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Chapter IX
It was wonderful, the mastery Satan had over time and distance. For him they did not exist. He called them human inventions, and said they were artificialities. We often went to the most distant parts of the globe with him, and stayed weeks and months, and yet were gone only a fraction of a second, as a rule. You could prove it by the clock.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “You could prove it by the clock.”
not friendly or close
From this reading “We often went to the most distant parts of the globe with him, and stayed weeks and months, and yet were gone only a fraction of a second, as a rule.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “It was wonderful, the mastery Satan had over time and distance.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We often went to the most distant parts of the globe with him, and stayed weeks and months, and yet were gone only a fraction of a second, as a rule.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was wonderful, the mastery Satan had over time and distance.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We often went to the most distant parts of the globe with him, and stayed weeks and months, and yet were gone only a fraction of a second, as a rule.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It was wonderful, the mastery Satan had over time and distance.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “We often went to the most distant parts of the globe with him, and stayed weeks and months, and yet were gone only a fraction of a second, as a rule.”
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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 We often went to the most distant parts of the globe with him, and stayed weeks and months, and yet were gone only a fraction of a second, as a rule.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was wonderful, the mastery Satan had over time and distance.
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From this reading He called them human inventions, and said they were artificialities.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We often went to the most distant parts of the globe with him, and stayed weeks and months, and yet were gone only a fraction of a second, as a rule.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading You could prove it by the clock.
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From this reading He called them human inventions, and said they were artificialities.
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From this reading You could prove it by the clock.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading You could prove it by the clock.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading For him they did not exist.
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From this reading It was wonderful, the mastery Satan had over time and distance.
not friendly or close
From this reading We often went to the most distant parts of the globe with him, and stayed weeks and months, and yet were gone only a fraction of a second, as a rule.
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From this reading For him they did not exist.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For him they did not exist.
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From this reading We often went to the most distant parts of the globe with him, and stayed weeks and months, and yet were gone only a fraction of a second, as a rule.
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From this reading We often went to the most distant parts of the globe with him, and stayed weeks and months, and yet were gone only a fraction of a second, as a rule.
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From this reading We often went to the most distant parts of the globe with him, and stayed weeks and months, and yet were gone only a fraction of a second, as a rule.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was wonderful, the mastery Satan had over time and distance.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He called them human inventions, and said they were artificialities.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For him they did not exist.
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From this reading He called them human inventions, and said they were artificialities.
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From this reading He called them human inventions, and said they were artificialities.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was wonderful, the mastery Satan had over time and distance.
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From this reading It was wonderful, the mastery Satan had over time and distance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We often went to the most distant parts of the globe with him, and stayed weeks and months, and yet were gone only a fraction of a second, as a rule.
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From this reading We often went to the most distant parts of the globe with him, and stayed weeks and months, and yet were gone only a fraction of a second, as a rule.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading For him they did not exist.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We often went to the most distant parts of the globe with him, and stayed weeks and months, and yet were gone only a fraction of a second, as a rule.
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From this reading We often went to the most distant parts of the globe with him, and stayed weeks and months, and yet were gone only a fraction of a second, as a rule.
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From this reading We often went to the most distant parts of the globe with him, and stayed weeks and months, and yet were gone only a fraction of a second, as a rule.
above and across; more than
From this reading It was wonderful, the mastery Satan had over time and distance.
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From this reading We often went to the most distant parts of the globe with him, and stayed weeks and months, and yet were gone only a fraction of a second, as a rule.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You could prove it by the clock.
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From this reading We often went to the most distant parts of the globe with him, and stayed weeks and months, and yet were gone only a fraction of a second, as a rule.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He called them human inventions, and said they were artificialities.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was wonderful, the mastery Satan had over time and distance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We often went to the most distant parts of the globe with him, and stayed weeks and months, and yet were gone only a fraction of a second, as a rule.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We often went to the most distant parts of the globe with him, and stayed weeks and months, and yet were gone only a fraction of a second, as a rule.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was wonderful, the mastery Satan had over time and distance.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He called them human inventions, and said they were artificialities.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For him they did not exist.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was wonderful, the mastery Satan had over time and distance.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We often went to the most distant parts of the globe with him, and stayed weeks and months, and yet were gone only a fraction of a second, as a rule.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was wonderful, the mastery Satan had over time and distance.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We often went to the most distant parts of the globe with him, and stayed weeks and months, and yet were gone only a fraction of a second, as a rule.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We often went to the most distant parts of the globe with him, and stayed weeks and months, and yet were gone only a fraction of a second, as a rule.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We often went to the most distant parts of the globe with him, and stayed weeks and months, and yet were gone only a fraction of a second, as a rule.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He called them human inventions, and said they were artificialities.
in the company of; together with
From this reading We often went to the most distant parts of the globe with him, and stayed weeks and months, and yet were gone only a fraction of a second, as a rule.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was wonderful, the mastery Satan had over time and distance.
but in spite of that
From this reading We often went to the most distant parts of the globe with him, and stayed weeks and months, and yet were gone only a fraction of a second, as a rule.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You could prove it by the clock.
