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Into the fourth dimension
Into the fourth dimension

Chapter XIV

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THE REALM OF DEATH I must tell again of that moment when we--Bee and I--were standing beside the lolos field with Brutar and Eo.
Brutar had turned away.
Eo--prompted, I had no doubt, by Bee--murmured, "This is evil!
We will escape--" My arm reached for Bee.
I told myself intensely that now we must escape ... now I must fling my thoughts--my mind--out into the void....
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Into the fourth dimension

Chapter XIV

Reading 1/29 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE REALM OF DEATH I must tell again of that moment when we--Bee and I--were standing beside the lolos field with Brutar and Eo.
Line 2
Brutar had turned away.
Line 3
Eo--prompted, I had no doubt, by Bee--murmured, "This is evil!
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We will escape--" My arm reached for Bee.
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I told myself intensely that now we must escape ... now I must fling my thoughts--my mind--out into the void....

Learner Dictionary

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

Again noun US /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “THE REALM OF DEATH I must tell again of that moment when we--Bee and I--were standing beside the lolos field with Brutar and Eo.”

Beside preposition US /bɪˈsaɪd/

next to; at the side of

From this reading “THE REALM OF DEATH I must tell again of that moment when we--Bee and I--were standing beside the lolos field with Brutar and Eo.”

Mind noun US /mind/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I told myself intensely that now we must escape ... now I must fling my thoughts--my mind--out into the void....”

Must modal verb US /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading “THE REALM OF DEATH I must tell again of that moment when we--Bee and I--were standing beside the lolos field with Brutar and Eo.”

Myself pronoun US /ˌmaɪˈself/

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading “I told myself intensely that now we must escape ... now I must fling my thoughts--my mind--out into the void....”

Standing noun US /ˈstanding/

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

From this reading “THE REALM OF DEATH I must tell again of that moment when we--Bee and I--were standing beside the lolos field with Brutar and Eo.”

Tell noun US /tell/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “THE REALM OF DEATH I must tell again of that moment when we--Bee and I--were standing beside the lolos field with Brutar and Eo.”

Told noun US /told/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I told myself intensely that now we must escape ... now I must fling my thoughts--my mind--out into the void....”

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againnounUS /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading THE REALM OF DEATH I must tell again of that moment when we--Bee and I--were standing beside the lolos field with Brutar and Eo.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading THE REALM OF DEATH I must tell again of that moment when we--Bee and I--were standing beside the lolos field with Brutar and Eo.

arm

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From this reading We will escape--" My arm reached for Bee.

away

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From this reading Brutar had turned away.

Bee

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From this reading THE REALM OF DEATH I must tell again of that moment when we--Bee and I--were standing beside the lolos field with Brutar and Eo.

besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/

next to; at the side of

From this reading THE REALM OF DEATH I must tell again of that moment when we--Bee and I--were standing beside the lolos field with Brutar and Eo.

Brutar

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From this reading THE REALM OF DEATH I must tell again of that moment when we--Bee and I--were standing beside the lolos field with Brutar and Eo.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Eo--prompted, I had no doubt, by Bee--murmured, "This is evil!

DEATH

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From this reading THE REALM OF DEATH I must tell again of that moment when we--Bee and I--were standing beside the lolos field with Brutar and Eo.

doubt

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From this reading Eo--prompted, I had no doubt, by Bee--murmured, "This is evil!

Eo

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From this reading THE REALM OF DEATH I must tell again of that moment when we--Bee and I--were standing beside the lolos field with Brutar and Eo.

escape

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From this reading We will escape--" My arm reached for Bee.

evil

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From this reading Eo--prompted, I had no doubt, by Bee--murmured, "This is evil!

field

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From this reading THE REALM OF DEATH I must tell again of that moment when we--Bee and I--were standing beside the lolos field with Brutar and Eo.

fling

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From this reading I told myself intensely that now we must escape ... now I must fling my thoughts--my mind--out into the void....

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading We will escape--" My arm reached for Bee.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading Brutar had turned away.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading THE REALM OF DEATH I must tell again of that moment when we--Bee and I--were standing beside the lolos field with Brutar and Eo.

intensely

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From this reading I told myself intensely that now we must escape ... now I must fling my thoughts--my mind--out into the void....

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading I told myself intensely that now we must escape ... now I must fling my thoughts--my mind--out into the void....

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading Eo--prompted, I had no doubt, by Bee--murmured, "This is evil!

lolos

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From this reading THE REALM OF DEATH I must tell again of that moment when we--Bee and I--were standing beside the lolos field with Brutar and Eo.

mindnounUS /mind/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I told myself intensely that now we must escape ... now I must fling my thoughts--my mind--out into the void....

moment

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From this reading THE REALM OF DEATH I must tell again of that moment when we--Bee and I--were standing beside the lolos field with Brutar and Eo.

murmured

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From this reading Eo--prompted, I had no doubt, by Bee--murmured, "This is evil!

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading THE REALM OF DEATH I must tell again of that moment when we--Bee and I--were standing beside the lolos field with Brutar and Eo.

MydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading We will escape--" My arm reached for Bee.

myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading I told myself intensely that now we must escape ... now I must fling my thoughts--my mind--out into the void....

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading Eo--prompted, I had no doubt, by Bee--murmured, "This is evil!

now

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From this reading I told myself intensely that now we must escape ... now I must fling my thoughts--my mind--out into the void....

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE REALM OF DEATH I must tell again of that moment when we--Bee and I--were standing beside the lolos field with Brutar and Eo.

out

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From this reading I told myself intensely that now we must escape ... now I must fling my thoughts--my mind--out into the void....

prompted

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From this reading Eo--prompted, I had no doubt, by Bee--murmured, "This is evil!

reached

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From this reading We will escape--" My arm reached for Bee.

REALM

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From this reading THE REALM OF DEATH I must tell again of that moment when we--Bee and I--were standing beside the lolos field with Brutar and Eo.

standingnounUS /ˈstanding/

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

From this reading THE REALM OF DEATH I must tell again of that moment when we--Bee and I--were standing beside the lolos field with Brutar and Eo.

tellnounUS /tell/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading THE REALM OF DEATH I must tell again of that moment when we--Bee and I--were standing beside the lolos field with Brutar and Eo.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading THE REALM OF DEATH I must tell again of that moment when we--Bee and I--were standing beside the lolos field with Brutar and Eo.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE REALM OF DEATH I must tell again of that moment when we--Bee and I--were standing beside the lolos field with Brutar and Eo.

ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Eo--prompted, I had no doubt, by Bee--murmured, "This is evil!

thoughts

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From this reading I told myself intensely that now we must escape ... now I must fling my thoughts--my mind--out into the void....

toldnounUS /told/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I told myself intensely that now we must escape ... now I must fling my thoughts--my mind--out into the void....

turned

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From this reading Brutar had turned away.

void

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From this reading I told myself intensely that now we must escape ... now I must fling my thoughts--my mind--out into the void....

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading THE REALM OF DEATH I must tell again of that moment when we--Bee and I--were standing beside the lolos field with Brutar and Eo.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

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

From this reading THE REALM OF DEATH I must tell again of that moment when we--Bee and I--were standing beside the lolos field with Brutar and Eo.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading THE REALM OF DEATH I must tell again of that moment when we--Bee and I--were standing beside the lolos field with Brutar and Eo.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading We will escape--" My arm reached for Bee.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading THE REALM OF DEATH I must tell again of that moment when we--Bee and I--were standing beside the lolos field with Brutar and Eo.