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Chapter XX
The dead that have mastered fire live on, salamanders, in fire. The dead of the water-lords rock and glimmer in the seas. The dead of the steel machines go up in motion, _away_! The dead of electric masters are electricity itself. But the dead of those who have mastered nothing, nothing at all, Crawl like masterless dogs in the back streets of the air, Creeping for the garbage of life, and biting with venomous mouths.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The dead that have mastered fire live on, salamanders, in fire.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “The dead that have mastered fire live on, salamanders, in fire.”
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading “The dead of electric masters are electricity itself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But the dead of those who have mastered nothing, nothing at all, Crawl like masterless dogs in the back streets of the air, Creeping for the garbage of life, and biting with venomous mouths.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “But the dead of those who have mastered nothing, nothing at all, Crawl like masterless dogs in the back streets of the air, Creeping for the garbage of life, and biting with venomous mouths.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “But the dead of those who have mastered nothing, nothing at all, Crawl like masterless dogs in the back streets of the air, Creeping for the garbage of life, and biting with venomous mouths.”
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From this reading But the dead of those who have mastered nothing, nothing at all, Crawl like masterless dogs in the back streets of the air, Creeping for the garbage of life, and biting with venomous mouths.
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From this reading But the dead of those who have mastered nothing, nothing at all, Crawl like masterless dogs in the back streets of the air, Creeping for the garbage of life, and biting with venomous mouths.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The dead of the water-lords rock and glimmer in the seas.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The dead of electric masters are electricity itself.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But the dead of those who have mastered nothing, nothing at all, Crawl like masterless dogs in the back streets of the air, Creeping for the garbage of life, and biting with venomous mouths.
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From this reading The dead of the steel machines go up in motion, _away_!
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From this reading But the dead of those who have mastered nothing, nothing at all, Crawl like masterless dogs in the back streets of the air, Creeping for the garbage of life, and biting with venomous mouths.
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From this reading But the dead of those who have mastered nothing, nothing at all, Crawl like masterless dogs in the back streets of the air, Creeping for the garbage of life, and biting with venomous mouths.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the dead of those who have mastered nothing, nothing at all, Crawl like masterless dogs in the back streets of the air, Creeping for the garbage of life, and biting with venomous mouths.
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From this reading But the dead of those who have mastered nothing, nothing at all, Crawl like masterless dogs in the back streets of the air, Creeping for the garbage of life, and biting with venomous mouths.
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From this reading But the dead of those who have mastered nothing, nothing at all, Crawl like masterless dogs in the back streets of the air, Creeping for the garbage of life, and biting with venomous mouths.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The dead that have mastered fire live on, salamanders, in fire.
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From this reading But the dead of those who have mastered nothing, nothing at all, Crawl like masterless dogs in the back streets of the air, Creeping for the garbage of life, and biting with venomous mouths.
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From this reading The dead of electric masters are electricity itself.
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From this reading The dead of electric masters are electricity itself.
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From this reading The dead that have mastered fire live on, salamanders, in fire.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But the dead of those who have mastered nothing, nothing at all, Crawl like masterless dogs in the back streets of the air, Creeping for the garbage of life, and biting with venomous mouths.
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From this reading But the dead of those who have mastered nothing, nothing at all, Crawl like masterless dogs in the back streets of the air, Creeping for the garbage of life, and biting with venomous mouths.
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From this reading The dead of the water-lords rock and glimmer in the seas.
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From this reading The dead of the steel machines go up in motion, _away_!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The dead that have mastered fire live on, salamanders, in fire.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The dead that have mastered fire live on, salamanders, in fire.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The dead of electric masters are electricity itself.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the dead of those who have mastered nothing, nothing at all, Crawl like masterless dogs in the back streets of the air, Creeping for the garbage of life, and biting with venomous mouths.
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From this reading But the dead of those who have mastered nothing, nothing at all, Crawl like masterless dogs in the back streets of the air, Creeping for the garbage of life, and biting with venomous mouths.
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From this reading The dead that have mastered fire live on, salamanders, in fire.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The dead of the steel machines go up in motion, _away_!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The dead that have mastered fire live on, salamanders, in fire.
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From this reading But the dead of those who have mastered nothing, nothing at all, Crawl like masterless dogs in the back streets of the air, Creeping for the garbage of life, and biting with venomous mouths.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The dead of electric masters are electricity itself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The dead of the steel machines go up in motion, _away_!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But the dead of those who have mastered nothing, nothing at all, Crawl like masterless dogs in the back streets of the air, Creeping for the garbage of life, and biting with venomous mouths.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading But the dead of those who have mastered nothing, nothing at all, Crawl like masterless dogs in the back streets of the air, Creeping for the garbage of life, and biting with venomous mouths.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The dead of the water-lords rock and glimmer in the seas.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The dead that have mastered fire live on, salamanders, in fire.
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From this reading The dead of the water-lords rock and glimmer in the seas.
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From this reading The dead that have mastered fire live on, salamanders, in fire.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The dead of the water-lords rock and glimmer in the seas.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The dead of the steel machines go up in motion, _away_!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But the dead of those who have mastered nothing, nothing at all, Crawl like masterless dogs in the back streets of the air, Creeping for the garbage of life, and biting with venomous mouths.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The dead that have mastered fire live on, salamanders, in fire.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The dead that have mastered fire live on, salamanders, in fire.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading But the dead of those who have mastered nothing, nothing at all, Crawl like masterless dogs in the back streets of the air, Creeping for the garbage of life, and biting with venomous mouths.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The dead of the steel machines go up in motion, _away_!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But the dead of those who have mastered nothing, nothing at all, Crawl like masterless dogs in the back streets of the air, Creeping for the garbage of life, and biting with venomous mouths.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The dead of the water-lords rock and glimmer in the seas.
which person or people
From this reading But the dead of those who have mastered nothing, nothing at all, Crawl like masterless dogs in the back streets of the air, Creeping for the garbage of life, and biting with venomous mouths.
in the company of; together with
From this reading But the dead of those who have mastered nothing, nothing at all, Crawl like masterless dogs in the back streets of the air, Creeping for the garbage of life, and biting with venomous mouths.
