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Chapter XVIII
THE RESCUING ARMY I stood gaping, every sense within me shuddering at that soundless scene of ruin and death. And then it came upon me that now I could escape. Brutar had turned triumphantly to his underlings. I heard his voice: "The first success! Now let us try the others!"
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “And then it came upon me that now I could escape.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “THE RESCUING ARMY I stood gaping, every sense within me shuddering at that soundless scene of ruin and death.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I heard his voice: "The first success!”
wide open
From this reading “THE RESCUING ARMY I stood gaping, every sense within me shuddering at that soundless scene of ruin and death.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Now let us try the others!"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE RESCUING ARMY I stood gaping, every sense within me shuddering at that soundless scene of ruin and death.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “And then it came upon me that now I could escape.”
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading “THE RESCUING ARMY I stood gaping, every sense within me shuddering at that soundless scene of ruin and death.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE RESCUING ARMY I stood gaping, every sense within me shuddering at that soundless scene of ruin and death.
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From this reading THE RESCUING ARMY I stood gaping, every sense within me shuddering at that soundless scene of ruin and death.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE RESCUING ARMY I stood gaping, every sense within me shuddering at that soundless scene of ruin and death.
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From this reading Brutar had turned triumphantly to his underlings.
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From this reading And then it came upon me that now I could escape.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading And then it came upon me that now I could escape.
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From this reading THE RESCUING ARMY I stood gaping, every sense within me shuddering at that soundless scene of ruin and death.
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From this reading And then it came upon me that now I could escape.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading THE RESCUING ARMY I stood gaping, every sense within me shuddering at that soundless scene of ruin and death.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I heard his voice: "The first success!
wide open
From this reading THE RESCUING ARMY I stood gaping, every sense within me shuddering at that soundless scene of ruin and death.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Brutar had turned triumphantly to his underlings.
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From this reading I heard his voice: "The first success!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Brutar had turned triumphantly to his underlings.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE RESCUING ARMY I stood gaping, every sense within me shuddering at that soundless scene of ruin and death.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And then it came upon me that now I could escape.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Now let us try the others!"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE RESCUING ARMY I stood gaping, every sense within me shuddering at that soundless scene of ruin and death.
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From this reading And then it came upon me that now I could escape.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE RESCUING ARMY I stood gaping, every sense within me shuddering at that soundless scene of ruin and death.
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From this reading Now let us try the others!"
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From this reading THE RESCUING ARMY I stood gaping, every sense within me shuddering at that soundless scene of ruin and death.
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From this reading THE RESCUING ARMY I stood gaping, every sense within me shuddering at that soundless scene of ruin and death.
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From this reading THE RESCUING ARMY I stood gaping, every sense within me shuddering at that soundless scene of ruin and death.
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From this reading THE RESCUING ARMY I stood gaping, every sense within me shuddering at that soundless scene of ruin and death.
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From this reading THE RESCUING ARMY I stood gaping, every sense within me shuddering at that soundless scene of ruin and death.
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From this reading THE RESCUING ARMY I stood gaping, every sense within me shuddering at that soundless scene of ruin and death.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE RESCUING ARMY I stood gaping, every sense within me shuddering at that soundless scene of ruin and death.
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From this reading I heard his voice: "The first success!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE RESCUING ARMY I stood gaping, every sense within me shuddering at that soundless scene of ruin and death.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RESCUING ARMY I stood gaping, every sense within me shuddering at that soundless scene of ruin and death.
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From this reading And then it came upon me that now I could escape.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Brutar had turned triumphantly to his underlings.
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From this reading Brutar had turned triumphantly to his underlings.
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From this reading Now let us try the others!"
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From this reading Brutar had turned triumphantly to his underlings.
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From this reading Brutar had turned triumphantly to his underlings.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading And then it came upon me that now I could escape.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Now let us try the others!"
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From this reading I heard his voice: "The first success!
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading THE RESCUING ARMY I stood gaping, every sense within me shuddering at that soundless scene of ruin and death.
