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Chapter II
"You have challenged me." Lumbrilo turned away and then looked back over his shoulder. "The strength you depend upon may become a broken staff, off-worlder. Remember my words in the time when shadows become substance, and substance the thinnest of shadows!" III "You are truly a man of power!"
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"The strength you depend upon may become a broken staff, off-worlder.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"You have challenged me."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Lumbrilo turned away and then looked back over his shoulder.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “"The strength you depend upon may become a broken staff, off-worlder.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Lumbrilo turned away and then looked back over his shoulder.”
To recall to mind.
From this reading “Remember my words in the time when shadows become substance, and substance the thinnest of shadows!"”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"The strength you depend upon may become a broken staff, off-worlder.”
wealth or financial means
From this reading “Remember my words in the time when shadows become substance, and substance the thinnest of shadows!"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Remember my words in the time when shadows become substance, and substance the thinnest of shadows!"”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “"The strength you depend upon may become a broken staff, off-worlder.”
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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 "The strength you depend upon may become a broken staff, off-worlder.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lumbrilo turned away and then looked back over his shoulder.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading III "You are truly a man of power!"
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From this reading Lumbrilo turned away and then looked back over his shoulder.
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From this reading Lumbrilo turned away and then looked back over his shoulder.
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From this reading "The strength you depend upon may become a broken staff, off-worlder.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The strength you depend upon may become a broken staff, off-worlder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You have challenged me."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The strength you depend upon may become a broken staff, off-worlder.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You have challenged me."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Lumbrilo turned away and then looked back over his shoulder.
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From this reading III "You are truly a man of power!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Remember my words in the time when shadows become substance, and substance the thinnest of shadows!"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lumbrilo turned away and then looked back over his shoulder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lumbrilo turned away and then looked back over his shoulder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading III "You are truly a man of power!"
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "The strength you depend upon may become a broken staff, off-worlder.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You have challenged me."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Remember my words in the time when shadows become substance, and substance the thinnest of shadows!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Remember my words in the time when shadows become substance, and substance the thinnest of shadows!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The strength you depend upon may become a broken staff, off-worlder.
above and across; more than
From this reading Lumbrilo turned away and then looked back over his shoulder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading III "You are truly a man of power!"
To recall to mind.
From this reading Remember my words in the time when shadows become substance, and substance the thinnest of shadows!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Remember my words in the time when shadows become substance, and substance the thinnest of shadows!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lumbrilo turned away and then looked back over his shoulder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The strength you depend upon may become a broken staff, off-worlder.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "The strength you depend upon may become a broken staff, off-worlder.
wealth or financial means
From this reading Remember my words in the time when shadows become substance, and substance the thinnest of shadows!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The strength you depend upon may become a broken staff, off-worlder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lumbrilo turned away and then looked back over his shoulder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Remember my words in the time when shadows become substance, and substance the thinnest of shadows!"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Remember my words in the time when shadows become substance, and substance the thinnest of shadows!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading III "You are truly a man of power!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lumbrilo turned away and then looked back over his shoulder.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "The strength you depend upon may become a broken staff, off-worlder.
at the time that
From this reading Remember my words in the time when shadows become substance, and substance the thinnest of shadows!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Remember my words in the time when shadows become substance, and substance the thinnest of shadows!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You have challenged me."
