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Chapter I
Naito smiled. "You are still in the grip of time, Mr. Blair. Spend some with us and you will slip a little from its tyranny." _We have said on a number of occasions that there are a number of things and forces which dwell in the shadows of this Fantastic Universe of ours. And in the mountains....
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used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “_We have said on a number of occasions that there are a number of things and forces which dwell in the shadows of this Fantastic Universe of ours.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Spend some with us and you will slip a little from its tyranny."”
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading “_We have said on a number of occasions that there are a number of things and forces which dwell in the shadows of this Fantastic Universe of ours.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You are still in the grip of time, Mr. Blair.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You are still in the grip of time, Mr. Blair.”
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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 Spend some with us and you will slip a little from its tyranny."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Spend some with us and you will slip a little from its tyranny."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You are still in the grip of time, Mr. Blair.
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From this reading "You are still in the grip of time, Mr. Blair.
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From this reading _We have said on a number of occasions that there are a number of things and forces which dwell in the shadows of this Fantastic Universe of ours.
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From this reading _We have said on a number of occasions that there are a number of things and forces which dwell in the shadows of this Fantastic Universe of ours.
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From this reading _We have said on a number of occasions that there are a number of things and forces which dwell in the shadows of this Fantastic Universe of ours.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Spend some with us and you will slip a little from its tyranny."
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From this reading "You are still in the grip of time, Mr. Blair.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _We have said on a number of occasions that there are a number of things and forces which dwell in the shadows of this Fantastic Universe of ours.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "You are still in the grip of time, Mr. Blair.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Spend some with us and you will slip a little from its tyranny."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Spend some with us and you will slip a little from its tyranny."
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From this reading And in the mountains....
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From this reading "You are still in the grip of time, Mr. Blair.
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From this reading Naito smiled.
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From this reading _We have said on a number of occasions that there are a number of things and forces which dwell in the shadows of this Fantastic Universe of ours.
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From this reading _We have said on a number of occasions that there are a number of things and forces which dwell in the shadows of this Fantastic Universe of ours.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "You are still in the grip of time, Mr. Blair.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _We have said on a number of occasions that there are a number of things and forces which dwell in the shadows of this Fantastic Universe of ours.
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading _We have said on a number of occasions that there are a number of things and forces which dwell in the shadows of this Fantastic Universe of ours.
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From this reading _We have said on a number of occasions that there are a number of things and forces which dwell in the shadows of this Fantastic Universe of ours.
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From this reading _We have said on a number of occasions that there are a number of things and forces which dwell in the shadows of this Fantastic Universe of ours.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Spend some with us and you will slip a little from its tyranny."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Naito smiled.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Spend some with us and you will slip a little from its tyranny."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Spend some with us and you will slip a little from its tyranny."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You are still in the grip of time, Mr. Blair.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _We have said on a number of occasions that there are a number of things and forces which dwell in the shadows of this Fantastic Universe of ours.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "You are still in the grip of time, Mr. Blair.
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From this reading _We have said on a number of occasions that there are a number of things and forces which dwell in the shadows of this Fantastic Universe of ours.
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From this reading _We have said on a number of occasions that there are a number of things and forces which dwell in the shadows of this Fantastic Universe of ours.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _We have said on a number of occasions that there are a number of things and forces which dwell in the shadows of this Fantastic Universe of ours.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You are still in the grip of time, Mr. Blair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Spend some with us and you will slip a little from its tyranny."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _We have said on a number of occasions that there are a number of things and forces which dwell in the shadows of this Fantastic Universe of ours.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Spend some with us and you will slip a little from its tyranny."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading _We have said on a number of occasions that there are a number of things and forces which dwell in the shadows of this Fantastic Universe of ours.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading _We have said on a number of occasions that there are a number of things and forces which dwell in the shadows of this Fantastic Universe of ours.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Spend some with us and you will slip a little from its tyranny."
in the company of; together with
From this reading Spend some with us and you will slip a little from its tyranny."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You are still in the grip of time, Mr. Blair.
