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Chapter III
Now I turned again toward Duare, just in time to see her roll herself from the grille to the ground as the licking flames were about to reach her feet. For the moment she was safe, and I breathed a little prayer of thanksgiving. But what of the future? Must we lie here until inevitably the nobargans returned? Duare looked up at me.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Now I turned again toward Duare, just in time to see her roll herself from the grille to the ground as the licking flames were about to reach her feet.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Now I turned again toward Duare, just in time to see her roll herself from the grille to the ground as the licking flames were about to reach her feet.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Must we lie here until inevitably the nobargans returned?”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Now I turned again toward Duare, just in time to see her roll herself from the grille to the ground as the licking flames were about to reach her feet.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For the moment she was safe, and I breathed a little prayer of thanksgiving.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Duare looked up at me.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Must we lie here until inevitably the nobargans returned?”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Must we lie here until inevitably the nobargans returned?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Now I turned again toward Duare, just in time to see her roll herself from the grille to the ground as the licking flames were about to reach her feet.”
in the direction of
From this reading “Now I turned again toward Duare, just in time to see her roll herself from the grille to the ground as the licking flames were about to reach her feet.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “Must we lie here until inevitably the nobargans returned?”
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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 For the moment she was safe, and I breathed a little prayer of thanksgiving.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Now I turned again toward Duare, just in time to see her roll herself from the grille to the ground as the licking flames were about to reach her feet.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now I turned again toward Duare, just in time to see her roll herself from the grille to the ground as the licking flames were about to reach her feet.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For the moment she was safe, and I breathed a little prayer of thanksgiving.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Now I turned again toward Duare, just in time to see her roll herself from the grille to the ground as the licking flames were about to reach her feet.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Duare looked up at me.
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From this reading For the moment she was safe, and I breathed a little prayer of thanksgiving.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But what of the future?
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From this reading Now I turned again toward Duare, just in time to see her roll herself from the grille to the ground as the licking flames were about to reach her feet.
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From this reading Now I turned again toward Duare, just in time to see her roll herself from the grille to the ground as the licking flames were about to reach her feet.
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From this reading Now I turned again toward Duare, just in time to see her roll herself from the grille to the ground as the licking flames were about to reach her feet.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the moment she was safe, and I breathed a little prayer of thanksgiving.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Now I turned again toward Duare, just in time to see her roll herself from the grille to the ground as the licking flames were about to reach her feet.
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From this reading But what of the future?
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From this reading Now I turned again toward Duare, just in time to see her roll herself from the grille to the ground as the licking flames were about to reach her feet.
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From this reading Now I turned again toward Duare, just in time to see her roll herself from the grille to the ground as the licking flames were about to reach her feet.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Now I turned again toward Duare, just in time to see her roll herself from the grille to the ground as the licking flames were about to reach her feet.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Must we lie here until inevitably the nobargans returned?
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Now I turned again toward Duare, just in time to see her roll herself from the grille to the ground as the licking flames were about to reach her feet.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Now I turned again toward Duare, just in time to see her roll herself from the grille to the ground as the licking flames were about to reach her feet.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Now I turned again toward Duare, just in time to see her roll herself from the grille to the ground as the licking flames were about to reach her feet.
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From this reading Must we lie here until inevitably the nobargans returned?
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From this reading Now I turned again toward Duare, just in time to see her roll herself from the grille to the ground as the licking flames were about to reach her feet.
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From this reading Now I turned again toward Duare, just in time to see her roll herself from the grille to the ground as the licking flames were about to reach her feet.
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From this reading Must we lie here until inevitably the nobargans returned?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For the moment she was safe, and I breathed a little prayer of thanksgiving.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Duare looked up at me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Duare looked up at me.
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From this reading For the moment she was safe, and I breathed a little prayer of thanksgiving.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Must we lie here until inevitably the nobargans returned?
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From this reading Must we lie here until inevitably the nobargans returned?
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From this reading Now I turned again toward Duare, just in time to see her roll herself from the grille to the ground as the licking flames were about to reach her feet.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For the moment she was safe, and I breathed a little prayer of thanksgiving.
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From this reading For the moment she was safe, and I breathed a little prayer of thanksgiving.
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From this reading Now I turned again toward Duare, just in time to see her roll herself from the grille to the ground as the licking flames were about to reach her feet.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Must we lie here until inevitably the nobargans returned?
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From this reading Now I turned again toward Duare, just in time to see her roll herself from the grille to the ground as the licking flames were about to reach her feet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For the moment she was safe, and I breathed a little prayer of thanksgiving.
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From this reading Now I turned again toward Duare, just in time to see her roll herself from the grille to the ground as the licking flames were about to reach her feet.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For the moment she was safe, and I breathed a little prayer of thanksgiving.
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From this reading For the moment she was safe, and I breathed a little prayer of thanksgiving.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Now I turned again toward Duare, just in time to see her roll herself from the grille to the ground as the licking flames were about to reach her feet.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now I turned again toward Duare, just in time to see her roll herself from the grille to the ground as the licking flames were about to reach her feet.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now I turned again toward Duare, just in time to see her roll herself from the grille to the ground as the licking flames were about to reach her feet.
in the direction of
From this reading Now I turned again toward Duare, just in time to see her roll herself from the grille to the ground as the licking flames were about to reach her feet.
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From this reading Now I turned again toward Duare, just in time to see her roll herself from the grille to the ground as the licking flames were about to reach her feet.
up to a particular time
From this reading Must we lie here until inevitably the nobargans returned?
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From this reading Duare looked up at me.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For the moment she was safe, and I breathed a little prayer of thanksgiving.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Must we lie here until inevitably the nobargans returned?
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Now I turned again toward Duare, just in time to see her roll herself from the grille to the ground as the licking flames were about to reach her feet.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But what of the future?
