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Chapter V
Wales regained a foggy consciousness, to become aware that someone close to him was sobbing. He felt that he had to get up. There was something he must do. He had very little time, the end of Earth was rushing upon him, and there was someone he must find. He _must_ move, get up....
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He had very little time, the end of Earth was rushing upon him, and there was someone he must find.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “There was something he must do.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “Wales regained a foggy consciousness, to become aware that someone close to him was sobbing.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “There was something he must do.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He had very little time, the end of Earth was rushing upon him, and there was someone he must find.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “He had very little time, the end of Earth was rushing upon him, and there was someone he must find.”
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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 Wales regained a foggy consciousness, to become aware that someone close to him was sobbing.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had very little time, the end of Earth was rushing upon him, and there was someone he must find.
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From this reading Wales regained a foggy consciousness, to become aware that someone close to him was sobbing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wales regained a foggy consciousness, to become aware that someone close to him was sobbing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wales regained a foggy consciousness, to become aware that someone close to him was sobbing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wales regained a foggy consciousness, to become aware that someone close to him was sobbing.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading There was something he must do.
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From this reading He had very little time, the end of Earth was rushing upon him, and there was someone he must find.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had very little time, the end of Earth was rushing upon him, and there was someone he must find.
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From this reading He felt that he had to get up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had very little time, the end of Earth was rushing upon him, and there was someone he must find.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wales regained a foggy consciousness, to become aware that someone close to him was sobbing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He felt that he had to get up.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He felt that he had to get up.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He felt that he had to get up.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Wales regained a foggy consciousness, to become aware that someone close to him was sobbing.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had very little time, the end of Earth was rushing upon him, and there was someone he must find.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He _must_ move, get up....
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading There was something he must do.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had very little time, the end of Earth was rushing upon him, and there was someone he must find.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wales regained a foggy consciousness, to become aware that someone close to him was sobbing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had very little time, the end of Earth was rushing upon him, and there was someone he must find.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wales regained a foggy consciousness, to become aware that someone close to him was sobbing.
a person, without saying who
From this reading Wales regained a foggy consciousness, to become aware that someone close to him was sobbing.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading There was something he must do.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Wales regained a foggy consciousness, to become aware that someone close to him was sobbing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He had very little time, the end of Earth was rushing upon him, and there was someone he must find.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was something he must do.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had very little time, the end of Earth was rushing upon him, and there was someone he must find.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Wales regained a foggy consciousness, to become aware that someone close to him was sobbing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He felt that he had to get up.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He had very little time, the end of Earth was rushing upon him, and there was someone he must find.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had very little time, the end of Earth was rushing upon him, and there was someone he must find.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wales regained a foggy consciousness, to become aware that someone close to him was sobbing.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Wales regained a foggy consciousness, to become aware that someone close to him was sobbing.
