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Chapter III
And here he replaced the creature in its crystal habitation with the utmost care. "I suppose"--I said slowly, "you, in your pursuit of science, would infer from this that nothing actually perishes completely?" "Exactly!" returned Rimânez emphatically. "There, my dear Tempest, is the mischief,--or the deity,--of things. Nothing can be entirely annihilated;--not even a thought."
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “And here he replaced the creature in its crystal habitation with the utmost care.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Nothing can be entirely annihilated;--not even a thought."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Nothing can be entirely annihilated;--not even a thought."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And here he replaced the creature in its crystal habitation with the utmost care.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “"I suppose"--I said slowly, "you, in your pursuit of science, would infer from this that nothing actually perishes completely?"”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Exactly!" returned Rimânez emphatically.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"I suppose"--I said slowly, "you, in your pursuit of science, would infer from this that nothing actually perishes completely?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Nothing can be entirely annihilated;--not even a thought."”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"I suppose"--I said slowly, "you, in your pursuit of science, would infer from this that nothing actually perishes completely?"”
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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 Nothing can be entirely annihilated;--not even a thought."
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From this reading "I suppose"--I said slowly, "you, in your pursuit of science, would infer from this that nothing actually perishes completely?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And here he replaced the creature in its crystal habitation with the utmost care.
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From this reading Nothing can be entirely annihilated;--not even a thought."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Nothing can be entirely annihilated;--not even a thought."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Nothing can be entirely annihilated;--not even a thought."
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From this reading And here he replaced the creature in its crystal habitation with the utmost care.
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From this reading "I suppose"--I said slowly, "you, in your pursuit of science, would infer from this that nothing actually perishes completely?"
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And here he replaced the creature in its crystal habitation with the utmost care.
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From this reading And here he replaced the creature in its crystal habitation with the utmost care.
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From this reading "There, my dear Tempest, is the mischief,--or the deity,--of things.
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From this reading "There, my dear Tempest, is the mischief,--or the deity,--of things.
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From this reading "Exactly!" returned Rimânez emphatically.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Nothing can be entirely annihilated;--not even a thought."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nothing can be entirely annihilated;--not even a thought."
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From this reading "Exactly!" returned Rimânez emphatically.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "I suppose"--I said slowly, "you, in your pursuit of science, would infer from this that nothing actually perishes completely?"
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From this reading And here he replaced the creature in its crystal habitation with the utmost care.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And here he replaced the creature in its crystal habitation with the utmost care.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And here he replaced the creature in its crystal habitation with the utmost care.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I suppose"--I said slowly, "you, in your pursuit of science, would infer from this that nothing actually perishes completely?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And here he replaced the creature in its crystal habitation with the utmost care.
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From this reading "I suppose"--I said slowly, "you, in your pursuit of science, would infer from this that nothing actually perishes completely?"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "There, my dear Tempest, is the mischief,--or the deity,--of things.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading And here he replaced the creature in its crystal habitation with the utmost care.
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From this reading "There, my dear Tempest, is the mischief,--or the deity,--of things.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "There, my dear Tempest, is the mischief,--or the deity,--of things.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Nothing can be entirely annihilated;--not even a thought."
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "I suppose"--I said slowly, "you, in your pursuit of science, would infer from this that nothing actually perishes completely?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I suppose"--I said slowly, "you, in your pursuit of science, would infer from this that nothing actually perishes completely?"
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "There, my dear Tempest, is the mischief,--or the deity,--of things.
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From this reading "I suppose"--I said slowly, "you, in your pursuit of science, would infer from this that nothing actually perishes completely?"
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From this reading "I suppose"--I said slowly, "you, in your pursuit of science, would infer from this that nothing actually perishes completely?"
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From this reading And here he replaced the creature in its crystal habitation with the utmost care.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Exactly!" returned Rimânez emphatically.
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From this reading "Exactly!" returned Rimânez emphatically.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I suppose"--I said slowly, "you, in your pursuit of science, would infer from this that nothing actually perishes completely?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I suppose"--I said slowly, "you, in your pursuit of science, would infer from this that nothing actually perishes completely?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I suppose"--I said slowly, "you, in your pursuit of science, would infer from this that nothing actually perishes completely?"
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I suppose"--I said slowly, "you, in your pursuit of science, would infer from this that nothing actually perishes completely?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There, my dear Tempest, is the mischief,--or the deity,--of things.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I suppose"--I said slowly, "you, in your pursuit of science, would infer from this that nothing actually perishes completely?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And here he replaced the creature in its crystal habitation with the utmost care.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There, my dear Tempest, is the mischief,--or the deity,--of things.
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From this reading "There, my dear Tempest, is the mischief,--or the deity,--of things.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "I suppose"--I said slowly, "you, in your pursuit of science, would infer from this that nothing actually perishes completely?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nothing can be entirely annihilated;--not even a thought."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And here he replaced the creature in its crystal habitation with the utmost care.
in the company of; together with
From this reading And here he replaced the creature in its crystal habitation with the utmost care.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I suppose"--I said slowly, "you, in your pursuit of science, would infer from this that nothing actually perishes completely?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I suppose"--I said slowly, "you, in your pursuit of science, would infer from this that nothing actually perishes completely?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I suppose"--I said slowly, "you, in your pursuit of science, would infer from this that nothing actually perishes completely?"
