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Chapter IV
THE MOVING WAYS He went to the railings of the balcony and stared upward. An exclamation of surprise at his appearance, and the movements of a number of people came from the great area below. His first impression was of overwhelming architecture. The place into which he looked was an aisle of Titanic buildings, curving spaciously in either direction. Overhead mighty cantilevers sprang together across the huge width of the place, and a tracery of translucent material shut out the sky.
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “Overhead mighty cantilevers sprang together across the huge width of the place, and a tracery of translucent material shut out the sky.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “An exclamation of surprise at his appearance, and the movements of a number of people came from the great area below.”
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading “An exclamation of surprise at his appearance, and the movements of a number of people came from the great area below.”
one or the other of two
From this reading “The place into which he looked was an aisle of Titanic buildings, curving spaciously in either direction.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “His first impression was of overwhelming architecture.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “An exclamation of surprise at his appearance, and the movements of a number of people came from the great area below.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The place into which he looked was an aisle of Titanic buildings, curving spaciously in either direction.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE MOVING WAYS He went to the railings of the balcony and stared upward.”
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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 An exclamation of surprise at his appearance, and the movements of a number of people came from the great area below.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Overhead mighty cantilevers sprang together across the huge width of the place, and a tracery of translucent material shut out the sky.
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From this reading The place into which he looked was an aisle of Titanic buildings, curving spaciously in either direction.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An exclamation of surprise at his appearance, and the movements of a number of people came from the great area below.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE MOVING WAYS He went to the railings of the balcony and stared upward.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading An exclamation of surprise at his appearance, and the movements of a number of people came from the great area below.
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From this reading His first impression was of overwhelming architecture.
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From this reading An exclamation of surprise at his appearance, and the movements of a number of people came from the great area below.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading An exclamation of surprise at his appearance, and the movements of a number of people came from the great area below.
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From this reading THE MOVING WAYS He went to the railings of the balcony and stared upward.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading An exclamation of surprise at his appearance, and the movements of a number of people came from the great area below.
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From this reading The place into which he looked was an aisle of Titanic buildings, curving spaciously in either direction.
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From this reading An exclamation of surprise at his appearance, and the movements of a number of people came from the great area below.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Overhead mighty cantilevers sprang together across the huge width of the place, and a tracery of translucent material shut out the sky.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The place into which he looked was an aisle of Titanic buildings, curving spaciously in either direction.
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From this reading The place into which he looked was an aisle of Titanic buildings, curving spaciously in either direction.
one or the other of two
From this reading The place into which he looked was an aisle of Titanic buildings, curving spaciously in either direction.
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From this reading An exclamation of surprise at his appearance, and the movements of a number of people came from the great area below.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His first impression was of overwhelming architecture.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading An exclamation of surprise at his appearance, and the movements of a number of people came from the great area below.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading An exclamation of surprise at his appearance, and the movements of a number of people came from the great area below.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE MOVING WAYS He went to the railings of the balcony and stared upward.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading An exclamation of surprise at his appearance, and the movements of a number of people came from the great area below.
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From this reading Overhead mighty cantilevers sprang together across the huge width of the place, and a tracery of translucent material shut out the sky.
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From this reading His first impression was of overwhelming architecture.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The place into which he looked was an aisle of Titanic buildings, curving spaciously in either direction.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The place into which he looked was an aisle of Titanic buildings, curving spaciously in either direction.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The place into which he looked was an aisle of Titanic buildings, curving spaciously in either direction.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Overhead mighty cantilevers sprang together across the huge width of the place, and a tracery of translucent material shut out the sky.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Overhead mighty cantilevers sprang together across the huge width of the place, and a tracery of translucent material shut out the sky.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An exclamation of surprise at his appearance, and the movements of a number of people came from the great area below.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE MOVING WAYS He went to the railings of the balcony and stared upward.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An exclamation of surprise at his appearance, and the movements of a number of people came from the great area below.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MOVING WAYS He went to the railings of the balcony and stared upward.
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From this reading Overhead mighty cantilevers sprang together across the huge width of the place, and a tracery of translucent material shut out the sky.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Overhead mighty cantilevers sprang together across the huge width of the place, and a tracery of translucent material shut out the sky.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His first impression was of overwhelming architecture.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An exclamation of surprise at his appearance, and the movements of a number of people came from the great area below.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The place into which he looked was an aisle of Titanic buildings, curving spaciously in either direction.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE MOVING WAYS He went to the railings of the balcony and stared upward.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Overhead mighty cantilevers sprang together across the huge width of the place, and a tracery of translucent material shut out the sky.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Overhead mighty cantilevers sprang together across the huge width of the place, and a tracery of translucent material shut out the sky.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The place into which he looked was an aisle of Titanic buildings, curving spaciously in either direction.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Overhead mighty cantilevers sprang together across the huge width of the place, and a tracery of translucent material shut out the sky.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE MOVING WAYS He went to the railings of the balcony and stared upward.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An exclamation of surprise at his appearance, and the movements of a number of people came from the great area below.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MOVING WAYS He went to the railings of the balcony and stared upward.
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From this reading The place into which he looked was an aisle of Titanic buildings, curving spaciously in either direction.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE MOVING WAYS He went to the railings of the balcony and stared upward.
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From this reading Overhead mighty cantilevers sprang together across the huge width of the place, and a tracery of translucent material shut out the sky.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Overhead mighty cantilevers sprang together across the huge width of the place, and a tracery of translucent material shut out the sky.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Overhead mighty cantilevers sprang together across the huge width of the place, and a tracery of translucent material shut out the sky.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE MOVING WAYS He went to the railings of the balcony and stared upward.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His first impression was of overwhelming architecture.
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From this reading THE MOVING WAYS He went to the railings of the balcony and stared upward.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE MOVING WAYS He went to the railings of the balcony and stared upward.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The place into which he looked was an aisle of Titanic buildings, curving spaciously in either direction.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Overhead mighty cantilevers sprang together across the huge width of the place, and a tracery of translucent material shut out the sky.
