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Chapter VI
They ran through the murk of Ceres' night till their lungs caught fire, and their eyes rolled up, and their quaking legs could no longer hold them. Then, at last, sobbing and panting, they fell in a heap in a rubble-strewn alley, heedless of time or place or peril. But that passed, too. Slowly, the pain and weariness ebbed. Jarl's strength flowed back.
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “They ran through the murk of Ceres' night till their lungs caught fire, and their eyes rolled up, and their quaking legs could no longer hold them.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then, at last, sobbing and panting, they fell in a heap in a rubble-strewn alley, heedless of time or place or peril.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But that passed, too.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Jarl's strength flowed back.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “They ran through the murk of Ceres' night till their lungs caught fire, and their eyes rolled up, and their quaking legs could no longer hold them.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “They ran through the murk of Ceres' night till their lungs caught fire, and their eyes rolled up, and their quaking legs could no longer hold them.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then, at last, sobbing and panting, they fell in a heap in a rubble-strewn alley, heedless of time or place or peril.”
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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 Then, at last, sobbing and panting, they fell in a heap in a rubble-strewn alley, heedless of time or place or peril.
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From this reading Then, at last, sobbing and panting, they fell in a heap in a rubble-strewn alley, heedless of time or place or peril.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They ran through the murk of Ceres' night till their lungs caught fire, and their eyes rolled up, and their quaking legs could no longer hold them.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Then, at last, sobbing and panting, they fell in a heap in a rubble-strewn alley, heedless of time or place or peril.
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From this reading Jarl's strength flowed back.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But that passed, too.
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From this reading They ran through the murk of Ceres' night till their lungs caught fire, and their eyes rolled up, and their quaking legs could no longer hold them.
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From this reading They ran through the murk of Ceres' night till their lungs caught fire, and their eyes rolled up, and their quaking legs could no longer hold them.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading They ran through the murk of Ceres' night till their lungs caught fire, and their eyes rolled up, and their quaking legs could no longer hold them.
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From this reading Slowly, the pain and weariness ebbed.
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From this reading They ran through the murk of Ceres' night till their lungs caught fire, and their eyes rolled up, and their quaking legs could no longer hold them.
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From this reading Then, at last, sobbing and panting, they fell in a heap in a rubble-strewn alley, heedless of time or place or peril.
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From this reading They ran through the murk of Ceres' night till their lungs caught fire, and their eyes rolled up, and their quaking legs could no longer hold them.
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From this reading Jarl's strength flowed back.
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From this reading Then, at last, sobbing and panting, they fell in a heap in a rubble-strewn alley, heedless of time or place or peril.
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From this reading Then, at last, sobbing and panting, they fell in a heap in a rubble-strewn alley, heedless of time or place or peril.
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From this reading They ran through the murk of Ceres' night till their lungs caught fire, and their eyes rolled up, and their quaking legs could no longer hold them.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then, at last, sobbing and panting, they fell in a heap in a rubble-strewn alley, heedless of time or place or peril.
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From this reading Jarl's strength flowed back.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then, at last, sobbing and panting, they fell in a heap in a rubble-strewn alley, heedless of time or place or peril.
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From this reading They ran through the murk of Ceres' night till their lungs caught fire, and their eyes rolled up, and their quaking legs could no longer hold them.
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From this reading They ran through the murk of Ceres' night till their lungs caught fire, and their eyes rolled up, and their quaking legs could no longer hold them.
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From this reading They ran through the murk of Ceres' night till their lungs caught fire, and their eyes rolled up, and their quaking legs could no longer hold them.
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From this reading They ran through the murk of Ceres' night till their lungs caught fire, and their eyes rolled up, and their quaking legs could no longer hold them.
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From this reading They ran through the murk of Ceres' night till their lungs caught fire, and their eyes rolled up, and their quaking legs could no longer hold them.
not any; not one
From this reading They ran through the murk of Ceres' night till their lungs caught fire, and their eyes rolled up, and their quaking legs could no longer hold them.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They ran through the murk of Ceres' night till their lungs caught fire, and their eyes rolled up, and their quaking legs could no longer hold them.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Then, at last, sobbing and panting, they fell in a heap in a rubble-strewn alley, heedless of time or place or peril.
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From this reading Slowly, the pain and weariness ebbed.
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From this reading Then, at last, sobbing and panting, they fell in a heap in a rubble-strewn alley, heedless of time or place or peril.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But that passed, too.
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From this reading Then, at last, sobbing and panting, they fell in a heap in a rubble-strewn alley, heedless of time or place or peril.
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From this reading Then, at last, sobbing and panting, they fell in a heap in a rubble-strewn alley, heedless of time or place or peril.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They ran through the murk of Ceres' night till their lungs caught fire, and their eyes rolled up, and their quaking legs could no longer hold them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They ran through the murk of Ceres' night till their lungs caught fire, and their eyes rolled up, and their quaking legs could no longer hold them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They ran through the murk of Ceres' night till their lungs caught fire, and their eyes rolled up, and their quaking legs could no longer hold them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then, at last, sobbing and panting, they fell in a heap in a rubble-strewn alley, heedless of time or place or peril.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Slowly, the pain and weariness ebbed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then, at last, sobbing and panting, they fell in a heap in a rubble-strewn alley, heedless of time or place or peril.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Jarl's strength flowed back.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But that passed, too.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They ran through the murk of Ceres' night till their lungs caught fire, and their eyes rolled up, and their quaking legs could no longer hold them.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They ran through the murk of Ceres' night till their lungs caught fire, and their eyes rolled up, and their quaking legs could no longer hold them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They ran through the murk of Ceres' night till their lungs caught fire, and their eyes rolled up, and their quaking legs could no longer hold them.
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From this reading Then, at last, sobbing and panting, they fell in a heap in a rubble-strewn alley, heedless of time or place or peril.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They ran through the murk of Ceres' night till their lungs caught fire, and their eyes rolled up, and their quaking legs could no longer hold them.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They ran through the murk of Ceres' night till their lungs caught fire, and their eyes rolled up, and their quaking legs could no longer hold them.
up to a particular time
From this reading They ran through the murk of Ceres' night till their lungs caught fire, and their eyes rolled up, and their quaking legs could no longer hold them.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then, at last, sobbing and panting, they fell in a heap in a rubble-strewn alley, heedless of time or place or peril.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But that passed, too.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They ran through the murk of Ceres' night till their lungs caught fire, and their eyes rolled up, and their quaking legs could no longer hold them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Slowly, the pain and weariness ebbed.
