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Chapter I
Come Into My Brain! Fitted with the new thought-helmet, Dane Harrell plunged into the venomous brain of the alien. It was a fast way to commit suicide!... Dane Harrell held the thought-helmet tightly between his hands and, before putting it on, glanced over at the bound, writhing alien sitting opposite him. The alien snarled defiantly.
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Dane Harrell held the thought-helmet tightly between his hands and, before putting it on, glanced over at the bound, writhing alien sitting opposite him.”
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “Dane Harrell held the thought-helmet tightly between his hands and, before putting it on, glanced over at the bound, writhing alien sitting opposite him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Come Into My Brain!”
prepared and equipped for a particular purpose
From this reading “Fitted with the new thought-helmet, Dane Harrell plunged into the venomous brain of the alien.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “Dane Harrell held the thought-helmet tightly between his hands and, before putting it on, glanced over at the bound, writhing alien sitting opposite him.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Dane Harrell held the thought-helmet tightly between his hands and, before putting it on, glanced over at the bound, writhing alien sitting opposite him.”
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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 It was a fast way to commit suicide!...
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From this reading Fitted with the new thought-helmet, Dane Harrell plunged into the venomous brain of the alien.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Dane Harrell held the thought-helmet tightly between his hands and, before putting it on, glanced over at the bound, writhing alien sitting opposite him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Dane Harrell held the thought-helmet tightly between his hands and, before putting it on, glanced over at the bound, writhing alien sitting opposite him.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Dane Harrell held the thought-helmet tightly between his hands and, before putting it on, glanced over at the bound, writhing alien sitting opposite him.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Dane Harrell held the thought-helmet tightly between his hands and, before putting it on, glanced over at the bound, writhing alien sitting opposite him.
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From this reading Dane Harrell held the thought-helmet tightly between his hands and, before putting it on, glanced over at the bound, writhing alien sitting opposite him.
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From this reading Come Into My Brain!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Come Into My Brain!
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From this reading It was a fast way to commit suicide!...
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From this reading Fitted with the new thought-helmet, Dane Harrell plunged into the venomous brain of the alien.
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From this reading The alien snarled defiantly.
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From this reading It was a fast way to commit suicide!...
prepared and equipped for a particular purpose
From this reading Fitted with the new thought-helmet, Dane Harrell plunged into the venomous brain of the alien.
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From this reading Dane Harrell held the thought-helmet tightly between his hands and, before putting it on, glanced over at the bound, writhing alien sitting opposite him.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Dane Harrell held the thought-helmet tightly between his hands and, before putting it on, glanced over at the bound, writhing alien sitting opposite him.
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From this reading Fitted with the new thought-helmet, Dane Harrell plunged into the venomous brain of the alien.
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From this reading Dane Harrell held the thought-helmet tightly between his hands and, before putting it on, glanced over at the bound, writhing alien sitting opposite him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Dane Harrell held the thought-helmet tightly between his hands and, before putting it on, glanced over at the bound, writhing alien sitting opposite him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Dane Harrell held the thought-helmet tightly between his hands and, before putting it on, glanced over at the bound, writhing alien sitting opposite him.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Come Into My Brain!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a fast way to commit suicide!...
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Come Into My Brain!
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From this reading Fitted with the new thought-helmet, Dane Harrell plunged into the venomous brain of the alien.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Fitted with the new thought-helmet, Dane Harrell plunged into the venomous brain of the alien.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Dane Harrell held the thought-helmet tightly between his hands and, before putting it on, glanced over at the bound, writhing alien sitting opposite him.
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From this reading Dane Harrell held the thought-helmet tightly between his hands and, before putting it on, glanced over at the bound, writhing alien sitting opposite him.
above and across; more than
From this reading Dane Harrell held the thought-helmet tightly between his hands and, before putting it on, glanced over at the bound, writhing alien sitting opposite him.
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From this reading Fitted with the new thought-helmet, Dane Harrell plunged into the venomous brain of the alien.
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From this reading Dane Harrell held the thought-helmet tightly between his hands and, before putting it on, glanced over at the bound, writhing alien sitting opposite him.
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From this reading Dane Harrell held the thought-helmet tightly between his hands and, before putting it on, glanced over at the bound, writhing alien sitting opposite him.
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From this reading The alien snarled defiantly.
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From this reading It was a fast way to commit suicide!...
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Fitted with the new thought-helmet, Dane Harrell plunged into the venomous brain of the alien.
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From this reading Fitted with the new thought-helmet, Dane Harrell plunged into the venomous brain of the alien.
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From this reading Dane Harrell held the thought-helmet tightly between his hands and, before putting it on, glanced over at the bound, writhing alien sitting opposite him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was a fast way to commit suicide!...
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From this reading Fitted with the new thought-helmet, Dane Harrell plunged into the venomous brain of the alien.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a fast way to commit suicide!...
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From this reading It was a fast way to commit suicide!...
in the company of; together with
From this reading Fitted with the new thought-helmet, Dane Harrell plunged into the venomous brain of the alien.
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From this reading Dane Harrell held the thought-helmet tightly between his hands and, before putting it on, glanced over at the bound, writhing alien sitting opposite him.
