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Chapter II
"I thought I saw something moving behind that rock." "So, go take a look." "But--" "Hell, boy, don't let that Purcell put the fear of the unknown into you on your very first trip out. Huh, what do you say?" "Yes, sir, Mr. Glaudot," Ensign Chandler replied.
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at or toward the back of something
From this reading “"I thought I saw something moving behind that rock."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"But--" "Hell, boy, don't let that Purcell put the fear of the unknown into you on your very first trip out.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “"But--" "Hell, boy, don't let that Purcell put the fear of the unknown into you on your very first trip out.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"So, go take a look."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Yes, sir, Mr. Glaudot," Ensign Chandler replied.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “"I thought I saw something moving behind that rock."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"So, go take a look."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I thought I saw something moving behind that rock."”
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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 "So, go take a look."
at or toward the back of something
From this reading "I thought I saw something moving behind that rock."
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From this reading "But--" "Hell, boy, don't let that Purcell put the fear of the unknown into you on your very first trip out.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But--" "Hell, boy, don't let that Purcell put the fear of the unknown into you on your very first trip out.
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From this reading "Yes, sir, Mr. Glaudot," Ensign Chandler replied.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Huh, what do you say?"
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From this reading "But--" "Hell, boy, don't let that Purcell put the fear of the unknown into you on your very first trip out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, sir, Mr. Glaudot," Ensign Chandler replied.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But--" "Hell, boy, don't let that Purcell put the fear of the unknown into you on your very first trip out.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "But--" "Hell, boy, don't let that Purcell put the fear of the unknown into you on your very first trip out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, sir, Mr. Glaudot," Ensign Chandler replied.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "So, go take a look."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But--" "Hell, boy, don't let that Purcell put the fear of the unknown into you on your very first trip out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Huh, what do you say?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I thought I saw something moving behind that rock."
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "But--" "Hell, boy, don't let that Purcell put the fear of the unknown into you on your very first trip out.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "But--" "Hell, boy, don't let that Purcell put the fear of the unknown into you on your very first trip out.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "So, go take a look."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I thought I saw something moving behind that rock."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, sir, Mr. Glaudot," Ensign Chandler replied.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "But--" "Hell, boy, don't let that Purcell put the fear of the unknown into you on your very first trip out.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "But--" "Hell, boy, don't let that Purcell put the fear of the unknown into you on your very first trip out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But--" "Hell, boy, don't let that Purcell put the fear of the unknown into you on your very first trip out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But--" "Hell, boy, don't let that Purcell put the fear of the unknown into you on your very first trip out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But--" "Hell, boy, don't let that Purcell put the fear of the unknown into you on your very first trip out.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Yes, sir, Mr. Glaudot," Ensign Chandler replied.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I thought I saw something moving behind that rock."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I thought I saw something moving behind that rock."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Huh, what do you say?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, sir, Mr. Glaudot," Ensign Chandler replied.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So, go take a look."
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "I thought I saw something moving behind that rock."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "So, go take a look."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I thought I saw something moving behind that rock."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "But--" "Hell, boy, don't let that Purcell put the fear of the unknown into you on your very first trip out.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I thought I saw something moving behind that rock."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But--" "Hell, boy, don't let that Purcell put the fear of the unknown into you on your very first trip out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But--" "Hell, boy, don't let that Purcell put the fear of the unknown into you on your very first trip out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But--" "Hell, boy, don't let that Purcell put the fear of the unknown into you on your very first trip out.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Huh, what do you say?"
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From this reading "Yes, sir, Mr. Glaudot," Ensign Chandler replied.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "But--" "Hell, boy, don't let that Purcell put the fear of the unknown into you on your very first trip out.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "But--" "Hell, boy, don't let that Purcell put the fear of the unknown into you on your very first trip out.
