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Chapter III
"The outlines are sharper. There seem to be other shapes behind the moving ones. It's like looking through a steamy window...." Beyond the misty surface Tremaine seemed to see a high narrow chamber, bathed in white light. In the foreground creatures like shadowy caricatures of men paced to and fro.
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at or toward the back of something
From this reading “There seem to be other shapes behind the moving ones.”
on the far side of; further than
From this reading “Beyond the misty surface Tremaine seemed to see a high narrow chamber, bathed in white light.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Beyond the misty surface Tremaine seemed to see a high narrow chamber, bathed in white light.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It's like looking through a steamy window...."”
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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's like looking through a steamy window...."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the foreground creatures like shadowy caricatures of men paced to and fro.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "The outlines are sharper.
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From this reading Beyond the misty surface Tremaine seemed to see a high narrow chamber, bathed in white light.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There seem to be other shapes behind the moving ones.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading There seem to be other shapes behind the moving ones.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Beyond the misty surface Tremaine seemed to see a high narrow chamber, bathed in white light.
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From this reading In the foreground creatures like shadowy caricatures of men paced to and fro.
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From this reading Beyond the misty surface Tremaine seemed to see a high narrow chamber, bathed in white light.
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From this reading In the foreground creatures like shadowy caricatures of men paced to and fro.
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From this reading In the foreground creatures like shadowy caricatures of men paced to and fro.
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From this reading In the foreground creatures like shadowy caricatures of men paced to and fro.
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From this reading Beyond the misty surface Tremaine seemed to see a high narrow chamber, bathed in white light.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Beyond the misty surface Tremaine seemed to see a high narrow chamber, bathed in white light.
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From this reading It's like looking through a steamy window...."
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From this reading Beyond the misty surface Tremaine seemed to see a high narrow chamber, bathed in white light.
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From this reading It's like looking through a steamy window...."
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From this reading It's like looking through a steamy window...."
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From this reading In the foreground creatures like shadowy caricatures of men paced to and fro.
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From this reading Beyond the misty surface Tremaine seemed to see a high narrow chamber, bathed in white light.
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From this reading There seem to be other shapes behind the moving ones.
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From this reading Beyond the misty surface Tremaine seemed to see a high narrow chamber, bathed in white light.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the foreground creatures like shadowy caricatures of men paced to and fro.
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From this reading There seem to be other shapes behind the moving ones.
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From this reading There seem to be other shapes behind the moving ones.
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From this reading "The outlines are sharper.
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From this reading In the foreground creatures like shadowy caricatures of men paced to and fro.
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From this reading Beyond the misty surface Tremaine seemed to see a high narrow chamber, bathed in white light.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There seem to be other shapes behind the moving ones.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Beyond the misty surface Tremaine seemed to see a high narrow chamber, bathed in white light.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the foreground creatures like shadowy caricatures of men paced to and fro.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There seem to be other shapes behind the moving ones.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The outlines are sharper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's like looking through a steamy window...."
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From this reading Beyond the misty surface Tremaine seemed to see a high narrow chamber, bathed in white light.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The outlines are sharper.
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From this reading There seem to be other shapes behind the moving ones.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It's like looking through a steamy window...."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There seem to be other shapes behind the moving ones.
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From this reading Beyond the misty surface Tremaine seemed to see a high narrow chamber, bathed in white light.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Beyond the misty surface Tremaine seemed to see a high narrow chamber, bathed in white light.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's like looking through a steamy window...."
