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Chapter I
Bradley had one fear in his life. He had to escape regeneration. To do that, he was willing to take any chance, coward though he was--even if it meant that he had to become a god! Bradley seemed to have escaped regeneration. Now he had only death to worry about.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Now he had only death to worry about.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “To do that, he was willing to take any chance, coward though he was--even if it meant that he had to become a god!”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Bradley seemed to have escaped regeneration.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Bradley had one fear in his life.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Bradley had one fear in his life.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Bradley seemed to have escaped regeneration.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “To do that, he was willing to take any chance, coward though he was--even if it meant that he had to become a god!”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “To do that, he was willing to take any chance, coward though he was--even if it meant that he had to become a god!”
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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 To do that, he was willing to take any chance, coward though he was--even if it meant that he had to become a god!
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Now he had only death to worry about.
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From this reading To do that, he was willing to take any chance, coward though he was--even if it meant that he had to become a god!
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From this reading To do that, he was willing to take any chance, coward though he was--even if it meant that he had to become a god!
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From this reading Bradley had one fear in his life.
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From this reading To do that, he was willing to take any chance, coward though he was--even if it meant that he had to become a god!
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From this reading To do that, he was willing to take any chance, coward though he was--even if it meant that he had to become a god!
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From this reading Now he had only death to worry about.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading To do that, he was willing to take any chance, coward though he was--even if it meant that he had to become a god!
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From this reading He had to escape regeneration.
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From this reading Bradley seemed to have escaped regeneration.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To do that, he was willing to take any chance, coward though he was--even if it meant that he had to become a god!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bradley had one fear in his life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To do that, he was willing to take any chance, coward though he was--even if it meant that he had to become a god!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Bradley had one fear in his life.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Bradley seemed to have escaped regeneration.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had to escape regeneration.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Bradley had one fear in his life.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading To do that, he was willing to take any chance, coward though he was--even if it meant that he had to become a god!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Bradley had one fear in his life.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading To do that, he was willing to take any chance, coward though he was--even if it meant that he had to become a god!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bradley had one fear in his life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To do that, he was willing to take any chance, coward though he was--even if it meant that he had to become a god!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now he had only death to worry about.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Bradley had one fear in his life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now he had only death to worry about.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had to escape regeneration.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bradley seemed to have escaped regeneration.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To do that, he was willing to take any chance, coward though he was--even if it meant that he had to become a god!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading To do that, he was willing to take any chance, coward though he was--even if it meant that he had to become a god!
in spite of the fact that
From this reading To do that, he was willing to take any chance, coward though he was--even if it meant that he had to become a god!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had to escape regeneration.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To do that, he was willing to take any chance, coward though he was--even if it meant that he had to become a god!
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From this reading To do that, he was willing to take any chance, coward though he was--even if it meant that he had to become a god!
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From this reading Now he had only death to worry about.
