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Chapter II
The third man from the Earth Committee, Mr. Wallace, seldom spoke. When he did, his voice was mild, and there was a sense of child-like wonder in his tone. "The natives?" he asked. "They ... had fled when we discovered the city." "Where did they flee to?"
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"The natives?" he asked.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The third man from the Earth Committee, Mr. Wallace, seldom spoke.”
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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 When he did, his voice was mild, and there was a sense of child-like wonder in his tone.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When he did, his voice was mild, and there was a sense of child-like wonder in his tone.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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From this reading When he did, his voice was mild, and there was a sense of child-like wonder in his tone.
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From this reading "They ... had fled when we discovered the city."
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From this reading The third man from the Earth Committee, Mr. Wallace, seldom spoke.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading When he did, his voice was mild, and there was a sense of child-like wonder in his tone.
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From this reading "They ... had fled when we discovered the city."
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From this reading The third man from the Earth Committee, Mr. Wallace, seldom spoke.
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From this reading "They ... had fled when we discovered the city."
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From this reading "Where did they flee to?"
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The third man from the Earth Committee, Mr. Wallace, seldom spoke.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "They ... had fled when we discovered the city."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When he did, his voice was mild, and there was a sense of child-like wonder in his tone.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When he did, his voice was mild, and there was a sense of child-like wonder in his tone.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When he did, his voice was mild, and there was a sense of child-like wonder in his tone.
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From this reading The third man from the Earth Committee, Mr. Wallace, seldom spoke.
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From this reading When he did, his voice was mild, and there was a sense of child-like wonder in his tone.
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From this reading The third man from the Earth Committee, Mr. Wallace, seldom spoke.
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From this reading "The natives?" he asked.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When he did, his voice was mild, and there was a sense of child-like wonder in his tone.
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From this reading The third man from the Earth Committee, Mr. Wallace, seldom spoke.
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From this reading When he did, his voice was mild, and there was a sense of child-like wonder in his tone.
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From this reading The third man from the Earth Committee, Mr. Wallace, seldom spoke.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The third man from the Earth Committee, Mr. Wallace, seldom spoke.
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From this reading When he did, his voice was mild, and there was a sense of child-like wonder in his tone.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They ... had fled when we discovered the city."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The third man from the Earth Committee, Mr. Wallace, seldom spoke.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Where did they flee to?"
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From this reading When he did, his voice was mild, and there was a sense of child-like wonder in his tone.
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From this reading When he did, his voice was mild, and there was a sense of child-like wonder in his tone.
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From this reading The third man from the Earth Committee, Mr. Wallace, seldom spoke.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When he did, his voice was mild, and there was a sense of child-like wonder in his tone.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "They ... had fled when we discovered the city."
at the time that
From this reading When he did, his voice was mild, and there was a sense of child-like wonder in his tone.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where did they flee to?"
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From this reading When he did, his voice was mild, and there was a sense of child-like wonder in his tone.
