains.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Outside, in the dim red distance, I could make out great square black columns soaring upward--columns vast as mountains.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Outside, in the dim red distance, I could make out great square black columns soaring upward--columns vast as mountains.”
in the direction of
From this reading “I stumbled toward the nearest port.”
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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 Beyond them was a wall.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Outside, in the dim red distance, I could make out great square black columns soaring upward--columns vast as mountains.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Beyond them was a wall.
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From this reading Outside, in the dim red distance, I could make out great square black columns soaring upward--columns vast as mountains.
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From this reading "We're in the temple," came her hopeless whisper.
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From this reading Outside, in the dim red distance, I could make out great square black columns soaring upward--columns vast as mountains.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Outside, in the dim red distance, I could make out great square black columns soaring upward--columns vast as mountains.
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From this reading Outside, in the dim red distance, I could make out great square black columns soaring upward--columns vast as mountains.
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From this reading Outside, in the dim red distance, I could make out great square black columns soaring upward--columns vast as mountains.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Outside, in the dim red distance, I could make out great square black columns soaring upward--columns vast as mountains.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "We're in the temple," came her hopeless whisper.
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From this reading "We're in the temple," came her hopeless whisper.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I stumbled toward the nearest port.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "We're in the temple," came her hopeless whisper.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Outside, in the dim red distance, I could make out great square black columns soaring upward--columns vast as mountains.
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From this reading "In the power of Malgarth!"
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From this reading Outside, in the dim red distance, I could make out great square black columns soaring upward--columns vast as mountains.
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From this reading I stumbled toward the nearest port.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "In the power of Malgarth!"
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From this reading Outside, in the dim red distance, I could make out great square black columns soaring upward--columns vast as mountains.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Outside, in the dim red distance, I could make out great square black columns soaring upward--columns vast as mountains.
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From this reading I stumbled toward the nearest port.
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From this reading "In the power of Malgarth!"
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From this reading Outside, in the dim red distance, I could make out great square black columns soaring upward--columns vast as mountains.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Outside, in the dim red distance, I could make out great square black columns soaring upward--columns vast as mountains.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Outside, in the dim red distance, I could make out great square black columns soaring upward--columns vast as mountains.
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From this reading I stumbled toward the nearest port.
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From this reading "We're in the temple," came her hopeless whisper.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "We're in the temple," came her hopeless whisper.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Beyond them was a wall.
in the direction of
From this reading I stumbled toward the nearest port.
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From this reading Outside, in the dim red distance, I could make out great square black columns soaring upward--columns vast as mountains.
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From this reading Outside, in the dim red distance, I could make out great square black columns soaring upward--columns vast as mountains.
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From this reading Beyond them was a wall.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Beyond them was a wall.
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From this reading "We're in the temple," came her hopeless whisper.
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From this reading "We're in the temple," came her hopeless whisper.
