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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Even as the realization of where he stood at last burst upon Dane with full, nerve-shattering force, the creature confronting him moved forward, closing in about him in a half-moon arc that reached from wall to wall.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Even as the realization of where he stood at last burst upon Dane with full, nerve-shattering force, the creature confronting him moved forward, closing in about him in a half-moon arc that reached from wall to wall.
almost
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From this reading How large it was, Dane could only guess, for it extended farther into the dimness than he could see, piling up in great, semi-transparent folds almost as high as his head in places, like some monstrous, shapeless jellyfish speckled with eye-spots.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Stickily, the protuberance crept along the metal tank-wall, closer and closer.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Stickily, the protuberance crept along the metal tank-wall, closer and closer.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Now, while Dane watched, rigid, the creature put forth another pseudopod.
arc
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From this reading Even as the realization of where he stood at last burst upon Dane with full, nerve-shattering force, the creature confronting him moved forward, closing in about him in a half-moon arc that reached from wall to wall.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Even as the realization of where he stood at last burst upon Dane with full, nerve-shattering force, the creature confronting him moved forward, closing in about him in a half-moon arc that reached from wall to wall.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Even as the realization of where he stood at last burst upon Dane with full, nerve-shattering force, the creature confronting him moved forward, closing in about him in a half-moon arc that reached from wall to wall.
burst
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From this reading Even as the realization of where he stood at last burst upon Dane with full, nerve-shattering force, the creature confronting him moved forward, closing in about him in a half-moon arc that reached from wall to wall.
closer
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From this reading Stickily, the protuberance crept along the metal tank-wall, closer and closer.
closing
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From this reading Even as the realization of where he stood at last burst upon Dane with full, nerve-shattering force, the creature confronting him moved forward, closing in about him in a half-moon arc that reached from wall to wall.
confronting
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From this reading Even as the realization of where he stood at last burst upon Dane with full, nerve-shattering force, the creature confronting him moved forward, closing in about him in a half-moon arc that reached from wall to wall.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading How large it was, Dane could only guess, for it extended farther into the dimness than he could see, piling up in great, semi-transparent folds almost as high as his head in places, like some monstrous, shapeless jellyfish speckled with eye-spots.
creaturenounUS /ˈcreature/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Even as the realization of where he stood at last burst upon Dane with full, nerve-shattering force, the creature confronting him moved forward, closing in about him in a half-moon arc that reached from wall to wall.
crept
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From this reading Stickily, the protuberance crept along the metal tank-wall, closer and closer.
Dane
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From this reading Even as the realization of where he stood at last burst upon Dane with full, nerve-shattering force, the creature confronting him moved forward, closing in about him in a half-moon arc that reached from wall to wall.
Dane's
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From this reading A trickle of icy sweat rilled down Dane's spine.
dimness
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From this reading How large it was, Dane could only guess, for it extended farther into the dimness than he could see, piling up in great, semi-transparent folds almost as high as his head in places, like some monstrous, shapeless jellyfish speckled with eye-spots.
down
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From this reading A trickle of icy sweat rilled down Dane's spine.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even as the realization of where he stood at last burst upon Dane with full, nerve-shattering force, the creature confronting him moved forward, closing in about him in a half-moon arc that reached from wall to wall.
extended
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From this reading How large it was, Dane could only guess, for it extended farther into the dimness than he could see, piling up in great, semi-transparent folds almost as high as his head in places, like some monstrous, shapeless jellyfish speckled with eye-spots.
eye-spots
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From this reading How large it was, Dane could only guess, for it extended farther into the dimness than he could see, piling up in great, semi-transparent folds almost as high as his head in places, like some monstrous, shapeless jellyfish speckled with eye-spots.
farther
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From this reading How large it was, Dane could only guess, for it extended farther into the dimness than he could see, piling up in great, semi-transparent folds almost as high as his head in places, like some monstrous, shapeless jellyfish speckled with eye-spots.
folds
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From this reading How large it was, Dane could only guess, for it extended farther into the dimness than he could see, piling up in great, semi-transparent folds almost as high as his head in places, like some monstrous, shapeless jellyfish speckled with eye-spots.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading How large it was, Dane could only guess, for it extended farther into the dimness than he could see, piling up in great, semi-transparent folds almost as high as his head in places, like some monstrous, shapeless jellyfish speckled with eye-spots.
force
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From this reading Even as the realization of where he stood at last burst upon Dane with full, nerve-shattering force, the creature confronting him moved forward, closing in about him in a half-moon arc that reached from wall to wall.
forth
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From this reading Now, while Dane watched, rigid, the creature put forth another pseudopod.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even as the realization of where he stood at last burst upon Dane with full, nerve-shattering force, the creature confronting him moved forward, closing in about him in a half-moon arc that reached from wall to wall.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Even as the realization of where he stood at last burst upon Dane with full, nerve-shattering force, the creature confronting him moved forward, closing in about him in a half-moon arc that reached from wall to wall.
full
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From this reading Even as the realization of where he stood at last burst upon Dane with full, nerve-shattering force, the creature confronting him moved forward, closing in about him in a half-moon arc that reached from wall to wall.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How large it was, Dane could only guess, for it extended farther into the dimness than he could see, piling up in great, semi-transparent folds almost as high as his head in places, like some monstrous, shapeless jellyfish speckled with eye-spots.
guess
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From this reading How large it was, Dane could only guess, for it extended farther into the dimness than he could see, piling up in great, semi-transparent folds almost as high as his head in places, like some monstrous, shapeless jellyfish speckled with eye-spots.
half-moon
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From this reading Even as the realization of where he stood at last burst upon Dane with full, nerve-shattering force, the creature confronting him moved forward, closing in about him in a half-moon arc that reached from wall to wall.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Even as the realization of where he stood at last burst upon Dane with full, nerve-shattering force, the creature confronting him moved forward, closing in about him in a half-moon arc that reached from wall to wall.
head
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From this reading How large it was, Dane could only guess, for it extended farther into the dimness than he could see, piling up in great, semi-transparent folds almost as high as his head in places, like some monstrous, shapeless jellyfish speckled with eye-spots.
high
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From this reading How large it was, Dane could only guess, for it extended farther into the dimness than he could see, piling up in great, semi-transparent folds almost as high as his head in places, like some monstrous, shapeless jellyfish speckled with eye-spots.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Even as the realization of where he stood at last burst upon Dane with full, nerve-shattering force, the creature confronting him moved forward, closing in about him in a half-moon arc that reached from wall to wall.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading How large it was, Dane could only guess, for it extended farther into the dimness than he could see, piling up in great, semi-transparent folds almost as high as his head in places, like some monstrous, shapeless jellyfish speckled with eye-spots.
How
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From this reading How large it was, Dane could only guess, for it extended farther into the dimness than he could see, piling up in great, semi-transparent folds almost as high as his head in places, like some monstrous, shapeless jellyfish speckled with eye-spots.
icy
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From this reading A trickle of icy sweat rilled down Dane's spine.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Even as the realization of where he stood at last burst upon Dane with full, nerve-shattering force, the creature confronting him moved forward, closing in about him in a half-moon arc that reached from wall to wall.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading How large it was, Dane could only guess, for it extended farther into the dimness than he could see, piling up in great, semi-transparent folds almost as high as his head in places, like some monstrous, shapeless jellyfish speckled with eye-spots.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading How large it was, Dane could only guess, for it extended farther into the dimness than he could see, piling up in great, semi-transparent folds almost as high as his head in places, like some monstrous, shapeless jellyfish speckled with eye-spots.
jellyfish
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From this reading How large it was, Dane could only guess, for it extended farther into the dimness than he could see, piling up in great, semi-transparent folds almost as high as his head in places, like some monstrous, shapeless jellyfish speckled with eye-spots.
large
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From this reading How large it was, Dane could only guess, for it extended farther into the dimness than he could see, piling up in great, semi-transparent folds almost as high as his head in places, like some monstrous, shapeless jellyfish speckled with eye-spots.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even as the realization of where he stood at last burst upon Dane with full, nerve-shattering force, the creature confronting him moved forward, closing in about him in a half-moon arc that reached from wall to wall.
like
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From this reading How large it was, Dane could only guess, for it extended farther into the dimness than he could see, piling up in great, semi-transparent folds almost as high as his head in places, like some monstrous, shapeless jellyfish speckled with eye-spots.
metal
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From this reading Stickily, the protuberance crept along the metal tank-wall, closer and closer.
monstrous
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From this reading How large it was, Dane could only guess, for it extended farther into the dimness than he could see, piling up in great, semi-transparent folds almost as high as his head in places, like some monstrous, shapeless jellyfish speckled with eye-spots.
moved
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From this reading Even as the realization of where he stood at last burst upon Dane with full, nerve-shattering force, the creature confronting him moved forward, closing in about him in a half-moon arc that reached from wall to wall.
nerve-shattering
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From this reading Even as the realization of where he stood at last burst upon Dane with full, nerve-shattering force, the creature confronting him moved forward, closing in about him in a half-moon arc that reached from wall to wall.
Now
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From this reading Now, while Dane watched, rigid, the creature put forth another pseudopod.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Even as the realization of where he stood at last burst upon Dane with full, nerve-shattering force, the creature confronting him moved forward, closing in about him in a half-moon arc that reached from wall to wall.
only
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From this reading How large it was, Dane could only guess, for it extended farther into the dimness than he could see, piling up in great, semi-transparent folds almost as high as his head in places, like some monstrous, shapeless jellyfish speckled with eye-spots.
piling
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From this reading How large it was, Dane could only guess, for it extended farther into the dimness than he could see, piling up in great, semi-transparent folds almost as high as his head in places, like some monstrous, shapeless jellyfish speckled with eye-spots.
places
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From this reading How large it was, Dane could only guess, for it extended farther into the dimness than he could see, piling up in great, semi-transparent folds almost as high as his head in places, like some monstrous, shapeless jellyfish speckled with eye-spots.
protuberance
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From this reading Stickily, the protuberance crept along the metal tank-wall, closer and closer.
pseudopod
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From this reading Now, while Dane watched, rigid, the creature put forth another pseudopod.
put
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From this reading Now, while Dane watched, rigid, the creature put forth another pseudopod.
reached
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From this reading Even as the realization of where he stood at last burst upon Dane with full, nerve-shattering force, the creature confronting him moved forward, closing in about him in a half-moon arc that reached from wall to wall.
realization
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From this reading Even as the realization of where he stood at last burst upon Dane with full, nerve-shattering force, the creature confronting him moved forward, closing in about him in a half-moon arc that reached from wall to wall.
rigid
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From this reading Now, while Dane watched, rigid, the creature put forth another pseudopod.
rilled
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From this reading A trickle of icy sweat rilled down Dane's spine.
see
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From this reading How large it was, Dane could only guess, for it extended farther into the dimness than he could see, piling up in great, semi-transparent folds almost as high as his head in places, like some monstrous, shapeless jellyfish speckled with eye-spots.
semi-transparent
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From this reading How large it was, Dane could only guess, for it extended farther into the dimness than he could see, piling up in great, semi-transparent folds almost as high as his head in places, like some monstrous, shapeless jellyfish speckled with eye-spots.
shapeless
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From this reading How large it was, Dane could only guess, for it extended farther into the dimness than he could see, piling up in great, semi-transparent folds almost as high as his head in places, like some monstrous, shapeless jellyfish speckled with eye-spots.
some
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From this reading How large it was, Dane could only guess, for it extended farther into the dimness than he could see, piling up in great, semi-transparent folds almost as high as his head in places, like some monstrous, shapeless jellyfish speckled with eye-spots.
speckled
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From this reading How large it was, Dane could only guess, for it extended farther into the dimness than he could see, piling up in great, semi-transparent folds almost as high as his head in places, like some monstrous, shapeless jellyfish speckled with eye-spots.
spine
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From this reading A trickle of icy sweat rilled down Dane's spine.
Stickily
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From this reading Stickily, the protuberance crept along the metal tank-wall, closer and closer.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even as the realization of where he stood at last burst upon Dane with full, nerve-shattering force, the creature confronting him moved forward, closing in about him in a half-moon arc that reached from wall to wall.
sweat
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From this reading A trickle of icy sweat rilled down Dane's spine.
tank-wall
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From this reading Stickily, the protuberance crept along the metal tank-wall, closer and closer.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading How large it was, Dane could only guess, for it extended farther into the dimness than he could see, piling up in great, semi-transparent folds almost as high as his head in places, like some monstrous, shapeless jellyfish speckled with eye-spots.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Even as the realization of where he stood at last burst upon Dane with full, nerve-shattering force, the creature confronting him moved forward, closing in about him in a half-moon arc that reached from wall to wall.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Even as the realization of where he stood at last burst upon Dane with full, nerve-shattering force, the creature confronting him moved forward, closing in about him in a half-moon arc that reached from wall to wall.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Even as the realization of where he stood at last burst upon Dane with full, nerve-shattering force, the creature confronting him moved forward, closing in about him in a half-moon arc that reached from wall to wall.
trickle
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From this reading A trickle of icy sweat rilled down Dane's spine.
up
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From this reading How large it was, Dane could only guess, for it extended farther into the dimness than he could see, piling up in great, semi-transparent folds almost as high as his head in places, like some monstrous, shapeless jellyfish speckled with eye-spots.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Even as the realization of where he stood at last burst upon Dane with full, nerve-shattering force, the creature confronting him moved forward, closing in about him in a half-moon arc that reached from wall to wall.
wall
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From this reading Even as the realization of where he stood at last burst upon Dane with full, nerve-shattering force, the creature confronting him moved forward, closing in about him in a half-moon arc that reached from wall to wall.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How large it was, Dane could only guess, for it extended farther into the dimness than he could see, piling up in great, semi-transparent folds almost as high as his head in places, like some monstrous, shapeless jellyfish speckled with eye-spots.
watched
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From this reading Now, while Dane watched, rigid, the creature put forth another pseudopod.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Even as the realization of where he stood at last burst upon Dane with full, nerve-shattering force, the creature confronting him moved forward, closing in about him in a half-moon arc that reached from wall to wall.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Now, while Dane watched, rigid, the creature put forth another pseudopod.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Even as the realization of where he stood at last burst upon Dane with full, nerve-shattering force, the creature confronting him moved forward, closing in about him in a half-moon arc that reached from wall to wall.
