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Chapter II
Jake glanced at Sozier, gulped, aimed the rifle at Retief and nodded toward the car. As Retief moved off, a murmur swept across the crowd. Retief glanced back. A turret on the station roof was rotating slowly. A shout rose; men surged away from the building, scuffling for way; Sozier yelled.
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “As Retief moved off, a murmur swept across the crowd.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Jake glanced at Sozier, gulped, aimed the rifle at Retief and nodded toward the car.”
in the direction of
From this reading “Jake glanced at Sozier, gulped, aimed the rifle at Retief and nodded toward the car.”
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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 As Retief moved off, a murmur swept across the crowd.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading As Retief moved off, a murmur swept across the crowd.
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From this reading Jake glanced at Sozier, gulped, aimed the rifle at Retief and nodded toward the car.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jake glanced at Sozier, gulped, aimed the rifle at Retief and nodded toward the car.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As Retief moved off, a murmur swept across the crowd.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Jake glanced at Sozier, gulped, aimed the rifle at Retief and nodded toward the car.
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From this reading A shout rose; men surged away from the building, scuffling for way; Sozier yelled.
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From this reading Retief glanced back.
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From this reading A shout rose; men surged away from the building, scuffling for way; Sozier yelled.
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From this reading Jake glanced at Sozier, gulped, aimed the rifle at Retief and nodded toward the car.
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From this reading As Retief moved off, a murmur swept across the crowd.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A shout rose; men surged away from the building, scuffling for way; Sozier yelled.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A shout rose; men surged away from the building, scuffling for way; Sozier yelled.
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From this reading Jake glanced at Sozier, gulped, aimed the rifle at Retief and nodded toward the car.
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From this reading Jake glanced at Sozier, gulped, aimed the rifle at Retief and nodded toward the car.
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From this reading Jake glanced at Sozier, gulped, aimed the rifle at Retief and nodded toward the car.
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From this reading A shout rose; men surged away from the building, scuffling for way; Sozier yelled.
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From this reading As Retief moved off, a murmur swept across the crowd.
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From this reading As Retief moved off, a murmur swept across the crowd.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jake glanced at Sozier, gulped, aimed the rifle at Retief and nodded toward the car.
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From this reading As Retief moved off, a murmur swept across the crowd.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A turret on the station roof was rotating slowly.
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From this reading Jake glanced at Sozier, gulped, aimed the rifle at Retief and nodded toward the car.
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From this reading Jake glanced at Sozier, gulped, aimed the rifle at Retief and nodded toward the car.
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From this reading A turret on the station roof was rotating slowly.
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From this reading A shout rose; men surged away from the building, scuffling for way; Sozier yelled.
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From this reading A turret on the station roof was rotating slowly.
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From this reading A shout rose; men surged away from the building, scuffling for way; Sozier yelled.
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From this reading A shout rose; men surged away from the building, scuffling for way; Sozier yelled.
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From this reading A turret on the station roof was rotating slowly.
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From this reading Jake glanced at Sozier, gulped, aimed the rifle at Retief and nodded toward the car.
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From this reading A turret on the station roof was rotating slowly.
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From this reading A shout rose; men surged away from the building, scuffling for way; Sozier yelled.
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From this reading As Retief moved off, a murmur swept across the crowd.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jake glanced at Sozier, gulped, aimed the rifle at Retief and nodded toward the car.
in the direction of
From this reading Jake glanced at Sozier, gulped, aimed the rifle at Retief and nodded toward the car.
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From this reading A turret on the station roof was rotating slowly.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A turret on the station roof was rotating slowly.
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From this reading A shout rose; men surged away from the building, scuffling for way; Sozier yelled.
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From this reading A shout rose; men surged away from the building, scuffling for way; Sozier yelled.
