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Chapter I
Women will always go on trying to attract men ... even when the future seems to have no future! The coupe with the fishhooks welded to the fender shouldered up over the curb like the nose of a nightmare. The girl in its path stood frozen, her face probably stiff with fright under her mask. For once my reflexes weren't shy. I took a fast step toward her, grabbed her elbow, yanked her back.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Women will always go on trying to attract men ... even when the future seems to have no future!”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Women will always go on trying to attract men ... even when the future seems to have no future!”
A terrifying or distressing dream.
From this reading “The coupe with the fishhooks welded to the fender shouldered up over the curb like the nose of a nightmare.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For once my reflexes weren't shy.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “The coupe with the fishhooks welded to the fender shouldered up over the curb like the nose of a nightmare.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I took a fast step toward her, grabbed her elbow, yanked her back.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The girl in its path stood frozen, her face probably stiff with fright under her mask.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I took a fast step toward her, grabbed her elbow, yanked her back.”
in the direction of
From this reading “I took a fast step toward her, grabbed her elbow, yanked her back.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “The girl in its path stood frozen, her face probably stiff with fright under her mask.”
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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 The coupe with the fishhooks welded to the fender shouldered up over the curb like the nose of a nightmare.
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From this reading Women will always go on trying to attract men ... even when the future seems to have no future!
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From this reading Women will always go on trying to attract men ... even when the future seems to have no future!
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From this reading I took a fast step toward her, grabbed her elbow, yanked her back.
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From this reading The coupe with the fishhooks welded to the fender shouldered up over the curb like the nose of a nightmare.
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From this reading The coupe with the fishhooks welded to the fender shouldered up over the curb like the nose of a nightmare.
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From this reading I took a fast step toward her, grabbed her elbow, yanked her back.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Women will always go on trying to attract men ... even when the future seems to have no future!
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From this reading The girl in its path stood frozen, her face probably stiff with fright under her mask.
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From this reading I took a fast step toward her, grabbed her elbow, yanked her back.
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From this reading The coupe with the fishhooks welded to the fender shouldered up over the curb like the nose of a nightmare.
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From this reading The coupe with the fishhooks welded to the fender shouldered up over the curb like the nose of a nightmare.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For once my reflexes weren't shy.
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From this reading The girl in its path stood frozen, her face probably stiff with fright under her mask.
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From this reading The girl in its path stood frozen, her face probably stiff with fright under her mask.
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From this reading Women will always go on trying to attract men ... even when the future seems to have no future!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The girl in its path stood frozen, her face probably stiff with fright under her mask.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Women will always go on trying to attract men ... even when the future seems to have no future!
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From this reading I took a fast step toward her, grabbed her elbow, yanked her back.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Women will always go on trying to attract men ... even when the future seems to have no future!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The girl in its path stood frozen, her face probably stiff with fright under her mask.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I took a fast step toward her, grabbed her elbow, yanked her back.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The girl in its path stood frozen, her face probably stiff with fright under her mask.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The girl in its path stood frozen, her face probably stiff with fright under her mask.
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From this reading The coupe with the fishhooks welded to the fender shouldered up over the curb like the nose of a nightmare.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The girl in its path stood frozen, her face probably stiff with fright under her mask.
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From this reading Women will always go on trying to attract men ... even when the future seems to have no future!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading For once my reflexes weren't shy.
A terrifying or distressing dream.
From this reading The coupe with the fishhooks welded to the fender shouldered up over the curb like the nose of a nightmare.
not any; not one
From this reading Women will always go on trying to attract men ... even when the future seems to have no future!
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From this reading The coupe with the fishhooks welded to the fender shouldered up over the curb like the nose of a nightmare.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The coupe with the fishhooks welded to the fender shouldered up over the curb like the nose of a nightmare.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Women will always go on trying to attract men ... even when the future seems to have no future!
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From this reading For once my reflexes weren't shy.
above and across; more than
From this reading The coupe with the fishhooks welded to the fender shouldered up over the curb like the nose of a nightmare.
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From this reading The girl in its path stood frozen, her face probably stiff with fright under her mask.
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From this reading The girl in its path stood frozen, her face probably stiff with fright under her mask.
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From this reading For once my reflexes weren't shy.
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From this reading Women will always go on trying to attract men ... even when the future seems to have no future!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The coupe with the fishhooks welded to the fender shouldered up over the curb like the nose of a nightmare.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For once my reflexes weren't shy.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I took a fast step toward her, grabbed her elbow, yanked her back.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The girl in its path stood frozen, her face probably stiff with fright under her mask.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The girl in its path stood frozen, her face probably stiff with fright under her mask.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Women will always go on trying to attract men ... even when the future seems to have no future!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Women will always go on trying to attract men ... even when the future seems to have no future!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I took a fast step toward her, grabbed her elbow, yanked her back.
in the direction of
From this reading I took a fast step toward her, grabbed her elbow, yanked her back.
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From this reading Women will always go on trying to attract men ... even when the future seems to have no future!
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The girl in its path stood frozen, her face probably stiff with fright under her mask.
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From this reading The coupe with the fishhooks welded to the fender shouldered up over the curb like the nose of a nightmare.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The coupe with the fishhooks welded to the fender shouldered up over the curb like the nose of a nightmare.
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From this reading For once my reflexes weren't shy.
at the time that
From this reading Women will always go on trying to attract men ... even when the future seems to have no future!
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Women will always go on trying to attract men ... even when the future seems to have no future!
in the company of; together with
From this reading The coupe with the fishhooks welded to the fender shouldered up over the curb like the nose of a nightmare.
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From this reading Women will always go on trying to attract men ... even when the future seems to have no future!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I took a fast step toward her, grabbed her elbow, yanked her back.
