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Chapter VI
Gently Harris felt himself falling toward the floor. It was as if an intangible hand had yanked his legs out from under him and eased him down. He lay quiescent, eyes open, neither moving nor wanting to move. The victims of the subsonic slowly returned to consciousness as the minutes passed. Beth woke first.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Beth woke first.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was as if an intangible hand had yanked his legs out from under him and eased him down.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Gently Harris felt himself falling toward the floor.”
not one and not the other of two
From this reading “He lay quiescent, eyes open, neither moving nor wanting to move.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “He lay quiescent, eyes open, neither moving nor wanting to move.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The victims of the subsonic slowly returned to consciousness as the minutes passed.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The victims of the subsonic slowly returned to consciousness as the minutes passed.”
in the direction of
From this reading “Gently Harris felt himself falling toward the floor.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “It was as if an intangible hand had yanked his legs out from under him and eased him down.”
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was as if an intangible hand had yanked his legs out from under him and eased him down.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was as if an intangible hand had yanked his legs out from under him and eased him down.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was as if an intangible hand had yanked his legs out from under him and eased him down.
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From this reading Beth woke first.
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From this reading The victims of the subsonic slowly returned to consciousness as the minutes passed.
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From this reading It was as if an intangible hand had yanked his legs out from under him and eased him down.
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From this reading It was as if an intangible hand had yanked his legs out from under him and eased him down.
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From this reading He lay quiescent, eyes open, neither moving nor wanting to move.
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From this reading Gently Harris felt himself falling toward the floor.
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From this reading Gently Harris felt himself falling toward the floor.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Beth woke first.
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From this reading Gently Harris felt himself falling toward the floor.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was as if an intangible hand had yanked his legs out from under him and eased him down.
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From this reading Gently Harris felt himself falling toward the floor.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was as if an intangible hand had yanked his legs out from under him and eased him down.
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From this reading It was as if an intangible hand had yanked his legs out from under him and eased him down.
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From this reading Gently Harris felt himself falling toward the floor.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He lay quiescent, eyes open, neither moving nor wanting to move.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was as if an intangible hand had yanked his legs out from under him and eased him down.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Gently Harris felt himself falling toward the floor.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was as if an intangible hand had yanked his legs out from under him and eased him down.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It was as if an intangible hand had yanked his legs out from under him and eased him down.
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From this reading It was as if an intangible hand had yanked his legs out from under him and eased him down.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was as if an intangible hand had yanked his legs out from under him and eased him down.
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From this reading He lay quiescent, eyes open, neither moving nor wanting to move.
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From this reading It was as if an intangible hand had yanked his legs out from under him and eased him down.
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From this reading The victims of the subsonic slowly returned to consciousness as the minutes passed.
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From this reading He lay quiescent, eyes open, neither moving nor wanting to move.
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From this reading He lay quiescent, eyes open, neither moving nor wanting to move.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading He lay quiescent, eyes open, neither moving nor wanting to move.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading He lay quiescent, eyes open, neither moving nor wanting to move.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The victims of the subsonic slowly returned to consciousness as the minutes passed.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading He lay quiescent, eyes open, neither moving nor wanting to move.
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From this reading It was as if an intangible hand had yanked his legs out from under him and eased him down.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The victims of the subsonic slowly returned to consciousness as the minutes passed.
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From this reading He lay quiescent, eyes open, neither moving nor wanting to move.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The victims of the subsonic slowly returned to consciousness as the minutes passed.
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From this reading The victims of the subsonic slowly returned to consciousness as the minutes passed.
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From this reading The victims of the subsonic slowly returned to consciousness as the minutes passed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Gently Harris felt himself falling toward the floor.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He lay quiescent, eyes open, neither moving nor wanting to move.
in the direction of
From this reading Gently Harris felt himself falling toward the floor.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading It was as if an intangible hand had yanked his legs out from under him and eased him down.
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From this reading The victims of the subsonic slowly returned to consciousness as the minutes passed.
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From this reading He lay quiescent, eyes open, neither moving nor wanting to move.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was as if an intangible hand had yanked his legs out from under him and eased him down.
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From this reading Beth woke first.
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From this reading It was as if an intangible hand had yanked his legs out from under him and eased him down.
