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Chapter V
Quillan quietly took out the gun, reached behind the stand and blew the ComWeb apart. He wasn't certain what the freighter's crew would make of the sudden break in the connection, but they could hardly regard it as reassuring. He made a brief prowl then through the main sections of the level. Evidence everywhere of a short and furious struggle, a struggle between men panicked and enraged almost beyond any regard for self-preservation. It must have been over in minutes.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “It must have been over in minutes.”
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “Quillan quietly took out the gun, reached behind the stand and blew the ComWeb apart.”
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “Evidence everywhere of a short and furious struggle, a struggle between men panicked and enraged almost beyond any regard for self-preservation.”
on the far side of; further than
From this reading “Evidence everywhere of a short and furious struggle, a struggle between men panicked and enraged almost beyond any regard for self-preservation.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “He wasn't certain what the freighter's crew would make of the sudden break in the connection, but they could hardly regard it as reassuring.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He wasn't certain what the freighter's crew would make of the sudden break in the connection, but they could hardly regard it as reassuring.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “It must have been over in minutes.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He wasn't certain what the freighter's crew would make of the sudden break in the connection, but they could hardly regard it as reassuring.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “It must have been over in minutes.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “It must have been over in minutes.”
brief or direct in expression
From this reading “Evidence everywhere of a short and furious struggle, a struggle between men panicked and enraged almost beyond any regard for self-preservation.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Quillan quietly took out the gun, reached behind the stand and blew the ComWeb apart.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He wasn't certain what the freighter's crew would make of the sudden break in the connection, but they could hardly regard it as reassuring.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He made a brief prowl then through the main sections of the level.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Quillan quietly took out the gun, reached behind the stand and blew the ComWeb apart.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “He wasn't certain what the freighter's crew would make of the sudden break in the connection, but they could hardly regard it as reassuring.”
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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 He made a brief prowl then through the main sections of the level.
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From this reading Evidence everywhere of a short and furious struggle, a struggle between men panicked and enraged almost beyond any regard for self-preservation.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Quillan quietly took out the gun, reached behind the stand and blew the ComWeb apart.
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From this reading Evidence everywhere of a short and furious struggle, a struggle between men panicked and enraged almost beyond any regard for self-preservation.
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From this reading Quillan quietly took out the gun, reached behind the stand and blew the ComWeb apart.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He wasn't certain what the freighter's crew would make of the sudden break in the connection, but they could hardly regard it as reassuring.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It must have been over in minutes.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Quillan quietly took out the gun, reached behind the stand and blew the ComWeb apart.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Evidence everywhere of a short and furious struggle, a struggle between men panicked and enraged almost beyond any regard for self-preservation.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Evidence everywhere of a short and furious struggle, a struggle between men panicked and enraged almost beyond any regard for self-preservation.
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From this reading Quillan quietly took out the gun, reached behind the stand and blew the ComWeb apart.
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From this reading He wasn't certain what the freighter's crew would make of the sudden break in the connection, but they could hardly regard it as reassuring.
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From this reading He made a brief prowl then through the main sections of the level.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He wasn't certain what the freighter's crew would make of the sudden break in the connection, but they could hardly regard it as reassuring.
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From this reading He wasn't certain what the freighter's crew would make of the sudden break in the connection, but they could hardly regard it as reassuring.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Quillan quietly took out the gun, reached behind the stand and blew the ComWeb apart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He wasn't certain what the freighter's crew would make of the sudden break in the connection, but they could hardly regard it as reassuring.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He wasn't certain what the freighter's crew would make of the sudden break in the connection, but they could hardly regard it as reassuring.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He wasn't certain what the freighter's crew would make of the sudden break in the connection, but they could hardly regard it as reassuring.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Evidence everywhere of a short and furious struggle, a struggle between men panicked and enraged almost beyond any regard for self-preservation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Evidence everywhere of a short and furious struggle, a struggle between men panicked and enraged almost beyond any regard for self-preservation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Evidence everywhere of a short and furious struggle, a struggle between men panicked and enraged almost beyond any regard for self-preservation.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Evidence everywhere of a short and furious struggle, a struggle between men panicked and enraged almost beyond any regard for self-preservation.
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From this reading He wasn't certain what the freighter's crew would make of the sudden break in the connection, but they could hardly regard it as reassuring.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Evidence everywhere of a short and furious struggle, a struggle between men panicked and enraged almost beyond any regard for self-preservation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Quillan quietly took out the gun, reached behind the stand and blew the ComWeb apart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He wasn't certain what the freighter's crew would make of the sudden break in the connection, but they could hardly regard it as reassuring.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It must have been over in minutes.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He wasn't certain what the freighter's crew would make of the sudden break in the connection, but they could hardly regard it as reassuring.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He wasn't certain what the freighter's crew would make of the sudden break in the connection, but they could hardly regard it as reassuring.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He wasn't certain what the freighter's crew would make of the sudden break in the connection, but they could hardly regard it as reassuring.
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From this reading He made a brief prowl then through the main sections of the level.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He made a brief prowl then through the main sections of the level.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He made a brief prowl then through the main sections of the level.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He wasn't certain what the freighter's crew would make of the sudden break in the connection, but they could hardly regard it as reassuring.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Evidence everywhere of a short and furious struggle, a struggle between men panicked and enraged almost beyond any regard for self-preservation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It must have been over in minutes.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading It must have been over in minutes.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He wasn't certain what the freighter's crew would make of the sudden break in the connection, but they could hardly regard it as reassuring.
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From this reading Quillan quietly took out the gun, reached behind the stand and blew the ComWeb apart.
above and across; more than
From this reading It must have been over in minutes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Evidence everywhere of a short and furious struggle, a struggle between men panicked and enraged almost beyond any regard for self-preservation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He made a brief prowl then through the main sections of the level.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Quillan quietly took out the gun, reached behind the stand and blew the ComWeb apart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Quillan quietly took out the gun, reached behind the stand and blew the ComWeb apart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Quillan quietly took out the gun, reached behind the stand and blew the ComWeb apart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He wasn't certain what the freighter's crew would make of the sudden break in the connection, but they could hardly regard it as reassuring.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He wasn't certain what the freighter's crew would make of the sudden break in the connection, but they could hardly regard it as reassuring.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He made a brief prowl then through the main sections of the level.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Evidence everywhere of a short and furious struggle, a struggle between men panicked and enraged almost beyond any regard for self-preservation.
brief or direct in expression
From this reading Evidence everywhere of a short and furious struggle, a struggle between men panicked and enraged almost beyond any regard for self-preservation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Quillan quietly took out the gun, reached behind the stand and blew the ComWeb apart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Evidence everywhere of a short and furious struggle, a struggle between men panicked and enraged almost beyond any regard for self-preservation.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He wasn't certain what the freighter's crew would make of the sudden break in the connection, but they could hardly regard it as reassuring.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Quillan quietly took out the gun, reached behind the stand and blew the ComWeb apart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He made a brief prowl then through the main sections of the level.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He wasn't certain what the freighter's crew would make of the sudden break in the connection, but they could hardly regard it as reassuring.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He made a brief prowl then through the main sections of the level.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Quillan quietly took out the gun, reached behind the stand and blew the ComWeb apart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He wasn't certain what the freighter's crew would make of the sudden break in the connection, but they could hardly regard it as reassuring.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He wasn't certain what the freighter's crew would make of the sudden break in the connection, but they could hardly regard it as reassuring.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He wasn't certain what the freighter's crew would make of the sudden break in the connection, but they could hardly regard it as reassuring.
