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Chapter III
Quantrell was silent a long time. "Just for a day or so?" he asked, at last. "We'll just go out, and have a look around, just to see what it's like out there." He fell silent again. Alan saw a little trickle of sweat burst out on Quantrell's cheek.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He fell silent again.”
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “"We'll just go out, and have a look around, just to see what it's like out there."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Just for a day or so?" he asked, at last.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"We'll just go out, and have a look around, just to see what it's like out there."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Just for a day or so?" he asked, at last.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Alan saw a little trickle of sweat burst out on Quantrell's cheek.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Quantrell was silent a long time.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"We'll just go out, and have a look around, just to see what it's like out there."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Quantrell was silent a long time.”
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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 Quantrell was silent a long time.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He fell silent again.
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From this reading Alan saw a little trickle of sweat burst out on Quantrell's cheek.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "We'll just go out, and have a look around, just to see what it's like out there."
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading "We'll just go out, and have a look around, just to see what it's like out there."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Just for a day or so?" he asked, at last.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Just for a day or so?" he asked, at last.
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From this reading Alan saw a little trickle of sweat burst out on Quantrell's cheek.
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From this reading Alan saw a little trickle of sweat burst out on Quantrell's cheek.
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From this reading "Just for a day or so?" he asked, at last.
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From this reading He fell silent again.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Just for a day or so?" he asked, at last.
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From this reading "We'll just go out, and have a look around, just to see what it's like out there."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "We'll just go out, and have a look around, just to see what it's like out there."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Just for a day or so?" he asked, at last.
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From this reading "We'll just go out, and have a look around, just to see what it's like out there."
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From this reading "Just for a day or so?" he asked, at last.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Just for a day or so?" he asked, at last.
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From this reading "We'll just go out, and have a look around, just to see what it's like out there."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Alan saw a little trickle of sweat burst out on Quantrell's cheek.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Quantrell was silent a long time.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "We'll just go out, and have a look around, just to see what it's like out there."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Alan saw a little trickle of sweat burst out on Quantrell's cheek.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Alan saw a little trickle of sweat burst out on Quantrell's cheek.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Just for a day or so?" he asked, at last.
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From this reading "We'll just go out, and have a look around, just to see what it's like out there."
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From this reading Quantrell was silent a long time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Alan saw a little trickle of sweat burst out on Quantrell's cheek.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Alan saw a little trickle of sweat burst out on Quantrell's cheek.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We'll just go out, and have a look around, just to see what it's like out there."
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From this reading Quantrell was silent a long time.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Just for a day or so?" he asked, at last.
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From this reading Alan saw a little trickle of sweat burst out on Quantrell's cheek.
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From this reading "We'll just go out, and have a look around, just to see what it's like out there."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Quantrell was silent a long time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "We'll just go out, and have a look around, just to see what it's like out there."
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From this reading Alan saw a little trickle of sweat burst out on Quantrell's cheek.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Quantrell was silent a long time.
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From this reading "We'll just go out, and have a look around, just to see what it's like out there."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "We'll just go out, and have a look around, just to see what it's like out there."
