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Chapter VIII
Morning on Womar. The hot winds were flames whipping at Jarl's face, and the driven sand slashed and burned like pelting needles. Slowly, the night died and, off to his right, the sun rose--fiery, incandescent. Venus, to his left, stretched in a great, shining arc as far as the eye could see. Dust swirled about him in smothering clouds.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Dust swirled about him in smothering clouds.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Venus, to his left, stretched in a great, shining arc as far as the eye could see.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Venus, to his left, stretched in a great, shining arc as far as the eye could see.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Venus, to his left, stretched in a great, shining arc as far as the eye could see.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Morning on Womar.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Slowly, the night died and, off to his right, the sun rose--fiery, incandescent.”
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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 Venus, to his left, stretched in a great, shining arc as far as the eye could see.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Dust swirled about him in smothering clouds.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The hot winds were flames whipping at Jarl's face, and the driven sand slashed and burned like pelting needles.
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From this reading Venus, to his left, stretched in a great, shining arc as far as the eye could see.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Venus, to his left, stretched in a great, shining arc as far as the eye could see.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The hot winds were flames whipping at Jarl's face, and the driven sand slashed and burned like pelting needles.
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From this reading The hot winds were flames whipping at Jarl's face, and the driven sand slashed and burned like pelting needles.
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From this reading Dust swirled about him in smothering clouds.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Venus, to his left, stretched in a great, shining arc as far as the eye could see.
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From this reading Slowly, the night died and, off to his right, the sun rose--fiery, incandescent.
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From this reading The hot winds were flames whipping at Jarl's face, and the driven sand slashed and burned like pelting needles.
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From this reading Dust swirled about him in smothering clouds.
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From this reading Venus, to his left, stretched in a great, shining arc as far as the eye could see.
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From this reading The hot winds were flames whipping at Jarl's face, and the driven sand slashed and burned like pelting needles.
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From this reading Venus, to his left, stretched in a great, shining arc as far as the eye could see.
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From this reading Slowly, the night died and, off to his right, the sun rose--fiery, incandescent.
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From this reading The hot winds were flames whipping at Jarl's face, and the driven sand slashed and burned like pelting needles.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Venus, to his left, stretched in a great, shining arc as far as the eye could see.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Dust swirled about him in smothering clouds.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Slowly, the night died and, off to his right, the sun rose--fiery, incandescent.
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From this reading The hot winds were flames whipping at Jarl's face, and the driven sand slashed and burned like pelting needles.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Venus, to his left, stretched in a great, shining arc as far as the eye could see.
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From this reading Slowly, the night died and, off to his right, the sun rose--fiery, incandescent.
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From this reading The hot winds were flames whipping at Jarl's face, and the driven sand slashed and burned like pelting needles.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Venus, to his left, stretched in a great, shining arc as far as the eye could see.
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From this reading The hot winds were flames whipping at Jarl's face, and the driven sand slashed and burned like pelting needles.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Morning on Womar.
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From this reading The hot winds were flames whipping at Jarl's face, and the driven sand slashed and burned like pelting needles.
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From this reading Slowly, the night died and, off to his right, the sun rose--fiery, incandescent.
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From this reading Slowly, the night died and, off to his right, the sun rose--fiery, incandescent.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Morning on Womar.
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From this reading The hot winds were flames whipping at Jarl's face, and the driven sand slashed and burned like pelting needles.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Slowly, the night died and, off to his right, the sun rose--fiery, incandescent.
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From this reading Slowly, the night died and, off to his right, the sun rose--fiery, incandescent.
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From this reading The hot winds were flames whipping at Jarl's face, and the driven sand slashed and burned like pelting needles.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Venus, to his left, stretched in a great, shining arc as far as the eye could see.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Venus, to his left, stretched in a great, shining arc as far as the eye could see.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The hot winds were flames whipping at Jarl's face, and the driven sand slashed and burned like pelting needles.
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From this reading Slowly, the night died and, off to his right, the sun rose--fiery, incandescent.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dust swirled about him in smothering clouds.
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From this reading Venus, to his left, stretched in a great, shining arc as far as the eye could see.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Slowly, the night died and, off to his right, the sun rose--fiery, incandescent.
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From this reading Dust swirled about him in smothering clouds.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The hot winds were flames whipping at Jarl's face, and the driven sand slashed and burned like pelting needles.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Slowly, the night died and, off to his right, the sun rose--fiery, incandescent.
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From this reading Venus, to his left, stretched in a great, shining arc as far as the eye could see.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The hot winds were flames whipping at Jarl's face, and the driven sand slashed and burned like pelting needles.
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From this reading The hot winds were flames whipping at Jarl's face, and the driven sand slashed and burned like pelting needles.
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From this reading The hot winds were flames whipping at Jarl's face, and the driven sand slashed and burned like pelting needles.
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From this reading Morning on Womar.
