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Chapter II
* * * * * Roger Strang was on his feet, shaking, cold fear running through his body, his nerves screaming. Had they ruined his mind? He couldn't think straight any more. Telling him things that weren't true, forcing lies into his mind--frightening him with the horrible conviction that his mind was really helpless, full of false data. What had happened to him?
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “* * * * * Roger Strang was on his feet, shaking, cold fear running through his body, his nerves screaming.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Had they ruined his mind?”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “* * * * * Roger Strang was on his feet, shaking, cold fear running through his body, his nerves screaming.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “* * * * * Roger Strang was on his feet, shaking, cold fear running through his body, his nerves screaming.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He couldn't think straight any more.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “* * * * * Roger Strang was on his feet, shaking, cold fear running through his body, his nerves screaming.”
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From this reading He couldn't think straight any more.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading * * * * * Roger Strang was on his feet, shaking, cold fear running through his body, his nerves screaming.
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From this reading * * * * * Roger Strang was on his feet, shaking, cold fear running through his body, his nerves screaming.
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From this reading Telling him things that weren't true, forcing lies into his mind--frightening him with the horrible conviction that his mind was really helpless, full of false data.
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From this reading He couldn't think straight any more.
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From this reading Telling him things that weren't true, forcing lies into his mind--frightening him with the horrible conviction that his mind was really helpless, full of false data.
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From this reading Telling him things that weren't true, forcing lies into his mind--frightening him with the horrible conviction that his mind was really helpless, full of false data.
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From this reading * * * * * Roger Strang was on his feet, shaking, cold fear running through his body, his nerves screaming.
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From this reading * * * * * Roger Strang was on his feet, shaking, cold fear running through his body, his nerves screaming.
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From this reading Telling him things that weren't true, forcing lies into his mind--frightening him with the horrible conviction that his mind was really helpless, full of false data.
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From this reading Telling him things that weren't true, forcing lies into his mind--frightening him with the horrible conviction that his mind was really helpless, full of false data.
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From this reading Telling him things that weren't true, forcing lies into his mind--frightening him with the horrible conviction that his mind was really helpless, full of false data.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had they ruined his mind?
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From this reading What had happened to him?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He couldn't think straight any more.
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From this reading Telling him things that weren't true, forcing lies into his mind--frightening him with the horrible conviction that his mind was really helpless, full of false data.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Telling him things that weren't true, forcing lies into his mind--frightening him with the horrible conviction that his mind was really helpless, full of false data.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading * * * * * Roger Strang was on his feet, shaking, cold fear running through his body, his nerves screaming.
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From this reading Telling him things that weren't true, forcing lies into his mind--frightening him with the horrible conviction that his mind was really helpless, full of false data.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Telling him things that weren't true, forcing lies into his mind--frightening him with the horrible conviction that his mind was really helpless, full of false data.
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From this reading Telling him things that weren't true, forcing lies into his mind--frightening him with the horrible conviction that his mind was really helpless, full of false data.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Had they ruined his mind?
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From this reading He couldn't think straight any more.
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From this reading * * * * * Roger Strang was on his feet, shaking, cold fear running through his body, his nerves screaming.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Telling him things that weren't true, forcing lies into his mind--frightening him with the horrible conviction that his mind was really helpless, full of false data.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading * * * * * Roger Strang was on his feet, shaking, cold fear running through his body, his nerves screaming.
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From this reading Telling him things that weren't true, forcing lies into his mind--frightening him with the horrible conviction that his mind was really helpless, full of false data.
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From this reading * * * * * Roger Strang was on his feet, shaking, cold fear running through his body, his nerves screaming.
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From this reading Had they ruined his mind?
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading * * * * * Roger Strang was on his feet, shaking, cold fear running through his body, his nerves screaming.
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From this reading * * * * * Roger Strang was on his feet, shaking, cold fear running through his body, his nerves screaming.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading * * * * * Roger Strang was on his feet, shaking, cold fear running through his body, his nerves screaming.
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From this reading He couldn't think straight any more.
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From this reading * * * * * Roger Strang was on his feet, shaking, cold fear running through his body, his nerves screaming.
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From this reading Telling him things that weren't true, forcing lies into his mind--frightening him with the horrible conviction that his mind was really helpless, full of false data.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Telling him things that weren't true, forcing lies into his mind--frightening him with the horrible conviction that his mind was really helpless, full of false data.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Telling him things that weren't true, forcing lies into his mind--frightening him with the horrible conviction that his mind was really helpless, full of false data.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Had they ruined his mind?
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From this reading Telling him things that weren't true, forcing lies into his mind--frightening him with the horrible conviction that his mind was really helpless, full of false data.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He couldn't think straight any more.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading * * * * * Roger Strang was on his feet, shaking, cold fear running through his body, his nerves screaming.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What had happened to him?
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From this reading Telling him things that weren't true, forcing lies into his mind--frightening him with the horrible conviction that his mind was really helpless, full of false data.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading * * * * * Roger Strang was on his feet, shaking, cold fear running through his body, his nerves screaming.
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From this reading Telling him things that weren't true, forcing lies into his mind--frightening him with the horrible conviction that his mind was really helpless, full of false data.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What had happened to him?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Telling him things that weren't true, forcing lies into his mind--frightening him with the horrible conviction that his mind was really helpless, full of false data.
