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Into the fourth dimension
Into the fourth dimension

Chapter X

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CAPTURED BY THOUGHTS MALEVOLENT As the followers of Brutar burst into the globular amphitheatre with shouts of menace, a confusion--a chaos--a panic descended upon the gathering.
Everywhere the people were rising to flight; struggling to escape, struggling with each other, aimlessly, unreasonably, with scarce the steady thought to distinguish friend from foe.
The stools upon which we had been sitting were overturned; the floor around me, and above me was grey with its surging occupants; they were floating inward, struggling groups of them; the air soon was full of them, like feathers tossed in a breeze.
I could feel the breeze now--a turgid motion of that imponderable, invisible fluid for which I have no other name save air; a breeze caused by the fluttering things which were ourselves.
It seemed--as the idea came to me from some dim recess of that other mind which had been mine--it seemed an aimless struggle.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Into the fourth dimension

Chapter X

Reading 1/14 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
CAPTURED BY THOUGHTS MALEVOLENT As the followers of Brutar burst into the globular amphitheatre with shouts of menace, a confusion--a chaos--a panic descended upon the gathering.
Line 2
Everywhere the people were rising to flight; struggling to escape, struggling with each other, aimlessly, unreasonably, with scarce the steady thought to distinguish friend from foe.
Line 3
The stools upon which we had been sitting were overturned; the floor around me, and above me was grey with its surging occupants; they were floating inward, struggling groups of them; the air soon was full of them, like feathers tossed in a breeze.
Line 4
I could feel the breeze now--a turgid motion of that imponderable, invisible fluid for which I have no other name save air; a breeze caused by the fluttering things which were ourselves.
Line 5
It seemed--as the idea came to me from some dim recess of that other mind which had been mine--it seemed an aimless struggle.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Above preposition US /əˈbʌv/

higher than, or over, something

From this reading “The stools upon which we had been sitting were overturned; the floor around me, and above me was grey with its surging occupants; they were floating inward, struggling groups of them; the air soon was full of them, like feathers tossed in a breeze.”

Around preposition US /ərˈaʊnd/

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading “The stools upon which we had been sitting were overturned; the floor around me, and above me was grey with its surging occupants; they were floating inward, struggling groups of them; the air soon was full of them, like feathers tossed in a breeze.”

Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “The stools upon which we had been sitting were overturned; the floor around me, and above me was grey with its surging occupants; they were floating inward, struggling groups of them; the air soon was full of them, like feathers tossed in a breeze.”

Could modal verb US /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading “I could feel the breeze now--a turgid motion of that imponderable, invisible fluid for which I have no other name save air; a breeze caused by the fluttering things which were ourselves.”

Descended noun US /ˈdescended/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “CAPTURED BY THOUGHTS MALEVOLENT As the followers of Brutar burst into the globular amphitheatre with shouts of menace, a confusion--a chaos--a panic descended upon the gathering.”

Fluttering verb US /ˈflʌtərɪŋ/

moving with quick light beats or trembles

From this reading “I could feel the breeze now--a turgid motion of that imponderable, invisible fluid for which I have no other name save air; a breeze caused by the fluttering things which were ourselves.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “I could feel the breeze now--a turgid motion of that imponderable, invisible fluid for which I have no other name save air; a breeze caused by the fluttering things which were ourselves.”

Mind noun US /mind/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “It seemed--as the idea came to me from some dim recess of that other mind which had been mine--it seemed an aimless struggle.”

Mine pronoun US /maɪn/

the one or ones belonging to the person speaking

From this reading “It seemed--as the idea came to me from some dim recess of that other mind which had been mine--it seemed an aimless struggle.”

Name noun US /name/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I could feel the breeze now--a turgid motion of that imponderable, invisible fluid for which I have no other name save air; a breeze caused by the fluttering things which were ourselves.”

Ourselves pronoun US /aʊərˈselvz/

used when we are both doing the action and receiving it

From this reading “I could feel the breeze now--a turgid motion of that imponderable, invisible fluid for which I have no other name save air; a breeze caused by the fluttering things which were ourselves.”

Save preposition US /seɪv/

except for; apart from

From this reading “I could feel the breeze now--a turgid motion of that imponderable, invisible fluid for which I have no other name save air; a breeze caused by the fluttering things which were ourselves.”

Scarce adjective US /skɛrs/

hard to find or in short supply

From this reading “Everywhere the people were rising to flight; struggling to escape, struggling with each other, aimlessly, unreasonably, with scarce the steady thought to distinguish friend from foe.”

Seemed noun US /seemed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “It seemed--as the idea came to me from some dim recess of that other mind which had been mine--it seemed an aimless struggle.”

Soon noun US /soon/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The stools upon which we had been sitting were overturned; the floor around me, and above me was grey with its surging occupants; they were floating inward, struggling groups of them; the air soon was full of them, like feathers tossed in a breeze.”

Thought noun US /thought/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Everywhere the people were rising to flight; struggling to escape, struggling with each other, aimlessly, unreasonably, with scarce the steady thought to distinguish friend from foe.”

Upon preposition US /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading “CAPTURED BY THOUGHTS MALEVOLENT As the followers of Brutar burst into the globular amphitheatre with shouts of menace, a confusion--a chaos--a panic descended upon the gathering.”

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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 CAPTURED BY THOUGHTS MALEVOLENT As the followers of Brutar burst into the globular amphitheatre with shouts of menace, a confusion--a chaos--a panic descended upon the gathering.

aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/

higher than, or over, something

From this reading The stools upon which we had been sitting were overturned; the floor around me, and above me was grey with its surging occupants; they were floating inward, struggling groups of them; the air soon was full of them, like feathers tossed in a breeze.

aimless

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From this reading It seemed--as the idea came to me from some dim recess of that other mind which had been mine--it seemed an aimless struggle.

aimlessly

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From this reading Everywhere the people were rising to flight; struggling to escape, struggling with each other, aimlessly, unreasonably, with scarce the steady thought to distinguish friend from foe.

air

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From this reading The stools upon which we had been sitting were overturned; the floor around me, and above me was grey with its surging occupants; they were floating inward, struggling groups of them; the air soon was full of them, like feathers tossed in a breeze.

amphitheatre

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From this reading CAPTURED BY THOUGHTS MALEVOLENT As the followers of Brutar burst into the globular amphitheatre with shouts of menace, a confusion--a chaos--a panic descended upon the gathering.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading It seemed--as the idea came to me from some dim recess of that other mind which had been mine--it seemed an aimless struggle.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading The stools upon which we had been sitting were overturned; the floor around me, and above me was grey with its surging occupants; they were floating inward, struggling groups of them; the air soon was full of them, like feathers tossed in a breeze.

aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading The stools upon which we had been sitting were overturned; the floor around me, and above me was grey with its surging occupants; they were floating inward, struggling groups of them; the air soon was full of them, like feathers tossed in a breeze.

AsconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading CAPTURED BY THOUGHTS MALEVOLENT As the followers of Brutar burst into the globular amphitheatre with shouts of menace, a confusion--a chaos--a panic descended upon the gathering.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading The stools upon which we had been sitting were overturned; the floor around me, and above me was grey with its surging occupants; they were floating inward, struggling groups of them; the air soon was full of them, like feathers tossed in a breeze.

breeze

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From this reading The stools upon which we had been sitting were overturned; the floor around me, and above me was grey with its surging occupants; they were floating inward, struggling groups of them; the air soon was full of them, like feathers tossed in a breeze.

Brutar

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From this reading CAPTURED BY THOUGHTS MALEVOLENT As the followers of Brutar burst into the globular amphitheatre with shouts of menace, a confusion--a chaos--a panic descended upon the gathering.

burst

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From this reading CAPTURED BY THOUGHTS MALEVOLENT As the followers of Brutar burst into the globular amphitheatre with shouts of menace, a confusion--a chaos--a panic descended upon the gathering.

BYprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading CAPTURED BY THOUGHTS MALEVOLENT As the followers of Brutar burst into the globular amphitheatre with shouts of menace, a confusion--a chaos--a panic descended upon the gathering.

came

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From this reading It seemed--as the idea came to me from some dim recess of that other mind which had been mine--it seemed an aimless struggle.

CAPTURED

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From this reading CAPTURED BY THOUGHTS MALEVOLENT As the followers of Brutar burst into the globular amphitheatre with shouts of menace, a confusion--a chaos--a panic descended upon the gathering.

caused

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From this reading I could feel the breeze now--a turgid motion of that imponderable, invisible fluid for which I have no other name save air; a breeze caused by the fluttering things which were ourselves.

chaos

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From this reading CAPTURED BY THOUGHTS MALEVOLENT As the followers of Brutar burst into the globular amphitheatre with shouts of menace, a confusion--a chaos--a panic descended upon the gathering.

confusion

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From this reading CAPTURED BY THOUGHTS MALEVOLENT As the followers of Brutar burst into the globular amphitheatre with shouts of menace, a confusion--a chaos--a panic descended upon the gathering.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading I could feel the breeze now--a turgid motion of that imponderable, invisible fluid for which I have no other name save air; a breeze caused by the fluttering things which were ourselves.

descendednounUS /ˈdescended/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading CAPTURED BY THOUGHTS MALEVOLENT As the followers of Brutar burst into the globular amphitheatre with shouts of menace, a confusion--a chaos--a panic descended upon the gathering.

dim

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From this reading It seemed--as the idea came to me from some dim recess of that other mind which had been mine--it seemed an aimless struggle.

distinguish

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From this reading Everywhere the people were rising to flight; struggling to escape, struggling with each other, aimlessly, unreasonably, with scarce the steady thought to distinguish friend from foe.

eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading Everywhere the people were rising to flight; struggling to escape, struggling with each other, aimlessly, unreasonably, with scarce the steady thought to distinguish friend from foe.

escape

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From this reading Everywhere the people were rising to flight; struggling to escape, struggling with each other, aimlessly, unreasonably, with scarce the steady thought to distinguish friend from foe.

Everywhere

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From this reading Everywhere the people were rising to flight; struggling to escape, struggling with each other, aimlessly, unreasonably, with scarce the steady thought to distinguish friend from foe.

feathers

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From this reading The stools upon which we had been sitting were overturned; the floor around me, and above me was grey with its surging occupants; they were floating inward, struggling groups of them; the air soon was full of them, like feathers tossed in a breeze.

feel

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From this reading I could feel the breeze now--a turgid motion of that imponderable, invisible fluid for which I have no other name save air; a breeze caused by the fluttering things which were ourselves.

flight

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From this reading Everywhere the people were rising to flight; struggling to escape, struggling with each other, aimlessly, unreasonably, with scarce the steady thought to distinguish friend from foe.

floating

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From this reading The stools upon which we had been sitting were overturned; the floor around me, and above me was grey with its surging occupants; they were floating inward, struggling groups of them; the air soon was full of them, like feathers tossed in a breeze.

floor

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From this reading The stools upon which we had been sitting were overturned; the floor around me, and above me was grey with its surging occupants; they were floating inward, struggling groups of them; the air soon was full of them, like feathers tossed in a breeze.

fluid

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From this reading I could feel the breeze now--a turgid motion of that imponderable, invisible fluid for which I have no other name save air; a breeze caused by the fluttering things which were ourselves.

flutteringverbUS /ˈflʌtərɪŋ/

moving with quick light beats or trembles

From this reading I could feel the breeze now--a turgid motion of that imponderable, invisible fluid for which I have no other name save air; a breeze caused by the fluttering things which were ourselves.

foe

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From this reading Everywhere the people were rising to flight; struggling to escape, struggling with each other, aimlessly, unreasonably, with scarce the steady thought to distinguish friend from foe.

followers

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From this reading CAPTURED BY THOUGHTS MALEVOLENT As the followers of Brutar burst into the globular amphitheatre with shouts of menace, a confusion--a chaos--a panic descended upon the gathering.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading I could feel the breeze now--a turgid motion of that imponderable, invisible fluid for which I have no other name save air; a breeze caused by the fluttering things which were ourselves.

friend

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From this reading Everywhere the people were rising to flight; struggling to escape, struggling with each other, aimlessly, unreasonably, with scarce the steady thought to distinguish friend from foe.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Everywhere the people were rising to flight; struggling to escape, struggling with each other, aimlessly, unreasonably, with scarce the steady thought to distinguish friend from foe.

full

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From this reading The stools upon which we had been sitting were overturned; the floor around me, and above me was grey with its surging occupants; they were floating inward, struggling groups of them; the air soon was full of them, like feathers tossed in a breeze.

gathering

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From this reading CAPTURED BY THOUGHTS MALEVOLENT As the followers of Brutar burst into the globular amphitheatre with shouts of menace, a confusion--a chaos--a panic descended upon the gathering.

globular

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From this reading CAPTURED BY THOUGHTS MALEVOLENT As the followers of Brutar burst into the globular amphitheatre with shouts of menace, a confusion--a chaos--a panic descended upon the gathering.

grey

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From this reading The stools upon which we had been sitting were overturned; the floor around me, and above me was grey with its surging occupants; they were floating inward, struggling groups of them; the air soon was full of them, like feathers tossed in a breeze.

groups

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From this reading The stools upon which we had been sitting were overturned; the floor around me, and above me was grey with its surging occupants; they were floating inward, struggling groups of them; the air soon was full of them, like feathers tossed in a breeze.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading The stools upon which we had been sitting were overturned; the floor around me, and above me was grey with its surging occupants; they were floating inward, struggling groups of them; the air soon was full of them, like feathers tossed in a breeze.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading I could feel the breeze now--a turgid motion of that imponderable, invisible fluid for which I have no other name save air; a breeze caused by the fluttering things which were ourselves.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I could feel the breeze now--a turgid motion of that imponderable, invisible fluid for which I have no other name save air; a breeze caused by the fluttering things which were ourselves.

idea

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From this reading It seemed--as the idea came to me from some dim recess of that other mind which had been mine--it seemed an aimless struggle.

imponderable

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From this reading I could feel the breeze now--a turgid motion of that imponderable, invisible fluid for which I have no other name save air; a breeze caused by the fluttering things which were ourselves.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading The stools upon which we had been sitting were overturned; the floor around me, and above me was grey with its surging occupants; they were floating inward, struggling groups of them; the air soon was full of them, like feathers tossed in a breeze.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading CAPTURED BY THOUGHTS MALEVOLENT As the followers of Brutar burst into the globular amphitheatre with shouts of menace, a confusion--a chaos--a panic descended upon the gathering.

invisible

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From this reading I could feel the breeze now--a turgid motion of that imponderable, invisible fluid for which I have no other name save air; a breeze caused by the fluttering things which were ourselves.

inward

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From this reading The stools upon which we had been sitting were overturned; the floor around me, and above me was grey with its surging occupants; they were floating inward, struggling groups of them; the air soon was full of them, like feathers tossed in a breeze.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It seemed--as the idea came to me from some dim recess of that other mind which had been mine--it seemed an aimless struggle.

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading The stools upon which we had been sitting were overturned; the floor around me, and above me was grey with its surging occupants; they were floating inward, struggling groups of them; the air soon was full of them, like feathers tossed in a breeze.

like

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From this reading The stools upon which we had been sitting were overturned; the floor around me, and above me was grey with its surging occupants; they were floating inward, struggling groups of them; the air soon was full of them, like feathers tossed in a breeze.

MALEVOLENT

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From this reading CAPTURED BY THOUGHTS MALEVOLENT As the followers of Brutar burst into the globular amphitheatre with shouts of menace, a confusion--a chaos--a panic descended upon the gathering.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading The stools upon which we had been sitting were overturned; the floor around me, and above me was grey with its surging occupants; they were floating inward, struggling groups of them; the air soon was full of them, like feathers tossed in a breeze.

menace

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From this reading CAPTURED BY THOUGHTS MALEVOLENT As the followers of Brutar burst into the globular amphitheatre with shouts of menace, a confusion--a chaos--a panic descended upon the gathering.

mindnounUS /mind/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading It seemed--as the idea came to me from some dim recess of that other mind which had been mine--it seemed an aimless struggle.

minepronounUS /maɪn/

the one or ones belonging to the person speaking

From this reading It seemed--as the idea came to me from some dim recess of that other mind which had been mine--it seemed an aimless struggle.

motion

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From this reading I could feel the breeze now--a turgid motion of that imponderable, invisible fluid for which I have no other name save air; a breeze caused by the fluttering things which were ourselves.

namenounUS /name/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I could feel the breeze now--a turgid motion of that imponderable, invisible fluid for which I have no other name save air; a breeze caused by the fluttering things which were ourselves.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading I could feel the breeze now--a turgid motion of that imponderable, invisible fluid for which I have no other name save air; a breeze caused by the fluttering things which were ourselves.

now

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From this reading I could feel the breeze now--a turgid motion of that imponderable, invisible fluid for which I have no other name save air; a breeze caused by the fluttering things which were ourselves.

occupants

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From this reading The stools upon which we had been sitting were overturned; the floor around me, and above me was grey with its surging occupants; they were floating inward, struggling groups of them; the air soon was full of them, like feathers tossed in a breeze.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading CAPTURED BY THOUGHTS MALEVOLENT As the followers of Brutar burst into the globular amphitheatre with shouts of menace, a confusion--a chaos--a panic descended upon the gathering.

other

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From this reading Everywhere the people were rising to flight; struggling to escape, struggling with each other, aimlessly, unreasonably, with scarce the steady thought to distinguish friend from foe.

ourselvespronounUS /aʊərˈselvz/

used when we are both doing the action and receiving it

From this reading I could feel the breeze now--a turgid motion of that imponderable, invisible fluid for which I have no other name save air; a breeze caused by the fluttering things which were ourselves.

overturned

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From this reading The stools upon which we had been sitting were overturned; the floor around me, and above me was grey with its surging occupants; they were floating inward, struggling groups of them; the air soon was full of them, like feathers tossed in a breeze.

panic

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From this reading CAPTURED BY THOUGHTS MALEVOLENT As the followers of Brutar burst into the globular amphitheatre with shouts of menace, a confusion--a chaos--a panic descended upon the gathering.

people

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From this reading Everywhere the people were rising to flight; struggling to escape, struggling with each other, aimlessly, unreasonably, with scarce the steady thought to distinguish friend from foe.

recess

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From this reading It seemed--as the idea came to me from some dim recess of that other mind which had been mine--it seemed an aimless struggle.

rising

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From this reading Everywhere the people were rising to flight; struggling to escape, struggling with each other, aimlessly, unreasonably, with scarce the steady thought to distinguish friend from foe.

saveprepositionUS /seɪv/

except for; apart from

From this reading I could feel the breeze now--a turgid motion of that imponderable, invisible fluid for which I have no other name save air; a breeze caused by the fluttering things which were ourselves.

scarceadjectiveUS /skɛrs/

hard to find or in short supply

From this reading Everywhere the people were rising to flight; struggling to escape, struggling with each other, aimlessly, unreasonably, with scarce the steady thought to distinguish friend from foe.

seemednounUS /seemed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading It seemed--as the idea came to me from some dim recess of that other mind which had been mine--it seemed an aimless struggle.

shouts

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From this reading CAPTURED BY THOUGHTS MALEVOLENT As the followers of Brutar burst into the globular amphitheatre with shouts of menace, a confusion--a chaos--a panic descended upon the gathering.

sitting

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From this reading The stools upon which we had been sitting were overturned; the floor around me, and above me was grey with its surging occupants; they were floating inward, struggling groups of them; the air soon was full of them, like feathers tossed in a breeze.

some

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From this reading It seemed--as the idea came to me from some dim recess of that other mind which had been mine--it seemed an aimless struggle.

soon

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From this reading The stools upon which we had been sitting were overturned; the floor around me, and above me was grey with its surging occupants; they were floating inward, struggling groups of them; the air soon was full of them, like feathers tossed in a breeze.

steady

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From this reading Everywhere the people were rising to flight; struggling to escape, struggling with each other, aimlessly, unreasonably, with scarce the steady thought to distinguish friend from foe.

stools

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From this reading The stools upon which we had been sitting were overturned; the floor around me, and above me was grey with its surging occupants; they were floating inward, struggling groups of them; the air soon was full of them, like feathers tossed in a breeze.

struggle

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From this reading It seemed--as the idea came to me from some dim recess of that other mind which had been mine--it seemed an aimless struggle.

struggling

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From this reading Everywhere the people were rising to flight; struggling to escape, struggling with each other, aimlessly, unreasonably, with scarce the steady thought to distinguish friend from foe.

surging

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From this reading The stools upon which we had been sitting were overturned; the floor around me, and above me was grey with its surging occupants; they were floating inward, struggling groups of them; the air soon was full of them, like feathers tossed in a breeze.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I could feel the breeze now--a turgid motion of that imponderable, invisible fluid for which I have no other name save air; a breeze caused by the fluttering things which were ourselves.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading CAPTURED BY THOUGHTS MALEVOLENT As the followers of Brutar burst into the globular amphitheatre with shouts of menace, a confusion--a chaos--a panic descended upon the gathering.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading The stools upon which we had been sitting were overturned; the floor around me, and above me was grey with its surging occupants; they were floating inward, struggling groups of them; the air soon was full of them, like feathers tossed in a breeze.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The stools upon which we had been sitting were overturned; the floor around me, and above me was grey with its surging occupants; they were floating inward, struggling groups of them; the air soon was full of them, like feathers tossed in a breeze.

things

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From this reading I could feel the breeze now--a turgid motion of that imponderable, invisible fluid for which I have no other name save air; a breeze caused by the fluttering things which were ourselves.

thoughtnounUS /thought/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Everywhere the people were rising to flight; struggling to escape, struggling with each other, aimlessly, unreasonably, with scarce the steady thought to distinguish friend from foe.

THOUGHTS

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From this reading CAPTURED BY THOUGHTS MALEVOLENT As the followers of Brutar burst into the globular amphitheatre with shouts of menace, a confusion--a chaos--a panic descended upon the gathering.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Everywhere the people were rising to flight; struggling to escape, struggling with each other, aimlessly, unreasonably, with scarce the steady thought to distinguish friend from foe.

tossed

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From this reading The stools upon which we had been sitting were overturned; the floor around me, and above me was grey with its surging occupants; they were floating inward, struggling groups of them; the air soon was full of them, like feathers tossed in a breeze.

turgid

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From this reading I could feel the breeze now--a turgid motion of that imponderable, invisible fluid for which I have no other name save air; a breeze caused by the fluttering things which were ourselves.

unreasonably

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From this reading Everywhere the people were rising to flight; struggling to escape, struggling with each other, aimlessly, unreasonably, with scarce the steady thought to distinguish friend from foe.

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading CAPTURED BY THOUGHTS MALEVOLENT As the followers of Brutar burst into the globular amphitheatre with shouts of menace, a confusion--a chaos--a panic descended upon the gathering.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The stools upon which we had been sitting were overturned; the floor around me, and above me was grey with its surging occupants; they were floating inward, struggling groups of them; the air soon was full of them, like feathers tossed in a breeze.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading The stools upon which we had been sitting were overturned; the floor around me, and above me was grey with its surging occupants; they were floating inward, struggling groups of them; the air soon was full of them, like feathers tossed in a breeze.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Everywhere the people were rising to flight; struggling to escape, struggling with each other, aimlessly, unreasonably, with scarce the steady thought to distinguish friend from foe.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading The stools upon which we had been sitting were overturned; the floor around me, and above me was grey with its surging occupants; they were floating inward, struggling groups of them; the air soon was full of them, like feathers tossed in a breeze.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading CAPTURED BY THOUGHTS MALEVOLENT As the followers of Brutar burst into the globular amphitheatre with shouts of menace, a confusion--a chaos--a panic descended upon the gathering.