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Chapter II
Then they turned, slowly, toward him. In a moment they would be aware of him. He didn't want them to think he was spying on them, so he went toward them, making no effort to be quiet, and as he moved they stepped still farther apart and looked at him, startled. They looked at each other as he passed, even more startled, and the girl's hand went up to her mouth in surprise. They know, Eric thought bitterly.
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in a way that shows deep pain or grief
From this reading “They know, Eric thought bitterly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They looked at each other as he passed, even more startled, and the girl's hand went up to her mouth in surprise.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They looked at each other as he passed, even more startled, and the girl's hand went up to her mouth in surprise.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They know, Eric thought bitterly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He didn't want them to think he was spying on them, so he went toward them, making no effort to be quiet, and as he moved they stepped still farther apart and looked at him, startled.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They looked at each other as he passed, even more startled, and the girl's hand went up to her mouth in surprise.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He didn't want them to think he was spying on them, so he went toward them, making no effort to be quiet, and as he moved they stepped still farther apart and looked at him, startled.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He didn't want them to think he was spying on them, so he went toward them, making no effort to be quiet, and as he moved they stepped still farther apart and looked at him, startled.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They know, Eric thought bitterly.”
in the direction of
From this reading “Then they turned, slowly, toward him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He didn't want them to think he was spying on them, so he went toward them, making no effort to be quiet, and as he moved they stepped still farther apart and looked at him, startled.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “In a moment they would be aware of him.”
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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 In a moment they would be aware of him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He didn't want them to think he was spying on them, so he went toward them, making no effort to be quiet, and as he moved they stepped still farther apart and looked at him, startled.
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From this reading He didn't want them to think he was spying on them, so he went toward them, making no effort to be quiet, and as he moved they stepped still farther apart and looked at him, startled.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He didn't want them to think he was spying on them, so he went toward them, making no effort to be quiet, and as he moved they stepped still farther apart and looked at him, startled.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He didn't want them to think he was spying on them, so he went toward them, making no effort to be quiet, and as he moved they stepped still farther apart and looked at him, startled.
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From this reading In a moment they would be aware of him.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In a moment they would be aware of him.
in a way that shows deep pain or grief
From this reading They know, Eric thought bitterly.
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From this reading He didn't want them to think he was spying on them, so he went toward them, making no effort to be quiet, and as he moved they stepped still farther apart and looked at him, startled.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading They looked at each other as he passed, even more startled, and the girl's hand went up to her mouth in surprise.
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From this reading He didn't want them to think he was spying on them, so he went toward them, making no effort to be quiet, and as he moved they stepped still farther apart and looked at him, startled.
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From this reading They know, Eric thought bitterly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They looked at each other as he passed, even more startled, and the girl's hand went up to her mouth in surprise.
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From this reading He didn't want them to think he was spying on them, so he went toward them, making no effort to be quiet, and as he moved they stepped still farther apart and looked at him, startled.
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From this reading They looked at each other as he passed, even more startled, and the girl's hand went up to her mouth in surprise.
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From this reading They looked at each other as he passed, even more startled, and the girl's hand went up to her mouth in surprise.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He didn't want them to think he was spying on them, so he went toward them, making no effort to be quiet, and as he moved they stepped still farther apart and looked at him, startled.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading They looked at each other as he passed, even more startled, and the girl's hand went up to her mouth in surprise.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then they turned, slowly, toward him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a moment they would be aware of him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They know, Eric thought bitterly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He didn't want them to think he was spying on them, so he went toward them, making no effort to be quiet, and as he moved they stepped still farther apart and looked at him, startled.
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From this reading He didn't want them to think he was spying on them, so he went toward them, making no effort to be quiet, and as he moved they stepped still farther apart and looked at him, startled.
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From this reading In a moment they would be aware of him.
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From this reading They looked at each other as he passed, even more startled, and the girl's hand went up to her mouth in surprise.
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From this reading They looked at each other as he passed, even more startled, and the girl's hand went up to her mouth in surprise.
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From this reading He didn't want them to think he was spying on them, so he went toward them, making no effort to be quiet, and as he moved they stepped still farther apart and looked at him, startled.
not any; not one
From this reading He didn't want them to think he was spying on them, so he went toward them, making no effort to be quiet, and as he moved they stepped still farther apart and looked at him, startled.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In a moment they would be aware of him.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He didn't want them to think he was spying on them, so he went toward them, making no effort to be quiet, and as he moved they stepped still farther apart and looked at him, startled.
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From this reading They looked at each other as he passed, even more startled, and the girl's hand went up to her mouth in surprise.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They looked at each other as he passed, even more startled, and the girl's hand went up to her mouth in surprise.
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From this reading He didn't want them to think he was spying on them, so he went toward them, making no effort to be quiet, and as he moved they stepped still farther apart and looked at him, startled.
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From this reading Then they turned, slowly, toward him.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He didn't want them to think he was spying on them, so he went toward them, making no effort to be quiet, and as he moved they stepped still farther apart and looked at him, startled.
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From this reading He didn't want them to think he was spying on them, so he went toward them, making no effort to be quiet, and as he moved they stepped still farther apart and looked at him, startled.
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From this reading He didn't want them to think he was spying on them, so he went toward them, making no effort to be quiet, and as he moved they stepped still farther apart and looked at him, startled.
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From this reading He didn't want them to think he was spying on them, so he went toward them, making no effort to be quiet, and as he moved they stepped still farther apart and looked at him, startled.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He didn't want them to think he was spying on them, so he went toward them, making no effort to be quiet, and as he moved they stepped still farther apart and looked at him, startled.
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From this reading They looked at each other as he passed, even more startled, and the girl's hand went up to her mouth in surprise.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They looked at each other as he passed, even more startled, and the girl's hand went up to her mouth in surprise.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He didn't want them to think he was spying on them, so he went toward them, making no effort to be quiet, and as he moved they stepped still farther apart and looked at him, startled.
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From this reading Then they turned, slowly, toward him.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then they turned, slowly, toward him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He didn't want them to think he was spying on them, so he went toward them, making no effort to be quiet, and as he moved they stepped still farther apart and looked at him, startled.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They know, Eric thought bitterly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He didn't want them to think he was spying on them, so he went toward them, making no effort to be quiet, and as he moved they stepped still farther apart and looked at him, startled.
in the direction of
From this reading Then they turned, slowly, toward him.
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From this reading Then they turned, slowly, toward him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They looked at each other as he passed, even more startled, and the girl's hand went up to her mouth in surprise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He didn't want them to think he was spying on them, so he went toward them, making no effort to be quiet, and as he moved they stepped still farther apart and looked at him, startled.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He didn't want them to think he was spying on them, so he went toward them, making no effort to be quiet, and as he moved they stepped still farther apart and looked at him, startled.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He didn't want them to think he was spying on them, so he went toward them, making no effort to be quiet, and as he moved they stepped still farther apart and looked at him, startled.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading In a moment they would be aware of him.
