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_What will happen when the alien ships strike Earth? And later? Who will survive? What will life be like in that latter-day jungle? William F. Nolan, well known in SF circles on the West Coast, returns with this grim story of the days and the nights of Lewis Stillman--survivor ..._ He was running, running down the long tunnels, the shadows hunting him, claws clutching at him, nearer ...
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What will life be like in that latter-day jungle?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “William F. Nolan, well known in SF circles on the West Coast, returns with this grim story of the days and the nights of Lewis Stillman--survivor ..._ He was running, running down the long tunnels, the shadows hunting him, claws clutching at him, nearer ...”
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading “William F. Nolan, well known in SF circles on the West Coast, returns with this grim story of the days and the nights of Lewis Stillman--survivor ..._ He was running, running down the long tunnels, the shadows hunting him, claws clutching at him, nearer ...”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “William F. Nolan, well known in SF circles on the West Coast, returns with this grim story of the days and the nights of Lewis Stillman--survivor ..._ He was running, running down the long tunnels, the shadows hunting him, claws clutching at him, nearer ...”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “William F. Nolan, well known in SF circles on the West Coast, returns with this grim story of the days and the nights of Lewis Stillman--survivor ..._ He was running, running down the long tunnels, the shadows hunting him, claws clutching at him, nearer ...”
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From this reading _What will happen when the alien ships strike Earth?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And later?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading William F. Nolan, well known in SF circles on the West Coast, returns with this grim story of the days and the nights of Lewis Stillman--survivor ..._ He was running, running down the long tunnels, the shadows hunting him, claws clutching at him, nearer ...
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading What will life be like in that latter-day jungle?
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From this reading William F. Nolan, well known in SF circles on the West Coast, returns with this grim story of the days and the nights of Lewis Stillman--survivor ..._ He was running, running down the long tunnels, the shadows hunting him, claws clutching at him, nearer ...
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From this reading William F. Nolan, well known in SF circles on the West Coast, returns with this grim story of the days and the nights of Lewis Stillman--survivor ..._ He was running, running down the long tunnels, the shadows hunting him, claws clutching at him, nearer ...
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From this reading William F. Nolan, well known in SF circles on the West Coast, returns with this grim story of the days and the nights of Lewis Stillman--survivor ..._ He was running, running down the long tunnels, the shadows hunting him, claws clutching at him, nearer ...
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From this reading William F. Nolan, well known in SF circles on the West Coast, returns with this grim story of the days and the nights of Lewis Stillman--survivor ..._ He was running, running down the long tunnels, the shadows hunting him, claws clutching at him, nearer ...
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From this reading William F. Nolan, well known in SF circles on the West Coast, returns with this grim story of the days and the nights of Lewis Stillman--survivor ..._ He was running, running down the long tunnels, the shadows hunting him, claws clutching at him, nearer ...
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From this reading William F. Nolan, well known in SF circles on the West Coast, returns with this grim story of the days and the nights of Lewis Stillman--survivor ..._ He was running, running down the long tunnels, the shadows hunting him, claws clutching at him, nearer ...
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From this reading _What will happen when the alien ships strike Earth?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading William F. Nolan, well known in SF circles on the West Coast, returns with this grim story of the days and the nights of Lewis Stillman--survivor ..._ He was running, running down the long tunnels, the shadows hunting him, claws clutching at him, nearer ...
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From this reading William F. Nolan, well known in SF circles on the West Coast, returns with this grim story of the days and the nights of Lewis Stillman--survivor ..._ He was running, running down the long tunnels, the shadows hunting him, claws clutching at him, nearer ...
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From this reading _What will happen when the alien ships strike Earth?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading William F. Nolan, well known in SF circles on the West Coast, returns with this grim story of the days and the nights of Lewis Stillman--survivor ..._ He was running, running down the long tunnels, the shadows hunting him, claws clutching at him, nearer ...
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading William F. Nolan, well known in SF circles on the West Coast, returns with this grim story of the days and the nights of Lewis Stillman--survivor ..._ He was running, running down the long tunnels, the shadows hunting him, claws clutching at him, nearer ...
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From this reading William F. Nolan, well known in SF circles on the West Coast, returns with this grim story of the days and the nights of Lewis Stillman--survivor ..._ He was running, running down the long tunnels, the shadows hunting him, claws clutching at him, nearer ...
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading What will life be like in that latter-day jungle?
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From this reading What will life be like in that latter-day jungle?
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From this reading William F. Nolan, well known in SF circles on the West Coast, returns with this grim story of the days and the nights of Lewis Stillman--survivor ..._ He was running, running down the long tunnels, the shadows hunting him, claws clutching at him, nearer ...
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From this reading And later?
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From this reading What will life be like in that latter-day jungle?
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From this reading William F. Nolan, well known in SF circles on the West Coast, returns with this grim story of the days and the nights of Lewis Stillman--survivor ..._ He was running, running down the long tunnels, the shadows hunting him, claws clutching at him, nearer ...
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What will life be like in that latter-day jungle?
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From this reading What will life be like in that latter-day jungle?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading William F. Nolan, well known in SF circles on the West Coast, returns with this grim story of the days and the nights of Lewis Stillman--survivor ..._ He was running, running down the long tunnels, the shadows hunting him, claws clutching at him, nearer ...
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading William F. Nolan, well known in SF circles on the West Coast, returns with this grim story of the days and the nights of Lewis Stillman--survivor ..._ He was running, running down the long tunnels, the shadows hunting him, claws clutching at him, nearer ...
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading William F. Nolan, well known in SF circles on the West Coast, returns with this grim story of the days and the nights of Lewis Stillman--survivor ..._ He was running, running down the long tunnels, the shadows hunting him, claws clutching at him, nearer ...
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading William F. Nolan, well known in SF circles on the West Coast, returns with this grim story of the days and the nights of Lewis Stillman--survivor ..._ He was running, running down the long tunnels, the shadows hunting him, claws clutching at him, nearer ...
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading William F. Nolan, well known in SF circles on the West Coast, returns with this grim story of the days and the nights of Lewis Stillman--survivor ..._ He was running, running down the long tunnels, the shadows hunting him, claws clutching at him, nearer ...
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading William F. Nolan, well known in SF circles on the West Coast, returns with this grim story of the days and the nights of Lewis Stillman--survivor ..._ He was running, running down the long tunnels, the shadows hunting him, claws clutching at him, nearer ...
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading William F. Nolan, well known in SF circles on the West Coast, returns with this grim story of the days and the nights of Lewis Stillman--survivor ..._ He was running, running down the long tunnels, the shadows hunting him, claws clutching at him, nearer ...
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading William F. Nolan, well known in SF circles on the West Coast, returns with this grim story of the days and the nights of Lewis Stillman--survivor ..._ He was running, running down the long tunnels, the shadows hunting him, claws clutching at him, nearer ...
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading William F. Nolan, well known in SF circles on the West Coast, returns with this grim story of the days and the nights of Lewis Stillman--survivor ..._ He was running, running down the long tunnels, the shadows hunting him, claws clutching at him, nearer ...
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading William F. Nolan, well known in SF circles on the West Coast, returns with this grim story of the days and the nights of Lewis Stillman--survivor ..._ He was running, running down the long tunnels, the shadows hunting him, claws clutching at him, nearer ...
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _What will happen when the alien ships strike Earth?
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From this reading William F. Nolan, well known in SF circles on the West Coast, returns with this grim story of the days and the nights of Lewis Stillman--survivor ..._ He was running, running down the long tunnels, the shadows hunting him, claws clutching at him, nearer ...
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading William F. Nolan, well known in SF circles on the West Coast, returns with this grim story of the days and the nights of Lewis Stillman--survivor ..._ He was running, running down the long tunnels, the shadows hunting him, claws clutching at him, nearer ...
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _What will happen when the alien ships strike Earth?
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From this reading Who will survive?
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From this reading William F. Nolan, well known in SF circles on the West Coast, returns with this grim story of the days and the nights of Lewis Stillman--survivor ..._ He was running, running down the long tunnels, the shadows hunting him, claws clutching at him, nearer ...
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What will life be like in that latter-day jungle?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _What will happen when the alien ships strike Earth?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading William F. Nolan, well known in SF circles on the West Coast, returns with this grim story of the days and the nights of Lewis Stillman--survivor ..._ He was running, running down the long tunnels, the shadows hunting him, claws clutching at him, nearer ...
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading William F. Nolan, well known in SF circles on the West Coast, returns with this grim story of the days and the nights of Lewis Stillman--survivor ..._ He was running, running down the long tunnels, the shadows hunting him, claws clutching at him, nearer ...
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading William F. Nolan, well known in SF circles on the West Coast, returns with this grim story of the days and the nights of Lewis Stillman--survivor ..._ He was running, running down the long tunnels, the shadows hunting him, claws clutching at him, nearer ...
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading William F. Nolan, well known in SF circles on the West Coast, returns with this grim story of the days and the nights of Lewis Stillman--survivor ..._ He was running, running down the long tunnels, the shadows hunting him, claws clutching at him, nearer ...
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading William F. Nolan, well known in SF circles on the West Coast, returns with this grim story of the days and the nights of Lewis Stillman--survivor ..._ He was running, running down the long tunnels, the shadows hunting him, claws clutching at him, nearer ...
used to ask for information about something
From this reading _What will happen when the alien ships strike Earth?
at the time that
From this reading _What will happen when the alien ships strike Earth?
which person or people
From this reading Who will survive?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading _What will happen when the alien ships strike Earth?
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From this reading William F. Nolan, well known in SF circles on the West Coast, returns with this grim story of the days and the nights of Lewis Stillman--survivor ..._ He was running, running down the long tunnels, the shadows hunting him, claws clutching at him, nearer ...
in the company of; together with
From this reading William F. Nolan, well known in SF circles on the West Coast, returns with this grim story of the days and the nights of Lewis Stillman--survivor ..._ He was running, running down the long tunnels, the shadows hunting him, claws clutching at him, nearer ...
