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Chapter VII
THE STRUGGLE AT THE BORDERLAND The thing stood waiting as Will drew us toward it. Fear swept over me. Yet the very sense of fear brought with it a reassurance, for it was the physical I feared; the vanished sense of my body was not entirely gone, for now I was fearing its welfare. My voice protested, "Will. Wait.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yet the very sense of fear brought with it a reassurance, for it was the physical I feared; the vanished sense of my body was not entirely gone, for now I was fearing its welfare.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Yet the very sense of fear brought with it a reassurance, for it was the physical I feared; the vanished sense of my body was not entirely gone, for now I was fearing its welfare.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE STRUGGLE AT THE BORDERLAND The thing stood waiting as Will drew us toward it.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Yet the very sense of fear brought with it a reassurance, for it was the physical I feared; the vanished sense of my body was not entirely gone, for now I was fearing its welfare.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Fear swept over me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE STRUGGLE AT THE BORDERLAND The thing stood waiting as Will drew us toward it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE STRUGGLE AT THE BORDERLAND The thing stood waiting as Will drew us toward it.”
in the direction of
From this reading “THE STRUGGLE AT THE BORDERLAND The thing stood waiting as Will drew us toward it.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “THE STRUGGLE AT THE BORDERLAND The thing stood waiting as Will drew us toward it.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “Yet the very sense of fear brought with it a reassurance, for it was the physical I feared; the vanished sense of my body was not entirely gone, for now I was fearing its welfare.”
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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 Yet the very sense of fear brought with it a reassurance, for it was the physical I feared; the vanished sense of my body was not entirely gone, for now I was fearing its welfare.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE STRUGGLE AT THE BORDERLAND The thing stood waiting as Will drew us toward it.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE STRUGGLE AT THE BORDERLAND The thing stood waiting as Will drew us toward it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet the very sense of fear brought with it a reassurance, for it was the physical I feared; the vanished sense of my body was not entirely gone, for now I was fearing its welfare.
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From this reading THE STRUGGLE AT THE BORDERLAND The thing stood waiting as Will drew us toward it.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Yet the very sense of fear brought with it a reassurance, for it was the physical I feared; the vanished sense of my body was not entirely gone, for now I was fearing its welfare.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE STRUGGLE AT THE BORDERLAND The thing stood waiting as Will drew us toward it.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Yet the very sense of fear brought with it a reassurance, for it was the physical I feared; the vanished sense of my body was not entirely gone, for now I was fearing its welfare.
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From this reading Fear swept over me.
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From this reading Yet the very sense of fear brought with it a reassurance, for it was the physical I feared; the vanished sense of my body was not entirely gone, for now I was fearing its welfare.
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From this reading Yet the very sense of fear brought with it a reassurance, for it was the physical I feared; the vanished sense of my body was not entirely gone, for now I was fearing its welfare.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Yet the very sense of fear brought with it a reassurance, for it was the physical I feared; the vanished sense of my body was not entirely gone, for now I was fearing its welfare.
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From this reading Yet the very sense of fear brought with it a reassurance, for it was the physical I feared; the vanished sense of my body was not entirely gone, for now I was fearing its welfare.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Yet the very sense of fear brought with it a reassurance, for it was the physical I feared; the vanished sense of my body was not entirely gone, for now I was fearing its welfare.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE STRUGGLE AT THE BORDERLAND The thing stood waiting as Will drew us toward it.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Yet the very sense of fear brought with it a reassurance, for it was the physical I feared; the vanished sense of my body was not entirely gone, for now I was fearing its welfare.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Fear swept over me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Yet the very sense of fear brought with it a reassurance, for it was the physical I feared; the vanished sense of my body was not entirely gone, for now I was fearing its welfare.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Yet the very sense of fear brought with it a reassurance, for it was the physical I feared; the vanished sense of my body was not entirely gone, for now I was fearing its welfare.
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From this reading Yet the very sense of fear brought with it a reassurance, for it was the physical I feared; the vanished sense of my body was not entirely gone, for now I was fearing its welfare.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Yet the very sense of fear brought with it a reassurance, for it was the physical I feared; the vanished sense of my body was not entirely gone, for now I was fearing its welfare.
above and across; more than
From this reading Fear swept over me.
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From this reading Yet the very sense of fear brought with it a reassurance, for it was the physical I feared; the vanished sense of my body was not entirely gone, for now I was fearing its welfare.
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From this reading My voice protested, "Will.
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From this reading Yet the very sense of fear brought with it a reassurance, for it was the physical I feared; the vanished sense of my body was not entirely gone, for now I was fearing its welfare.
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From this reading Yet the very sense of fear brought with it a reassurance, for it was the physical I feared; the vanished sense of my body was not entirely gone, for now I was fearing its welfare.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE STRUGGLE AT THE BORDERLAND The thing stood waiting as Will drew us toward it.
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From this reading THE STRUGGLE AT THE BORDERLAND The thing stood waiting as Will drew us toward it.
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From this reading Fear swept over me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE STRUGGLE AT THE BORDERLAND The thing stood waiting as Will drew us toward it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE STRUGGLE AT THE BORDERLAND The thing stood waiting as Will drew us toward it.
in the direction of
From this reading THE STRUGGLE AT THE BORDERLAND The thing stood waiting as Will drew us toward it.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE STRUGGLE AT THE BORDERLAND The thing stood waiting as Will drew us toward it.
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From this reading Yet the very sense of fear brought with it a reassurance, for it was the physical I feared; the vanished sense of my body was not entirely gone, for now I was fearing its welfare.
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From this reading Yet the very sense of fear brought with it a reassurance, for it was the physical I feared; the vanished sense of my body was not entirely gone, for now I was fearing its welfare.
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From this reading My voice protested, "Will.
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From this reading Wait.
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From this reading THE STRUGGLE AT THE BORDERLAND The thing stood waiting as Will drew us toward it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yet the very sense of fear brought with it a reassurance, for it was the physical I feared; the vanished sense of my body was not entirely gone, for now I was fearing its welfare.
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From this reading Yet the very sense of fear brought with it a reassurance, for it was the physical I feared; the vanished sense of my body was not entirely gone, for now I was fearing its welfare.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading THE STRUGGLE AT THE BORDERLAND The thing stood waiting as Will drew us toward it.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Yet the very sense of fear brought with it a reassurance, for it was the physical I feared; the vanished sense of my body was not entirely gone, for now I was fearing its welfare.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet the very sense of fear brought with it a reassurance, for it was the physical I feared; the vanished sense of my body was not entirely gone, for now I was fearing its welfare.
