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Chapter XXI
A dozen men clad in white uniforms of the S-Council surrounded them, and there were weapons in their hands. Senior Quadrate Blair understood. Partially, he understood. He had been reading a banner headline, and then suddenly--suddenly there had been an indescribable moment of utter dark, of awful timelessness--and cold. And there was still the cold, tangible and fluorescing in a green-blue flame about him.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “And there was still the cold, tangible and fluorescing in a green-blue flame about him.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “He had been reading a banner headline, and then suddenly--suddenly there had been an indescribable moment of utter dark, of awful timelessness--and cold.”
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading “And there was still the cold, tangible and fluorescing in a green-blue flame about him.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “A dozen men clad in white uniforms of the S-Council surrounded them, and there were weapons in their hands.”
too intense to describe too intense or unusual to describe clearly
From this reading “He had been reading a banner headline, and then suddenly--suddenly there had been an indescribable moment of utter dark, of awful timelessness--and cold.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And there was still the cold, tangible and fluorescing in a green-blue flame about him.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He had been reading a banner headline, and then suddenly--suddenly there had been an indescribable moment of utter dark, of awful timelessness--and cold.”
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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 A dozen men clad in white uniforms of the S-Council surrounded them, and there were weapons in their hands.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading And there was still the cold, tangible and fluorescing in a green-blue flame about him.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He had been reading a banner headline, and then suddenly--suddenly there had been an indescribable moment of utter dark, of awful timelessness--and cold.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A dozen men clad in white uniforms of the S-Council surrounded them, and there were weapons in their hands.
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From this reading He had been reading a banner headline, and then suddenly--suddenly there had been an indescribable moment of utter dark, of awful timelessness--and cold.
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From this reading He had been reading a banner headline, and then suddenly--suddenly there had been an indescribable moment of utter dark, of awful timelessness--and cold.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been reading a banner headline, and then suddenly--suddenly there had been an indescribable moment of utter dark, of awful timelessness--and cold.
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From this reading Senior Quadrate Blair understood.
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From this reading A dozen men clad in white uniforms of the S-Council surrounded them, and there were weapons in their hands.
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From this reading He had been reading a banner headline, and then suddenly--suddenly there had been an indescribable moment of utter dark, of awful timelessness--and cold.
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From this reading He had been reading a banner headline, and then suddenly--suddenly there had been an indescribable moment of utter dark, of awful timelessness--and cold.
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From this reading A dozen men clad in white uniforms of the S-Council surrounded them, and there were weapons in their hands.
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading And there was still the cold, tangible and fluorescing in a green-blue flame about him.
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From this reading And there was still the cold, tangible and fluorescing in a green-blue flame about him.
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From this reading And there was still the cold, tangible and fluorescing in a green-blue flame about him.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had been reading a banner headline, and then suddenly--suddenly there had been an indescribable moment of utter dark, of awful timelessness--and cold.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading A dozen men clad in white uniforms of the S-Council surrounded them, and there were weapons in their hands.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Partially, he understood.
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From this reading He had been reading a banner headline, and then suddenly--suddenly there had been an indescribable moment of utter dark, of awful timelessness--and cold.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And there was still the cold, tangible and fluorescing in a green-blue flame about him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A dozen men clad in white uniforms of the S-Council surrounded them, and there were weapons in their hands.
too intense to describe too intense or unusual to describe clearly
From this reading He had been reading a banner headline, and then suddenly--suddenly there had been an indescribable moment of utter dark, of awful timelessness--and cold.
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From this reading A dozen men clad in white uniforms of the S-Council surrounded them, and there were weapons in their hands.
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From this reading He had been reading a banner headline, and then suddenly--suddenly there had been an indescribable moment of utter dark, of awful timelessness--and cold.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A dozen men clad in white uniforms of the S-Council surrounded them, and there were weapons in their hands.
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From this reading Partially, he understood.
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From this reading Senior Quadrate Blair understood.
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From this reading He had been reading a banner headline, and then suddenly--suddenly there had been an indescribable moment of utter dark, of awful timelessness--and cold.
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From this reading A dozen men clad in white uniforms of the S-Council surrounded them, and there were weapons in their hands.
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From this reading Senior Quadrate Blair understood.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And there was still the cold, tangible and fluorescing in a green-blue flame about him.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had been reading a banner headline, and then suddenly--suddenly there had been an indescribable moment of utter dark, of awful timelessness--and cold.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A dozen men clad in white uniforms of the S-Council surrounded them, and there were weapons in their hands.
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From this reading And there was still the cold, tangible and fluorescing in a green-blue flame about him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A dozen men clad in white uniforms of the S-Council surrounded them, and there were weapons in their hands.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading A dozen men clad in white uniforms of the S-Council surrounded them, and there were weapons in their hands.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading A dozen men clad in white uniforms of the S-Council surrounded them, and there were weapons in their hands.
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From this reading He had been reading a banner headline, and then suddenly--suddenly there had been an indescribable moment of utter dark, of awful timelessness--and cold.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A dozen men clad in white uniforms of the S-Council surrounded them, and there were weapons in their hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had been reading a banner headline, and then suddenly--suddenly there had been an indescribable moment of utter dark, of awful timelessness--and cold.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Senior Quadrate Blair understood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A dozen men clad in white uniforms of the S-Council surrounded them, and there were weapons in their hands.
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From this reading He had been reading a banner headline, and then suddenly--suddenly there had been an indescribable moment of utter dark, of awful timelessness--and cold.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And there was still the cold, tangible and fluorescing in a green-blue flame about him.
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From this reading A dozen men clad in white uniforms of the S-Council surrounded them, and there were weapons in their hands.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A dozen men clad in white uniforms of the S-Council surrounded them, and there were weapons in their hands.
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From this reading A dozen men clad in white uniforms of the S-Council surrounded them, and there were weapons in their hands.
