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Chapter XI
THE UNIVERSE OF THOUGHT I shall revert now to Will's experience during that attack upon the meeting house as he later described it to me. He had been crouching near Ala. When the hostile shapes burst in, he clung to her. Will was more alert than I to the conditions of this strange existence. He gave no thought to a physical violence; he knew it was the mental struggle which was to be feared; and he kept his mind alert, aggressive to attack.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “He had been crouching near Ala.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When the hostile shapes burst in, he clung to her.”
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading “THE UNIVERSE OF THOUGHT I shall revert now to Will's experience during that attack upon the meeting house as he later described it to me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He gave no thought to a physical violence; he knew it was the mental struggle which was to be feared; and he kept his mind alert, aggressive to attack.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “THE UNIVERSE OF THOUGHT I shall revert now to Will's experience during that attack upon the meeting house as he later described it to me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE UNIVERSE OF THOUGHT I shall revert now to Will's experience during that attack upon the meeting house as he later described it to me.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “THE UNIVERSE OF THOUGHT I shall revert now to Will's experience during that attack upon the meeting house as he later described it to me.”
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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 He gave no thought to a physical violence; he knew it was the mental struggle which was to be feared; and he kept his mind alert, aggressive to attack.
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From this reading He gave no thought to a physical violence; he knew it was the mental struggle which was to be feared; and he kept his mind alert, aggressive to attack.
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From this reading He had been crouching near Ala.
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From this reading Will was more alert than I to the conditions of this strange existence.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He gave no thought to a physical violence; he knew it was the mental struggle which was to be feared; and he kept his mind alert, aggressive to attack.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE UNIVERSE OF THOUGHT I shall revert now to Will's experience during that attack upon the meeting house as he later described it to me.
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From this reading THE UNIVERSE OF THOUGHT I shall revert now to Will's experience during that attack upon the meeting house as he later described it to me.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He gave no thought to a physical violence; he knew it was the mental struggle which was to be feared; and he kept his mind alert, aggressive to attack.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been crouching near Ala.
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From this reading When the hostile shapes burst in, he clung to her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the hostile shapes burst in, he clung to her.
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From this reading Will was more alert than I to the conditions of this strange existence.
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From this reading He had been crouching near Ala.
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From this reading THE UNIVERSE OF THOUGHT I shall revert now to Will's experience during that attack upon the meeting house as he later described it to me.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading THE UNIVERSE OF THOUGHT I shall revert now to Will's experience during that attack upon the meeting house as he later described it to me.
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From this reading Will was more alert than I to the conditions of this strange existence.
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From this reading THE UNIVERSE OF THOUGHT I shall revert now to Will's experience during that attack upon the meeting house as he later described it to me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He gave no thought to a physical violence; he knew it was the mental struggle which was to be feared; and he kept his mind alert, aggressive to attack.
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From this reading He gave no thought to a physical violence; he knew it was the mental struggle which was to be feared; and he kept his mind alert, aggressive to attack.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had been crouching near Ala.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE UNIVERSE OF THOUGHT I shall revert now to Will's experience during that attack upon the meeting house as he later described it to me.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When the hostile shapes burst in, he clung to her.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He gave no thought to a physical violence; he knew it was the mental struggle which was to be feared; and he kept his mind alert, aggressive to attack.
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From this reading When the hostile shapes burst in, he clung to her.
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From this reading THE UNIVERSE OF THOUGHT I shall revert now to Will's experience during that attack upon the meeting house as he later described it to me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE UNIVERSE OF THOUGHT I shall revert now to Will's experience during that attack upon the meeting house as he later described it to me.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When the hostile shapes burst in, he clung to her.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE UNIVERSE OF THOUGHT I shall revert now to Will's experience during that attack upon the meeting house as he later described it to me.
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From this reading He gave no thought to a physical violence; he knew it was the mental struggle which was to be feared; and he kept his mind alert, aggressive to attack.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He gave no thought to a physical violence; he knew it was the mental struggle which was to be feared; and he kept his mind alert, aggressive to attack.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE UNIVERSE OF THOUGHT I shall revert now to Will's experience during that attack upon the meeting house as he later described it to me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE UNIVERSE OF THOUGHT I shall revert now to Will's experience during that attack upon the meeting house as he later described it to me.
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From this reading THE UNIVERSE OF THOUGHT I shall revert now to Will's experience during that attack upon the meeting house as he later described it to me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He gave no thought to a physical violence; he knew it was the mental struggle which was to be feared; and he kept his mind alert, aggressive to attack.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He gave no thought to a physical violence; he knew it was the mental struggle which was to be feared; and he kept his mind alert, aggressive to attack.
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From this reading Will was more alert than I to the conditions of this strange existence.
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From this reading He had been crouching near Ala.
not any; not one
From this reading He gave no thought to a physical violence; he knew it was the mental struggle which was to be feared; and he kept his mind alert, aggressive to attack.
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From this reading THE UNIVERSE OF THOUGHT I shall revert now to Will's experience during that attack upon the meeting house as he later described it to me.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE UNIVERSE OF THOUGHT I shall revert now to Will's experience during that attack upon the meeting house as he later described it to me.
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From this reading He gave no thought to a physical violence; he knew it was the mental struggle which was to be feared; and he kept his mind alert, aggressive to attack.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE UNIVERSE OF THOUGHT I shall revert now to Will's experience during that attack upon the meeting house as he later described it to me.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading THE UNIVERSE OF THOUGHT I shall revert now to Will's experience during that attack upon the meeting house as he later described it to me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When the hostile shapes burst in, he clung to her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Will was more alert than I to the conditions of this strange existence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He gave no thought to a physical violence; he knew it was the mental struggle which was to be feared; and he kept his mind alert, aggressive to attack.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Will was more alert than I to the conditions of this strange existence.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE UNIVERSE OF THOUGHT I shall revert now to Will's experience during that attack upon the meeting house as he later described it to me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE UNIVERSE OF THOUGHT I shall revert now to Will's experience during that attack upon the meeting house as he later described it to me.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Will was more alert than I to the conditions of this strange existence.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE UNIVERSE OF THOUGHT I shall revert now to Will's experience during that attack upon the meeting house as he later described it to me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE UNIVERSE OF THOUGHT I shall revert now to Will's experience during that attack upon the meeting house as he later described it to me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE UNIVERSE OF THOUGHT I shall revert now to Will's experience during that attack upon the meeting house as he later described it to me.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading THE UNIVERSE OF THOUGHT I shall revert now to Will's experience during that attack upon the meeting house as he later described it to me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He gave no thought to a physical violence; he knew it was the mental struggle which was to be feared; and he kept his mind alert, aggressive to attack.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Will was more alert than I to the conditions of this strange existence.
at the time that
From this reading When the hostile shapes burst in, he clung to her.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He gave no thought to a physical violence; he knew it was the mental struggle which was to be feared; and he kept his mind alert, aggressive to attack.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Will was more alert than I to the conditions of this strange existence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE UNIVERSE OF THOUGHT I shall revert now to Will's experience during that attack upon the meeting house as he later described it to me.
