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It was a long descent, made longer by the blindfold and clumsier by his inability to move his arms. More than once Lockley stumbled. Twice he fell. The clawlike hands or handlike claws lifted him and thrust him on the way that was being chosen for him. There were whistling squeaks.
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the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “The clawlike hands or handlike claws lifted him and thrust him on the way that was being chosen for him.”
An action of moving downward, dropping, or falling into a deeper place.
From this reading “It was a long descent, made longer by the blindfold and clumsier by his inability to move his arms.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “The clawlike hands or handlike claws lifted him and thrust him on the way that was being chosen for him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was a long descent, made longer by the blindfold and clumsier by his inability to move his arms.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “More than once Lockley stumbled.”
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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 It was a long descent, made longer by the blindfold and clumsier by his inability to move his arms.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a long descent, made longer by the blindfold and clumsier by his inability to move his arms.
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From this reading It was a long descent, made longer by the blindfold and clumsier by his inability to move his arms.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The clawlike hands or handlike claws lifted him and thrust him on the way that was being chosen for him.
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From this reading It was a long descent, made longer by the blindfold and clumsier by his inability to move his arms.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was a long descent, made longer by the blindfold and clumsier by his inability to move his arms.
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From this reading The clawlike hands or handlike claws lifted him and thrust him on the way that was being chosen for him.
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From this reading The clawlike hands or handlike claws lifted him and thrust him on the way that was being chosen for him.
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From this reading The clawlike hands or handlike claws lifted him and thrust him on the way that was being chosen for him.
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From this reading It was a long descent, made longer by the blindfold and clumsier by his inability to move his arms.
An action of moving downward, dropping, or falling into a deeper place.
From this reading It was a long descent, made longer by the blindfold and clumsier by his inability to move his arms.
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From this reading Twice he fell.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The clawlike hands or handlike claws lifted him and thrust him on the way that was being chosen for him.
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From this reading The clawlike hands or handlike claws lifted him and thrust him on the way that was being chosen for him.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading The clawlike hands or handlike claws lifted him and thrust him on the way that was being chosen for him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Twice he fell.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The clawlike hands or handlike claws lifted him and thrust him on the way that was being chosen for him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was a long descent, made longer by the blindfold and clumsier by his inability to move his arms.
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From this reading It was a long descent, made longer by the blindfold and clumsier by his inability to move his arms.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a long descent, made longer by the blindfold and clumsier by his inability to move his arms.
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From this reading The clawlike hands or handlike claws lifted him and thrust him on the way that was being chosen for him.
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From this reading More than once Lockley stumbled.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a long descent, made longer by the blindfold and clumsier by his inability to move his arms.
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From this reading It was a long descent, made longer by the blindfold and clumsier by his inability to move his arms.
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From this reading It was a long descent, made longer by the blindfold and clumsier by his inability to move his arms.
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From this reading More than once Lockley stumbled.
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From this reading It was a long descent, made longer by the blindfold and clumsier by his inability to move his arms.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The clawlike hands or handlike claws lifted him and thrust him on the way that was being chosen for him.
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From this reading More than once Lockley stumbled.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The clawlike hands or handlike claws lifted him and thrust him on the way that was being chosen for him.
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From this reading There were whistling squeaks.
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From this reading More than once Lockley stumbled.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading More than once Lockley stumbled.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The clawlike hands or handlike claws lifted him and thrust him on the way that was being chosen for him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was a long descent, made longer by the blindfold and clumsier by his inability to move his arms.
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From this reading There were whistling squeaks.
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From this reading The clawlike hands or handlike claws lifted him and thrust him on the way that was being chosen for him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was a long descent, made longer by the blindfold and clumsier by his inability to move his arms.
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From this reading Twice he fell.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a long descent, made longer by the blindfold and clumsier by his inability to move his arms.
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From this reading The clawlike hands or handlike claws lifted him and thrust him on the way that was being chosen for him.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were whistling squeaks.
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From this reading There were whistling squeaks.
