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Chapter II
Rynch swayed, his wet hands over his eyes, digging fingertips into the skin of his forehead to ease that pain bursting in his skull. Sitting in a room, drinking from a cup--it was as if a shadow picture fitted over the reality of the stream, rocks and brush about him. He had sat in a room, had drank from a cup--that action had been important! A sharp, hot pain made him lose contact with that shadow. He looked down.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Sitting in a room, drinking from a cup--it was as if a shadow picture fitted over the reality of the stream, rocks and brush about him.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “He had sat in a room, had drank from a cup--that action had been important!”
prepared and equipped for a particular purpose
From this reading “Sitting in a room, drinking from a cup--it was as if a shadow picture fitted over the reality of the stream, rocks and brush about him.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “Rynch swayed, his wet hands over his eyes, digging fingertips into the skin of his forehead to ease that pain bursting in his skull.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He looked down.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Rynch swayed, his wet hands over his eyes, digging fingertips into the skin of his forehead to ease that pain bursting in his skull.”
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading “Sitting in a room, drinking from a cup--it was as if a shadow picture fitted over the reality of the stream, rocks and brush about him.”
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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 Sitting in a room, drinking from a cup--it was as if a shadow picture fitted over the reality of the stream, rocks and brush about him.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Sitting in a room, drinking from a cup--it was as if a shadow picture fitted over the reality of the stream, rocks and brush about him.
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From this reading He had sat in a room, had drank from a cup--that action had been important!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sitting in a room, drinking from a cup--it was as if a shadow picture fitted over the reality of the stream, rocks and brush about him.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Sitting in a room, drinking from a cup--it was as if a shadow picture fitted over the reality of the stream, rocks and brush about him.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had sat in a room, had drank from a cup--that action had been important!
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From this reading Sitting in a room, drinking from a cup--it was as if a shadow picture fitted over the reality of the stream, rocks and brush about him.
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From this reading Rynch swayed, his wet hands over his eyes, digging fingertips into the skin of his forehead to ease that pain bursting in his skull.
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From this reading A sharp, hot pain made him lose contact with that shadow.
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From this reading Sitting in a room, drinking from a cup--it was as if a shadow picture fitted over the reality of the stream, rocks and brush about him.
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From this reading Rynch swayed, his wet hands over his eyes, digging fingertips into the skin of his forehead to ease that pain bursting in his skull.
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From this reading He looked down.
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From this reading He had sat in a room, had drank from a cup--that action had been important!
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From this reading Sitting in a room, drinking from a cup--it was as if a shadow picture fitted over the reality of the stream, rocks and brush about him.
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From this reading Rynch swayed, his wet hands over his eyes, digging fingertips into the skin of his forehead to ease that pain bursting in his skull.
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From this reading Rynch swayed, his wet hands over his eyes, digging fingertips into the skin of his forehead to ease that pain bursting in his skull.
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From this reading Rynch swayed, his wet hands over his eyes, digging fingertips into the skin of his forehead to ease that pain bursting in his skull.
prepared and equipped for a particular purpose
From this reading Sitting in a room, drinking from a cup--it was as if a shadow picture fitted over the reality of the stream, rocks and brush about him.
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From this reading Rynch swayed, his wet hands over his eyes, digging fingertips into the skin of his forehead to ease that pain bursting in his skull.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Sitting in a room, drinking from a cup--it was as if a shadow picture fitted over the reality of the stream, rocks and brush about him.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had sat in a room, had drank from a cup--that action had been important!
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Rynch swayed, his wet hands over his eyes, digging fingertips into the skin of his forehead to ease that pain bursting in his skull.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had sat in a room, had drank from a cup--that action had been important!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Sitting in a room, drinking from a cup--it was as if a shadow picture fitted over the reality of the stream, rocks and brush about him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Rynch swayed, his wet hands over his eyes, digging fingertips into the skin of his forehead to ease that pain bursting in his skull.
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From this reading A sharp, hot pain made him lose contact with that shadow.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Sitting in a room, drinking from a cup--it was as if a shadow picture fitted over the reality of the stream, rocks and brush about him.
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From this reading He had sat in a room, had drank from a cup--that action had been important!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Rynch swayed, his wet hands over his eyes, digging fingertips into the skin of his forehead to ease that pain bursting in his skull.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Rynch swayed, his wet hands over his eyes, digging fingertips into the skin of his forehead to ease that pain bursting in his skull.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Sitting in a room, drinking from a cup--it was as if a shadow picture fitted over the reality of the stream, rocks and brush about him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked down.
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From this reading A sharp, hot pain made him lose contact with that shadow.
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From this reading A sharp, hot pain made him lose contact with that shadow.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Rynch swayed, his wet hands over his eyes, digging fingertips into the skin of his forehead to ease that pain bursting in his skull.
above and across; more than
From this reading Rynch swayed, his wet hands over his eyes, digging fingertips into the skin of his forehead to ease that pain bursting in his skull.
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From this reading Rynch swayed, his wet hands over his eyes, digging fingertips into the skin of his forehead to ease that pain bursting in his skull.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sitting in a room, drinking from a cup--it was as if a shadow picture fitted over the reality of the stream, rocks and brush about him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sitting in a room, drinking from a cup--it was as if a shadow picture fitted over the reality of the stream, rocks and brush about him.
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From this reading Sitting in a room, drinking from a cup--it was as if a shadow picture fitted over the reality of the stream, rocks and brush about him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sitting in a room, drinking from a cup--it was as if a shadow picture fitted over the reality of the stream, rocks and brush about him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rynch swayed, his wet hands over his eyes, digging fingertips into the skin of his forehead to ease that pain bursting in his skull.
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From this reading He had sat in a room, had drank from a cup--that action had been important!
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading Sitting in a room, drinking from a cup--it was as if a shadow picture fitted over the reality of the stream, rocks and brush about him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A sharp, hot pain made him lose contact with that shadow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sitting in a room, drinking from a cup--it was as if a shadow picture fitted over the reality of the stream, rocks and brush about him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rynch swayed, his wet hands over his eyes, digging fingertips into the skin of his forehead to ease that pain bursting in his skull.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rynch swayed, his wet hands over his eyes, digging fingertips into the skin of his forehead to ease that pain bursting in his skull.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sitting in a room, drinking from a cup--it was as if a shadow picture fitted over the reality of the stream, rocks and brush about him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rynch swayed, his wet hands over his eyes, digging fingertips into the skin of his forehead to ease that pain bursting in his skull.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Rynch swayed, his wet hands over his eyes, digging fingertips into the skin of his forehead to ease that pain bursting in his skull.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Rynch swayed, his wet hands over his eyes, digging fingertips into the skin of his forehead to ease that pain bursting in his skull.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Rynch swayed, his wet hands over his eyes, digging fingertips into the skin of his forehead to ease that pain bursting in his skull.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sitting in a room, drinking from a cup--it was as if a shadow picture fitted over the reality of the stream, rocks and brush about him.
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From this reading Rynch swayed, his wet hands over his eyes, digging fingertips into the skin of his forehead to ease that pain bursting in his skull.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A sharp, hot pain made him lose contact with that shadow.
